The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-11
SOUTHERN GLEANISGs.

the TOau where SHE WAS cOmpeueu 10 SUD :
nit to the most horrible treatment at the
hands Of her captor, after which she was
killed in cold blood. The negro was caught
soon afterwards, confessed his guilt, and
was hanged by an Infatuated mob, near the
place where the diabolical crime was COM
mitted.
Frank Schuncke, a Memphis dairyman,
set a loaded gun inside his poultry house in
hope of furnishing some cbicken-thieves,
and his vile, ignorant of the fact, was killed
by it.
The n @. Picdyltne of the 18th ult. notes
the progress Of the Louisiana Western Rail-
way: The track is laid % miles this side of
Lake Charles, and is proceeding at the rate
of about half mile day. BY the middle
of March there will remain to be laid be-
tween New Orleans and Houston only about
40 miles of track, over the gap between YER
millionyillt and Lake Charles. 1t is proba-
bic that in June the trains will run through
from New Orleans to Houston.
Geo. McFaden, living in Richmond
County, N, c., about forty miles southeast
of Carthage, shot and fatally wounded his
wife, on account Of jealousy. He also shot
twice at young man who was in company
with his wife at the time, but both shots
missed. hcFaden had been married only
few weeks, and his wife was mere girl.
The neighlors do not believe that her hus-
band had any cause to suspect her faithful
ness. The murderer fed.
"A young lady named Miss LENS, resid-
| ing ON Capitol Hill, Washington, d. c., was
outraged and robbed by a negro the other
| Sunday night while going home from church.
Her assailant was arrested and identified,
and woule. have been lynched but for un-
usual PRECAUTIONS taken by the police.
The extensive wagon mandatory of
James Rorsa and o. Graham, at Memphis,
Tenn, was entirely destroyed by ire on the
morning I'll the 1st. Loss about So, 900; in
surance, $4,000.
Edward c. Stockton, nephe.7 Of the old
Commodore, recently committed suicide in
st. Louis. He was born in South Carolina
graduated at the Naval Academy and served
in the Nary. At the breaking out Of the
War he cast his fortunes with the Confeder-
acy, serving both on sea and land. After the
War he went into railroading and other
kinds of business, but did not prosper finan-
cialy, and finally took to drink, which COM
pleted his ruin. His wife, whose family
name is Mitchell, is said to be cousin of
Mrs. Jefferson Davis. Stockton was at one
time very wealthy, owning fine plantation
in South Carolina and summer house at
Newport. He was member of the knights
of Honor, and his wife will receive $4,000
from that order.
The Virginia Legislature has passed a
bill repeating the Moffett ell-punch liquor
law, and re-establishing the license system.
The Town of Harrisonburg, Parish OF
| Catahoula, Ia, was lately the scene of a
shooting ARRAY, in which A. j. Tanton
Newton Tanton and E. d. Spann partici-
pated. Tho first named was killed and the
others wounded.
Gum & Blacks Hotel at Brinckley,
Ark, was burned on the 3D.. Loss about
GOO; uninsured.
"A block Of ten business buildings al
Seguin, Tex, was destroyed by fire on the
3D.. Loss about s., 900.
1t sstatedthattherei sto beno consolida-
ton of the Louisville and Nashville and Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railways, but pro-
rating agreement to run five years is to be
the Georgia Central and Western and Allan.
tic. Wosk on the Owensboro line is to be
stopped at once, and the Louisville and Nash
vile Road to Hendersonvile will be used in
stead. The policy of trunk-line will be
fully carried out ON the line from St. Louis to
Savannah, and application will be made for
admission to the trunk-line pool.
The Governor of Virginia has vetoed the
Riddleberger bill. He says the title Of the
act, to I'e-establish the public credit" is
misnomer, the object being really to repudi-
ate large part Of the State debt. He holds
That the people, by repeated acts of the As
sembly and by the Constitution adopted in
1869, have acknowledged as due the entire
principal, more than thirteen millions Of
which is now attempted to be repudiated by
this bill.
-Seve-al attempts have recently been
made 10 burn the town of Brennan, Tex.
Three murderers have been sentenced to
be hanged by Judge Carroll at Gainesville,
Tex, on April 18th: Ben Krebbs and James
Preston, for the murder of the En- gland
family III Montague County, and L. NJ. Noft-
singer for the murder of Cline at Dexter, in
Cooke County.
AT Chester, s. c., Mr.. Scott Hopkins
went into the store of j. L. Clubhouse & Co.
to buy something, and while there met Mr..
Jas. Stroud to whom he owed some money.
They began talking over the matter, and fin
ally got to cursing each other, when Hop
kins drew pistol and shot Stroud in the
breast, from which he died within a few
hours.
The trial of Virgil Gully for the murder
of x-State Senator John p. Gilmer COM
menced at De Kalb, Miss, ON the Sth. Dis
trict Attorney Ford conducts the prosecu-
ton, assisted by Judge Ware, U. S. District
Attorney for the Southern District of Mis-
sissippi.
Tive children of Mr.. Abner whitening,
living near New Berne, N. c., were playing
with shotgun. The boy, aged nine, play
fully pointed the gun at his sister, aged six,
and it was instantly discharged, the load en-
tering her brain, causing instant death.
"A ten-year-old boy recently committed
suicide by hanging in Lawrence County,
Ky. No cause assigned.
AT Winnsboro, S. c., two brothers named
Young had an alteration with VIM. Steven
son, in which the latter was fatally stabbed.
The Youngs were arrested.
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