The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-22
SOUTHERN GLEANISGs.

Convention, held at Huntsville, Ala, on the
Sth, was largely attended, among those
present being Gen. Wilder and ChancellOrs
Bradford and vandyke of Tennessee,
Generals Wheeler and O'Neii and ex-
Governor Patton Of Alabama and other dis
tinguished men from Tennessee and Geor-
gia. A resolution was adopted asking an
appropriation of 81 200, 900 to complete work
in the river. A committee Of 20 was APP
pointed to go to Washington and represent
the matter to Congress.
The Texas Improvement Company, re-
Gently organized underthe laws of Connecti-
cut, has signed the contract for the extension
of the Texas and Pacific Railroad westward
to FL Paso, distance Of nearly 800 miles.
Gen. G. NJ. Dodge, who has been chosen
President Of the Construction Company,
says he will press the work to COM
pletion by the stipulated date, January 1,
1888.
Milton White, aged nearly 70,keeper Of a
toll-gate near Mackville, Washington Coun-
ty, KY, a few days ago shot and killed in
cold blood boy named Philip White (not a
relative) with whom he had previously quar-
relied.
Morgan Rye, ST., Morgan Rye, Jr., Ran
dolph Field and VIM. Owens, citizens OF
Liberty County, Tex, who, two years ago,
hung two alleged horse-thieves, Sam Black
and Finley, have been sentenced to impris-
onment for life.
AT Greenville, Miss, the other day, a
man calling himself W. Stanley, aged about
80, was arrested upon a charge of breach OF
the peace. Upon searching his person and
his baggage there were found 500 in gold
and $40 in silver, all counterfeit. He was
held for further investigation.
Lindsey Shifflet, a young farmer resid-
ing in the vicinity of Richmond, Va, on the
morning of the 18th was found dead in his
barn-yard with bullet in his brain. 1t is
stated that Shifflet had been circulating re-
ports damaging to his cousin, Miss Sophronia
Shifflet, beautiful young lady. She and her
two brothers, Tarden and Tourney Shiflet,
have been arrested on the charge of murder
ing him. The affair caused much excite
ment.
Sam Sparks, a prominent citizen of
Houston, was assassinated while walking the
streets of Giddings, Tex, on the night of the
LULU w NO IuOllNt
is known for the crime. Parties living near
the spot heard the shot fired, but paid no at
tention until next morning, when the body
was found.
"A man named Taylor, brother Of Rev.
Joshua Taylor Of Harrisburg, ky., was re-
Gently killed at South Fork trestle, on the
Cincinnati and Southern Railroad, by Mack
Young and two brothers named Updegraff.
He was shot and then cut and beaten with an
AK. The murderers were arrested. They
had been drinking.
President Porter of the Memphis Tax
ing District, who recently tenlered his resig-
nation on account of the Legislative Council
having refused to sanction certain recon-
mendatiOns for cleasing and sewering the
city, has been induced to retain his position
by the assurance that the former Obstruc-
tionists would cease their opposition to al
necessary sanitary reforms.
AT Franklin, st. Mary's Parish, La, on
the 14th, Sidney Cole, aged about 10, owner
of three-fourths of Chatsworth Plantation,
rode up to the gate Of j. B. Wofford, man.
ager Of the plantation, and informed Wof-
ford he had come to kill him, meanwhile adj
vancing towards the house, revolver in
hand. Wofford thereupon seized shotgun.
and, being unable to prevail upon Cole to
put up his pistol, he fired, shooting Cole
through the breast and killing him Instant
w. The COroner's Jury declared the shoot.
ing justifable.
"A great social sensation has been created
at Frankfort, Ky, by the marriage recently
of Mr.. Hiram Berry, a well known and
wealthy citizen, to a Louisville woman Of
the town named MOllie Taylor. Berry's
family occupy a high social position in
Frankfort, and his wife, most estimable
woman, has been dead only three months.
Berry's friends say that he was inveigled into
the marriage while he was not in his right
mind, and for the purpose of extOrting
money. A divorce will he applied for.
On the night of the Sd DR.. John S. Har-
ris, Deputy Sheriff of Pamela County, Miss,
was shot in the Sheriff's Office, at Sardis,
by an unknown person on the outside of the
building. The assassin is supposed to be
a man named Crew, who had a grudge
against the Doctor.
The opening of new highway between
Jacksonville and Russellville, Ark by
which it is claimed shipments from Boone,
SeaIcy and Newton Counties, that have here
tofore gone to st. Louis, will be diverted to
Little Rock-was the occasion of much
jubilation. A train of 800 wagons loaded
with produce and accompanied by large
delegation of citizens of the counties named
arrived in Russellville on the 10th, and the
delegates thence proceeded to Little Rock
BIZ rail. At both RusselIville and Little Rock
the newcomers were handsomely enter
tanned.
1t is believed that between 800 and 400
miles of railroad will be built in Texas dur
ing the present year. The Galveston, Har-
rsburg and San Antonio Road, from Hous-
ton to San Antonio, is making arrange
ments to push its extension at once to Ell
Paso.
Gov. Wilt and Lieut.. Governor S. d.
McEnery of Louisiana were inaugurated on
the 14th. Gov. Wilt sent long message to
the Legislature, much of it devoted to a re-
equalization of the new Constitution and
pointing out legislation necessary to give it
effect.
AT Hinton Station, Scott County, KY,
on the 18th, Henry Green shot and killed
Alcade Stubs in cold blood. The parties
had previously quarreled, but at the time of
the shooting Stubs vas unarmed and plead
ed with Green for his life.
The working men at Houston, Tex, have
organized a Vigilance Committee, 1000
strong, for the purpose Of Kidding the city
and suburbs of tramps, who have congregat-
ed there by hundreds and are committing al
kinds of depredations.
The statement sometimes made that
the German nobility disdain all trades