The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-11-04
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Hltntaf1 NOIhs Ou aBTlCultuEt III tut buoiiC
schools; also resolution declaring that the
Patrons Of Husbandry make war on no le-
gitmate business, but are endeavoring to
better the condition of the farmers, thereby
making them more self-sustaining. eve
will, however, make, at all times and In all
places, war against monopolies OF a nature
that affect our interests or the interests OF
the people generally"
A man registering as VIM. Runyan,
of New Orleans. was found dead in his
room at the Stanton House, Chattanooga,
Tenn, the other night, a pistol in his hand
and a bullet in his brain.
Thomas f. Hudson, dry goods mer.
chant OF Fort Worth, Tex, who was report.
ed as having failed few DAYS ago, has COM
menced suit against Willis & Bro, OF GAL
weston, for 800, 900 damages for seizure OF
stock, thereby suspending his business.
A. M. Sullivan, NJ. P, spoke to a
large audience IN New Orleans the other
evening. He intends to visit some Of the
larger sugar plantations.
A demand of $1,500,000 in gold GER
tifcates, in twentes, ffties, and one hum
dreds, has been made by the SUBJ treasury at
New Orleans.
DR.. G. w. Rice, well-known physi-
clan OF Louisville, KY, has been arrested
for malpractice.
Benjamin F. Kelly, the Government
Superintendent at Hot Springs, Ark, has
been removed on account OF age and Sam
usl Hambin has been appointed his sue
cessor.
The Governor of Texas has received
telegram from New York offering seventy
cents per acre for one million acres Of State
lands.
Indian trust funds to the amount of
S153, 900 were in 1860 invested in coupon
bonds Of the Nashville, Chattanooga e st.
Louis road. The government seized the
line during the war, and the company re-
fused to pay interest due, but now offers 10
compromise on Sl25, 900.
E. Evans, a young physician, was
shot and killed at Nicholasville, Ky, the
other night by George Letcher, a lawyer.
The difficulty was over a fee which Evans
owed Letcher. Letcher surrendered him
self to the authorities and is in Jail. Evans
had been married exactly one month at the
time OF his death.
The McAllister gun, invented and
patented by DR.. A. II. McAllister, OF Union
County, Mississippi, has twenty-four rife
barrels and discharges five hundred car
tridges a minute, greatly exceeding the
Calling gun in execution and reliability.
The entire work Of construction was done at
the blacksmith shop on his plantation by
DIR. McAllister and a machinist of the neigh.
borhood.
The commissioners appointed to Sc
lect site in Louisville, KY, for public
building agreed upon the Exposition prop.
erty, corner of Fourth avenue and Chestnut
street.
Rev. DR.. T. T. Eaton, of Louisville,
KY, refused to allow his pulpit to be occu-
! pied by any member OF the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union in session in that
| city.
st. Matthew's Cathedral, in Dallas
Texas, was entered the other night and the
mite boxes, containing between $50 and 800,
| robbed. The money was the contribution
of children for year past. They were try
! ing to raise enough by nickel contributions
| to build an iron fence around the yard. The
/ thief was evidently child, as the window
at which he entered would not admit a
grown person.
The gold-mining fever has broken out
anew in Georgia, and almost every paper in
the State has something to say about the
yellow metal.
Pearce County, Georgia, is seeking
legislation that will increase the cost of IL
cense to sell liquor in that county to $40, 900
/ per annum.
A party of English noblemen arrived
in Houston, Texas, the other day, accom-
! panied by DR.. John 4. Ennis, OF Chicago,
! Passenger Agent of Gould's Southwestern
! system. The party consists of the Earl OF
Aylesford, Lord Douglas Gordon and John
| Hargraves, with retlnue OF servants :.
They go out on the Texas & Pacific Rail-
way. to look at the lands, and contemplate
purchasing 200, 900 acres for colonization
| purposes.
The Grand Encampment of Odd Eel
lows at Winchester, KY, elected the follow
ing officers: A. NJ. j. Cochran, Maysville,
Grand Patriarch; VIM. Kaye, Louisville,
Grand High Priest; r. NJ. Anderson, Hop
kinsville, Grand Senior Warden; j. G.
Hartshanger, OWenton, Grand Junior War
den; William White, Louisville, Grand
Scribe; w. Morris, Louisville, Grand
Treasurer; A. II. Ransom, Covington,
Grand Representative; G. w. F. Dorch,
Louisville, Grand Marshal. John Z. Will
Hanson, Paducah, Grand Sentinel; John b
HinkIe, Louisville, Grand Herald.
A freight train on the Kentucky Cen.
trail was derailed near Maysvlle the Other
day. by distractions placed on the track.
The engine and three cars were demol-
ished. Loss about $4,000. negro boy i.
| SUSPECTED and has been arrested ,,....