The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-16
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

than at any time since the war.
Covington, Tenn, had $4,000 fire
the other morning.
At Louisville, Ky, few afternoons
age a ve-year- old colored girl, left alone in
aroom, approached the CRATE and her cloth
ing caught fire. Before the flames could be
extinguished the child was burned to death.
The first known instance of lightning
striking an orange tree occurred this year
at St. Augustine, Fla.
The business portion of Calhoun, Ga,
was destroyed by ire recently.
The clothing of Lucy, the four-year-
old daughter OF Mrs. Robert James, OF Chat
tanooga, Tenn, caught fire the other day,
while her mother was absent, and before as
sistance arrived the child was burned to
death.
w. r. Hammond has been elected
Judge Of the Atlanta Circuit, the most inn
portant circuit in the State of Georgia.
Tippah County, Miss, boasts of a
child born with three arms.
The bronze statue of the late Senator
Hill, to be erected in Atlanta, Ga, will cost
about $4,000.
Over 1,000,000 orange trees are said
to have come into bearing condition this
year in Florida.
An election was held recently at An
napolis, Nd, on the question OF local OPP
ton, and the ladies thronged the polling
places, distributing tickets and singing tenn
perance songs.
Edward Keefe, workman in &C.
mpnf at i fgtrfII 1.
the cogs OF the stone elevator wheel few
evenings ago and crushed to a shapeless
mass. He leaves wife and two children.
The engines and machinery of the
Charleston Is. c. cotton factory, begun in
August, 1881, were successfully tested the
other day, and spinning has commenced.
The mill has $1,000 spindles, with capacity
for 10 900 more. 1t is the first cotton mill
erected in Charleston since the war.
Passenger trains on the Texas & Pa
ciic Road are hereafter to carry strong
force OF State Rangers between Fort Worth
and Ell Paso. 1t has been ascertaiDed that
one OF the men who recently attacked n
Gulf train near Dallas died at Clebourne
and was buried by his confederates.
Trains on the Kentucky Central Road
collided near Falmouth the other evening.
Ben Early, an engineer, and William Gray,
fireman, were instantly killed, and a num-
Der of passengers were injured.
The official vote of North Carolina at
the recent election for Congressman. at
Large gives Bennett (Dem.) III ,743, and
Dockrey (Rep.) Ill. 205-Bennett's mai ority,
44S. So says the Raleigh Ne,cS.
G. II. Lind, q young gambler from
Rio Grande City, was shot dead by CLAW
Drice in gambling house at Eagle Pass,
Tex, the other day.
The Southern States have raised their
own supply of breadstuffs this year and
have surplus to sell.
The Santa Rosa ranch, in Cameron
County, Texas, comprising 60, 900 acres Of
land and $4,000 cattle, has changed hands at
$4,000.
Little Joe Tompkins, son of Mr.. Whit
Tompkins, OF Albany, Ga. met with n fatal
accident a few days ago. Joe, who was
spending the day at his grandfather's, Mr..
Boyd's, was playing about the gin house
with two or three little colored children. On
the premises were pair OF large steelyards
suspended from heavy frame, for weigh
ing cotton. The colored children mounted
upon the beam and had elevated the large
weight, under which stood little Joe. They
suddenly alighted from their perch, and the
heavy piece Of iron descending, struck the
unfortunate child on the head. crushing his
skull. He breathed twice and expired.
During the recent cold snap several
deaths from freezing occurred in Virginia.
A jury at Arkadelphia, Ark, has ac-
quilted Sallie Stokes of the murder of Ma
linda Stephens.
The passenger train which left Macon,
Ga, Tor Montgomery the other morning ran
off the track one mile east of Georgetown,
near ECfaula, about four in the afternoon.
The entire train was thrown one hundred
yards from the track down an embaukment
Every person on the train except the engine
crew were more or less injured.
General Sidney Burbank, United
States army, retired, died the other night at
his residence in Newport, Ky. He grad
uated at West Point in 1929; served in the
Black Hawk and Seminole wars, and in the
army OF the Potomac during the war, and
was breveted Brigader- General His age
was seyenty-four years.
The other night the jail doors at
Bastrop, La, were broken down by body
OF indignant men and Thomas Robinson,
William Cephas and Wesley Andrews were
taken out and hanged. Public opinion was
in sympathy with the lynchers.
The steamship Carmona cleared from
New Orleans for Liverpool recently with a
cargo valued at $4,000 comprising 10, $50
bales OF cotton, $4,000 bushels of wheat, and
1850 slaves.
Eli Mcconnell, drunken carpenter,