The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-04-08
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

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Sallie johnson, of Frankfort, is a noted
beauty. A mutual friend desired to bring
them together in marriage, and, In order to
give the doctor a chance to WOO successfully
in spite OF his physical disadvantages, ar
ranged correspondence between them be-
fore they met. Lewis made by his letters
the good impression anticipated, and when
the young lady at last saw him, she was
ready to overlook his unpleasing physique.
They became engaged. This engagement
he broke, and she sued him for damages.
At the trial, the defendants counsel dwelt
at length upon the ugliness Of his client
and descanted with equal fervor on the love-
illness OF the plaintiff This was done TO inn
press the jury that Miss johnson ought to be
glad of a release from such an unsightly
lover, and that it was no damage to lose him
as husband. The verdict, however, was
Tor SO, 00O
MIR. Job M. Nash, of Cincinnati, re-
Gently addressed the members of the Mem
phis Cotton Exchange on the subject of a
public library. The philauthropic gentle
man proposed to subscribe SIS, 900 toward
furnishing library, provided the citizens
expend like sum in purchasing lot and
building fre-proof structure for the recep-
ton of the books. A subscription was taken
and $4,000 subscribed, Mr.. Nash leading off
with 81, OO0, in which movement he had
eleven followers for like sum.
In the winter of 1854, twenty-eight
years ago, DIR. w. G. Avery, of Greensboro,
Ala, while hunting, lost gold watch, a
hunting-case English lever. This watch
was returned to him recently by a colored
man, who found it about one mile from the
house, in the woods. The watch is in good
condition and, considering the length of
time 1t has been exposed to the weather, is
comparatively bright. 1t was identified by
the initials of the owner, engraved on the
outside of the case.
An interesting social event in Char
lotte, n. c., lately, was the marriage of
blind girl to deaf mute. After the first
difficulties of an Introduction had been sur
mounted, the courtship is said to have ad
vanced smoothly, and their mutual sympa-
thy and understanding are now so deep that
when they are together each readily supplies
the others lack, and their combined senses
are equal to any emergency.
The State of Texas recently bought in
A42,00 OF its per cent. bonds, due in 1904,
at 40. 1t has within year reduced its
debt $1,0O0,O0O.
Commissioner Walsh, of Texas, esti-
mates that certificates have been issued for
5,OOS, go acres above the public domain open
to location.
The Augusta (Ga.) NelOS tells the fol-
lowing dog story: "The poor old fellow has
been bowling for a week with neuralgia of
the jaw, and when his master, who is
thoughtful and considerable surgeon as well
as an artist, discovered the cause Of the ca
nine $ grief, he set to work to extract Il
whole row of decayed teeth. Now this may
seem absurd to some very ignorant people,
but it is all true, and the poor dog held his
mouth open and sat perfectly quiet while
the teeth were being drawn"
The CommiSsioner-Genera of the
Texas Land Office recommends that the
Panhandle and Texas Pacific reserves be
thrown open for location. This area will be
needed to satisfy certificates already is
sued.
George Biggerstaff, of Glasgow, Ky,
having lost an eye in an election day row in
November, 1880, sued his assaant for $40,
600, and a jury has just given him $l,jO)
Mississippi has changed her Lien
law. Liens on personal property for rent or
supplies are repealed.
The Texas Comptroller's annual re-
port of railway companies for 1881 shows
forty-on railroads, with a capital stock of
S247, l22, 100 and 500, 20, 100 paid in stock
total Indebtedness Of the corporations, $780,
$50, 273; expended for purchase Of land con
struction Of road, buildings, engines and cars,
S1G), 239, 057; due the companies, So 1872 $50;
freights, passengers and mails, $40 $50 1856;
tons carried, 4,133,5 killed by accident,
So; injured by accident, 3i2.
Pamela County, Texas, is out of debt,
and its county tax is only ten cents on the
300.
In Butler County, Ala, this year there
are ten acres OF oats sown this year to every
one sown last year. Every farmer seems
determined to plant more corn than usual.
There are over 10000 men and l00,-
600 horses and mules employed in railroad
building in Texas. There are about 1900
miles of road under contract, and about 5000
more to be contracted for.
Roasting-ears for dinner and ripe
watermelons for desert is the present bill OF
fare in Manatee County, Fla.
On Sunday last the thermometer in
Charleston, S. c., reached So deg, degree
Of heat unknown there in March for many
years.
Georgia has seventy-odd gold mills at
work. one is giving a monthly product of
about $500.
1t is estimated that more than 200,0
cattle will be driven north from Texas this
spring. .U
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