The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-29
SOUTHERN GI.EANINGS.

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The two children had been left alone during
the day, and the boys ungovernable pas
sion rose and he attacked the defenseiess
girl. This much is inferred from the con-
fused accounts which the young murderer
gave OF the death of the child. When the
parents returned they found little Cora
dead, and the.boy mumbled out something
to the effect that she, had fallen from a
stump.
In Greensborough, N. c., peaches are
selling at 80 cents per bushel. ..f.I
Sugar-cane in some portions of Hills
borough County, Florida, is six feet high,
and well tointed.
Five railways centering at Dallas,
Tex, are to build union freight depot.
There is a rose-bush at Limonia, Fla,
which has 10 buds on one stalk.
At the present rate of semi-tropical
fruit culture, Florida will in few years
rival the Bahama Islands. In recent ship
ment Of pineapples to New York from Be-
lair Grove, one barrel, containing 1l,weighed
113 pounds; the largest weighing IL pounds
and IA ounces. Three other barrels con-
tanned 30, weighing 270 pounds. These pine
apples are the Trinidad, and weigh, when
the plant is matured, from 20 to % pounds
each. They have been very carefully cared
for and fertilized. They were imported by
Gen. Sanford some three years ago, and
exceed anything of the kind in the State.
A distressing accident occurred at
Society Hill, S. c., a few days ago. A son
of Mr.. Winters, who was cadet at the
Charlotte Military institute, was playing
with bayonet, when it flew up and en-
tered his left eye. The wound brought on
brain fever, and he died.
Ice frozen by machinery is now used
almost exclusively in the South. 1t is
cheaper than that brought from northern
points.
One hundred acres of potatoes
Brought Sumner County, Tennessee, far
mer SO, 900. He has planted second
crop.
Jacksonville, Fla, is exhibiting a
coffee plant, covered with leaves and ber-
ries, which was grown near that place.
The prospects of the Louisiana rice
crop were never better.
Memphis is endeavoring to get up a
silk -culturists' convention, to be held some
time this fall.
A Texas elopement party was made
up of three couples, ranging in age from 10
to 30 years.
Another valuable gold-bearing quartz
vein has been found near Dahonega, Ga.
Key West CANDLES 81, 900 away each
month on lotteries operated in that city,
A Chill squash raised as an expert
ment by a Monticello, Fla, farmer, weighs
nearly two hundred pounds.
The wife of Ex-Governor Jenkins, of
Georgia, who died few days ago, was the
only surviving sister Of ex-Surgeon- General
Barnes.
In Virginia vine-growing has become
a promising industry. 1t was commenced in
1869 by two Germans, on favorably- located
hillsides Of the Blue Ridge range, and the
crops were disposed Of in New York. By
1877 these pioneers were producing nearly
1900 gallons Of wine annually. Last year
they had thirty seven acres under cultiva-
ton, and turned out $500 gallons. This
year they expect to make out of their own
grape crop, combined with those of neigh
boring vineyardists, from $500 to 10000
gallons. The counties of Nelson and Abe
marie at present produce together from 3d.
900 to 60, 900 gallons annually.
The oldest inhabitants of Arkansas
unite in pronouncing last Fourth Of July the
coolest one they ever experienced.
Some of the finest walnut trees in the
mountains of North Carolina have been sold
at $40 each just as they stand in the woods,
the purchaser reserving the privilege to
take them away within q certain plumber of
years.
Texas prohibits newsdealers from
selling indecent publications by imposing a
tax OF $500.
Confederate $1,000 bills have lately
been selling in Atlanta, Ga, for 50, and
800 bills for % cents.
A little colored child was smothered
by its brother in Camden, Ala, recently.
The latter playfully turned dry goods box
over the child and was then too weak to re-
move it.
Mrs. +. Woods, nee Culp, who will be
remembered by thousands present at tn
late Kings Mountain centennial celebration
as the young lady who unveiled the monu-
ment, died recently at Marion, S. C. Her
grandfather was distinguished actor in the
great drama of Kings Mountain, over hun
bred years back, and the duty of unwilling
the monument in 1880 was most appropri-
ately assigned to Miss Culp.
Two Louisville (Ky.) editors, Colonel
G. f. Sears and John B. Gaines, exchanged
shots few days ago, the former receiving a
slight wound.
M. G. Reynolds and wife have filed a
bill in chancery at Chattanooga to recover