The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-03-17
Miscellaneous Items.

Several letters which had been ad-
dressed by the postal authorities at St.
Louis, Mo-, to the Postmaster OF Casey
vile, KY, a town Of about 500 inhabitants,
had met with no response, but few days
ago there came letter dated February 81,
telling the following tale Of destitution:
81 have sent two replies to you. l was taken
sick and have been down for ten days. Your
last Is about the office. We had to move in
hurry. Water ten feet deep in the office; At
such n time papers get mixed. received the
package and 1t has been delivered. What
more do you want? have not been on land
for two weeks Have had to send To Evans
vile for something to eat Had to leave my
home. have a large family, and am in the
upper story of a business house. The county
people can not get in to bring us anything to
eat. Ship me Il box of something to cut.
have been hungry for four or five days. only
three families are trying to stay in town. All
the Others are out on the hills"
A fire at Raleigh, N. c., the other
night destroyed five of the buildings of the
St. Augustine Normal School for colored
students, involving loss OF about $50, 600.
The food at Memphis, Tenn, caused
the Hanauer Ol-works to settle about two
feet the other day, and labor had to be sus-
pended.
Henry Ellis, youth of sixteen years,
while duck hunting with some companions
near Memphis, Tenn, the other day, was
accidentally killed by the dis
charge of a gun held by one OF his comrades.
Miller & Cargill, queensware and
crockery dealers, Chattanooga, Tenn, have
failed for S., 400.
The other afternoon, near GratZ, Ky,
a seven-year- old son of Dan Crswell while
playing with some other children, hid in a
straw-stack, and the others. while under
taking to smoke him out, accidentally fired
the stack, and the child was burned TO death
before he could get out.
The legislative committee counted the
cash balance in the Texas State Treasury
the other day and found $2.44l,000 in cash
and nearly 100000 in bonds on hand.
George w. Simpson, formerly a
banker and railroad President, and later a
large manufacturer, died at Raleigh, N. c.,
a few days ago. ..
The President has appointed Thomas
b. Keogh United States Marshal for the
Western District Of North Carolina, vice
Robert NJ. Douglas, whose term expired
February II.
In row at a colored festival near
New Orleans, La, the other night, Henry
Milton and Anthony Jones were killed, il
was said by Tom Washington, who was
jailed.
The Governor and Cabinet of Florida
on the sth passed resolutions OF sympathy
with Georgia in the loss OF her Chief Magis.
trate. Public Offices were closed during
the funeral and the capital flag was al
half mast.
The library of the late DR.. Robert w
Lands, the bibliophile OF Louisville. Ky.
has been sent, according to his request, tC
the Central University at Richmond, Ky
1t embraces many old and rare editions.
The Northwest Texas Stockmen'!
Association held an interesting meeting al
Fort Worth recently and much business Of
interest to cattle men was transacted. Th'
following officers were elected: c. L. Car
ter, President; @. c.. Slaughter and j. r
: Stevens, Vice. Presidents; j. C. Leying
Secretary and Treasurer; f. r. Sherwood
Assistant Secretary. Dallas was selected a.
, the place for the next meeting and the sec
5 ond Tuesday after the second Monday IL
March, 1884, as the time.
7 A colored man, Gabe Gaffney b.
Q name, who had served a long term iu tn
q South Carolina Penitentiary, was forwarde
1 pardon the other day. He had been dea
D just six months.
A mass convention in the interest O
( education will be held at Frankfort, Ky.
April 3.
Jay Gould has gone to Florida.