The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-07-14
SOUTHERN eLRANISCs.

ton in Holmes County, Miss, by her
preaching.
The burning of a saw-mill at Feruau-
dina, Fla. Che other day caused a loss OF
$40, 900.
An Augusta paper says that about
nine out Of ten truck farmers in Georgia
have lost money this year.
An old lady in Georgia having lost
all her patience, has sued neighbor for
eight dollars for coffee borrowed a cupful
at a time.
The city of New Orleans, La, would
have been forced to default on its July in.
terest to the amount of nearly 100000,
through changes in the tax laws, had it not
been for public spirited citizens, who
agreed TO advance the amount required
from their own pockets.
Two incendiary fires occurred in Dali
las, Tex, a few days ago, one of which de.
stroyed the cracker factory of Goldsmith &
Winter, valued at $4,000.
Edward Wittick, of Covington, Ky.
made desperate assault on Prof. George
a. Yates, a veteran teacher i'm the public
schools, the other evening, for whipping
aim when boy.
Miss Ella Carter, a young lady of
Austin, Tex, has recently won a suit in.
volving the ownership of city lots valued
at about $4,000. Hon. Bird Holland, de.
ceased, Secretary of State before the war,
got mad at his relatives and willed all his
property to Ella Carter in 1864. She was
then a little girl.
A day or two since a negro man was
hired to convey sick brother to the hos.
pital at Lexington, Ky. On the way he
robbed the sick man of $3.50 and skipped,
leaving the poor fellow on the Street. The
sick man subsequently died.
An ex-soldier of the Confederacy, on
trial for larceny at Beaufort, S. c., the
other day was defended by colored law.
yer, who made a pathetic appeal for the
man who had lost an arm in the service,
but all the same the court gave him two
years in the Penitentiary.
An authority in iron matters says that
no less than 100000 has been diverted
from Pennsylvania within the past two
years and invested in the mineral deposits
of Southwest Virginia.
Late accounts from the tobacco-rais-
ing counties of Virginia and North Caro-
lima say that "under the inspiration of the
recent rains the tobacco crop is improving
and growing rapidly"
A herd of four thousand cattle. mostly
cows and heifers, passed through Fort
Worth, Tex, the other day, for the New
Mexico Land and Cattle Company, a Bos
ton corporation.
A company organized in Washington
D. c., lately has purchased six thousand
acres Of land in Polk County, Fla, and will
raise oranges, lines, lemons and other trop-
ical fruits.
A number of counterfeit dimes and
nickcls have been put in circulation at New
Orleans recently.
j. T. Brown. Jr., late United States
Marshal of the Eastern District Of Arkau'
sas, has been sentenced on two counts for
forgery and perjury in vouchers while dep.
utY. Total imprisonment, five years at De-
trot, and S 900 fine.
A circus bill -board at Bowling Green,
KY, fell and killed man a few days ago,
and the jury assessed $4,000 damages.
The fees Of the Arkansas State Land
Office average s 200 per month.
The Garrett Davis property, at Paris,
KY, has been sold for S9,500. The place
contains twenty-five acres and beautiful
residence, built by the late Senator.
The first bale of the new crop of cot
ton was sold at Albany, Ca, the other day
at 25's cents per pound. 1t weighed 60
pounds, classed middlng and was raised
| by Primus w. Jones, Baker County.
At n Sunday-school picnic near Oak
dale, Tenn, few days ago, a gang of
roughs, after getting drunk, started dis
turbance on the train as It was returning.
Jesse Stacker stabbed Tom Lyle in the side
| and was immediately shot dead by Lyle's
brother. The latter escaped.
Eight of the graduating class of the
! University Of Virginia, this year, have
been called to professorships in other col.
/ legcs OF the South.
Ninccnzo Borgia, native of Malta,
residing in New Orleans, became involved
in a vendetta years ago, and was once
| stabbed so severely that his recovery
/ seemed impossible. Fear Of assassination
so filled his thoughts that he the other day
| killed himself with razor.
At u barbecue near Deposit Station,
/ KY, the other afternoon, William Middle,
ton had a row with Levy Miller, one of the
managers. The latter was cut in fourteen
| places and soon died. Middleton had been
drunk all day.
The other night at Sweetwater, Tenn,
/ Henry Prigmore was killed by Thomas
! Morgan. Morgan was an officer, and, with
another, had arrested PrigInore. Prig
more's friends tried to rescue him, and
shooting commenced on both sides, during
which Prigmore was killed.