The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

nights ago by confederation that started
in drug store which had been set fire to
otter being robbed.
The first bale of cotton picked from
the field by machinery was exhibited recent
" on the Charleston Cotton Exchange. Its
condition was pronounced as good as if the
cotton had been picked by hand.
j. r. Lively, charged with having a
wife in Sedalia, Mo-; one in De Soto Par
ish, La; one in Limestone County, Texas,
and another in Fort Worth, Texas, was re-
Gently arrested at Fort Worth as biga-
mist.
Mary F., Isabella and Annie L. Nc
Clure, sisters, of Chattanooga, Tenn, were
all married together few days ago.
United States Collector Crumbaugh,
of Louisville, KY, has been acquitted of
The charge of Illegal use official stationery.
An accident occurred on the North
srn Railroad in North Carolina few days
ago by which the engineer, p. B. Stratton,
was killed, and three colored men seriously
injured
Northern traffic on the Texas Central
Road was blocked recently, the bridge at
| Bear Creek giving way under a freight
train. 1t was burned with the cars, which
caught fire.
A meeting of stockmen is to be called
at Austin, Tex, 70 consider fence-cutting
and pasture-burning outrages and suggest
| legislation. Some of the pasture-burners
have been lately indicted.
The creosoting works near Norfolk,
Va, burned a few days ago; loss 100000.
Zebulon w. Morris, colored, has re-
GENTLY graduated as physician at Central
| College, Nashville, Tenn. He is said to be
the first Southern graduate of medical
college for his race.
Four children were recently burned
to death in negro house in Edgefield Coun-
ty, S. c.
Eli Culbertson, an engineer on the
International Road, in Texas, was killed
few nights ago near Lindale, the locomotive
striking broken rail and turning Overland
crushing him.
Walter Scarrett, living near Cole
City, Tenn, beat his wife nearly to death
few days ago because she went TO church
against his will. Her skull was fractured
by bis blows.
David Cooke and Harley F. Pope, of
Hampton County, S. c., quarreled over the
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Pope stabbed Cooke to death.
Mitchell Putnam, of Texas. recently
made a visit to Laureus County, S. C. He
is 103 years old, and draws pensions for
participation both in the war of 1872 and in
that of Texas for independence.
Mr.. Fred. Brown, of Austin, Tex.
fell from the platform of the railroad de-
pot there a few nights ago, breaking his
neck.
The faculty of the University at Nash
vile, Tenn, have resolved to allow secret
societies among the students.
The Grand Jury of Marshall, Tex,
adjourned few days ago after finding
nearly 100 indictments.
The steamer Katie p. KountA burned
twenty miles above New Orleans q few
days ago.
Half-rate fares to the approaching
Cotton Convention at Vicksburg have been
secured over nearly all of the railroads
The lines of the Erlanger system all make
the reduction.
Miss Rhuda Murphy, of Rutledge
Tenn, fell from foot-log "a few days ago
into what is known as Richland Creek and
was drowned.
A few nights ago ex-Sherifr Oscar Nc
Kenzie, of Morgan County, KY, was called
to the door by Ben Razener and two of hi!
brothers, on pretext of making up an ole
feud. and was fatally beaten with clubs anC
left for dead.
In fight recently between Noble Tul
ford and John Hatton, in Powell County
KY, Tulford shot and mortally wounded
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ed by one of Hatton's sons. The cause o
the difficulty was not learned, but wa
supposed to be the result of an old feud
which it was feared would be continued
| with more serious results.
, The concrete foundation of the new
Texas Capitol at Austin is completed.
, has cost $4,000, and has consumed 2,G0
barrels of sand, $500 barrels of cement AM
: 1900 cubic yards of gravel.
A large meeting of colored citizen
was held at Memphis, Tenn, "A few night
ago to protest against the recent Suprem
Court decision on the civil rights bill. Let
\ tiers from several Congressman were read
3 Wash Densmore, Il farmer of Wake
l County, Ga, had his back broke by bein
thrown from a wagon carried down a dc
clivity by runaway mules.
( All work ut building in Austin, Tex.
= save that on the new State House, is II
ported at stand-still, because of the hig
price of brick
+ The Memphis region has been visite
a by killing frost.
: Over 800 delegates have now OK
Y pressed their intention of Icing present Q
!. the Vicksburg Cotton Convention, whic