The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-03
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

uttoIdAtu.
The salary of the Maysville, KY,
Postmaster is precisely what it was fifty
years ago. Nicholas D. Coleman was post
master in 1888, andreceived for his services
$1,000 year.
The Governor of Georgia has appoint
ed delegation to attend tho Cotton Con-
vention in Vicksburg next month
The Georgia Penitentiary lessees have
obtained temporary injunction, restrain
ing the further delivery of convicts to the
Marietta &c Northern Georgia Railroad.
The Grand Jury at Houston, Tex,
has instituted an inquiry into the construc-
ton of the new Court House at that place.
1t is alleged that the county has lost $751;
| 600.
Charles A. Eusor, of Baltimore, Md,
while trespassing, was shot by Mrs. Mary
j. Hundertmark. Mrs. Hundertmark was
arrested.
The Governor of Texas, who regards
separate railway coaches for the negroes as
essential to the peace of society, is dis.
pleased with the refusal of the manager of
the Gould roads to give the colored people
special cars for travel.
Governor Knott, of Kentucky, went
| to Washington recently to urge the claims
| of his State for military supplies furnished
during the war.
A mile of Goodrich and Clarkson's
pasture fence in Falls County, Texas, has
been cut by ''nesters." This county has
been heretofore exempt from such raids.
A young man who said his name was
Alonzo Homes, asked to stay all night at
the residence of Colonel J. c. Butler, near
Marshall, Tex, recently, and next morning
| was found dead IN his bed.
Prof. Searles, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
with four other gentlemen, attempted to
ascend Roane Mountain, Tenn, in hand
car, recently All were thrown out and all
were seriously injured.
| Since March 3, the Southern cities
have sent to the Sub-Treasurer at New
York 81 100000 in gold, to obtain silver
certificates.
Thomas Leighton, of San Antonio,
Tex, was fined $50 recently for applauding
a lawyer making speech in court.
Jas. Wilson has been taken from Fort
Smith, Ark, to Dallas, Tex, on a requisi-
ton for killing Ed Lively, a Deputy Sheriff,
in 1875. Wilson was arrested by the Fed
eral authorities in the Indian Territory.
An appeal, which acted as stay of
execution, was taken i'll the case of Dan
Gould, sentenced to hang at Raleigh,
N. c., on the 26th, for the murder of VIM.
Carpenter.
w. Montague Bliss, of Paducah, Ky,
agent of the Chess, Corley & Co., Oil
Works, of Louisville, is missing. His EN-
| ployers were making an examination of his
books.
A whale seventy feet long was re-
ported aground at lannon's Reef, on the
Texas coast, few days ago.
So much water collected on the roof
of the dry-goods house of Leon & H. Blum,
of Galveston, Tex, during a storm a few
nights ago, that the roof gave way, flooding
the place and causing much damage.
Hiram White and Ephraim Winkler
were out hunting near Winchester, Tenn,
recently, when White attempted to fix the
lock of his gun. The piece went off and
| Winkler was shot.
Ben Moseley, a negro felon, attempt
ing to escape from Officer Hartell, at Shell
byville, KY, few nights ago, was shot
and fatally wounded
A committee of railroad men recently
called on the Governor of Texas with the
view of soliciting legislation to protect
railroad lands in the State from excessive
taxation.
October "a was Indiana Day at the
Louisville Exposition, and the attendance
was exceptionally large. Hon. J. E. Nc
Donald made an address.
II. n. Allen, of Eutaw, Ala, claims
to have invented machinery which will re-
| duce Seed-cOttOn To warn aft half the DreS
ent cost.
The official accounts of Post-office In
.spector Foster, of Austin, Tex, were under
investigation. 1t is said that he may be re-
moved.
A little girl aged seven years, the
daughter of John Easterwood, living near
Corsichester, Tenn, recently attempted to
cock an old pistol The hammer slipped
through herifngers and the shot instantly
killed little siX-year-old brother.
Henry Henderson was feeding a corn
mill near London, Tenn, a few days since,
when his head was caught by the lever of
the machine and severed from his body.
Burglars recently entered a residence
at Chattanooga, Tenn, and saturated the
pillow of Mrs. Farnsworth with chloro-
form. She awoke and her screams alarmed
the household and scared away the thieves.
p. Carter Walker, impeached and re-
moved from office as Collector of Harris
County, Tex, on charge of embezzlement,
was tried by a jury at Houston and acquit-
ted. Several libel suits are likely to
follow.
Seven store-houses at Edward, Miss,
burned few nights ago. Loss $40, 900; par