The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-06
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

hemllte We're ad1udged insane. MISS kerl-
lite is a German, aged about twenty-five.
She was formerly member of a German
| opera company and talented and accom-
| plished vocalist. She has been confined in
| jail for several weeks. The loss of her
mind has not affected her voice, and she
sings for half day at time.
A man named Montgomery, who
killed another named Quigley at b.. ckett,
| Tex, has been sentenced to prison for
ninety-nine years.
| Joseph st. Cyr, an old and honored
creole resident of New Orleans, who par
| ticipated in the battle near that city in 1915,
died few days ago.
A German steamer from Bremen
haven landed 1000 ernigrants at Galveston,
Tex, a few days ago. They were intend.
ing to take up homes in the State.
DR.. f. w. Watts, an old resident OF
Galveston, Tex, died a few days ago of
conYulsions. He was native of Alabama.
James Golf, the engineer, whose dead
body was found few days ago near the
Decatur, Tenn, depot is supposed to have
been murdered and robbed. He was seen
about half IN hour before his corpse was
| found, on his way home, and was perfectly
| sober.
The jury in the case of w. L. Boyd,
accused of numbering Birdie Patterson,
| alias Louisa Nicholson, several months ago,
| rendered verdict of murder in the second
degree, and fixed his punishment at fifteen
years. imprisonment. A motion for a new
trial was entered and bond fixed at 5000.
At Wills Point, Tex, few nights
ago, three burglars entered the bank and
exploded the vault, but were scared Off be-
fore they secured any plumber.
Walter Boldly, colored, who was con-
victed last spring at San Antonio, Tex, of
the murder of q soldier and sentenced to
fifteen years Imprisonment, has been ac-
| quilted on second trial.
A few days ago while James Cowen,
was attempting 20 draw some water from
| cistern, on this farm of John Gill near
Lancaster, KY re lost his balance and fell
IN. He was drow before any assistance
could be gotten to him. He was about
twenty-seven years old.
In an affray recently near Lumber.
ton, N. c., between two brothers NAMED
| Butler and three brothers of the name of
A few days ago while some plumb crs
were engaged in repairing gas-pipe in
VIM. Jacks & Sons wholesale queensware
store in Memphis, Tenn, an explosion &C.
CURED, which severely injured John
| Whalen, one of the gas-ntters. Several
employees of the store were considerably
| shaken up, and fine dinner set displayed
| in the front show-wndow, fully 100 feet
from the spot of the conclusion, was
! broken.
After an adjourned session of three
months the Georgia Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 25th They finished all the
business, having considered more than 900
bills during the session. The most import
ant measures passed were the bill to build
II, 100000 Capitol in Atlanta, and u bill
redistricting the State, made necessary by
the addition of one district, the Tenth in
accordance with the last census.
Manager l.. Degivc, of Degive's
| Opera-house, Atlanta, Ga, has been ar
rested at the instigation of W. d. Moore,
colored, who was elected from the Opera.
house last winter for insisting on sitting
among white people.
A. P. Simpson, late of Kentucky, was
killed few nights ago in Kaufman Coun.
ty, Tex, by Texas & Pacific freight train.
Isaac Trowbridge's saw-mill at
Franklin, La, burned few days ago.
Loss $4,000.
At Britain, Tex, two negroes, Lewis
Martin and Perry Cavett, were found
guilty of killing in quarrel farmer
named Brockwell. The jury gave Martin
twenty-five years in the Penitentiary and
assessed Cavett's punishment at death.
At Memphis, Tenn, Il few nights ago.
During the performance at S. II. Barrett g.
Co.'s Circus, Ed Belmont, while trying to
turn back somersaut from his brothers.
shoulder, struck his neck and fell to the
ground senselesS. He sustained injuries to
his spine that will in all probability Law
him up for the remainder of the season.
John White, who has for several
years operated in Dallas, Tex, aud adioin-
ing counties as a horse-thief and counter
feiter, was arrested at Hanlan's Fort, in
DEVILS Neck, by a posse of Van Zandt
County officers and taken to Canton for
safe-keeping. The Dallas officers sur
rounded Hanlan's about an hour after the
Van Zandt officers had arrested White
White several months ago fell into the
hands of'the Limestone County officers, but
he broke Jail at MeXia and brought all the
prisoners with him. He is a Kentuckan.
A broom factory is a new industry.
about to be started at VickSburg Miss.
A poplar tree was recently cut down
near Moullrie, Ala, that measured fifty.
eight feet at the butt and $50 feet in length
1t will make 100000 shingles