The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-22
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

days since. Three died and seven more
we're expected to die.
A desperate, named Frank Allen was
shot and instantly killed at Doves Depot,
Darlington County, s. c., few nights ago,
by the Intendant of that town. Allen was
resisting arrest by the town police, who
were assisted by the Intendant, and he at
tackled the latter with knife
Jos. Furguson had started from home,
IN Jonesboro, Tenn, few days ago, to go
hunting. As he entered "a woodland near
his house shot was heard, followed by
groans, which attracted the attention of
relatives, who ran to his assistance and
found him dead, the entire contents of the
gun having entered his head. An investi
cation led to the belief that the gun was
discharged by catching the hammer ON "a
twig while trailing the gun.
Bowlan & Horne's cotton gin, seven
miles west of Hillsboro, Tex, was destroyed
by fire a few days ago. John Mann was burn
ed 10 death, and man named Ripley was Sc
riously injured The fire was caused by
match passing through the gin head. The
loss was $4,000; no insurance.
At Brownsville, Tex, few days
since the Customs Inspectors arrested and
jailed Gil Coras, a mescal smuggler, who
has been the source of supply TO the secret
and scandalous liquor dives in the lower
part of town, near the garrison. A supply
of the cactus wine was found buried in his
kitchen.
Bell Thomas was jailed few days
ago at Dallas, Tex, for the murder of Frank
Thomas, her husband, who died at Fort
Worth, as it was supposed from wounds
received at the hands of Anthony Boyd.
He made a dying declaration that his wife,
Bell, inflicted the wound on his head which
caused his death.
AT Greensboro. Ala, Frank Shelton
was hanged a few days ago for wife-mur-
der.
Policeman Parks of Danville, Va,
was fatally shot few days ago by man
he was trying to arrest
A Bourbon County (Ky.) girl recent
ly refused an offer of marriage on the
ground that her father couldn't support any
larger family.
Henry Dickinson, colored. was
hanged at Plaquemine, La, few days ago
for the murder of Henry Steele.
The colored voting population Of Vir-
ginia is estimated at 12S,000. The total
vote of the State is $4,000.
A girl in North Carolina was bitten
recently by hornet, from the effects of
which sne died within twenty-four hours.
The Heat Blast is the name of paper
started by an Atlanta man in Admission,
Ala. The Thermometer stands at 100 de-
grees in that country.
In tbs, neighborhood of Vienna, La,
farmers were gathering cotton. Most of
the CROP will be picked during this and the
ext mO4lth.
There will be no President or Chan
cellor Of the Texas University. There is
provision for a Chairman of the faculty
nothing more.
Benis' mill and 1000, 900 feet of lum-
Der burned a few days ago at Marshal, Tex.
Loss, 100000.
A depot, warehouse and several
other buildings burned at Munfordsville,
KY, a few days ago; loss $4,000.
An unknown lady was killed at
at Emory Gap, Tenn, few days ago. She
arrived on the train from Chattanooga.
When she alighted she started down the
track in front of freight which was max
ing switch. The whistle was blown but
she remained on the track. The engineer
reversed the engine, hut it was too late,
and she was cut in two. She was a very
handsome lady, about twenty-five years Of
age.
Mai. Thomas Peters, of Birmingham,
Ala, pioneer settler of that section, died
at the st. Joseph infirmary, Louisville, KY,
few days ago, of acute pneumonia, after
an illness of two weeks. n.
Recently three prisoners escaped from
| the Mcdowell county On. c. Jail. In es-
Gaping they rudely pushed Mrs. Finley, the
! jailer's wife, aside, injuring her slightly.
The fugitives were captured the same day
and returned to Jail. Repeated pistol shots
attracted the attention of the citizens, who
were surprised and indignant to find the
jailer, enraged by the treatment of his
wife and inhamed by whisky, shooting one
of the prisoners, negro, as he stood in his
cage, chained and handcuffed. Four pain
| full wounds were inflicted, none of which,
however, would prove fatal.
The engineer of west-bound freight
in crossing the Trinity River bridge, near
Dallas, Texas, few nights ago, felt the
bridge sink under his train. An examina-
ton showed that one of the bents or piers
had gotten out of position, letting down
the three stringers attached to it, leaving
no support for that portion of the track
immediately over it. This discovery was
made just in time to save the westbound
| passenger train, which had big trip, all
the coaches being full. A bridge gang was
telegraphed for at Forney. The bridge was
repaired and the passenger train went over