The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-04-14
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osition, discharged the conference cemmH.
tee and refused 70 treat frrther With the
laboring association. White laborstsas IN
PRODUCED into two more factories. The man
ufacturers had sent for skilled operatives
to train this class Of laborers. The strikers
number 200 and it was believed were re-
ceiving outside assistance.
\ fatal ARRAY occurred at a ward
meeting at Raiville, La, few days ago, in
which NJ. A. Jones, a prominent citizen,
and N. L. Collins, Deputy Sheriff, were
both killed. The trouble arose between the
parties regarding the selection of a candi-
date for Clerk Of the District Court. Collins
killed Jones with pistol and party un-
known shot Collins, killing him Instantly.
There was considerable excitement.
1t has transpired that o. F. High
tower, who was shot by a moonshiner a few
| days ago while acting as guide to revenue
raiders, was not killed, as reported by the
Associated Press from Columbia, S. c., but
only slightly wounded in the hip, and
would soon be in the saddle again, in pur-
suit of his former companions in Illicit dis
tilling.
The Trustees of the University of
Georgia have accepted the donation of
$4,000 in bonds of Senator Brown on the
| same conditions as proposed when the mat
ter came up in the Legislature last fall.
Colonel James L. Corley, graduate
of West Point, who held commission in
! the army before the war, and was General
Lees QuarterMaster-Geners of the Army
| of Northern Virginia, committed suicide at
| Hampton, Va, few days ago by cutting
| his own throat. He was a member of the
| City Council of Norfolk, and leaves a wife
! and three children.
The engine, tender and caboose of a
| freight train on the Philadelphia, Whining
! ton g. Baltimore Railroad dropped through
| the draw of Bush River, at Baltimore, Nd,
the other morning, and was badly wrecked.
! The signal that the draw was open was not
seen by the engineer until it was too late to
stop. The damage wGs considerable.
Three incendiary fires occurred at
Louisville, KY, the other evening
within two hours, each being in a hay loft
over stables. The losses were compare
! lively small in each instance, but it was be-
| lieved the intention was TO start a general
conhagration.
The second trial of Isaac Booth, in
dicted for the murder of his child, at Peters
r
day, the jury fixing the punishment at
eighteen years in the Penitentiary. AT the
conclusion of his first trial Booth was sen.
fenced to be hanged.
A fire at Fleming, Ala. the other day
swept away planning mill and dry-kilr
valued at $4,000.
InLivingston County near Smithland
KY, the other night four negro men quar-
relied over a woman. Blows followed
words, ard their pistols were used. One
belligerent was shot in the abdomen and
would die, another was shot in the head
seriously and badly beaten, but the others
escaped lightly. None of the parties were
arrested
The Clay County (Tex.) Cattle and
Land Company has filed charter with the
Secretary of State, with a capital stock Of
S25O,OOO
The provisions of the recently enacted
Tennessee gambling law are that "any per,
son who shall keep a room, hall, or house
for the purpose of encouraging or promot-
ing, aiding or assisting the playing Of
monte, mustang, red and black, high-ball
roulette, twenty1one, or hazard, or who
shall keep or exhibit such gaming tables,
or operate the same, either as owner or EN-.
ploye, upon conviction shall be deemed
guilty of a felony, and shall be fined not
less than 5000 nor more than $500, and i'm.
prisoned in the State Penitentiary not less
than one nor more than three years; that
change of names of any of the games emu
meratedherein shall not prevent the convic-
ton Of any person guilty of violating any
Of the provisions of this act"
T. S. Walton, boOkkeeper for Sauer
& Smith, grocers, San Antonio, Tex, was
jailed a few days ago on charge of doctor
ing the firms books in his favor.
The case of the United States against
Stillwell H. Russell, ex-Unted States Mar.
shall of the Western District of Texas, was
concluded at San Antonio the other even.
ing by verdict of guilty, Russell was
charged with misappropriatingG Government
funds and destroying accounts.
There was a $4,000 fire in Fleming,
Tenn, the other day, destroying 100000
feet Of dressed lumber and planning mill
Governor Boynton, of Georgia, is saiC
to be about to marry a maiden Of Walton
County, in that State.
While on a fishing and hunting expe
dition the other day in the Trinity Bottoms
William Kelton and j. Gordon, of Corsi
! cana, Tex, were badly burned by the ex
plosion of a quart of gunpowder, which was
t set on fire by a spark from the cigar o
] Kelton while he was showing the other tn,
amount necessary with which to load hi
gun. Both of Kelton's eyes were badly
burned, one of which he would lose. Hi
breast and right hand were fearfully LAGER
ated. The other was burned in the breas
and face, but not fatally.