The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-01-13

Mrs. w. II. Harten, of Memphis,
Tenn, was the other day elected Superin-
tendent of the County Schools. Mrs. Har-
ten had the honor Of being the first woman
ever elected to office in that city
Three cars of Scotch beef cattle,
Angus poled breed, were shipped to Cor
pus Christi, Tex, recently, for breeding
purposes.
A fire at Fort Deposit, thirty miles
south of Montgomery, Ala, destroyed six
stores and stock of goods, the other day.
Loss, SIS, 900; partly insured.
Dave Roberts, colored, was taken
from Jail at Abbeyille, S. c., a few days
since and lynched. He was charged with
cotton stealing and murderous assault.
During a dispute about bottle of
whisky at Eastman, Ga, the other day,
man named Blount was killed by Aleck
Harrell.
A double tragedy at Cotton Springs,
Callahan County, Tex, in which Tom
Jones and George l.. Franks were killed,
was reported the other day. The two
men were friends, and Franks got into a
difficulty with third party. In order to
Franks pistol away from him. Franks de-
manded that it be returned. Jones refused
to comply. Franks went off and armed
himself with a gun, and, returning, re-
peated the demand. Jones again refused.
Both men fired at the same time and both
were instantly killed.
Gus Feith's dry-goods store at Yazoo,
Miss, was destroyed by fire the other day.
Insurance on building and stock $4,000.
A white woman named Emily VIM
berly was burned to death in Memphis,
Tenn, LAY or two ago.
The other morning while well dig
ger named Albert Hofan was being lowered
by windlass at San Antonio, Tex, the
handle OF the windlass slipped from the
grasp Of the man holding it. Hofan fell
sixty feet, breaking bis neck, both legs, an
arm and several ribs, dying before he was
recovered from the we'll,
The Machinists' building in New Or
leans, La, was recently transferred to the
Louisiana State University. 1t was there
that the Constitutional Convention met in
1866, but was broken up by the police, and
over 100 men were killed. 1t was SUISSE
quently used 10y the Legislature.
Three colored laborers on the
Kentucky Central Railway extension put
wet danamite in a stove to dry the other
morning near Winchester, Ky. It eX-
ploded, blowing two to atoms and seriously
injuriug the other. The house was COM
pletely demolished.
Several cases of smallpox with four
deaths were reported by the Osceola (Ark.)
| Times at that place few days ago, causing
quite scare among the people and the
closing Of the school.
The Legislative Committee appointed
to investigate the office Of the State Treas
urer at Nashville, Tenn, reported the Other
morning that the Treasurer had been out o
the city two days, and his clerk was no
| prepared to make a statement Of accounts.
The committee reported deficit in TIT
Treasury of 100000, and, after consultation
with the bondsmen of the Treasurer, rec
commended the suspension OF the business o
his Office for the present.
Samuel Siebcrt and Robert Wright
aged about twelve years, Of Louisville, Ky.
quarreled the other evening. Siebert Gu
Wright on the neck, arm and breast, in
ficting dangerous wounds. The boy wa
sent to the city hospital Siebert escaped
| arrest.
The Marshal of Plano arrested JOIN
Green at Dallas, Tex, the other day on tn
charge OF killing an old man named Coles
in Plano a day or two previous. The wv
men became involved il a quarrel, whel
Green struck Coles on the head with
Ratchet.
/. G. Wood, who killed j. B For
gettson at Greenylle, Tex, last spring an
was convicted Of murder and sentenced
the peutentiary for iorty-siX years an
three months, was the other day granted
new trial.
The Texas Legislature met January