The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-29
SOUTHERN GLEANINcs.

located in the northern part of the State.
Charles Z. Block, of the firm of Gra-
ham, Block & Co., has been elected Presi-
dent of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
A few nights ago at Houston, Tex,
a shanty occupied by anold man named
Carmichael, burned. When the flames
were extinguished the charred remains of
Carmichael were found on the floor. 1t
was supposed that he had been murdered,
and the house fired to conceal the crime.
The housekeeper, Amelia Redmon, was ar
rested, and the police were looking for a
male acquaintance Of hers. Carmichael was
somewhat dissipated. He was once
wealthy slave owner in Alabama.
A company of Dunkards of Staunton,
Va, has purchased for $4,000 thirty-two
thousand acres of land in Great Bend,
Kas., for the purpose of establishing a col.
ony.
James Ryan, a white man with col
ored confederate, was arrested few days
ago at Denison, Tex, OH a charge of high
way robbery.
Mary Reicker, girl of fourteen, who
ran away from Atlanta, Ca, because her
father saloon keeper, compelled her to
hended recently at Charlotte. N. G. The
authorities, upon learning r story, aided
4 her in her flight to relatives who would
protect her.
The Jail at Rolling Fork, Miss, was
| fred a few nights ago by a negro prisoner
with a view of escaping, The negro was
rescued but the building was destroyed.
United States Collector Umbdenstock,
of the Marshal (Tex.) District, accused OF
crookedness in some of the Texas papers,
has defed them to find anything wrong in
his jurisdiction.
Thomas Buford, the murderer OF
Judge Elliott, has returned TO Kentucky,
and, it is said, threatens other members of
the court.
p. f. Sarazen's tobacco factory ut
New Orleans burned a few days ago; Loss,
$4,000; insured
Judge Erskinc, of the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia, has resigned, on salary, as
his age exceeds seventy. Na
Major Copper. Chief Engineer of the
Florida Southern Road, was fatally stabbed
a few days ago by Contractor Burchfeld,
in qusrre, at Leesburg, Fla,
John Haskers, noted character
throughout the southwest and familiarity
known as Happy Jack, was killed at Seago-
vile, Tex, a few days ago by Billie Nc
Kenzie. in quarrel over horse trade.
Memphis estimates put the cotton
cron OF This year at 1,S56,S3O bales.
The town of Kyle, Tex, has recently
been infested with all sorts of tramps, and
not being incorporated, and the citizens
getting tired and not being able to sleep
with open doors, certain lot of them were
taken from a freight car and good whip
ping administered, with the request that
they leave town. They left. ~
Jim George, colored. residing five
miles from Clinton, La, returned home a
few nights ago. and found his daughter
aged seventeen, dead, and another woman
mortally wounded. The latter has since
died The crime was committed by mar
who called at the house, found the woman
in bed, and shot them both. Ed Eli, color
ed, has been arrested. Suspicion against
/ him is strong.
Pat Haley, a young Irishman fourteen
, years of age, who last June stabbed ant
, killed an old negro named Alex. Dunlap
} has been convicted in the Memphis (Tenn.
Criminal Court of murder in the first de
gree, which carries with it the death penal
| ty. .H.!i. a4 t
Howard, who killed Flynn, at Skip
, with, Miss, IA few days ago was tried tin
next morning and was committed to jai
without bail. William Goodwin and sfae
Brown. both color d, were deputized t.
= carry him to Greenville. Soon after leav
ing Skipwith they We're stopped nea
Steeps Bayou by party of colored men
who forcibly took Howard from them
,, Since then nothing has been heard from him
Some blood and Howard's hat We're foun
in the vicinity. This is the only case OF
record where colored men have lynche
one of their own color for the murder of
4 white man. The only explanation for thi
is that Flynn was very popular among til
c negroes.
/ A horrible accident occurred fey
days ago at New Canton, Hawkins County
@ Tenn. While William Hord, one of tn
Il wealthiest and most prominently know
citiZ ms of the county, was sitting i'll
J. chair in front of the fire in his room, he fel
+ face forward into bed of hickory coal,
L and the flesh on his face, chest and arm
was burned to n crisp before assistanc
: reached him. Mr. Hord was just recover
- ing from a severe spell of sickness, and
is supposed he tainted from weakness an
:, fell into the fire. He fingered seven hour
:, when he died
). A gang of burglars are operating i
Nashville. Tenn. They recently entere
8 the store of Webb, Stevenson & Co., til
e ware dealers, blew open the safe and e.
If tracted $ll5 The book-keeper of Web
Stevenson 81 Co. states that the day prev
Gus man representing himself as an agei
m 70 10 lNa oil