The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-02-17
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

the other dav. The fire was thought to be
the work Of an incendary, and 1t was only
after a long struggle that the business por.
ton OF the town was saved. About half
the county records were removed.
Alfred G.. Thomas, of Beaufort, S. c.,
committed suicide few days ago by hang
ing. No cause was assigned for the deed.
He held two or more public offices. and was
editor OF the Weekly Sea Island Nelcs.
John Bennett and Mike billiard,
brothers law, had difficulty near Oolte-
wah. Tenn, few days ago, In settling
which it was said billiard was stabbed six
times by Bennett, and would probably die.
After the row, as Bennett was returning to
Ooltewah, he attempted to cross the rail-
road In front Of a train when he was run
over and instantly killed.
A man named Thomas Davis, living
near Kingston, Ga, committed suicide
few days ago by shooting himself. He was
twenty three years old, and had been mar
ried only two months.
A difficulty between John Mccoy and
Robert Haywood was settled at Savannah,
Ga, few days ago by Mccoy stabbing Hay
wood in the throat. Haywood died two
hours afterward and the COroner's jury re-
turned verdict q murder against Mccoy,
but he had fed
1t was reported at Columbus, Ca,
the other day that a young man named Ike
Starne had viciimized a number OF Northern
firms by ordering goods for parties without
Instructions, then notify the house that the
goods we're thrown on his hands, when they
would instruct him to sell for their account.
which he would do, pocketing the proceeds.
He was said to have gone West.
7. j. Jarratt, Readjuster, who was
elected Mayor of Petersburg, va, by the
City Council, accompanied by the Com
monwealth Attorney, made formal de-
mand OF T. II. Archer, Democratic Mayor,
the other day for the office, which Archer
refused to surrender. BY mutual agreement
neither would hold court until the Supreme
! Court of Appeals OF Virginia passed on the
cases. The duties OF the Mayor in the mean
time would be discharged by one OF the
magistrates.
A fire at Corsicana, Tex, the other
night destroyed livery stable and eleven
horses and number OF vehicles were burned
up. The stable attendants were asleep, and
! barely escaped with their lives. t..
The Courthouse at Lafayette, Walker
County, Ga, was destroyed by fire the other
morning, said to have been the work of an
incendiary. Everything in the building was
totally destroyed, including many valuable
| records. t''.'H '.|N tt. Ii.' "a.
John B. Smith, a merchant of Bir:
mingham, Ala, and William DonOhue
! quarreled over a game OF cards at Mobile
the other day, and agreed to fight it out
with pistols. Smith was killed. f
A construction train on the G. & o.
Railway ran into hand-car near LeXng
ton, KY, the other evening, killing one man
and seriously wounding four others. .r-fr
In the case of r. S. Montgomery, of
! Shelbyville, Tenn, on trial at st. Louis,
Mo-, few days ago on a charge of obtain
! ing money under false pretenses, verdict
| OF acquittal was rendered under instruc-
tons of the court. f"Yn ir
| in duel between cowboys, near San
| Antonio, Tex, the other day, a Justice
named Williams, who was writing in his
Office at the time, was accidentally shot and
killed. Neither Of the duelists was seriously
hurt.
Track-laying on the Vicksburg &
Memphis Railroad was begun at Anthony's
Ferry, on the north side OF the Yazoo River
a few days ago.
The Texas Live Stock Association
permanently organized at Austin the other
day by the election Of the following officers
j. M. Miller, Gonzales, President; William
North, Austin; C. l.. Carter, Palo. Pinto;
Henry Jones, Corscana,, Vice Presidents;
Geo. Loving, Fort Worth, Secretary; J. NJ.
Day, Austin, Treasurer. A constitution and
bylaws were adopted fixing Austin as the
domicile OF the association, and the time of
meeting the first Tuesday in January of
each year. .atbsu444. .u. ..ea -a.
Two men named Laubert and Simp-
son, who were suspected OF being the same
parties who robbed the Birmingham Ala,
Post office recently, were arrested in Nash :
Vile. Tenn, the other day. They had a
complete set OF burglars tools in their pos
session. ga .gsr.5 UasUa h-r.
A ffteen7year-old boy named Hawkes.,
a mail carrier in Wythe County, Va, was
arrested few days ago on charge OF steal
ing letters, sjlrmvrY 3d. ris7ir
An explosion in Andrew Smiths res
taurant at Norfolk, Va, few days ago,
killed the cook, injured several persons and
damaged the property considerably.
Governor Bate stated a few days ago
that the Treasury Of Tennessee was COM
paratiyely empty, and recommended that
the contingent debt be settled at fifty cents
on the dollar, to bear three per cent. in
terest. o.l.
William Dooley, Marshal at Hartwell,
Ga, was shot and killed the other night,
while standing in a bar-room, by some one
outside. The murderer was suspected.
James johnson and Andrew. jenkins
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