The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-06-16
SOUTHERN GLEANISCs.

tuhSeu Qu,VuU worth OF lTou-Or6 lauuS IN
the vicinity Of Gadsden.
At Memphis, Tenn. the, other after
noon, verdict Of guilty OF murder in the
first degree was rendered against Alexan.
der Hill, negro, who, on February 22,shot
and killed Daniel Townsend and his wife,
Minerva Townsend.
The aggregate of gifts to the Univer-
sity of Virginia, since 1867, in connection
with the .Iseander Mccormick Observatory,
amounts TO $4,000.
The mystery of the murder of Michael
| Defour and his wife near Atlanta, Ga, in
1879 was explained the other day by the ar
rest Of a man named Johnson, who was EN-
ployed as gardener by Defour, and who
has confessed that he and two.other mon
named Brown and Slovenger committed
the deed for the purpose of securing the
money the couple were supposed to pos
sess.
A ten-year-old girl, of Dennison, La, ;
| studied night and day to excel in her class.
Suddenly her memory left her recently,
and now she is an idiot.
Hendersonville, Sumner County,
Tenn, It is said will ship this season over
thirty thousand barrels of early potatoes.
AT Vicksburg, Miss, Ellen johnson
died from the effects Of chloroform admin
istered by DIR. j. G. Mcdonnell, dentist,
! few days ago. Both were colored. Ellen
went from Ben Lomond Landing to Vicksl
burg to have a tooth pulled. lu,u sa1r
The family of John Newman, CON
sisting of himself, wife and child, living in
! Galveston, Tex, were poisoned by canned
beef recently, and were only saved from
death by the MOST unremitting care of two
! physicians.
There is peach orchard near West
Point, Miss, containing seven hundred
| acres.r feft Ir
! John Mahoney was taken to Dallas,
! Tex, from Hutchins recently and placed
in jail, charged with insanity. He refused
to talk or eat, and had not broken his fast
for eight days.
Mrs. Haynes, of Isle Piquant, Iberia
Parish, La, was killed by lightning lately
while in the act of throwing clothes over II
wire line fastened TO tress.
Granville w. Burke, who before the
war was one of the most notorious coun7
! terfeiters, without warning shot dead Hem
! ry Madison, ferrymdn of the Suwanee Riv-
er, at Bradford, Fla, a few days ago.
During the prevalence of severi
storm at Whites Station, nine miles east
! of Memphis, Tenn, the other day, the wife
| of Luke Nance, colored blacksmith, was
struck and killed by lightning. She was
ironing clothes at the time, when the cleo
trio current struck the chimney and other
wise shattered the dwelling. AT Crystal
/ Springs, Miss, Mrs. Mayfeld's store was
| ! n Z, -.
was surrounded by several young ladies,
| none of whom We're hurt. ,.. .yl
The Hope (Ark.) Immigration Asso-
! citation has fled articles of Incorporation
in the office of the Secretary of State. It's
! object is TO aid, procure and protect immi-
| grants within the State of Arkansas. The
trustees are: W. t. Foster, T. NJ. Hum
| phreys, t. C. Black, j.. T. Writ, c.. A.
| Bridewell, j. F. Hartin and B. +. Kennedy.
| The Commissioners appointed to To-
cate a Lunatic Asylum in North Texas has
! reported the purchase of 6i2 acres of good
| ground at Terrell, Kaufman County, pay
! ing $3.50 per acre. On the grounds is a
| pond and springs, and water power will
! be plenty by sinking wells for largely
| populated asylum. reservoir will be
necessary, and sewerage by force pumps.
| A difficulty occurred the other even
ing at Rockwood, Tenn, between George
! Hathaway, an extensive dealer in cattle
and horses, and John B. Baker, in which
! Hathaway received injuries that resulted
! in his death next morning. The cause Of
! the trouble was unknown Baker is a metn-
Der of one Of the best families in lockwood.
Hathaway formerly lived at Smithville,
Tenn.
A negro named William johnson and
his wife were arrested in Drew County,
Ark, few days ago for the murder, three
| years ago, OF Carl Williams, the woman's
! first husband. His body was plowed up on
the day of the arrest.
The Texas State Wool-G Growers As
ISOLATION, in session at San Antonio recent
! ly, adopted resolutions recommending that
the next Congress be petitioned TO repeal
the present unjust tariff law as affecting
the wool industry of the United States.
! Taylor, Waco, Fort Worth, Abilene and
San Antonio were chosen, respectively, for
the annual meeting for the succeeding five
! years. .ara.
1t is asserted that over S250,O00
| worth of buildings are now going up in
] @Auouiii' ASA', ny ltiNeoo l'ttiOico, Wullo Jlo
State is making improvements that will
| cost S5,000,00O.
The o. Line steamer Reuben r.
| Springer ran against a hidden obstruction
in the bend below Vicksburg, Miss, the
other night, causing the wheel-shaft and
! wheel-house to go overheard. Damage,
| $1,000. a1m
The safes of the County Treasurer of
! Van Buren, County, Ark, and also of Brad