The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-05-05
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

son county, KY, bhe otner nlBno, u UNI
Guilty occurred between Charles Brown and
Jerry Emmerson about woman. Emrner-
son shot Brown in the left temple, killing
him, and then made his escape. ~.
A span Of horses ran away near Ar
lington, Tarrant County, Tex, recently,
throwing Mrs. Bud Fleeing from the
wagon. She was impaled through the
breast on q stump, and died almost in
stantly.
Governor Ireland, of Texas, has APP
pointed Captain w. M. Bush, of Mckinney;
DR.. H. H. Fortine, of Gainesville; J. L.
Smith of Groesbeck; William Yandell, of
Sequin; Hon. S. B. Cooper, of Tyler; Hon.
F. d. Stockdale, of Cuero; ]. r. Fleming,
of Eastland County, and Colonel H. B. An
drews, of San Antonio, Commissioners to
represent Texas at the Industrial and Cot
ton Exposition at Louisville, KY, begin
ming August 1. ..r
The Executive Committee of the
National Cotton Planters Association met
at Vicksburg, Miss, the other day and Sc
lected New Orleans as the location of the
| Centennial Cotton Exposition. A resolu-
ton indorsing the Mississippi River Com
mission was adopted.
The wife of Michael Barrett, of Louis
! vile, KY, gave birth TO triplets, boys,
few days ago. All doing finely. This was
the second occurrence of this kind in that
city the present year.
Two members of the Association of
Veterans of the Texas revolution died sud-
denly the other evening. One, Mrs. Martha
Mitchell of Bastrop, died at Bolton, where
she had been attending the annual meeting
of the association. She was eighty-three
years of age. By order of the Mayor flags
were placed at half mast out of respect to
her memory. The other was Captain Jesse
Clara, also aged eightythree years, who
died at Corsicana. He was a member of
the Veteran Association, but always re-
fused to accept any pension or land for his
service to the State.
While working in the coal mines near
Warrior, Ala, the other day, Patrick
Daugherty was killed by slate falling on
bin. He was alone at the time of the acci-
dent, and was dead when found. Daugherty
was formerly a resident of Coal Creek,
Tenn. He was the second man killed in
the same mines within few years.
A. V. Lambert (white) shot Sam
Carter and Joe Anderson (negroes), the
former seriously, at Augusta, Ga, few
days ago. A negro mob threatened to
lynch Lambert, but the police prevented
them.
A desperate fight occurred at Muir
freesboro, Tenn, the other day over d game
of cards, in which Matt Ransome shot and
killed William Ransome, his cousin. Both
parties belonged to prominent families.
Lucy HAIRLESS, a negress, was arrested
at Norfolk, Va, a few days ago for whip
ping her sisters orphan child, seven years
old, to death. The child was logged with a
cowhide and burned on the stove. HeI
husband was arrested as an accessory.
j. ID. Clarke, of the firm of Clarke &
Franks of Stewartsville, KY, was shot and
killed recently by his partner, j. S. Franks
He had accused Franks of stealing the
firms money, from which quarrel arose
Franks shot Clarke five times.
st. Albert's Association (Polish) cell
ebrated the anniversary of the freedom Of
the Poles at San Antonio, Tex, the other
night.
Henry Hull, of Henry Hull & Co..
bankers, Savannah, Ca, died in that city
the other day in street car.
Senator A. w. Terrell was married
at Austin, Tex, the other night to Mrs
: John B. Jones, widow of the late Adjutan
General of Texas.
United States Claim and Pension
Agent Ward, negro, has been arrested a
, Norfolk, Va, on the charge of misappro
priation of funds.
{ At Temples Mills, Bedford County
Fla, the other day, Pink Blocker whipped
his nephew till he was covered with blood
He then tied the boy in q chimney heat
, downward and roasted him till the flesl
l dropped off.
John Cone, negro, convicted of al
I assault upon white woman near Houston
Tex, about year ago, has been sentences
to be hanged July @.
4 j. w. Billings, cashier of the bank a
Q Bamberg, S. c., has been arrested as a dc
: faulter in several thousand dollars. Hi
alleged stealings cover a period of tire
Q years.
n BY the overturning of a skiff in tn
Ouachita River, near Hot Springs, Ark
d the other afternoon, Jack Smith, prom
n uent young man of that place, was drowned
J. James Crouch, of Owingsville, Ky.
= ate heartily of wild green's for dinner tn
Q other day and was suddenly taken i'll an
died within an hour.
While catching driftwood on the Ker
> lucky River, near Clifton, in Woodwoo
County, a few days ago, Robert Willis wa
. accidentally drowned.
Ella Henderson, a negress, has bee
Il arrested at Danville, Va, on a charge Q
beating her four-year-old child to death.
While at work on the roof of a hons