The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-03-31
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

AahiH DilAnnAUdlg Oh Aut AAChbhNhy Will a.
Railrosd extension, recently, when Pleasant
Dennis came along and ordered him to drop
a rock which he had in his hand. As the
rock was not dropped soon enoughto suit
him Dennis drew his revolver and shot Adj
kerson through the body, killing him in
stantly. ef
Eli Sachs was fatally shot in store
at Baltimore, Md, the other night by Law
renee Fleischman, from whom he was buy
ing pistol.
A fire which originated in the brick
store occupied byJ. II. stephens and owned
by J. Bosseau, at Shreveport, La, recently
destroyed $4,000 worth OF groceries and
produce and damaged the building down
stairs to the extent of $4,000; all insured.
The adjoining stores and stock were injured
to the amount OF $1,000
The Secretary of the Interior decided
recently that the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
way Company was the legal assignee of the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge & vicksburg
Railroad Company, and therefore entitled
to the land granted by the general Govern
ment to the last-named company in 1871
(Snown as the backbone land grant,, 80 f.,r
as said lands had been earned by the con-
struction OF roadway. The New Orleans
Pacific Road is now owned by the Texas
Pacific Company. d
Jane Williamson and little daughter
were missing from Raleigh, n. c., lately,
and it was supposed they had been muir
dered. The husband OF the woman aud the
mother of the husband were arrested.
A Deputy United States Marshal in
South Carolina was in trouble recently, be-
ing charged with arresting a dozen we'll
known citizens of Clarendon County and
locking them up for some election offense,
refusing either to make known the charge
against them or to accept bail. ......
Max Thompson, a young train robber
who assisted in robbing train at Austin,
Tex, few weeks ago, was captured and
jailed the other day. All four OF the young
rascals were in Jail. The youngest was
thirteen and the oldest only sixteen wears old.
In a difficulty at Midway, Ky, the
other night between Pres Driver aud Abe
Frazier, both coored, the latter was seri-
ously stabbed by the former, and would
likely die. Driver escaped, but officers were
in pursuit.
The other day John Kuller, collector
for Bridgeport w. Va.) firm, returned
from trip through Ohio and reported that
he had been assaulted, robbed OF 5000 and
left for dead. While the police were search
ing for three men he described as his assail-
ants Kuller confessed he had appropriated
the money himself.
DR.. Donald Mckay, who went to the
Dallas County, Poor-farm the other day
in preference to paying his fine, changed his
I'D ,fta 4 4. -
life, and concluded to settle with lucre in :
stead Of labor.
The Commissioner of the Southern
Exposition at Louisville at conference with
/ Governor Lowry and Major Wall, Commits
| sioner of Agriculture, at Jackson, Miss, re-
| Gently determined that Mississippi should
| be fully represented. The Governor imme.
| diately appointed commissioners to repre-
sent the State.
Salmon are being caught in the
Yazoo River, Mississippi.
During panic in a theater at New
Orleans, La, recently, caused by an alarm
of fire, two men, two women, a girl and 4
boy and colored youth were severely
crushed by being trampled upon. One of
the women had since died.
Z. B. Stephenson has been sentenced
by the Gwinnett County (Ga) Superior
Court to be hung May for the murder OF
his aunt.
The Post-ofice Department has issued
an order establishing free mail delivery
service at Austin, Tex, on and after May l.
w. Z. Moore and bride, of Peters
burg, Va, started on the day OF their mar :
riage, in January, for visit to the West.
They had not been heard from to recent
date, and their families were very much
concerned. -
A man named Jake Ashley was muir
dered in Barnwell County, S. c., few
nights ago. He was lying asleep in his bed
and was riddled with buckshot. Four per-
sons were supposed to have taken part in the
murder, and six shots were fired. One Of
his children was in bed with him at the
time. lie was acquitted last fall OF bur.
glary. and it was supposed this led to hi
murder.
Fred Fink, colored boy aged twelve
years, was accidentally drowned in pond
the other evening, on the farm Of Mr.,
Woodson, three miles from Frankfort, Ky
James G. Tracy and S. S. Ashe, o
Houston, and Joseph f. Dryer, Of SaI
Antonio, have been appointed a commission
to examine and report upon the propert,
offered as a site for a new public building
at Galveston, Tex.
w. V. McCracken has resigned hi.
position as superintendent of the Eas
Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad tC
become Assistant President.
"Frenchy' johnson, a noted oars
man, died the other day in Florida. %.
A most horrible crime was committed