The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-04-21

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the 2Sl inst.
A panther measuring Seven feet IN
length was killed near Palatla, Fla, re-
tly.-----s----aas.--a.--
In Bowling Green, Ky, recently, two
men named Walton and Cullender were
playing cards, while Scott Oliver kept the
pot, fifty cents. There having been a mis-
deal the principals asked for their money,
instead of a decision. Oliver declined to
surrender IL and, it was alleged, without
warning, fired at and killed Walton.
During the month of March thirty-nine
vessels left the port of New Orleans, La,
carrying ,1S6,6l9 bushels of corn and 5l3,-
S64 bushels of wheat, a total of 2,3O0,5S3
bushels of grain, against 303,421 for March
of last year-an increase of about 500 per
cent. Among the departing vessels was
the Briscoe to Belfast with 1889 bushels
of corn, equivalent to 300 tons sRs largest
grain cargo that ever left the port 81 New
Orleans. f .rrI ......I .
For charging illegal fees, L. NJ Carr,
of Louisville, KY, has been debarred from,
practice as an attorney before the Interior
Department at Washington. .fT
The contract for constructing the pro-
posed Marine Hospital at Memphis, Tenn,
has been awarded John Reed, of Memphis,
for S3S,11 .|. ....,.... .-u
Richard Crowley, New York, has re-
signed his position as special assistant
counsel for the United States in the prose-
cution of alleged election fraud cases i'll
South Carolina.
The directors of the Louisville (Ky.)
Southern Exposition the other day closed
a contract with the Seventh Regiment band
of New York for the first fifty days of the
exposition, and Gilmore's band of the same
city the remaining fifty days. This i'm
wolves an expenditure of SO, 900.
l.. L. Polk & Co., dealers in agricul-
tural implements at Raleigh, N. c., have
made an assignment, with liabilities of S13,-
900, and assets $1,000. 1t was thought the
business would be continued.
The other morning the incoming train
on the Memphis e. Charleston Railroad ran
over negro six miles east of Memphis,
Tenn, completely severing his head from
his body. ".I uuII|.sut
A few days ago near Clinton, Jones
County, fifteen miles from Macon, Ga,
nine-year-old son of Buck Jordan accident
ally, while playing with an old gun, killed
Mrs. Wheeler, an old lady, and wounded
her daughter and her baby.
A South Carolina court has decided
that where person adopts a perilous en-
ployment, knowing it to be such, and is
killed in the pursuit of his avocation, his
heirs have no recourse against the EN-.
ployer. #; .. ....
John Bassett, a prisoner held to an
swer six indictments for cattle-stealing,
died in Jail at Corsicana, Tex, the other
night from the effects of injuries received
in attempting to escape by jumping from a
running train.
At Augusta, Ga, the Industrial
Works, a mandatory of barrels, buckets,
tubs and similar articles, was burned few
days ago. Loss, $4,000.
The safe in the store of Stubs & Co.
at Moreham, Tex, was blown open lately
and $1,000 in money taken. Most of the
money belonged to depositors The bur
glars made a clean job of it by drilling a
hole in the center of the top of the safe.
The explosion burst the safe asunder in all
directions. ..
An alleged incendiary fire at Cadiz,
| Irigg County, KY, the other evening de-
stroyed seven business houses and large
! livery stable. Loss $4,000, with no insur-
! ance.
w. II. Russell, United States Mar
snail for the Western District of Texas, late.
| ly convicted at San Antonio of presenting
false accounts, has been sentenced to the
! Fenitentiary for two years.
| rTha Of ,lyonsoS Q;
the bill permitting a nonresident to become
State Printer and perform the work outside
! the State.
The steamer Merida with 100 passen-
gers from Vera Cruz collided with q
schooner and was so much injured that she
! had to be beached in Hampton Roads. Nc
lives were lost.
A grain Call Board was inaugurated
al the Board of Trade in Louisville, Ky.
the other day, twelve transactions being
recorded. This was considered fair be
ginning for city where Call Board never
existed before.
There are said to be thirty-fve coun
ties in Kentucky where no newspapers al,
printed.
The Galveston (Tex.) four-milli
burned few days ago, the loss being $50,
900 and the insurance $50 900.
The Supreme Court holds that tn,
revenue law of the late Alabama Legisla
ture is void, because Of the omission iron
the bill as enrolled and signed of certain
words in the bill passed. The new law re
duced the tax to five and half mills.
William Pritchard was killed at Ra
leigh, N. c., the other day by constables
whom he attempted to shoot when he wa
arrested.
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