The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-10-20
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


Ellsworth County. has been changed to-
Winston, and that of Marshall, Sedgwick
County, to Cheney.
A negro bigamist escaped from GUS
tody few days ago at Marshall, Tex, and
got away from . pack of hounds put on his
trail, as the grodudi was too dry to hold the
scent.
Congressman Reagan. of Texas, was
presented at a banquet recently with a,
jeweled Masonic badge by the Palestine
Commandery.
James Williams, a colored man, was
killed by flying block of wood in a bucket
factory at Nashville, Tenn, a few, days
since.
There is promise of. a large attend
ance at The Coming Convention of Cotton
Planters at Vicksburg, Miss. Invitations
have been sent throughout all the cotton
growing 1States.l.Csna go .e 8m.. .It f..
Intense excitement prevailed among
Catholics at Washington, Ga, because of
malicious injury and defilement of the
Catholic Church edifice at that place.
The County Attorney Of Dallas, Tex,
has announced his Intention to put a Stop TO
gaihbHhg in that city. hA3 '' 'i
The New Orleans City Council has
professionally appropriated 500, 900 IN aid
of ANY prld's industrial and Cotton Centen!
mai Exposition. in1aia 20 ganuW s9.
Con Mahoney, excayating in a. sand
bank,at Dallass Tex, few days ago, was
crushed to. death. .,, ,..s... .,..,. ga, no
In Austin, Tex, recently Henry
Pfaunkerphon, a German Alderman, and a
French brickmason named Jette concluded
an ancient grudge by shooting each other
fatally. VI.
The new retail dry-goods establish
ment of B. Lowenstein a. Brother in Mem
phs, Tenn, was totally destroyed by fire
a few days ago. Loss $4,000; only par
| TALLY covered by insu rance.
1t is stated that the drought in the
| cotton States is more severe than since 1851
no rain of any consequence having fallen
| for three months.
| A state of war exists in Lines tone
| County, Tex, where cattle-raisers have lost
| 10000 worth of wire fences through the
| efforts of malicious persons.
I Mrs. j. NJ. Hannig, the only survivor
| OF the fall of the Alamo, died recently at
4 Austin, Tex. y. .4 a. r.ri,,E liF
! A fire in New Orleans recently con-
| summed eight residences at the corner of
! Carondelet and Second streets, valuednat
| $4,000. -H fj
| The recent confagration at Dallas,
Texas, disclosed the existence of an Illicit
still in the cellar of a store, within half a
block of the residence of deputy revenue
collector.
| Shaw cotton GIN near Marshall,
| Tex, burned a few days ago. .I ...
The switching engine of the Central
Railroad ut Augusta, Ga, exploded a few
days since, Starr, the engineer, and Wat
kins, the fireman, each receiving SUPPOSE
bly, fatal injuries. l.,.
A negro woman living in Lowndes
Y County, Ala, lately gave birth TO child
on Thursday, and on the following Satur
day gave birth to two more. =,
Sheriff Tucker, of Williamson County,
Eek, accidentally shot himself while on the
cars near Austin recently, the bullet pass
ing through his body. .s:..
/ The region east of Vicksburg, Miss,
is reported suffering from IA protracted
drought. Cattle We're dying from thirst.
John Dixon was arrested q few days
ago at Weatherford, Tex, for stealing a
horse at Dallas. .0i YDdo l-.H u
! w. j. Barlow, of Live Oak, Fla, i,
1902 years old. His father lived to the age
of lQ6, and his grandfather, it is said, was
l26 years old when he died. I'D dI,
! An alleged hardware drummer from
st. Louis has been successfully playing
confidence games near Marshall, Tex.
The Tallahassee & st. Marks Rail
road, in Florida, was recently sold to JOIN
A. Henderson for So, 900.
Owing to- over-production the rice
mills OF New Orleans are to be run on hal
i ltime. ,.I.y.,..
John A. Ferguson, tried for the muir
der of Policeman Parks, at Danville, Va.
has been declared not guilty. The jury
acted on the instructions of the Court, tina
a man has right 70 defend himself, evei
to killing, if an officer endeavors TO arres
i him without a warrant, tsp Isd..alu l
The prisoners in the jail at Dallas
Tex, few nights ago overpowered tn
Jailer while he was giving them supper ant
half the number ESCAPED The whole tow
turned out and succeeded in rearrestini
three of the fugitives.l0 Henry Trigg, nc
torious horse-thief, and John Maston
charged with forging school vouchers
We're the names OF those who escaped. II
the flight Trigg overlook boy ON horse
back, Hastily pulling the boy off, he tool
his place in the saddle, and waving his ha
at his pnrsuers was soon out of sight.
% Five noted murderers made desper
ate attempt to escape from the Penitentiar.
at Frankfort, KY, few days ago. Fou
j got over the walls. One escaped entirely
one was killed 200 yards from the wall, an