The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-05-19
SOUTHERN eLRANISGs.


Frankfort, KY, the other day. William
Marshall, young unmarried farmer, had
been afflicted for long time with boils
and was recommended TO use a certain kind
Of root as a remedy The other morning
while blowing he turned up root that an
swered the description, and ate freely of it.
He was shortly after taken sick, and re-
turning to the house soon died in convul-
sions. The root was what is known as the
poisonous hemlock.
The Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue at Frankfort, KY, reports that he
has collected SS2O,63S.G0 on whisky taken
out of bond from February 20, 1882, to April
30, 1883.
Comanches have recently been COM
hitting depredations upon stock-growers in
CARA County, Tex.
J. Z. Van Slyok, of Texas, was lately
at Albuquerque, n NJ. making arrange
ments with the Albuquerque Bridge Com
pany for the passage of 1900 sheep he had
just bought in Arizona and was preparing
to drive into Graham County, Tex. The
sheep cost him seventy-fve cents apiece, or
$4,000 for the whole lot.
A party of masked men lynched a
young negro at Hanson, Hopkins County,
KY, the other night for an assault on Mrs.
W. B. Haywood, wife of a prominent farm
er living near that place.
Nick Elliphits, of Marion County,
Ark, was found dead in the woods near his
place the other day, whittier he had gone to
look up his stock, and examination showed
that he had been kicked in the forehead by
a mule.
A sectiOn-hand came so near being
run over by an engine that his hair was cut
off by the wheels at Bryan, Tex, few
| days ago.
There has been considerable cavlng
in the banks of the Mississippi River at
Greenville, Miss, lately. Island No 81,
which has hitherto acted as a kind Of break
water to Jne town, is almost entirely
washed away. Owners of property on the
river front are becoming seriously alarmed.
The Vicksburg (Miss) Grand Jury
the other day returned four indictments
against Charles Lehman, Clerk of the Cir
cult Court, charging forgery in issuing wit
ness certificates. Lehman was removed
and arrested, and gave bail in $1,000.
1t is related of a citizen of Georgia
that he was born in Early County, was
raised in Calhoun County, and now lives at
the age of fifty-fve in Clay County, and
yet has always lived in the house he was
born in. The counties have "moved," not
he.
In fracas at colored ball several
miles above Shreveport, in Bossier Parish,
La, the other night two negroes were shot,
one of them, named Jap Hill, it was sup
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six or eight strange negroes, who fred into
the ballroom.
The wife of Mr.. higgins, living a
short distance from Cambridge, Md, ap-
parently died few days ago, and was laid
out for burial. In the evening, short while
before night, she was observed to move, and
actually got up and talked 1t was not long,
however, beforeshe again became uncon-
scious and soon after died.
John S. Sproule has been appointed
Postmaster at Eagle Pass, Tex.
About twelve miles from Townsville,
South Georgia, two colored children, aged
respectively eight and seven, the other day
enticed from home little three-year old
colored boy, living on John Neal's place,
and, throwing him upon his back, forced
sand down his throat, choking him to death.
The juvenile criminals were taken before
Judge Mitchell, who dismissed them on the
ground of responsibility on account of ex-
treme youth.
Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky,
has pardoned James Sizemore, sent to the
Penitentiary in 1880 for six years, charged
with murder. Sizemore went to Jail to
save his brother, the real criminal, in order
that his large family might not suffer The
brother died the other day and made full
confession.
Five miles from Austin, Tex, two
Mexicans killed each other with the same
knife few days ago. Becoming involved
in a quarrel, one stabbed the other near the
heart, leaving the knife sticking in the
wound. He quickly drew the knife from
his own breast and stabbed the other. Both
parties died within few minutes.
The President has removed G. Irving
Deity, Collector of Internal Revenue al
Baltimore, Nd, and appointed John II
Sellman in his place. The change was
made upon a report from the Secretary OF
the Treasury that Deity was physically un
able to perform the duties of the office.
In difficulty over disputed bill O
sixty-fve cents, John Wood, bar1eeper a
Arkansas City, Ark, cut and severely
wounded one Davis few nights ago.
; The merchants and tradesmen o
) Rome, Lewis County, KY, refuse to sci
, the saloon-keepers anything, and the hotel
refuse to board them. They will try to re
cover damages by law for these sights.