The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-23
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Vhe'S TallrOau camp, on the wilson Kali
road, twenty miles below Harriston, Miss,
two colored men were shot by one Thos.
johnson, also colored. One of the men,
name unknown, was mortaly wounded,
and the other, Charlie McCulloch, bar
Der, was killed. No cause is assigned for
the shooting other than that of the reck.
lessness of the murderer.
Mr.. Charles Tilden, President of the
Bank of Louisville, and also President of
the Louisville Board of Managers of the
Masonic Widows and Orphans Home,
died suddenly few nights ago from neu-
ralgia of the stomach, at his residence,
near Louisville, Ky. MIR. Tilden was at
the bank Saturday and seemed as well as
usual. In the afternoon he drove to his
home on the Bardstown road, near the
city, and continued apparently we'll until
few minutes before IL p. m. when he was
attacked by violent pains, dying before
physician reached him.
j. Bruce Halsted, Professor of Highe,
Mathematics at Princeton, has been elected
to similar position in the University of
Texas. ...
The Fruit and Vegetable Shippers AS.
ISOLATION of Madison County, Miss, at a
recent meeting resolved TO distribute their
shipments in the future, thereby avoiding
overstocked markets. Upon full hearing
of evidence the association exonerates
Chicago merchants of unfair dealing in the
past.
In row between colored people at Ster.
ling, Ga, few days ago, negro woman,
whose favor was in dispute between two
suitors, was shot and killed by one of
them. Mr.. Halzendorf, merchant, was
probably fatally wounded by flying bull
let. He fred at his supposed adversary,
wounding him seriously.
A suit for $1,000 damages has been
brought at Vicksburg, Miss, by the own
ers of the steamer Headlight against the
Louisville, New Orleans e. Texas Railroad
Company for building their bridge over
Rolling Fork River last season, and there
by obstructing navigation, interfering
with the business of the boat to that ex.
tent.
An artillery company was sent to New
Iberia, La, to quiet the Courthouse
troubles there.
Green Mccullough, of Catula, Tex, muir
dered Chas. H. Bragg few days ago, and
few hours later the murderer was taken
from Jail and banged by a mob.
The Democratic State Convention of
Georgia nominated H. ID. Mcdaniel, pres
ent incumbent, for Governor; N. c. Bar.
nett, Secretary of State; w. A. Wright,
Comptroller; r. A. Hardlnan, Treasurer;
Clifford Anderson, Attorney General.
The City Hospital scandal at Au stin,
Tex, has resulted in the arrest of VIM.
Schmals-eig, Superintendent, charged with
assaulting a feeble old half-witted Ger
man named Joseph Jauch, patient at the
institution.
Three prisoners escaped from the Ken
lucky Penitentiary at Frankfort a few
days ago. Firing was engaged in between
the culprits and guards, and several were
wounded A number of the convicts in the
plot to murder the guards and escape
weakened. 900
The Nashville (Tenn.) Cooperage Com
pany's factory and kiln were burned few
nights ago, together with large quantity
of lum Der. The loss was about $4,000,
and the insurance $4,000.
A company of Texas rangers had a
lively battle with four mounted men
caught cutting fences in Edwards
County few days since. The offenders
opened fire with rifles. Two of them were
shot through the heart, and the others es-
capped. One of the latter was nephew of
Chief Justice Hemphill.
Mr.. Arbuckle, of Dallas, Tex, recently
sold thirty head of fine cattle for 5000.
One Holstein bull, bought by Gadbolt,
brought $780, Mr.. Love, a breeder of
Austin, bought three Holstein heifers for
$40, 1860 and $3.50, respectively. A five
month's-old colt brought $40, Fought at
Ennis. .
w. H. Bruton, editor of the Memphis
AdUdnCe, a Republican paper recently
started, attempted suicide in Court Square
a few days ago by taking morphine, the
result of excessive drink. He was taken TO
the City Hospital, and at last accounts
there was prospect of recovery.
At Newbern, Tenn, a few evenings since
VIM. Kennard and J. w. Smith, rival res
taurant keepers, had fight. Kennard was
armed with a chair and Smith with a
knife. The latter cut his adversary in five
places, once in the abdomen. Citizens in
terfered and Kennard was taken to his
room, where, at last accounts, he was not
expected to survive. Smith was arrested.
very sensational tragedy occurred at
Emory Gap, ON the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad, few nights ago. Some days
previous young named Staples made
numerous slurring remarks concerning
Will H. RogersOn, a drummer from Cleve-
land, Ohio. This soon reached Rogerson's
ears, and, Staples being cripple, Roger.
son challenged him to fight a duel. The
challenge was accepted, and they fought,
at ten PAGES, with pistols, and both were
killed. H r.
A few days since Conductor Bob
Broyles, of the Western g. Atlantic Rail-
road, put three negro tramps off his train
at Rogers, station fifty miles north OF
Atlanta, Ga. AS the train pulled away
one OF the negroes fired into the conduct