The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-26
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

The wife of Colonel II. Coulter Cabell,
of Richmond, Virginia, was fatally burned,
a few evenings since by her clothing TAX
ing fire at CRATE.
The exploring party which has re-
Gently been operating in that vast and am.
biguous region known as "the Everglades"
in Florida, does not give very fattering
account of the condition down there. il
is simply a melancholy waste of boys,
quicksand and saw grass, we are assured,
useless for any purpose, and beyond reach
of any process of reclamation. The sug
gestion is added that in the course of a
century or two the forces of nature may
turn the Dogs into firm soil and replace the
saw-grass with something else; but that
can hardly be said to give the country any
practical interest.
James Wosten, farmer, was found
dead "A few mornings since a few miles
from Beauregard, Miss, shot through the
heart. There was no trace of the muir
derer.
Governor Lowry, of Mississippi, wants
the Legislature of that State TO pass law
authorizing an expenditure of II 800 in any
case where man charged with high
crime runs away and can not be reached
| by ordinary official effort.
Wire fence cutting is still going on in
the neighhorhood OF Marshall. Tex.
j. ID. Stocking, Postmaster at Law
renee, Tex, was discharged after examina
| ton on a charge of unlawfully opening let
| ters.
Mrs. Eliza Stewart, mother of eX-
| Governor Pinchback OF Louisiana, died in
| New Orleans a few nights ago.
Counterfeit gold dollars, bearing the
stamp of 1864, are in circulation in Angus
| ia, Ga. The counterfeit is perfect in every
thing except the weight.
At Sweet Water, Tenn, few nights
ago John Reagan, a well-to-do farmer, was
brutally murdered by Tom Wilson, a
former neighbor, with whom he had a
trivial dispute some time ago. Wilson es-
capped.
John Davidson and wife, lightweight
and eighty-six years old respectively,
were found dead from hunger and cold in
their house at Newport, Tenn, a few days
ago.
Over $4,000 has been subscribed in
Houston, Tex, in aid of an Interstate n.
campment and drill in that city next May.
The first prize for infantry drill is expected
to be 81, 600
Jack McKenna, a gambler, killed Ed.
Wilson, a faro dealer, i'll Vicksburg, Miss.
a few nights ago.
Andrew Hertzog was crushed by q
falling tree near Paducah, KY, a few days
ago, and appears now to be compile ely
dead from the hips down, while above he is
as well as ever, suffering no pain.
j. S. Harley, of Petersburg, Va. was
recently sentenced to eight years. impris
onment for bigamy.
A Dallas CTeX.) gambler paid 81 ,4C(
fines recently under ,leas OF guilty.
Nero, a colored man shot in the brar
at Marshall, Tex, couple of weeks ago
died a few days since from his wounds.
j. X. Tucker, a railroad employe a
Denison, Tex, caught his foot in a switcl
frog few days since and was run over bJ
freight car, losing one leg.
Mamie Mayen, of Louisville, KY
died recently, and an investigation show,
that her death resulted from opium poison
ing. She sometimes took eighty grains
dav.
The commissioners appointed to SO
lect plans for new Capitol for the Stat
of Georgia have recently been holding daily
sessions. The building is to be of ston
and must cost not more than 100000
Plans have been submitted from architect
both North and South.
At Daricn, Ga, few days since, Bol
Anderson (colored) was sentenced to tn
Penitentary for life for the murder o
Chaunc"v Brown and wife.
Captain H. G. Summers, an old Mis-
siss ppi Steamboatman, who was Gormerl,
engaged in building vessels for the Sout
American trade, died at San Antonio, Tex.
on the l1th inst.
At Alexandria. Ky, Ed. Beler re
Gently became engaged because his sweet
heart went to church with another ma
that he tried to shoot her. Being prevente,
he killed himself.
The North Carolina State Board 0
Agriculture having considered the matte
of an exhibit at the Worlds Centennia
Exposition in New Orleans with favorabl
results, it is probable the State will make
fine display.
The number of sheep in Georgia in
creased IL per cent in the last yeal-Gll
$50 in 1882; and this, Notwithstanding 80
; 600 sheep were killed by dogs during tn
year. 1t is not stated how much the do
population has increased.
Mrs. Mary Grace Love, wife of job,
c. Love, OF Minden, La, committed suicid
few days ago with strychnine. Cause
Z family trouble.
Tip Wilson, found guilty of the mul
der OF Henry Johnson at Dallas, Tex, II
5 Gently, was sentenced to forty years in til
Penitentiary.