The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-11-15
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

When they returned the house was in
ashes and two of their children burned to a |
crisp.
terrible riot between whites and blacks |
is said to have occurred a few days ago in |
Seneca City, S. c., on the Air Line Road. !
Rumor placed the number of killed at |
twenty.
The Board of Management of the Worlds |
Exposition at New Orleans has set aside |
the sum of $4,000 to meet the expense in
cidental to grand encampment OF vet
erans of the late war between the States.
Oranges are coming in fast in south
Florida, and though still unripe are well
advanced for the season, and remarkably
bright and free from rust
Peter johnson, clerk in store in a
village near Bracket, Tex, was assassin
ated few nights ago and the store robbed.
The Sheriff was in pursuit of the muir
derers.
Vice Chancellor Simrall, of Louisville,
KY, in the case of w. H. Dulaney and
others, asking for an injunction against the
city of Louisville for collecting taxes, ow-
ing to the alleged flaw in the tax law of the
State refused TO grant the injunction. The
amount invQa2ed was about S1,OOO,OOO, and
the decision mikes necessary the payment
of taxes long withheld by ce,Aen citizens.
The Savannah through frefsP train on
| the Central Road collided a fewnights ago
with way freight on Sun Hill (Ga.)
bridge, killing Phil Young, train hand, Sc
riously wounding two others, smashing
two engines and demolishing fifty box
cars.
The work upon the Greenwood, Laurens
| q az iS IND
most satisfactorily The road will be COM
| pleted to Laurens by the middle of Novem-
Der, and to Spartanburg by the LIST of
March. The Savannah Valley branch to
Anderson, in an opposite direction, will
also be completed at an early day. These
two roads viii contribute largely to the
prosperity of Augusta, Ga, at the ex-
pense of South Cardinals two principal
cities-Columbia and Charleston.
The Virginia peanut crop is estimated at
four million bushels.
Mississippi has increased in taxable wealth
over S11,000,000 since 1888.
Judge Estes, of Georgia, has abolished
the practice of requiring witnesses and
others to kiss the Bible when they are
sworn.
i The residence of S. P. Hurd, at San An.
tonic, Tex, burned few nights ago.
Loss, $500; no insurance. Origin I'M
known.
A fire in Mobile, Ala, few nights ago,
destroyed F. Bromberg's piano and fancy
goods store, a millinery store next door,
and damaged other property. Loss about
} $4,000 Insured.
! A train on the East Tennessee, Virginia
& Georgia Railroad was wrecked few
days ago by broken rail. The mail and
, express cars We're burned and their con-
tents consumed. No passengers injured.
At louisville, Tex, on election day San
, tiago Garcia well known in stock circles,
| was stabbed to death by a Mexican UNI
known, who made his escape. His assailant
grasped Garcia and stabbed him repeated
ly until he died on his feet.
A company of sixty men, said to be the
pick of the Mexican army, arrived in Abb
line, Tex, few days ago, en- route to New
Orleans. The men were accompanied by
native mechanics, and will remain witt
the Mexican exhibits during the EXPOSE
, ton.
| A few days ago while the streets of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, were crowded with people
: learning the election returns, some on
threw dynamite cartridge at the buildin,
3 at the corner of Ninth and Market streets
e Striking the curb it exploded, tearing VI
the street and SCATTERING the windows il
l the building and those of the Alabama 4
4 Great Southern Railroad Auditors office
!. Fortunately no one was injured.
In an alteration in Fort Worth, Tex,
n few days ago about an old feud, Pc
lceman W. T. Nicely was fatally shot b.
Thomas Evans, son of a prominent an
I wealthy citizen. Nicely was a defeate
Y candidate for Constable, while young Ev
ans was a warm supporter of Neely's op
8 ponent. They met at voting place
t where the shooting occurred. Evans wa
: arrested.
Henry Smith, residing in the norther
: suburbs of Memphis, Tenn, shot and kille
e b. N. Kaiser few days ago. The weapo
9 used was large sized horse pistol Kaist
< went there from Texas about four month
ago with some stock, which he was pastul
: ing at Smiths fathers farm. The cause
: the difficulty was Smiths wife, with whol
d Kaiser is said to have been intimate. Smit
shot him in the back and then mounted
t horse and made his escape. Kaiser has
G wife and several children.
q In a row about woman at San Al
tonic, lex. "a rev nlBnuS ago, Il MeXlct
>, named Roman Castro was perhaps fatal
II stabbed by Luciano Pinzon near the Il
> ternational & Great Northern Depc
: The latter fed and has not been heard c
% The wounded man was expected to die
/" any moment.
An exciting scene occurred in the Co
ference of Methodists for Southwe
a Texas few days ago, when DR.. Kel
arose and charged criminal neglect on t
part of the district officers in failing
O. collect moneys for the Missionary Fun
- and saying that the officers should
10 impeached and removed. Rev. Joy
IS sprang up and excitedly moved that t