The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-05
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


Of Trade recently took action favoring the
bonded whisky bill, and appointed a com.
mittee to prepare suitable resolutions for.
transmission to Congress.
Strawb les are becoming plentiful
in the Jacksonville Fila market, but prices
still remain firm and the demand good.
Fifty cents quart is what is asked.
Warner Williams. better known as
'the baby giant" died at Anita, La, few
days ago. He was a child six years of age
and weighed 200 pounds.
James Ha milton, the greatest short
horn stock dealer in the world, died re.
Gently at Mount Sterling, KY.
Twelve hundred cases containing
| $4,000 cans of oysters, were shipped in one
order by Newbern, N. c., firm one day
recently.
Fifteen companies will compete in the
military drill at Houston, Tex.
Prof j. A. Smith, Superintendent OF
Public Instruction in Mississippi, it is re.
ported, is to be impeached upon a charge
of intemperance.
A cyclone passed over the country
three miles northwest of Columbia, S. c.,
recently. Considerable damage was done
farm property. Eye witnesses say the
storm approached with a terrible roaring
sound, bursting upon the people almost as
soon as seen. G. T. Taylor, bearing the
storm coming, called his wife, who jumped
from bed and ran into the next room, fol.
lowed by her husband. Almost instantly
the building was levelled, and heavy
timbers pressed Taylor and wife to the
aoor. Both were severely injured.
Five children are reported to have
died from trichinosis in Glynn County,
Georgia.; but there is a suspicion that they
were poisoned, and an investigation was
to be made.
Laurena County, Georgia was shaken
up by an earthquake a few days ago whicn
created quite panic among the inhab-
tants.
The Texas Democratic STATE Conven-
tion meets at Fort Worth on June IL to Sc
lect delegates to the National Convention,
and on August 10 to nominal, State officers.
A femark Overheard by clergyman
on southern train led to the discovery OF
S2440 of the money stolen recently from a
bank messenger at Augusta. Ga.
Rev. F. X. Leroy has been appointed
Archbishop of New Orleans.
An opossum farm is one of the enter
prising plans Tor making money i'll the
vicinity of Savannah, GA. Fine, fat, stall.
fed opossums sell for forty cents each.
3 The Merchants National Bank OF
Calves on, Tex, organized a few days age
: by electing Isaac Heidenheimer, Albert
Wes, NJ. Frieberg, d. Blum, w. II. Sin
: clair, l.. Block and NJ. Marx as directors.
The most destructive of the series Of
cyclones which swept over the Southwest
S recently seems to have been that in the
/ Bluegrass region of Kentucky, which de
9 stroyed the villages Colmansville, Conroy
n Antioch, and Mount Nebo. -Four person.
: were killed and five mortaly injured neal
: Ptman.
}, The Barlow House at Americas, Ga.
and eight stores burned few nights ago
Loss, $50, 900; insurance, $4,000.
Atsalom Watkins. of Chattanooga
Tenn, died a few days since. He had io
many years been connected with Cincin
II natl Louisville and Chattanooga newspa
pers.
ALT, Davis, wealthy farmer o
, Sequache County, Tenn, was beaten Il
;, death by a tramp whom he sheltered a few
4 nights since. The tramn is in Jail.
!. Moor, & Swenford's saw-mill a
r Orange, Tex, caught fire few nights ag
!. from furnace while the Waterman wa
&c asleep The building was consumed Loss
"a $4,000; insurance, $1,000
A Miss Letitia Smith, living severa
c miles east OF Lexington, GA, kGlled he
newly born infant child few nights age
and the Coroner's Jury returned verdic
of infanticide.
IS John Johnson, q German laIOrer il
the capital quarries at Austin, Tex, wa
e. killed a few mornings since by a fallin
c. derrick.
The business men of Dallas, Tex, re
is Gently telegraphed the Texas delegation i
30. Congress requesting them to vote for tn
N extension of the bonded whisky bill, a
they thought the defeat of the bill woul
pa produce a panic. The panic can now mate
. rialize.
Al Savannah, Ga, has the Oldest opera
l., house in the United States.
THE people in the vicinity of Athens
. Ca, have been afflicted for some time pas
-, with a female tramp. She passes undo
= the name of Mrs. Glanter, the name of he
- third husband, now living in Elbertol
3 She has raised a great excitement anon
the negroes and ignorant whites by he
IN curious tales and revelations, and crowd
of whites and negroes flock to the hous
to where she is stopping to have their 70
~ tunes told. A negro preacher left his pu
pit to see shat woman what tells people
We fortunes" She is taking it cowboy fashion
80. and is armed with two pistols, which 81
NJ. drew on a negro, whose opinion was NJ
catering to her ladyship.
re A citizen OF the County of Greenvill'