The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-30
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


corn.held near Lexington. They killed
Geo. Cassell, prominent farmer, and the
posse shot the convicts.
A sporadic case Of yellow fever recently
made its appearance at Key West, but the
patient was reported recovering. Should
the necessity arise, hospital tents are
ready for transfer from New Orleans.
Quite commotion was created at Sen.
eca, ). c., iew days ago, by the arrival
at Greenviile of two colored Deputy Mar
shals having in custody two white pris-
oners The Ulcers seemed to take special
pride in parading the streets to show their
authority over the prisoners. One of the
prisoners was aided by some young men
IN making his escape, and the arrival of
the train only saved the other
The trouble at New Iberia, La, growing
out of the siege of the Courthouse, has
required the constant presence of the mill
tary. Merchants have been compelled to
watch their property for fear of incen-
diarism.
Captain Shelly of the Ranger force cap.
tured a band of horse thieves in Banderas
County, Tex, few days ago, and recov.
cred twenty-se horses stolen from
ranchmen,
An incendiary fire few nights ago at
Waxahachie, Tex, destroyed B. F. Green's
furniture house. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
N4,OJO; also, p. l.. Gammon's livery estab.
lishment. Loss, $4,000; insurance, s., 600
young man named Frank Gosne, EN-.
ployed in the East Tennessee, Virginia e.
Georgia Depot at Chattanooga, Tenn,
committed suicide few days ago. Gosne
had been in bad health for several months,
and on the fatal day he procured razor
and, standing before the mirror in his
room, deliberately drew its keen edge
across his face four times, inflicting horri.
bic gaping wounds of fatal nature.
One-seventh of the population of Ken
lucky is colored.
Diphtheria is prevailing in Nashville,
Tenn, to an alarming extent, and several
deaths have occurred.
At Montgomery, Ala, few days ago
lightning Knocked a skillet out of the
hands of a colored woman and killed two
| dogs in the yard, but the woman was not
| hurt.
A meeting, attended by 5000 people,
was held recently in Muhlenburgh County,
| KY, protesting against working convict
! labor in the coal mines of that county.
Trouble was feared unless the convicts
were removed.
At the reunion of the Fifth Georgia
| regiment, at Macon, Ca, a few days ago
L. c. Young, of the Fifty-sixth New
York, presented in touching speech
| the flag which the latter captured from
the former in 1864. Many old veterans
who opposed each other were present.
| Berry Clayton, noted Western Texas
! gambler, suicded at Sweetwater, Tex, q
| few nights ago, by cutting his throat He
| was lately before the courts charged with
numbering Officer Scoggin, of Abilene, and
was acquitted. but had since been acting
strangely and made several previous at.
tempts to kill himself.
| Thomas Clark, an old river man, who has
! been Waterman on several of the boats
| running to Vicksburg, was drowned at
| East Vicksburg few days ago. From
| the circumstances surrounding the act it
could not pe determined whether it was an
accident or a suicide.
| Greenvlle, Tex, is rapidly recovering
! from the effects of the recent disastrous
| fire. The work of removing the debris is
actively progressing, and rebuilding will
! be9in at once. Merchants declare that the
new structures will be larger and more
substantial. The Greenville Herald will
resume September 10.
A large pine tree in the yard of Mrs. G.
| V. Moody, in Port Gibson, Miss, now pre-
sents very singular appearance. 1t is
| entirely covered with a wisteria vine, and
when viewed from little distance the top
presents an almost perfect profile of fe-
male head. Last year the tree, from 9
I 1 -. 1
feet picture of a spaniel dogs head.
As compared with the corresponding
period last year, Galveston was, on the
Goth inst, 257,427 bales of cotton short in
her receipts, The figures being, to date last
year, $4,000 bales; receipts this year,
592, 272 bales. The decrease this year in
receipts a. all United States ports is J.,
1861 bales; receipts to date last year,
5,955,977 bales; this year, 4,s09 $50 bales.
Governor Bate, OF Tennessee, was called
on by the Mormon Elder Roberts few
days ago, who made a statement as to the
murders of Gibbs and Berry in Lewis Coun.
ty. The Governor has offered a reward
for the arrest of the murdcrers. Roberts
denied erything alleged against the de.
ceased.
E. Fairfax Gray died at Houston, Tex, a
few nights ago. He was connected with
the Texas Navy, and served on the "Aus.
tin" with Commodore Moore, participat.
ing in all the battles with Mexican vessels
off Vera Cruz. After annexation he en-
tered the Federal Navy and did noble ser.
vice in the Japan expedition. He served
in the Confederate Army, since which he
has lived in Mexico, and engineered min.
ing enterprises in Nevada and Utah.
The Board of Managers of the New
| Orleans Worlds Exposition has decided
to finish the Government building, and
consequently bids for work by outside rs
were rejected. The management offers to
dispose of the privilege of furnishing and
running machine repair shop at the Elk.
position and desires proposals for furnish