The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-12
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

hdcu had drank coffee at breakfast and
soon became violently i'll, recovering for q
short time, only to be subjected TO a return
OF their complaint. They finally recovered
from the effects, and upon examination OF
the contents of the coffee pot found that a
centipede had crept into it and had been
distilled with the coffee.
The Grand Jury presented five indict
ments against G. NJ. Klein, late Presiden,
OF the defunct Mississippi Valley Bank, of
Nicksburg, Miss, charging him with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses. The
grounds upon which the indictments were
based was his receiving deposits on the
day before the bank closed its doors.
painter named Robt. l.. Gardner fell
from house at Austin, Tex, few days
ago distance of thirty-five feet, landing
on the top of his head. His injuries were
serious, but not necessarily fatal.
In difficulty few days ago over his
false arrest at Wharton, Tex, H. Gibbs
shot Sheriff w. G. Brooks, of Wharton
County, and his brother, L. N. Brooks.
Gibbs escaped. The Sheriff was fatally
and his brother severely wounded.
Captain John A. Stevenson, Republican
candidate for Governor at the last Lou.
isiana State election, died at his plantation
in lberville Parish, few days ago.
VIM. Larkins, of Waverly. Tenn, an.
noyed VIM. H. Owens few days ago by
pulling revolver on him, when the latter
opened fire with a shotgun and killed
Larkins.
There are six counties in Florida that
have no bar-rooms, and of these four are
in South Florida-Sumter, Polk, Hillsbor.
ough and Manatee
Mr.. r. A. Hunt, of Flat Creek, Buucombe
County, N. c., is renowned throughout
all that region by being a grandfather at
the age of thirty-four years.
Judge A. 2. Humphrey, of Louisville,
KY, delivered an address before the
alumni of the University of Virginia, on
the subject, "Cession of the Northwestern
Territory"
Rev. John Thornton, colored preacher,
who had been convicted of carrying con-
cealed weapons, died suddenly in the con.
vict camp near Bainbridge, Ca, few
days ago, and is supposed to have commit
ted suicide.
Bills were recently passed in the Loulsi.
ana House prohibiting the opening of
places of public business on Sunday, and
declaring unlawful contracts for the sale
of articles for future delivery. The bill to
prohibit prize fighting in the State was
lost.
A few evenings since while the daughter
of Hope Whitstone, well-to.do colored
planter and respected citizen, living near
Bastrop, La, was on her way home, she
was way laid by drunken negro named
James X. Rutledge and riddled with buck
| shot. The murderer was arrested and
| jailed.
At the residence of Mitchell Clark, near
Belleville, Tex, few days ago, Zeke
| Hutchinson killed Bell Simms, shooting
him six times with Winchester rifle. The
killing was cold-blooded affair. Hutch
insou escaped.
Rev. Noah Willis, colored preacher of
Stewart County, Georgia, is in series OF
domestic troubles. He whipped his wife's
mother and pointed shotgun at his wife's
brother. When brought into court the
reverend gentleman appeared with his
wife, the latter carrying her broken arm
in sling, which she received at his
hands. He has been held to answer here
| after.
The Texas State Land Board has leased
| forty-nine sections of land in the Pan-han-
die, nine of which were watered, at the
minimum rate of eight cents for dry and
twenty cents per acre for watered sections.
Nine sections in Grayson County were
sold to actual settlers. The lands leased
up to June will bring in an annual revenue
to the State of $4,000.
Bernard Speh was arrested at Memphis
Tenn, few days ago on a telegram from
Chicago, where he is wanted for obtaining
| 1890 under false pretenses. He had not
been in Memphis long, and when taken
into custody was employed in bakery,
He waived the usual requisition papers.
Charles Goodwin, who was for a long
time Receiving Clerk lin the Central Rail
road office at Dallas, Tex, but who had
domestic troubles and removed to Fort
Worth, is supposed to have suicided by
throwing himself into the river at that
place and fioated down to Dallas, where his
remains were found. His wife produced a
coat that corresponded to his pants and
vest and claimed him as her husband.
The Louisiana Legislature ordered to lie
over the memorial OF J. Madison Wells,
filed asking for the impeachment of Dis
trict Judge William f. Blackburn, Rapides
Parish, charging him with burglary, bal
lot.box stuffing and packing the Grand
Jury in favor of his brother, who was
charged with rape, the lynching of young
Cage and other crimes.
The continued rains in portions OF
Georgia have seriously damaged truck
and without speedy cessation the melon
crop will be cut very short. No fruit has
been put on for several days, and many OF
the vines are dead or dying. The present
outlook promises not over one-fourth OF q
crop. The pear crop has also been greatly
damaged by hard winds. The present
promises to be the most unfavorable sea
son for fruit and vegetable growers they
have experienced since this industry was
started. Cotton is also being injured.
| Jauyis Andarson Treasurer of Antioch