The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-19
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.


applied. through Commissioner-Gen
Morehead, for 10000 square feet Of space,
which maybe enlarged to 10000. This
space will be taken in one body and be
known as the City of Richmond exhibit.
Burglars have been doing their work
in western portions of OktibDehaA County,
Miss, and at Chester, n.Choctaw County,
by breaking into stores, etc At Chester
the safe in which the Sheriff keeps his
funds was blown, open, but fortunately
they obtained but little money, the Sheriff
having settled with the Treasurer few
days before. 80. hra 0.,i.ff. SD ia 60
Tom Marshal shot Joe Neroe through
the brain at Marshal, Tex, few days ago,
on account of scandulous remarks by Ne
roe about Marshall's wife. Beth are me-
groes.
THE Texas Land Board recently sold
225, 900 acres at 50 per acre, and NV
900 acres for term of years. Bids yet to
be opened cover about 100000 acres.
The temper of the Texas Legislators
just assembled at Austin seems togfavor
the enactment of rigorous laws Against
fence-cutters; but there is great diversity
of opinion as to how the end isifo be
reached. The cattle ,menare on the ground
in force TO represent their interests, -.
Two persons were poisoned recently
In Texarkan,, Tex, by eating Wild trirllev.
Miss Florence Howard, ayoung lady
we'll known in the society Of Galveston,
Tex. died suddehly a. few daSsdago, sup.
posedly from heart disease.sD sio2aw g. =
Mrs. Lueretis Patterson wife OF ex-
Senator Patterson, ,cf0sSouth Garolina,
| died in Washingtoa agfew days since. ,iu
/ Dr., William NJ. Turner, for many.
years Superintendent of the CHARITY Hos;
| ptal at Shreveport, La, died a few days
ago. 'iNHuP' HLfhti tI'fJi 20 no
| Mrs. w. p. Anderson, of Dallas, Tex,
was so seriously burned aufeasdays ago In
| lighting fire with coal-oil, that she died
| from the effects. % 81 .rl- 7p dauuf s7u|
Cornelius Ryan, shot byWm. Hausl
burg, at Jackson, Miss, died few. days
\ ago., A Coronor's Jury decided the shoot.
ing justifable.
Captain b. F. Dent well known on
the Mississippi, ana lately in command Of
| the steamer DeSmet, died at Vicksburg, re.
Gently slim fs 1As - fitGi a
! General Hancock visited Galveston,
Tex, recently and reviewed the troops
there. .,,,. t.y... ...tr.,tsrtt d
A. bill has been introduced in the Tex
as Legislature calling for the removal OF
all gates and distractions across roads.
| AGeotgia statstician has discovered
that the ahntial average OF babies born in
that State is $3.50, or 1915 per day, in
Guiding Sundays. isfS bar sr' 31f nn
Sam Wheeler, of Gilmore, Tex, sen.
fenced to be- hung ON the 1lth, was respited
for thirty days, having, it is alleged, be-
come lunatic. I.f
The J. j. Powers. Oil-mills at Vicks-
burg, Miss, have been sold to stock com
pany, and will hereafter be known as the
Warren Cotton.mills.s "'f'
A young girl named Felipa Lescania,
living at Brownsville, Tex., iwas so badly
burned few days ago'that her life was de-
spairedof. bdI - sbUsm5b ads tiqgls
! The young women, of Blountville,
Tenn, hayes organized with q motto: ''To
tai Abstinence or No Hushpnd's" A.,
Thirty-siX Square miles of school lands
lying in one body are advertised Tor sale il
Clay and Archer Counties, Tex. They ar,
at present inclosed by the Wichita Lane
and Cattle Company. lssI sa,s aiivss
Ed Atehisop, ineareerated for stab
bling Sidney hickman, was taken from thu
Monroe (Va.0 Jail by a mob a few night
ago and hanged. The body was then rid
ldled with ,buIlels. co.. R,tr i.yr,.
Il Wesley Posey, negro rapist, sentenced
to be h,ihgetl at Birmingham Ala, on til
llth. hns heen,respited for thirtysdays,'J
\ Edwards Opera house, at Selma, Ala.
= 'Butnel a lew lights ago. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, S. 600 Two firernen We're injtfe'
by failing Yaps. 'esil ri ~
In Gprd9nt County. Ca, recently, a
a social party, J ohm Heath was on the 400
awaiting 10 commence quadfille. He sud
denly reeled and. fell to the fqar. andjr
stantly expired. it-l-.L
Henry Hunter, of oglethbfpe, Ga.
had aicllld burnsdrto death a lev days age
The mother vent on visit, apf left ssl
.eral small children in the house aroun
4 the fire. Wien she returned She foun
one burned sobadly thasall its skin peele
off. a,.r I..
A'State Convention of Stock. men wa
held hGs0 week ihgAustin,s oattwh
1 represeutativeso Of ala, the, stockL,aising SCI
lions were present and their interests tho
|. ongIly dfscussetI.h The officersi6f the Cor
ventiap, were; Hon. j. iD-aSegepss nj sBal
trop, President; John NJ: Simpson, Of, Da
las, iirstsvice- Presidents F. North, {
| Aus.ias secopd ,viceeRresident;o serh Nj
! gbry, Of Kansas City, third KicetPrsBident
fColonei Nit Lambert and D., G. Bentle,
Secretaptes .; Doc Boy pcf A dstin,,7 Treasurei
W. H. Gppe,, SeIgsAt-atAfms4 Ti1xer'
tive c9 mn IDS9e Pay ,AtHsipsTc haai
NJ. Mithfsh victoifa County; W. FIJI ewWi
.Mitcheir Ccanty; E!D.L6tt, g oiiad;; H. !
stoddard, BRACES; DIE. Moore, Galveston
j. NJ, BROWN, sntAptoni; BgBsGruOns
Y Ban; I, KaIti,l lay GGerpltyr. Aitsselutis
was adopted askiagfhs passage a9f ala