The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-03-08
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

town, KY, a committee was appointed to i'm |
vestigate the losses by water so as to con-
vey true estimate to the public, and ask |
for the relief the public may see fit to ex-
tend. The committee reports that the loss
is $4,000. Many families have lost their
property and effects, and will be sadly in
need of help from abroad. Much has been
done by the citizens of the surrounding
country, and many homeless families are
now cared for. Their suffering will be
avoided if help from abroad is received.
Money is especially needed to help rebuild
the homes of those who now have twice
lost their property by floods. All contri-
buttons should be addressed to j. c. Ham
ilton, Chairman of the Relief Committee,
Uniontown, who will acknowledge the re-
ceipt of such.
The Chickasaw Guards of Memphis,
Tenn, met few days ago and mapped out
a summers campaign. They are ready
still to enter the field against any company
in the country in competitive drill.
The Central Hotel, Shields newspa-
per office and five of the principal business
houses at Henrietta, Tex, were destroyed
by fire few nights ago. Loss and insur-
ance not stated.
Warrants have been issued on the
afIidavts of T. c. Moody and others against
lack Parson, Enos Powell and James
Adams for perjury in the election cases
| from Marion County, S. c., in the United
States Court at Columbia. The first pre-
liminary examination was held before
| United States Commissioner Smith at
| Florence, few days ago, and the defend
ant Enos Powell was bound over to appear
for frio NJ - TT,,,t.
States Court. The other defendants have
not yet been arrested.
A gold mine is reported to have been
discovered near Burnett, Tex
In Randolph County, Ala. Wyatt
Pate and William Littlefield met a few
days ago at county sale, and after bid
| ding against each other for short time
simultaneously drew pistols and fired, both
falling dead without a word.
Press White was killed in a bloody
ARRAY at Richmond, Ky.,. recently Harry
Witt and his son, Tillman, were mortally
wounded. The shooting was done by man
named Price Prichett and was the result CT
a drunken row.
An immense furnace for smelling iron
ore has been put in operation at the East
Texas Penitentiary. This is the first en-.
terprise of the kind in the State.
A new bank, with 100000 capital, is
projected at Vicksburg, Miss. Hon. Thos
c. Catching is reported as at the head OF
the enterprise.
A whale which was captured nenl
Port Royal, S. c., several days ago, has
given birth to a young one. The mother
and offspring are lying on the beach al
Paris Island. 1t is estimated that the cap
tors will realize g, 500 from the prize.
Great excitement prevails at Erin
Tenn, over the discovery of a gold mine
While out hunting A. II. Bernathy found {
cave and evidence of gold. Over 500
worth of nuggets are on exhibition in {
store. Miners and railroad men are flock
ing in. Erin is small place on the Louis
vile & Nashville Road near the Tennessee
River.
Enoch Brown, sentenced to be hanged
at Halifax, n c., has been reprieved tt
March u. The sentence of death upOI
Robert Pratt has been committed to life i'm
pris 1nment.
A Georgia court has decided thai
copies of art productions of the old masters
are not obscene in the legal acceptation O.
the term.
T. w. Bukey's large flour mill, Mich
olasville, KY, burned few nights ago
Loss, 1900; insured for $1,000.
A quarrel over the possession of {
dime with hole in it led to the fatalinjur
ing of Henry Smith by Leonard jefferson
few days ago near Selma, Ala.
A few nights ago at Fort Worth, Tex.
lamp exploded in the house of Lew Tay
lor at Palo Pinto, and the dress of Mrs
Matte Taylor, his wife, caught fire. Sh
was very severely burned and died the fol
9 lowing morning, after lingering through
Q the night in great pain.
Advices from Culiacan, Mexico, give
the particulars of the recent killing of ex
n Senator Henry Cooper of Tennessee: CooT
B, er and companion were attacked by tw
bandits. His companion immediately fired
killing one robber. The other robher thel
a fired, shooting Cooper tin ough the heart
The robber then fled and mad not been CAP
tured, though the authorities have mad
every effort.
= A few nights ago Carry Stitch,
a negro policemen at Vicksburg, Miss, al
rested Harry Johnson, steamboat engi
neer, who was very drunk, and while col
veying his prisoner to the calaboose wa
T cut in the left leg by Johnson, SEVERN
the femoral artery from which he bled t
l. death. He managed, however, to put
, bullet through Johnson's heart before SUE
n cumbing to loss of blood.
Il The body of a white man, suppose
to be David Crouch, of Sample, Handle
Z Comfy Tenn. was found on the railroa
track at Newmarket, Tenn, few day