The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-13
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

one OF the party of men who, n few nights |
ago, attacked the villegs OF Maddoxtown,
Ky. fired number of shot an MORALLY |
wounded Henry Nichols, colored, who was
standing IN his doorway.
The dead body of a negro was found on
the railroad track near San Marcos, Tex,
few days ago, with an arm and leg cut
OF and head terribly cut. Il is supposed
thathe was murdered and placed on the
track, as no blood was found near the
body.
The Texas oat crop is about all threshed
out. The yield will average about fifty
bushels, against sixty last year. The pro-
tracted drought has cut corn and cotton
fully twenty per cent The acreage OF
cotton. is about fifteen per cent. less than
last year, and the yield twenty five per
cent. less. The increase in corn is about
ten per cent greater and the yield fifteen
per. cent less.
Recent plentiful rains at Galveston,
Tex, will prevent water famine.
The Wholesale drug establishment of w.
s. Wilkerson &c Co., Memphis, Tenn, was
destroyed by fire few days ago.
Marshall, Tex, is agitating the question
of better fire departments and proper
water supply.
The Trustees of the Mississippi Female
Industrial College have decided to locate
the college at Columbus. Columbus gives
$4,000 in city bonds and 81 900 worth OF
city pronerty.
Abe Minton, a colored miner, was killed
by an ore bank falling on him, at Hall
Moon Island, Roans County, Tenn, few
| days ago.
A woman named Mrs. Mary Ellison was
| shot and killed by Colonel VIM. NJ. Walls,
at Livingston, KY, few nights ago, for
harboring his drunken wife. Mrs. Eli.
sons husband was slightly wounded.
negro boy was stabbed by school
mate ut McDonough, Ga, a few days ago.
The wound took effect between the first
and second ribs, penetrating the lungs. 1t
was considered by the attending physi
clans as fatal. The boys ag,s were re-
spectively twelve and fourteen years.
John Hunt and Jim Clark, two negro
miners at Kensee, KY, fought few days
ago and Hunt killed Clark with club
and escaped.
Several attempts have recently been
made to wreck the East Tennessee train
near McDonough, GA. A few days ago a
colored boy named Ed. jenkins, aged
twelve years, was discovered placing OBJ
structions ON the track and confessed his
guilt. He is in jail.
j. Westcott, sawyer at Gidsden, Ala,
became entangled in the main belt OF his
saw few days ago, and was carried
under the wheel. There he was pound ed
and turned until his fl ssh fl w in small
bits all over the premises, and ali tina re-
manned of his body was q pool of blood
and mangled bits of bone aud flesh.
A dead man was found at the bottom oil
the cliffs at High Bridge, KY, a few days
ago, supposed to have fallen from the top
of the cliffs several days previous. The
body was decayed so that it was impos
sible to give any description of his fea-
lures.
DR.. M. II. Trumbauer, United States Vet
Urinary Inspector, was recently ordered tc
Cynthiana, KY, to make an examina ion
of the Jersey herd of Frisbie & Lakes, be.
cause of the report that twenty five dis
eased cattle had been bought by them two
months ago from NJ. J. Clark, of Geneva
Ill. After thorough examination he re
ported the cattle in sound and healthy
condition, with no sign of pleuro pneu
monia.
Price Connally was fatally in jured 6
few days ago at Dalton, Ca, while shift
ing the band from the loose to the station
airy wheel in the spoke factory of Mr.
Frank Hardwick. He was caught by botf
OF his hands in the machinery, and was 81
entangled a to break both arms and frac
ture his skull as he was hurled over
agains5 another part of the machinery
He was reported in sinking and hopeless
condition.
A few nights ago w. L. Bingham, doing
grocery business III East Denison, Tex.
while on his way home to West Dsnison
was robbed by three footpads when within
few yards of his own house The thieves
secured S75 and made their escape. Tht
following night Sidney Lindsey, a youth
was robbed of 80 while & DING from the de
pot to his home.
A crowd of colored boys, ranging in age
from ten to sixteen years, went across the
river ut Memphis, Tenn, few days age
to the sand bar TO battle. During the time
they were in the water they INDUCED IL
considerable reckless skylarking. One
named James, aged fourteen, ventured
beyond his depth and erie | tor help, when
Eddie Williams, aged thirteen, went to his
assistance, but was caught by the strug-
Cling boy, and both were drowned to
gether. Their bodies were not recovered
A young man named j. NJ. Tarleton, al
employee in the yards OF the Missouri Pa
chic at d snison, Tex, was caught under
a car which left the track, and from which
he fell u few days ago, and was killed
He leaves a wife.
Warren White W as fatally hurt at War
} rem, Ca, a few nights ago, by a negro
named Ed Johnson, who went into a store
to buy pair of shoes. The negro made
his purchase and then called for five cents
worth of candv and when Mr., White Wen