The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-05
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

in New Orleans a few days ago; insured
for S25, 900.
City Treasurer Walsh, of New Or
leans, has been reinstated, the City Council
failing to sustain its impeachment resolu.
tion
Near Jellico, Tenn, a few days ago,
Frank Brown was killed by being struck
by the branches of a tree he had just felled.
He was a brother of Lieutenant Cover
nor Brown, of Ohio.
Yazoo County, Miss, has $4,000 ne
groes, 5000 whites and Ave Chimes.
M. Parks, planter near Lancaster,
Tex, had horse stolen and his house bur
glarized of nearly 5000 few nights ago by
Henry Lawrence, whom he employed as a
farm laborer.
For several months past the iron
trade of Chattanooga, Tenn, has been
rather depressed, as we'll as all over the
country. An effort was made there re-
Gently to bring about resumption of busi-
ness. A meeting of the several manufac-
| turers of Chattanooga, furnace men, min
| ers of the raw material and the managers of
the Dade Coal Company. was held. The Dade
Coal Company agreed to reduce their prices
on coal and coke twenty per cent, and the
producers of the raw material the same.
The question of reducing wages ten per
cent. all around was discussed but without
| result.
At Greenville, S. c., few days ago,
| Thomas Hamell, aged seventy two, was
married to Miss Sallie Green, aged twenty.
! three.
In New Orleans, on Christmas Eve,
VIM. Mccartney, Assistant Superinta ndent
of Ma rkets, was shot by Bud Renard, keep
er of gambling room. McCatfrey died the
next evening.
VIM. Brown, a newly-married man
of Brennan, Tex, met former sweetheart
| of his wife's near that city few days
ago, and literally carved him into mince
meat.
About seven miles from Brennan,
Tex, few days ago, while party of men
were running pony race, the pony of
Frank Morgan jumped out of the road and
ran into the woods, striking against trees
and limbs, and killed Morgan.
The musket performed its Christmas
work in Columbia, s. c., on slight provo
cation. A man named Patterson shot a
boy named Carter in the neck with a heavy
wad. The boy was expected to die.
Frank Stark, who shot and Killed
David r. Allen, the theatrical manger, in
the Vicksburg (Miss.) Opera-house in No
vember, has been released from jail, his
bond of $1,000 having been made by a
Vicksburg bank at the request of Stark;
friends in Cincinnati, they having guar
anteed the bank against loss.
Alex. Webb one of the propr,etors
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shot and killed by man numed Morrison
who fled to escape arrest. Webb's father
offers a reward of $500 for Morrison's ap
prehension.
Proceedings have been instituted at
Petersburg, Va, against the Dismal
Swamp Canal Lottery Company with the
object of testing the conipany's right tC
sell lottery tickets in the State.
John Agnee was stabbed to death by
James Hamilton, at Red Hill, S. c., few
days ago, and Agnee's father had his knee
bone fractured and arm broken in quarre
between the Hamiltons and Agnees.
In an atf'ray at Vancluse, S. c., few
days ago, a man named Scott was sLot anC
killed.
The jury in the case of j. NJ. Ed
wards, on trial in the Memphis, (Tenn.
Criminal Court for the murder of Sam. E
Roberts, at Ksrrv.lle, were discharged, aftel
being locked up four days and six nights
being unable to agree to a verdict, and
mistrial was entered. 1t is said seven OF
the jury were for acquittal and five fol
punishment.
Pits Webb, colored, entered George
Moore's saloon in Nashville, Tenn, lev
days ago and asked Charles Jones, the bar
keeper, for a Christmas gift. "Pll give you
Christmas gilt" replied Jones, and he dis
charged pistol at the negro. The ball en-
cred the eye and penetrated the brain
causing fatal wound. Jones claims h,
didn't know it was loaded. 1t is said h,
had previous difficulty with Webb.
In Fayette County,, Ga, And CIV
Lively was sitting by MS hresile few
evenings since when some one crept up t.
his window and placing a shotgun agains
the glass, fired on him. The gun wa
charged with mixture of shot and bullets
One bullet took effect in Lively's head
back of the ear, and one side of his heat
and face was literally filed with shot
Suspicion pointed TO Bob Allen as the mur
: derer, and investigation developed the fac
that he had skipped out. He was subse
quently arrested near Hampton, and lodge'
in Fayette County Jail.
Sam Palmer, notorious colored out
law, stabbed Frank Miller (white) to dealt
? in colored den at Dallas, Tex, fev
! nights ago, and made his escape. just be
fore the killing Palmer had a fight in
colored gambling den and had a piece o
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