The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-03-15
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

HoilVu, COlOIeus uicu NJ the
residence of her daughter in Lexington,
KY, on February 2S, with paralysis, in the
18th year of her age. She was born in
clark County, in June I'LL. She belonged to
william Mcdonald, who died several wears
ago near Versailles. She was the mother
OF ten children, six of whom still live, four
In Lexington and two in Bowling Green,
The youngest of her children is now sixty.
eight years OLD. Eliza Harold was un.
doubtedly the oldest inhabitant in Ken
lucky. She was able to walk about in
the house up to the day of her death.
The Shreveport Oa.) Standard has
suspended publication.
The twenty-seventh anniversary of
the New Orleans Fire Department was cell
ebrated few days since by grand pro-
cession.
Chairman McKelroy, of the Alabama
Democratic State Central Committee, has
resigned, being candidate for nomination
for Governor.
In the past two months Southern
mines and factories drew more than $2s,.
100000 for investment.
DIR. Robert Coleman, who was Med
ical Inspector of the Confederate army of
Northern Virginia, died at Richmond, Va,
a few days ago.
The General Assembly of the Presby-
terrain Church will meet at Vlcksburg,
Miss, May 10, and preparations are al
ready being made for the reception and en-
tertainment of the delegates
Tennessee Federal and Confederate
soldiers are making arrangements to join a
large party of Federal soldiers from the
North, and participate in the celebration of
the twenty-second anniversary of the bat
tie of Shiloh.
Father w. j. Hamilton, who was
buried recently at Louisville, KY, was
well known during the war for missionary
work in the stockade at Andersonville, for
which he was presented with testimonial
by the Grand Army of the Republic.
Judge Amos Merrill. who recently re-
signed the United States Judgeship OF the
Eastern District of Texas, died few days
ago at Austin, in that State. He was born
in Massachusetts, in 1910, but had lived in
Texas for forty-five years.
Nobody in Chesterfield County,
South Carolina, dares to arrest w. b. Cash
for the murder of Marshal Richards. A
posse of citizens who organized for that
purpose were implored by Sheriff Shoffend
not TO attempt an act so rash. The Govern
or has taken the matter in hand, and pro-
poses to bring Cash to punishment.
The Louisville (Ky.) indictments
against Manager Douglas for sending lot
terry circulars through the mails have been
quashed. Judge Barr of the United States
Court held that they were defective be-
cause they did not allege that an agent of
the lottery placed the matter in the mail
box.
Arrangements have been perfected at
Birmingham, Ala, to consolidate the
Pratt Coal and Iron Company Alice Fur
mace Company and Linn Iron Company
into one organization with S3,00),0J0 cap
ital.
William ii. Horton, Clerk and Com
missioner of the United States Circuit and
District Courts, and United States Ship.
ping Commissioner at Pensacola, Fla, has
absconded, being a defaulter.
A few days ago the dead bodies of
Charles Beck, prominent citizen of Mason
County, Tex, and his two horses were
found on the bank of Llano River. From
evidence gathered, it appears that he first
shot his two horses and then committed
suicide with laudanum. Family trouble
was the cause.
Thirty-fve families, Austrian and
Italians, were landed at Galveston, Tex, a
few days ago in a destitute condition by
the steamship Harris from Brazos, Santa
go. They claim that they were induced to
emigrate to Mexico by promises of land
and assistance from the Mexican Cover n
ment, which were not fulfilled, and say
they were compelled to labor on railways
and other works for exceedingly meager
wages. The Austrian and Italian Consuls
have been applied to for help.
The house of Henry Oglesby, colored,
at Shelton, Fairfield County, 5. e., was de-
stroyed by fire few days ago. His two
children were locked in the house at the
time, one of which was roasted to death
and the other seriously burned. The par
ents were at work in field near by, but
out of view.
While jim Shered and his wife, col
ored, living in Abbeville County, S. c.,
were absent from home their house caught
fire and burned to the ground. Their two
small children we in the house ut the
time, and, being unable to get out, were
burned to death.
In Heard County, Ala, during the
recent cyclone, logs were whirled INTO TIE
air and broken before they reached the
ground.
At Leeds, Ala, the recent tornado
deposited near the railroad wood-work-
ing machine which no one about there had
ever seen before.
Three horses belonging to DIR. Thos.
Wright, near Birmingham, Ala, were lit
ed into the air during the tornado, and
have not been seen or heard from since.
A house near Birmingham, Ala, in
which two negroes were lying sick, was
picked up by the wind and landed fifty
yards away. Neither of the men were in