The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-06-27
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,

over Inc cut Is enormous and the ylelu
very great. Good judges estimate the
average at twenty three bushels to the
acre.
George Billiard, OF Columbia, Tenn, at
tempted suicide few days ago by cut
ting himself in a number of places about
the body and head. The cause was
whisky. Billiard is dangerously hurt
A colored man in Anderson County,
South Carolina, named Berry Armstrong,
has almost completely changed color in
the past year. He is sixty-one years OF
age, and was formerly a slave. He says
that in June last white spots commenced
coming first on his legs and then on his
body, neck and face, until now he is,
except a few spots around his nose,
mouth, eyes, and the rims Of his ears, as
white as most white men. His eyes have
also changed, and correspond with his
color His hair and beard still have the
appearance of the negro, but are getting
very gray.
The Savannah (Ga.) authorities prohibit
bill-boards and wall advertising, and the
newspapers warmly support their action
on the ground that bill-boards mar the
beauty of the landscape.
Corn worms are destroying the plant in
Texas.
William Martin, a New York drummer,
was drowned in the Tennessee River at
Florence, Ala, few days ago.
Miss Mary Lemard cowhided James
Myers at Nashville, Tenn, a few days
since for circulating damaging reports
about her.
The total State school fund of Georgia
in 1884 was $50S,454
While swimming a river to escape from
officers of the law, George Edwards, COL
ored, a notorious Georgia burglar, was
fatally shot by his pursuers.
Max T. Weiser, clerk in the San An
tonic Post-otflce, has been arrested for
stealing reg istered letters.
Henry and Elijah Pickard, residing neal
Chestnut Mound, Tenn, were shot and
dangerously wounded by Frank Evans
The affair was the result of an old feud
Elijah was shot in the left side and Henry
in the neck
The boiler in the saw-mill of j. N. Doal
near Wakefield Station, Tenn, exploded {
few days ago, killing John Tucker and in
juring three other men, one of whom cal
not recover.
A difficulty occurred few evening
since in New Orleans between john H
Charlton and Robert Keoghey, room
mates, during which the former shot tn
latter in the right side and neck. He the
shot himself in the head, from the effect
of which he died in short time. Keoghe
will recover
Judge r. A. Hill, at Oxford, Miss, re
Gently decided the case of the Memphis
Salem e. Brunswick Railroad Compan
VS.. Green, Hamilton a. Co. in favor OF th
latter. The road owes the firm SOL :, OF
which constitutes the greater part of tn
assets of Green's bank at Jacks on, whic
failed last yaar.
Rittenh ouse Moore, the extensive haT
Dor work contractor of Mobile, Ala,
arranging to dredge and cut the pr oppose
Atlantic Coast Tunnel, which work wi
give a continuous water route along th
eastern coast of Florida by way of India
River.
Mike Presley, a worthless, impecuni
GUS Irishman, living in Yazoo City, Miss
who, eighteen months ago. Inherited
through the death of an uncle in Minnesc
to, fortune of $500 900, is now mis- sins
1t is stated that Presley has sold hi
claim for S4OO. The theory now is ths
the purchaser fearing that the contrac
would not hold good on account of Mike
intoxicated condition, planned his takin
off.
A waterspout burst in the vicinity {
Dyersburg, Tenn, few days ago, doin
great damage. Fences and bridges wer
washed away, lands badly washed, an
crops much injured. A portion of tn
Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Rail
road track, at Henning Station, wa
washed away.
Two first cotton blooms were received {
Memphis, Tenn, few days ago on
from ]. H. Bisco's farm at Bolivar Land
ing Miss, and the other from DAM,
Mum of Tunica County, Mississippi
These blooms were thirteen days in &C
vance of the appearance last year, bl
about an average of date as to their ger
eral appearance.
William Freeman, aged eighteen, fe
DAYS since, ON Chincoteaque Island, Va
shot Timothy Hills, his wife and daugh
ter, and then killed himself. He ha
courted the daughter of Hills and sh
it is supposed, at the instance of hi
mother, declined his suit. 1t was feart
) that all three would die. Mr. Hills is OF
!, of the most prominent citizens of Il
island.
. Richard Stillwell the grandfather !,
the largest family In the vicinity of Jacl
son, Ga, was found hanging few day
. ago. He was eighty seven years of ag
y His bed stood in the middle of the ROOF
and a rope, with a moose, hung from
rafter above to aid him in rising. VIII
the family were at prayer-meeting the o
man put his head in the moose and end,
q his life.
Frank W. Gregory, a reporter on Il
= Louisville (Ky.) Commercial, was arrest,
n few days ago on a charge of embezzl
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