The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-01-31
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

" INV AHO ilull lOuCu was utluS luhSu
from the Post-otlice at Lake Providence,
La, few nights ago, to the mail boat,
the carrier was waylaid and the pouch
carried off. 1t was found next morning
soma distance from the point where it was
tCken, cut open and robbed of all the
registered packages; also the report Of
Postmaster Jones of Lake Providence. The
peach contained u, go in registered pack
ages.
A few days since fire was discovered in
two-story frame building, in Mobile,
Ala, occupied as a grocery store and
sleeping-room by Mr.. Frank Cullen, with
the upper floors occupied by George Phil
lips, owner of the house, and family, with
boarders, three in number. The flames
spread so rapidly that Mrs. and Miss Phil
lips were burned to death. Mr.. Phillips
died subsequently of burns received in en-
deavoring to save his family. Cullen has
been arrested for incendiarism.
Rev. Charles F. Clark, well known
clergyman of Houston County, Georgia,
while quarreling with colored man few
days ago, was attacked by the latter with
a knife. The preacher, who had cane in
his hand, struck the negro on the head with
it, killing him instantly. A Coroner's jury
justified the preacher.
In fire at Paris, Tenn, a few night ago,
the Howar Block on the West side of the
Public Square, was burned. W. +. Daw-
sons grocery was also destroyed. A young
man named Boofman and negro, while
trying to save the goods, were burned to
death. Fill Myers, negro porter, was
buried in the cellar, but was finally res
cued, having sustained dislocated Shout
der. 1t was thought that three bodies were
buried in the ruins. Total loss over $40, 900
light insurance.
There are many counties in Tennessee
without even carriage road, and horse.
back is the only mode of locomotion.
j. M. Hall, an old citizen of Arlington
Tex, had his neck broken a few day.
since.
Mrs. Magofin, widow living at Green
store, KY, shot and killed a noted hog
thief who had broken into her barn few
nights ago.
John Cheeks, who murdered Anderson
Odom at a ball some weeks ago, broke jai
at Swainsborough, La, few nights ago
Rev George Spencer, colored Baptis
preacher of Norfolk, Va, was recent,
convicted of petit larceny and sentences
to thirty days in Jail.
In none of the Southern States do the re
ceip S from the Post office pay the ex
penses Of the postal service. In the Vir
ginia the deficit is 100000 and in Georgi
1920, 900.
Mrs. c. H. Walbridge shot and wounde
an unknown burglar a few nights age
while he was trying to break into her hous
at Dallas, Tex. He escaped, but al pool c
blood was found.
Stephen Spence, a sheepman, living thre
and one-half miles from Morgan, Tex, &C
cidentally shot his little son few day
ago with buckshot, killing him instantly
The jeans manufacturers of Louisvlll,
KY, and New Albany, Ind, have decide
to open all mills now closed by agreemer
on February 1st, running two-thirds tim
till April.
There was an unusual civic and militar
display at the installation of GovernC
Shales of North Carolina at Raleigh. TIL
Governor, in his inaugural, sketched tn
great improvement of the State during th
past ten years.
DIR. Leo, the notorious counterfeiter, wa
sentenced a Nashville, Tenn, to fiftee
years in State Prison, on three indictment
of counterfeiting. He created quite
scene in court by appealing to the jury
ald for mercy.
A few days ago Pat Woods (colored
killed Cons able Mike Bowen at McCom
City, and escaped. Woods was subse
quently arrested and lodged in Jail.
mob of masked men broke open the jai
took Woods out and hanged him.
Wiley Fryar the seventeen year-old so
of one of the leading magistrates of Hami
ton County, Tennessee, was drowned a fe'
days ano in less than three inches of we
ter. He was passing a pool when he fe
in an pileptic fit, face downward, an
when found was dead, Drowning was tn
cause of his death.
Dr. Marker, of Adams County, low
and Mrs. Eliza Park, who eloped togethe
deserving their lawful partners thrt
months ago, were arrested at jackson
Tenn, few days ago and were taken t
Chattanooga. Marken is believed to |
implicated in n bank robbery, and it is a
legged that $500 is offered for his arres
The pair We're sent back to Iowa.
A singular fatality occurred at Roystol
Ca, few days ago, in which spontaneol
combustion exploded crib of corn on I'll
farm of James Shirley. He had packed IL
corn very closely and left the crib unco,
cred. Rain came, when the corn swelle
and burst the crib in every direction son
of the corn flying thirty feet away, one
the cohs striking a negro, who was stand
ing by, on the temple, killing him il
stantly,
The police of Memphis, Tenn, have SUI
ceeded in arresting Willis Cole, a negr
who on the night of the 22d of last Septen
Der stabbed and killed Joseph Grimes,
plumber. The killing was very mysteriou
Grimes was in company with companio
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