The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-03-07
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

The Big Sandy Crex.) hotel, with all Its
contents, burned a few nights ago. The
loss is estimated at from 5000 to $1,000;
partially insured. Incendiarism is sus-
pected.
Mr.. Lionel c. Levy, one of the promi.
nent merchants of New Orleans, acci-
dentally shot himself while hunting on
the shores of Lake Pontchartrain few
days ago. He tripped over his gun,
which he had placed against a tree, and
it exploded, and he received full load of
shot in the breast, from which wound his
death resulted soon after.
Wilse Whitfield, farmer living near
Scottsboro, Ala, was Drained with an axe
few nights ago by F. NJ. Tidwell, ten
ant, whose wife he had insulted. Tidwell
fed, and had not been captured.
The Art Gallery of the New Orleans Ex-
position is now open, presenting one of the
finest collections by native and foreign
artists ever seen in this country.
The remains of Martin Plat, who has
been missing since July, and for whom
reward was offered, were found by travel
ers in the Eagle Mountains, Ell Paso Coun'
ty, Tex, few days ago. His watch, pis-
tol, letters and relics were found with the
remains and enabled the finders to identi-
fly them. Plat got lost in the mountains
last summer, and it is believed he persisted
for the want of water
Charles Hickey and Frank Steele, two
wealthy fruit growers of Hamilton Coun-
| ty, Tennessee, were drowned few nights
| ago in Chickamauga Creek, near Chatta-
nooga.
Dilsen Herpin, farmer in the southern
portion of Lafayette Parish Louis lana,
was assassinated in his bed few nights
| ago.
Miss Mary Holbrook, a beautiful young
lady of Buchanan, Ga, was burned to
death few nights ago. While she was
standing in front Of the Fireplace her
clothing caught fire, and before help came
in answer to her screams she was literally
roasted alive.
The North Carolina Legislature has in
creased the annual appropriation for the
University of North Carolina $4,000 in
view of establishing the institution on a
higher plane. The faculty will be greatly
increased. Permanent chairs of science
will be provided for.
Ex-Judge John ELLIOTT, of Mobile, Ala.
died few nights ago, aged fifty five
years. He was distinguished lawyer Of
that State. He served in tie Seventh
Louisiana under Stonewall Jackson, ant
rose to the rank of Captain, being cap
tured in the battle of the Wilderness
Under the reconstruction laws he wa
first Judge of the Mobile Judicial Circuit
After his term he resumed his law prac-
tice.
Governor Ireland of Texas commute
the death sentence pas sed on Jesse Jack
son, who was to have been executed a
Houston on the 9th, to Imprisonment fo
life. His Excellency's action was brough
about by the recommendation of the Judg'
who tried the prisoner and a certificate b,
medical experts that the condemne'
was a born idiot and not responsible TO
his acts.
William Pittman, charged with forgery
escaped second time from the Hickman
County jail at Columbus, KY, few night
ago. He broke his cell door from 1t
hinges and let himself down from the jai
window by blanket. He was heard o
at his brothers., nine miles in the country
but had not been recaptured
The offices of the Denton County Cler
} and one of the court-rooms at Denton
, Tex, were broken into a few nights ag
, and twenty-six criminal indictments an
/ five appearance bonds stolen. Much ex
! element was occasioned, as the bonde
prisoners can now flee from trial and tn
bondsmen feel secure.
, Peter Franklin (colored), while s andin
: beside the track of the Southwestern Rail
, road, near Georgetown, Ala, few day
: ago, was fired at by an unknown party o
> a passing freight train, one shot tain
effect in the knee, which brought him
: the ground, when he crawled off into tn
woods. He has no idea of who the would
be murderer was.
/ The encampment of all the Grand Arm
| Posts of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabam,
: met at Chattanooga, Tenn, last week, be
? ing the first assembly of the Posts in th
South. There was good ATTENDANCE
Resolutions were adopted urging the pas
sage of the Mexican pension bill; the r.
l tirement of General Grant; giving e1
Union soldiers who were conscripted I'M
A Confederate service leave to join IL
Posts. The election Of officers resulte
in the re reelection of Colonel Ed. s. Jone
= of Mas hville, as Department Commando
= and the officers were publicly installed
In the Texas Senate bill has been il
Y troduced to prohibit the hiring of sailo
g of foreign vessels in Texas ports to lab
on the wharves hey ond their ships tackl
g NJ. c. Smith, lawyer of Marlin, Tex
= and candidate for County Attorney
Falls County at the last election, since b
: defeat has been drinking very hard.
e few days since he was attacked with d
lirium tremens, and imagined that he sa
r snakes and all other horrible things.
= escaped from his friends and could not
found for some time, when he was disco
D cred almost dead in a we'll, into which
: had fallen. His condition was critics
i and he WAS NOT exnected IN live