The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-04-04
SOUTHERN oLEANINGs.


recently; loss, $4,000.
Three men were fatally injured few
days ago in a cutting ARRAY at Louisville,
Ky.
The Grand Central Hotel at Fort Smith,
Ark, burned few days ago; loss about
$4,000.
The town of Hen derson, N. c., was re.
Gently visited by fire which destroyed
$4,000 worth of property.
G. j. Wise, wealthy cotton buyer OF
jefferson, Tex, was thrown from his
sulky few nights ago, and his horse TAX
ing fright, dragged him distance, injur-
ing him severely.
Mrs. Margaret Griggs, while standing
at the dinner table at Columbus, Ga, a
few days ago, suddenly fell to the floor
and before assistance could reach her she
was dead 1t was case of heart disease.
A very sad drowning occurred in Walker
County, Ga, near Chattanooga, Tenn, a
few days ago. A farmer named James
Bond and his son attempted 10 ford a creek
which was considerably swollen. The
swift current swept them from their horses
and they were drowned.
Quite q sensation was created a few
nights ago at the First Presbyterian
Church at Chattanooga, Tenn, one of the
most popular in the city, by the pastor,
Rev. j. w. Bachman, condemning progress
sive euchre as modified form of gam
bling.
Frank Bickle, switchman employed in
the yard of the Texas & Pacific at Baird,
Tex, got fastened in the track while
coupling cars few days ago, and had an
arm and leg badly mashed.
The Tennessee Senate adopted resolu-
ton rendering the United States the use
of the Hermitage, President Andrew Jack
sons old residence as a home for veter-
ans of the Mexican war and the war IF 1872
The funeral of the late E. d. Clarke, APP
pointed Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
took place at Holly Springs, Miss, with
impressive ceremonies.
Jordan Taylor colored, pleaded guilty
at Hopkinsville, KY, to having murdered
Sallie Sanders, and was sentenced 10
death.
Ed Digman, deckhand on the steamer
John A. Wood, fell into an empty barge at
Lawrenceburg, KY, few days ago, and
was killed He lived in Pittsburgh, Pa.
G. Armstrong e. Co.'s furniture houae at
Memphis, Tenn, burned a few nights ago.
The building was owned by j. D. Lake,
and was valued at $4,000; insured for
$4,000.
The Texas Legislature passed bill to
compel railroad companies to keep their
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atty of $1,000 fine for each month of neg
lect.
On the ground that the gospel is free
the Superior Court of Georgia threw out 6
suit brought by Rev. j. A. Smith against
the Marietta Railway for preaching to the
convict gang in its employ.
John Pearce, residing near Chattanooga
Tenn, procured a license to marry Mis-
Alice Perry. She objected to having the
ceremony performed on Sunday, and he a
once shot himself through the heart
Trainmaster Virgins, of Jackson, Tenn
after a successful trail has captured three
of gang of thieves which has been rob
bling freight trains ON the Illinois Contra
Road while taking water near Abbeville
Miss, and has given the road much an
noyance lately. 1t is thought that the ar
rests will break up the gang.
A tragedy occurred a few nights ago il
the northwest part of Johnson County
Tex, in which a wealthy cattleman nance
Hall, late a druggist at Fort Worth, wa
killed by leading citizen named Vincen
Wicher
Burglars rifled the safe of Griffith
Conover, lumber dealers, of Dallas, Tex.
a few nights ago, securing cash and secu
rites to the amount of about $500 Tn
notion store of II. b. Burr was also bur
glarized of nearly 1900 worth of goods, ant
all the samples of d. L. Malone, drum
mer for Cincinnati house. No clue to tn
burglars.
Section No. of freight train on tn
Illinois Central Railroad ran into the rea
end of section No. near Grand Junction
Tenn, few days ago. Brakeman Turner
of Mcconnell, Tenn, was killed and Con
ductor Turner, "a brother, probably fatal.
hurt The caboose of one train and the en-
CINE of the other were wrecked
Not to be outdone by other cities, an or
ganized movement is being made at Shreve
port, La, to suppress gambling, whic
merchants of the city claim has been open
" carried on, detrimental to commerca
interests. Money has been subscribed
employ the best attorneys of the city t
enforce the laws against gambling, ia OF
der to have them fully carried out. Th
city authorities will also be invoked
carry out the ordinances.
Charles Cooke, defaulter from Jack
: sonville, Fla, was captured in Wester
Texas few daye since. Young Cool
was employed in the office of the Florid
Railway & Navigation Company.
February he stole a package of none
amounting to $1,000 and fed. The dectet
tives followed him 5000 miles before
) was captured. Young Cooke belongs {
one of the best families in Florida.
+, On the Western & Atlantic Railroa
e near Tilton, Tenn, few days ago, as tt
north bound express train thunderC
= around a curve near the station, Engine