The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-08-08
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

Henry Nance, who was on a protracted
spree, shot his wife at Oakland, Miss, a
few days ago, and then blew out his own
brains.
The Southern mil-owners' convention
at Augusta, Ca, was failure in point OF
attendance
The fiux, which has been widely preva-
lent in Western Alabama, is now very
severe in Choctaw County. Reliable re-
ports are to the effect that in the south
ern part of the county few of the people
attacked recover. Many families in the
infected district have abandoned their
homes, and considerable distress exists
In consequence
Rev. DR.. W. r. Davis, colored, pastor OF
the Zion Baptist Church, of Louisville,
KY, has resigned by request of his con-
gregation who complained that he did
not preach loud enough and did not raise
them to that pitch of fervor which makes
them so happy. DIR. Davis is a graduate
of Harvard, and was at one time Presi-
dent of the colored Kentucky State Uni
versty.
The endowment of Wake Forest IN. c.
College now amounts to 1912, 900.
Geor 20 Carroll was convicted of the
murder of his wife at Searcy, Ark.
A twenty year odd lad is among those
seeking a divorce in Toccoa, Ga. He has
been married two years.
A Justice of the Peace of Bowdon, Ga,
has served thirty years and never had
judgment reversed or sent back for a new
| trio boS bno ioI aud
has raised twenty two children.
j. A. Camp, of Atlanta, Ca, says he has
cabbages growing in his garden that are
eight feet in circumference, and that a
cabbage weighing sixteen pounds is a
common thing among his vegetables,
! Thomas X. Brantly, of cambridge, Ca,
recently arrested for indecent brutality
toward his wife, was taken from Jail at
that place a few nights ago by mob,
hanged to a tree and his body ridded with
bullets.
A tomato vine at Plant City, Fla, COW
cred spot seventy-two feet in clrcum-
ference, and bore all last winter without
injury by cold.
Rev. John G. Young, the widely known
Presbyterian minister, was found dying,
with a bottle of laudanum by his side, at
High Bridge, KY, few nights ago. 1t is
not known whether the case is one of
suicide or not. A few years ago he was
pastor of Louisville church.
Work will soon commence on the Geor-
gia Pacific Railway and the gap between
Birmingham and Columbus will be fin
ished.
At Sweet Water, Ca, there is school
taught by w. A. Rogers, the Tax COL
lector. The oldest pupil of the seventy
five in attendance is not yet fifteen. They
are all related to one another and to the
teacher, the furthest removed being the
second cousin.
difficulty occurred at Aberdeen, Miss,
few days ago. between Mr.. w. b.
Walker and Samuel A. Dalton, of Mobile,
Ala, which led to the attempt at a duel
and the arrest of the parties at Starkville,
on their way to point out of the State.
The matter was finally settled by refer
ence of the dispute to six citizens, three
selected by each of the.principals.
An old man named Jim Hall, living In
Dooy County, Ca, while going to visit
his daughter a few days ago. in climbing
fence got one of his feet caught in the
upper rails and hanged there, h cad down.
When he was discovered, three days later,
he was dying from his protracted torture.
James Searcy went to Taylor County,
Ga, three years ago and married Miss
Fola Curtis. Lately he has been quite
, fond of his thirteen-year- old sister, in
law. This was regarded as brotherly
g. fax dow oinoa xuhan h
ing sold out his possessions he disap
peared with his fresh young victim. 1t
: has since been developed that Searcy has
: two wives in Alabama, whom he had de-
sorted before his arrival here. He is only
twenty five years of age.
Archibald Starnes, seventy years OF
age, of Dausonville, Ca, few days since
took his gun, heavily loaded, screwed 1t
into blacksmith's wise, attached string
to the trigger, placed the side of his head
n to the muzzle and literally blew his brains
Y out. Some years ago he married wife
. much younger than himself, and since
! then the family, composed of the wife and
Il several grown up children, have been In
h constant rows, causing the old man to end
J. his domestic troubles in this manner
S Horac, Mullen, in Anderson County
e Kentucky, few days since shot land
e killed Ed and Bob Hawkins and wounded
: Porter Hawkins. Mullen escaped.
il Several months ago body Of masked
Q men visited the house of Prof. p J. Slo
). cum, school teacher near Horse Cave
e XIV. Slocum fired into the crowd ant
o killed three of them. Slocum has nov
" feled a suit for $4,000 against nineteen o
" the best citizens of Hart County. Heals
lie charges them with conspiracy to driv
l. him out of the county.
4 A meeting of ex- Confederates and ex
s. Federals was held at Austin, Tex. fey
re days ago to take steps for paying respec
to the memory eff General Grant. A com
ly mittee of thirteen was appointed to drai
n, suitable resolutions, and arrangement
ly were made for participating in the funer