The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-09-12
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS

years sentence at jne CneSGer Nlu'J rem
Tertiary for mail robbery.
Tom Carnage, a fisher man, was thrown
into Clinton River at Americas, Ga. IA few
days since by the upturning of his boat
and drowned. His wife stood on the river
bank and witnessed the catastrophe.
Police Officer Dennis Smith shot and
killed Henry Klein, German in Louis
vile (Ky.) saloon a few nights ago.
Three Klein brothers were creating dis
turbance and the officer was called in to
arrest them. Henry resisted and assault
ed the officer, knocking him down. Smith
fred twice, the second shot passing
through KIein's heart.
Reports from various sections OF Boil
var, Starkey and Washington Counties,
Miss, indicate falling of in the cotton
crop from fifteen to twenty five per cent.
The cause is shedding aud the boil worm.
The damage is chiefly upon worn lands,
which are no longer capable of carryinga
heavy fruit through the invariable drouth
of August and September
Dispatches from various points Of Cald-
well and Burke Counties, North Carolina,
state that the recent earthquake was felt
at Boone Sweetwater and Beaver Dam,
and that it extended over an area of sixty
miles square. Houses were severely
Jared and at one point vast ledge of
rock was displaced and rent in twain.
The vigilantes at Dalton, Ga, seem de-
termined to rid the country of bad char
acters by their own methods. A few
nights ago body of armed men broke
/ i,,fo tba nf na
who lives near Dalton, and severely beat
him because he had circulated ISLANDERS
about a young lady, and compelled him
to leave the country. They also gave
notice to three prohigate characters to at
once leave the country.
The corner-stone of the new Geor ria
Capitol was laid at Atlanta a few days
ago with appropriate ceremonies.
One hundred thousand feet OF Hum err,
valued at $50, 900, were burned a few days
since at the saw mill of Greenl eaf, John
son g. Co., at Norfolk, Va.
Dangue fever is prevalent at Austin,
Tex.
A boiler in the saw mill of s. M. Vim
chester at Newport, Tenn. exploded
few days ago, instantly killing two men
and seriously wounding several others.
The magnificent new ulldng erected
for the use OF the Cotton and Merchants
exchanges of Memphis, Tenn, has been
formally taken possession of by those
organizations.
T. A. Flannelly, editor of the Eventng
Neaos, received a severe beating few
days ago from Mr.. W. T. Jones, on ac-
IL. 81 seba
about Mr.. Jones' father in the NeloS
Prof. N. T. Lupton has resigned as Dean
and Professor of Chemistry in the VAN
derbilt University at Nashville, Tenn.
The people of colored church in South
Carolina recently applied to Justice for
warrant against member who has 're-
: pea tedly, wilfully, without just cause or
provocation, refused to attend service.
Martin Vann and Thomas Siles quar-
relied over game of cards at Winters
Gap, Tenn, a few days ago, and ex-
Vann's body and he died in few min.
utes.
Policeman Joime Mulet, Mexican, at
tempted to commit suicide at Browns
will e, Tex, few nights ago, by taking q
hundred drops of laudanum. 1t was dis
covered, and the doctors by hard work
saved his life,
VIM. Critzer lives in Alb ermarle
County, Virginia. He is Ninety years
oil and has eighty-fo grandchildren
and 1O4 great grandchildren living The
other day he drove forty miles in 6
buggy
Louisville real estate is assessed at $751;
600, 0J0 There were about 1000 transfers
of property last year, and the assess
ment of the property transferred wa
about eighty per cent. of the sale value
A valuable bed of silicious earth
used in polishing metals, has been fount
l in jefferson County, Kentucky, being thu
only one in the county outside of New
, Hampshire.
W. B. Smell, formerly a business mai
4 of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, was found few
DAYS ago in the house Of Malvina Hiser
courtesau in Metcalfe County, Ken
lucky, with his throat cut and horribl.
gashed about the head and body. Tn
> Hiser woman has been arrested an
= charged with the crime.
q Mr.. W. r. Lane, who owns a turpentin
s still in Pierce County, Georgia, was struc
and killed by negro employee name
Hicks few days ago The murderer es
;, capped.
:, At colored church near Vienna, GA.
: few nights ago, while the congregation
" were waiting for the preacher to conduC
y prayer meeting, Ellis Carter and Alex
Jones were passing the time in playn
cards. One accused the other of cheating
when Carter drew pistol and mortal
q wounded Jones.
4. A destructive fire occurred in the a
o and hacaet frctory of w. c. Kelly,
al Louisville, KY, a lew days ago. Tn
n' large factory was almost totally de
N stroyel, enteling loss of S36 Oll o
u, which there was an insurance of y - 0.
is The strike of the Key West Ella. } cigar
makers has terminated. The striker
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