The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-05-02
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

Uhat TN railroad commission created by
the last Legislature is a legal tribunal.
NJ. r. Wells postal clerk on the line be-
tween New Orleans and Por, Eals dis
appeared recently taking with him the
contents of the registered letter pouch,
amounting, it is supposed, to several
teen years OF age.
The Governor of Louisiana has issued a
proclamation of quarantine against the
leading ports OF Mexico, Central and
South America and the West Indian
Islands, to take effect May 10th.
A negro laborer, who had left his en-
ployer in Lincoln, Ga, was caught few
days ago by Peter Dill and George Ken
needy and put under the lash. They tied
him and beat him until he fell unconscious.
He died few hours later. The crime has
startled the community with horror.
Corsicana, Tex, is to have large roller
patent -four mill.
There are said to be large beds of chrome
ore in Troupe County, Georgia.
cyclone at Prairie Grove, Tex, few
days ago caused serious loss of life and
property.
Texas will soon abound with cotton
mills, says San Anto1io paper, which
also chronicles the erection of a mill at
dale at a cost of $4,000
Vicksburg, Miss, was visited by a con-
fla ration recently that destroyed $780,
QUO worth of proper y and a number of
human lives. The Herald was burned out
and nd IN susnand a fau dovs
W. g. Britton, Tax Collector of Hale
County, Ala, was convicted recently OF
embezzing SIS, 900, and was sentenced to
the Alabama State Prison.
1t is stated that recent losses by General
Gordon, of Geor ia, may prompt him to
accept the Russian Mission on account of
the salary.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee in ses-
sion at jackson, has confirmed the SEN
tence of death on Joe Clark, colored, Of
Hardeman County, for killing another
ne TO in 1884.
Perryville, a Tennessee River town, was
annihilated few days sine by an incen-
diary fire started by person seeking re-
venge on one of the inhabitants.
Citizens Of Chattanooga, Tenn, willie
| der General Grant the free use Of a pri-
vate hotel on Lookout Mountain, where
it it is thought he will be greatly bene-
| fitted.
Mrs. Willet Babcock's hotel at Paris,
Tex, burned few nights ago. Nearly all
the contents were destroyed. Loss, S15,-
900; insurance, 5000. The fire was of in
cendiary origin.
Charles Mcconnell, a brakeman, was
instantly killed while switching in the
yard at Guthrie, KY, a few days ago.
The deceased was resident of Earling
ton, Ky.
The loss of cattle in Southwest Florida
the pas winter is reported greater than in
any other previous year, one stock-raiser
es imating his loss at two thousand head.
Pneumonia, Georgia paper says, seems
to have been the disease that played such
| havoc.
Bernard Battshwhiler, aged thirteen,
employed to carry press dispatches from
the Nashville (Tenn.) american office tc
the EUening Banner, fell from the banis-
ters in the third story of the A,nertcar
building few nights ago, and was in
stantly killed,
The question of again opening the New
Orleans Expos ton on November Isl ii
beirg agtated. Notwithstanding th' ex
peuse that would be entailed during the
five months intervening between the clos
ing and reopening OF the buildin ?, in the
way of insurance, repairs and police, it il
believed thai the enterprise may be made
to pay.
Charlie Brett, of Jackson, Tenn, {
brakeman, while coupling cars at Cayce
KY, few days ago, made misstep, fall
ing across the track. The wheels passed
over his lett leg, crushing it between the
knee and thigh. He was in a critical con
dit n.
1t was recently announced by the Presi
dent Of the company that John l. Stovall
book-keeper of the Georgia Chemica
Works, at Augusta, is defaulter, prob
ably as high as $4,000. The chemica
works is a wealthy corporation, the stool
of which is owned almost entirely by par
ties in Baltimore and Norfolk, Va. ALFRED
Baker is President.
Recent inves igations in the Lillian Mad
ison murder case at Richmond, Va, SHOW
that she had a watch key resembling tina
found in the aperture in the reservoi
ence. This in part destroys the mos
valuable evidence against Cluverius, a
the prosecution relied upon the watch-ke!
to connect him with the tragedy.
The police of Mobile, Ala, have cap
tured H. L. wilkins, of many aliases, &C
cused of successful confidence games i
MANY other Southern cities, especial
Atlanta and New Orleans. His game wa
to buy out retail grocers, handle the cas-
and skip. He answers the descriptions
and was taken while trying to perpetrat
this swindle upon a NJ bile groceryman.
The seventeen-year- daughter G
George Clarke, OF Habersham, Ga, Will
putting out an incipient fire which ha
broken out in the house, few days agt
I became enveloped in flames. Her fathe
a in his excitement, threw water in til
d. | -.-.,S, 4 irantiou opd hafora tho flame