The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-06-20
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.


Chicago syndicate will abandon the con-
tract.
The shortage of Captain George K.
Speed, of the private banking firm OF A.
d. Hunt g. Co., at Louisville, KY, is now
placed at $4,000, and it is intimated that
the money was lost principally in specu'
lations.
nights ago and swept both sides of WASH
ington Square, the main business street OF
the town leaving only three houses stand
ing. 1t also extended for some distance
on both sides of Klby street and down
the west side of Main street. The indi-
vidual losses are small but the total will
be over 100000.
There were three distinct efforts made
to wreck the passenger train of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe Railway, recently.
AS it emerged from the corporate confines
of Cleburne, broken rails and other OBJ
structions were placed upon the track. In
each instance the distractions were dis
covered in time for their removal before
a mishap occurred. Officers are in quest
of the attempted wreckers.
Cotton worms are doing considerable
damage in North Texas.
General S. B. Buckner is mentioned as
candidate for Governor of Kentucky.
Fire caused the loss of s., 0J0 at Nos. 1Gl
and 1913 Canal street, New Orleans, few
days ago.
| The love of notoriety is illustrated in a
Gilmer County (Ga.) man, who claims to
have handled rails that Abraham Lincoln
split
Mrs. Hurley, at Wilson, Tex, jumped
into well with suicidal intent, but was
pulled out by neighbors and will live
Joe Gray, negro murderer of Hardin
burg, KY, has been removed to Louis
to prevent his being lynched.
The negroes in Macon, Ga, are greatly
excited in consequence of the number Of
cases of insanity occurring among them
within the past month. Six crazy negroes
are now confined in the County Jail.
George Wilson, Charles d wis aud Ma
thin Jones, all colored, of Plaquemine
Parish, La, have been found guilty of the
murder of Henrietta Cole. Sentence was
deferred.
Pope Cole, miner at the Legal Tender
mine, near Dalton, Ga, while walking on
the top of the mountain n few days ago,
slipped on rock and fell, tumbling
down over $50 feet, and was crushed to q
jelly.
Mrs Burns, wife of Blake Burns, high :
ly respected farmer who resides near Boil
war, Tenn, hanged herself at home few
days ago. No cause is known for the act.
Mississippi towns are still electing Post
masters by popular vote, but the Wash
ington authorities continue to issue the
certificates according to their own cam
vass of the returns.
A fire, supposed to be incendiary, de.
stroyed a square of brick buildings at Boil
war, Tenn, few nights ago. Tate's
Opera house, the Bolivar Bulletin printing
office and the Post -office were burned
Loss over $4,000.
j. M. Marshall, the Government building
contractor at Jackson, Tenn, who wa
injured recently by falling derrick dice
from the effects. Marshall was an exten
sive contractor, and had buildings il
course of erection at Jackson, at Usage
Ia, Oxford, Miss, and in South Carolina
New Orleans is satisfied with the result
of the Expos ton. The retail stores hav
done more active business than in wha
is KIN own as splendid years; the hotels ant
boarding houses have been crowded; tn
railroad lines have had every car EN-
ployed; the rents have been higher, anC
many lam | es have paid their rem
through casual boarders.
JOHN A. CHEATHAM, n merchant o
Raleigh, N. c., was murdered in his stor
few nights ago, by William Gooch,
street laLorer, and Mr.. Cheatham'
brother was stabbed, perhaps fatally, a
the same time by James Smith, also
street laborer. Gooch escaped. Smt
was captured.
ADDIE WALKER, girl of thirteen, wa
walking along the street in Talbolton, Ga.
a few DAYS since W 18th a companion of he
own age. They were talking about
crazy woman supposed to be in town
d lie Trice, n colored girl, saw then
coming, and, overhearing their converse
ton, threw her clothes over her head an
rushed wildly at them, behaving q
slough she was crazy. Aidie tainted an
, fell headlong to the sidewalk, dying fror
FRIGHT an hour later. ..
Rufus Gardner was found dead in tn
Fowlkes House, Clarksville Tenn, fey
days ago, having committed suicide b
!, swallo wing forty grains of morphine
, letter pinned ON the bosom of his shir
stated he took his life on account of tn
I trouble he had experienced since the deaf
of his wife, and gave directions as to tn
disposition of his money. He lett 81 &c
. to two daughters.
While construction train with fit
hands was passing through tunnel No. /
q near New River, Tenn, few days ag,
the walls gave way and buried porto
of the men in the ruins Several wei
killed and none escaped more or less Sc
{ we're injuries.
A train on the Chesapeake, Ohio
$ Southwestern Railroad, near Lucy Sta
|. ton, Tenu., was backing few days ag
q when bull appeared on the track an
= ditcbad Sly fat cars KILLING Ihart War