The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-24
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

A negro man in Coosa County, Alabama,
native of Afeica, died few days ago
aged 10 years. / Et
A two year old boy named Evans was
burned to death at Taylor Tex, a few
days ago, by his clothing catching fir.
There are 45O places for the sale Of liquor
in Galveston, Tex, but one Of which is
operating under pail up license.
The hest grave digger in Virginia is
name Mcnamara and he lis eighty. rec
years old. He has buried over 1000 per
sons. He gathers them in.
A proposed amendment to the railroad
commission law of Georgia, granting IA l
way companies the right to make their
| own rates, subject to revision only on
complaint has been defeated in the AS
sembly at Atlanta.
Ely Hood, of Ozark, Ala, loved Mrs.
Backman's daughter The mother refused
her consent to the MARI age, whtreupon
/ Hood fired her out by burning her house.
He has been fined $1,000 and given six
months at hard labor.
In a 9racas on the Hamilton plantation,
near Shreveport, La; few days ago,
Freeman Blum shot and fatally wounded
Jack Stewart. The difficulty was caused
by dispute about fit y cents.
A singular story of brutality comes from
Mount Pleasant, in Monroe County, Ala
bama. Bill Ogburn, a noted desperate,
while drunk, disemboweled negro
named Tom Spencer. A physi.
clan was called to care for the murdered
man, but Ogturn, knife in hand, forced
the doctor to leave, and the negro died
| from neglect. Ogburn stabbed the negro
| and shot off his nose while the latter was
under the influence of chloroform.
| Nashville, Tenn, elected Republican
Mayor by 800 majority.
1t is said that Camden County, North
Carolina, will raise enough corn to feed
the State.
The Southern Pacific Railway Company
will erect new shops at Houston, Tex.
| Atlanta, Ca, has sunk an artesian we'll
to the depth of two thousand feet without
finding water.
The Georgia Legislature has requested
the Congressman from that State to vote
for the repeal of the internal revenue law.
A man who has never had teeth is living
in Sumner County, Georgia. He is sixty
nine years old.
John S. Wise has been in twenty six
duels, which indicates that Virginia would
be poor place in which TO recruit regi-
ment of sharpshooters.
A negro in Jackson County, Georgia, is
reported to have butte ed steer to death,
the owner having promised him the car
cass on that condition.
The rooms of the Memphis Cotton Elk
change and the Memphis Merchants Ex-
change have been formally opened.
During the month of August not q sim
gle white person died in Selma, Ala.
A fire at CORTLAND, Miss, few nights
ago destroyed four business houses. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Miss Sarah Freeman Clarke, sister OF
Rev. James Freeman Clarke, has fine
studio at Marietta, Ga, the walls being
adorned by her own paintings.
Colonel William Reese, of Marshall
vile, Ca, is at Macon seri ously sick with
fever. The impression prevails that it is
a'case of genuine yellow fever.
The large cotton seed oil mills at Hemp
stead, Tex, owned by the Ahrenheckel
Company, were totally destroyed by fire
few evenings since. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
The State Of North Carolina derives 6
revenue of 500, 900 from tax on drum
mers. A provision of the law gives a res
ident drummer a rebate, the effect OF
which has just been pronounced an un
Just discrimination ag ainst on.residents,
and the law is, therefore, declared un
constitutional.
The Georgia Legislature has adjourned
after summer session of 100 days. The
most important bill passed was genera
option law, udder which many temper
ance elections will be held in various
counties.
c. d. Potter, a travelling agent, engaged
in selling metal-backed photograph al
buns, took half an ounce of laudanum a
Austin, 7 ex., the other night for the sup
posed pose of committing suicide. H,
will recover.
Prof. Atkins. with a number of artists
are making the trip down the Mississippi
| river, ndklHS SkelCueS lot llluSITuJlOn'
to appear in Harper'S Magazine.
The Illicit distllers of Franklin County
Georgia, have begun q war upon law
abiding citizens whom they suspect o
having informed upon them. A young
man who testified for the Gov eminent il
several cases has been assassi mated, and
many persons have been ordered to leave
the county or take the consequences.
Mrs. E. F. Dunn, of Pres cot, Ark, whilt
out driving a Texarkana, few days ago
met with a very serious, il not fatal, acct
dent. The horse she was driving became
frightened at a passing engine and. raj
away, overturning the vehicle and throw
ing her out with great force, the buggy
passing over her head and body. She
sustained internal injuries, and hel
friends entertain fears that she will moi
recover
Francis Braun suicided at Louisville {