The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-25
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

Two small sons Of Mr.. Has Beardeu wers
drowned a few days ago while bathing in
Mobiles mill pond, seven miles from Doug
lassville, Ca The smaller boy became
strangled, and both were drowned while
the larger boy was endeavoring to save
his brother.
Harrison Brown, a well-known colored
hackman, was murdered in Macon, Ca,
few nights ago and his body placed on q
railroad track in the suburbs of the city
where it was found, horribly mangled.
Three negroes have been arrested on sus-
picion.
AS a result of religious excitement pre-
Valent at GAINESVILLE Ca, j. 7. N. Ham
cock has been seized with queer lunacy.
He imagines that he is John the Baptist,
just beheaded by Herod, and is clamoring
for the return Of his head. He has been
ordered to the lunatic asylum.
As substitute for the lash in subduing
refractory convcts in South Carolina
they now fasten pair of shackles to the
culprits ankles, lay him on his back and
hoist bis feet up about three feet. 1t is
said to be very effective; it certainly Is
inhuman.
The fate of United States Deputy Mar.
shall w. L. Miller, who was on an expedi-
ton among the Tennessee moonshiners,
and who has not been heard from, is ex-
citing grave apprehension in Nashville.
James Hughes pioneer in the Cum
berland River steamboat trade, died in
Nashville, Tenn, a few days ago. Heran
about twenty steamers for thirty years
and leaves a great deal of valuable prop
erty.
Illicit distilling is on the increase in
Tennessee and the immense corn crop is
expected to raise the number of moon
sh ne distlleries there to about a thou
sand.
Young bloods of the town of WHIPS
Point, Tex, recently made an Italian
shoemaker and his wife believe they were
to be murdered. The fright of the two
people was very amusing to the jokers
until, to escape the threatened fate, both
man and woman drowned themselves in
a cistern.
A few nights ago Mr. Warning of Kings
ton, Ga, found negro burglar, Dennis
johnson, in his room rifng his pockets.
Selling the burglar, Mr. Waring attempt
ed to hold him, but the wretch resorted to
revolver, shooting Waring fatally,
jumped out of the window and escaped.
The murderer was subs gently arrested.
Mr.. Benjamin Rice, of Cobb County,
Georgia, has mare, which was ridden
through the late war by Major Dodson, of
the First Confederate Regiment. The
mare is now twenty eight years old, and
is doing service every day.
Texas this year apportioned 81, $4,000
to the school children within the ages of
eigh and sixteen.
The Virginia Republicans nominated
John s. Wise for Governor.
James Boyd and Charles Greathouse, of
Greensboro, KY, quarreled few days
ago about dollar. They met in Mullen
burg Comfy and fought with knife and
pistol. Boyd was dangerously stabbed
, several times, and Greenhouse was seri-
, ously shot in the right shoulder.
: Edward Farris, a white boy, aged nine,
and Arnold Daniel, coored, aged seven,
got into quarrel at Atlanta, Ga, few
days ago. during which the whiteIboy hit
the negro with rock, inf citing a bruise.
Daniel drew from his pocket a huge knife,
such as is used to prune fruit trees, and
stabbed Farris, inficting a wound that
will probably prove fatal.
: Mrs. Mary Macatee, wife of moon
sinner in Bell County, Kentucky, grew
Jealous of the attention her husband paid
to a neighbor, Mrs Alice Noe. The two
: quarreled, and the Macatee woman
: seized an axe and hacked her rival to
pieces.
Mrs. George Anderson was found a few
days ago lying senseless In an alley near
@ her home in Atlanta, Ga, with ter
= Fible cash in her forehead, her skull fract-
ured, and wound under her left eye
o which nearly cut the ball from it's socket.
The wounds were inflicted by the wom-
. ans husband, who has fed.
n A man named Woods, who had been
Il convicted of horse stealing by wealthy
o farmer named Samuel Williams, living
, about two miles from Chattanooga, Tenn,
q fred his barn few nights ago out of re-
venge, and two horses, three wagons and
:. $500 worth of hay were consumed. Woods
% stole fne horse from the barn and es.
- capped. He also stole a pony from &
T. neighboring farm and placed lit in tn,
4 stable ana III was DuIlleu W uedUu'
- Aman named Francis was found in Der
= tie County, N. c., few DAYS ago will
: his throat cut clean across. A razor wa
- found under his body. At first it was sup
- posed he had committed suicide A col
20 ored eye-w tness, however, reported tina
the crime was committed by Newman,
20 white man. who had accused Francis o
- circulating false reports abou him.
. James G. Wintersmith, Do keeper o
= the National House of Representatives
D died at he residence of his parents i
Il Louisville, KY, a few DAYS ago, after
4 painful illness, aged thirty-six year:
ie Mr. Wintersmith was a native Of Ken
y lucky, though elected from exas, an
y was one OF the most popular officers in th
Capitol.
y At meeting held in Birm ngham, Ala
a;few days ago, of dele yates rom variou
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