The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-08-29
SOUTHERN oLEANlNoS

(Ga) base ball club, died few days ago,
Of typhoid fever.
Captain s, H. Buck, recently appointed
Postmaster at New Orleans has resigned
the Director Geueralship of the new Elk.
position, but will remain Director Gem
eral of the old Exposition Company, In
liquidation
Tbos. Crewdson, a freight conductor,
was knocked from the train BY . bridge
near Horkinsv lie, KY, a few days ago,
and falling under the cars was frightfulY
mangled. When found he was dead.
On the plantation of Burwell Green,
near Washington, Ga, few days ago.
Joe Daniel and Nelson Wlng6ed were
packing oat straw with hay press, when
Nelson's finger was accidentally crushed.
Blaming his companion for the accident
he took up hammer and sunk 1t to the
socket in Daniels brain.
Granny Ann Hogan, an old colored
woman, died recently on the Alex. Cook
plantation, near BovIna, Miss, at the adj
vanced age, it is said, of 100 years. Her
hair was Of remarkable length, said to be
three feet long, gray and black mixed,
portion Of which was sent to the New Or
leans Exposition last spring.
One hundred and eight couvicts em-
ployed on the spartanburg & Nashville
Railroad. near Arden, N. c., escaped a
few days ago
Lafayette Whiserant committed suicide
at Greenville, Tex, few days ago, by
hanging himself W tn a trace chain.
All the prisoners in the County Jail at
For, Smith, Ark, escaped a few nights
ago. Two Indians seized the jailer when
he went to put them in their cell for the
night, knocked him down and turned
out the other prisoners All went to the
Indian Territory and were hotly pursued
by the Deputy Marshals and other
officers.
Forty buildings n the business part of
Texarkana, Ark, were destroyed by firea
few days ago, involving loss Of fully
5000 600.
The whole business portion Of 6hugu-
ajax, Miss, was destroyed by FIRE few
days since. Only two stores remain, and
the goods in them are badly damaged.
The loss is about $25 O0).
The 1903 South Carolin1 convicts who es.
capped a short time ago were, at last ac-
counts, still at large, the rewards for their
capture being too insignificant to war;
rant persons not interested taking the
risk.
The first Prohibition Convention ever
held in Louisiana assembled at Shreve-
port few days since, and preparations
were made for earnest work.
The police of Louisville, KY, continue
to raid the gamblers, land are determined
to stamp out the vice in the city.
Texarkana, Ark, proposes to have
water works.
Mrs. Frank Eddleman strangied her.
self todeath with sheet at Atlanta, Ga
few days ago.
The grain warehouse of o. I. Wells
several residences were burned at s.
man, Tex, few days sinco
John Steele, a railway employee,
crushed to death by a falling re
Colesberry, KY, few days ago.
General Field, of Georgia, aud Sa.
Donelson, of Tennessee, will be cal
dates for doorkeeper Of the next Ho
against Appointment Clerk Higgins,
the Treasury D apartment.
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was attacked by four robbers near Frank
fort KY, few nights ago, was rescued
by his young son, who shot aud killed
two of the des peradoes and fatally wound
ed third.
Two negroes, named William Jackson
and Joseph Webster, were arrested at
Mobile Ala, few days ago, charged
with setting fire to and destroying Jor-
dan & Meader's saw-mill on May 26th.
Jackson has confessed the crime.
In Webster County, KY, B yle Baker
recently shot and seriously wounded ]. B.
Curtee. Baker was pursued by friends Of
Curtee and exchanged shots with them.
On emptying his revolver he jumped into
the river and was drowned. Baker and
Curtee QUAR- eled about trivial matter.
jessie Cook the colored rreacher, who
murdered his wife at Butt r, Ga, two
months ago, by choppi G her to pieces
with an axe, was arrested few days ago
at Union Springs, Ala He had lived in
the woods ever since the crime was COM
mitted.
Gid. Herndon, of Darien, Ga, borrowed
horse and gun few days ago and
went to a camp-meeting ten miles out OF
town. Asking bystander to see that the
horse and gun were returned to their owns
ers, he placed switch around the lock,
placed the muzzle IN his mouth. and pull
ing the switch blew his brains cut
: State Senator John P. Rog RS of Union
County, Tenn, was arrested recently on
a charge of violating the United Statei
! revenue law and given a hearing defore
United States Commissioner Green al
Knoxville. Mr.. Rogers is prominent
member Of the Maynardv lie (Tennl an
He was appointed United States COmmis-
soner by Judge Baxter. In 1881 he wal
! elected to the State Legisl tur aud In 1881
was returned to the State Senate.
The working classes Of Athens, Ga, arr
) terribly excited. Manager Bloomfield
9 has given the boss of the check factory
Q three months notice to hunt some othei