The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-05-23
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

OF the IeXaS q New orleans kallrOau AZ
Houston, Tex, few days ago, 1t was
struck by an engine and completely de-
molished. The only passenger in the car
at the time was a lady, who jumped and
escaped uninjured.
The Crittenden trial at Taylorville' Ky"
resulted in hung jury, ten being for ac-
quittal and two for imprisonment. Tom
Crittenden, the grandson of the celebrated
John ]. Crittenden, is charged with muir
dering Rose Moseby, colored man, at
Anchorage, about two years ago.
Miss Martha Debask, an attractive young
lady living with her parents near Rose
Hill, Va, had a quarrel with her lover.
few nights ago, about midnight, she tied a
heavy stone about her neck, jumped in
Ciinch River and was drowned. Her body
was recovered the next day.
In the woods near Dixie Station, on the
East Tennessee, Virginia g. Georgia Rail-
way, the body of Scipio Atchison, colored,
was found few days ago riddled with
buckshot. Recently Atchison's son, James
outraged white woman near the same
place. James was pursued by white men,
who failed to find hin. Scipio was terri
| bly, enraged at the white men and threat
ened to kill them. He went to the houses OF
some white people and said: This is
| your day, but tomorrow is mine. l will
| get your 'scalps" These threats are be-
lieved to have been the cause of his death
His son will be lynched if caught.
Eustis, Fla, boasts of a five-year -old
century plant which is about to bloom.
Though the melon crop in South Georgia
Is late, it is none the less promising. The
acreage is not as great as last year.
A happy colored youth of Georgia char
acterized picnic as Chicken fixin's an
-four doin's."
ELIAS Josephus" and "Marine Aida
Diana" were the names two colored in
fants received recently at a baptism il
Georgia.
"Daisy Simmons" the daughter of g
proud and wealthy North Carolina fam
lily, killed herself in bagnio in Savannah
Ca, a few days ago.
George James and Theodore Bantz wer,
killed and several others injured few
days since by boiler explosion at Gray
son, KY.
Twenty-Five years ago a gentleman il
Epson County, Ga, buried 5000 half-dol
lars in silver, where it remained until
few days ago, when it was exhumed anC
put into circulation.
Two citizens of Quitman, Ga, while Oh
a fishing tour in the lower part Of thu
county, were twice arrested for tramps.
Corn planting has been completed in tn
southwestern counties of Virginia. Tn
acreage is much larger than usual.
A Titusville FLA man has an orang
growing on an orange bud that was Sc
only eight weeks ago.
An enterprising Creole writer of NeN
Orleans is said to have had three huudre
articles rejected before onewas published
Alabama ply sicians say that pneumoni
. is worse now in that State than ever be
fore in their experienced period of thrt
or forty years.
, John Hall, engaged in bee culture (
Resaca, Ga, was stung to death a fe
days ago by an angry swarm of be-
which he was trying to hive.
Nv. Cartright was sent to New Orlear
to make some collections for the Aust
(Tex.) Statesman. He got the money bl
nobody seems to know where he is now.
Some excitement exists at Graysvill
Ga. over the discovery of silver deposit
in Catoosa County. Some rich specimen
are on exhibition.
James Mcdaniel and L. A. Potter wei
sent to the Texas Peuitentiary I or life Fl
robbing q stage.
Six members of the Riddle family,
Rockingham, N. c. were poisoned recen
ly by eating lady peas. They we're throw
into violent spasms and soon became d
lirious. Fortunately a physician was
hand, and saved their lives.
A new Post-office in Swaine Count
: North Carolina, has been named Maiden
, Bosom.
Mount Clark and Miss Stratson wei
clipping recently in Pike County, Kei
> lucky, when the brother Of the lady /
> terfered and both men were fatal
= wounded.
= On the plantation of Slade Morgan, ne
Vienna, Ga, few days ago, tena
named Jones left two children locked
. in the house while father aud mother we
:; at work. The cabin burned down a.
: only the chared skeletons of the childr
were found.
Lookout Mountain has been leased to t
= liverymen Of Chattanooga, Tenn. Aft
a dozen years of Niagara hack fares, t
people will want to make the mountain
:, National Park.
Henry Etheri1ge convicted in Jor
County, Ga, of the murder of Tom Clei
u mons, has been sentenced to hang Ju
( 18th. Cemmons was on the way to mar
Etheridge's former sweetheart when
" was shot dead.
l. In Jones County, Ca, few days sin
Henry Allen, who returned from pray,
q meeting one night and set fire to his Ell
} ployer's house on the way, "just to
~ the white folks dance" was sent to PEI
!" Tertiary for life.
" Wild turkeys are very plentiful in p'
70 tions of Texas, and the Medina COul
~ Mons in snAa king on the subiect