The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-04-18
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.

WHO seek 20 nave tne negroes Dredk tueir
planting contracts.
Evan P. Howell, of the Atlanta CORSti.
tuition, has declined the appointment Of
Consul to Manchester, England.
1t is alleged that two negroes have been
killed in Lawrence County, Mississippi, to
prevent them from testifying against Mr.,
Lotion, who is charged with the murder OF
his brother.
Physicians from Austin and Galveston
have been in San Antonio, KY, recently
to consult with DIR. Herff regarding Cap
tain Richard King, the cattle king, who is
suffering from cancer of the stomach.
The Nashville (Tenn.) Daily World has
suspended publication. 1t was Democratic
| IN politics and was established three years
ago.
Mrs. Cox, a colored woman on W. E.
Hunts plantation at Greenville, Miss,
| gave birth few days ago to three boys
and one girl. The happy family are all
doing well.
| Marcellus Dougherty, notorious des'
perado, was shot and killed by a negro
barber at Laredo, Tex, few nights ago.
ougherty had threatened the negroes
life.
General Thomas Pinckney Smith died
recently at Pinckney, Ca, aged seventy
three He was noted as the best informed
man in the State on its early history.
William and Perry Melton, who were to
have been hanged in Union Parish, La, on
April 10Th, have been respited.
Geo. Young, the Palmer (Tex.) wife
murderer, was captured, but soon died of
the wounds received while officers were
after him.
A man named Fowler made four at
tempts to wreck the Missouri Pacific pas
senger train between Bolton and Echo,
Tex, recently. He was arrested and is
now in Jail.
Reports from the wheatraising counties
of Tennessee are to the effect that not
more than half crop will be raised.
Mrs. Malone, while alone at midnight at
her home in Thomson Ca, was feloniously
assaulted by a strange negro, who escaped
before help could come. A lynching party
was in pursuit of him.
In a row at Nashville, Tenn, a few
nights ago, over the Senatorial middle,
James F. Turner, one of the Senate guards.
was stabbed by Pink McCarver, who was
shot in the shoulder by Turner.
John O'Brien attempted to sell stolen
horses on the Dallas Tex, market few
days ago, and was arrested. O'Brien is
an alias. The prisoner is regarded as one
of the notorious Red River operators in
Texas and the Indian Territory.
The Western Road of Alabama. recently
paid to Harrison Schell, OF Atlanta, Ca,
$4,000 for personal injuries received. This
is the largest damage bill ever paid in the
South to colored man.
A posse of Deputy Marshals arrived in
Fort Smith, Ark, a lew days siuce with
thirteen United States prisoners from the
Indian Territory, among whom were
Amanda aud Robert jackson, for murder
ously assaultlng Susan Cherry on the
streets of Muskogee. They had some con-
troversy with Susan Cherry over church
matters, and attacked her with knives, cut
ting her breast and arms and shoulders in
a merciless manner before assistance could
be rendered her.
A sensation has been created by the an.
nouncement that General Henry r. Jack
son, the newly appointed Minister to
Mexico, is under precisely the same dis
ability as General Lawton, whose APP
pointment as Minister to Russia was moi
confirmed ON account of disabilities hav.
ing never been removed. General Jackson
states that he does not wish to complicatt
matters, although he has been confirmed
and will not assume the duties until his
disabilities have been passed upon.
L. K. Eldridge, patient in the Nash
vile Insane Asylum, from Overton Coun'
, ty, suddenly seized floor mop few days
ago, and struck Everett b. Buchanan, the
attendant of the ward in which Eldridg,
roomeI, crushing his skull and fatally in.
jurlng him. The Infatuated lunatic mex
attacked Thomas G. Layton, feeble cpl.
. leptic patient, aged twenty eight years
crushing his skull The lunatic attacked
another patient, when an attendant from
an adjoining ward rushed in and secured
him. Both Buchanan and Layton died il
few hours. Eldrldge is only twenty
years of age.
= Mrs. Barbara N. Deubler was run owe
= by a hand-car ON the Texas & Pacif
Railroad at Dallas, Tex, a few days ago
= and instantly killed.
], A terrific rain and wind storm sweep
over Central Mississippi recently.
came from a northwesterly direction ant
!, lasted several hours, blowing down trees
fences and outhous S, and in some place
= washed up corn and other seeds that bat
. been recently planted The next morning
at Canton and vicinity, a number o
4 strange birds were found lying, or sittin
on the ground, some of them dead an
others crippled from being hurled agains
=" trees, houses and other obstacles. Again
others were found apparently uninjuret
although they seemed unable or indispose
}, to fly any considerable distance. Up
:, ward of hundred of these birds hav
been picked up, and as they are entr
! strangers to the locality, the suppositio
is, that they were caught up on the Sc
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