The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-19
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS


State.
Mrs. StauH's nalinery store, NJ. D.
Kelly's jewelrY store and Henderson's
store at Hopkinsville, KY, were destroyed
and the city bank badly damaged by fire
few nights ago. The losses will aggregate
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
A man named Linck, seventy six years
of age, at Castroville, Tex, few days ago
descended ffty-foot well for bucket al
the bottom. On again reaching the top
he was in such an exhausted condition
that he fell back, going to the bottom. He
was taken out dead the next day.
A horrible double murder was committed
at Tyro Shops, Davidson County, N. c.,
few nights ago. While A. j. Mcbride
and his wife were eating supper they were
murdered in their seats and the house
robbed and burned, together with their
bodies.
Much excitement prevails in the neigh
borhood of Hunters Chapel, near Bam-
berg, S. c., over the recent cowhiding of
Mr.. John Studley by Messrs. w. T. Con-
nelly and A. L. OFT. 1t seems that Stud
ley had been circulating false aud damag-
ing reports concerning Connelly's sister.
In order to obtain full satisfaction for the
offense, Messrs. Connolly and Oft pur-
chased a whalebone whip, waited upon
Mr.. Studley and administered thirty
lashes, wearing the whip completely out.
An Oconee (Ga,) man, aged eighty-six
years, recently split 800 large rails in one
day.
A farmer at Newberry, Tenn, has hen
that takes care of 40 young chickens and
one turkey.
A female in New Orleans recently caused
the arrest of policeman for calling her
a woman. The judge decided that she
was a woman and discharged the police
man.
Colonel Luther J. Glenn, grand secre-
tary of the Odd Fellows of the United
States. and formerly member of the Con-
federate Congress, died recently at At
lanta, Ca, aged eighty-fve years.
Vicksburg, M iss., now has the base ball
fever, and the Memphis and Shreveport
clubs are to be invited to series of games
at the former place at an early day.
The New Orleans Times Democrat ex-
horts the Louisiana legislature to first
bring the expenses of the State govern
ment within its revenues, and then devote
itself to comprehensive and liberal sys-
TEN of levee protection,
Captain Hughes and posse, of the Inter-
nal Revenue service, report the capture
and destruction of two large illicit distil-
| leries near Waterloo, Overton County,
Tenn, with 1000 gallons of beer and
twenty two tubs The proprietors escaped
but an employee was arrested.
Quite a sensation was caused In Vicks-
burg, Miss, a few nights ago by rabid
dog rushing into the parlor of Dr. James
M. Hunt, a prominent physician of that
city. The family were assembled in the
parlor, but the dog was killed before it
had an opportunity to bite any of them.
Elias Oppenheimer has the distinction
of being the first one prosecuted under the
recent act making gambling in Kentucky
a felony. He was detected through the
Law and Order Club in the operation of q
quiet little game of poker, and was indict-
ed at the last sitting of the grand jury.
jeff Cane, an employee of the Sunset
yard at San Antonio, Tex, some time age
collected 5000 for the benefit of Engineer
Ben Shaw, who was ILL., Cane misappro.
priaied the funds, and when asked for il
recently, promised to pay, but skipped fol
Ell Paso. He was arrested at Uvalde anC
taken back, and is now In jail awaiting
indictment by the grand jury for embez
element.
The wife of John Honesty, living OF
Cedar Creek, eight miles from Bolton
Tex, was found dead in her bed few dayI
ago by her husband upon his return from
work in the field to dinner. She had beer
entirely alone during the morning, anC
there is no possible explanation of be-
death.
Frank B. Harris, alias W. P. Barley, wa
arrested at Nashville, Tenn, few day
ago by detectives by authority of letter
received from officials at Winchester, Ind.
and Washington Court House, o., wher
he had figured extensively selling Bo
hemian oat seed, from which he guaran
teed wonderful results. He is said to hav,
succeeded in duping many farmers.
Hon. J, T. Henderson, Commissioner o
| ABA iNulbhiOy BlNOS OhS Btn6I al COuulllOl
of the growing crops in Georgia drrinj
June as much below the average for tn
season, the only crop above being Irish
potatoes. Crops are ten to twenty day
behind in growth. Corn is 95; oats, Il
wheat, 60; cotton stand, 81; plant 81; rice
%; Irish potatoes, SO; sweet potatoes, 90
ground peas, 95; melons, 80; peaches, 70
apples, "a; grapes, 81; wool clip, SS.
Ben Freeman, aged about twenty five,
married man and farmer, living about fiv
miles from Versailles, KY, cut his throa
from ear to ear with suicidal intent Til
cause Of the act is a mystery. A phys
clan was hastily summoned, who sewe
up the CHASTITY wound, and says tn
chances are about equal between recover,
and death. Freeman is brother of Georg
Freeman, the Versailles policeman VIII
was killed three years ago this month.
a At Fort Gaines, Ca, Willis Hudson wa
! sentenced to be hanged on the 10th Of July
and his accomplice, Mrs Isabella Rooney
was sentenced to the penitentiary for life