The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-01
SOUTHERN oLEANINGS.

Camilo Gonzales was executed for MUIR
der fe days ago at Fort Bracket, Tex.
The Southern melon patch will be larger
than usual this year, and Uncle Remus Is
counting on the "good time comm"
William and Dan Kent met Miss Soardss
respectable young lady, on the street at
WATSON, Tenn, few days ago, and in
suited her. She told her brother Lewis,
aged seventeen, about the affair He
seized shotgun and went in pursuit OF
the Kents. When he came upon them he
emptied barrel into each of them. Dan
was mortally wounded, while the other
will have to suffer the amputation of his
left arm. The boy was placed in jail.
A curious case of judge turning witt
ness occurred recently in Echols County,
Ga. There was a suit pending involving
a land title. Both parties were innocent
purchasers. Both chains Of titles ran
back to common deed made nearly fifty
years ago. When Judge HansLl exam
ined both sets of titles closely he said,
holding up one chain: "Gentlemen, here
are the genuine deeds to this land. l was
young lawyer in those days, and drew
this title myself for the grantor. This
other title purporting to have been made
by him is forgery"
Washington County, one of the largest
in Georgia, recently voted the dry ticket
by majority of 242.
The recent local option election in Fred
ericksburg, Va, resulted in favor of grant
ing licenses by 2l0 majority.
A carpenter named Joe Wofferd fell
thirty five feet from the stack of the Will
Hanson furnace at Birmingham, Ala, a
few days ago, crushing his head badly and
sustaining fatal injuries.
Pat Connolly, Louisville & Nashville
switchman, was crushed between cars that
he was coupling in the yard at Blooming
ton, Ala, few nights ago.
Two citizens of Gibson, Ca, went to law
about the ownership of a red rooster, val
ued at twenty cents. The case was
tried in Justices court, and it has now
been taken to the Superior Court. The GUS
todan of the rooster presented it to min
lister, who killed and ate it.
The jury in the case of Melvin Butler, at
Louisville. KY, returned verdict of MUIR
der and fixed life-sentence. Butler was
charged with numbering John B. Macoy,a
well-known gambler, who was found dead
in front of his house, with a bullet-hole in
his head, several months ago.
A Georgia gentleman, who makes liv-
ing poisoning rats and tanning dogs
hides, advertises for wife. He frankly
describes his charms as consisting prin-
cially of a bald head and a cork leg. As
he has an income of only from three to
five dollars week, he must be student
of Edward Atkinson's system of domestic
economies.
Indictments have been found in Henry
County, KY, against thirty-two parties
who attended the Warren Barnes prize
fight from Louisville. The names of some
of the most prominent young men of the
city are in the list. The Louisville &
Nashville railroad agents were also in
dicted for furnishing the train which car
ried the crowd.
The factory Of the North Front Street Ice
Company, at Nashville, Tenn, was dam
aged $4,000 by fire few nights ago. The
building was fired near the top by an in
cendiary, and owing to the great difficulty
experienced in throwing water between
the pipes, the iremen could do but little to
stay the flames. The insurance is $4,000.
The company was preparing for the spring
opening.
Epps Pettus, a colored farmer, living
near Vicks burg, Miss, was attacked some
days ago by mad dog, and, in attempt
ing to kill the animal, was seriously bitten
in many places, his wounds being so ex-
tensive as to confine him TO his bed. Sub
sequently symptoms of hydrophobia APP
peared and his attendants were forced to
chain him. After suffering horrible agony
for two days, he died.
Charles Mitchell was arrested at Mem
phis, Tenn, on telegram, charged with
passing a counterfeit fifty dollar bill on a
lady named Mrs Bond, living in Lexing-
ton, Miss. He admits passing the bill,
but says he did not know it was bad bill.
He says he got the bill in st. Louis about
year ago from a man who gave it to him
in payment for q silver watch and plated
chain.
A remarkably bold robbery took place
near Eddyville, KY, few days ago.
Isaac Gray, farmer, drew from bank So,
900, and taking it home placed it in trunk
in his bed-ro While the family was al
supper that night a noise was heard from
the bed room, and rushing in the family
were paralyzed to find the trunk as well
as contents missing. An alarm wal
sounded, and search revealed the trunG
about two hundred yards from the house
broken open and the money gone, with ne
clew 70 the robber.
VIM Rust, Dakota stockman in Texas
has been arrested on suspicion of horse
stealing.
1t is charged that F. s. Harris, who re-
signed the office of Warden of the Mali
= Tennessee prison, has been receiving
l salary of one hundred dollars per montl
from the co-lessees of prison labor, in adj
: lition to various other gratuities in the way
/, Of supplies, provisions, etc., for his family
, In violation of the law and his oath o
Q office.