The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-16
SOUTHERN oLEANINGS.

John McGill has been reelected Mayor
of Jackson, Miss, an Office he has held fof
anumber of years.
John McDermott died at Holly Springs,
Miss, few days ago from the effects OF
hard drinking.
Louisville, KY, raises enough money
from the dog tax to pay the salaries OF the
Mayor and City Attorney.
Imports at New Orleans Ast year
amounted to $S,7OO,OOO, Of which 81 100000
was for fruit.
Representative Louis st. Martin, of Lou
isiana, was member Of Congress thirty
five years ago.
For fourteen years South Carolina has
had a law exempting manufacturing es-
Establishments from taxation. During that
time manufactures have nearly quadru-
pied in value. The law has just been re-
pealed.
The citizens committee Of Austin, Tex,
offer 81 900 reward for the arrest and $l,OOO
for the conviction Of the murderers OF Mrs.
Hancock and Mrs. Phillips.
W. A. B. Hill, formerly q wholesale
liquor dealer of Knoxville, Tenn, fell from
a bridge at Coal Creek few nights ago,
distance of twelve feet, and was drowned
In two feet Of water.
IT Is reported that Hon. Frank W. Pal
mer, late Postmaster at Chicago, ILL.,, has
purchased the Knoxville (Tenn.) Daily
Chronicle, and will take charge about the
10Th inst.
Miss Emma Church, eighteen years Of
age, was terribly burned at Cleburne, Tex,
a few days ago, by the explosion Of coal
oil lamp. Her life was despaired Of.
j. L. Power, State Printer of Mississippi,
recently refunded to the State 81, 125, which
he had overcharged by not printing as
much matter to the page Of the acts of 1882
as the law required.
The exports of corn from New Orleans
during the month of December were 1884, 1872
bushels, against 44,52S for the correspond
ing month in 1884. OF this amount 335, 15o
bushels went to Liverpool.
Chas. McAllister fatally stabbed Chas.
Martin at q prayer meeting at Indian
Run, KY, few nights ago.
Burglars robbed the safe Of the Post.
Office at Danville, KY, few nights ago.
Governor Ireland of Texas recommends
a reduction of the lease price for State
lands.
A convention of Southwest lumbermen
will be held at Texarkana, Ark, January
25th.
A report comes from Greensboro, KY,
that the present crop Of tobacco is the
worst ever delivered there.
Police headquarters in Montgomery,
! Ala, are guarded by cannon which was
used against the Indians 200 years ago.
H. G. Adams, prominent citizen Of Ash.
land City, Tenn, was robbed and MUIR
dered few nights ago by companion
while on spree.
Another large party of negroes, number.
ing several hundred, passed through
Chattanooga, Tenn, few days ago en-
route from the Carolinas to Arkansas.
The people of Atlanta, Ca, sunk $26, 900
in an artesian we'll 1000 feet deep, only ID
learn, from Profes sor of the State Uni.
versity, that the city stood on granite rocl
the bedrock of the continent
A panther which for six weeks had
alarmed the citizens of Clayton, Ca, at
tackled and overcame George Greenleaf
who was walking up hill with his wife
The latter cut the beasts throat.
The Democratic caucus recently held a
Jackson, Miss, nominated Messrs. Walt
ham and George for reelection as United
States Senators.
H. P. Adams, residing near Ashland
City, Tenn, was found dead on the turn
pike, between that place and Clarks
vile, few days ago, his throat having
been cut from ear to ear. He had evi
IDENTIFY been murdered for his money.
At the annual meeting of the South
western Texas Live Stock Association
few days since ten delegates were ap
pointed to the International Range Con
vention at Denver, Col, on the 2Sth inst
President John T. Lyttle heads the delega
ton.
Houston o. Reynolds, boy aged six
teen, living two miles north Of Knoxville
Tenn, assaulted two children Of Wm
Gardner, with a pocket knife, few day
ago, stabbing one, it is thought, fatally
He cut the left arm Of the youngest child
aged four, almost entirely off. The chill
dren were only teasing him.
The property Of the late Earl Of Ayles
ford, in Howard County, Texas, was sol
at auction recently. The greater porto
Of the property was bought in by tn
Earl's younger brother, who will assum
all the Indebtedness Of the estate and mar
age the property hereafter.
The colored people in the western porto
of Phillips County, Arkansas, are evincin
, much discomfort over their poor crops IL
the last two years, and a general exodus
feared.
> The Houston TEX Light Guard have d,
cided to make an exhibition drill tour
the State of Texas during the sprin
4 months. The proceeds of the trip will
0 added to the fund to build new armory.
A recent event of great Importance
q Nashville, Tenn, was the opening of Il
d Webster Industrial Training School, ne
). department of the Central Tennessee Co
a lege (colored), established for trainir
! girls in cooking, laundry work, care Of Il
/. sick and sanitary housekeeping. Rev. A
ticus G.. Haygood delivered an eloque