The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-02-13
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

Tenn, was arrested q few days ago
charged with larceny. 1t is alleged he
stole twenty dollars out of the money
drawer, also a pair of gold bracelets.
Oates has been cutting quite figure lately
as a society young man.
A fire at Shreveport, La, a few days ago
destroyed a one-story store occupied by H.
Segel as secondhand clothing store, and
Abe Bronig, fruits, confectioneries, etc.
The flames did considerable damage to adj
Joining buildings on either side, occupied
by Sam Bergman as saloon; Brauning
Bros, dry goods; B. Nassille, groceries;
Felix Cohn, CRY goods; Ebsterin, clothing;
Sam Bergman, general merchandise. Loss
about S45 900; insurance, over $4,000.
A sensation was created at Nashville,
Tenn, a few days ago, by the discovery OF
an attempt to blow up the passenger ferry
boat Pearl with dynamite. Henry Robert
son, the fireman, found in pile OF coal
from which the furnace is supplied,
dynamite cartridge one foot in length,
with fuse attached. 1t is not known at
what time the cartridge was placed in
the coal or by whom, but it is evident
that the intention was to blow up the
boat.
There will be trotting races at Jackson.
vile, Fla, from February 16 to 90
Moses Ikes working at the saw-mill of
Burns g. Townsend, at Camilla, Ca, fell
against the saw a few days ago while it
was running, and his body was cut in two
from the crown of his head down.
A fire at Greenville, 3. c., few nights
ago destroyed the stores and stocks of L,
Co., and M. Rosenthal. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
Frank RUSSELL brakeman on the Louis
Vile g. Nashville road, who was run over
while coupling cars at Henderson. KY,
couple of weeks ago has since died of his
injuries.
At Denison, Tex, few days ago, Hon.
Alex. Rennie's little fve-year- son
Johnnie accidentally shot himself while
playing with gun, the ball entering his
face near the nose, ranging upward into
his head. The attendant physicians failed
to find the bullet, and decided that the
wound would prove fatal.
The large carp-breeding ponds leased
by the State of Texas at Austin were
frozen 10 the bottom during the recent cold
spell, and three thousand young carp were
frozen to death. The State will probably
abandon the breeding of fish.
Harvey Grady sixteen-year- son Of
w. f. Grany, prominent farmer OF Hen
derson County, KY, met with a fatal acct
dent a few days ago. He was opening a
large farm gate, when the hinges broke
and the gate fell on the boy, telling him to
the ground and breaking his neck.
Martin Bates has been arrested near
Benton, Polk County, Tenn, for the muir
der of his wife over eight years ago. His
children, who were quite small at the time
of the murder, allege that he and his wife
quarreled and that he kicked her in the alb.
domen: she gave birth to child the same
night and died the next day. Bates
dressed the dead woman before the neigh
bors had time to arrive in order to hide the
bruises. The children kept the affair Sc
cret, fearing the wrath of their father, who
is very desperate character
The singular spectacle was presented at
Atlanta, Ca, few days ago, of the at
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official staff at the burial of a negro, Owen
Smith, from Big Bethel Church. Smith
had been janitor of the executive Offices fol
sixteen years, and was popular with all
the State-house officials.
The smallpox epidemic has disappeared
from San Antonio, Tex, and at last &C.
counts there had been no new cases fol
several days.
The United States Grand Jury at Calves
ton, Tex, returned true bills against the
four deputy sheriffs from Hill County who
recently beat the conductor Of a Missouri
Pacific passenger train, terrorized the pas
sengers and interfered with the running Of
trains. They are charged with obstructine
the mails.
News comes from Crawford County, Ga.
Of the elopement of Della Mathews, tn,
daughter of a respectable planter, with Sin
Sanders. Sanders is a Texan, who haC
been selling stock to Mr.. Mathews, whel
, he met Miss Della and induced her to fly
with him. The father, with posse, pu
| out in pursuit, overlook the party and re
covered the girl. Sanders has wife ant
q child in Texas.
, Thomas Burt and family, residing a
i. Turkey Creek, Coffee County, Tenn, fiv
miles south on Tullahoma, were aroused b.
a knock at the door a few nights ago. Bur
;. opened the door and was confronted b,
. five masked men, who presented revolver
and demanded his money or his life. Bur
replied that there was no money in tn
house and was endeavoring to secure
pistol when one of the men fired, the bulle
striking Burt in the hip. After ransack
ing the residence and finding no money tn
1 men withdrew. Burt's wound is a YER
dangerous one.
Oscar Coulter, of Walker County, Ca,
{ a Deputy United States Marshal, and
/, the youngest aud tallest man in the ser
= vice in Georgia, standing six feet eigf
!, inches in his stocking feet. Mr.. Coultt
has five brothers and the shortest on
e measures six feet four inches and th
= tallest six feet eleven inches, one six fee
seven inches, one six feet six inches, an
i, the other six feet five inches, the 81
brothers measuring together thirty eigl