The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-09
SOUTHERN oLEANINeS.

gro murderer, named Alexander II. Reid,
was captured few days ago, chained to a
ree and slowly burned to death by a mob
of whites and blacks.
The Governor of Virginia has pardoned
from the Penitentiary, after serving five
years, James Young, who fatally shot
George Hinton fora distasteful allusion to
lady.
Fire destroyed eight stores, a large guam
tity of cotton and the depot of the Alabama
Great Southern Railroad at Collins
vile, Tenn, few days ago. The fire
originated in the Post-ofiica, and was the
work OF an incendiary.
A shocking accident occurred at Rich
mond, Va, the other day, by which
youth, aged twelve years, was manned for
life. Three boys-Fado Spott, Farm Tay-
Tor and Willie Cummins-took q flask of
powder and toy cannon and commenced
to charge and fire the cannon. A prema-
ture explosion of the powder in the flask
tore off one of Spott's hands and injured
the other 80 badly that it had to be partial
" amputated. The boy Taylor was badly
burned but Cummns escaped unhurt.
A seven year -old negro boy, Nelson
Mitchell, whose parents live in East Sher-
man, Tex, died very suddenly few days
ago from strange cause. He went to
neighbours house and drank two glasses Of
egg-nog. In a short time he returned
home and took an ounce of Christmas
whisky straight, which made him drunk,
and went to bed to sleep it OFF. Shortly
afterward he was noticed to be breathing
heavily, and efforts to arouse him failed,
and he died in few hours.
New Orleans has never seen so bloody a
Christmas week as that just passed. There
were two murders Christmas eve, and one
on each of the two following days.
At Charleston, s. c., few days since
an Italian named Geretti fatally shot
James p. Colburn, an insurance agent, and
shortly afterwards blew his own brains
out.
The census of Charleston, S. c., recent
ly completed shows n total population Of
O,I45, against 1898 in 1880, an increase Of
over twenty per cent. The white popula-
ton is 1905, and the colored 32,540. The
colored surplus consists mainly of chill
dren.
Ex-senator Bailey, of Tennessee, whose
death was announced recently, died of
tumor Of the stomach, with which he had
suffered severely for years. Death was
not unexpected, as he had been in q critical
condition for months, and his recovery was
known to be impossible. He endured much
during his long illness, but never CON-
planned. His last hours were peaceful and
were spent with his family at his bedside
The KentucSi Legislature elected the
following officers: Speaker, Charles Offut
of Bourbon County; Clerk of the House
Green Kellar, Of Nicholas County; Door.
keeper, Robert Tyler, of Grads; Clerk Of
the Senate, Harry Glenn, of Carlisle
Information is received of the death, q
Beasley's Bend, Tenn, of a young son o.
Ephraim Beasley, from injuries accidents
ally inflicted by his father. Beasley, WHIT
is very r-sighted, was cutting wood
when his son came in front Of him and wal
struck by the axe, which split his skull
Beasley is nearly crazed with grief.
The Chicago syndicate now building tn,
new State-house at Austin, Tex, hav,
agreed to establish q trail between tina
city and their lands in Hockey and Laml
Counties, il sufficient money is donated BY
citizens to open and mark Off the route. Tn
money is being raised. Colonel Taylor ant
the Farwells, of Chicago, have worked
! good scheme, but to carry out their agree
ment they will have to open wells of waite
and establish shelter stations at interval
along trail $50 miles in length.
At the recent Conference of Southern
Rabbis in New Orleans, reports wer
adopted relative to text books, rituals an,
Sabbath schools. The A. F. U. and tn
Hebrew College were Endorsed, and eacl
rabbi was requested to deliver a sermon Of
January 9Th on the life and character o
Moses Mendelssohn.
John Peeler, living near the MeckleL
burg County Is. c. line, was killed at
"cake walk" held by the colored people
few nights ago. Peeler became involved in
quarrel with another man, named HowseI
and some hot words passed, though moth
ing further occurred until some time later
when Howser slipped up behind Peeler an
shot him in the back.
A complimentary banquet was given t
Senator Beck at Lexington, KY. a few
nights ago by representative men of tn
Blue Grass region, without regard
party lines. General VIM. Preston pre-
sided. The responses to toasts shove
what a strong hold the Senator has upo
the esteem of his fellow citizens, and hi
remarks, made with much feeling, ind
Gated warm appreciation Of the honor
received at home.
A quarrel arose few days ago betwee
Flop Wells, white desperate, and Co
ored man named Jim Cramer at Towns
vile, s. c., during which Wells shot {
Cramer with derringer. The bullt
grazed Cramer's throat, passed throug
the clothes of Cramer's little boy an
struck a white boy and lodged in h
body inhicting fatal wound. Wells ws
lodged in jail.
In Mount Airy NJ. e. Church, at Atlant
Ca, E. L. C. Jones is the pastor, and
was called upon a few nights ago to lea
in some devotional exercises over Chris
mas tree, from the branches of which hur
manv useful and ornamental thing