The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-23
SOUTHERN oLEANlNes.

while hunting near that place rev Gays |
since, fell and accidentally discharged his
gun. The contents entered his body, caus-
ing death in few moments.
A syndicate, of which Colonel D. A.
Cooper is at the head, has purchased
controlling interest in the Nashville
(Tenn.) Daily American. The paper will
continue to be a Democratic journal.
Irvine Flowers, a negro charged with
the murder of Mr.. Hays, of Liberty Hill,
Jackson Parish, La, was arrested near
Vicksburg, Miss, few nights ago, on
requisition from the Governor of Louisiana,
and taken to jackson Parish for trial.
Flowers admitted having killed a negro in
Arkansas after the killing for which he
was arrested
The dead body of an unknown man, aged
about forty, was found lying on the ground
in the woods near Louisville, KY, few
days since His clothes were burned of
him and his flesh was partially cooked
At his side was the remains of fire. It's
supposed his clothing caught fire while he
was asleep. There was nothing to identify
him by.
w. T. Blackwell, of Arkadelphia, Ark,
met during the summer Miss jamie Cham
bers, of GAINESVILLE, Ca, daughter of a
wealthy family. Her parents objected to
the young mans attentions, and the mat
ter was supposed to be at an end. Mr..
Blackwell had arranged by mail, however,
for an elopement, and the two met at Crit
fin, Ca, the other day and were married,
departing for their home in Arkansas.
Joshua Ward, aged fifty years, employed
as carpenter at the Memphis (Tenn.)
City Hospital, and Fritz Smith, aged forty
years, who works in laundry, engaged
in a quarrel few days ago, and
Smith hit Ward in the head
with a stick of wood. When they
met at dinner, the difficulty between them
was renewed, and in the fight which fol-
lowed Ward stabbed Smith in the left lung
with Barlow knife, inhicting a mortal
wound.
Rainey, the colored ex-Congressman
from South Carolina, is running coal
yard in Washington.
Indictments have been returned at New
Orleans against the Presidents of the
Trades Union, Typographical Union and
Pressmen's Union, charging them with
libel.
Two men were killed and several others
seriously injured a few days ago by a
wreck Oh the Texas & st. Louis Railway at
Corsicana, Tex.
Sam Anderson, Vicksburg (Miss.) NO.
gro, has obtained Judgment against ex.
Sheriff Beck for $4,000 for false imprison-
| Iafa inn ba
suit.
A man giving his name as Tyler was ar
rested at Brownsville, Tenn, few days
ago, charged with forging w. G. Wilson's
name to a check, which he passed upon q
merchant. Tyler is supposed to be the
man who passed forged check in Mem
phis.
C. T. Tester, the model maker in the en-
cheering department of Vanderbilt Uni
versity, at Nashville, Tenn, sued that in.
stitution for three months salary, at $76
per month, and lost the suit. He claimed
that he was a professor, and entitled to a
vacation and continuation of his salary,
as other professors connected with the
University. The case was decided against
him on the ground that his demands were
foreign to his contract. He loses both sal
airy and situation.
The Kentu cky Distillers' Association or
gapized at Louisville recently by electing
the following officers T. j. McGibben
Cynthiana, Presidents T. H. Sherley
Louisville, Vice President; James Kim
brough, Lexington, Secretary; j. Bark
house, Louisville, Treasurer The Di'
rectors were instructed to limit the pro
duction of whisky for the next year to 10,
900, 100 gallons.
Nashville (TGn.) detectives have ar
rested VIM. Webb and Lee Copeland neal
Nolensville, Tenn, the former on thu
charge of burning the residence of Nc
Dowell Crawford, prominent negro, anC
the latter for the attempted assassination
of Crawford. The trouble grew out o
law suits. Crawford's house was burned
two years ago, and one night last Novem
> Der he was fired upon, thirteen bucksho
taking effect. Webb gave bond and Cope
land was jailed.
The trial of Rev. J. G. Armstrong, recto
of st. Phillips Episcopal Church at At
D lanta, Ca, began a few days ago Rev
S VIM. S. Hunter was elected President o.
: the court. The trial was ordered to b.
/ secret. Mr.. Armstrong is accused of i'm
], moral revelry during his vacation las
summer, when he visited Cincinnati
though he claims to have visited the house
( cited in search of a daughter of a dea
Y friend in Canada, and at his request.
While a freight train was passin
4 through the tunnel on the East TENNESSEE
+. Virginia & Georgia Railway under Mis-
n sonary Ridge, Tenn, few days since,
locomotive which was loaded on a hat-c
scraped the arch top of the tunnel and dii
= placed several of the arch-bars, causing
CAVERN. About thirty feet of arching fe
+ and the train was split in twain. The en-
g gine was derailed and one car loaded wit
5, merchandise entirely crushed.
The recent cold snap is said to have bee
|, the longest and severest ever felt in Floi
i, ida. The loss in oranges on the trees, az
cording to Captain Ives, manager Of ii
n Florida Fruit Exchange, is 81 100000. II
loss to the vegetables is immense, son
~ men having sixty to one hundred acr,
kilIad Watar spnuts tanka atc wa,