The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-26
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.


suffering. He was bitten on the left arm
by mad dog two years ago, and few
days before his death was stung by bees
on the same arm.
1t has been discovered In the Georgia
Comptroller's Office that persons are ON
the rolls fraudulently drawing allowances
under the MANNED Confederate soldier
act A case recently exposed is that Of
David Gam, one-legged, who was made
engineer at the State Capitol some years
ago at seventy-fve dollars per month";
claiming to be a Confederate. He was
recently discharged for neglect of his
work, and has been proven to be fraud,
having lost his leg in 1865 in railroad
accident.
George w. Milkman, arrested In Provi.
dence, r. l., recently by Detective Porter
of Nashville T3bn., was taken to NASH
vile few days since and lodged in jail to
await trial for receiving money and goods
under false Tfetenses. Milkman, who is a
sign painter, located in Nashville several
months ago, and after securing money,
clothing and jewelry valued at six hum
dred dollars, left the city. He was indict.
ed and was returned on a requisition.
Judge Allen of the Nashville (Tenn.)
Criminal Court was hanged in effigy In
the Court house in Murfreesboro a few
nights ago. 1t is thought by some that
the act was committed in condemnation Of
the action Of Judge Allen In having At
torney General Washington arrested for
alleged contempt of his court. Others be-
lieve it was due to the fact that Judge
Allen had announced himself as an inda-
pendent candidate for reelection against
the convention nominee, who resides in
Murfreesboro.
Louisville (Ky.) street fakirs sell what
they are pleased to call sneezeless snuff.
A colored woman edits an influential
paper published in Petersburg, Va.
Peach trees thirty-two years old still
bear profusely at Levyville, Ga.
Two distinct streams jet from an arte.
sian well at Albany, Ga.
One trucker in Alachua County, Fla,
recently got twenty-five cents from New
York as the total returns for six crates Of
beans.
Two men In Tallapoosa County, Ala,
cut each others threats and died stimuli
taneously recently during political quara
rel.
Attorney General Miller of Mississippi
has brought suit against the penitentiarY
lessee for $40, 900 due for 1885.
A Tallahassee (Fla.) merchant, who be<
gan business over three years ago, has not
been absent from his store a single day,
often having his midday meal sent ia
him. Z
On the Waller farm, near Newmarket,
Va, few days ago, two young colored
girls nearly beat to death an aged white
man and his sister, and fed with $3.50 in
money.
Two women, aged one hundred and four
and seventy -seven years respectively,
were recently arrested at Louisville, Ky.,
for fighting. The eldest one held her own
for some. time, but the youth of the other
finally triumphed and one hundred and
four was knocked out.
A beer war is going on at Rome, Ca,
and one retailer advertises it at one cent
a glass. Most consumers, however, have
for some time been buying it by the key,
owing TO the low rates prevailing.
An incendiary fred the grain, hay and
salt stores of M. B. Pitcher & Bro, at
Nashville, Tenn, q few mornings since,
and the entire stock and buildings were
damaged to such an extent that they are
worthless. Loss on the building, $8,00Oi
on stock, $4,000. Insurance on building,
$4,000; on stock, $1,000.
A Louisville (Ky.) lady says that mill
liners are the sharpest dealers on earth,
and suit their prices to their customers
pocketbooks. She knows, for, after trying
vainly few days since to buy bonnet
for less than the twenty dollars asked
she went home and described the bonnet
to her servant, who went to the shop and
bought it for twelve dollars.
Wright f. Darling was arrested in Mer'
idian a few days since, on the charge Of
stealing two registered letters from the
post office. Darling was the friend of one
of the clerks in the office, and by means o.
this friendship he secured admission be-
hind the counter, from whence, it sal
legged, he purloined the letters.
A meeting presided over by General Dol
Carlos Buell. was held at Louisville, KY.
few nights ago to devise plans for tn
erection of a monument in memory of tn
late distinguished Federal soldier and cit
iGen, General Lowell H. Rousseau. Promi
nent Union and ex-Confederate soldier
were present, and many speeches G
eulogy were made. General W. H. Jack
: son pledged his -Confederates to con
= tribute to so good cause in honor of sue
! epatriot. Committees were appointed
raise the necessary subscriptions for
: handsome monument.
/, A terrible tragedy was committed
Lenoir County, N. c., few days ag'
Ann Mcdonald, wife of William McDor
; aid, and Jane Dawson, the wife of Thomt
1 Dawson, had been intimate friends, bu
! while discussing some family matters, b,
came involved ip. an angry quarrel, al
= abusive words followed. The HUSBAND
= were present al the time and took sid
q with their wives. Finally the tv