The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-03-27
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

colonel h0Derb a. Johnson, Jne Weu-
known turfman of Louisville, KY, died a
few nights ago of pneumonia, at Knox
vile, Tenn, in the sixty ninth year Of his
age. $3.50. .t.
Daniel Smith, whose home was Nash
vile, Tenn, and who left there recently
with car Of mules for Dakota, is said to
have been killed in st. Paul, MINI.
Rugby Colony, the colony planted by
Tom Hughes ON Cumberland Plateau, in
Upper East Tennessee, is experiencing q
revival.
Mrs. James ILLS, residing sixteen miles
northeast Of Bainbridge, Ca, was found
dead few days ago in an old broom sage
field belonging to her husband. She took
her own life with strychnine.
The Virginia Legislature has passed q
local option law for the whole State. A
strongly supported amendment exempt
ing cities Of five thousand inhabitants was
defeated. lnH .. pa o..
An old English coin of date 1880 was
picked up a few days ago on the beach,
near the Spanish lighthouse, at st. Angus
tine, Fla. 's. .-r. .sf...
Joseph Hengel, German baker, com.
mitted suicide at Birmingham, Ala, a few
days ago, having become disguised with
himself for having sold out his bakery and
getting swindled.
John Davis, son of the superintendent OF
the Trion cotton mills, the most extensive
in North Georgia, was recently convicted
at Summerville, Ca, of the murder of q
boy named Forrest, and has been sem
3 II l.. 4,
fourteen years of age.
A thirteen-year boy living near Cam
ton, Tex, blew his brains out few days
ago because he had been detected in tho
larceny of thirty five cents from a neigh
Dor by his father, who had punished him.
Pearl, Diamond, Ruby and Garnet are
the names of four daughters of Georgia
postmaster.
Miss Norman, who killed Arnold, her
recreant lover, at Memphis, Tenn, was
fined fifty do liars and bound over in $4,000
bail for the grand jury.
John Gillespie, the negro who murdered
Mrs. Thomas Gray near London, Tenn,
was promptly lynched.
The sentence of Henry Scott, who was
to have been hanged at Wilmington, N.
c., was committed to Imprisonment foI
"Old Sorrel," the aged war-horse OF
| Stonewall Jackson, died at the Virginia
Military Institute a few days ago. His
skeleton will be prepared for the Southern
Soldiers Home at Richmond.
The available coal of Alabama, collected
into one lump, would be fOrty.five miles
by twenty-five miles wide by ten feet
| thick. A breaking off of 5000 tons daily
from the lump would leave largo part of
it untouched at the expiration of 5000
years.
While Pat Hickey, an Atlanta (Ga.)
merchant was examining an old pistol a
few days ago, he snapped it at his friend,
viii Pinion. The ball went through Pin
ions heart, killing him instantly.
The grand jury at Vicksburg, Miss,
found true bill against Alderman Wes-
ley Crayton, colored, for shooting with
intent to kill Hannah G. Carter, colored,
some time since. He was arrested and
gave bond in the sum of $500, The last
grand jury ignored this case.
The Kentucky Board Of Health recently
ordered the slaughter Of eleven head of in
fected Jersey cattle owned by Mr.. Handy,
of Cynthiana. Arrangements were being
made for the purchase and killing of the
remaining eighty head and the quarantine
ing of the premises for year.
w. w. Knight, of Shelbyyille, KY, was
taken little sick a few nights ago. He
purchased bottle of patent medicine, of
which he took too much, which caused his
sudden death within few hours. He was
about twenty-seven years of age.
The Red river and coast line steamer
Yazoo Valley sank few days ago six
miles from Grand Ecore on the Red river
in nine feet of water. The cargo consisted
of 240 bales of cotton and a quantity of
cottonseed oil and cake. No lives were
lost. 1t is believed the boat will be raised.
D. G. Slaughter, proprietor of the
Dripping Springs at Crab Orchard, KY,
shot and killed John W. Baker, colored, a
few days ago. Baker was beating horse
when Slaughter demonstrated and Baker
drew pistol while only six feet away and
began firing. The first shot missed and the
second demolished Slaughter's watch
Slaughter by this time had drawn his
weapon and shot Baker through the body
killing him almost instantly.
Police Sergeant Brooks, of Richmond
Va, was shot a few days ago while at.
tempting to arrest burglar who was try,
{ ing to board train. The burglar had
been discovered attempting to blow oper
the safe of Herman Schmidt, grocer, anC
was traced to the depot. He escaped, aftel
shooting Brooks and exchanging severa
shots with another officer.
, W. s. Miller, G. A. Tilley, Chas. Couch
; VIM. Reeding and Henry Winters, o
! Adams Station, Tenn, were arraigned he
/, fore United States Commissioner Baxte
at Memphis few days ago, on the charg
. of hanging Amanda Burns, colored, unit
she was nearly dead, to keep her from ap
pearing as witness against Miller, VIII
q was charged with selling whisky withou
9 license. All except Winters were boun
over for trial. t.. .1
There is now in Atlanta, Ca, a negres
named Sarah White, who was born nea