The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-03-06
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


convicted and once sentenced to death in
Crenshaw County, Ala, for procuring the
murder of DR., Colquitt in 1878, has at last
been acquitted of the charge.
The jury in the case of John J. Aufde-
morte, late redemption clerk in the sub
treasury at New Orleans, found him guilty
of embezzling $25,S4O, but strongly recon-
mended him to mercy.
Several Mormon missionaries are said to
be getting in their work in upper East Ten.
nessee.
W. ]. Ward, who murdered ]. J. Par
mer in Dale County, Tenn, in September,
1888, is to be hanged March 49, the Cover
nor having declined to commute the sem
tence.
William S. Bailey, eighty years of age,
and publisher of an infidel paper at Nash
vile, Tenn, died in that city a few days
ago.
George B. Graham's dry goods store at
Graham, Tex, burned a few nights ago.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
VIM. Roses cooperage works at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, burned a few days ago,
causing loss of $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Thirty five bands are thrown out of en-
ployment
The young Detroit (Mich,) lady who has
captivated Senator Jones, of Florida, is
said to be Miss Palm, and is an heiress Of
$2,O00,OOO.
Thomas Jones, of Petersburg, Va, was
found in creek few days since, MUIR
dered. The deed is supposed to have been
committed by some woodcutters in the en-
ploy of the railroad.
Congressman Mills, of Texas, is an
earnest student of history. He sees moth
ing of social life, except at home, and never
goes out at night except in company with
his wife.
negro cabin on DR.. Paschal's planta.
tion, near Columbus, Ca, was burned re-
Gently, and the negro and his wife, whose
names are unknown, both persisted in the
flames. The fact was made known by the
discovery of their remains.
w. c. Rutland, manager. on Colonel
Richardson's La Grange plantation, near
Greenville, Miss, while trying to prevent
a negro tenant of the place moving mort
gagged property, few days ago, got into
difficulty in which the negro was shot
and instantly killed.
In the Circuit Court at Nicholasville,
KY. the jury, in the case of Bob Smith,
for the murder of his stepfather, old man
Jim See, last November, rendered ver'
dict of murder and fixed the penalty al
death. This case is causing much xcite'
ment in that locality, as it is the first time
a Jury has fixed a sente nee of death since
1858.
The steamer Tensas burned at Eutav
Landing, La, on Black river, few even
ings since. The Tensas was on her way Il
New Orleans W it'll full cargo of cottoI
and cottonseed, 1,014 bales of the former
and 200 sacks of seed, which was totally
destroyed, but the boat got to the land anC
and all aboard were saved. The loss wa
between Sc 900 and $4,000; insured TO
nearly the full value.
The little town Of Cedartown, Ca, wa
thrown into state of great excitement
few days ago over the arrest of boy VIII
was supposed to be Freddy Freeman, tn
fourteen year-old murderer of his littl
} playmate, Alex. Maudlin, whom he kille'
IN lOCcoa, LOT one uollaT anu elSnGy NV
cents. ....
At a meeting of the Hebrew congrega
} ton of Galveston, Tex, recently, they de
cided to re-engage the Rabbi Silvermal
for three years, at salary of $1,000 year
which is an increase of $500 over that @
, last year. No better evidence of tn
learned Rabbits popularity could hav
been given.
e. H. Bennett, of Dallas, Tex, late edi
tor of the TerdS COgbOy, and of the Demo
| crat, was arrested few days ago by
United States deputy marshal on th'
charge of attempting to bride jurors in tn
Federal Court.
The East Tennessee temperance peopl
will try to elect representatives of thet
! movement to the next Legislature.
= The Nashville (Tenn.) City Council ha
passed bill giving the Cumberland Ma
, tural Gas Company the exclusive right-of
7 way for twenty years to supply natural ga
: for heating purposes to New York, Pitts
= burgh and Wheeling, w. Va. Capitalist
T are interested in the enterprise, togethe
; with home capitalists, and every conf
dence is expressed that gas will be foun
\, in abundance.
, Prof. Joshua Underwood, well-known il
musical circles in Alabama, died fey
. DAYS since at Brownsville, in that State, G
hydrophobia. He was bitten by ma
: dog three months ago, but showed no sign
7 of hvdrophobia until recently. His dis
!, ease became rapidly acute and violent, an
:, he had to be chained to the floor to pre-
7 vent his attacking those around him.
number of other persons were bitten by tn
same dog from which this case of hydro
phobia resulted, and are naturally in
state of terrible suspense.
u The recent State Agricultural an
/. Industrial convention held at jackson
fl Tenn, was a success in every sense Of Il
a word. The city presented lively appear
~ ance, hundreds of distinguished citizen
~ famous for their knowledge in agrlcultur
> pursuits, being present from not Iess tina
g dozen States in the Mississippi vale.
= Some of the most distinguished farmers
- the North and South met there and meas
:, ured lances in the tournament of ideas, e.
a changing experiences and eomparir
- methods. The convention was favor'