The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-03-20
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

many thousand persons from other States
were present.
At Queen City, Tex, few days ago,
Mike Clements killed his brother in law,
Sam SummerHeld.
A gang of robbers which congregated at
Dayton, Tenn, on the line of the Cincin.
natl Southern railway, recently attempted
to burglarize the large jewelry store OF
Obil & Co. and the Cincinnati Southern
depot at Chattanooga. Their plot had
been revealed to the sheriff, and a dozen
officers were in each building. When
the thieves broke in and commenced to
drill holes in the safe, officers demanded
their surrender. The burglars opened fire
on the sheriff's posse, and, by means of
the darkness, escaped without securing
any booty.
A bill passed the Mississippi House Of
Representatives authorizing the Treasurer
to issue $5OO,OO0 in bonds redeemable in
twenty years, and bearing six per cent
interest. This bill gives him authority to
borrow money to meet present needs at
eight per cent-indebtednes not to extend
longer than ten months, and to be re-
deemed with money secured from sale of
bonds. Unless authority of this kind had
been given the State could not meet its in
debtedness on account Of the common
school fund.
The Sheriff of Gillespie County, Texas,
and his posse have been indicted for kill
ing q convict.
Robert S. Fowler, of Morganfield, KY.
who murdered his niece, is to be executed
April 30,
The steamer Ike Bonham exploded her
boiler near Vicksburg, Miss, a few days
ago, killing six men and injuring several
others.
Twenty five masked men took Handy
Woodward, colored, from jail at Russell.
vile, KY, few nights ago and lynch ed
him.
Charley Jones, eight years old, died at
San Antonio, Tex, few days ago from
morphine used in prescription by mis-
take instead of quinine.
James Bird shot and fatally wounded
Tom Martin at dance IN Anderson Coun-
ty, KY, few nights ago. An old grudge
was the cause. Both are farmers.
The free miners at Greenwood, KY,
spend the nights in firing shots at the
convict camp, preventing the militia
guard from getting any sleep
By decision of the Supreme Court of
Georgia, George T. Jackson will spend
six years in the penitentiary for en-
bezzling $l17,0 0) of the funds of the En-
terprise Cotton Company of Augusta.
A dispatch from Ashland, KY, asserts
that it can be conclusively proven that
Neal, Craft and Ellis were innocent of the
were executed, and that the real perpe-
traitors are known and about to be ar.
rested.
The convention Of the Cattle Rasers
Association of Northwest Texas wound up
in grand complimentary ball at w Gather
ford, Tex, on the 18th. 1t was a grand
success and was largely attended.
According to reports from a large mum
Der of the most extensive sheep raisers il
Texas, sheep are in fine condition, gener
ally free from disease, except few casel
of scab. Mostly healthy and very promis
ing for the future.
Constable Lee Jenkins, of Waco, Tex.
recently arrested Frank A. Henry OF
suspicion of being one Of three men wht
robbed the safe of VIM. Cameron & Co., a
Brentwood. Young Henry says he cai
easily prove an alibi and asserts that hi
was in Waco on the occasion of thu
robbery at Brentwood,
Jay Gould and family made a visit t,
Key West, Fla, the past week on tn
yacht Atalanta.
The people of Mississippi are elated owe
the action of the House of Representative
in refusing to pass the Senate bill, submit
ting to the people the question of a consti
tutional convention. 1t saves the Stat
100000.
The District Executive Committee of tn
Knights of Labor, after q full inve Stga
ton of the boycott against the Atlant
(Ga.) Constitution, has declared the boy
colt off
John Jadson, locomotive engineer a
Fort Worth, Tex, recently died from in
haling the fumes of a sulphur match Will
lighting a cigar.
James LaFontaine, dissipated carpen
ter, was found dead at Lorenzo, McLenna
County, Tex, a few days ago. He halle
from Vermont.
A. p. McCauley, Galveston, (Tex.) pc
iceman is held in custody on the charge {
kicking Clarence Clarke, of McCombe, Ill
in the abdomen until he died. Clarke wa
drunk and provoked quarrel with til
officer who was Off duty.
The trial at Gallatin, Tenn, of Wu
Moss and on, charged with the murder {
, Arch Harper, of Bethpage, resulted in til
acquittal of the father and the convictio
of the son. The latter was sentenced
imprisonment in Jail for four hours I'll
killing was caused by the circulation b
r Harper OF report rejecting on the chal
acter of Miss Moss.
G Mrs Ellie Hawkins, of Chicago, the wi
, of a noted gambler, was robbed at the S
Charles Hotel in New Orleans a few nigh
1 ago by masked burglars, of jewelry va
, ued at $4,000. J. j. Carroll, who was
= the room with her at the time, was relieve
of $500 and a gold watch and chain. The
are some who hint at pHt-up job.
:. At College Hill, Madison County, Ky