The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-08
SOUTHERN oLEANRGS.

]. D. Wyke at a ball few nights ago 81
Harrison Station. Miss.
Samuel Myers, of Wartrace, Tenn, was
fatally wounded a few days ago by the ac-
cidental discharge of target rifle held by
James Obey.
The people Of Christian County, KY,
have Just discovered that Jefferson Davis
brother is buried there. His grave is un-
marked by a tombstone, and has been
plo over.
A destructive cyclone occurred at
Akron, Ala, a few days since. Many
houses were overturned, trees uprootedy
and the entire section was devastated No
lives were lost, so far as learned.
Jim Harris, a nine-year- boy, was
shot through the heart at East Point,
Ca, few days ago by Frank Whitaker,
compan ion aged thirteen. The shot pro-
duced instant death. Whitaker claims
that the shooting was accidental. Harris
father was sitting at gaming table when
informed of his sons death.
Memorial Day was celebrated by the
Confederate survivors in various parts of
the South, notably in Augusta and Allan
ia, Ca, with elaborate ceremonials and
general suspension of business.
Virginia newspapers give daily warm
ings to owners of horses to look out for
thieves.
A Georgia man was recently fined Sl31
for buying cotton after shutdown and be-
fore sunrise.
Mrs. L. Q. G. Lamar. Jr., will go to
Kentucky about the 1st Of July to spend
several weeks.
The champion trottirg pig lives at Per-
ry, Ga. 1t can keep in sight of any of the
fast horses in that locality.
A train on the Illinois Central ran into b
washout south of Jackson, Miss, few
days ago, killing the conductor and fire.
man.
Mccormick, S. c., has a negro, aged
eighty years, who has one hundred grand
children and fifty great grandchildren.
Meridy Jones, notorious negro, while
ying to escape from lynchers near Au-
burn, KY, was shot and killed.
The Virginia Prohibtionists, having cons
cluded that the local option law sufiices
for their purposes, will not enter the field
as a political party for the State cam
paign,
AS a result of bitter discussion of the
stock law at Asheville, N. c., Richmond
Pierson, son of the late Chief-Justice Pier
son, recently challenged Attorney General
tombstone Jones to fight duel.
A Virginia doctor, who was unsuccess-
full in all other remedies, recently buried a
rheumatic patient up to the neck in the
ground and left him there for nine days,
A cure was effected.
Gainesville, Ca, is prou Of Joe, dog
of superior intelligence. He has been
: known to seize an ear of corn, carry it to d
rat hole, shell off few kernels, back of
out Of sight, and then pounce upon the rat
thus enticed to destruction.
Lu Atchley and Bruce Hardin, printers
in the Republican Office at Sevierville,
Tenn, were fooling with an old pistol the
other day, when the latter was shot and
,, accidentally killed by premature dis
, charge.
Three hundred cigarmakers struck few
+ days since at Gates factory and one hun
3 dred at Ellinger's at Key West, Fla. In
. the former case they demanded the dis
/ charge of an Objectionable employe. In
the latter they followed a retiring fore
9 man.
: Rufus Watson, an old farmer, residing
: near Taylorsville, Tenn, hanged himself
= to beam in his barn few days since.
When discovered by his son, Watson was
: dead. He had suffered with consumption
.. for years and was very Respondent.
In the District Court at Palestine, Tex,
the jury awarded John Tolbard Judgment
, for $1,000 against the International &
, Great Northern railroad as damages for
injuries received on the road while in the
. employ of the company.
= Charles Hill, colored, when convicted in
1 the United States Circuit Court recently
at Nashville, Tenn, of passing counterfeit
= money and sentenced to five years impris.
onment, was identified as Charles Nolen
who escaped from the Kentucky peniten.
tiary, where he was serving term of three
i years for murder.
e The capital of Alabama was beautifully
o decorated in honor of jefferson Davis, OF
Q his recent visit, who delivered an address!
u to a vast multitude in aid of the Confeder
u ate soldiers monument about to be erect
y ed. From the dome of the State-hous'
= foated the National flag. The orator wa
/, escorted to the ground by procession hal
!. a mile in length, and was greeted by mill
|. tary salutes.
d John Burke, who stabbed his brothe
o Edward in the neck at Galveston, Tex.
d and then attempted suicide by shooting
himself in the head, was still alive at las
g accounts, though in mOmentary danger o
m death. His right eye, on the side of whic
II the bullet entered, has been taken out
= Edward Burke's chances for recovery wer
=, greatly in his favor.
." Five more Mormon elders recently ar
go rived in Chattanooga, Tenn, from Utah
70 and have been sent to the different mis-
: sions in the South. Fifteen who have ar
Il. rived recently have been assigned to diff
:. ferent sections. Elder Morgan, the Presi
e 90 b,,