The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-02-27
SOUTHERN eLEANlNeS.

Creek, in Benton County, few days ago
was swept from his wagon and drowned.
A. F. McAllister recovered judgment
at Jefferson, Tex, against the Texas & Pa
cifc railway for $1,000 damages for per-
sonal injuries, and Mrs. Laura Kirk got
judgment against the same road for $11 900
for the same cause.
The Denison TEX City Water Company
has been incorporated with capital stock
of 100000, with the following officers:
Denton Durgea, president; Emil Wolton,
secretary; E. w. Abendroth, treasurer
all of New York.
The jury in the case of John c. Fergu-
son, who was recently on trial in Abbe-
vile, S. c., for the killing of Arthur NJ.
Benedict, in December, 1884, after being
out for two hours, failed to agree. A new
trial was ordered and the jury was dis
charged.
In the Circuit Court at Louisville, KY,
the jury in the case of John Gilman,
charged with numbering Jacob Schaurer,
returned verdict of guilty, and fixed the
punishment at sixteen years in the peni
Tertiary.
Careful observation among the Florida
orange groves shows that the accounts OF
the late freeze instead of being accurate
are seventy-fve per cent exaggeration.
Bearing orange trees are far from being
killed are even now in bloom and prospects
for, the new crop are quite as promising as
in any other year at this season.
The total amount received by the COM
mittee at Galveston, Tex, for the relief OF
the sufferers by the great fire was sos, 49,
90, out of total subscriptions of 1924, 7O6.93.
There has been paid out to sufferers SlO7,-
529.7O, and deducting incidental expenses,
the committee report cash balance OF
$l57eS.
Governor Bate of Tennessee has issued
a circular letter to the Governors of States
quarantining against Tennessee cattle by
reason of the Jackson herd being afflicted
with pleuro- pneumonia, asking that the
qarantine be raised. 1t is doubtful, how
ever, if this is done unless the herd in
question shall be slaughtered.
George Davis brutally murdered Arch
Reams in Russell County, Ala, a few
days ago, shooting him twice in the back
of the head and shoulders, stabbing him
twice in the neck and crushing his skull
with the butt of his gun. Davis fed, and
at last accounts was still at large.
A horse was struck by a locomotive
while crossing the track at Adairsville,
Ca, the other day and was knocked sixty
feet by actual measurement.
During the recent cold snap and snow
storm in Florida the unsophisticated chick
ems greedily snapped up the first snow
fakes fell, supposing them to be a new
species of food.
A fire few days since burned John
Gents saw mill, in the northern part OF
! Memphis, together with a considerable
amount of lumber. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
The cotton goods trade in Georgia is
looking up. Stocks are exhausted, and all
factories in and near Augusta are running
to their full capacity. The mills are work
ing at small margin of profit for the first
time in three years.
Cora Trowbridge, a colored belle, o.
Waynes5oro, Ca, eighteen years old
committed suicide by drowning in McIn
tosh creek few nights ago. She had
disappointment in a love affair.
Little Bills Hutchins, OF Lawrenceville
Ga, is hero. A can of powder dropped
into basket of chips and was thrown Oh
the fire. before which stood Billie's tire,
little sisters. The boy jumped for the can
but just as he seized it the powder ex
ploded. The little girls were not hurt a
all, but the boy was badly burned. Some
one asked him why he grabbed the pow
der. He answered as well as he could, 70
he was suffering intensely: "To save tn
girls"
George Robinson, colored, was take
from Jail at Monroe, La, by mob an
lynched for having shot a white man i
self defense.
A sensation was created recently i
Montgomery, Ala, by the finding Of th
dead body of Charles Owen, a negro, VIII
has been employed at the Mobile & Mont
gomery freight depot for the past tw
years. The dead body was found th
other morning in ditch near the Mont
gomery & Eufaula railroad, in the north
ern part of the city. He had evidentl
fallen into the ditch and pile of lumbe
near by fell in apon him. His face an
body were horribly crushed and manglet
James B. Ward, middle-aged farmt
residing in Trousdale County, Tenn, We
arrested few days ago at Memphis on
telegram from the authorities at Nashvill
charged with assault to murder. War,
with his two boys, aged about twelve an
sixteen years, were on their way to Helen
Ark. They claim to know nothing of Il
charge as preferred.
T. j. Taylor, sheriff Of Upton Count!
Tenn, in company with deputy D. Sparl
and Don Smith, attempted to arrest Stey
Waddley, negro, a few days ago, net
Covington, Tenn, who was wanted on
charge of grand larceny. The negro r
sisted and drew razor from his poke
= whereupon the posse fired upon him killiI
, him instantly. Waddley was also wanted
Lauderdale County on charge of bur
larry.
A notorious colored desperate mann
James, whohad twice escaped from Jail