The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-02
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

at Sl.25 per bushel.
A negro in Sumter County, Georgia,
having lost his mule, bitches himself to the
pillow, and with his wife to push at the ham
dies, cultivated enough ground to raise
four bales of cotton and garden truck
enough to live on.
Judge +. s. Goods, of the Nineteenth Jul
dicial District of Louisiana, committed
suicide few days ago at his home on the
Ridgeland Plantation, at Houma, La, by
shooting himself with shotgun.
Mr.. w. r. Finch, who eight years ago
purchased an interest in the Atlanta tGa)
Constitution, paying therefor $4,000 re-
Gently sold the same to Sam Imam and
James Swain, of New York, for the snug
sum of 100000.
The jail at Rockingham, S. c., was forci-
bly, entered by fifty masked men a few
days ago, who secured white man named
John Lee, took him out of town and hanged
him to a limb of tree. Lee murdered Sol
ONION Welsh three weeks previously for his
money.
Mrs. Mary Splan met horrible death in
Knoxville, Tenn, a few days ago. She
was standing near an open CRATE when her
clothing caught fire, and before the flames
could be extinguished she was fatally
burned. The flesh peeled from her limbs
in great flakes. She died in a few hours.
Buck Bobo, of Houston, Tex, attempted
suicide few days ago by taking NOR
phine.
Thomas Clements, wanted for the MUIR
der of Joe Boyd in Alexandria, La, was
arrested a few days since at Atlanta, Ga.
Not more than ne-ffth of the jails in
Georgia are supplied with fires, even in
the coolest weather.
The steamboat Sallie Carney with 26O
bales of cotton was burned recently on the
Tallahatchie River.
JIM. Waddell's Clubhouse and mill at
Society Hill, S. c., were burned a few days
ago. John Malloy (colored) persisted in
the press box, and two colored boys were
badly burned.
James Gunter, of Madison County
North Carolina, shot his father dead with
a shotgun a few days ago while in a
drunken alteration.
len Yancey and Abe Blocker, at Leary,
Ca, has resulted in the conviction of both
for murder, and their sentence to lifelong
imprisonment.
The Exposition Compress at Jackson,
Miss, performed feat few days ago OF
which it Justly feels proud. 1t pressed 100
bales of cotton to such dimensions that
they were easily packed into an ordinary
thirty four foot box-car for shipment.
The Taylor and Scarborough families, of
Clay County, Tenn, had fight with pis-
tolls at short range few days ago, in
which three of the Taylors and one Scar
borough were seriously wounded. The
latter will die. A deadly feud exists be-
tween the two families.
Chink McLenden of Greenville, Ca,
shot and killed his father-in-law, Judge
Rufus johnson, few days ago, who, in
turn, mortally wounded his son-in-law.
The trouble was caused by the Judge try
ing to collect rent account.
Two masked men entered the reside nee
Of Mrs. Kirby, at Gibbs Cross roads,
| Tenn, few nights ago and demanded
her money, but were forced to leave'by
| her son. Hess Witt and James Kirby
were arrested on suspicion. Witt was
bound over for trial and Kirby was dis
charged.
A fire occurred in the East Tennessee,
Virginia e. Georgia Railway shops at
Salem, Ala, few days ago, in which the
round house and coppersmith- shops were
burned. A large number of engines were
in the house, but all were saved.
North Carolina Prohibitionists have de-
clared that they will support no candi-
dates of the old parties unless they favor
prohibition.
vile, Tenn, burned during her absence
from home a few days ago, and her two
children, one aged four years, the Other
eighteen months, were burned to death.
The case against Edward McGhee, Of
Concordia, Miss, who shot and killed Miss
Jessie Clark at Mckenzie, Tenn, recently
has been dismissed, and McGhee has return
ed home. The bondsmen of the young mar
appeared before the court ready for pre-
liminary investigation, and Mr.. Clarl
asked that the case be dismissed, believing
the killing was accidental.
The suit of Mayor Kerchival of Nash
vile, Tenn, against the city to compel tn
Comptroller to pay him a salary of ", 4O
per year was recently decided in favor o
the Mayor. The city appealed to the Su
preme Court. The Council recently passed
bill abolishing the salary, but the Mayo
claims that the law Is of no effect.
The town of Hogansville, Ca, on the AT
lanta & West Point Railway, was badly
damaged by fire a few nights ago. Tn
fire originated in P. G. Whittaker's store
and spread rapidly, burning the houses o
J. C. Adams, Mrs. Worthen, P. B. Whitta
ker, Neffs g. Prather and the Masonic
Lodge. The stables of Lane, Whitaker &
Swanson were also destroyed. The loss i
heavy, and there is not much insurance Of
any of the burned property.
George Olson hung himself at Franklin
KY, few days ago. His father-in-law
Michael Groves, had died the day previ
ously, and Olson fancied his neighbor
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