The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-23
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

At Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio,
on the Sth, Barney Cox and his son William
had an alteration, both being intoxicated
in the course of which the son pulled out
pocket-knife and cut his father in the arm,
severing one of the arteries, from which he
bled to death in few minutes. The son
made no attempt to escape, and was prompt
ly arrested.
A negro named VIM. Thompson,
charged with brutal assault upon young
white girl, was taken from Jail, in Culpeper,
Virginia, on the 10th, by about 60
masked men, and hung. 20 th.s.i.. ..-5
Advices from Buenos Ayres state that
a fearful food has occurred in the far south;
millions of sheep and cattle persisted, and
hundreds of families were rendered home
less. - -.f..
Mrs. Frank Williams, of New Albany
Ind, and voting daughter of Jesse Laran,
near Bloomington, Ind, are two additional
coalOil victims. s.. r.
The troubles in the Luzerne Goa
region are not yet over. On the 18th, about
$50 miners compelled the pump men at the
Carbonate mines to abandon their posts;
fires were drawn and the mines were flood
ed. A crowd also visited the yard of the
Delaware and Hudson Company and de-
tanned train of loaded coal cars. The
Erie Coal Company's colliery was also visited
and work stopped. .'
The yacht Pamlico was capsized by a
sudden squall on Lake Michigan, on the 18th,
and her owner, John Hayes, together with
three friends of his, were drowned. The
accideit occurred about one mile out from
Chicago, and was witnessed by number of
people, but the vessel, with all on board,
had gone to the bottom before assistance
could be rendered. . .--H.r, .
1t is said that the British Government
will soon release all its Fenisn prisoners.
Charleston will be the future CAPT
tai of West Virginia, as decided by the vote
at the recent election. According to the
provisions of the new law, however, the cap
ital remains at Wheeling until May, 1885.
Charles and John Horn have been ar
rested on suspicious of being the murderers
of DR.. James B. Armstrong, of Terre Haute,
luu. 1Htl MClt hilOMi " udNC
the Doctor, and were seen in the vicinity on
the night of the murder.
The rebellion in Hayti was suppressed
by shooting five participants and dispensing
the remainder. .-.. -
The National Educational Associa-
ton convened at Louisville, KY, on the 11th
About 800 delegates were in attendance.
The Supreme Lodge of the Knights Of
Pythias of the World commenced it.
| fifteenth annual session at Cleveland, o., on
the 14th. About 5000 members of the order
were present.
An oil-train on the Allegheny Valley
Railroad, standing on the track at McCand.
! less Station, Pa, was run into on the 14th by
! a passenger train. The fire from the loco.
motive ignited the oil, and the flames spread
rapidly, destroying the locomotive, baggage
car and two passenger-cars. The engineer
and fireman of the passenger-tr were Sc
riously burned and two or three passenger
| slightly.
Several persons were seriously injur
ed, on the 14th; by d collision on the Tro!
and Boston Road at Hoosac Junction.
Four men were fatally burned by The
ignition of gas at flowing oil well at Smith
Ferry, Pa, on the 14th.
An open draw was the cause of tn,
Oceanport q. j. railway bridge disaster
as ascertained by the Coroner's inquest.
Vermont's one-hundredth birthda,
was celebrated on the 10Th. The 10th wa
the anniversary of the Battle of Bennington
! and the Old battle-ground for these two day
was visited by thousands of people to par
ticipate in the Centennial exercises. Presi
dent Hayes and a portion of the Cabinet
several Governors and other distinguish
personages were present.
The effects of the famine in Southern
India are described as horrible in the eX
treme. The superintendent Of relief op
eratiOns in Adom reports that a journey owe
one of his roads resembled the path of
great battle in the numbers of dead and dy
ing.
The Privy Council has decided to pro
hibit the landing in Great Britain Of leave
or stalks of potatoes from the United States
Canada or Germany, after Aug. 31st.
An exploding kerosene can this tim
killed two children of Mr.. 7. W. Layelley
at Flushing, \. T., on the 18th; and Mr.
Den Beste, of Pella, Iowa, may be enumer
ated as one more. ... -'..
The Government canal around tn
Des Moines Rapids of the Mississippi River
at Keokuk, Iowa, is so far completed as
admit the passage of boats, and was formal
~ opened on the 18th.
The United States Consul at Havana
by letter dated August I, informed the NeV
Orleans Board of Health that up to tha
date II cases of yellow fever had been re
| ported in that harbor, four of which prove
fatal. He adds: "The disease may be con
sidered epidemic TO limited extent, but q
a mild type compared with the former sea
son."
The steam propeller City of Madison
of Milwaukee, was burned on Lake Michi
gan on the morning of the 18th. The GREY
took TO the boats and were picked up i
about an hour by the steamer Tempest.