The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-22

were burned TO death.
DIR. Martin Payne, recently deceased, OF
New York City, left nearly his entire estate,
valued at 100000, TO Harvard College.
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Hon. VIM. +. Coolbaugh, President Of the
Union National Bank, Chicago, committed
suicide on the morning of the 14th. The act
was committed at the foot of the Douglas
monument. Life was extinct when the
body was discovered, and an elegant pearl
handled, gold-mounted revolver, with
which the fatal shot was evidently fired into
the brain, lay by its side. Mr.. Coolbaugh
was SO years old and native OF Pike
County, Pa. He formerly resided in Bur-
Iington, Iowa, was for eight years MEM
Der of the Iowa State Senate, and was the
Democratic nominee for United States SEN
ator against Harlan, by whom he was de-
feated. He had but recently returned from
a tour in Europe. His suicide is ascribed
solely to domestic troubles, and his private
financial affairs, as well as those Of the bank,
are pronounced all right.
The Coroner's Jury in the case OF Hon.
VIM. f. COolbaugh, the Chicago suicide,
returned a verdict that deceased took his
own life while in fit of temporary in
sanity.
The Singer Building, corner of State and
Washington Streets, Chicago, was partially
destroyed by fire ON the evening Of the 14th.
One fireman was killed by falling walls and
several others seriously injured. The build
ing was occupied by the well known firm of
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house The building cost 100000, and Field,
Letter & Co.'s stock was valued at 81, OOO,OOO.
The fire originated in the upper story of the
! building and did not reach the lower floors.
/ The building will prove nearly a total loss,
and the damage to stock by fire and water
| is probably One-haIf or more. of its esti-
mated value. Both are well covered by in
surance.
Charles A. Dudley and John O'Rourke
were killed at the burning Of the Singer
Building in Chicago, and eight others in
iured. The loss on building is much less
than at first supposed, probably not over
100000. Field e Letters loss will foot up
/ about 500, 900. Both losses are fully COW
cred by insurance.
At Belmont, Warren County, Iowa, on the
night of the 18th, three masked men at
tempted to rob the house of a farmer named
Cadigan. One of the robbers effected an en-
trance, when he encountered Miss Cadigan,
the farmers daughter, who had been awak-
ened by his proceedings. The robber with
out word drew a revolver and pointed it at
her. The brave girl instantly sprang towards
him, caught the pistol, and pushed it down.
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her right breast. In the scuffle she tore of
the mans mask but found his face
blackened and so did not recognize
him. She then pushed him out OF doors,
when he fred again, the ball entering her
hand As he went out of the door another
man outside said: SHOW do you like that"'
The speaker she instantly recognized as
man named Proctor, who had several times
visited their house and made inquiries as to
whether her father had sold his crops, etc
Proctor was arrested the next day and fully
identified by the dying girl, after which he
was taken from the hands Of the officers by
crowd of several hundred men and sum-
marily hanged. His two laccomplices had
not been taken.
Several distinct earthquake shocks oc-
CURED throughout portions of Western
Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, on
the 10Th, about noon.
Frank Rand, the desperate who robbed
the house of WoolfordPrice, at ellison, Knox
County, H., on August last, and when
pursued turned and killed Charles Belder
and wounded another of his pursuers, who
three DAYS afterward robbed the house OF
John r. Scales, at st. Elmo, Fayette County
and when overtaken by Mr.. Scales, shot him
dead, and when still further pressed and be-
sieged by a large crowd of armed men in q
corn field killed Frank Barnes and wounded
Frank Wiseman-this notorious desperate
was captured in st. Louis on the 10th, but
not until after desperate struggle in which
he shot and probably fatally wounded pO-
lice officer named White and was himself
shot in three places and MORALLY wounded
The clew which led to his capture was the
fact of his having pawned a valise in ST.
Louis some months ago, and subsequently
sent an order through the express agent al
Elmwood, H., to have the va'ise sent TO De-
catur. The express agents receipt for the
money was dropped by Rand in his fight
from st. Elmo, and this scrap of paper led
to his capture as above stated.
AT Warne, Iowa, on the 18th, Mrs. Lingi-
! felt, while temporarily insane, threw herself
and babe into deep well. When brought
TO the surface, two hours afterward, both
were dead.
w. Kinney q Co., bankers at Portsmouth
o., have failed.
The trial of the Mexican General Escobe-
do at Brownsville, Texas, for violation of the
United States neutrality law, resulted in his
acquittal.
Another raid of Mexicans and Indians from
Northern Mexico across the Texas frontier
was reported on the 18th.
Officer John 5. White, the st. Louis po-
liceman who was shot by the desperate,
Frank Rand, died on the 18th. He was &c
years old and most estimable man and
officer. He leaves awife and one child. Rand,
his murderer, is almost certain to recover,
and he will be taken to Knox County, ILL.,,
for trial, where his most famous exploits
were committed, and where his identified
| ton is assured. The fact that Officer
/ White was attempting his arrest without a
warrant and while he was committing no
overt act, leaves legal lOop-hole for his
escape should he be tried in st. Lonis, and
| therefore it was determined to turn him
/ over to the Illinois authorities.
| The report of the Kansas State Agricul-
/ tural Society for the months Of August, Sep
/ TENDER and October shows an acreage OF
winter wheat sown this fall of ,243,5l6, be-
! ing an increase of 45 per cent. over last year,
and the condition is % per cent.
above a fair average, and more than that
over the average of last year. The total
number Of bushels of winter wheat har-
vested this year is 9,714,171, and of spring
wheat 3,5lS,S36. The acreage in Indian corn
/ this year was 1865, 112, and the bushels har-
vested 1866, 646, the average yield being
I 40 bushels against As bushels per acre
/ last year. The acreage in oats this year
/ is Sl,6l9 less than last year, but the
number Of bushels harvested was 3S4, $40
more. Notwithstanding the reported loss of
I live stock and hogs from disease during the
( fall, reports from every county in the State
( show that the loss has been comparatively