The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-15
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

Gov. Porter Of Tennessee has called an eX-
traordinary session of the State Legislature,
for the purpose of adjusting the State debt,
levying a tax to meet interest on the new
bonds, etc.
Hon. ID. w. VOORHEES, has been appointed
by GOV. Williams of Indiana United States
Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of the late Senator Morton.
The banking house of Eli Kinney & Co.,
Of Cincinnati, heretofore considered one of
the strongest in the city, has become insol-
vent, owing to unfortunate speculations and
unsecured loans.
The Grand Jury at Portland, Oregon, have
found indictments against 81 Nez Perces In
dians for the murder of white persons in the
recent war.
EX-Marshal George W. Hunter, of
Bardstown, KY, while in charge Of prisoners
TO be taken to the Penitentiary fatally wound
ed Sam. Ford, who was attempting to es-
cape. Ford was one of the Murrcll gang Of
outlaws.
W. O. Mead, Cashier of the Appleton
City Bank, st. Clair County, Mo, has alb
seconded, owing to a supposed irregularity
in the handling of Kansas City and Memphis
Railroad bonds, $4,000 worth of which are
missing.
Corydon Weed, Of Bloomington, ILL.,, has
gone into bankruptcy, with liabilities of
about 81, 10000 land no assets TO speak Of.
Mr.. Weed has been loaning money for other
parties on farm mortgages, guaranteeing the
interest and principal of the loans. His
heaviest creditors are Eastern capitalists.
A horrible double murder was committed
in Monroe County, ILL.,, on the Sd. Henry
Goetz, young German farmer, and his wife,
who owned and worked a small farm on
what is known a. The columbia BOTTOM"
were the victims; the assassin was man
named Carl Strahl, who had worked around
in the neighborhood for some years, and was
generally considered a shiftless and vicious
character. The murder was first discovered
bya neighbor on the 9TH, who found the
house deserted and the dead body of Mrs
GoetZ lying in the cellar. The body Of
her husband had evidently been removed
and secreted. The neighborS at once started
in pursuit OF the murderer, who had driven
off pair of mules, and had also taken a
COW. which be tied behind the wagon. He
was easily traced TO the Mississippi River at
East Carondelet, where he had sold the cow,
and then proceeded to st. Louis, where he
had also entlearored to disposeof the team,
but was arrested on suspicion OF the prop
ertv being stolen and locked up just about
the time his pursueFS- arrived in the city.
Strange to say, Strahl voluntarily aceompsn-
led the Illinois officers back TO Monroe
County, and the fOrmality Of procuring
requisition was dispensed with.
Carl Strahl, the murderer OF Henry Goetz
snd wife in Monroe County, H., an account
OF whoseicapture in St Louis and return to
the localitywhere the crime was committed
has been heretofore given, made full con-
fession to the Coroner of the county, and
himself led the way to the place in
the woods where lay the body Of
Henry Goetz. At the conclusion Of
the INQUEST, and after the murderer had
affixed his signature 10 his written confess
sion as taken down by the Coroner, in the
presence OF some 80 or more of the residents
Of Che county, the prisoner was suddenly
seized by the Infatuated by-standers, rope
placed around his neck, and in few mo-
ments he was dangling from the limb Of
tree. His body was subsequently cut down
and buried beneath the tree upon which he
was hanged.
The Northern Line steamer Alex Mitchell
struck snag and sank about foui miles be-
low Keokuk, Iowa. on the sta. She lies with
her deck about I'VE feet under water. No
lives were lost.