The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-09

If Nelson Parrish. His last words were:
! Don't hang me, gentlemen; am an inno-
cent man."
Albert Trammal, negro preacher,
was hanged at RosstOn, Nevada County,
Ark, on the 9th, for the murder Of his wife
Ave years ago. Trammal confessed his
guilt.
At White Pigeon, Keokuk County,
Iowa, on the 18th, Gale Hollingsworth was
shot and killed by Miss White for alleged
SANDER. She met Hollingsworth and pre-
sented him with written statement confess
ing he had causelessly slandered her, de-
that he sign it. He denied the
charge and refused TO sign the paper, upon
which she drew a revolver and shot him, mot
fatally. He ran and she pursued, firing a
second shot, which took effect. He
climbed upon fence, when, overcome by
his wounds, he fell to the ground. Miss
White then came up, placed the muzzle Of
the pistol to his head and fired a third time,
killing him instantly. Hollingsworth was a
middle aged, well-to-do farmer, and leaves
a wife and family. Miss White is young
lady of good family who has always borne a
good character At last sccounts she had
not been arrested.
Notwithstanding the favorable re-
ports from Gen. Howard as to the suppress
sion Of the hostile Indians under Chief
Joseph, advices of the 18th were to the effect
that the Governor of Montana had ordered
all volunteers to the front, and that another
fight was imminent. PEI. .a-5-- ft.
Near Camden, Ind, on Sunday, the
29th, the family of Frederick Winde all went
to church, leaving alone in the house wom-
an named Mrs. Honk, a widow. On their
return Mrs. Honk was found lying on the
floor dead, with her throat cut from ear to
ear. Search made for the murderer result
ed in the discovery of man named Henry
Miller, suspended from beam in the sta
BILE, dead. Miller was employed on Winde's
farm, and it is believed that while intoXi.
Gated he attempted to outrage Mrs. Honk
and fearing the consequences of discovery
murdered her and then killed himself
The masons of London have struck
work for reduction of hours and increase
of wages. H..
The Lockhaven (Pa.) Bank has sus
pended. '
Herbert Blanchard, of Savoy, Mass.
was ordered TO discontinue his visits to tn
daughter of Mr.. Z. Trask. On Sunday tn
10Th ult., he met Mr.. Trask in church ant
shot him dead, after which he fatally wound
ed Mr.. Trask's son, and fired three inetfec
tual shots at the young lady herself.
The Westinghouse of John Ortwine
two miles southwest of Frankfort Station
Win County, ILL.,, was entirely destroyed b.
fire on the night of the Goth ult. The famil
consisted of II persons, eight OF whom es
capped. Mr.. Ortwine's father, aged 10, hi
middle-aged and demented sister, and 10
year-old son were burned to death.
The remains of DIR. G.. F. Winston
were cremated at Salt Lake, Utah, on tn
31st, in accordance with the request Of de
ceased as embodied in his will. The pro
cess occupied about three hours. The hear
had been taken out and sent to his birth
place. The ashes are to be sent to the gray
of his wife, near Boston.
The Charter Oak Life Insurance Com
pany, of Hartford, CT, has been reOrganize
and resumed business.
The Austrian Ministry have author
lied Count Andrassy to mobilize three arm
! corps.
At Curdsville, Buckingham County
| Va, on the 10Th ult., Robert Aud, Jr., so
| of Hon. Robert Aud, of Richmond, shot an
| fatally wounded his cousin, a young ma
named William Sanders. The difficult
! grew out of a message which young Sander
bore from his father, Albert Sanders, re
| questing Aud to keep away from his hOus
and daughters. Aud is very wild you'll
and has been the hero of many violent esca
pades in various parts of the South an
West, with whose jails he is not unfamilia
He is under arrest.
In accordance with the request {
Gen. Crook, permission has been granted fC
delegation of Sioux to visit Washington fC
| the purpose of having an interview with off
Gals of the Interior Department.
The army-worm has appeared in cot
ton fields in Northern Mississippi.
The St. Louis, Fort Scott and ColC
RADIO Railroad Company was organized at
| ut6lluS VI uClCSdtCo uClu at IOib COot
Kansas, on the I'd.
The First National Bank of Georg,
town, Colorado, VIM. Cushman, Presiden
closed its doors on the 3Oth. Its liabiliti
on deposits are 100000, with assets cOnsiC
erably in excess, it is claimed. The imm,
diate cause Of the failure was the person
embarrassment of the President.
An entire family, consisting of Lew
Spencer and his four ehildren-twO cir
and two boys-living in Clark County, Mi
souri,, were murdered on the night of IL
| I'd. The crime was no doubt committed f.
money, as Spencer had in his pOssessiC
500 belonging to the Township, of which
was Trustee. The weapons used were F.;
ak and a pitchfork. No trace of the mu
derer has been discovered.
A shooting affair occurred at Ogalall
Neb., stock-shipping point, on the Is
which resulted in the instant death of WI
Campbell and the wounding of n. L. Ga
mann, VIM. Butler, NJ. Hinton and A. Ma
| all Texas cattle-men except Gasmann. 1t
believed that all the wounded men will r
cover. 81"
An unusually horrible accident o
Cured at Pittsburgh on the Sd. Seven m,
were engaged in lining the furnace at Il
Lacy Furnace Company's works, and we
on a scaffold which was suspended by rope
In some manner the ropes parted, and Il
scaffold fell, precipitating the men into Il
bottom Of the furnace, which was near
red-hot, the fires having been drawn only Il
previous day. Julius Hardin and Micha
Cussick were taken out dead, and the othe
were so badly burned that they were not e.
pected to live.
The LIST of August, "Emancipatic
Day." was celebrated by the colored poop
in many cities and towns throughout Il
country.
WAR NEWS.