The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-04-18

The murderer escaped, and no reason for
the crime is known.
The Illinois Democratic State Convention,
held at Springfield on the 18th, adopted a
platform favoring a tariff for revenue only;
graduated tax on incomes; taxation OF
United States bonds and Treasury notes;
the payment of all obligations sin lawful
money, except when otherwise expressly
provided upon their face" the immedi-
ate and unconditional repeal Of the
Resumption act; the free coinage of silver;
the exclusive right Of the Government to
issue all circulating money; the substitution
of Treasury for National bank notes; the
repeal Of the Bankrupt law; no subsidies by
the Federal Government, etc, etc. Hon. Z.
L. Cronkrite, of Stephenson County, was
nominated for State Treasurer, and Hon. 5.
NJ. Etter, Of Mclean County, renominated
for School Superintendent.
Fifteen masked men captured a Texas
and Pacific express train at Mosquito Sta
ton, IL miles east Of Dallas, on the night of
the 10th. After some firing by the robbers
the engineer and fireman surrendered. The
conductor fired several shots, wounding one
OF the party, it is thought, when he was
placed hOrS de combat by a bullet in the
arm, and crawled under a car for safety.
The express messenger and guard intrench-
ed themselves in their car and showed fight,
but the robbers finally saturated the car with
kerosene and threatened TO burn it, when
they surrendered. The robbers then went
through the mail and express-car, carrying,
offsuch valuable packages as they could find.
The express messenger says that he only lost
$50, having hid away S1,7O0. The passen-
gers were not mOlested.
The Oregon Democratic State Convention
nominated W. w. Thayer for Governor and
John w. Whitaker for Congress.
The platform of the Oregon Democratic
State Convention favors reconciliation Of
silver, resumption repeal, and payment of
Government obligations in greenbacks, ex-
cept when otherwise provided.
Dakota's newly appointed Governor,
William A. Howard, of Michigan, was in
stalled on the 18th. His predecessor, Gov.
Pennington, was in office little over four
years.
The Chicago Times of the 18th printed
dispatches from nearly 200 points in
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Dakota, Kansas and Missouri, covering the
whole Of the Western spring wheat region,
which show when summarized that the acre.
age is nearly 80 per cent. greater than last
year ;that the condition and prospects are bet
ter than at any time since 1860; and that the
seasons work and vegetation are from three
to six weeks ahead of the usual time. There
is an average of from 10 to 20 per cent. of
the old crop on hand.
The price of gold fell to 100 Ia on the 18th,
and number Of National banks throughout
the country at once announced their inten-
ton to redeem their circulating notes in
gold upon presentation. The Northwestern
National Bank of Chicago took the lead in
the movement, followed by the Third Ma
tional of Cincinnati.
A destructive fire occurred at GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, on the night of the 18th. Fifty-seven
houses were burned, including some of the
best buildings in the city, among them be-
ing the Courthouse, bank, newspaper Of
fee, two public halls, and several stores.
The loss is estimated at about 100000, with
insurance of not over S15O,000.
A tornado struck Cottonwood Station, on
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad,
al about O'Clock on the afternoon of Satur-
day, April Is. The Cottonwood Hotel and
several buildings were blown down. Mrs.
Miller was killed, and her husband and four
children were dangerously hurt. Two chill
dren Of Mrs. Osborn, living on the prairie,
were killed, and humber of other people
living in the pathway of the tornado were
seriously injured. The storm also struck
Emporia, and did considerable damage in
that locality.
The United States Supreme Court has
rendered decision in an important bond
case-that of Van Sycle against Ray County,
MISUNDERSTANDING the decision of the low
er Court that the bonds are good, and de-
Gliding that the people, having acquiesced af
ter full notice, can not now be heard to deny
the validity of the bonds.
The City Council of Indianapolis have ex-
PEELED j. w. Bigbee, the fugitive Council
man, and offered 500 for his arrest and con-
victiOn offorgery.