The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-24
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hSA AMI SOOIHEASKs
A serious railroad accident, happened on
the Connections and Western Raihoad, near
Tarifyille, about u miles from Hartford, at
10 O'Clock on the night of the 18th. An ex-
cursion train, returning from the MOODY and
Sankey meeting at Hartford,feif through a
trestle bridge into the Pennington River.
Two engines, one baggage and three passen-
ger cars went down. From IL to 90 persons
were reported killed and many others
wounded. rad 3 iT5t4adc y sfIaE "a
There have been several additional failures
among the New York druggists, brought
about by the suspension of Dunning, note
broker. ~ lT
Davis Bros. & Co., leather dealers and
Chas. Richardson & Co., paints and oils, are
among the recent Boston failures. III ~
Gen. Mcclellan was publicly inauglirated
as Governor Of New Jersey on-ttes15th.
The New Hampshire Democratic state
Convention, beld on the 18th, nominated f.
A. Mexican for Governor The. platform
denounces the Republican party g for the
great crime by which the people-were de-
frauded OutOf their right to be governed by
rulers Of'their choice" but rejoices at "the
happy results which ensned through the
adoption ofsDemoeratie principles by the
National Administration in reference to the
southern States.Y The financial plank says
ave are in favor Of stable currency andthe
honest payment.o the public tfebt, and are
opposed to'all measures by which the pub
lie credit may be impaired" 1ssnta ~
The names Of the Killed by the railroad
disaster at TarifyiHe, Conn, are:
Miss Minnie Allen, two Misses Nc
Carger, Of winsted; George PiDney, VIM.
Gilman, Elias Gilman, Henry Murray and
Benz. Gilks, Of New Hartford: Engineer
George Hatch, of Hartford, Mrs. WmJones,
of Lakeville; Janet Warner, of Canton. Bad
ly wOunded-Fred. Hofchkiss, of Canton;
Frank Penny, of West Wfnsted; Rev. w.
II. Thomas, of Winsted; Austin Adams and
Mrs. Humphreys, of Canaan. Some % others
were slightly injured, 4. y. .-a1s ~, e x
In New York City, on the 10th, James w.
Johnson killed Mrs. Anna Surnam and then
shot himself johnson was formerly resi-
dent of Chicago and in good circumstances.
He had lost an his property and become re-
duced to extreme poverty. The murdered
woman formerly lived with him as his mis-
tress, but had left him for another man.
Destitution and jealousy combined are
therefore supposed, 10 have actuated the
double crime. hl' s, .
Mr.. Samuel Bowles, editor.of-the Spring
field Mass, ReplsblicdR, died on the 10th,
after an illness Of several weeks duration.
An official INVESTIGATION of the affairs of
the Continental Life Insurance Company, of
Hartford, Conn, shows that the assets of.
the company have become seriously impair
ed, and that the last annual statement Inis.
represented the company's actual financial
condition. The offieersoftbeeomp Ries
clare that it is. entirely solvent, and aslSca
hearing before Legislative .eommittee =
Five miners We're killed by an explosion
Of fire-damp in Potts's coliiery, near Ash
land, Pa, on the 18th. -.-, +. - - y
Thirteen men were drowned by the foun-,
dering of the South Boston fshing-Yessel
Little Kate. re.
James b. Groome will he t1e'new United
States Senator from Maryhndt SoSS
The real. name Of the New York murderer,
and suicide is Jacques, not johnson. he
was an Engiishman, and from 1865 TO 1878
kept a hotel near the corner OF Lake and
Madison Streets, Chicago. In the latter year
he sold his hotel, and eIoped with Mrs. sur-
nam, the woman he murdered. he left Il
wife and nine children; Mrs. Sirnam has a
husband and -four children Since that time
both had been going very fast on the down (
grade, untllatlastthsF reached the -bettoHl !
A monster mass meeting Of the friends of
Silver remonetizatson ia ealled for theS Both
inst. at the New YORK Cooper Institute. 1t I
is expected that Senators Voorhees,, Of Indi- |
ana, and Jones, of Nevada, will be among
the speakers. .seHhO ssnadaKI 1e3n 81
A dinner was given to eX-Secretary Bris-
tow at Boston on the 18th, by the CONNER
cial Club. Mr. Bristow made a speech in
which he tooH strens groInds-in fsVora
Of speedy resumption and against the re-
of silver.