The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-08-01
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occurred In which number Of persons were
wounded by pistol shots.
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The Texas Democratic State Convention,
after long and exciting struggle over the
nomination for Governor, on the 23d agreed
upon Judge 0rrin NJ. Roberts as a COM
promise candidate, and he was accordingly
nominated. Judge Roberts is Of Smith Coun-
", aged SO, and ut present Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court. The other nominations
are: James d. Sayers, Of Bastrop, for Lieu
tenant Governor; H. B. Mccormick, 81
Colorado, for Attorney General, Stephen
II. Darden for Comptroller, r. r. Lubbock
for Treasurer, and VIM. C. Walsh, for Com
missioner OF Land-ofice. The platform
adopted favors the investigation by Congress
OF the alleged frauds committed at the late
Presidential election, but says that the de-
cision OF the Forty-fourt Congress, by
which Hayes was seated, should not be dis
turbed. The contraction Of the currency
and the demonstration of silver are de-
nounced, and the payment Of all our obliga-
tions in legal tenders, except where other
wise specially provided by law, is demanded.
Additional Congressional nominations !:
nlinois-Fifth District, j. NJ. Ogle, Nation
al-Greenback; Eighth District, T. NJ. Shaw,
Democrat, Greenbury L. Fort, Republican
(renominated); Tenth District, II. A.
Streator, National Greenback; Thirteenth
District, Thomas F. Upton, Republican IRE
nominated); Fourteenth District, Maiden
Jones, Democrat, Joseph G. Cannon, Re-
publican (renominated); Eighteenth Dis
trict, J. b. Thomas, Republican, w. j.
Allen, Democrat, S. L. Davis, National
Greenback. Indiana - Seventh District,
John Hanna, Republican (renominated).
Ohio-Fifth District, William Allen, Repub-
hcan; Eleventh District, W. w. Mcknight,
Republican. (Charles Foster has declined
the Republican nomination Seventh Dis
trict.) Iowa-Eighth District, W. w. Sapp,
Republican (renominated.)
The Ohio National Greenback- Labor State
Convention, held at Columbus on the 23d,
nominated Andrew Roy, Of Jackson County,
for Secretary Of State, Chiffon A. White, OF
Brown County, for Supreme Court Judge,
snd ]. r. Falls, of Lucas County, for Mem
Der Of Board Of Public Works. The Toledo
platform is Endorsed.
There were 405 deaths in Chicago during
the hot week ending July 20, being 179 more
than during the previous week, and 167 more
than during the corresponding week last
year. Forty-four Of these deaths are classed
as sunstroke, lis from cholera infantum
and GA from other infantile diseases.
The United States Commissioner at Salt
Lake informs Secretary Scburz that the Nor
mon cooperative stores supply hostile In
dians through Utah and portions Of Idaho
directly and indirectly with all kinds Of am
munition, and that these stores, under the
management Of the Mormon priesthood, are
located along the Indian border and in al
the towns and hamlets in the country OF
Utah, and also in Idaho.
c. S. Sauvinet (colored), eX-Civil Sheriff
Of New Orleans, shot himself through the
head with pistol on the 23d, fatally. The
alleged cause was drink and loss of money.
AT Nashville, Tenn, on the oath, shoot
ing affray occurred between Samuel Hicks
on one side and four sons of Judge Nathan
iel Baxter on the other. Hicks was killed
also one Of the brothers, named Jones Bax-
ter, while two others Of the brothers were
slightly wounded, also negro girl who was
passing by. Judge Baxter is the Democratic
candidate for reelection as Judge of the
Circuit Court at the coming election, and
Hicks, who is an Independent, made some
remarks at public meeting derogatory to
Judge Baxter, which his sons took it upon
themselves to resent.
Fourteen cases of yellow fever had oe-
CURED at New Orleans up TO the oath, seven
Of which were fatal.
Col. Forsythe's scouts had skirmish with
the hostiles in canyon near Clear Creek on
the 21st, losing one man killed and two
wounded. The Indians abandoned their
position before the troops came up. They
are making for Malheur Agency.
The distribution of shad the past season
on the Western rivers has been the largest
yet undertaken. The reports to the Depart
ment at Washington from various points on
the Mississippi during the shad season indi-
cate the presence Of shad. tits proposed to
increase the amount, with the hope that in
a few years the people along the shores Of
the Mississippi will be able to catch shad as
they are now caught on the Potomac.
The Deadwood stage for Cheyenne was
stopped by six masked road-agents, near
Lightning Greek, on the morning Of the 25th.
The mail sacks were plundered of all their
valuables. There was no treasure on board,
and the only passenger was minister, who
was not molested.
George W. Burleigh, an intelligent but
eccentric resident Of Capron, Boone Coun-
ty, ILL.,, a barber by trade, advertised the
announcement that on the evening of the
2Sd Of July he would deliver a lecture at the
public hall, his subject being "A Defense
Of Suicide" at the conclusion Of which he
would publicly shoot himself through the
forehead. The price of admission to this
curious and novel entertainment was
one dollar, the amount realized, as
was advertised, to be used to defray the
funeral expenses OF the lecturer. Strange
TO say, the hall was crowded, and after de-
livering an infidel lecture Of wonderful pow
er, the lecturer suddenly drew a derringer,
placed it to his forehead, and, despite the
attempts to prevent the rash deed, fired and
fell into the arms of two friends who had
gone there for the express purpose of
thwarting the rash project of the lunatie
should he attempt to put it into execution.
A most terrible rain-storm occurred
throughout Northern Illinois on the night
Of the 18th, doing great damage to proper
ty. In the lower portion Of Chicago cellars
and Easements were generally Hooded with
water. The fires in the Grand Pacific Ho-
tel kitchen were extinguished; the Tribune
and Eresiag Journal press-rooms were
flooded, causing great Inconvenience and
considerable loss; and many stocks Of mer-
chsndlse were completely water soaked.
The aggregate loss win be very large.
Ellen Kyler, a servant-girl at Peirce City,
No., came TO her death in most horrible
manner on the 25th, by kindling the firefrom
the coal-oil can.
Three yellow fever patients from New Or !
leans died in the Marine Hospital at vicks-
burg, on the 25th.
Seven persons were recently drowned |
and great injury TO property caused by a
in the vicinity Of the Silver /
Lake Mennonite settlement in Dakota, 40 |
miles north from Yankton.
Memphis, Galveston, Mobile, Shreveport
and other Southern ports have established
aroines vacsaiS from favar in.