The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-14
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The Central Branch Of the Union Pacific
Railroad is now completed and trains run
ming regularly to Cancordia, Kansas, l55
miles west Of Atchison.
A duel was fought at Matamoras, Mexico,
on the 5th, the principals being Hon. Nestor
HaXan and VI. de La Pena, both residents
Of Brownsville, Texas. Maxan was second
ed by VIM. Kelley, and Pena by Dr. Combe.
Two rounds were fired without effect, when
Pena announced himself satisfied. Maxan,
however, demanded another round, which
resulted in his receiving a fatal wound
through she body, causing death in a few
minutes. The cause Of the duel is not stated.
At Memphis, Tenn, on the 9th. Cornelius
Griffin wac shot and almost instantly killed
by J1iler Dawson, who fired at an unruly
negro and missed him. Griffin was in his
grocery, about 200 yards from the Jail. The
bullet passed through the glass door and
struck him just below the heart. He turned
and ran into an adjoining room, fell into the
arms Of his wife, and exclaiming, Oh
Katie, Pm killed." Immediately expired.
BY the sinking Of the steamer Bessie Tay-
Tor on the Atchafalaya River, on the 81, a
colored woman and child and four or fye
deck-hands were drowned.
At Memphis, Tenn, on the night Of the
9th, a negro named Bob King shot and fatal
~ wounded a colored woman named Laura
Burnshill, and while trying to escape ar
rest he shot and probably fatally wounded
Officer Restmeyer, who had ordered him to
halt
The Jury in The ease Of Gen. Anderson,
late Of the Louisiana Returning Board, on
trial n New Orleans, on the eth rendered
verdict Of guilty, accompanied by recon-
mendation for mercy.
Al Paris, Texas, on the 9th, X. Z. Roberts,
Cashier Of the Paris Exchange Bank, hand
ed the Texas Express agent at that place
package Of $4,000, addressed to BarthOlow,
Lewis & Co., St. Louis. While waiting for
the train at midnight the agent was knock
ed down and robbed Of the package. The
robber escaped.
4 negro was summarily hanged near New
Franklin, Howard County, Mo-, on the lst,
for committing an indecent assault upon a
col0red female sehool-teacher.
The Wyandotfe Rolling-miTl Company, Of
Wayne County, Mich, has gone into bank
ruptcy. Liabilities about Sl,0o0,O0O, and
nominal assets about the same amount.
The Government is in receipt Of apparent
" reliable information coHcerning recent eff
forts Of the hostile Sioux to form an alliance
with other tribes against the whites.
Louis Montplsisit and James Prince, the
coiored jurors in the Anderson trial at New
Orleans, state TO responsible parties that
their verdict, 'sGuilty, but recommended 10
the mercy OF the Court" was given
under the impression that this was
faptamount 60 an aeduittal, anG
that they we're = 50 informed by
the otherjnFors. Anderson has dispsteh
signed by John Sherman, Stanley Matthews,
Garfield, Hale and Doty, of the visiting Re-
publicans, earnestly protesting his inno-
cence Of any fraud, and denouncing his trial
and conviction a. the exhibition Of bitter
sectional partissnship.
p. J. I1eEonan, Louisville, KY, and Hall
Brothers 4 Co., Cleveland, O., both tobacco
dealers, have gone into bankruptcy.
Capt. james Trousdale shot and fatally
wounded Capt. J. II. May, at New Orleans .
on the 9Th. Both are well known river men, (
A young lady, daughter Of Senator RO