The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-04-25
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.


A grand soldiers reunion, under the
auspices Of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, is to be held at Leavenworth, Kansas,
on the 18th and 18th of May.
The Galveston NelCS has information Of
an Indian attack on the mail carrier near
Fort COncho on the 18th. One man was
killed and the mail taken. The same day
another party of Indians captured Is mules
at Fort Davis. Cavalry are in pursuit. The
Indians are supposed to be from the Fort
Stanton reservation.
Miss Mary Kunkle, beautiful girl aged
16, whose parents reside near Balbec, Jay
County, Ind, was assaulted and horribly
maltreated by a tramp while on her way
home from the village on the 18th inst. The
villain fed or he would have been summari-
ly hanged by the Infatuated neighbors.
A sickening scandal concerning the ven
cradle Episcopal Bishop McCoskrey of Mich
igan has found its way into print, and the
sudden resignation of the Bishop and his
contemplated departure for Europe are an
nounced. His most intimate friends admit
that he has been guilty of certain indiscre-
tons, but intimate that his mind is affected
The lady in the case was kind of protegee
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and was recently married to a young
man of Detroit. The Bishop is "a years of
age. A number of highly amorous and sug-
gestive letters written by him to the girl
previous to her marriage are the most
troublesome evidence in this sorry affair.
A triple lynching affair occurred at Hunts
vile, Ala, on the 18th. A few days previ-
ously George Shoenberger, well known
and respected citizen, was waylaid and kill
ed by two negroes, Ben. Evans and Eph.
Hall, instigated, as it was proven, by
worthless white ruffian named Mike White
All three were arrested and lodged in Jail.
On the day named a large crowd, comprising,
il is said, many Of the best citizens of the
county, assembled at the Jail, and forcing
an entrance led out the three victims, who
were speedily swung off from the limb Of
tree. The negroes confessed to the murder,
but White protested his innocence to the
last. None of the lynehers were masked,
and thousands stood by and witnessed the
whole proceeding.
Joseph Y. Cain, Clerk of the Circuit and
Common Pleas Court of Louisville, KY, has
heen removed on account of his re-
fusal or inability to produce the
money OF which he was the GUS
todian, $4,000. 1t has also just been dis
covered that Mr.. Cain, while Cashier Of the
Louisville Gas Company, from 1860 to 1865,
embezzled some SEC, 900 from that concern.
Why the abstraction Of so large a sum OF
money, even from the Golfers of gas COM
pany, could remain undiscovered for so long
a time, is a mystery not explained.
The Oregon Republicans have nominated
c. c. Beckman for Governor and Ii. X.
Hines for Congress. The Convention adopt
ed a hard-money platform and a moderate
endorsement OF the National Administra-
ton.
Underwood, Jackson and Sam Bass, for
merly operators on the Union Pacific Road,
have been recognized as members Of the
Denton County gang of Texas Pacific train
robbers.
Col. Alexander Phipps, editor Of the Mo-
berry (Mo.) Monitor, well known journal
list, died on the 18th.
At Richmond, Ind, on the 18th, two
brothers named Stevenson shot and fatally
wounded their brother-in-law Charles
Maule, for the alleged seduction Of young
sister OF his wife under peculiarly aggravat-
ed circumstances. Maule firmly denied the /
charge.
At Troy, Geauga County, o., on the night |
of the 18th, l.. b. Stroud killed his wife by |
plunging alarge butcher knife several times i
in her abdomen, and then cut his own throat
from ear 10 ear. Stroud was very bad |
character, had abused his wife shamefully, |
and was infuriatcd because the neighbors |
had taken her part and intimated to him
that he had better leave the country or he
would be summary punished for some Of
his misdeeds. Stroud had recently been in
dicted by the Grand Jury for poisoning
horses and cattle, and burning a barn be-
longing TO a neighbor.
Two officers from Texas arrested the no.
torious T. Mckinney and his comrade at
Ozark, Ark, and while passing through the
Indian Territory, en- route to Texas, the
prisoners tried to escape, and both were shot
and instantly killed.
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