The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-04-04
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Capt. Y. T. Wilson, commanding AZ Fort
Mekavitt. Texas. was seriously injured 10y
she accidental explosion of q shot gun. and
died on the 2Ath.
The state Conventions If the National
Party ~ the State of Illinois was held at
springfield on the 9Th. The Toledo plat
form was endorsed ndresiiirmed, and addi-
tionsl resolutions adopted demanding AN
immediate issue OF fun legal-tender paper
currency by the Government TO the full limit,
at least, Of the S400,0OO,0O0 legal-tender
United States Treasury notes; and declar-
ing that the credit of the Government can
best be strengthened and preserved by its
first paying off its interest-be bearing debt be-
fore calling in any part Of its non-interest-
bearing obligations for redemption. Gen.
f. n. Bates, of Chicago, was nominated for
State Treasurer, and Prof. Frank II. Hall, of
Kane County, for Superintendent Of Public
Schools.
Unofficial but trustworthy information
from Fort Walsh, Canada, confirms the re-
cent story of large confederation Of hos
tile Indians in that vicinity. Sitting Bull
and Spotted Eagle have been. reinforced by
lodges from the Missouri River agencies,
mated that there are from 5000 to 1000
warriors within 100 miles Of Fort Walsh
| Some of these bands have been
seen by Miles's scouts. The saw
ages are very restless, and are
under the constant surveillance of the too
| limited force Of Canadian mounted police,
who evidently anticipate trouble. At a
council recently held the Indians resolved
to resist the buffalo law. Sitting Bull cOun-
seled moderation towards the Canadians,
| but breathed defiance against the Ameri-
cans. The force is well armed and splendid
| ly equipped, and could probably be aug
mented to 10000 men, in which case vigOr-
Gus summer campaign would be probable.
Joseph and George Brassell, brothers,
were hanged at Cookville, Tenn, on the 9Th,
for the murder Of Russell Allison in Putnam
! County, in November, 1873.
The dead bodies of two hunters, Geo. p.
Burrell and Sylvester Rees, were found on
the 10Th, IS miles north of Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming. They were lying close together, hav-
| ing been frozen during the late storm. Their
pack mules were feeding close by,with their
packs still on their backs.
Near Piper City, Ford County, H., the
other day, a 15-year-old daughter of John
| Ryan picked up an old gun, and playfully
| pointing it at her friend, Miss German, aged
| IS, said, "LOok out, will shoot you," and
| pulled the trigger. The gun went off, tear
ing away one side Of the face and part of the
skull of Miss German. 1t is almost needless
to add-"She didn't know it was loaded"
The friends of eX-COngressman Vance, OF
Cincinnati, who mysteriously disappeared
short time ago, have abandoned the idea
Of foul play, and intimate that his disappear
ance is voluntary, and caused by financial
troubles.
At Chilicothe, Iowa, on the 10Th, Matthew
Burns, farmer living near town, drove into
the village, put his team in a stable, and,
taking his AK over his shoulder, went where
Geo. n. Bullin, an old resident and highly
respected citizen, was at work on the foun-
dalton Of a building, and, without saying a
word, struck Bullin on the head with the AK
and ran away. Twenty minutes later Burns
was found in the barn where he left his team,
hanging by the neck. Bullin's injuries were
fatal. The cause of the act is supposed to
be dispute about the division of fence.
The Hancock Bank, a private institution
al Findlay, o., has closed its doors. LA
biities about $4,000, and assets reckoned at
100000.
The Bank of South Pueblo, Col, was en-
tered by masked robbers, on the night OF the
18th, who gagged the Cashier, IL. n. Banks
and obliged him TO open the safe. They
took 5000 in currency and gold watch and
chain.
Hon. Willard c. Flagg, President Of the
Illinois State Farmers Association, and
widely known as a writer and speaker on
agricultural topics, died at his home near
Moro, ILL.,, on the Goth, in the 49th year of
his age. .... -.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana, on the
1st, refused the application Of the Attorney
General for a rehearing in the case of the
State VS.. Thomas c. Anderson, and the pris-
Oner WAS released from custody.
Mr.. and Mrs. NARROW, an inoffensive old
couple who lived in what are known as the
West Woods, six miles back of Louisville,
Ky, on the morning Of the 1st were found
dead in the smoldering remains of their
burned cabin. The husband and wife had
been summoned to attend Court in Louisville
on the following day as witnesses against
Cook and Bracket, two desperadoes, who,
by their testimony, would have been sent TO
the Penitentiary, and there is strong reason
TO believe that they were murdered and
their cabin set on fire to destroy all evidence
q the crime.