The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-14
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

$4,000.
Eli Smith, railroad man out Of employ
ment, committed suicide at the Capital
House in Topeka, Kan, on the 9th. His
home was in Marion, o., where he leaves a
wife and tive children.
A colored man was taken out of Jail and
hung at GAINESVILLE, Ark, on the night Of
the 9th, for committing a rape on white
woman.
BY the explosion of a saw mill boiler near
Savannah, Andrew County, Mo-, on the 9th,
J. Simmons and w. S. Farrow were killed
and two other men injured.
The non-Mormon women Of Salt Lake
have issued an address to the women Of the
United States, setting forth some Of the
most obvious wrongs caused by polygamy,
and asking the cooperation of their sisters
in urging Congress to empower the Courts
10 arrest tn further progress Of the evil,
and to delay the admission of Utah as
State until polygamy is abolished. 1t is
proposed in furtherance Of this end, that
petitions TO Congress be circulated in every
locality, and that Churches and all other
Christian associations exert their influence
TO secure the adjustment OF this evil, which
is said TO be growing instead of dimin 'sbing,
as is generally supposed.
j. st. John, Of Kingsville, Ashtabula Coun-
ty, o., on the Sth threw himself under the
wheels of an express train at Leetonia, o.,
and his body was severed in two. He left
papers indicating his intention to commit
suicide, but assigning no reason therefor.
w. NJ. Simpson, station agent on the Lit
tie Rock and Fort Smith Railway, at Argen-
Ia, Ark, opposite Little Rock, on the night
Of the 9Th was knocked down and robbed of
$500 and left for dead. No arrests.
A special from Pembina, Dakota Terrific
ny, Nov. s, to the st. Paul Pioneer Press,
says: w. H. Anderson, Dallas, Texas,
Sheriff, in pursuit Of VIM. Collins, one of
the famous bank and train robbers of that
region, found his man in Pembina, this
evening, and attempted to arrest him. Col
Inns resisted and the men exchanged fire
with fatal effect, both dropping dead in two
minutes.
The liabilities Of Dodd, Brown & Co., Of
st. Louis, are $500, no; actual available as
sets, $3.50, 500.
The body of Jacob Peyton, an old and re-
spected resident Of Roanoke, Huntingdon
County, Ind, who died on the Sd, was sto-
len from its grave and taken to the Fort
Wayne Medical College, where it was found
10y the police on the Sth. 1t had not as vet
been touched by the dissecting knife. The
college officers say it was left in the build
ing 10y unknown parties and that they were
taking steps to identify it and have it re-
turned to the grave. The affair caused much
excitement.
The usual charges of ballot box stufing,
destroying votes, fraudulent counting, ETC.,
come from New Orleans, and there is likely
to be long contest in the courts as to the
disposition of the offices involved, among
them being Representatives in Congress
from the First and Second Districts.
The Office OF a campaign newspaper called
We, TIE People, the organ of ex-Gov. Wells,
at Alexandria, La, was Quilted by mob on
the night OF Nov. ,, and its contents strewn
along the street and thrown into the river.
The outrage is charged upon the Demo-
Gratis.
Serious troubles have arisen among the
Sioux, Blaekfeet and Assinneboin Indians
in the Winnipeg country. Several of the
latter tribe have been killed, and the Difficult
ties are not yet ended.
Hon. n. B. Judd, for many years prom
inently identified with Illinois State poll
tics, died at his home in Chicago on the
18th Of paralysis. He had been Chairman
Of the Republican State Central Committee,
Collector of the port, and a member Of
Congress, and was appointed Minister at
Rar nv dorsf I 10 Ge
years old.
The assets Of Joseph Hermann & Co., the
Cincinnati bankers who failed recently, are
S133,O00, and OF these only $4,000 are con-
sidered available. The liabilities are $685.
600.
A shooting ARRAY occurred recently at
Somerville, Tenn, between t. b. Holloway
and Shell Boyd, which resulted in the kill
ing of Boyd. Holloway was seriously
wounded, Z load of bird-shot, fired by Boyd,
striking him in the face, putting out one eye.
George Fessler, the defaulting Treasurer
Of Stark County, o., has been sentenced TO
u years at hard labor in the Penitentiary
and to pay fine OF So, 900 and costs.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
Alexander Smith, Republican Congress-
man elect from the Twelfth New York Dis |
trict, died on. the night Of election st his |
home in lonkers.
Washington Thomas, an active partisan OF |
Tammany Hall, committed suicide in New
York City upon sscertaining the defeat of
he Tammany candidates.
The family vault Of the Stewart family in
st. Marks Churchyard, New York City, was
broken open on the night of the 9th, and the
body Of A. T. Stewart, the dead millionaire,
distracted from its coffin and car
led of. Il is supposed that the
rhine was planned and executed for the
axe of the large reward which it was hoped
night be offered, but Judge Hilton says he
viii give $4,000 il necessary for the de-
cotton and punishment Of the villains who
committed the crime, but not one cent for
he recovery of the body.
Edward Cooper, who has just been elect
d Mayor Of New York, is the son Of Peter
copper, the Greenbaek Presidential eandi-
ate in 1876, and is the brother-in-la of
abraham S. Hewitt. He is an anti-Tam-
Many Democrat.
Edward Aldrich, lawyer, aged 50, CON-
lifted suicide at his residence in New York
itv on the sth. No cause assigned.
Prof. II. W. Bache, of the United States
cast Survey, died at Bristol, r. LION the
h. .r-r.,- r-r~
Gov. Hampton Of South Carolina broke his
& in two places by jumping from an unruly
lule while hunting.
By direction Of Mrs. A. I. Stewart, a re- !
ard OF $4,000 has been offered for the re-
)very OF the body of her late husband and
formation which viii convict the parties :
lgaged in the outrage.