The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

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Von' on the 18th, and died two hours after
wards. Taylor was appointed by President
Lincoln during the administration of Secre-
tary Chase. He was from Ohio, and was
about 90 years Of age.
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
}. j. Moore, formerly postal clerk on the
Union Pacific Railroad, was arrested At
riverside, near Fremont, Neb., on the 18th,
charged with stealing s., geo money pack
age from the mails in August last. The
money was in Canadian bank bills, and an
effort to negotiate them in Chicago a few
days ago, by another party, led TO the arrest.
The money was all recovered.
August Schietfer died at South Bend,
Ind, few days ago, from eating diseased
pork made up into livcrwurst. A portion
OF the mans arm, no larger than pin-head,
on being placed under the microscope, re-
Nealed four well defined specimens Of tri-
chime. Mrs. Schietfer, who also ate of the
hyerwurst, is likely to recover, but two
others Of the family are thought to be be-
yond hope.
prospecting party from Bismarck, head
ed by Pat Rafferty,, was attacked by Indians
on Clark's Fork, about the LIST of September
last, and six were killed,viz.: John shenan-
drew, Alo Roe, Carl Bjarklunder, - An
derson, Lew Anderson and Thomas Redo
field.
!. w. Rover was hanged at Reno, New,
on the l9th, for the murder of J. n. Sharpe,
near Winnemucca, in April, 1870.
Christian Reilly, alias Reilburger, was
shot and killed while endeayoring to bur
glarize house in Chicago, on the morning
OF the 18th. He was an old offender.
John GUmbinger, aged sT, fell in love with
Maggie Leider, aged IS the daughter of his
employer, Michael Leider, wealthy saloon
keeper at lS0S Market Street, st. Louis.
Maggie reciprocated the attachment, but
the father became enraged and ordered
John TO leave his house. A few DAYS
subsequently the lovers- r,-o-,s - -, '.s.,,.
On lHe following morning, February ~, thew
were discovered dead in bed, she witha bal
lei hole over the left ear, and he with SIM
liar one in his right temple. Both were
dressed, and he still grasped a revolver in
his hand. They were both persons of in
telligence and attractive personal appear
ance. There seems to be no doubt that the
fatal act was fully premeditated by both
ne 10 hrst end her existence and then his
own.
The Indiana Democratic State Convention,
held at indianapolis on the 10Th, was pre-
sided over by eX-Gov. Hendricks. The
platform adopted favors the substitution of
Treasury notes for National bank-notes:
making greenbacks fun legal tender, ex-
cept where the contract specifically provides
Tor payment in coin; taxation Of United
States notes in common with other money:
the placing Of our National debt among
our own people; the restoration Of the old
silver dollar; the repeal Of the Resumption
act; the repeal Of the Bankrupt act, etc. The
nominees for State officers are: John G.
Shanklin for Secretary Of State, Mahon D.
Manson for Auditor, VIM. Fleming for
Treasurer, Thomas W. Woollen for Attor-
ney-General, and J. H. Smart for School
Superintendent.
+. : Marvin, OF Dyersville, Iowa, a well
known livestock dealer, has absconded, /
leaving behind him debts amounting in the /
aggregate to about 100000. Some of the |
securities upon which he borrowed money
are found 10 be forgeries.
Three men, named England, Triplett /.
and Crawley, were killed by the explosion /
of boiler in a steam sawmill owned bv Mr.. /
Shields, two miles from Palmyra, Mo-, on |
the 18Th. The mill was entirely demolished. /
EX-Gov. Wells Of Louisiana has publish
ed letter containing serious charges
against the various parties engaged in his
prosecution. The charges are generally de-
MED in toto by the persons accused.
The Ohio Prohibitionists held a State
Convention at Columbus on the DIST and
nominated a full State ticket.
The Insane Asylum at Winosk, Sheboy-
gan County, Wis, was totally DESTROYED bv
fire on the night Of the 18th, and four in
mates, Lucretia Toothaker, Mrs. Mcdonald,
August Althrop, and Billy Doe, an Indian,
persisted in the flames.
Z. l.. Dayison,a well known cattle breeder
Of Springfield, Ky. has failed with liabilities
amounting to about 100000.
The boiler OF the Mound CITY FIGURING
Mil, situated east Of Bigelow, Holt County,
Mo-, exploded with terrific force on the 22d,
entirely demolishing the mill and instantly
killing J. McWilliaIHs, NJ Ackley, J. II.
Caldwell and VIM. Anderson, and, it is
thought, fatally injuring James Dawson.
Doc. Shockey, a notorious desperate,
charged with the murder OF a mail contract
or at Lake Charles, La, was being taken
from Texas under a Governors requisition,
when he was rescued from The Sherin's
posse, 10 miles from Fort Worth, by party
of masked men heavily armed.
Ambrose, a negro, who was arrested up
on a charge OF beating a white boy so that
he died, was taken from the Jail at Column ,
bia, Texas, on the Goth, by mob of masked
men, and hanged.
Col. Joseph NJ. Hanks, Of Lawrenceburg, !
Ky., was shot three times and fatally /
wounded by Joseph Fraser, on the 21st. 5
The shooting was the result Of 4 quarrel.
A daring express robbery was committed
1t Allen Station on the Texas Central Rail
road, about p miles north Of Dallas, on the I
night Of the 22d. just as the train halted al S
he station, at $3.50 p. M, five masked aud C
armed men boarded the express ear, while Y
mother jumped upon the locomotive and Z
overed the engineer with his revolver.
The express messenger showed fight, firing b
everal shots at the robbers, and ii is be- p
ieved wounding one OF their number. He ;
ras finally Overpowered, however, and, Gov n
red by the muzzles Of two reyOlverS, was {
ompelled TO open his safe, from which the B
obbers took the money packages, amount p
lg TO about $500, and rode of. None OF OF
he passengers were molested, nor did they fr
lake any show of resistance. II
The jury in the Rand murder case, on
ial at Galesburg, H., rendered verdict Of "a