The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-04-11

warrento, upon which the title Of Mr.. Hayes
to the Presidency may be tried. Mr.. Blair
is in Washington, seeking to secure the
necessary legislation from Congress to give
effect to the resolution, but It is said the
Democratic Congressman are generaily OPP
posed 10 reopening the Presidential contest.
Returns from the Rhode Island State cleo
ton, held on the 3D., nearly complete, give
Van Zandt, Republican, For Governor, H.
u.s. Lawrence, Democrat, 7,I95; Foster
Greenback, 5S3; scattering, 81. Van Eandt's
majority, $500. His majority last year was
AL. The Legislature is very largely Re-
publican.
The Bank Of jacksonville, Fla, was rob
bed OF 800 on the %. A man engaged the
attention Of the cashier, while confederate
entered the rear door, slipped into the vault
and secured the money,
Bsyard Taylor was banqueted by a num-
bsr OF eminent New York gentlemen on the
4th, prior to his departure for Berlin. wa
liam Cullen Bryant presided.
At Pawtucket, r. L., on the night of the
9TH, during variety performance, Mdlle.
Nolante, trapeze performer, held an apple
on her head, and Mrs. Jennie Fowler, known
on the stage as Franklin, was TO shoot It OF,
the recklcssness and danger OF the perform
auce being increased by the shooter stand
ing with her back to the mark, taking aim
by reflection in 4 mirror. The rifle was
discharged, and Mdlle. Volante fell dead on
the stage, shot through the forehead. Mrs.
Franklin was taken into custody by the pos
lice.
A coal train ON the Iehigh Valley Railroad,
standing on the track at Slatington, Pa,
was run into on the 9TH, by an oil train GO
ing at full speer. The oil cars were heaped
up in a confused mass, which took fire, and
several OF the ranks exploded, burning a
a large number OF persons seriously aid set
ting on fire the depot and bridge and also =
foundry and machine-shop, all Of which
were totally destroyed. Two ucn were kill
ed and ~ other persons badly burned, six
seriously. \ large number of persons, in
Guiding women and children, we're slightly
burned, making the total Casualties about
forty.
At Chester, Pa, on the 9th, Clemens Lloyd,
aged 40, killed his wife and himself. Jeal-
ousy was the cause.
the Cabinet visited Philadelphia on the 9Th
to witness the launching of the steamship
City Of Para, of the new Brazilian line.
The boiler Of a 50-horse power engine in
the Boston Stamping Company's Works at
Cambridgeport, Mass, exploded on the 6tn,
killing the engineer and two other men, and
severely injuring several others.
Dr.. George +. Seymour, of New York,
BishOp-elect of the Springfield (fll.j Do
cese, Protestant Episcopal Church, has
finally yielded TO the solicitation of his pres
ent Pensioners and announced his deter
mination not to accept the position to which
he was chosen.
One of the buildings OF the steubeu
County Poor house, near Bath, n. Y,
burned on the night of the 9Th, and Is in
mates persisted. The fire was set by an in-
sane pauper. The building was Of brick,
with grated Windows and doors, and the in
mates, 60 in number, mostly insane and id-
otie, were securely locked in and utterly
helpless to effect their escape. The scene is
sdescribed as hcaftrending in the extreme.
Col. .. L. Shepherd, of New York, a re-
tired officer Of the United States Army, has
been tried by court martial for negleeting tc
pay over the fund contributed by brother
officers in 1864, for a monument on Stone
River battle-ground, and President Hayes
has approved the sentence, which is that
Shepherd be confined within the limits OF
the post at Fort Adams for one year and
thereafter until the money, S1,903, with in
terest from 1854, shall be paid.
Ex-Governor Moses of South Carolina
was arrested in New York City en- the 9Th
upon requisition from Governor Hampton
upon charge of forgery.