The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-17
Hans and Mishaps.

eTH h6OteW many years, anu was
strong thinker.
Haps and Mishaps.
While telling tree at Ridgeville,
O., Emerson Chapman was killed in
stantly by its falling upon him.
"A 2-year-old son of Frank Kelley,
of South Bend, Ind, fell in a pail of
scalding water and was fatally injured.
Emily Harding, cOlored woman
of Franklin, Ky, while in a spasm, fell
into the fire and was fatally burned.
"A 4-year-old daughter of Thos. Col
Inns, near Anchorage, Ky, was burned
to death by her clothes taking fire from
CRATE.
Mrs. Lott, of Bloomer, Wis, filled a
lamp while burning. The lamp ex-
ploded; and Mrs. Lott was so badly
burned that she died in few hours.
Ransom Shotliff, prominent
farmer of Bristol, Wis, was kicked by
horse and died from the injury the
next day.
John Thomas was found frozen to
death on the road near Stanton, Mich,
having lain down it is supposed, while
intoxicated.
Hattie Archer, the 4-year-old daugh-
ter of William Archer of Tarrytown, n.
Y, was burned to death while her moth
er was visiting at a neighbours.
John Cromwell, little son of VIM.
Cromwell, of Scio, Mich, was burned
to death, his clothes having caught fire
from stove. He lived four hours in the
greatest agony.
A 6-year-old daughter of Frank An
derson, near Wellsville, o., was burned
to death The child was dressed for
bed, and went to the fire to warm be-
fore retiring, when her clothing caught
/ fire.
"A son of John Smith, aged years,
residing at Burnips' Corners, Michigan,
while playing with spool in his mouth
got it in his throat and chOked to death
before he could be relieved.
John NJ. Beeson, engineer in Hurd
& Sons Touring mill at Pennington,
Iowa, was adjusting a belt, when he
was caught by it and whirled around at
a frightful velocity, tearing his body to
pieces, and causing instant death.
Drowned by breaking through the
ice: At Hyannis, Mass, Sadie Sharp
and Eta Hazeltine, aged IL and ID
At Parkersburg, w. Va, Eddie Broat,
aged 17.-At Manistee, Mich, two Po-
landers named Gabrousky and Rolous-
kus.-At Omaha Barracks, Neb., James
FULLY, private soldier.
The fatal shotgun: VIM. Barnett,
young man of Lexington, o., acct
dentally shot himself while hunting
James Hannah, aged 20, of Elwood,
Ind, came to his death in a like man.
ner.-Jacob Sharp, who lived near
Peru, Ind, presumably met the same
fate, his dead body being found two
miles from home with gun-shOt wound
through his right lung.
Some recent suicides: At Grand
Rapids, Mich, VIM. Sherwood, bar
tender at the Morton House, on account
of domestic troubles.-Near Leslie,
Mich, Richard p Wildey, aged %,
while insane-At GAINESVILLE, O., Robert
Egan, a private in the regular army,
home on furlough, shot himself; he
had been arrested for forgery.-At
Wheeling, w. Va, Henry Daub, a sa-
loon-keeper, shot himself through the
heart on the grave of his first wife, af-
ter he had Il quarrel with wife No. q
At Milwaukee, Chas. Lautzlow, aged 40,
hanged himself ON account of i'll health.
At Shelbyville, Tenn, Tom. COnnol-
ly, an ex-policeman, killed himself on
account of being charged with theft.
Foreign Notes.
The Berlin Aquarium refused S12,-
500 for PongO shortly before his death.
All Queen Victoria's married chill
dren have issue except the Marchioness
of Lorne.
Queen Victoria, during her recent
visit to Disraeli, planted tree at
Hughenden Manor to commemorate her
visit.
AT Leipzig General Anti-Adul-
teration Society," has been formed, and
branches will be established in some 30
towns.
American rifles are now in the hands
of half the armies in the world. The
only great powers not directly employ
many and England.
Breach of trust is not viewed lenient-
ly in France, where people are very care
full of their money. NJ. GuilhOt, very
noted notary at Angouleme, has been
found a defaulter to the tune of $780,
600, and consequently goes to jail for 10
years.
The Prince of Wales can hang out
his single as an attorney, should any
thing happen. He was called to the bar
a few years ago, at his own desire and
with the usual formalities, and took the
oath prescribed on admission. He was
at the same time made a master of the
Bench, the Benchers being the govern
ing body of the Society of the Middle
Temple. His portrait has recently
been painted, in the Bencher's silken
robe, and is to be placed in the hall of
the Middle Temple, London. Whether
he knows any thing about law is anoth
er question.
-Girardin, the French editor, is
lodged like king. He owns and lives
in one of the mansions near the Arc.
His drawing-room is built on the colos-
sal scale of Versailles. 1t would hold
public meeting. 1t is very richly fur
nished, but, being too vast to be tricked
out in the ordinary way, its knick-
knacks are busts, bronzes and huge
paintings by Delacroix. Running par
allel to it is a long gallery containing
more pictures and bronzes, and book
shelves, fanked, drolly enough, by busts