The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-07
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

! at Vicksburg, with few scattering cases
throughout the fever district. Very few
new cases reported.
The Memphis Relief Committee ANNOUNCE
ed that they would cease the distribution Of
rations after the 18th.
The New Orleans PeabOdys announced
that no further acquisitions would be issued
after the Goth, and that consequently no
further supplies are needed.
Lieut.. H. II. Benner, who died from yell
low fever while in command Of the relief
steamer Chambers, left a widow and two
small children entirely destitute. A move
ment is on foot to raise a sufficient sum by
contributions TO place them in a comforta
ole condition pecuniarily.
Mr.. Sylvester T. Smith, Auditor Of the
Kansas Pacific Railway under the late Re-
ceiyers, has been appointed Receiver of that
road, rice C. S. Greeley, resigned, and Hen
ry Willard, removed. The appointment
was made pursuant to an agreement be-
tween the attorneys OF the various parties
in interest.
Dodd, Brown & Co., the largest and best
known wholesale dry-goOds house it st.
Louis, suspended on the I'D. Liabilities
about 81 ,000, 000, mostly TO Eastern houses.
Assets not estimated.
A destructive prairie fire has devastated
the Sappa Valley in Kansas, following close
upon the heels Of the Indian depredators.
Polk County, Nebraska, has also suffered eX-
tremely from prairie fires, and it is reported
that seven persons were burned to death
and others severely injured.
Dan Dement,, one Of the gang who plan
ned to rob the Kansas Pacific train but were
"given away" by one OF their number, was
shot and killed Is miles south of Ellsworth
on the night of the Dist, by detective named
Light. Dement, was wounded at the time Of
the capture of his companion, ROurke, but
managed TO escape in the brush.
Two masked highwaymen robbed the stage
between Fort Worth and Weatherford, Tex
as, on the 22d. The mail pouches were rifled
OF their contents and three passengers re-
lieyed of all their valuabes.
Senator Christiancy of Michigan is slowly
recovering from severe illness, but is still
unable to perform any mental labor, even
TO writing letters.
The leading Democrats of Iowa, after
consultation, have decided that the first
Tuesday in November is the only legal cleo
ton day for Congressman in that State, and
that the omission OF the Governors procla-
nation does not deprive the people Of iuris-
diction.
Representative House, Of Tennessee, in
speech at Nashville acknowledging his re-
nomination, declared that Goods own hand
had closed the bloody chasm; grander than
the victory at AppomattoX is the victory
won by the people of the North in their
noble contributions to the stricken South"
A horrible tragedy, being the murder in
apparent cold blood Of an entire family Of
four persons, was enacted on the night Of
the sd near Vincennes, Ind. The victims
Of the assassin were a farmer named
John d. Vacelet, his wife, and
two sons, aged II and IS.
The suspected murderer is Frenchman,
named Pierre Provost, who worked for
Vaceet and occupied room at his house in
company with the TWO boys. Provost gave
the first information Of the tragedy to a
neighbor, living half a mile away, to whose
house he went in his night-clothes, about
day break, saying that the whole family had
been murdered, and that he had escaped by
jumping out Of a window. An examination
OF the premises showed that Provost's |
story was untrue in several particulars. |
All four were killed with an AK. |
The bodies of the two sons were lying in |
bed, as was also that Of the mother; the |
father had apparently been aroused by the |
noise, and going into the adjoining room |
to seek the cause, had been stricken |
down and killed upon the threshold. |
IL is said that Vacelet had received about |
$1,000 in cash for some cattle sold on
the day preceding the murder, and this was
most probably the incentive to the |
crime. Provost was arrested, and there was
considerable talk of lynching him npon the
spot.
The lease Of the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad by the Atchison, Topeka and San
IA Fe, takes effect December next and runs
for so years. 1t is stipulated in the agree
mont that The Denver and Rio Grande shall
the first year receive As per cent. of the
gross earnings, decreasing 1per cent. yearly
until the seventh year, when it will receive
81 per cent, at which figure it shall remain
FOR seven years. The percentage for the re-
manning time is not stated. One Of the ad-
ditioDal provisions is that the San Juan sill
yer mines shall be opened through the
grand CANYON Of Arkansas, and the ultimate
desicp is to connect with the Kansas Pacific.
This transaction is regarded as defeat Of
Jay Gould, and warm competition with the
Union Pacific for freight is predicted.
Al Benton, Texas, recently, horse-thief
named Thomas Richardson, imprisoned in
the County Jail, snatched a revolver from
Frank Venable, 4 Deputy Sheriff, and shot
him dead. Frank Rathen, another officer,
then fred and MORALLY wounded the assas-
sin.
A heavy snow storm occurred in Dakota
on the oath.
Hon. John s. Carlisle, formerly United
States Senator from West Virginia, died at
his residence in Clarksburg on the oath.
Two companies Of the Third Cavalry, I'M
der command Of Capt ]. B. Johnston and
Lieut.. J. c. Thompson, on the 22d, were so
fortunate as to surround and capture par
ty Of $50 Cheveunes 10 the South Hills, about
% miles southeast Of Camp Robinson. The
Indians were under the charge Of Chief Dull
Knife. and at first threatened resistance, but
were finally marched quietly into Major
Carlton's camp and disarmed.
Richard T. Isaacs was hanged at Harri ]
souvilie. No, on the 18th, for the murder of
Henderson r. Clark about the first Of Sep I
tember last. The murderer confessed his S
gnilt. stated that he was prepared to die,
and believed that his sins were entirely for
given.
rarity OF Indians, at first supposed TO be '
Ci,.,-annes, crossed the Yellowstone in the |
vicinity Of Fort Beogh, supposed to be en- Z
-o,,te 10 Sitting Bulls camp. Later reports /
rate that they were Sioux from Spotted t
Tsi,,s camp, and this tallies with the infor- ]
.,,o,;on received at the Indian Department, {