The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-24

: A heavy sHOW-storm on the Pacific coast /
yss reported on the 18th, blocking all rail-
way travel and breaking down snow-sheds.
Hon. George II. Pendleton was elected |
United States Senator from Ohio on the 10th. |
: The Ohio Hopsi has fas4a 4 sgeoiubqs1
declaring in favor Of Che refnonetizatioh Of
silver, and asserting thai PresiQeat HaIes
and Secretary Sherman, In their opposition
to the resprssivEef fhesil~eF4eRgsSr nee
represent ih9tieh3 hpRkkbeS Q5EbklQ hSd
people. -
Gen.. John S. Williams has been elected
United States Senator from Kentacky after
a long-contested struggle. Bem Tsi 40ar II
The Danville Bank of Danville, IN. slIs-l
pended on the 18th. CohdHiop not anadr
pubic, but reported as bad. 1, -f8t,.i, ,pol
A Deadwood dispatch Of the 10Th says that
the mining town of Lead Guy, three miles
from Deadwood. was taSeh possession ~ by
a mob Of roughs from outside camps, Who
oustod the regularly constituted authorities
and were running things tomititheir own.
SWEET wills. ad uff a.sd si1na1
A strong parry ei Illicit hisslpegs, known
as @meenshtnors," recently repulscd u Gov
crnmcnt eosSe u fsTN,cWtfs W kyiHgKy Effys
Nv, seric,,sA t~AahAin& a oAceis kkhSk
horse. and running che posse, ont Of sight,
They arr very StronglS arganized and an
nauncc their purpose 20 resist arrest,
Two negroes. accused Of being accessory
10 Hho murder Of Jacob Shootman, were
taken from iAe-otHeers BY gangcsf masked l
mon, near the line between Fayette
aud Sessamine Counties, KY, on. the
night Of the 10th, and hanged by
the roadside. The same mob then went to
the cabin OF a negro named Tom Turner
and shot him in the presence of his wife.
Sherih's posse went in pursuit of the muir
derers.
The Government has commenced a suit
against the bondsmen of John Macarthur,
late Postmaster of Chicago, TO recover the
sum OF 100000, charged as being deficient
i'm his accounts. A portion of this money
was lost by the failure Of the bank in which
il was deposited, and no inconsidersblesu
was lost by Macarthur in private business
|. specuations. ESQ, r-r.-... i (
The clearinghouse of j. NJ Patterson &.
I Co., at Sterling, H., temporarily suspended
/ on the 18th. The assets are claimed to be
largely in excess Of the liabilities. i'f
4 John r. Flippen, the Citizen's candidate,
has been elected Mayor ofMemphis. a 20
-Four lads, named Washington Russell
I Spencer Mitchell, Walter Goodall and Jesse
| Ingham, went over dam in skiff, near
/ Huntington, West Va, on the 18th, and all
were drowned-a1g ga nHTUsEl
1 Col. Lew Meade,la pfohnnent scitizen of
North Alabama, living is miles east of
! Huntsville, was shot and Killed on the night
! of the 18th, by a man suppOsedto be one of
his tenants with whom he had trouble, and
| whose arrest he had caused.i I -erryzfi H.
The members of the Louisiana Returning
Board were on the 18th arraigned in the
/ Superior Criminal Court on indictments
charging forgery and altering the returns of
| Vernon Parish. The members of the Board
/ pleaded not guilty and were admitted TO
7 bail rOn the old bonds. The day of trial is
/ not fixed. ri i.gu1A k-.u srf 7e
Mr.. John Snow, respectable citizen of
\ Allen County, KY, was murdered in his,
bed on the nightof the 18th. An ak was the
! instrument of assassination, and his head
J and neck were literally chopped in pieces.
His wife is under arrest, charged with the
7 horrible crime. i9-gigE -tl5tf -
Three children were drowned by breaking
] luIOuEu llt iCt AZ OiAOlllc btdl VI -
mouth, O., on the 18th. 3, They were Sallie,
aged IL, and Johnnie, aged s, children of
George Dixon, and Mollie, aged II, daughter
! Of George " Bixeu, ia nUTUTl
-t. News hasbeetK receivedbf an'1EdiAn RAID
z INTO Masen County, Texas. Two men were
Z Killed and large number of horses and cat
tie were driven OFF United states troops and
rangers were in pursuit. i"ed l-n' dfAt
Mark NJ. Palmer's private banking house,
at YanktOn, D.. T., has CLOSED its doors.
Liabilities, 100000, which, Mr.. Palmer
! claims, can be fully met by the assets. gsF.
h, The Buchanan Bank of st. Joseph, Mo-,
( has closed its doors on account of tenn
! porary embarrassment, as it is claimed. II
is believed that all depositors viii be paid
IN full siuug 4-5ai guisoi1 a1a 1864
Page 81 sprague, wholesale dealers in
glass, paints and oils, Chicago, have sus-
pended, with liabilities. largely in excess Of
assets. -tr
The business men of Kansas CITY have be-
4 gun the formation Of Joint stock company,
( with a capital of S59,eeO) for the purpose Of
putting barge line on the Missouri River
I between Kansas City and ST. Louis. @
fhe Southern Pacific Railroad authorities
announce that they will complete their road
to Nsricopa Wells, Arizona, the, present
season. 1917.