The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-21
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

A number Of returning yellow fever refu-
gees have been stricken with the disease at
Vicksburg, Jackson, and other places. There
were four deaths from fever at New Orleans
on the l2th and ahnee taf<I6ckson, while at
McComb City there were still 30 cases re-
ported under Treatment and further assist
anee was needed 70 relieve the prevailing
uestiluliuir " sEqosaar adf b1a sssla
Floyd Smith and his wife, both colored,
were hanged by a mob near fernando,
Miss, on the 4th. They were charged with
having murdered little white girl, years
old, who had been left in their care by her
mother. Apost-mortem examination of the
child revealed the fact Of its skull having
been broken. a rumOr gives as the reason
for the murder Of the child that the negroes
were instigated by the mother, who would
inherit a large property estate on The death
Of her offspring. IliBq 10 3dI ~ r-sl@i7i-
Capt. L, f. Rueker an old Missouri River
man, and at one time owner Of a dozen
boats, blew out his brains on the 18th,
at the house Of DR.. Comstock in Kansas
City. Capt. RucBer had been suffering
greatly from consumption, and becoming
convinced that his disease was incurable,
he took this speedy method OF ending his
suflerings.
A man calling himself the. Rev. Mr.. Walk
er, and claiming to be a foreign mission
airy OF the NJ. lE. Church, has been arrest
ed at Charleston, Coles County, ILL.,, for
swindling parties in Terre Haute, Ind,
where he passed himself off as the Rev. Mr.
Williams. He was laying his plans for en-
trapping widow lady near Charl eston, but
was fortunately exposed before consummat-
ing his attempted vilainy. He is said to be
an old offender. ...,,.,.t .....l
4 difficulty at WsYerly, La, on the 1ltb,
resulted IN the death of Mr.. Ben. Flowers
and the fatal wounding Of D. B. Brave.
o. Delahoussaye, Republican State Sena-
tor elect from Louisiana, has been MORALLY
wounded in a controversy with one De-
tiege, member of the House. Detiege was
shot in the thigh.
A board Of inquiry, to examine into the
causes Of the late outbreak of the Southern
Oheyennes, has been convened at Fort Leav-
enworth. a. large number of witnesses,
among them seyerslfesuis, have been sum-
moned TO give their testimony. Every fact
connected with the outbreak and the raid
through Kansas will be carefully examined
into, after which full and exhaustive re-
port will be made.
At GAINESVILLE, o., on the night Of the 14th,
a resurrectionist stole four bodies frem the
cemetery and was driyfpg OFF with his
CHASTITY load, when overfatiled by an officer
He knocked the policeman Hover the head
with the butt Of his whip and got away,
but was followed and his wagon over
taken II miles from town. Several
shots were exchanged, and one Of
the pursuing officers was quite badly wound
ed. The fellow finally jumped from his
wagon andtObk to thewoods, and the officers
brought the bodies back 70 town and turned
them oEer to their friends, az fait e
Dodd, Brown a Co., of St. Louis, have
compromised with their creditors on a basis
Of 81 ~ cents on adollar.
: Anew Orleans dispatch+6 the Associated
Press SAYS: fsCSl. FrSnk zacharfe, who was
sent by Governor Nichols as a special agent
To Tensasto report thetrue conditionsof NJ
fairs there, has retarned and submitted a
lengthy report. He says that, ,nOtNi tRstand-
ing exaggerated reports from Tensas, be
could only succeed in finding that twely { ne
The st. Louis Times (Democraticl and the
st. Louis Journal (Republican) have been
consolidated as an independent and non
partisan journal, under the name Of the st.
Louis TImeS-JOUFRdl. Mr.. Hume, of the
JomRal, becomes managing editor OF the
new paper, assisted by Messrs. Emory S.
Foster, and Eugene Field, both elds J0su7ial
men, Major Sylvester, of the Times, goes TO
Washington as eoIresp0nleBt1of the new
Journal, y ssgi q szii brew on 6nn
DIR. T., .Heyl, of Columbus and two men
named Eaton and billiard, areyunder arrest
charged With being. Implicated in the Zanes
vile ~raveyard Horror. Eaton ,was the
driver Of NE wagon containing the STOLEN
corpses. ea.1abIEd A. AL ~ tpoI
Mrs. NJ. z. Owen, aVolunresrs physi-
elan from Chicago, died in New Orleans on
the 10th of yellow fever. She was highly
esteemed for her philanthropic labors as
physician and nurse during the epidemic.
A fire at Tyler, Texas, ON the night Of the
10th. destroyed five large stores and the
United States Court rooms, together with
Courtsioeu ments. 40 ss.sBous $l0Opso; in
sgred for. hHif thstzmO1mtS Iro S2gcsdt
AT Mosrat Sterling, Kys an the sfsernaon
OF the 18th, shooting ARRAY occurred in the
public street, caused by the attempt OF the
City Marshal to arrest one George Howard.
Some 20 shots were fired, with the follow
ing result: John Thomson, aged Il, gro
Gerry salesman, was shot in the