The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-06-27
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

According to the report of a committee
appointed by the Iowa Legislature to ex
anime into the affairs Of the State Peniten
tiary, 5. II. Craig, late Warden of that in :
stitution, during his six years. term OF serv-
ice has defrauded the State out of over
100000.
AT Tamaroa, ILL.,, on the evening of the
18th, j. McNamee shot his wife through the
head and then shot himself through the
Deart He died almost instantly; she re-
tained consciousness for some hours, but
was believed to be MORALLY wounded. Me-
Nance lived at Anna, H., and his wife was
the daughter of Mr.. John Little, of Dom
COLA, III. Mrs. McNamee had left her hus-
band and was visiting at the house Of a
friend IN Tamaroa as the time Of the tragedy
A Silver City tIdsho) dispatch of the 18th
says: The hostiles have eftSteiuss Noun
tain, and are moving toward Hsrney's VAL
ley, thence to Matthew's Agency and Snake
River, andFwill probably keep on until they
effect a junction with the Columbia River
Indians, which addition TO their forces will,
they calculate. enable them to sweep
the country. Camp Harvey will
probably be captured by the Indians
tomorrow, and if so there will
be terrible slaughter of the whites cengre-
gated there for protection. Nothing has
been heard from. Howard since yesterday.
If he does not effect junction with Stew
arts forces, the party accompanying him
from Camp Lyon could easily be captured
by savages. The general situation is quite
critical, and the massacres thatwiH be per-
petrated bid fair to exceed innumbers those
OF tbc Nez Perees war. aia-' r $40"
The Iowa Republican State Convention,
held on the 18th, nominated Capt. j. A. +.
Hull, Of Davis, for Secretary Of State, and
j. r. Powers, of Cass, for Register of the ]
Land Office. The other incumbents were re- i
nominated, The platform indorses the
financial policy of the Republican party as
having resulted in the practical resumption
of specie payments, and. denounces any
change in policy as wholly evilaDd injuHous.a 4
On purely political questions the platform
is extremely radical. The Presidential title |
is declared to have been definitely and final.
ly settled by the Forty-fourth Congress, but (
further than this there is no alusion TO the /
Presidential office or its present incumbent.
Hon. j. F. Wilson made speech congratu- !
lating the Convention upon the radical stand !
it had taken, and eulogizing Gen. Grant.
His remarks were greeted with loud and.
continuous applause.
Perry Bowsher was hanged at Chillicothe,
o., on the 2lSt, for the murder of Edmund
and Ann McVeigh in October last. -
The National lGreenback Labor party of
Missouri held Convention at Sedalia on the
18th and adopted resolutions demanding
the unconditional repeal OF the Resumption
act and National Bank laws; the issue of
absolute money in greenbacks, equal to gold
ana silver; redemption as fast as possible of I
all outstanding bonds, the Government to
loan money at per cent. interest to States,
counties and cities, to pay their bonded
no exemption from taxation /.
of stock, bonds or credits: placing an in
come tax on all property, rights, credits,
annuities and gains; opposing all double
taxation on debts secured by mortgage; de-
manding the cutting down Of official sala-
ries, the enforcement Of the eight-hour law,
the improvement of Western waters, the es-
of industrial schools, etc., etc
The Convention adopted final resolution,
pledging themselves to have no utilization
with either the Democratic or Republican
party.
Two men named Pearson and Sadler were
taken from the Jail at Springfield, Tenn, and
hanged by mob on the morning OF the {
Goth. They were charged with having COM
mitted an outrage upon lady named Mrs.
Groves.
Reports from Northern Wisconsin on the
20th were to the effect that the Indians there
were becoming troublesome, and that the
settlers were apprehensive Of concerted {
attack upon the white people. The Gov
ernor has been appealed TO for aid.
California held an election on the Goth, for i
the purpose Of choosing delegates to the
Convention. In San Fran
cisco the workingmen's ticket was elected