The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-20

A Washington dispatch says that the forth
coming message Of the President will be
shorter than usual and contain very few
recommendations other than those COM
prised in the reports of his Cabinet officers.
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
The cattie-pens of j. W. Gaff & Co., at
Cincinnati, burned on the Sth, together with
$50 head of cattle.
Gov. Phelps of Missouri, on the Sth, tele-
c,raphed Acknowledgement Mitchell, whom
he sent to Clarke County to investigate the
lynching of Bill Young, that the law must be
executed at all hazards; that the local au-
thorities should be sustained; and that if
the people of Clarke County engage in in
surrection, he could assure them that he (the
Governor) would suppress it.
Deputy United States Marshal johnson re-
Gently arrested a number of men in the Vi
cinity Of Fort Sill, Indian Territory, upon
charge Of receiving stolen Government prop
erty. He started with them for Dallas,
Texas, but was overtaken by the Sheriff with
a posse and compelled to surrender
the prisoners, who were then taken
before the local magistrate and dis
charged. johnson then rearrested the
parties and was fined for contempt of Court.
He then went to Dallas and procured war
rant for the arrest of the civil authorities for
resisting United States process, but was
powerless to execute it. The commanding
officer at Fort Sill telegraphs statement OF
the case to the War Department, and adds
that he has declined to interfere without or
ders from his superiors.
The St. Louis Life Association Of America
has been declared bankrupt, and the State
Superintendent of Insurance has entered in
TO possession and will at once wind up the
company's affairs. Its assets are placed at
s., O6S, 1862, and its liabilities at s. l6O, $50, eX-
elusive of the Judgment Of the Columbia In
surance Company for S1,090,2O0, recently
rendered against it.
The principal business portion of the vii
lage of Napoleon, Ohio, was burned on the
morning Of the 9th. Loss SlOO,OOO, about
one-half covered by insurance.
A severe tornado visited portions OF
Western Missouri on the Sth. At Pageville,
LAFAYETTE County, the depot of the st. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern Railway and other
buildings were demolished. Gen. Joe Shelby,
who lives near by the town, was badly IN
jured by falling timber, and another man.
named Shannon, had his back broken and
died from the effects thereof.
The wife Of Senator David Davis of Illinois
died at LenOx, Mass, where she was visiting
relatives, on the 9th. She was daughter O
Judge Walker of Lenox, and was married il
1888.
F.W. Perry was hanged by some persons
unknown at Cleora, Colo, on the night o
the 9th. Perry had been found guilty by
Coroner's Jury of killing man named Bal
ley for the purpose of robbery
During the night the prisoner
guard mysteriously disappeared, ant
on the following morning the murderer
dead body was found hanging to tree
Pinned to the dead mans back was pape
stating that many crimes had been commit
ted in Chaffee County, the perpetrators o
which generally went unpublished, therefor
the citizens had determined to take the Law
into their own hands.
A company of 50 men from Cariza, New
Mex, who started out across the Mexican
border on a hunt after Victoria's band o
Apaches, were ambushed by the Indians /
Chihuahua, Mexico, about 80 miles south Q
Ell Paso, Texas, and 80 of their number kill
ed. These Indians are the same that Majo
Morrow was after. They number about 2OC
and it is said they have killed about 20
white persons since they have been out o
their fOray.
John and Michael MOede, brothers, VIII
lived in the town of Wardos, Todd County
4 Il lit
ing in the same neighborhood and secrete
their bodies in the brush. One of the mur
dered men was named Coldale. His wifi
had deserted him some time previous an
gone TO live with one OF the MOedes, both
whom were bachelors. Soon afterward tn
Moedes' house was burned and they charge
il upon Codale. Then the latter and his com
panion suddenly disappeared, and suspicio
falling upon the Moedes, they were arreste
st different places. John Moede confesse
TO the murder and told where the bodie
were secreted, snd they were found, one be
ing shot and the other Drained with an aN
That night John was taken from the Jail 6
Long Prairie by mob and hanged to tre'
His brother was arrested in another count!
hut was being brought back to Long Prairie
where.he doubtless met the same fate.
A destructive cyclone passed through th
northern portion of Crawford County, Ark
on the Sth, doing an immense amount OF dan
age. The track was half mile wide, and
clean sweep was made of every thing IN I
path. Trees were twirled like straws, house
unroofed and overturned, and in places NJ
even a sapling left standing. One house W;
lifted and transported out of sight. A ma
named 10. Newton was killed by his fallin
house and quite number had their legs an
arms broken or were otherwise injured.
John Summers, one of the injured by th
st. Charles (Mo.) bridge disaster, died o
the 18th, making the fifth victim.
A gang Of masked burglars forcibly too
the Cashier Of the National Bank Of German
town, o., from his house, on the night Of th
10th, and compelled him to accompany thel
tothe bank and let them in. They got as far q
the inner door Of the safe, but were thwart
cd there by a time-lOck that neither they no
the Cashier could open.
Dpppt-au formerly Mr.,