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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25
BOGARDUs DEFEATED BY A
MISSOURI BOY.
The Wonderful Shooting Which
Made Frank Erb OF ST.
IOseDli Famous.

Western newspapers are devoting
considerable space in the late shooting
match In which young Fred Erb, Jr.,
of St. Joseph, No., defeated Capt. A
II Bogardus, champion wing shot of
the world. s1'he match was for a
purse of $500 and fifty per cent. of
the gate money; each to shoot at 100
birds from five traps. The traps were
arranged in sort of semi-circle, the
mafksmen not knowing from which
trap the pigeon would be pulled.
No pigion match that ever took
place before In the Northwest created
as much interest as this one did.
Members of clubs of the Missouri Val
ley, and cluhs in the North and South
west, as we'll as hundreds of other
sharpshooterss were present. The
wind was boisterous and cod before
the shooting began, and When young
Erb fred the last shot, dropping his
twenty third bird in succession, the
thermometer was working down to
zero, and fearful gale swept over
the grounds.
AS soon as they were ready to begin
shooting the St. 10. boy asked the
veteran captain, who had defeated the
best English shots on their own soil,
to open the ball. The Captain replied
that he was always on hand, stepped
promptly to the score and cried "pull. :"
A pigeon rose from trap 2, but drop
ped before the deadly pellets ere he
had chance to look around. Young
Erb then faced the champion aud
toed the score with ner.e and conf
dence. Shooting alternately with the
Captain the boy dropped thirteen
birds before he missed, the Captain
missing his third and tenth. While
some Of the pigeons brought down by
both marksmen were stemwinders,
many were so terrified or tame that
they had to be clodded up.
When each had shot at fifty birds
the score stood, Erb 46, Borgardus,
43. This rather astonished. the hackers
of Bogardus, who were in the majori-
ty, while the hackers Of the St. 10.
boy, who had predicted his winning
frsm the start, were jubilant. but not
boisterously SO. Young Erb had to
make fifty shots yet with the great
marksman. As the shooting contin-
ued the birds favored the boy little,
and the veteran experienced hard
luck. He said the wind and dust
troubled his eyes.
The boy had never shot before un-
der the FIVE trap rules. Each dead
shot gave him greater confidence. He
stepped to the score, and as the birds
rose at any part of the semi-circle, he
took his range with lightning rapidity,
bringing them down with unerring
aim. When his last bird fell the
score stood, Erb SO, Bogardus SO.
The St. Jo Herald says: 'eThe en-
thusiasm on the result cannot well be
imagined. The crowd pressed for
ward with outstrstched arms to take
the sictor by the hand, s.and. some
were satisfied to even touch him. he
was'a bigger man than Grant"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25


William Scett resolved to Kill his
disobedient son Charley, at Delaware,
Ohio. and took him home from a
neighbor's house for that purpose.
The boy rode along quietly. listening
without reply to the fathers argu-
ments in favor of the death penalty,
aud making no objection TO the pro-
posed means of murder--a bullet
from a rife. On alighting to open
the gate, however. he drew an unsus-
pected pistol. took careful aim at his
fathers bead, and shot him dead.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25
Bob Bardstte in Burlington Hazksye.

Bob B1rdette an Burlington HsEkeyes
And / dreamed / died and went to
Heaven. / thought had just fifteen
brains, and all the way up to the gate
! was trying to straighten them out,
and 4 thought would go mad. When
/ got up there the gate was open and
all sorts Of people were streaming in,
just as they pleased. / hadn't the
cheek to think / had right to go in
without some credentials OF examina-
ton, so hung back, looking for St.
Peter. And while / was waiting !
hopeto die if Bob Ingersoll didn't come
along and walk right in, and he looked
as ifhe was mighty glad to get there.
Presently / saw st. Peter, his head
bent down, and his eyes fixed on his
knees. right by the, gate. told him
my name and where l was from, and
asked if ] might 60 in. He didn't
say anything and began to feel rath-
er ssreaked. 50 said it again, a lit
tie louder. Still he made no reply.
Then shook him by the shoulder,
for l was getting pretty anxious, and
began to tell it all over it again. II
frightened me when he shook me off.
s'9, IL, A, IA, l3, 7-oh, get out Of
this, you and your name; ifyou hadn't
bothered me / would have got it the
next meve."
ssMeadviIld Change ears for Oil
City and franklin. This train stops
twenty minutes for dinnerl"
Now" the fat passenger said 90
lemnIy II am never going to feol with
that Gem puzzle again. No, moi
once more"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25

Memphis Appeal: The Golden Rule
passed up for Cincinnati at dark last
evening, loaded fat-over twelve
hondred tons on hoard. Among her
passengers were one hundred colored
people from Helena, bound for New
York, thence to Sierra Leone, west
coast of Africa. Some of them were
in the Bureau. but the majority were
deckers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25
Life of a California Editor.

Benton tCai.l Bent0n1an-
We have collected $3.50 cssh
during the past six months, and lived
on that sum. We have given from
fourteen to sixteen hours labor every
day, including Sunday, each week we
have printed the Bentonian. The
semi.weekly contained, when printed
full, about twenty thousand ems,
making forty thousand for the week,
which is the average printers weekly
work, without performing any other
labor. In addition to this weeks
work at the case, we have looked after
the chores of the Office, made up the
paper, cut and wet down the paper,
washed the rollers, worked the press.
put up the mails and carried the pa
per. We have Lought, begged ar
stolen the FIRE wood, and chopped it
with borrowed ak. We have done
our own cooking and lived on one
meal and cold lunch day, never
getting good square one except when
chance half dollar fell in our way
and We would feel so rich that we
would rush up to the California Hotel.
We have lived on boiled beef with an
occasional turnip, aud not unfrequent-
ly boiled frozen potato and salt for
dessert. We would then change our
diet to soda crackers and sweetened
water for few days. There is moth.
ing 80 conducive to health as frequent
change of diet. For the last week or
two we have been gourmandizing On
bacon or beans straight, with crackers
STEPPED in weak tea. What tobacco
we cannot beg We buy on credit. We
have no. been in bed or lain ON mat
trees since last May.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25
OVER THE STATE.
AlaHso wants a shoemaker.

AlaH,o wants shoemaker.
The Kansas fever has struck the
Knoxville negroes.
The Brownsville Democrat has a
bad case Of Tilden on the brain.
A Brownsville man has invented a
corn and pea planter which is said to
be success.
10. Costello. burglar, was shot
while in William Shettleworth's room
in Memphis, one night last week.
Ninety-tive Centennial trees-one
from each county in the State-are to
/ be planted on the Capitol grounds.
The State law provides that every
person elected a magistrate shall give
bond of $500 after his election, and
that it shall be renewed every two
years.
The Bellville Enterprise has been
swindled by H. 7. Helmbold. the
buchu man, and calls on its fellow suf
ferers to own up like it does. The
ExcHA NGE did not bite-nor get bit.
The Pulaski Herald has pissed into
the hands of Mr.. S. T. c. Doak and
brother. They are succeeding admir-
ably in making a bright, newsy,
weekly--one of the best in the State.
Nashville American: Alvin s.
Hawkins, Dr.. w. P. Jones, VIM.
Rule aud Hon. A. H. Pettibone are
prominently spoken of among Repub-
licans for nomination by the Repuhli-
can Gubernatorial Convention to
meet here in June
Nashville American: An old sol~
dier Of the Mexican war says that
there are twenty-uine Mexican war
veterans living in Davidson county,
more than any other one county in the
United States, and that there are
more living in Tennessee than any
other State in the Union.
The Nashville Herald is responsible
for this statement: When President
Polk died be left his entire estate to
his widow, at her death to go to the
most worthy person bearing the Polk
name, the State Of Tennessee holding
it in trust for the iDheritor, and hav-
ing to decide whom it shall be. Mrs.
Polk still survives, as is well known
iu Nashville.
Nashville American: There is a
gentleman living in Marshal county,
FIVE miles from Lewisburg, who has
passed his eightieth year, and has
never seen a railroad train or a steam
boat. lie is said to be good farmer,
attends to his own business and never
troubles any one. He has lived with
in five miles of a railroad track fer
several years.
Nashville American: Since last De-
tober, Commissioner Killebrew has re-
ceived thirty thousand applications for
documents descriptive of the resources
of Tennessee. During that time he
has exhausted almost all the reading
matter in his Office. 1t will thus be
seen that he is attracting very greatat-
tention, and the result will probably be
large immigration to this state.
While not few of the colored pspu-
lation are leaving Tennessee for Kan>
sas, their places are being filed by in
telligent and thrifty settlers from the
Northern States.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25

The Iowa Central railroad have
posted in their passenger coaches the
following notice: Every tobacco
chewing gentleman viii have the gal
lautry to keep the ladies coach clean,
by riding in the forward car while
chewing"
The Courier-Journal's New York
special says that the conference be-
tween President Cole and Vice Presi.
dent Newcomb terminated iu the
Louisville d Nashville road purchas>
ing of the Nashville IL Chattanooga
Company the Illinois and Indiana d.
visions of the st. Lonis IL Southeas-
tern and the Owensboro & Nashville.
1t is understood that Newcomb has
ordered work to begin on the Georgia
Western road from Atlanta to Biount
Springs.
A locomotive on the Pennsylvania
road made the fastest run on record
few evenings ago. 1t was ordered
from the round-house to the seen eof
the accident, and ran so miles in 45
minutes and 5 seconds. The engineer
speaking of the run to a division SUI
perintendsnt, said: 81 was a little
skeered once, when / thought ! see
freight comm down agin me; but it
was only skeer. / tell you it was
mighty purity run, but sometimes her
wheels didn't seem to tech the rails
for whole minute"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25
Fire and Water
proof Paints.
The Best in the World.

+ HAVE secured the sole right to manufac-
Il ture and use heCey's Imperishable Fire
and Waterproof Paint in Milan, and am pre-
pared to. furnish it in large or small quanti-
ties, ready mixed, at lower figures than any
othev roofing paints in use. This paint is
guaranteed to give satisfaction.
have also secured the right to manufaeture
and sell superior kalsomine. which | can
sell cheap. Give me trial.
u A HITE
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25

A boy of IL married a woman of
70 at Jasper. Ala, but his parents
captured him Immediately after the
ceremony, and banished him to dis
tant school. The bride was wealthy,
and the husband claimed to know
what he was about.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25

Another Southern outrage. Gov.
Colquit Of Ga, and several Ex-Gov-
ernors, and other prominent citizens,
are interesting themselves in the es-
tablishment of a public library for the
negroes OF Atlanta.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25

The State convention of the Ma
tional ,ireeDaack party of Tennessee
has been called to meet in Nashville
May 22d, to appoint delegates to the
National convention at Chicago. june
9th.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-25

Slater, of the Winchester Home
Journal, calls on the boys TO organize
militia company, and says he wants
to join. provided there is to be no fight
Ing. Burnt child.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-31
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Steamer Burned.

st. Louis, May 31.-The steamer Col
den Eagle, of the Keokuk Northern
P0ket company, burned to the waters
edge Mt Martins landing, about thirty
miles above Alton, at 2 o'clock this morn.
ing. G. l.. Pinn, cigar boy of Quincy,a
stock dealer named Grierty, of Bowles
landing, and q man, name unknown, who
lived sixteen miles above Keokuk are
all missing. Supposed to be lost. Boat
total loss. No particulars yet.
The cause of the fire was the explosion
ola kerosene lamp on the boiler deck at
the stern of the boat. The alarm was i'm.
mediately given to Captain Asbury, who
was on the hurricane deck. The vessel
was run ashore as speedily rs possible.
and the passengers, some sixty
in number, who had been aroused
by the clerks and watchmen, were
safely landed, excepting those men.
toned above. When the boat touched
the shore she swung around and a strong
south wind swept the flames from stern
to bow with swiftness and in ten minutes
the entire upper works were gone. There
was great excitement among the passen
gers, but owing to the splendid discipline
among the crew, and the cool conduct
of Capt. Ashbury and his officers, al
were safely landed. The books anc
papers of the boat were destroyed anC
a list of the passengers cannot be given
but it is thought more were lost
than those named. The passengers lost
nearly all their effects and many of then
when they arrived here in the steamel
Josie this morning, especially the ladies
were still in their night clothes. The
boat was valued Mt $5O,0OO; insured fo
&3QNll u
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-31

THE TENT MEETINGS.
TO tie Dq;iv Press ana Dakotaian.


They are now in full blast, several
meetings having been held. The first
evening was occupied with presenta-
tion of the second chapter of Daniel,
where is related the dream of Nebuchad-
nezzar, and the Interpretation Of it by
the prophet. In the exposition of the
subject, the several parts of the image,
which Daniel said represented kingdoms,
were applied to the Dabylonians. the
Medes and Persians, the Grecians and
the Romans respectively The ten toes
were applied to the division of the
Roman empire. No attempt was made
to define the fifth kingdom, which is
represented by the stone, but the speak
er endeavored to impress this thought
that a kingdom Of some character, to be
known as the Kingdom Of God was yet
to be established, and this is the next in
order Of events, % is shown by this
prophecy, and therefore the time has
come when these things should be under
stood, and those who do understand
them should make it their business to
proclaim them. And for this purpose
the elder has come to our town with his
cotton church.
The next evening the seventh chapter
of the same book, covering substantially
the same ground, was treated in like
manner, with the addition of some par
ticulars connected with the history of
the Roman empire, particularly with
reference to the development of the
ecclesiastical power Of Rome, also q
description of its character, and state
ment of the time during which it was to
have dominion, which was claimed to be
1860 years, extending from A. d. 53s to
A. d. 179S. Here the elder took occasion
to say that he wishes it distinctly under
stood that he has no sympathy at all
with the efforts of those persons who
attempt to fix the time for the end of
the world, that this is not, and from the
bible cannot be know by mortal men.
These discourses were followed by one
from the book of Revelation, in which
the elder attempted to show the harmo-
ny between Daniel and John, but claimed
that from his later standpoint John had
more extended view of the history Of
the world, including the United States,
under the symbol OF the beast with two
horns like a lamb, which was seen coming
up out of the earth, instead of the sea
when the other beasts had arisen, and al
the end Of the period given to the domin.
ion of the power of Rome. The lamb
like horns he applies to the two leading
and distinguished features of our govern:
ment, viz: republicanism or democracy
on one hand, and professionalism, or true
religion on the other. The speaking like
a dragon and the wonder working of this
symbol he attributes to spiritualism, OF
which he gave thorough expose on
Saturday night. This he regards as the
work of satan, and not human spirits.
The Sunday services were broken up
by the rain, but we understand the meet.
ings are to continue every evening this
week and on Sunday next at $3.50 and
p. NJ. VERITAS,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-31
INDIAN NEWS.
Still on the War Path


st. Louis, May 31.-A special from
southern New Mexico says: The Indians
attacked party Of Mexicans at Old Fort
Cummings, on Saturday, and one man
was wounded. Maj. Bird, paymaster,
who was passing, pursued the Indians
with his escort and fought them all the
afternoon. They retreated into Cooks
Canyon at night. Since then five dead
bodies have been found in Cooks Cam
yon, among them those of Sam. J.
Lyons and stage driver. All the
bodies were terribly burned; stage
coach and three wagons were also
burned. Three or four persons, per-
haps more, besides those found, were
massacred. The Indians left in the di-
rection of the Florida mountains.
Troops arrived at seven on Saturday,
and took up the trail of the Indians.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-31
Decoration Day In Council Bluffs

Council, Bluffs, May 3l.-Yesterday
was observed in this city us Decoration
day, and it was observed under the most
favorable auspices. The sun shone
brightly, and fully 1000 people, includ-
ing the fire department and all civil
societies participated and marched to
the several cemeteries where appropriate
addresses were made by Judge J. r.
Reed of the district bench, and Major
Joseph Lyman Of the bar and Rev. M
d. Collins, of the NJ. l.. church, and Rev
F T.. Webb, of the Episcopal church
No demonstrations of equal magnitude
ever occurred here which is signitican
from the fact, with two exceptions, the
clergy of the city refused to have any
thing to do with the solemn observance
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-31
PROPOSALS.
Proposals. for Indian supplies and Trans-
pOrtAtiOn.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OYH1CE or
INDIAN AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON, May 10. 1880. :.
Sealed proposals., indorsed proposals for beef
the case may beJ, and directed 70 the commis-
sioner Of Indian affairs, Nos. IS and ~ W0os-
ter street, New York, will be received unit! II
for the Indian service about sD,oa pounds d
bacon, l0UO,mo pounds Of beef on the hoof
12s.ugO pounds beans, 5000 pounds Of baking
coffee, s,sS0O pounds -four, ,2l2GD pounds
feed, 500, GOO pounds hard bread. 1900 pounds
hominy, 9,0U pounds lard, 1850 barrels mess
Z, so pounds tobacco s,o.ooo pounds salt, ~,
1punds sugar, and S0oo pounds wheat
Consisting in part of ticking, 400 yards;
standard calico, 10000 YARDS drilling, 1s,uO
yards; duck, lsl GO yards; denims. 800 yards;
Yards; satinett, 2,7p yards; brown sheeting,
Hs,0O0 yards; bleached shceting, u 600 ysrds ;
hickory shirting, 1s.OO yards; calico shirting,
ries. notions, hardware, medical supplies; and
"a long list of miscellaneous articles, such
as .sys .Tsss 2. harness, plews, r.kes forks, etS:
goods and articles thst may not be contracted
for to he delivered ut the agencies.
Bids Must be Made Out Government
Blanks.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities
of subsistence supplies required for each
agency, and the kinds and quantities, in gross,
of all other goods and articles together with
blank proposals and forms for contract and
bond. conditions to be observed by bidders,
time and place of delivery, terms of contract
and payment, transportation routes, and all
other necessary instructions will be furnished
upon application to the Indian Office in Wash
ington, or Nos. Is. and 81 Wooster street. New
York to E. NJ: Kingsley, No. 30 Clinton place,
New York; Vim. II. Lyon, No. 4s3 Broadway,
New York: and to the Commissaries of Sub
sistance, y. s. A., at Chicago Saint Louis.
Saint Paul, Leavenworth, Omaha, Cheyenne,
and Yankton, and the postmaster at Sioux
City.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day
above stated, and bidders are invited to
be present at the opening.
Certified Checks.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States depository or
Assistant Treasurer, for at least five per cent of
the amount of the proposal.
r. E. TROWBRIDGE,
Commissioner.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

Washington, May 3r.-The house bill
passed, providing the times and places
of holding circuit court.
Mr.. Dawes reported from the select
committee favorably the bill for the re-
lief of the Ponca Indians. Placed on
the calendar and ordered printed.
Mr.. Kirkwood will present differing
views.
thought the business was now so forward
that congress might adjourn on the
tenth or fifteenth of June. -
The house joint resolution passed, re-
questing the president to negotiate with
France, Spain, Austria and Italy for the
removal Of the restriction on tobacco
importations.
The bill was laid aside informally,
and the Mexican war pension bill taken
up to allow Mr.. Williams to speak
thereon.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-31
POLITICAL.


Chicago, May 31.--A large number of
delegates and others arrived this morn
ing at the Grand Pacific. Four hundred
were newly registered. Among them
Col. r. g. 1ngersoll, who will speak to-
night at the anti-Grant meeting, provid-
ed the weather clears, which now seems
titths Of the delegates are now on the
ground ana eSns'dsrable s @r number ar OF
ton e and most of tn the iM Illinois sis deleeates,
arrived arr TINS morning: M Nothing definite
tonal s co%mttee @ to ie be- toe taken = tbs i
ming, but the streets are full of rumora
which mention compromise.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-31
GENERAL NEWS.
Large Proportion Of the Delegates
Assembled at Chicago.
Bob. lngcl4oll Billed for an Anti-G Grant
Speecll-Rumors Of Conn
promise.
sunday Observed m Decoration Day In
Council Bluffs.
A Bigaml~t Break. jail at Canton.

Special UIspdfcN.
Canton, d. T., May 3l.-Geo. Beck,
alias Woodruff, who had preliminary
examination here last week on the charge
of bigamy, and held in one thousand dol
lars bonds to appear at the December
term Of court, broke jail last night by
cutting the bolt which fastened the door
to the cage in which he was confined. It
is probable he was ,issisted by some per.
son outside.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-31
Adjourned.

Madison, May 3l.-The Presbyterian
general assembly adjourned sine die at
IL o'clock to-day by hymn and prayer by
moderator. A committee to present res.
olutions on the Indian question to con
gress was appointed. A copy of resolu-
tions favoring the extinguishing of the
Mormons was decided and sent to Presi-
dent Hayes, the president Of the senate,
speaker OF congress and Governor Muir
ray, of Utah. The customary resolutions
OF thanks to officers, citizens and corpor-
ations were adopted; also, resolutions of
sympathy to the memory of soldiers
whose graves were decorated to-day.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-31
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

CHICAGO.
Chicago. May 81.
WnEAr-Unscttlcd. heavy lower; closing
tirmer; Sl.l4 cash; s1olH June; a71.c. bid
July.
CoRS-Weuk; SIC cash; s5':c June; SAKE
July.
oArs-Weak, 3ssic cash; so4c June; 2s,4c.
July.
RYE-75c.
BARLEY-76c.
PoRK-Stronger, sloo5 cash; slo15 June;
S1O.15A July.
1LAnp-Hcavy, closing frmer; s6ojas cash;
$6.45 bid July; $3.50 bid August.
WH1sKY-S1.O9.