The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-29
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

cnaseu q majority OF IDe STOCK III Ine Nasu-
vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway.
Under this arrangement the entire line from
Hickman, KY, to Chattanooga, with several
branches, passes into the hands of the L.,
n. and G. S., giving that company control of
some $500 miles of'road, being the largest
system in the entire South. A. + ~
Mrs. Margaret Tumy, aged 20, a lady liv-
ing in the suburbs of Cincinnati, became
possessed by an hallucination that she had
no stomach, and could not be induced either
to eat a morsel of food or drink drop of
water. For 30 days, as vouched by her fam
lily and physicians, nothing entered into her
stomach, and at the expiration of that period
she died from actual starvation.
Three mills of the Miami Powder Com
pany, near Yellow Springs, Greene County,
o., exploded on the 10Th, killing two men,
Taggart and Carney. The mills and ma
chinery were demolished. ~ a. ~
James E.. Boyd's large pork-pacling es-
Enlistment, at Omaha, with over 100000
worth of provisions,was burned on the night
of the 18th. Insured for about one-half of
total loss.
Iq9 At Lancaster, Peoria County, ILL.,, on the
18th, a. G. Barnes shot and probably fatally
wounded Matte Ford, who had rejected his
addresses, and then put bullet into his own
brain.
On the 18th Major Morrow again came up
with Victoria in the san Mateo Mountains
and drove him from his position. Lieut..
French was killed and two scouts were
wounded. Enemy's loss not known.
- Charles. Stewart PafnelTarrived at In
.dianapoIis on the 21st and spoke in the
Grand Opera-house to an immense crowd,
under the auspices. Of. the Mayor and
other prominent citizsas, after which a
liberal collection was taken up for the
destitute in Ireland. Arrangements have
4 been made for Parnell meetings in nearly
1 all the principal cities and towns OF the West
and South -.l12s1
Rohrer, the detaulring Cashier of the Lou
isville Savings bank, has been locked up in
Jail. His deficit is now said to exceed $780,
600.
General Randall. Gibson, Democrat has
been elected United States Senator from
Louisiana, to succeed Senator Kellogg, whose
term eXsires in 1888.
In response to a letter from Gov. St. John
to Jay Gould, setting forth the restitution
of the. farmers in the frontier counties Of
Kansas, icsused blythe fsiure'ot last years
crops, the'fatter teTegraphed- the Governor
to draw upon him for S5,O0Q,t TO be expended
as he mayisee fit for the PURPOSE designated
The Governor at once purchased two ear
loads of -four and meal and large quantity
of bacon, which will be distributed in Sheri-
dan, Cove and Wallace Counties, where the
principal restitution exists.
The Springer heirs. to the number of over
200, held convention in St. Louis, on the
Dist, to consult as to the best means of get
ting possession of the estate they lay claim
to. This comprises the entire site of the
city of Wilmington, Del, and large money
deposit in bank in Sweden. So
A. large business building at Cherryyale,
Hams, occupied ON the first floor by fsrni-
: tIlre store and the upper floors by the
Globe printing office and sleeping apart
meRts,g burned on the night of the
'21st. Six men were sleeping in the
building, three OF whom escaped by Jump
ing to the ground. Ed. S. Henderson, fore
man of the Globe office, and VIM. McClain,
printer, were burned to death; and C. C.
Kinlock, railroad man, was badly burned,
although not fatally.
The heaviest snow storm of the season pre-
vailed throughout Wisconsin on the Dist
and odd. In the northern portion of the
State the snow is from 20 to 40 inches deep,
and lumbermen are jubilant over the pros
poets.
Major Brodhead ,P iy7naster U. s. A., was
recently robbed Of $4,000 while on bis way
from Fort Eeavenwortif- Fort Reno. Par
ticulars not given.
HOn.J. Z.George, Democrat, has been elect
ed United States Senator from Mississippi,
to succeed Senator Bruce, whose term ex-
pires. in ISL -. ~ 4rrspassf go
! Hon. Randall Zee Gibson Of Louisiana,
who is tosueceed Mr.. Kellogg in the United
States Senate, is Kentuckian by birth and
about AZ wears Of lage.s He graduated at
Yale in 1853, and afterwards studied law.
During the late war he was a division com
mander in the Confederate service, and at
the close Of the struggle resumed the prac-
tice of his profession. He is now serving
his third term in the House of Representa-
tiYesTgT CNFYcT FATEHRV
y JudgeJ George, UnitedSfates Senator
elect from Mississippi, is resident of Jack
son and a, TTurist Of distinguished ability.
having had large experience upon the bench.
He is also known generally to the profession
as the compiler of several volumes of State
reports.
Charles H. Hardin was hanged at Farm
ington, st. Francois County, Mo-, on the
sd, for the murder Of Robert Ferguson in
October last.-The, murdered man was emf
grating from Cherokee County, Hans, to
Columbia, Tenn, and the murder was COM
mitted for the sake Of plumber.