The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-07
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ANNA STROKER, the Manitowoc
County, Wisconsin, servant girl, under ar
rest for the murder Of her mistress, Nancy
Haywood, has confessed the crime. She
says the deceased called her crazy, which
"made her mad," that she knocked her
down, and, seizing an AK, chopped her to
death. She then dragged the body out into
the yard, where she covered it with boards,
and, returning to the house, scooped up the
blood on the floor with her hands, scrubbing
the stains afterward with mop. She is but
II years Of age.
THE stage-coach running between
Pierce City, Mo-, and Eureka Springs, Ark,
was stopped about Il miles south Of the form
er place, in broad daylight on the Goth, by
six men wearing handkerchief masks and
armed to the teeth. The driver, Eldridge,
was commanded to halt at the muzzie Of
double-barreled shotgun. W. II. Champlin
attempted to draw revolver, when he was
fired on by one Of the road agents, the bull
let passing through his coat-sleeve. They
then ordered the passengers, eleven men
and one woman, out Of the stage, and at the
same time to hold up their hands. One
man did the ransacking while the other
five kept guard. Mr.. A. p. Man, First As
sistant Engineer Of the ST. Louis and San
Francisco Railway, was relieved of his gold
watch and 500 in money; his clerk, w. H.
Champlin, of about $40. In all they
secured about $3.50. Two gentlemen
threw their pocketbooks away, containing
some 81 500, but returned afterward and
got them. The United States mails and
Adams Express were not mOlested at all.
After they had gone through every body they
ordered the driver to skip and then walked
leisurely into the woods. A party Of farmers
started in pursuit of the robbers.
Col. HUNT, Indian Agent at Wichita
Agency, denies the report recently pub
lished that the Indians have committed dep
on the commissary stores at that
peint.
THE safe in the County Treasurer's
office at Maryville, Marshall County, Hans,
was recently broken open and number of
drafts and warrants belonging to the school
fund and $500 in currency stolen. Payment
of the drafts, ETC., has been stopped.
LITTLE Eva Milward, aged four years,
of Mr.. D. E. Milward, of Keokuk,
Iowa, was accidentally burned to death.
While playing with some matches, her cloth
ing was in some way ignited, and in a few
she was entirely enveloped in
flames.
GEN. GARIBALDI and his son, MenOt-
ii, have both resigned their seats in the
Italian Chamber of Deputies. They stated
they were unable to act as Deputies in a
where liberty is trOdden under foot.
The dwelling occupied by Mrs. Julia
Hayes and her brother, at Buffalo, n. Y,
burned on the morning of the 30th. Mrs.
Hayes first discovered the fire, and aroused
her brother. The latter leaped from win
dow to save himself. Instead Of securing
her own safety, Mrs. Hayes went back to
her room, in the upper story, to secure
some of her effects, and was cut off by the
James and burned to death.
THE horse influenza, which has been
It is a mild form of epizooty, and but few
lnimals are untitled for work.
THE Greenbackers of the Third Hi |
lois District (Chicago) have nominated c. !
Il. Adams for Congress.
IT is rumored that France has in
ormed the Powers that she will not partici- !
,ate in any further acts of coercion against |
Turkey.
THE Mexican Congress opened on the
9Th. President Diaz in his opening speech |
great satisfaction at the political |
nd moral advancement of the Republic. He |
the hope that the present Con- |
-ress would find solution for the financial |
difficulties of the Government and place the |
ational credit on a sound basis.
MUCH uneasiness is felt in Italy on
ccount of the action Of Garibaldi, who has !
.one to Genoa accompanied by num-
,er Of his extreme radical followers.
The situation is considered rife with serious |
and the demonstration that |
waits Garabaldi upon his arrival at Genoa
s likely to be of the most radical character. |
PRESIDENT HAYES and party arrived
t Salem, Ore, on the LIST. They were re-
eived by committee of the Legislature
nd prominent citizens and escorted to the
Japitol, where they had formal reception.
IN the same day they proceeded to Port
and.
The Government of Chihuahua, Mex
co, offers g, 800 for the scalp of Victoria.