The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-08-26

PLEURo- PNEUMONIA is prevailing
among the cattle in Lancashire, England.
A YOUNG man named Waldron was
lyncbed by mob in SFalding County, Ga.
his offense being the desertion of his wife
and clipping with her twelve-year-old sister.
THE Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railroad Company has concluded ar
rangements with the Sioux Indians for run
hing its line through their reservation, and
work on the Black Hills extension will now
be pushed.
FREDERICK ZIMMERMAN, aged 40,
and Jacob VOlmer, aged Il, were crushed to
death by a descending elevator in the San
dusky (0.) Wheel-works. The accident was
caused by broken cable. Several persons
on the elevator were injured, but none Sc
yerely.
GEN. GREEN B. RAUM, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, is making campaign
| speeches in Maine.
ANOTHER big oil fire has occurred
near Bradford, Pa, caused by lightning.
IT turns out that the purported suicide
Of DIR. Buchanan, Dean of the Eclectic Medi-
cal College Of Philadelphia, was cleverly
planned ruse of the Doctors to evade the
penalties of the law. The person who jump
ed from the ferryboat in mid-river was an
! expert swimmer, dressed in an old suit
Of the Doctors clothes, who had been
hired to perform the part on this occasion.
! The indicted Doctor meanwhile took HIM
| self off to a secluded place, with the evident
| intention of making his way out of the coun-
try when favorable opportunity offered.
| Under the circumstances, it is not believed
be will make good his escape.
A SEVERE storm on the night of the
10Th occurred in portions Of Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Ohio and Indiana, doing
| great damage to cops and causing the death
Of several persons. Alexander Crunnels, of
Cass County, Dakota, was killed by house
falling upon him. A twelve-year- old child
of Charles Dukalow and Mr.. Brown, living
south of Mapleton, were also killed by a
! like disaster.
j. K. ERCHER, wealthy farmer liv-
ing near New Philadelphia, o., died from
the effects of a severe bite on the hand in
flicted by his insane son.
CADET WHITAKER is to have q
| court-martial, at his own request.
REPRESENTATIVES, MORRISON has been
renominated by the Democrats of the Seven
teenth Illinois District.
THE situation of affairs in Ireland is
so serious that VIM. f. Forster, Chief Secre-
tary, has gone there in great haste.
MONROE ROBINSON was hanged at
GreenvilIe, O., on the Goth, for the murder
Of Nelly Coulter, his wife's brother. Rob-
inson was a desperate of the worst type,
having it is said committed several
other murders in Maryland, Kansas and
Missouri, in each Of which States he form
erly resided.
GEORGE DOREN was hanged at Cor
sicana, Texas, on the Goth, for the murder of
William Fitzsimmcns in June, 1879.
THE town of Brownsville, Texas, has
been nearly destroyed by the recent severe
storm on the Gulf. 1t is reported that a
number of lives were lost.
WM. HOwARTH and P. Tinelay, en-
ployees Of the Philadelphia and Erie Rail
road, died suddenly at Erie, Pa, of what
the physicians pronounce to be Asiatic chol-
era.
Col. WIN. II. EDGAR, of the Jersey
vile Republican,, has received the Republic
can nomination for Congress in the Eleventh
Illinois District.
CHAR LEE, a Chinaman, is in jail at
Cincinnati for an ingenious swindle on two
fellow Mongolians. He procured a rough
chunk Of brass, weighing twentysiN pounds,
discOlOred the edges with gold, and repre-
scented it as huge lump of bullion which had
been stolen and could not be disposed of in
this country without great risk. The two
purchased it for So, 900, expecting to clear
$1,000 or 1000 by shipping it to China. Be-
fore purchasing they had a piece knocked off
for assay, and Char Lee was careful that they
got a doctOred knob, which stood the test.
A NEW Atlantic cable company has
been formed for the purpose of laying a
cable between England and the Azores, and
between the Azores and America. All the
necessary concessions have been obtained.
THE Superintendent of the Colored
Relief Board Of st. Louis estimates that
10, 900 negroes will emigrate from Mississippi
and Louisiana within the next two months
for Kansas and other Northern States. About
forty per day, for the past month, have been
cared for by the Board and forwarded to We
rious destinations.