The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

grand and magnificent sight, but
threatening destruction to the towns
and villages around its base, whose in
habitants are in constant dread Of a flow Of
lava.
A FLEET of fishing boats were struck
by squat at the mouth Of the Columbia
River, Oregon, on the 4th and twelve or more
fishermen were drowned.
SENATOR CAMERON returned to
Washington on the 9th from a visit to Penn
sylvania. He declares there is no truth in
the report concerning an anti Grant revolt
among the delegates to the National Conven-
ton.
CAPT. POTTER, of the L. S. relief
ship Constellation, has been presented with
the freedom Of the City Of Dublin.
THE German Reichstag, after heated
discussion, by a vote Of 191 TO "a, passed the
Anti-Socialist bill. September 30, 1884, is
the date fixed for the expiration Of the
operation Of the bill.
THE Canadian Minister of Agriculture
has been persuaded by a large number OF
pOrk-packers at Montreal to rescind the alb
surd order, recently issued, prohibiting the
importation Of hogs from the United States.
THE British training-ship Atalanta is
supposed to be lost at sea with all on board.
NINE large ice-houses at Cleveland
burned on the morning Of the 4th. Weitz
Brothers, owners.
EX-GOY. EDWARD CLARK of Texas
died on the Sd.
ACCOUNTS from Mesopotamia and
Kurdestan represent the famine there as ter
rible.
IT is reported from Berlin that all
Jews Of foreign birth had been ordered to
leave st. Petersburg within six hours.
SMALL bands of Mescalero Apaches
are killing and robbing settlers in Lincoln
County, New Mexico.
THE bodies of two men were found
hanging to a tree in Denton County, Tex,
on the LIST of May, each bearing a placard
with this legend" Such is the fate of all
cattle thieves" Both men were strangers.
DURING a fire at Grusbach, Moravia,
a fanatic melted the populace to attack the
Jews, and one Of the latter was killed and
several mutilated before the wrath of the
mob could be stayed.
THE twenty-third quadrennial session
Of the General Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Of the United States con-
vened in Pixies Opera-house, Cincinnati, on
the 1st. The nine Bishops of the United
States were all present.
WAR between Russia and China is
considered inevitable.
UPWARDS of 1000 iron workers are
on a strike in North England against five
per cent. reduction Of wages awarded by
arbitrator.
A DISASTROUS oil fire occurred in Nc
Kean County, Pa, on the 9th. Rev City,
village Of about one hundred houses, ten
miles from Bradford, was entirely burned,
not one house remaining. A large extent Of
country was swept over by the flames. 1t is
estimated that about three hundred derricks
were consumed, besides large quantities of
oil. Total damage probably not less than
100000, on which there is no insurance.
THE house of James Gage, eX-COun-
selor Township Euphemia, near Chatham,
Ont, was destroyed by fire on the night of
the 4th. Four of Cages children and the
daughter Of a neighbor named Wade per-
ished in the flames.
ALVIN S. HAWKINS, of Carroll COun-
tv. is the Republican nominee for Governor
OF Tennessee.
TEUsCHER & Co.'S distillery at St.
Louis burned on the morning Of the 9th.
The fire was caused by the explosion Of
10 y1-bia1,
TO the engine room. Fred. Schneider, an
employee, was burned to death. Loss about
$50, 900; insured for one-half that amount.
VICToRIO and his band attacked the
miners at Cooney's Mining Camp on Mogal-
Ion Mountain, New Mexico, killing four and
woundng one of the number. As soon as
the news reached Silver City two companies
of about sixty-fiye men went to the relief Of
the settlers.
THREE men were killed and two
fatally injured, on the 4th, by a gas
explosion in the shaft Of the Lykens Val
ley Coal Company, in Dauphin Coun-
ty, Pa.
VICTORIo's Apaches have killed thir-
teen sheep herders in the Mogallan Mount
aims, New Mexico. The settlers are hud-
died together in a ranch, closely besieged.
Parties have gone to their relief.
THE insane wife of George Woodruff,
of Penn Yam, n. Y, jumped into a cistern
with her two children, one aged six years
and the other twelve months. Both children
were drowned, but the mother was alive
when discovered.
The st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway Company has purchased
a large majority Of the capital stock Of the
Memphis and Little Rock Road.
The San Francisco Board of Super.
visors will at once begin proceedings TO i'm
peach Mayor KallOch.
ST. PETERSBURG advices, via London,
say the Russian Government has received
that China has solicited and has
received the aid of numerous Americans for
her army and navy. She is also increasing
her fleet on the Pacific, which is already
known to be larger than that Of Russia.
the Russian fleet will also be
largely reinforced. The Government is also
considering the policy of reprisal upon the
privileges Of Americans within Russian do
mains.
THREE convicts attempted to escape
from the Kentucky Penitentiary at Frank
fort, on the morning Of the It'll, when they
were discovered and fired upon by the guard,
one of them being instantly killed. The
others were recaptured.
IsHAM CoPPs was hanged at Fort
Worth, Tex, on the 9TH, for an assault upon
a white lady, and Henry Horne was hanged
at Charlotte, n. c., on the same day, for
burglary. Both were colored.
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