The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-01

with merchandise, and demolished the
round house Of the Rock Island road. For
tunately no person was injured
A TERRIBLE occurrence took place at
Sedalia, Missouri, on the 2Gth Frank Glib
bons, who lived in n small frame house in
the western suburbs of the city, got up
about 9 O'Clock, built fire in the kitchen
stove, and then went TO an clubhouse i'm the
rear OF the yard. Soon afterward he heard
his wife scream, and running to the house
he found it wrapped In flames. His four
children were asleep in the small room in
the upper story. Gibbons climbed to the
one small window OF the apartment, broke
in the glass with bis hands and stuck in his
head to awaken the children. lie was stifled
by the smoke, and fell to the ground almost
senseess. In spite OF the efforts OF neigh
bors, the slight frame house was consumed
in few moments, and the four children
mentioned above were all burned TO death.
n SERIOUS accident occurred on the
Des Moincs q Northwestern Railroad, in
Greene County, Iowa, caused by q constitute
ton train leaving the track. Three men
were killed outright, and thirty more or less
injured. The names OF the killed are VIM.
Reardon, John Murphy and c.. G. Gilbert.
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIE chief points in the demands put
forward by the Vatican preliminary to an
understanding with Germany are the aboli-
ton OF the civil tribunal for ecclesiastical
causes, permission for expelled religious
orders to return to Germany and unre-
stricted control by the clergy Of teaching in
schools. Germany is inclined to consider
each point as it arises, without, however,
accepting the demands themselves in pin
ciple.
LABOR troubles at Savannah, Ga,
have become serious. The Governor has or
dered twenty companies of State troops to
report to the municipal authorities. A pri-
vate telegram puts the strength of the strik-
ers at 200, and all wel-armed and defiant.
The police were repulsed twice while at
tempting to take a bridge held by the strik-
ers. Quite number were killed and
wounded.
CLARE COUNTY, Mich, has been Wis
tied by a terrific hurricane, accompanied by
violent thunder and lightning. 1t did great
damage to property in wide extent of
country. In the vicinity of Atwood Station,
on the Harrison branch Of the Flint & Pere
Marquette Railway, over ., 100000 feet Of
timber were blown down, and two men
VIM. Delaine, of Canada, and Joseph Pep
per, OF Bay City-were struck by falling
trees and instantly killed. Trees were snap
ped like pipe-stems, and the work OF de-
struction was awful in its suddenness and
completeness. The men who were killed
were in tent, with about twenty others,
who fled to the swamps and thus escaped
uninjured.
GEORGE HOWARD, planter, living
near Little Rock, Ark, whose crop was re-
Gently sold under attachment, has sworn TO
kill every one connected with the case. He
has left home and is hiding in the woods
preparatory to carrying out his threat.
Three men whom he singled out as the first
victims have sworn out warrants against
him, and a posse, including nearly every
man in the township, is hunting for him.
A bloody encounter is anticipated.
A DISPATCH from Bombay says there
has been serious rioting between Hindoos
and Mussulmans at Mooltan, in the Pun
jaub, owing to the latter slaughtering cat
tie. Military quelled the riots. Temples,
mosques and shops were much damaged.
A DISPATCH from Rawlings, Wy
oming, says: A mail carrier from White
River reports the finding of the dead bodies
OF Tom Mallory and partner. They were
buildinga ranch twelve miles below the post
on White River. Their wagon and a partly
built cabin were burned. Indian signs are
numerous about the place, and it is thought
to be the work Of the White River Utes.
Col. Van Vliet has gone out with a company
of cavalry to investigate, and bury the men.
A DISPATCH from Cheyenne, 23d, says,
from the best information obtainabe, il is
learned that the White River Utes went to
Uintah, but remained only long enough to
obtain their money, returning to White
River "to trade Meacham, the Ute
Commissioner, allowed them to remain
three days, but they refuse to leave, having
been at White River over two weeks.
Many Utes are returning to Uintah and
hiding in the mountains about the post.
Meacham offered them wagons, pows and
horses to work, which they refused. Chief
Jack who commanded the Utes in the fight
against Thornburg, September, 1879, said to
Meacham: "Utes no want arms; Utes go
back to Colorado; White River buskin heap
trade; buskin on White River; Utes no want
wagons; wagons no goods hunt buskin. -
Reports also came that several ranches near
White River have been burned, their oc-
cupants being driven to military posts. A
number of Uncompahgre Utes are now trad
ing at White River.
GOYERNER SHELDON, of New
Mexico, has lust returned from a
trip through the country recently
traversed by Chief Mana and band.
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