The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

d. l.. LOVE, a reporter for the Vicks-
burg press, was shot and instantly killed at
Greenville, Miss, on the Dist, by Mr.. La
nier, who had recently married young
lady to whom Love claimed to have been
engaged. The provocatiOn in the case was
an alleged publication by Love rejecting
upon the brides character. Lanier was
placed under arrest. His father law ac-
companied him to Greenvile and witnessed
the shooting, but took no part in the affair,
WHILE E. P. Ferry and wife were
horseback riding, near Park City, Summit
County, Utah, Mrs. Ferry's horse fell and
rolled over, crushing her so that she died
while being brought in on a litter. Mr..
Ferry is brother of U. S. Senator Ferry.
JAMES FINNEY, prominent and
wealthy farmer residing near Wallace, Blu
chanan County, Mo-, some fifteen miles
from st. Joseph, was assassinated on the
evening of the 22d while sitting at the sup
portable with his wife. A load OF buckshot,
fired through the window, took effect in the
back of his head, causing death almost i'm
mediately. His wife, who was holding her
babe in her arms, was wounded by n stray
shot. Finney recently figured In a breach
of-promise suit, which was settled by his
marrying the plaintiff, his servant girl, now
his widow. Since then two OF his lawyers
had begun suits against him to recover fees
incurred in the previous suit. Deceased
was about 45 years OF age, and his property
is estimated to be worth from 100000 to
$4,000.
FRANK HOPPING, a Cincinnati saloon
keeper, shot and instantly killed William II.
Lurken, painter, with a double barreled
shotgun, which he aimed at him in a mo-
ment of pleasantly, not knowing it was
loaded. Seeing his victim fall to the floor at
the discharge of the gun, Hopping aimed
the other barrel at his own breast and pulled
the trigger, but as luck would have It the
second barrel proved to be unloaded and the
murderer's life was spared. He then went
and gave himself up to the authorities and
was locked up upon charge Of manslaugh-
ter.
JAMES f. ANDERSON, editor of the
Eureka (Nev.) Leader, was recently as
saulted by a man named w. II. PenrOse,
whom he had attacked in his paper. His
injuries were thought to be fatal Anderson
became notorious from his connection with
the Louisiana Returning board during the
Hayes Tilden canvass.
INFORMATION is received from Silver
City, Colo, that four ranchmen named
York, Purdy, Baker and Moore, living on
Lower Gila River, have been killed by In
dians. Indications are that the murderers
are White Mountain Apaches.
THREE men, Peter Konrad, Fred
Vaughan and Chas. Ritter, while working
in the sandpit of Boyd Il Cornean, near Lee
mont, H., were caught by slide, and be-
fore they could be dug out were suffocated
MISCELLANEOUS.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR and the Secreta-
ry OF the Interior have given their consent
that the Chicago, Texas & Mexican Central
and st. Louis & San Francisco Railroads
may apply to the Council of the Choctaw
Nation, Indian Territory, for the right of
way through the Nation. The Council is
now in session, and, it is understood, will
grant the right of way to both roads, having
waited only permission of the Government.
THE Dutch steamer Komgderneder-
lander, from Batavia for Amsterdam, found
cred at sea, and the passengers and crew,
l15 in number, put to sea In six open boats.
1t was feared many lives would be lost.