The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-10-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

.Hi e. MISCELLANEOUS. I.fHu sif
THE Ballou House, at North Adams,
Mass, was fired by an incendary the other
morning. A fireman and lady boarder
were hurt. H,hul 1.l uttrtl afI al
STRONG achievements have been
sent to Southern Tunis, with the object OF
carrying on operations on a large scale
against insurgents during the cold season.
HURD's elevator at Bridgeport, Conn,
burned on the 18th. Loss, $l35, OOO
SOME months ago William Kennock,
a government detective, gained the conf.
denc Of a lot OF counterfeiters in Upton
County, Ind, and was admitted to mem
bership in the band. He got matters in shape
the other night and fourteen OF the coiners
were arrested and taken to indianapolis.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest OF
half adozen' others. ltf lr,
GEORGE d. RISE, cashier of the bank
at Lebanon, Pa, was knocked down and
robbed of sachel containing $50, 900 the
other evening. Mr.. Rise had just brought
the money from Philadelphia, and while on
the way to the bank he was passed by two
men, and directly afterward received
stunning blow, knocking him into the gut.
for help, but the robbers, after beating and
kicking him, wrenched it from the handle
and escaped.
The Commissioner of the Land Office,
in his annual report, states that the lands
now embraced within the limits OF the pub
lie domain amount to 1000 900 acres, in
| Guiding Alaska. He recommends the pre-
emptiOn laws be abolished, as the home.
stead laws cover all cases now arising. f,,
| The associated Congregationalists of
New York and Brooklyn express regret at
ME-. Beecher's withdrawal, afiirm the belief
that the divergence Of his views on theologi-
cal and doctrinal points was not sufficiently
serious to demand such course, and hope
he will see his way clear to Withdrawing his
resignation,
I JOHN ALBERT, the constable who shot
down a Boy he wanted to arrest, near Tor
onto, Canada, is to be hanged November 10 !.
i AN, attempt to lynch a, young man
named G! II. Tew, who Thought it part OF
his duty as q special policeman to use his
Hclub on boy, caused much excitement near
! Newport. r. l., the other day. Tew sought
refuge in a farm house, and the timely ar
rival .ofapolice force saved him. ssiiraq NJ
}. 1, FISHER and Henry Black, of Al
bany, n. T., candidates for County Judge,
had d barrooml quarrel on the 14th. The lie
wasIgiven and Black struck out. Fisher,
! Knocked him down, jumped on him, and
bruised his HEAD with pistol The dfstin-
guished combatantsy we're separated before
further mischief was done, and, both were
arrested.
I CHARLES HOOVER, editor of the I'D.
1 vocGte,a religious paper, tried to drown
himself at Philadelphia, Pa,, the other day,
but he, was saved at the last moment, much
! against his will. domestic troubles. y
JUDGE THAYER, of Philadelphia, Pa,
! having decided that the act OF 1893 inhicting
penalty for engaging in worldly, employ,
ment on Sunday Is valid, number OF bar
Persihave been'arrested and tinedlfor shay
ing customers, on that day. .f.,,.. .....l
AN eccentric named. Brookshaw,
! claiming TO have Served in the United States
srmya has been arrested for threatening to
! Kill the Princeof Wales.
BARNES & Co, furniture lnanufac.
turers Of New Yosk, with extensive shops
at Oharlestown,l Mass, have failed. Lisbili-
4 fieS,s2oQ, 900; assets, 5000
! RUSSIAN refugees on Wards Island,
NewlHork, beeaineso uhruiyth other day
? number OF them had to be dubbed by the
police. The Jews say They were driven to
! desperation by bad food and .inhuman treat
ment. 't'@"AN"
lAa GERMAN family named Which
niusky, comprising father, mother, and
three children, came from Germanyiand set
fied in Wilkesbarre, Pa, in, May last. Linz
mediately after their, arrival, Mrs. Which
musky was taken sick with disease which
crippled her, and short time atterward
her husband was Frustrated with Imalaria.l
J The son was put to work In the mines, and
the elder daughter left athome TO take care
OF her parents. Two, months had hardly
passed when both the son and daughter we're
\ also stricken down, with fatal disease, and
thus the entire means OF support OF the
family were taken away. Their condition
was not made public I'll the other day, when
the elder daughter died OF staryation.d The
chief Of police was then Informed, but the
story Of the poor famlly's application was
heard so late as to render assistance OF little
benefit, for two days afterward the son fol-
lowed his elder sister into eternity, and the
next morning the younger daughter ana
only reminding child died. When visited by
the police the family was found TO be in the
most destitute condition. without even a