The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-09-02

wounded his wife and then turned the re-
volver upon himself with fatal effect. Jeal
ousy.
M. M. BUFoRD, aged 16, was acct
dentally killed at Dallas, Texas, on the 9th,
by bosom friend named Herndon, who
didn't know the pistol was loaded"
A YOUNG lady named Vincent was ia
| tally injured by train at Summltvlle, Ind,
on the Goth.
| THERE was tragedy in courtroom
at Knoxville, Tenn, the other day. Gen. j.
II. Mabry and his son James A. appeared
against Moses and d. c. Lusby, father and
son, and during the hearing the latter made
some disturbance, whereupon two shots
were fred by one Of the Mabrys and Moses
Lusby fell dead and his son was MORALLY
wounded. There had been a GOODNESS be-
tween the two families for some time, due to
the shooting Of YIN. Mabry by D. G. Lusby
last Christmss. M
FELIPE GRAVES, wealthy stockman
otValencla County, N. NJ. :. was murdered
for. money the other day, and his body was
placed on the track to be mangled. TO
IasGEN. CD Powers, well-known
lawyer OF Rochester, N. Y, was fatally in
iured by falfthe other day.
FREDERToK NOBLE, of Philadelphia,
was drowned while yachting near Erie, -Pa...
on the 26th.e' Fred erick w .Remingtop, Of
HNewSY ork Who WAS found, ,elinging to ,ai
ieapsized sailboat reperiedthe' drowning of
o ccmpauionnained George Cornell. .s 49,,
|" THERE was a double tragedy at Lee
land, Lar Sale County, HIS on the Goth.
Jonathan NJ. Stratton, prominent attorney.
was kiled>by his wife,s. who then committed
suicide. Tray were NOT happy, an. the. first,
quarrel arising Sout sof $500 left 'Syto
Mrs. ,Stratton Just after hefsniapiSg& two
years ago., she claiming that heahad not
heen giyenaadsir share Of H. fThsg iast>one
was brought about by SMrs Stfatfoq accept.
| ing b retainer from saloon -keepei, As ,she
| was strong advocate ofapfohib itien%N High
words We're, exchanged, and the husband
pthreatenedto obtain divorce. brhis,so exs'
cited the wife that she got a revolver and
shot him inn the breast and herself in the.
temple! Mr. Stratton had two chill drenSby
| a former wife, and MRS. Stratron ONO byh
! husband from whom she had bssnd Sorseds
. .a'a ,h' & i issSe Xs<6ds. ~
bnlTHE British forces aiSw hold sac s.ls2
ls6anal througheM its entire length. ore ,ad-
'wanSeao of TIE cavd}ry and paafdAs ARTILLERY has
been ordered. Inc freshlwAter is fa1iing
perceptiby at Isffiailia. It is feared that
Afabl Pasha has diverted hts eonrse. The
canal company has issued notice request
ing economy In the use Of water. Ruchd
Pasha, formerlythe Khedive's Mnister of
| Finance, aud Hnlkifar Pasha, OF the Kite
dives household, who has espoused the
cause Of Arab Pasha. have been captured
NEAR Elkhart, Ind, six years ago,
an old farmer was robbed of money with
which he had intended to purchase mill.
A man named Elliott was convicted of the
crime and sent to the penitentiary. just as
bis sentence Is 70 expire thorough search
of his old home resulted in the discovery Of
the plumber in his cistern, together with
the burglar tools used. lu.i ..,f
THE wife of Charles r. Thorne, the
actor. filed bill for divorce two years ago,
but has been unable to secure a decision in
b the ease. Meanwhile he has been living
with the divorced wife Of Horace Brown, Of
Baltimore, Md. The father of the latter
lady recently died, leaving her $500. 900, on
the supposltion that she was married to
| Thorne.
A WESTERN stranger recently made
his appearance at the Concord (Mass.)
School of Philosophy and received the cour-
| tesies due to his letters of introduction.
Showing draft for 500, he was presented
at the village bank by one of the leading,
| lights, and secured the cash. After doing
couple OF taiors out of $3.50, he disap-
peared, and his paper has been found to be
worthless.
j. b. KELSEY, private banker at Ver-
sailes, Mo-, has been arrested for misappro-
priation of deposits. The failure caused a
sensation .-...... -....
HENRY j. HALL, paying teller of the
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company, has
confessed the embezzlement of sol 900 in
the past seven years. He has a wife and
three children, and spent the money in eX-
travagant living.
All SING, Chinese sailor, who ar
rived at San Francisco without certificate
permitting him TO land, secured his release
| by writ Of habeas corpus, Judge Field de-
Gliding that he shipped before the passage OF
the restrictive act by Congress.
| TURKISH wheat, which was intro.
duced into Kansas two years ago, is in great
demand for milling at Minneapolis, whittier
shipments are being made. .,. ..
GEN. WoLsELEY reports that he ad-
vanced with about 1000 men, Aug. "a, and
| took possession OF dam the enemy had
constructed across the canal near MAGYAR.
The Egyptians brought up achievements,
! but were held in check all day. At Port
Said and Damietta native merchants have
| tI1n bod u.