The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-09-16

dered William Leutz. The sheriff had out.
Stly garrisoned the Jail with thirty armed
men. The vigilantes displaced the ropes Of
the fire and police bells, fred volleys to
Brighten citizens, and sent fifty men over
the jail fence. Three attempts to force the
doors were unavailing, and the appeals OF
the sheriff and prosecuting attorney caused
the mob to dispense. Hunter lay crouched
in his cell all day.
WHEN the Eureka stage was about
nine miles south OF Sellgman, Mo-, Sept. 10.
two masked men sprang from the roadsi
ordered the driver to halt, and made the
passengers alIght and hold up their hands.
While one Of the hlghwaymen enforced ODE :
dience with revolver, the other ransacked
the mail-pouch, selecting a few packages
and scattering the remainder on the ground
After ordering the passengers to give up
what they had, the leader told his accom-
plice to ''watch these men," and started
on run up the road to meet another hack
OF the same line, distant about 800 or 400
yards. The driver drew up, of course, and
two men alighted, lady from Kansas City
remaining in the hack. L. E. Phillips handed
out $3.50 and a gold watch, and the other
male delivered his revolver and few dol
lars. Using very abusive language, the rob-
Der then relieved the lady OF \ watch and
chain. Rejoining his confederate the pair
retired into the woods. The passengers
were soon again seated, and coach and hack
went on their way to the Springs.
INTENSE excitement has been created
at Putnam, Connecticut, by the arrest Of q
F. Willis, trial justice and deputy United
States marshal, on charge of burning block
Of stores to defraud the Insurance compa-
MES. The detectives developed the fact tn at
the accused has for years been connected
with gang of bank-theves In Boston, and
caused bogus robbery to be committed by
them to show the judges completely, forcing
from him confession that almost from his
cradle he had been an incendiary and .
thief.
FIFTY deaths have recently occurred
from diphtheria in Pittsylvania County, Vir.
ginia, whole families having persisted, and
more than one hundred persons are now ill
with the disease.
JOHN BROWN, JR., found the skeleton
Of his brother Watson in the rooms of the
Knights OF Pythas at Martinville, Ind.
the other day, identifying 1t by a bullet hole
in the backbone. and will inter It in tn
family cemetery at North Elba, N. Y.
THERE was an effort to draw the
color line in the Jail at Dubuque, Iowa. the
other day. Two negro roustabouts had
stolen $345 from a woman sick with ague on
the steamer Mary Morton, and were i'm.
prisoned. Several Irshmen In the Jail gave
them welcome with chair-rounds and ia.
ble-legs, and it required all the force in the
courthouse to quell the riot.
The twenty-second annual Fair of the
st. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical AS
ISOLATION opens October 2, for one week
Premiums aggregatiDg fifty thousand dol
lars are offered. and all railroad and steam.
boat lines entering st. Louis will carry
passengers and freight for the Fnir at re.
duced rates. The mysterious Yelled
Prophets will reappear on the evening OF
October 8, and celebrate their fifth annual
festival.