The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-03-03
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
FIVE cars were thrown off the track
Of the Panhandle Road, near Steubenvile,
o., recently by broken axle, and Charley
Bridges, brakeman, was killed.
THREE lives we're lost in an accident
on the Cleveland e. Columbus Railroad the
other day near Gallon, Ohio.
SIX business houses were destroyed
by fire at Plattsmouth, Nebr., few days
ago.
A FREIGHT train went through
bridge near Rochester, N. Y, the other
day. The fireman was killed and the en-
gineer seriously injured.
THE Mississippi River rose nearly two
feet at st. Louis on the 18th. The Ohio con-
tinued to fall slowly at Cincinnati, where ex-
traordinary measures were being taken to
clear away the slush and prepare for the re-
sumption of business as fast as the water re-
coded. The gorge broke at Toledo, taking
some bridges, but removing all fear OF
further danger. Anxiety along the Lower
Mississippi continued. At Arkansas City
the swamps were filling up rapidly. A bad
| break was reported in the evee aboveVicks-
| burg.
A FIRE-EsCAPE inventor was fatally
| injured recently while testing his machine
at Chicago, Ill.
Two young women, Mrs. Belle Cas-
person and Miss jamie Smith, we're drowned
in the Little Miami River, near Wright
Mills, O., few days ago. A skiff in which
they were riding upset.
In the conspiracy investigation in
Dublin, Ireland, James Carey, one of the de-
PENDANTS, appeared as Government wit
ness on the 18th. He related his connection
with the Fenian organization since 1862, and
disclosed freely the doings OF the Assas-
sination Society. He said Brady was the
man who cut Burke's threat. He oorrob-
grated Kavanagh's testimony in many de-
tails.
AT the scene of the Braidwood Gill;
mine disaster the pumps were started on
the 10th, but with not very satisfactory re-
suits. 1t was reported that more miners
were missing and that the full measure Of
the calamity was not yet known.
THE flood danger had shifted on the
10Th to the lower river. The Ohio continued
to fall but from Cairo to Memphis the sit
uation was more critical and much suffering
and damage were reported.
FIVE of the murderers of Prof. Palmer
and party in Egypt have been sentenced to
death and the others to long terms of i'm
prisonment.
AT Bracket, Tex, four small children
of Michael Mcdonald were burned to death
recently from the explosion of lamp LEFT
burning by the mother for the return OF hel
daughter from ball.
WILLIE MEYER, Willie Howe and
Alice Franks were killed and Alice Mettran
seriously injured at Wallingford, Conn.
the other day by the sleigh in which they
were riding being struck by locomotive.
CLARENCE E. BLoDGETT, son of {
prominent merchant OF Stevens Point
WIS, was arrested at Denver, Colo, few
days ago on charge of embezzling none.
at the former place.
The United States Iron and Tin-plat,
! Works at Demanter Station, Pa, were to
tally destroyed by fire the other morning
together with adjoining buildings and
! portion of the tIestle of the Pittsburgh
McKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad. Tn
: loss would approach 100000. Three hun
dred men were thrown out of employment
DIR. H. j. GLENN, the largest wheat
: grower in California, who was once tn
Democratic nominee for Governor, was IA
tally shot recently by his bookkeeper, Fl
J Miller, who had been discharged.
THE Iroquois River, from the indians
) line to the Kankakee, was vast lake on tn
, 10th. All the public buildings at Watseka
! Ill.,, were filed with refugees, who were fe
by the generous citizens.
, A TELEGRAPH operator forgot to han,
his orders to the conductor and in conse
i quence two freight trains collided about tn
1 middle OF Franklin Tunnel, near Franklin
: o., few days ago. One man was burie
. under the wreck and two others were 5
badly injured it was thought they woul
die.
THE family of Martin Cushwa, c
: Frankfort, Ind, were poisoned the otht
morning by eating diseased pork in til
a shape of head -cheese. The wife and so
. were not expected to live.
EDWARD GRIFFIN, a miner, was re!
cued recently after fifty hours imprisor
v mcnt by a cave-in in lead mine at Bling
r ham, Utah.