The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-02-10
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
THE Governor of Alabama has offered
$1,000 reward for the capture of Isaac II.
Vincent, the defauting State Treasurer, the
Legislature having adopted joint resolu-
ton authorizing it, and sustaining him in
the offer.
A DESPERATE fight was reported to
have occurred near Salinas, Mexico, the
other day between Custom house officers
and smugglers. The latter were said to
have carried off the contraband goods and
killed four officers.
EMANUEL OJELA was arrested with
his wife and son at Jersey City, N. j., the
other day charged with making and passing
counterfeit money.
MRS. WILLARD ORDwAY was shot
and instantly killed at London, N. H., the
other day by her step-son, aged twelve
years. He didn't know it was loaded.
FIRE and flood had caused great
damage in several States on the 9th.
An oil-tank exploded at Cleveland, Ohio,
and the burning oil running on the surface
of creek called Kingsbury Run set a num-
Der of oil-works located on that stream on
fire, and S350,000 worth of property was
consumed. The floods had sunk tug,
washed away 100000 feet of lumber, and
the manufacturing and lumber districts OF
that city were completely submerged. A
dam across the Cuyahoga River at Akron
was swept away, and great damage was
done. One life was lost and whole families
were saved with difficulty. A block of
buildings were burned at Nashville, Tenn,
causing a loss of 1900, 900. A fire at Jersey
City, n. j., had destroyed $12S, 900 worth of
property. At Bradford, Pa, five hundred
dwellings were flooded by rise in the river
Three hundred families were rescued from
the overflow in boats at Meadyile. At
Pittsburgh, an ice gorge broke under the
weight OF the flood, number of coal barges
were swept away and great damage was
done to other property.
The Receiver of the defunct First
National Bank of Buffalo, N. Y. , the other
day obtained judgment for $14S,957 against
Herman ]. Hall, on bail as an accessory OF
President Lee, now in the Penitentiary
charged with disposing of the funds of the
bank.
AT Hamburg, Iowa, fire in the High
School building the other day caused panic,
and the six hundred children in the build
ing were rescued with the greatest difficulty.
Four persons were hanged at Alex
andria, Egypt, on the 9TH for murders com
mitted at the time OF the riots last year.
INSANITY caused by too much alcohol
impelled George Mahon, in the Bellevue
Hospital Of New York, the other day to
brain Michael KelIaher with a stool and se-
riOusly wound James Corners, an attend
ant, with a spittoon.
SEVEN convicts from the Atlanta,
Ga, pen had desperate fight with their
two guards while returning from work in a
camp about mile distant, the other day,
but were finally overpowered after the
leader had been riddled with bullets.
NINE men were arrested in New York
City, the other day, who had for months
past amused themselves by sending false
alarms of fire. In the confusion that ensued
they would commit various robberies and
thefts. Several Of the prisoners confessed
A PASSENGER train on the Buffalo,
New York & Philadelphia Road plunged
into a creek near Hnsdale, N Y. , on the
9TH and several passengers were said to have
been killed. A passenger and freight train
on the d. e. NJ. Road colided near Kirk
wood, o., on the same day and four men
were killed. The collision was said to have
been caused by a misunderstanding of or
orders.