The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-09
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.


AT Dubuque, Ia, on the 30th, Fred
Schubert, an old man seventy years OF age,
was struck by train Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railroad. He chung to
the cow-catcher and was dragged several
hundred yards, receiving injuries from
which he will die.
In Hamilton, Canada, four dwellings
were crushed by weight of accumulated
snow on the 3lst.
OK the 31st the Monon passenger
train ran into White River, seven miles
from Indianapolis, Ind, where tho bridge
gavo way. Seven persons are reported
killed.
OK the 31st train struck o boulder
near Chattanooga, Tenn, and was wrecked,
several train hands being injured. A sim
liar accident occurred near the same place
three days previously.
On the 31st n two-year-old child
killed it's baby brother, aged three months
in East st. Louis, ILL.,, by a blow with
nursing-bottle.
OK the 31st Harry Lee, clerk for
Woodrough & McPsrlin, Cincinnati, was
arrested in Tsren.s, Ont, charged with
forging the firms name for $4,000. .,
FIRE destroyed Adamson's elevator
at Toronto, Ont, on the lat; loss, S2av,ee
GREAT excitement has been created
at Wood Haven, l.. l., because of q stroll
ing peddler's attempt to choke a woman
who refused to buy Of him.
On the LIST frightful gasoline explo-
sion occurred in Alliance, o., demolishing
the new store of f. NJ. Orr and burying
49, To- 81 ,a
are reported killed.
On the morning of the 1st Horny B.
Holmes was burned to death, together with
thirty head OF cattle, In his barn near
Bloomington, Neb.
OK the 1st Henry Loop and John Fin
layson were instantly killed, a man named
Gerrod fatally and several others seriously
wounded by the explosion OF a boiler in a
Single mill near Blanchard. Mich.
A NEGRO named Sandy Robinson,
who had murdered a Deputy Sheriff. was
taken from Jail by mob at Crockett, Tex,
on the morning Of the 3D. and lynched.
ANOTHER sensation agitates Long Is
land This time it is an atrocious poison
ing case.
. OK the Cd grain warehouse at Min
neapolis, Mimi, burst letting out $1,000
bushels OF wheat; damage, $4,000.
Ok the Sd tho floor of Erkson's Hall
at Guilford, N. Y, fell whilo members Of
| the Masonic fraternity were preparing TO
attend a funeral. Seventy men were pre-
cipitated to the faor below, many OF whom
were quite severely injured, mono fatally,
however
On the morning of the Sd four prison.
| ers attacked the Sheriff at Monticello, n.
! Y, in an attempt to get froe. Two wore
secured, ono was shot dead and the fourth
escaped.
ANDREW JOHNSON, dissipated Dane
murdered Bertha Brassman and committed
suicide at Racine. Wis. on the 4th, because
! the girl would have nothing to do with him.
MISCELLANEOUS
] WITHIN the past three years one hun
dred and thirty five companies have been
\ Incorporated under the telegraph comps-
nies' act," in New York. The total capital
represented by these organizations Is S225,
00O,0 900. In no other line of incorporation do
the records OF the Secretary of State show
such competition.
SEVERAL Nationalist meetings were
held in Ireland OH the 81. At Ba4ymote
Sligo, there was riot in which several
Orangemen and Nationalists were wound
ed
A GRAND Imperial ball was held al
the Winter Palace in st. Petersburg OF
the I'd at which the Car and Czarina cir
culated freely among tho seven hundred
and twenty guests. No Nihilists were in
vited.
Ok the Sd Adolph Herself, wanted fol
swindling in Texas, was arrested in New
York.
The arrangements for the Winter
Carnival at Montreal, Can, are con+leted
A CONTINGENT of siXty-two new pu
pills recently arrived at the Carlisle ga.
Indian training school.
For January the coinage in The
United States minis was - ,22l 90 OF whiol
$3.50, 900 was in standard dollars.
THE police of Vienna have made on
from the country.
IT is expected the Mexican Contra
Railroad will be- complseed to the Ri,
, Grande by the middle OF March
ACCORDING to the report of dive
employed by the Boston Underwriters th'
Storage of the wrecked steamer City o
Columbus is full OF corpses.
THE Public Lands Committee OF tn,
; House of Representatives will recommen,
forfeiture Of the grants OF the Oregon AM
California Railroad and tho California ant
Oregon, covering 100000 acres.
/, ALL hope of the recovery of Selal
: Sprague, the victim OF the Long Islan'
fiend, Rugg, has been abandoned Mrs
} Townsend will also die, and Rugg will
[ have four murders to answer for.
= ALL the special examiners in tho De
! partment of Justice have been placed a
the service of the House committee whic
: is investigating charges of irregularitie
on the part Of officials.