The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-03-14
GRIMES AND CAsUALTIEs.

The French transport, Tonquin, former
ly City of Paris, came in collision with an
other transport off Malaga on the 4th and
sank, carrying down twenty -four Of the
crew. The remainder.
On the 9th DR.. A. G. f. Goersen was
hanged at Philadelphia, Pa, for poisoning
his wife five years ago. He protested his
innocence to the last.
AT Marquette, Mich, on the 9th, Dep
uty.Sheriff was fatally shot while attempt
ing the arrest of hard character.
On the 9th an attempt was made to as
sassinate Prof. A. ]. Esch, Superintendent
of German in the public schools of Cleve-
land, o.
On the 9th an explosion of gas in Barke-
wells new law building at Pittsburgh, Pa,
badly shattered the interior of the struc-
ture and injured several of the occupants.
A RoLLANDER named Klaus Kekma was
arrested at Grand Rapids, Mich, on the
9th, on a requisition from the Netherlands,
whence he came about year ago after
forging his fathers name to check for
$500 guilders.
AN attempt was made on the 9th, by a
prisoner, to shoot the Presiding judge ofthe
Police Tribunal of Lausanne, Switzerland.
The judge escaped injury, but the clerk
and usher were badly wounded while try
ing to disarm the prisoner.
In the Philadelphia jail during the
hanging of DR.. Goerson one condemned
murderer died from fright and another
was taken with violent commissions.
On the 9th horrible accident occurred
on the Illinois Central Road eight miles
from Grenada, Miss. Three men were
killed and number of passengers injur ed.
AT Karwin, Austrian Silesia, terrible
mine explosion was reported. One hum
bred and forty -seven men were in the
mine, and it is not known whether any
were saved.
On the 9th VIM. Corbin and John Gaines,
of Boone County, Kentucky, fought abo ut
the killing of dog, and both were killed.
In hotel fire at Bradford, Pa, on the
9th, two persons lost their lives The build
ing was ignited by lamp explosion.
On the 9th the Post-office and Custom
house at Bismarck, Dak burned.
A REIGN of terror exists at Negaunee,
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Sheriff Kohl, who was shot by Patsy
Benan. The hard characters of both sexes
must go.
A MEETING of the Salvation Army al
Chicago was broken up by roughs on the
Sth, there being hand hand fight in
which the shouters got the worst of it.
In a stable destroyed by fire at Provi-
1apoa 9th thirtu hOrSae
persisted.
On the Sth the East Montgomery Avenue
Methodist Church, Philadelphia Pa, was
damaged by fire to the extent of $4,000.
On the Sth frightful railroad accident
happened on the Newport bridge at Gin
cinnati, causing the instant death of ONT
man and dangerously wounding another
THREE of the Latin & Rand powder
mills exploded near Newburgh, N. Y, OF
the 9th, killing two men.
THE harness shop of Hayden g. Bird
prison contractors, burned at Auburn, N
Y, on the 9th, causing loss of $4,000.
MICHAEL MCENTREE, a young man o
twenty. four, jumped in the river at New
York on the 9th, with suicidal intent. HI
changed his mind and was rescued.
WHILE on the roof of the Gibson Hous,
at Cincinnati, o., on the 9th, Joseph BOIL
man caught hold of an electric-lght wirt
and was instantly killed by the shock.
STEUBENvILLE, o., was visited by con
fagration on the 9th, which destroyed many
business houses, the United States Hotel
and caused loss of life besides.