The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-05-02

ON tne ia the United States Marshal at
New York arrested Ernest Pernert on COM
plant Of the German Consul. It's alleged
that on the night of the 9th OF June, 1884,
he set fire to the house of one Hansen, in
the city of Berlin, Germany.
IT is reported that Indians have burned
all the buildings at Frog Lake, Northwest
Territory, and then shot ten white men.
The Oregan mill at New Harmony, Ind,
was burnel on tue 23l. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $1,000.
On the 22l an explosion occurred In the
basement of the Admiralty building in
London, which was damaged consider
ably, and one person was seriously in
jured.
CHAs. A. BUDDENsIEK, the Wild cat
builder of Now York, has, it is an
nounced, jumped his bail of $50, 900 and is
en- rou to Canada.
AMONG the effects alleged to belong to
Preller, who was murdered in st. Louis,
a leather match box has been found with
the name of "Hugh NJ. Brooks" marked
thereon. A ticket to Frisco was sold to
one Hugh NJ Brooks The question now
is whether this is not the supposed Max
we'll.
Z. C. HIBBARD was executed at Trini-
dad, Col, on the oath.
On the Path the mail steamer John Mil
Ter was stranded on a sand-bar near Vicks-
burg, Miss.
POLICEMAN N. G. EVANS, of New Or
leans, is charged with having murdered
his wife and man named Casper Wen
ger, whom he foun together in the bod
chamber.
On the oath Nealy Smith, fifteen years
old, was arrested for breaking into the
Post office at Calvert, Tex, and stealing
small change and stamps. He also had
other plumber amounting to several hun
bred dollars.
On the oath the Post-offlce Department
received information that Postal Clerk
Wells, who ran away with the registered
mail between New Orleans and Port Eads,
La, was at Eel Paso, Tex, on the 22d. 1t is
supposed that he crossed the river to Mex
leo, and thereby escaped his pursuers.
GRUNDY, the county-seat of Buchanan
County, Virginia, was almost wiped out
OF exist nee by hre on the 20th.
EIGHTEEN buildings were burned at the
village OF Randolph, N. Y, on the Goth.
AT Jamaica, L. l., on the Goth, man
vino was not invited to wedding fired
into the building while the ceremony
was being performed. The bride was
wounded.
THE town of Strathroy, in Ontario, had
a narrow escape from total destruction by
fire ON the 26.h
ELEVEN miners were buried in snow
slide on Homestake Mountain in Colorado
on the 25,h. A large rescuiug party start
ed for the scene, but it was feared that ali
had persisted.
NUMEROUS forest fires, extending fifty
miles each sids of the Blue Ridge Noun
tains, west OF Lynchburg, Va, have been
burning for several days. Tne loss is re-
ported heavy
FLOODS in New Brunswick are the most
disastrous in fifty years.
By the collapse Of building during a
fire at Pittsburgh, Pa, ON the 9th, two
men were killed and several injured.
THE rescuing party recovered the dead
bodies of eleven men killed by the snow
slide on Homestake Mountain in Colorado
EX-AIToRNEY- GENERAL BREWSTER tool
the witness stand in the Dickson trial al
Washington on the 9th. The jury re
turned a verdict of not gull y. Dickson
has entered suit for $4,000 damage
against ex- Attorney General Brewster.
CAPTAIN PHELAN was in New York OIL
the 9th, ready to appear against Die
Short, the dynamiter, who tried to xii
the former. Phelan was given police pro
lection.