The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-04-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ers' strike was compromised, will be ex-
tended to the town Poor house, where
Schneider delivers large quantity of
bread. In case the authorities refuse to
acceGe the Knights will be called upon to
boycott the kindling wood teams which
the town farm sends out, and which con-
stitute the business enterprise connected
with the farm.
THE strike at East st. Louis eliminated
on the 9th in a terrible tragedy. A wordy
alteration between some of the mob and
party of special deputy sheriffs led to
hostile demonstration, which was quickly
followed by pistol shot from one of the
less cool headed deputies, and one Of the
crowd fell dead in his tracks. This mad
dened the already excited mob, who made
a rush for the deputies, who then opened
| fire with their Winchesters, with the result
that six men and one woman were shot to
death, and reign of terror inaugurated
which with the dawnng of the 10th
showed a scene of ruin and devastation
calling to mind that of Pittsburgh a few
years ago. A large force of militia was
hurried to the scene, and at latest accounts
property by the light of numerous and
costly CONGREGATIONS.
THE Indiana Oratorical Association is
rent with internal dissensions and is in
danger of falling to pieces.
A BILL for compulsory attendance at
evening schools in the Polish provinces
passed the German Landtag on the 9th.
A MAN named Wilson at Flint, Mich,
killed his little daughter by pouring creo-
sote down her throat because her mother
maltreated her.
Mr.. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN spoke in the
House ofCommons on the 9th in opposi-
ton to Mr.. Gladstone's Home Rule
scheme.
w. ID. CARPENTER, who lost his situa-
tion In the Burlington e. Missouri raj way
headquarters about one week previously,
died on the 9th from the effects of NOR
phine, supposed to have been taken with
suicidal intent This made the fourth
suicide from morphine in Omaha in five
days to date.
THE Irish land proposals will be intro
duced in the British House of Commons
this week.
} In riot at Lyons, France, on the 9th
, one woman was shot dead, several
, wounded, and the sub-prefect and three of
his gendarmes we're wounded.
In quarrel at Suterville, Pa, on the
night of the Sth George Sheaffer, a ferry
man, struck Martin Suter, the owner of q
rival ferry, on the head with large piece
of limestone, crushing his skull and in
| ga. Aa1 l,Vrt
was captured after chase of five miles
} The affair grew out of law suit which
was decided against Sheaffer.
CHIEF KEoKUK of the Sac and Fox In
dams had an interview with Secretary
Lamar on the 9th about matters of interes
1 to his people.
THE strike at McClure's coal-works
Everson, Pa, has ended satisfactorily t.
l the miners. The firm granted all demand
and work was resumed on the 9th. Abou
9 one thousand men were affected
MRS. w. MCCARRoLL, registered from
Grayson County, Va, was found dead il
her bed at the Hattie House, Knoxville
Tenn, on the 9th. Her son, occupying
connecting room, was almost dead whel
;, found, but may recover. Gas was turne'
on in both apartments, and it is supposed
they blew it out before retiring.
= CHARLES f. OLIVER, a painter, age
n thirty years, and benedict of only few
G weeks, fell from house where he wa
d working at indianapolis, Ind, on the 9tt
to the ground below, twenty five fee
crushing his skull with fatal effect. H
o had just recovered from a severe Hines,
and his fall is attributed to weakness arts
ing therefrom.
Hon. JOHN WELSH, ex-minister to Ell
gland, is dead.
}, CARDINAL MANNING is opposed to th
(, exclusion of Irish members from sitting {
l. Westminster.
Ie Hon. JOSEPH PULITZER has resigned HI
Fl seat in Congress.
A PUBLIC demonstration was made G
the 10th against Gladstone's Irish propC
sails by the Orangemen of Armagh.
III GOVERNOR OGELsBY of Illinois on I'll
:" 10th ordered six more companies of troop
o. to East st. Louis, making sixteen in all.
FORTY TWO Germans expelled from Be
GUM for alleged completely in the receI
d riots have arrived in Prussia.
i HENRY MILLER, guard, was murdere
Is in the Indian Territory on the 10th by
Dr Cherokee prisoner named Big Chewey.
in THERE is great excitement at Victori
rs B. c., over bill prohibiting the employ
ment of Chinese on railroad work.
CORRECTED returns from Laredo, Ten
70 show that seventeen were killed and nil
70 wounded in the recent street fight iii tn
city.
THE Freemdn'S Journal pronounces NJ
- Chamberlain's apology for deserving Gla
10 stone the most damaging political act
his life.
f. SENATOR CoCKRELL is confident tn
is General Newton will report in favor of t
ke two hundred foot draw bridge for
il Louis.
ce THE differences between the Vstic
ly and the Prussian Government on {
Ecclesiastical bill have not yet been full
adjusted.
SEVEN of the crew Of the ship Frank
- Thayer, on board which mutiny to
~ place in the South Atlantic Ocean in ia