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NUMBER g..

A motion to adjourn over till Monday was de-
feated-ayes, 102; noes, l2S. After q good deal
of time spent over parliamentary snarl the
House adjourned.
APRIL n.-Seadte notin session. Hoase.-
The Currency bin being again under discussion,
Mr.. Maynard urged vote on his bill, which the
House refused to order, and the bilI was again
open for amendment, number OF which were
ing discussion on the bill the House adjourned.
APRIL 13.-Sendte.-Mr. Bayard submit
ted an amendment to Mr.. Carpenters bill TO
provide for new election in Louisiana. which
was ordered printed. In a long preamble itsets
forth that McEnery AID Penn were duly elected
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Loulsl-
ana, and requests the President to issue MS pro-
clamation within ten days after the passage of
the bill, notifying the people of that State that
all hindrance, distractions OF impedlments on
the part of the General Governments OF the Uni
ted States to the public and legal assumption of
the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor
by these persons is Withdrawn, 80 that they may,
Mr. Carpenter asked that his Louisiana bill be
made the special order for Tomorrow after the
expiration of the morning hour. Mr.. sherman
said he was opposed to taking up the Dill ana
hoped the sense OF the Senate would be taken
whether it should be considered or not. He
thought the Senate should devote It's time TO
other matters of more Importance mr Car
penter said the Senator from New Jersey (Ere-
Iinghuysenl was prepared to speak on the bill
if it should be taken up: However, II 8 ma,
10rItY 0f the senate QeBeTT1lneu III &Slduu
by the Kellogg Government, right or wrong,
he admitted that it would be bad policy
to have any debate on the subject: After
considerable discussion, the matter was laid oFer
until the following day The Territorial Rail-
road bin was then passed. Adjourned.
House.-Mr Parker Chairman of the Post-ofaee
Committee, moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill fer the free exchange of newspapers be-
tween publishers and the free transmission of
newspapers by mail within the county of publica-
tion. The motion was agreed to and the bid was
passed-ayes, IFS; noes, A.. The text of the bill
is as follows:
s.That f1om and after the passage of this act,
the following matter shall be allowed to pass Tree
in the mails: First, newspapers, periodicals and
magazines, reciproeally interchanged between
publishers, and not exceeding sixteen ounces in
pubIication Second, newspapers, one, copy to
each actual subscriber residing or receiving the
same within the county where the same is pub
lished; but carriers shall not be required TO dis
tribute such papers unless postage Is paid upon
them at the usual rates. - s7Af
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CONGRESSIONAL.

APRIL 9.-Sendte.--A number Of amend
ments We're made to the bill for the incorporation
and regulation of railroad companies in the Ter
ritories of the United States. After brief ex-
eeutiye session the Senate adjourned. House.
Consideration of the Currency bill was resumed,
and number of the members gave their views
on the subject. In the afternoon the excitement
was intense, Butler leading in favor of adopting
the bill it passed the Senate. The House adj
journed at O'Clock.
APRIL 10.-Seaate.-The bill for the regu-
lation of railroads In Territories of the United
States was again considered, but no definite ac-
ton taken. . Mr.. Morton introduced bill pro-
viding that the postage on documents printed by
the authority of Congress, or by either
House thereof, shall not be required
to be prepaid but may be left to be paid
by persons receiving them. Referred.
House.-The Currency and Banking bills were
before the House again, and the excitement was
intense. A motion to lay on the table the motion
reconsidering the currency vote of the previous
day rejected by the casting vote of the Speak
er-ayes, l26; noes, i26. There was good deal
of excitement attending this vote, and several
members at the last moment changed their votes.
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pany out of $4,000, the amount of a joint
policy issued upon his life and that of
young lady named Louisa Germo, his afianc-
ed wife. The death of Miss Germo was pub
licly announced, burial permit secured, and
the supposed body of deceased duly Inferred
with the usual funeral ceremonies. The in
surance company, upon demand for pay
ment of the policy, became suspicious of the
circumstances, and upon their request the
coffin was exhumed and opened, and found
to contain nineteen bricks carefully secured.
Uhlnig was arrested.
Extensive frauds have been discovered in
the erection of the new State Capitol at Al
bany, n. Y.
A Cheyenne dispatch of the 18th says that
the United States Peace Commissioner has just
returned from an unsatisfactory interview
with Spotted Tail, and that movement on
the Agency by the military is probable at an
early day.
An incendiary fire at Williamsport, Pa, on
the morning of the 18th, consumed 20,000.000
feet of lumber, a saw-mill, planing-mill, and
fourteen houses. Loss about $500, 900; insur-
ance, S150,O00.
The steamer Greece, from Liverpool March
25, with the passengers of the wrecked steam
ship Europe, arrived at New York on the
18th. She reports that on April 2, in lati-
ttlde As degrees 21 minutes, longitude 80 de-
grees 8 minutes, at II a. M, she sighted
large steamer to the southwark, bound west.
At a p. m. she came quite near, showing sig
mails of distress. sWe bore down and found
her to be the French steamer Europe, from
Havre for New York, in sinking condition,
and wishing us to send out boats and assist
in getting off the passengers and crew. We
Immediately lowered two boats and sent them
away in charge Of the first and second officers,
and, with the assistance of the French boats,
saved all on board, consisting of 81 cabin and
1872 steerage passengers and 100 of the crew,
without any serious accident, although there
was mountainous sea and both steamers
were rolling very heavily. We also succeed
ed in saving the mails"
The Wisconsin State Institute for the
Blind, located at GAINESVILLE, was burned on
the 18th.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Turner Ardazol, an Italian, captain of the
sloop New Louisiana, entered the residence
of Mr.. Jett, three miles from Orange, Texas,
during Mr.. Jett's absence on the 9th inst,
and murdered Mrs. Jett and two children.
A daughter, nearly grown, made her escape
and gave the alarm. When the citizens ar
rived they found Ardazol endeaVoring to burn
the bodies. He was Immediately arrested
and lodged in jail, and the same night crowd
of armed men rushed in and took the muir
derer outside the prison, and literally riddled
him with bullets.
Bya boiler explosion near Pattenburgh,
Nj, four men working around the boiler
were instantly killed.
Progue Bryant, a negro, was hanged at Pu-
1aski, Tenn, ON the 10th, for the murder Of
Alexander Steel some two years ago. The
execution took place in public, a large con-
course of people, black and white, being
present.
Lowenstein, convicted of the murder of a
one-armed peddler in New York State last
fall, was executed at Albany on the 10th.
By the explosion of the boilers on the
steamer Tigress, formerly Of the Polaris ex-
pedition, while engaged in seal fishing, two
engineers and twenty of the crew were
killed. The accident occurred off Newfound-
land.
A passenger train on the Cairo and Fulton
Railroad met with serious accident near
Boughton station in the Little Missouri River
bottom, on the 10th, caused by portion of a
trestle-bridge giving way, by which the To-
comotive and baggage-car were wrecked and
the engineer killed.
John r. Breckenridge, q law student at
Lebanon, Tenn, was shot and killed by John
L. Anderson. son of the Mayor of that town, a
few days ago. The two had been on drink
ing bout during the day, and the shooting was
brought about by a trivial and apparently
friendly dispute regarding an umbrella.
Anderson had not been captured, but posse
was after him. Young Breckenridge was
the youngest son of the late DR.. Robert
j. Breckenridge, of Danville.
Two men, named Fred. Eckert, Jr., and Ja-
cob Petri, have been arrested and lodged in
jail on the charge of being implicated in the
Steltzereide murder in st. Clair county, Ill.
Both were neighbors of the murdered fam.
lily, and the elder Eckert is one of the admin
istrators of the steltzereide estate.
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VOLUME Ill.
POETRY.
TRY II.
BY ELLEN p. ALLERToN.

BY ELLEN r ALLEhTOH.
Is it better never to hope, than to hope in vain2
Is it well to cling to the shore and leave untred
Life's wide, deep sea, for dread OF its storm and
tide?
Who ventures naugtt, he surely shall never win;
He naught shall finish, who never doth aught
begin.
The sun may shine, and the heaven may shed its
But only the sower may harvest his golden grain.
Tomorrow we know is dark with its misty veil;
The light ON the path to-day is but dim and pale.
Blindfy we grope our way-but It's better so--
What God hath hidden, tits better we should not
know.
Nobler and braver is he who stakes his all,
And takes his loss or gain as the chances fail,
Than he who folds his hands and idly waits
Till the night its shadows gathers about his
gates.
Shall we turn our ears away from a sweet re-
frain
Lest the pleasant song may change to dirge of
pain
Shall we close our eyes to the ray in the midnight
Lest iE prove lure that leads to the door Of a
tomb
Is it better never to love, lest love mistake?
The passionate heart may quiver. and ache, and
break;
Yet give us the warm, rich wine, though well we
know
That dregs as bitter as death may lie below.
We sigh for the joys that were coming, and never
We sit in the dark and weep, with eur hearts
aflame;
We feel the crush and the grind of the silent
mill
Feel the crush and the grind while our lips are
still.
What then? Shall we spurn our life as broken
thing?
Shall we fling curse in the face of Heavens s
King?
Happy is be who keepeth his trust through alll
He may shrink and shiver ana falter, but shall
not fall.
-AGEtcdukee Journal of Commerce.
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MTSCELLANEOUs.

The principal business block Mt La Grande,
Oregon, was burned on the night of the 9th
instant.
Frost was reported as far south as Houston,
Texas, on the night of the 9th, and at many
other points in Central and Northern Texas.
Considerable damage to the crops was
feared.
A Hungarian named Ernest de Bognili,
alias DR.. Ernest Uhlnig, recently attempted
to swindle New York life insurance COM
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Is it better never to hope, than to hope in vain?
Is it better not TO strive, lest we never attain
Is it well to cling to the shore and leave untrted
Life's wide, deep sea, for dread OF its storm and
tide .
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25
MADISON corNrY rrEns.
From the last Wing and Tribul

From the last Wing and Tribune
we clip the following:
Sam HAYNES. a coiored farmer Of
this county, sold lot of this years
wheat at Cairo last week, for 1925
per bushel.
On Saturday last we were shown a
kitten" that had eight well develop
ed legs and feet, two tails, two bodies
up to the breast bone where they
joined, forming a single pair of shout
ders, with four legs growing out Mt
right angles, and one neck and head.
1t lived but few hours after its
birth, and is now at DR.. Hayes drug
stere preserved in spirits.
On Thursday morning, with solemn
mien and slow steps, Il party of
twelve or fifteen young women, head
ed by tall young man who looked
like a deacon in high standing, drew
up in front Of the Knickbocker sal
OOH. Cab Smith gave them one
startled look, and fell back into the
saloon exclaiming, They are here,
them everlasting crusaders and ut
once commenced preparations for q
siege. The party in front helped
themselves to all the chairs in reach
and seated in a row, seemed to be
preparing with due solemnity for
business. Cab watched them with
anxious eyes, but as they kept still
and seemed innocent Of any fell pur-
pose, he finally came out, and on in
quiry found them a quiet excursion
party-bent on pleasure only. This
information made Cab very happy.
A white teacher of a cOiored school
in this county recently called at the
residence ola well-known colored citi-
zen of this city, and asked accommO-
dation for the night. The colored
citizen heSitated 10 extend the request
ed hospitality, and asked, "why his
would-be-guest didn't go to hotel, or
TO the house of some white person.
The reply was, chat he had no money,
and that he preferred the society of
colored people to that Of his own race"
The colored man, who by the way is
a shrewd, high mipded fellow, replied,
"A white man that prefers the socie-
ty of colored people to that Of his
own race, is either unworthy of his
own people, or he Is knaye, and in
either case is no fit associate for a
colored man who respects himself and
desires the elevation of his race \
good reply, and one Astounding in
truth.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25

Work IS progressing finely on Col
Inns new block.
One Of our young sprigs Of the law
studies in his bare feet.
A number Of "ciyil Fighters ex-
curted to jackson yesterday.
Col. ID. N. Wisdom, of the Jack
son Wing and Tribune, is a candidate
for congress.
About three hundred people from
Trezevant, Atwood and Milan went to
Memphis yesterday morning on the
excursion train.
There is more express freight, bag
gage and mail matter transferred at
this point than almost any town in the
whole South. So we are informed by
the officials.
Whynot change the post Office name
of our town? "Milan Depot" sounds
like little way station, when in fact
il is the liyest town in the State and
1.-The future great city" of this "neck
Of woods" Lets petition for a change
Of name.
An efIigy was found hanging in
front Of the Peabody House last Friday
morning. On its back was 4 piece of
paper with the inscription in red ink,
Civil rights. Scott, colored." Scott
was arrested the day before on a charge.
of stealing pocket book, but released
for want Of proof. He has a very
bad character.
4 strapping great big man with a
trim, handsome little woman got off
the Memphis train here the other day.
While waiting for the Central. they
walked up and down the platform, he
occasionally encircling her waist with
his arm and giving her a lingering
kiss long drawn out. The mouths of
many of the railroad boys watered at
the sight.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25
FROM THE COUNTRY.

There was rain north of town last
Saturday evening. We only had a
light shower, barely enough to lay the
dust. Enough rain to wet the ground
thoroughly would be very acceptable
at this time, though well cultivated
crops have suffered but little, if
any vet, and with good seasons in
July will make good crops. Crops
that have been neglected can never
fully recover, even with plenty Of
rain and work from now on. l
don't think that they will make more
than half crops, even with good atten-
ton; too late. Our gardens and po-
tato patches are sufferingmOre for the
want of rain than anything else.
The oat crop is very sorry. A large
portion Of it will not be high enough
to cut except with mower, and say
ed like other hay.
Wheat threshing has commenced.
1t is turning out well and is of Il good
quality-frce from smut and cheat.
[ think there will be plenty of wheat
here for home consumption, for the
first time since the war. Farmers are
speaking of planting still more wheat
this fall than last. \ good idea, |
think.
The millet crop will be almost an
entire failure in this neighborhood.
There having been no rain since it
was planted, it has failed to come up;
there isn't half stand. But little
of it will be worth saving. | think if
the ground had been rolled when it
was sowed, it would have come up
better. :.
Near Milan, June %, 1874.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25

Law Court in session this week.
The State docket was taken up Mon
day and quite a number of cases,
mostly misdcmeanor, were disposed
of.
Maj. Eel, of Mckenzie, candi-
date for the State Senate, and Col
Wall for Floatcr, spoke at the court
room Mondayevening toquite num-
Der ofattentive auditors.
The beaux and bellies Of the city en-
joyed pleasant trip to the Wells last
Friday, SO much sothat they have
planned another this week.
There was a grand calico party at
Days Hall Monday night, where APP
peared the gayest and fairest of tho
city, and merrily trippcd "the light
fantastic toe"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25
REGISTER.

DEARCE.-We are authorized 10 announce
). NJ PEARcE as q candidate for County
Register, al the August election.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25
New Advertisements.

See inSoIvent notice in another col
umn
One of the moSt useful and extern
sivc cnterprisesin Our town is the large
cotton compress, saw and planning
mill. Messrs. Philip, Cade x &c.
have between ten and fifteen thousand
dollars invested in tkis concern and
are prepared to supply the demand
of all the towns around us. Their
machinery for planning, moulding,
scroll werk, etc, is perfect, and with
it they can do all kinds of ornamental
work in wood, make Misunderstanding,
flooring, well curbing, etc. Besides
this, they have lath mill, with which
they can make enough to supply call
creation" They are also agents for
Belts Patent Sheet Iron Roofing,
which is said to be. the most durable
made.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25

E,LLIOIT.-We are authorized to announce
4" 7. =. ELlIorT. of Trenton. as a candidate
for County Register at the Aurus; eIeetie1,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25
Doors, Sash and Blinds. cheaper
than ever before offered in Milan.
HALE, VANHooK q Co.
a Cross Mark

On the margin of your paper indi-
Gates that your time is out, or will ex-
pire with the next paper. Remember
our rule-CAsH ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.
If not renewed, We take it for granted
you do not want the paper anylonger,
and your name will be dropped from
our list. We intend to publish the
best paper in West Tennessee, and
the more subscribers we get, the bet
ter We can make the paper. Let eve
nv one renew and bring another with
him.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25
Snake Rit.

Mrs. n. S. Cobb, living five miles
north of town, was bitten on the hand
by a copper-head snake last Monday.
She was suffering very severely at
last accounts, but her friends hope
for her recovery.
Two young men by the name of
DOlin were bitten on the same dav
near Kimball, but, we are glad to say,
are recovering.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25

Rev. T. B. Malone, of the Law.
renee Journal, called on us last Thurs
day. He was on his way home from
the press frolic. We will state, for
the qualification of his friends, that
he was duly sober, so far as wine was
concerned: baIt vas thoroughly iutox,
icated with the charms of some of the
beauties of Crockett county, where he
has been visiting several days.
Col. II. W. Wall, of McKcuzie,
candidate for Floater, was in town last
Monday evening. He viii address
our citizens N aa early day on current
fpelitics. He is for strict organization
against radicalism.
Col. Hogan, of the jackson Wing
and Tribune, passed up the Central
road last Thursday, bound for Ken
lucky, where Ae VIII spend a short
vacation.
Maj. Eel, of Mckenzie, was also
here last Monday, lie Is spoken of
as a candidate for the Senate.
Ex-Mayor johnson, of Memphis,
was in town last week.
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Z nNG.-Wc arcaUthorizcd 10 Announce }. {.
~ Lose "a, candidate for Trustee at the Au-
pa>t election.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25

We have received from the Meth
odist Publishing House, Nashville,
"Go or Send Plea for Missions"
written by DR.. A G. Haygoed A
premium Of one hundred dollars was
given fr this document, which was
contested for by ten writer's DIR.
Haygood is one of the best writers of
the Methodist Church, South, and this
Is one of his best productions. Single
copies by mail, Zoe; 50 per dozen
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The Evansville Road.

From the Evansville Courier We
clip the following. 1t will be seen
that the Evansville people are wide
awake to the importance of the road
and are going to work in earnest.
The Kentuckians along the line are
also excited about it, and are going to
pitch in so soon as Evansville gets
under Roadway. Our people are
ready, when the time comes, to take
hold Of the enterprise and push it
through with their usual vim.
For several months past the officers
of this company have been actively
employed, in taking the preliminary
steps for the immediate construction
of this important road; approaching,
as they evidently do, the value of this
Southern outlet and its direct infu-
enee upon trades of every kind, they
have given it their entire thought and
time, and in the arrangements which
they have made, and in the general
policy agreed upon, they have given
abundant proof that its management
is in the hands of able and experience
ed men.
What the company ask:
1.-They ask Pigeon Township to
subscribe three thousand shares of one
hundred dollars each to its capital
stock; to aid in the construction Of the
road from this city to Jackson, Tenn,
on the following terms and conditions:
1.-That no passenger travelling
upon said road to or from the city Of
Evansville, shall ever be charged at
greater rate than three cents per mile.
2.-That the road bed from such
point on the Ohio River above the city
of Evansville as may be solicitedas the
most eligibleplace for the construction
of 4 bridge across the saidriver,t0 the
city of Henderson shall be above high
water mark, and of sufficient width
and strength orany guage of road, and
that any company that now has or may
hereafter acquire the right to run It's
trains from Henderson 10 the city Of
Evansville shall have the perpetual
rirht to Use said road bed on fair and
equitable terms.
3.-That said company shall estab-
fish and maintain their principal Ma
chine and Repair Shops at or near the
city of Evansville, provided Il bridge
shall be constructed across the Ohio
River at or near this city before the
business of said company absolutely
requires their establishment elsewhere.
4.-That no money shall be paid
until such portion of the road agreed
upon shall he constructed and in opera
ton. That when that portion Of the
road between this city and Henderson
is constructed and i'll operation, then
one hundred thousand dollars (Sl0O,-
000) shall be due and payable. And
when said road is constructed and in
operation TO the boundary line of
Union county, then one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars (S125,- |
000) Shall be due and payable; ard
when said road is constructed and in
operation to Tradewater river, dis
lance of fifty miles from the city Of
Evansville, then fifty thousand dollars |
shall be due and payable; and when |
the road is constructed and i'll opera |
ton to ElizabethtOwn and Paducah |
Railroad, then the remaining twenty
five thousand dollars shall be due and !
payable to the company.
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Arrival and Departure Of the Malls.

Arrive from the South and West at O. p. m.
From tie East, Il:30 ,. ~ From the North,
$40 a. n.
Depart North and East, 6:iJp. IA. Wet. 1l:3C
y. "a. South, 9:g5 a. IA
!. q. Boyd, Postmaster.
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Milan Council. No. Ti-McetS every Friday
Uieht at Odd Fellows Hall. ". i. House, "
=. H. l.. Dickinson, Secretary.