The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-12
SOUTHERN NEWS.

SUI NLWS-
Helena, Ark, has two Chinese res
taurants.
fernando, Miss, had q sulphur
shower last week.
\ vein-of rich iron ore has been dis
covered near Grenada, Miss.
The Grenada Miss. Sentinel has a
beet seventeen inches long and seven
pounds weight.
/ The Senatobia Miss. Signet thinks
there will be more corn and less cotton
planted this year than last.
The granite Confederate monument
erected by the ladies Of Atlanta is re-
ceiving its finishing touches.
Pat Boyle, section master Of the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee railroad, had his
right leg broken by the wheels of car
near Senatobia few days ago.
The Grenada Sentinel learns that
work will soon commence upon the
Grenada and Starkville and the Grena-
da, Louisville and Meridian railroads.
The Church Union styles "hotter
and hotter" the fact that the First Pres
byterian church at Baltimore has had
for its pastors, in the order named, the
Rev. Messrs. Furnis, Bellows, Sparks,
Blazup and Burnop.
Col. c. II. Fonda, agent, is prospect
ing on the line of the Mobile and Ohio
railroad in Mississippi for the location
of a colony of Mennonites, class Of
Russians who, ike the Quakers, have a
religious aversion to war.
Savannah News: The woods of Flor
ida are white with the snowy flowers Of
the dogwood, the borders of the swamPs
golden with the yellow jessamine, and
the farm-hOuses buried in bed Of peach
and plum blossoms, while the warm air
is burdened with the fragrance
4 bill has been introduced in the
Missouri Legislature making it unlaw-
full for a druggist to sell on give away
yinous spirits in less quantities than one
gallon, except upon the certificate Of a
physician, or the certificate Of the pur-
chaser that it is required for mechanical
or culinary purposes.
Lynchburg Republican: We learn
! that the Rev. DR.. w. L. Munsey has
been appointed by Bishop Pierce to fill
a vacancy in the pulpit Of the leading
( N. +. Church South in Augusta, Ga,
at salary of $4,000. 1t is understood
that his health has greatly improved Of
late, and that he will accept the position
rendered him.
The editor of the Piedmont va.
/ Virginian pops the question 10 the idol
of his soul in the following manner,
through the columns OF his paper
I've are under many obligations to
lady friends for kind tavors during the
past two weeks; but especially are we
indebted to the sweetest young lady in
the place-one for whom we have a
tender feeling under our vest pocket
for nice pudding, cake and pickle, made
with her own dainty hands, and sent tc
us as birthday present"
The bill to repeal the social evil fea-
ture of the city charter Of St. Louis
has been informally laid over in the
State Senate, on motion of one Of It's
most prominent friends. Another bib
was introduced yesterday, the main
features CT which are that any person
keeping or in any way interested in any
I kind Of house Of ill-famc, or who shall
rent any house for such purpose, shall
be fined five hundred dollars, or i'm.
prisoned six months, or both. Any
person found entering any such house,
except on official business, shall be liable
/ to fine Of one thousand dollars, OF
Imprisonment, or both. It shall be the
duty of any officer Of the law to enter
forcibly if necessary any such house on
complaint Of any person, and arrest
every person found within; and any
officer failing to do this shall be fined
one thousand dollars and be disqualified
/ from holding any Office under the laws
of the State Ill physicians or other
persons having knowledge Of the fact
shall Immediately report to the Board
Of Health or County Court any person
afflicted with any venereal disease, and,
failing to do this, he shall bc fined ono
thousand dollars. All physicians pre-.
scribing for any vcncreal disease shall
write the true name and residence OF
The person applying for treatment, and
also n true statement Of the disease in
plain English, and sign hisname thereto,
said prescription TO be fled in a book,
which will be subject to public inspec'
ton.
| PhiIndciphin's Big show.
The Philadelphia newspapers talk
about nothing but the Centennial. Says
/ the Press:
"No one can fail to be impressed
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