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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-17
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE School for Scandal-Plymouth
Church.
A LITTLE girl said of her il[tempered
uncle: "He hasn't got single laugh In his
face"
JOSH BILLINGS says, ''Success don't kon-
sist in never making blunders, but in
never making the same one the seckond
time"
"MY twin-brother is pile-driver," is in
aristocratic circles driving out That's the
sort of hair-pin | am" as the correct
phrase for self-laudation.
Two young men out riding were passing
farmhouse where a farmer was trying to
harness an obstinate mule. won't he
draw?' said one of the men. "Of course"
said the farmer, shell draw the attention
of every fool that passes this way" The
young men drove on.
accommodation train between James
town and Lake View was the scene oil q
little incident on Thursday. y on don't
think that the boy is under lO, hey, ana
you won't pass him for half fareF just
look at that, will yeT" And from out the
old carpet-bag the old lady,with trembling
eagerness, brought the well-wOrn family
Bible, and turning to the page reserved for
births and deaths, held it triumphantly up
under the conductors nose, with, 'DoeS
that look as though | was liar, young
man?'' With such testimony before his
ewes, the conductor could do no less than
pass the boy for half fare, amid subdued
applause from the passengers.
WHEN the Rev. Mr.. Hallock was settled
in Plainfield it was his custom to collect
his own salary, tor which every voter in
the town was assessed. Calling upon Mr..
D., the blacksmith, one day, he said: Il
have a small bill against you" . And for
what ?'' 'sFor preaching" Said MIR. d.,
" | have heard none of your preaching"
"The fault is your own" said MIR. H.
" the doors have been open, and you
might have come in" Not long after, as
Mr.. III. was one day passing the black
smith shop, Mr.. D., hailing him, said: Il
have a small bill against you" And
for what?'' said Mr.. Fl. "FOr shOeing
your horse" 81 have had no horse shod
here" said Mr.. II. "The fault is your
own," replied Mr.. D., - the doors have
been open, and you might have come in
Mr.. III. paid the bill.-COngregdtl
HARRY sat at his fathers side at friends
table, Somebody passed him the bread.
Harry touched piece that was dry so he
dropped it and took softer one. My
son." said the father reprOvingly, "never
touch a piece of bread or cake that you
never mean to take" Harry ate his bread
and remembered. After while the cake
was passed round. When it came to Har-
nv, the little fingers made a quick adrOit
movement, and hauled off three large
slices. "Why, Harry!" cried his father.
" Well, papa" said the boy, bravely.
"yOu told me to take all the pieces L
touched, and | touched all these" mo,
no, my son; L said to touch only what
you meant to take" "And that's just
what did, papa. L meant to take every
one, and / tried for that other big slice
with the pile of sugar on it, but | didn't
quite get it." Everybody laughed, and
the father wisely concluded to give Harry
his next lesson in table etiquette at home.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-17
A Singular Accident.

The Providence Press contains the fol-
lowing account of very singular accident
and narrow escape from death:
A remarkable accident, which came near
resulting in the death of a young lady.
occurred at the Delaine Mill in Olneyville
to-day. Margaret Donnelly, aged Is
years, of No. 10 Howard street, is en-
plOyed in the sewing-room and runs a
sewing-machine. About $50 o'clock this
morning one of the young men at work
in this room took up a rope, some twenty
feet in length, for the purpose of throw
ing it over one of the nails suspended from
the ceiling, in order that he might ''pull"
some cloth over it. A moose was fixed at
the end of the rope in which one of the
ends of the cloth is placed, and by this pro-
cess the cloth is drawn over to another
machine, situated some thirty or forty
feet away. The rope was cOiled up like
lasso. but in throwing it from him the
young man miscalculaCed the distance and
it was sent over one of the main shafts,
which passes through the sewing-rOOm
into one of the adjoining rooms. The
moose caught Miss DOnnelly firmly around
the neck, and before she was aware of it
she was drawn suddenly upward. Her
assistant, a young woman some years her
senior, took in the situation at a glance,
and grasped her by the waist, meanwhile
screaming loudly for assistance. Ayoung
man standing near by ran to the aid of the
unfortunate young woman and grabbed
her by the dress. All three were pulled
up some ten feet or more, when Miss DON
nelly's head came in contact with board
projection near the shaft, the rope gave
way, and they were violently precipitated
to the floor. Miss Donnelly was picked
up in an insensible condition and con-
veyed to her residence. DR.. j. B. Greene
was summoned, and on examination it
was found that her neck had been serious
ly bruised, and she had sustained other
severe injuries. 1t is expected that she
will recover.
Her companion also received a severe
wound on the head. We learn that no
blame is attached TO the young man who
had charge of the rope. The escape was a
one.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-17
A Circus of Fleas.

The latest excitement in Berlin is the
exhibition of drilled fleas. The exhibit
ton takes place on large sheet of white
paper fastened upon an ordinary table, to
which all the spectators approach in turn,
so as to be able to witness in all details the
extraordinary maneuvers of these little,
but marvelously powerful and gifted ras-
Gals. Here you see one of the muscular
fleas rolling a small barrel along with its
feet, as the men do in a circus; there you
see slim, voluptuously built madam OF
the species walking along in crinoline and
carrying her parasOl, with all the atfecta-
ton of a city miss; at another place
well-trained fellow performs on the flying
trapeze-without any danger to his neck,
however, since the biggest fall would not
break that; while below the trapeZe, on
the paper, host of little ones are turning
sonfersaults at fearful rate. The largest
specimens of the collection have been
trained to draw wagons. drays, carriages,
etc. To fix the harness properly on them
the flea-tamer places his pupils on piece
of paper covered with mucilage, where
they have TO stick. He then, by the aid
of watchmaker's loop, arraDgcs strong
gold thread around their bodies, and at
taches it to the wagon or carriage. The
ladies of Berlin attend the exhibition in
large numbers. and seem to take an ex-
traOrdinary delight in the performance OF
the little creatures. who are fed regularly,
every morning, from the arm of the great
flea-tamer.-HeGrth and Home.
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-17
A Colorado Fiend.

1t is not so very long ago that it was
chronicled in these columns how party
by the name of Packer had arrived at Del
NOrte, declaring that he was the only sur
VivOr of party of six that had started
early in the spring from Utah for the San
Juan mines, the rest having killed and eat
en- each other to preserve themselves from
starvation. According to advices from
that point, Packers story has been found
so far true that his five companions have
been killed, but there is every reason to
suppose they have been murdered by him
for the sake of plunder.
Some two weeks ago, Captain G. H. Gra-
ham, of Del NOrte, while prospecting on
the south branch of the GunnisOn, came
upon the cOrpses of five men lying in some
brush at the foot of lofty pine tree in a
secluded valley. The bodies were all more
or less mutilated. The head of one had
been severed from the body; the head of
another was badly crushed, while the flesh
had been cut in huge masses from the
breasts, thighs, and the fleshy part of the
legs of all, and bullet holes gaped in the
region of their stilled-fOrever hearts. The
bodies of two were in a perfect state of
preservation, so as to be easily recognized,
but the remaining three were mutilated,
so that their own mothers would not have
known them. Near one of the bodies was
an open pOcket-bOOk, in which was mu-
tilated note in favor of Israel Swan, for
$500, but besides several blankets and tin
cups, no other personal property of any
kind was to be seen. The discOverers of
this fearful crime did not attempt to alter
the condition of the bodies, but started for
Saguache, where Parker, notwithstanding
his cannibalistic story. had been confined.
tie had, however, just before cOntrived to
TO escape, and is supposed to have slOped
for New Mexico. There seems but little
doubt that the five dead bodies are those of
George Noon, James Humphrey, Sam Bell,
Israel Swan and - Frank, with whom
Packer started from Salt Lake.
This, too, does not seem to be the first
Packer is credited with hav-
ing committed. Four years ago he is said
to have killed three men on the Divide, in
FL PaSo county, the Sheriff of which offers
a reward of $500 for his head for doing the
same. The Sheriff of Saguache also offers
5000 for his arrest and return to that place.
The description declares him to be a
stOcky, thick-set man, ) feet inches high,
and about 30 years old Two of his front
teeth are wanting, and the first and fourth
fingers of his left hand.
The fact of the flesh being cut in the
manner described off the bodies found by
Captain Graham, might seem to give cur
rency to the idea that Packers story was
true, and that he had killed them
to avoid starvation. But there are enough
game and berries in that district of coun-
try to render such cannibalistic measures
and the fact that no articles
of value were found on either of the dead.
the theory that they were MUIR
dered for their earthly possessions.-De,,
Uer Ne10s, Aug. %.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-17

WE seem at last to have reached hard
pan in the matter of murder. Mr.. Rae, of
kansas City, had a dispute with the late
Mr.. Schneider concerning game of GRO
quet, and, instead of Draining him with a
mallet, went for shotgun and roquetted
twenty-six buckshot into his opponents
heart-a big joke on Schneider, which he
took in dead earnest. We thought that
when men took to killing each other for
muffing hot bug-smashers and juggling
keen daisy-cutters at baseball, we had
got about as low as we could go, but this
Kansas City incident reveals our error.
And now we shall expect to read that a
Quaker and a Mennonite, while playing
mumble-peg-bOth being considerably un-
der the influence of ginger-beer-became
involved in a quarrel concerning a knotty
point of the game, and killed each other.
st. Louis Globe.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-17

and on both sides of the world. but have
never seen any roads in town or country
so atrociOusly bad as the streets of Mos
COW. The pavement, instead of being an
improvement, makes them worse, for it
rises here in hillocks, and sinks there to
form holes full of water or liquid mud.
As soon as the mud dries and turns into
dust. many streets resemble the dry beds
of mountain torrents, and the carriages
rock and roll in them like ships in a
storm. The sun is very hot in the early
spring, and in consequence of this, and
the cold, dry wind that prevails, the air is
full of dust.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-17

"SoNNY, how did you get that hole in
your pants p You know old Snarley %
"Yes." And his dog?' "Yes." "Well,
thereby hangs tale, and hereby hung the
dog, and--that's the hole story"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-17
IN An HOUR.
ny NORA PERRY.

ANTICIPATION.
II take the orchard path, " she saidi
Speaking lowly, smiling slowly;
The brook was dried within it bed,
ne hot sun flung flame Of red
Low In the west, as forth she sped.
Across the dried brook course she went,
Singing lovly. smiling slowly:
She scarcely saw the sun that spent
It's fiery foicr IN swift descent
She never saw the wheat was bent,
The erasscs plrchcd. the blossoms dried:
Singing lowiy. smiling slowly,
Her eyes amidst the drOuih ssu.el
4 summer p.caslBce lar and wide.
With rssea aad sweet yioigts pied
II.
DIshPPOtNTMENT
But hOmeward coming an the way.
Signing lowiy. racing slowly.
She knew the bent wdsst whitening Law,
She saw the blossoms dry decay,
She missed the little br0Oklet's play.
4 breeze had sprung from out the South.
But. signing lOwiy. pacing slowly.
She only felt the burning drnuth;
Her eyes were hot, and parchpd her month.
1etsweet the wind blew from the South,
And when the wind brought welcome rain.
sui signing lOwly, pacing slowly.
She never saw the lifting grain;
But only-a lone orchard lane,
Where she hal waited all in vainl
-Scribaer'S for September
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-17

BRUNETTEs are in fashion now, and the
blondes are pale with envy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-01
AUCTION sALEs-Futare Days.
I BY Richardson q Co.,
!. Auctioncers and Real Estate Agents,
II, No, Ills Main street. 3ts

r ARGE AND ATTRACTIVE TRUs-
TEEs sA kaG GF "a AsSoAhs 81 fsR u.s.
h hokp VIII E kSfE
sEhsa T TIT T pkkSo 1 THE BF aa HGShpsAks
virtue of q deed Of trust dated 29th OF March,
1872, duly recorded in the clerks ot1ee OF the
fees being thereto required by the beneficiary, we
M sell pgbts age5iG S d on Of Jsn
isss on aeeE H. that ghiy Desirable and
valuable tract Of land located as above, formerly
called MONTROSE, but now known as me Town
or less. This properly embraces, with the excep-
ton Of iye-acre lot and forty-seysn other small
lots all the lots laid of In the plan o. e sald Town
said office Of Henrico County Court, and according
to which plan the said property will be sold either
as whole or in parcels, as may oe determined OH
The Situation Of this property and Its proximity
to the city Of Richmond make IL one on Inc NOS
Though level, Ii Is sufficiently elevated 10 pc Tree
from Infectious diseases and 70 commano ~ nne
view of the city, her hills ana
secure cheap homes, to do so without lnteriering
with their business engagements, ano II ls
desirable as an we are rui Worxs
across the river, most OF whom locate IN Ie
portion of the city and seek investments III tna'
TERMS: The deed requires cash to the extent OF
s7,I5575 aud the expenses Of sale, the resld me
trstecs Think lit but by The consent OF the party In
tercsted the following terms win be offered In Lieu
thereof-viz: One-fourIh cash. balance IN equal
wears respectively from the day Of sale; the plr,
chaser giving his negotiable notes for the deferred
payments with interest added ut per cent per III
mum, secured by deed of trust.
JAMES PLEASANTS,
Trustees.
RrcuARDsoN & Co., Auctloneers. my 90
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-01
BY Richardson & Co.,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
No. Ills Main street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
l. REAL ESTATE ON USION HILL, CHURCH
HILL, MADDOX HILL, AND MAIN AND Wa
TION.-By virtue Of the provisions Of a deed Of
trust bearing date the - day of -, 1874, duly re-
corded In the clerks Office OF the Chancery Court
of the city of Richmond from the heirs and devil
sees under the will Of James II. Poindrx ter, de-
ceased, duly recorded IL the clerks office OF the
County Court Of Henrieo, being directed so to do
by the parties 10 said deed, shall, in compliance
Herewith, sell by auction, on the premises. the real
estate hereinafter described 10 the order IN which
On TUESDAY the I'd of June, at 5G O'Clock
2. NJ ,twobeautiful q UtLDlNG LOTS, each front
ing so by 115 feet, with an alley In the rear, On
the west side of Twenty street between and
A desirable BRICK TENEM ENT with basement,
and two stories above containing four rooms, and
lot SO by S2A feet the south side OF Leigh street
between Iwenty-sixth and Twenty-scventh streets.
A beautiful LOT OF LAND fronting 81 by Sc
feet on the west side OF Twenty-Blxth street be-
tT oS aaa SaS Sd a. o'clock
P. ~, SIX BEAUTIFUL BUILDING LOTS In
raig,s plaa, on the Fatrheldroad near Seventeenth
street. one square from Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
1--WE VALuABL BUILDING LOTS ON Mad
dox Hill near Towards Grove, fronting to-
gether x244 feet on the cast side Of Baker Street
M It's Intersection with Coalter street, near The
anoHe. .s-.-- '<sss'sS1i &LEs
TERMS: one-third cash; balance In four, eight,
and Twelve months, negotiable notes to be given for
tire deferred payments With Interest added, and
secured by U deed of Il nst. 49,
49, 800 CHARLES P0fNDFyTER, Trustee. /
: HIcHARDsoNl& Cos AuelioaeeIs.7 my20
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-01
BY Lyme 6 Brother,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
No. 1912 Main street.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A Beautiful,

TRUSTEES SALE OF A BEAUTIFUL
L AND ATTRA GIVE FRAMED RESIDENCE
AND LOT, SITUATED ON THE SOUTHEASI
CORNER OF TWEETY-SENENTH AND
GRACE STREETS. CHURCH HILL, FOR SALE
AT PUBLIC AUCTION.-By virtue OF a certain
deed Of trust, executed to me as trustee, bearing
date on the 2Sth of October, 1872 duly recorded
in the clerks Office of the Chancery Court Tor Inc
city of Richmond in u. Is. 80, A. page 70, shall,
i'm execution Of said trust, being so required by the
beneficiary in said deed, sell al public auction, on
the premises, on TUESDAY, the I'd cay OF June,
1874 Ut 5k O'Clock NJ that desirable residence 10
Gated as above described, now occupied by MI. y.
A. Francis. containing about ten rooms, kltchen,
&C., with gas and water on the premises. Inc front
ward is beautifully shaded with trees, &C. The lot
front, ~ by IS feet more or less. -
TERMS Cash Us to expenses or sale ana 70 pay
off the following negotiable notes, With interest
from their maturity until paid
1st. Note dated 2Sth October, S12, and payable
twelve months after date, for 500, with credit
on same of $500.
I'd. Note dated 18th October, 1872, and payable
eighteen months after date, for $500, with credit
Sd. On credit as to $3.50 until oath October.
1874; on credit as Ia. 5000 until 24th April
1875; on a credit US to 1920 until 24th October,
1875; on q credit as to S64O until 24th April,
1876; on credit as to $500 until Gath October,
1876.
n. line hour of sale RIO. s. LYME,
my % 1TuStee'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-01
Bv Grubbs & Williams,

Real Estate Agents and Aucr1oneers,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-01
BY Grabbs &c Williams,
Real Estate Agents anu Auctioneers,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.
TRUsrEEs SAFE OF THE LARG

/
TRUSTEES SALE OF THE LARGE
n 4 BRICK HWELLING on THE SOUTH SIDE
OF y STREET BETWEEN THfRTY-SECOND
AND \ r., TI la STREETS, THE LOT
At THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF N AND
Fh tR y. Y-sECOND. STREETS AND THE LOT
Al THE kORTHEAST CORNER. OF nj AND
STREETS, AT AUCTION
BY Virtue Of q deed Of trust fpom William Folkes,
trustee for Mary W. EolSes, TO tbs subscriber as
trustee dated 18th April, SIS, and duly recorded,
Ishall totin th reto required BY the holder Of The
note thereby securedl sen at plhxc auction, upon
the pre- misses. respectively, or MONDAY, LIST OF
June, 1874, commencing at 5 o'clock T.. ST., the
Large BklGk DWELLING located As ABOVE de-
sSEibsd ana the lot OF which It stands, fronting %
Also, the LOT OF q RouND adjoining The house
on tue Sesf. fronting 100 feat on the south eide Of
street ana running back along the eastern line Of
ty.second street l95 feet. y FthEE - Z /.
Aud also, that half-acre LOT no. y In square
Sosa an rear Of the ah0ge-nteptioGed property.
fronting 132 feet on the north Side of street amt
street l 50 feet 80 SO = 1sss.'ssSs
szTkkMs: Cash sufficient to pay the expensas or
SAFE and fe sum OF 800. with Interest fiereou az
per cent. from 18TH April, 1874, Till paid: and
ule RESIDUE upon such terms rs may be pregcribad
oS tue grantor In said deed OF trust. II
WILLIAM COULLING, Trustee.
aAVSss q WILLIAMS, AuetiQneers, my20
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-01
By \. NJ. Lee,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioncer,
No. 1O14 Main street.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
~ BILE REAL ESTATE IN HENRICO COIN,
TY, BY AUCTION, At HENRICo COUSsTIi
.COtRr-H0USE.-O On MONDAY, June ST, 1874,
at II O'Clock, by virtue of decree Of the Circuit
Court Of Henrco county. pronounced on the Stn
day Of May, STA, in the chanccry cause of Gates
& Minor u.s. Adams and others. the undcrslHneo
special commissioners will proceed to sell ee taat S
hnow the CITY of Richmond, containing ONE
HUNDRED and THIRTY AIRES: The said
nropertv fronts on the York River railroad, ana Is
nG TERMS: One-third cash balance on ? credit Of
six and twelve months. purchaser giving negotia-
hIe notes for deferred payments; tile to be re-
tained until the whole OF The purchase money is
paid and conveyance ordered by the court
g. H. A. ATKINSON, JR.,
Z. G. CABELL,
SN DAVIS, Salesman. Commissioners.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-01
Auction RhLES-Fufure Days.
BY Grubbs e williams,
Auctioneers and Real Estate Agents,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank,

r ARGE BRICK DWELLING ON THE
IL CORNER OF SECOND AND MARSHALL,
STREETS, CONTAINING NINE LARGE ROOMS
}INDT TWO SMALL ROOMS, AND THE BRICK
STORE AND sTAgLE ON SECOND STR RI III IN
REAR OF THE .EIRST-NAMED DWELLING,
FOR SALE AT AUCTIUN.-We will sell at nuc-
lion, on the premises on THURSDAY, The 4th OF
june, al s O'Clock Z. N :, the large BRICK DWELL
ING MT the corner OF Marshall and Second streets,
containing nine large and Two small rooms, nov
occupied by N. z. Lipscomb, ESD ana 4 briek LICK
kitchen with four rooms. The lot frents % Feet
on Marshall street, and runs back lis feet. :.
After the sale Of the house we VIII sell the
BRICK STORE on Second street.
The lot fronts twenty-five feet and runs pack
sixty Eight fest.
Second street-twenty- ve by siyty-eight.
The store has been occupied as grocery, ana the
stnble as nvery-stable for inany years. ibis Is
very good property on weli-paTca street, anu IN
an excellent neignborhood. .,.,.
| TERMS: One-fo fourth cash; balance at Tour, elght
and twelve months or muc CHI longer uHe for Rooo
portion OF the purchase money. If desired 9y Inc
20 Auctioneers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-01
BY j. Thompson Brown,
Real Estate Agent and Auctoneer,
ILLS Main street, opposite OiSp0tch office.

MOST DESIRABLE INVESTMENT
IYE TERMS EXTRAORDINARY tina I
LARGE AND VALUABLE RESlDENCE oS
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CLAY AND
MONROE STREETS AT PUBLIC AUCTION,
TUESDAY, JUNE %, AT 81 O'CLOCK Z. NJ
At the request OF the owner Mr. George Darby at
mentioned property, fronting 40 feet on Clay
street. and running back 116 feet TO an alley 10
feet wide The house has thirteen rooms; kitchen,
smoke-housc stable, carriage-bouse, &C.; all OF
which have lately been put In perfect repair;
The house Is in an improving locality, and should
attract the attention OF persons desiring an invest
ment as well as those who are seeking for Rome
cha ngcd, and ut small cost into two teEements
fron!ng on Clay and two brick tenements fronting
on Monroe street, the rents OF which would pay
per cent. Parties desiring good-paying invest
nent should avail themselves of this opportunity
TERMS: One fourth cash; balance ut one two,
and three years, negotiable notes bearing six per
cent, secured by trust deed.
my 1926 90. 27,30&ulS Auctioneer.