The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-24
GENERAL NEWS.

the Bazaine court martial, has been
condemned to death.
The Oregon Legislature is equally
divided between the Democrats, Re
publicans and Independents.
In the game of billiards between
Rudolphe and Cyrille Dion, for $500,
Rudolphe was declared victor.
Republicans of the Twentieth New
York Congressional District have re-
nominated Henry II. Hathorn.
The Convention Of the grand lodge
of Odd Fellows of the United States Is
being held at Atlanta, Georgia.
The Governor of Angora, Turkey,
reports $4,000 people that will require
maintenance throughout the winter.
The State House, New Orleans, was
formally delivered to Kellogg by the
military at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing.
Receipts of the Industrial Exposi-
ton at Cincinnati have been $50. 900,
which is 10per cent. increase on last
year.
Brigham Young is reported danger
ouslyill. Someastrologcr has Preditted
that he will die on the seventh OF next
December.
Friday night an immense mass
meeting was held in Louisville, and
expressed sympathy for the Mcl1nery
Government.
\ company has been formed at
Portland Oregon, with capital stock
of 81, 10000 to construct a railroad
from Winncmaco to Coiupbia river.
Such is the faith Of Plymouth
Church in the virtue of Mr. Beecher
that it is proposed to raise his S,'l1ry
to $50, 600 as a compensation for his
trials.
Kentucky militia has been ordered
to Brcathitt county, TO regulate OUT
laws, who have barricaded themselves
in the court house at jackson and
defy the State authorities.
There is no abatement of the vel
low fever at Pensacola. Commander
Chas. l.. Franklin died on the 18th,
and Captain Semmes, Executive Off
Ger, Is down with the disease.
The government Of Denmark has
directed its envoy at Berlin to ask an
explanation from the German govern
ment in regard to the expulsion Of the
Danish subjects from Schleswir.
Some expert f0rgcr sent dispatch 70
General McEnery, signing Adjatant
General Townsehds name, directing
the immediate arrest Of all turbulent
persons. The Secretary Of War has
taken measures to discover the forger.
Nauitar, arrested for attempting to
pass United States bonds tint had
been tempered with, has been dis
charged, and Col. Wood, cX-ti.ief Of
the secret service, who gave til" bonds
to NauIter, has Lcen arrested, and will
be examined Tuesday next.
The negroes Of Alabaml are rapidly
drawing the $3.50, 0J0 appr p.iJtcd hy
: Congress for the relief Of those made
, destitute by the overflow Of Tombi -bcc
and Alabama river. The whites have
to stand one side, while many OF the
heroes getting relief do not I've with
ia Gfty miles Of either liver.
( When the Governor Of k:nsIS in
formed Grant, the other day, that the
Indians were numbering citizens Of his
State and appealed FOX troops t. pro-
tect them, not a man was s"ut; yet
thousand. of soldiers were huStcncd to
louisiana for the purpose Of rc-cstab-
/ fishing the carpet-bag deSpoti-m.
\ "Thiet-Detective Soci, "" 1T Des
/ M1ines, Iowa, has arrested two men
and hung one Of them till he was
dead. The other was hung at inter
walls, "to make him confess" until he
satisfied the gang that he WIS inno-
cent. In 4 Minnesota county the
/ farmers have formed q Vigilance com
mittee to hang horse-tiiitves. The
Chi.ago Tribune pointeily Iys that
such occurrences ut the South would
he good for innumerabla headlines and
wards Of editorials in the newspapers.
! rs they happened at the North, there
will doubtless be no immediate call for
the sending of Federal troops to Iowa
Or Minnesota.
The future Of the hog crop Is yet
uncertain. Many believe that the
product will almost equal that Of last
ear, while others are predicting that
it will show a decrease of from 10 to
20 per cent, on account Of the short
crop of corn and the SmailAess Of the
hogs now being sent forward. The
serious damage to the corn crop i'll
Kansas and the neightoring section
has forced hogs to illinois and Indiana,
where they Will be highly fed by the
most extraordinary crops Of corn and
wheat ever grown in those two States.
Chicago will have these stocks ut her
door, and, as consequence, Will be
able to dictate prices to great eX-
telit thrOurhOut the coming season.