The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-03
GENERAL NEWS

viii be published IN September.
Pittsburg iron mongers have adj
! vanced all grades of bar and steel
plate iron Sc per ton. The people
must grin and bear it.
Russia has again informed Germa-
ny that she sees no cause to modify
her attitude on the Spanish question.
The Provincial Correspondent of Bcr-
lin declares that the friendship and
good understanding of the three En-
perors are unimpaired.
Communications in the London
Times charge that travellers trying to
return to England from Asia by way
of the Pacific and this continent are
swindled, as through tickets bought in
Japan, Australia and China are found
good only as far as San Francisco.
1t Is stated in Paris telegram to Il
London newspaper, in reference to
Bazaine's escape, that his nephew,
knowing his uncle possessed nothing
but Il house in Paris, which was lately
sold, has generously placed his own
fortune of Il million francs at his dis
poSal.
The Niceroy Of Egypt proposes
GREETINGS all international tribunal in his
dominions, which shall be composed
of distinguished jurists from European
States. He intends giving each mem
Der an annual stipend of $4,000, and
sum of $1,000 for travelling OK
pcnseS.
The latest thing in leger'lemain Is
"the magic rope trick" which was
successfully performed at Riverhead,
Long Island, the other night. 1t con-
sisted in leaving the audience gaping
at each other in the hall while the
performers sid down rope from the
back window, and left town.
Galveston News, Odd: Brazoria
county will make full crops this year.
The corn crop Is made, and has Yield
ell from forty to sixty bushels per
acre Cotton has suffered no injury
from the want Of rain, and gives eve
~ assurance of full crop. Sugar
cane was somewhat checked bv the
late drouth, but was still promising,
and has doubtless received Il fresh
start from the late rains.
Atlanta Herald, 25th ult.: Mr.
Smith Solomon, prominent candi-
date for Aldermen, has just returned
from Il trip through that county. lie
reports the crops through that section
in a most Furnishing condition. Rains
have been plentiful and the corn cop
especially is very fine He says Sam
Crter, who is the prince Of f;ImerS
i'll North Georgia, Will make Il better
crop than he has since the war.
The Journal de MarscillcS calls it
"rAH:lirc Beechor, Stilton ct Victoria
Noilull." Beechor, Stiiton ct Veto
ria Nodhull are described as clergy
men OF the Anglican denomination,
and a wonderful account is given of
their adventures. 1t would seem that
these three persons had somehow or
other been led astray by Madame
Bccche>-tow, who Is stated, Oh good
authority, to be 1.-THE mother Of Tn
Gle Tom"
The OpelousaS, La, Journal Of the
Dist saws: There has been an i'm
proyemcnt in the weather this week.
Last Monday evening We had copi-
Gus shower of rain, but not enough
to thoroughly wet the ground. Cat
erpillars have appeared in some fields,
and some have killed them off with
Paris green. The prospects are that
they will not do much harm dis sea-
son. We need moro rain for potatoes,
rice and all late crops"
y Crawfordville GA. correspond
cnt of the Atlanta Herald SAYS: Mr.
Stephens health has greatly improved .
in the last two weeks. He is better
now than at any time since his severe
attack in Washington last winter.
He, however, saws there is no telling
how soon he may again be reduced to |.
that feebleness which he has suffered .
from so many years past. He has no
confidence i'll the permancncv of his |
late marked improvement in hi, phys /
zeal condition.
Macon, Ga, Telegraph, ODD ult:
Bad reports of the growing cotton
crop continue to come in from many |
sections of the State. The CORES
pondencc of the warehouse men gen
orally say that the indications now !
are that the crop will fall far short of
what was expected two or three weeks !
ago. The intensely hot and dry |
weather has caused a great shedding
of bloom and young bolls. Some es-
innate the falling off at at least one
third, Others at one-fourth We think
there is pretty good foundation for
these reports, though we long ago .
learned to regard with a good deal of
skeptiri>m what farmer has TO say
of his own crop. We have rarely
seen one who thought his crop was as
good as it ought to be.
Brigham Young has made answer
to Ann Elias application FOR divorce.
Ike denies that he and Ann Eliza at
any time intermarried, or that she has
ever been his wife. He says that Ann
Eliza is the lawful wife of James l..
Dee, to whom she was married in
1863; and also that she and he Brig
ham being members Of the Church
of the Latter Day Saints, believing it
* rightfuf for members to enter into
celestial marriages, were 80 married
in 1868; but that he then informed
her that she could not expect his socie-
ty or personal attention as an ordinary
wife. He objects to paving $4,000 /
to her attorney and 81 600 per month
to her. He says that all his property
does not exceed in value the sum of
and that his income does
not exceed Sc, 900 per month, and that
he has large family, now consisting
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