The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-26
rEtEuRAsatc ppEroxE.

DONG considerable damage.
Dispatches from Fort Fetterman
tell of more cattle stealing by the Sioux
Indians.
No tldings have yet been received
at San Francisco OF the missing steam
er Colima.
AmajorityCf thecommittee on ways
and means favor the 400, 600, 900 legal
tender scheme.
The carpct-weavers of kensington,
Pas are again on strike for new
schedule of prices.
The Howard investigation is going
ON in Washington. Gen. Bullock was
examined Monday.
The republican arms in Spain suf-
fered another defeat yesterday, losing
over three hundred hilled.
The excitement over the temper
ance movement in Jacksonville, In
diana, is rapidly dying out.
The heaviest food of the present
generation Is reported in Cumberland
river, BY which immense damage has
been done
The Pope has intimated that Arch
bishop Manning and nine other arch
bishops will he created cardinals at the
next consistory.
The King Of Italy was congratulate
ed Monday OH having reached his
twenty-ffth birthday. 1t is supposed
he "set 'em up lively"
DIR. ID. b. Cliff, of Williamson, was
nominated yesterday by the President
for collector of internal revenue for
the fifth district of Tennessee,
The California Senate has sustained
Gov. Booths veto Of the harbor COM
mission bill, which action is regarded
as another independent victory.
A London telegram annodnces the
landing Of the Highlandcrs, of the
Ashantee war, at Portsmouth Tuesday,
and their enthusiastic reception.
The storage-rooms of Dupont's pa
per-mill at Louisville, Kentucky,
burned early Yesterday morning. Loss
twelve thousand dollars. Insured.
Over four thousand signatures have
been obtained to the total abstinence
pledge since the beginning of the tenn
perancc war III Columbus, Ohio.
Paul SchGpc, alias j. p. Schulen-
berg, left Baltimore Yesterday after
noon, in charge of Detective j. II.
Dixon, for Chicago, where he is charg-
ed with forgery.
The nomination of Thomas B. Van
Buren,, consul at Eanagowa, which
was confirmed Il few days ago, and
laid aside on motion to reconsider, was,
Tuesday, finally confirmed.
\ London dispatch says the steam
ship Faraday, builtcxpressly for laying
cables, will begin on the 18th of April
to take on board the cable to be laid
direct to the United States.
The colorcd people of Tcrre Hautc,
Ind, held a meeting Monday at which
resolutions were passed urging the
Massachusetts Legislature to elect
Wendell Phillips successor t. Charles
Sumner.
The Republicans of Providence,
Rhode Island, held primary meetings
last night, at which seven Of tie nine
wards were carried by the friends Of
General Burnside for United States
Senator.
Justus W. AcuR, an insane patient
at kirkbridgc'S Hospital in Philadel-
phia, while in the yard with the ether
patients lastThursday evening, wanted
them to box with him. His compan-
ions all fell upon lin and beat him to
death.
\ Philadelphia dispatch received
early in the day Yesterday, reported
the Odd-FcllOws' hall Ia Frankfort
burning, with danger Of the hamc>
spreading to adjoining buildings, but
no further intelligence was received OF
the fire.
The printers strike in New Orlcan,
ended Yesterday. the compo: itors re
summing work on the Picavune, Repub
lican and Times, 81 sixty cents pei
thousand Cms-a reduction Of five
cents per thousand ems from former
prices. This Is Il compromise figure
the proprictors demanding reduction
from sixty-fvc to fifty cents per thou
sand.
An effort is Icing made in lllinoi