The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-17
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Middleton, Connecticut, had $780,
600 fire Friday night.
The great strike of cotton opera
tives at Bolton, England, has begun.
They have no cannons to touch off
in Iceland. And yet they love their
country.
\ late marriage in London was be-
tween Mr. Pickle and Miss Onion. One
more onion picked.
The specie shipments from New
York to Europe, last Thursday
amounted 10 1888, 49,.
The sum Of S3,9l9, 0SG is the amount
it costs New York city yearly for the
support Of public education.
One million dollars government
gold was sold in New York last Thurs
day at from 109. 6s5 to 109.709.
The London Omnibus Company
have stated that conductors rob them
to the tune of 100000 per annum.
Gen. Butler opened the campaign
in the Essex, Mass district Satur-
day night, in an elaborate speech.
Ten thousand people are annually
punished in England for violating the
game laws, and there Is cry for re-
form.
The balloon, Sierra Nevada, collaps-
ed at San Francisco, Wednesday of
last week, and severely hurt lis occu-
pants.
The employees of the Reading Rail
road will this week be put on half
time on account Of the general stagna-
ton Of trade.
According TO the Richmond Wing
Virginia has had Che most unfavorable
season for tobacco known in that State
for many years.
A man 10y the name Of Alfred Me-
han was murdered and robbed Of sixty
dollars at Morristown, New Jersey,
Mondaynight.
The refinery of the Northwestern oil
company, at Chicago, was burned one
night last week. Damage to stock
and bulldogs, four thousand dollars.
Bush fires are raging in the neigh
borhood Of Tcmpleton, Canada. An
immense amount of property has been
destroyed for a distance Of ten miles
square.
Suit has been begun by the govern
ment in the United States Circuit
Court against James Watson Webb,
to recover the amout due the Brazil
ian government paid him.
In Texas justice is sometimes as
quick as lynch law. \ man named
Blythe committed murder on June Is;
was arrested June Is; indicted June
q; found guilty June %; sentenced
July /; hanged Aug 7.
\ Registry for artizans out of work
has been founded in London, where,
for a fee of six cents. the applicants
name is registered, and the fact that
he needs employment is announced in
a weekly paper without further chage.
Tilton, it is said, intends TO bring
his seduction case against Beecher to
trial at the earliest possible moment,
and the country may prepare itself for
other and still more disgusting devel-
opmentS, drawn out with ali the mi
nuteHcss Of a desperately contested
trial.
Two section hands on the Indianapo-
lis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad
were run over and instantly killed
near Riverside, O., one day last week
by a passenger train that was racing
with a passenger train on the Ohio
and Mississippi Railroad. The men
were behind sharp curve and unable
to get ont Of the way.
Chicago Times: Graut's parson
Newman, who has been travelling the
wide world over with Mrs Parson
Newman as his secretary, ostensibly in
specting the consular service Of the
United States, still remains abroad on
his mission. The appropriation for
the service expired some months ago,
and many are interested TO know how
the Government, under the law, can
now keep up the expensive luxury.
Al the end Of Isl yeIr there were
in England and Wales 1869 miles
of railway lines open. The total capt
tai paid up, including shares, loans,
etc, was upward Of 94S0. 600, 900;
and the total number Of passengers
conveyed, including season ticket hold
ers, stood at upward Of 400, e00,00o
The total traffic receipts of the year
amounted to e47 ,0O0, eco, the work
ingexpenses were nearly E2G, GOO, coo,
and the net traffic receipts E22, 000,-
600.