The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-25
GENERA. NEWS.
Mrs Abraham Lincoln is sojeurning
Mt ST. AuO,,stine Fla

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at st. Augustine. Fla
John Mitchell. the Irish patriot,
died in Ireland last Saturday. He
leaves widow and daughter in Brook,
lyn, n. Y.
A fearful storm passed over Angus
ia, Ga, and vicinity last Saturday,
killing a number of people and doing
great destruction to property.
The excessive cold weather has
killed by black frost. as it is called, or
extreme cold, large portion of the
peach crop in the bud, throughout the
Western and Northern States.
II is rumored about that near re-
lations of President Grant hold stock
in Adams Express Company to the
amount OF s)mething like 500, 900 /;
and very good stock it must be at
present.
Captain r. NJ. Brown, editor Of the
Water Valley (NIiss.) Central, was
found dead near Water Valley Thurs
day morning. 1t is believed he WAS
thrown from his mule while returning
from his plantation.
Colorado item Lately a noun
tain lion made a raid on ranchman's
house in Left Hand Canon. He tore
the family dog to pieces. He pulled
the fddle-stlings out of the ftmily
cat. He finally succumbed, however,
to the family rife"
Recently, near Titusviile, Penn, a
hound was found laying exhausted in
a field, and beside the dog was dead
fox. 1t was afterwards discovered
that the hound had followed the fox
for nearly forty miles, from the vicini-
ty of Harstown, Crawford county.
IL is now definitely settled that the
installation of the Prince of Wales as
Grand Master of the Freemasons shall
take place on April %, at the Albert
Hall, London. More than 1000 Ma
sons will be present, and the scene
will be one of extraordinary splendor.
The "whirligig of time" is respon-
sihle for many and great changes.
Senator Bruce, colored, of Mississippi,
takes his seat in the United States
Senate, while his old teacher, Mr..
Farron, of New Haven, Conn. is APP
plicant for the position Of messenger
to the same body.
Mrs. Oliver Perry Rice, of Indian
apolis, has received from George II.
Pcndleton a Legal opinion that she Is
heir to an estate worth S,000,000
The estate lies in Allegheny County,
Pa, and its heirship has been traced
in direct line to the late Gideon Richie,
father of Mrs. Rice.
In New York there are 470churches
and chapels and $40 dram shops |!
There is house of worship for every
two thousand persons-most of them
only open one day in the week; there
is dram shop for every one hundred
and twelve persons, and open every
day-and all day-and sometimes al
night.
Boido is the name of new tonic
found in Chill whose bark, leaves and
blossoms possess an aromatic Odor re-
sembling q mixture of turpentine and
camphor. These contain an alkaloid
called boldine, which stimulates diges-
ton and acts flvOrably upon the
liver, whileitexcites appetite, increases
circulation, and has an excellent effect
on the bladder.
Miss Mollie Allen, of Napa, Cal, a
maiden of twelve or thirteen, has killed
more game with her small telescopic
rifle than any two hunters in that re-
gion this winter. She made thirty
dollars on squirrels tails last summer,
getting only five cents apiece. At a
shooting notch last year she took 50
many prizes that her bearded Oppo-
nents ruled her out of the ring.
The other day Il lady in New Bed
ford, seeing red flag displayed from
l dwelling house, unceremOniously
entered, and sitting down in the par
ior, asked a servant who was in the
room "whcn the auction would begin.
On being informed that the red flag
did not mean auction, but small pox,
she rushed from the house like IA crazy
woman, and was soon lost to view.
John Mitchell, in answer to charge
preferred against him Ivy the London
Times, viz: that he was a Southern
Confederate during the war in Ameri-
ca, has this to say: II was a Con-
federate ard so were all the best men
met in America. My three sons
served in the Confederate army, and
two-of them fell in battle. | am not
such craven recreant as to affect to
be ashamed of that cause"
The New Orleans Times reports a
destructive tornado in Ouachita Val
ley on Friday between Smithland and
RAYS Point. Loss of life and de-
struction Of property very great.
Mrs. James Adair and child among
Tho LillaJ SmitbI.ud ,roS lavaIIal