The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18
GENERAL BREYITIES.

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The Tom Paine Memorial Building has
been dedicated in Boston with appropriate
ceremonies.
Tm California State Prison has DOC IN
mates. OF these 160 are under : I. and al
ale under2 6 years of age.
RECENTLY in an English theater the
stage manager struck a supernunerarv
who had exasperated hin. behind the
scenes. whereupon the supernumerary
came before the iootlights and formally
announced to the audience that he had re-
signeC The announcement Occasioned a
great DIAL of hIarity.
The following stanza, which contains q
good thought. is from little poem re-
ierred to the pen of Charles Dickens :: -.
''DOn'G crowd: the world is large enough -
For you as well SINE;
The doors Of all arc open wide
The realm OF thoughtis free.
In all earth's places you are right
To chase the best you can
PROVIDED that you do notify
To crowd some other man."
A KINDLY thoughtful lady is one Mrs.
B-,of Rochester. BY her arrangement
on a rec atly intensely cold SUNDAY even
ING Young man treated the car-drlYers on
one of the eirv routes with fried cakes and
hot coffee. He jumped on the car with
his coffee and cakes as ii passed his house,
and rodeuntil he met another car, allow
ing the driver TO partake of TIE warm
beverage and cakes. When he met anoth-
er car. he took that, and treated the driver
in a similar manner.
IL dressing a hog at Sample & Sons
slaughter-hOuse. the other day, the Lafay-
cite (Ind.l Journal says a live fish was
found in its stomach. The fish was a
Young bass nearly two inches long. and
only died after being taken out of the
stomach. The hog was one OF drove
brought in from beyond Wildcat Creek,
and in transit was driven through the
creek about twenty-four hours before be-
ing killed. The supposition Is that the
hog swallowed the fish while crossing the
creek.
INQUIRY. is making TO ascertain from
whence came a package of genuine but
mutilated national bank notes found in a
rag warehouse IN New York City. These
mutilated bills are all of the State of New
York. but of what national bank is not
vet known. The five dollar bills are man.
tactured by the Continental Bank Note
Company and the ones and twos have the
name of the American Bank Note Compa-
nv at the bottom OF each bill. The name
OF the cashier is James Frost and the pres
ident's name is James Speaker.
1T is stated that the remains of a gigantic
steer have just been found in Seneca
Township, Lenawee County, Michigan
The place occupied by the skeleton is oveI
twenty feet long, and the tips of the horns
were about twenty feeJ apart. The ends
of each are decaye0, but they now measure
eight feet nine inches in leHgth, and mus
have measured about ten feet when whole
Three feet from the large end they art
twenty-five and half inches in circum.
ference, and they weigh 17h pounds each
Some of the ribs were seven feet long
The tooth secured is frontal tooth, thre'
inches square, and weighs four and hal
pounds.
THIS is the way they DO it in California
If reports are to be credited. A German
was riding along the street in Sacramento
when he heard-a pistol-shot behind him
and felt his hat vibrate. lie turned, saw
man with revolver, took off his hat, ant
found a bullet-hole. s.Did YOU shoot a
me-" asked the German. 'Yes," replieI
the other party. "That's my horse; j
was stolen from me recently "HoI
must be Mistaken said the German s.
have owned the horse for three years.
well" said the other, ''when l come TX
look at him, believe am mistaken. EX
cuse me, sir. Won't you take drink!
PERHAPS serving rattlesnakes up fol
dinner may be as good use as any tC
which they can be put; yet we doub
whether the reptile will become popular
article OF diet. A scientific gentleman 0
Rochester received from a Southern ffienC
q present of large rattlesnake, about tiv
feet long. He was sent by express, ant
was lively when he arrived at his new
home. Apparently, however, his new
master became tired of the pet; for atte
keeping him awhile he had him killed
skinned, cooked and served up for dinner
Some friends made a hearty meal of tn
flesh, and pronounced it very palatable
and similar to that of the common eel.
For eighteen years there has been il
Sing Sing prison a woman who was con
victed of murder and sentenced to b
hung, but the sentence was committed L
imprisonment for life. At the time of he
trial she was known as the "veiled mur
deress,'' as she Kept herself closely veie,
in court and in prison. She is Gale
Mrs. Robinson" butnOthipg in regard {
her family is known by the public. Ii
said that the chaplain who attended he
during her trial has always expressed
belief in her entire innocence; aud it Ia
been supposed that she has made to hiI
some important communications under I'll
seal of secresy, which may be disclose
some time i'm the future. Be that as il may
she preserves strict silence to the Ordin;
~ questioner in regard to her family hi
terry.
The celebrated Harper SANDER suit hS
just been brought up the Kentucky COnl
of Appeals. This case grew out of Il
murder of Jacob and Betsy Harpe
the aged brother and sister of old job
Harper, Longfellow's owner, while aslee
i'm their beds several years ago. 1t ";
charged by Adam Harper, q nephew of ii
murdered couple, that j. w. Harper, h
cousin. had intimated i'm substance that !
(Adam) was the murderer. and for this
brought suit for SANDER. The trial create
very great excitement in central kentuck,
and. from the prominence of John Ha
per, the country at large took much II
terest in its progress. The counsel for Il
defendant rather pleaded justification
his behalf. and finally got a Judgment f
their client. The plaintiff took his case
the Court of Appeals, which has granite
a new trial.
AT the Diddeford Quarter Sessions
DeyOnshire, England the other day. thel
was one prisoner for trial indicted for en-
beZZlement and theft. The Recorder
charging the Grand Jury, laid stress c
the fact that their duty was merely to S,
that there was prima filcie case. Tho
were absent nearly two hours, the who
court mean time being in waiting, and
length returned. the foreman solemn
declaring that they found the prison.
guilty. . | thought told you" said Il
Recorder. I" that yOu We're not to try Il
caSc.m The Foreman-''W We thought it
particular case, and we have gone minut
" into The whole evidence. and we I'll
the prisoner guilty ON both charges
The Recorder, after some observations
the Grand Jury on their wasting evel
body's time, proceeded TO try the cas-,
when the petit-jury acquitted the man {
one count, and the prosecution offered I
evidence on the other. The Grand Jun
who had waited TO learn the result, We
heard as they retired to give vent TO the
Indignation and modification in som
what strong language.
A Remarkable Trial,