The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-12
GENERAL. NEWS.

GENERAL. NEWS.
Constantinople is threatened with a
water famine.
Alabama Is going to have Consti-
tutional Convention.
Hollister, CaLs was shaken up by
an earthe,,ahe Sunday. Ii
North Carolina ships annually 49,
600 barrels or dried blackberTses.
Hans Christian Anderson, the poet
and novelist, died hast Wednesday,
aged 20.
Gatineau, Canada, reports three
children devoured by bears IN the
neighbor;ng woods.
Two sfeamboats are to be fastened
together, stern to stern, in San Fran
cisco lay, for a trial of power.
Only about $1,000, GOO acres, out
OF a total area of 507, 100000 are I'M
der cultivation in the Southern States.
At trial match of sausage-Y1aking
machines in Cincinnati one OF them
Topped OF the hand of its exhibitor.
1t took the palm.
Coz. Garland has received a letter
from Gel. Joseph Z. johnson, de-
Ginning the Presidency of the Erkan-
sas Industrial university.
The President has signed the CONS
mission Of Henry H. Wells p be
United States Attorney for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, vice Fisher.
NJ. Littre, the French Positfvist,
has been a Free Mason. This Is re-
markabie, because of the Masonic rule
requiring belief in God by all mem
beers.
Mrs Gordon, editor of the Stockton,
Cal, Leader, has temporarily retired
because she expects the coming cam
paigp. 70 be too boisterous for 4 lady
to take part in.
There seems to be a general move
ment in the Pennsylvania Democracy
to nominate William Bigler as tkeir
candidate for Governor. This 5 q
very sensible idea.
Eustace Love, son of negro cler-
gvman in Savannah, seized a daughter
Of Z ;Tsealthy white citizen in crowd
ed street, shouted "Hurrah for civil
rights" and kissed her.
CROOKED vinegar" is the latest de-
velopment Of the revenue service out
West. 1t is stated that every vinegar
factory in Chicago and other large
cites contains an Illicit still.
\ machine for drying grass and
making hay artifcially has been in
vented in England. If it could be IN.
troduc.a in this country Immediately,
wouldR there be millions in it
Gen. \. p. Stewart is canvassing
and lecturlng through Mississippi in
behalf af the State University at Ok.
ford, of which institution the distin
guished Confederate officer is Presi
dent.
Tramps in Maine are refusing s3 q
day to assist in haying, and will not
at any price. In Yarmouth mum
Der Of them nearly raised riot bv re-
fusing crackers, cheese, and Ssh that
were offered them, and demanding
meat
n. Fl. Stowe, a Virginia +nincrllo.
gist, SAYS that If the State was worked
with the same skill California is, thC
profits would be as great in proportion.
The gold fields extend the whole
length of the State, in some places
forty miles wide.
in England. Col Baker, one of the
most Distinguished officers in the Brit,
ISL army, accused by a young lady OF
indecent assault, has been convicted
on her sole evidence, and sentenced Is
twelve months imprisonment in ada
ton I. 8 ntayy fine.
The CENSUS Of New York city ha.
been completed, and the total popula.
ton is shown to he I,0Gf,272.-an il.
crease Of Al, 1855. The local journals,
however, claim that the census is 100,
COO sheet, OWING 10 summer absentee,
and loose enumeration.
The penalty of the law against pro.
fame sweaIirg-S2 fnC-wa>en enforced
in Richmond twice on Saturday, and
the Wing thinks, il every policeman
and constable in the State would Use
ordinary vigilance, in the course Of 4
wear or two sufficient sum coUld thus
bercai.zcd to pay of tie STATE debt.
1t Is estimated that the presence Of
Barnum circus in Lafayette; Ind.
Oh the ST., Of July, cost the turner's OF
Tirpccanoe county s4UO, QG0. That
was beautiful suashiny day, and hun
dreds left their harvest fields to see
the show; Next day tit rlin began
10 fall, End has continued c;f s!Ece.
According to accounts from Damas-
Gus to July, cholera was raging there.
Four hundred cases were rcpo. ted dai-
", but the real number was concealed.
Christian quarters were deserted.
Sudden deaths occur in the streets.
Thee are no physicians, medicines or
supplies. Disease also bad at Antioch.
Mission schools are closed and children
dispersed.
The Cincinnati Con.incrc;"l says :
There are some signs of a concerted
movement 10 force Il United States IL
tervcntion in Cuban af!;,irs. The Gu
ban sympathi2ers in the press have
broken ont recently with flesh vigor.
\ considerable number Of American
newspapers have long been committed
to V bat Is called Intervention On the
side Of humanity in The guerrilla war
fare between Spain and her richest
colony. but which really means inter
ventidg locking toward the absorption
-of Cubs by the United States
Recently a foreign embassy sought
the assistance Of the English police to
find q young girl who had lust become
the heiress of many millions. The In
structioIs were vague, and the task
was necessarily given tc enc of the
keenest detectives. At the end of six
weeks the detective reported at head
Quarters and banded I'm his rcSigna-