The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-07
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Holmes, the sriritua4i.t, was for
merry the editor Of a Baptist religious
Journal in Georgia.
1 1t is reported that Vice-President
Wilson thinks of spending the coming
summer in Europe.
Having heard that the President
viii sign any bin that Congress will
pass, the Boston Post suggests that the
temperance pledge be passed.
The telegraph announced The death
of Ledru Rollins, the famous French
agitator, statesman, lawyer ndeditor.
He was born in Paris IN 1908.
a telegram from Madeira states
that the Cosratrick was burned Oh
November 18th, in latitude 80 n,
longitude i2s ". 1t is estimated
that 465 lives we're lost by this SID
disaster.
Gerritt Smith, one of the oldest
and IN st prominent sbolitionists in
this country, died in New York on
the 2Sth ult, His only public service
was a term in Congress in 1929.
Hatred to the South was his ruling
passion
Iron-plating was iAvcnted to pro-
tect the wood Of vessels from Injury
Now Russia Is building wo5dei,-clad
iron vessels Of war, the outer coating
Of timbery TO pFotect abe ion from H.
jury. DS.s4not the 'griSd march Of
inventive genius travel ia a circle, TO
some extent?
TIE Officers of the Treasury De
parilnent >sy thst, iter cdctUi
examin ton Of Iba povi.ioaS Of tn
new Fm.gioe. Eli, III yq.re g. nyin.e4
th,tAsilEser e3hh cah .e readily -u5<li-
tuted for fractional currency Wi.aodt
any emb rr:SSment 10 the Treasury
or disturbance Of, -eoiHuesci lula-
tious.
One who hss t.i-d ID s.ys I'll f
cup Of coffee is sn b.romefer, II
YOU allow the sugar 20 d.o2 10 tie
bottom Of he cup nd watri, the hub
bles arise without di,tur in tae COZ t.
If The bubbles collect in the middle,
the weather will be fine; ii they adj
mere to the cup, forming a ing, ii viii
b. rainy; nj if the bui,h:es separate,
without assuming any fixed posiii II,
changcable weather may be expected.
The steamship Thomas Brooks lcit
Santiago de Cuba Wednesday, the
20th ult., and struck Oh rock at
point called McrilIo, about fifteen
miles from Guantanamo, at 3 o'clock
The same night. The ste mcr backed
of and sunk in ten minutes in deep
water, taking down with her thirty
five people. About as many more
escaped to the shore in the only loaf
successfully launched, and on pieces Of
wood, etc. The coast has been care
fully searched for other persons, hut
none have been found.
By the new postal arrangement be-
tween the United States and the Do /
minion ofCdnada, correspondence will /
be carried at the rate Of postage ch2rg- |
ed under the respective Governments;
no accounts will he kept between the |
two countries, but each will retain the /
amount Of postage received. each coun- /.
try Will transmit the domestic mails Of /
the other, inclosed in pouches, through /
its territory free of charge. This F.
agreement vii! be carried into effect Oh
the 1st Of February. Il IS understood .
to be the desire aud intention OF oyT !
respective Postcffice Departments that |
the provisions OF this agreement shall /
extend TO an International money or
der exchange as soon as practicable. /
From the report Of the New Or ,
leans, st. Louis and Chicago railr I'D, /
iust out, we learn that the gross earn
mgs for tie six months, ending with .
JanHarv amrunted to s692, 064 02. |
and Incorporating to 1896, l54 /
u leaving net earnings amounting to
10. This surplus, it ap-
pears, has been absorbed by expenses
incurred in the Bonnet Carrie crevasso,
md that twill require @400, 900 more
10 put the road beyond the liability
IL such another disaster. The two
cr6vaSScs iii tue , st three years vii
cost the c mpany 1880, 600 ii dan
ages and losses IN. GuSigess. Should
the levec not lie closed this winter, i
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