The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-25

IF the United States had decided that
he was not Had he been, what need
of the Fourteenth Amendment? If
he was not u citizen previous to the
adoption Of that amendment, Pinch
back has not been citizen long
enough to be a Senator He lacks
two years of the necessary nine, and
some other black Senators are so far
forth, in a similar predieament. This
is question of interest and import
ance and should be competently
decided.
Notwithstanding the statements to
the contrary, there is every reason to
believe that the Attorney General
will be succeeded by ex-senator Car
penter within the next thirty days.
Williams expects to 60 abroad in an
official capacity, but whether it is to
the Court Of st. James or not, does
not appear. There is also Just as
much reason for the assertion that
Secretary Fish intends to retire from
the Cabinet before summer. 1t is not
probable that he will accept any APP
pointment abroad, as he has frequent
ly said that there is no foreign post to
which the Government could assign
him that he desired to have. 10
St. Louis Globe: "The Prince
Imperial has placed the French Re-
public in an awkward position-as
the Globe predicted he would do-to
serve in the army as volunteer for
one year. If his request is refused,
he tt lies one; and if it is granted,
there is no telling how many he may
tally. At any rate, the fact that ne
has volunteered To serve for year is
a god guarantee for the peace of
Europe for a twelve month to come
at least; but if ever Napoleon ".
ascends the throne, and he and Alton.
50 XII. get into quarrel over their
marbles, Europe will be plunged into
a conflict beside which the threatened
war between Rhode Island and the
United States will pale into utter in
significance.
A stock company has been recently
established in London, with a capital
of 95,0C0,000 ste. ling, under The t.
tie of the Texas Live Cattle Importa-
ton Company, for the purpose of i'm
porting cattle regularly, by line of
steamers built for the purpose by the
Company, direct from Galveston,
Texas, to London. BE- thus procur-
ing stock at low prices at the source f
supply, it is believed that the loss at
tending the experiments made from
New York and Philadelphia last year
viii not only be avoided, but that in
addition a good margin of profit will
he left. The agent of the company
has already arrivedat Galveston, Tex
as. In addition to carrying cattle to
England, the company propose to
bring back emigrants for Texas.
An inventory made by a committee
of citizens of one county of the work
done under Sheridan's orders for the
desolation of the Valley OF Virginia
shows the following crimes. Dwelling
houses burned, 80; barns burned, $50;
mills burned. 81; fences destroyed lO0
miles. In addition to all this, immense
amounts of the supplies of the people,
were destroyed, consumed, or taken
away. McCormack's reapers, thresh-
ing machines, and otherimplements of
farming, were broken in large quaint
ties, plate, money, bonds stolen and
great deal of house and of kitchen
furniture broken to pieces. The dam
age done to the unfortunate people Of
that one county-Rockingham-is set
down 10y the investigation at valua-
ton of twenty-five millions of dollars.