The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-25
GENERAL NEWS.

a depth Of six feet, are frozen.
Jehn Mitchell has been returned to
Parliament from Tpperary, Ireland,
without Opposition. "a
Steps have been taken to settle the
disputed Boundary Inc between West
Virginia and Maryland. About forty
square miles Of territory are involved.
Col. Robert Tyler, late editor of the
Montgomery News, has been elected
President and General Manager of the
Changers Life Insurance Company of
Alasss ~
The Asiaatic cholera is reported to
be stalking in Mexico to the South
west of Texas and nearing the 'front.'
Ter. Congress proposes to keep it off
by the appointment Of commission.
Gen. James Longstreet has aban-
doned Louisiana and the fortunes Of
the Kellogg party, and has bought a
farm in White county, Georgia, where
he proposes to engage largely in sheep
raising.
General Frank P. Blair's health is
such that his physicians will not per-
nit him to see his most intimate
friends A few weeks ago his friends
had hopes Of his speedy restoration to
health, but his recovery is not now
considered probably.
The Cairo Bulletin cites thirteen
cases of murders and mobbings as
dastardly as any perpetrated in the
Kuklux regions of the South, which
have occurred in Williamson, Jackson
and Randolph counties, Illinois within
few months"
So many applications for divorce
have been made to the idaho Legs
lature, that Mr. Paddock has introduc-
ed bill dirorcing all the married
people in the Territory, and placing
them in stata geo ant: mltrimoni,tm
This, he says, will save time, and those
who wish can be remarked.
A young woman in Troy pointed at
her head pistol that was supposed to
be unloaded, and was about to pull
the trigger, when sister told her that
she was setting bad example fer the
younger children. Thereupon she
pointed the weapon away, and fired it,
sending a bullet into the sisters leg.
The Arkansas Legislature has en-
acted, and Governor Garland made
proclamation of, law with severe
penalties against any person who shall
wear or carry any pistol of any kind
ahatever, or any dirk, butcher or
bowie knife, or a sword or a spear in
cane, brass or metal knUcks, or q
razor, us weapon. 1t is good law.
Sartoris created quite a sensation at
he Washington Gymnasium a few
lays ago by getting the best of set
to with the Professor" of sparring at
that institution, a hurley ex-pugiiist,
Anown as Charley Collins, the Cast
iron Man" The chagrined Professor
ppointed another meeting, at which
he flired no better, and the athletic
Englishman is undiputably the lion
IF the day among the muscular young
gentlemen of the various foreign Le-
cations who frequent the gymnasium.
A prominent Democratic Senator
states that the Democrats have gene
ally agreed that of the pending polit
al measures the following in their
elative order are the most rcpugnant
10 the Democrats, and the ones which
they viii especially endeayo. to defeat:
First, the Civil Rights bill; second,
the Presidents Arkansas Message;
third, the political, or habeas corpus
bill; fourth, Pnchback. Schurz. in
advising with Democratic Senators,
saws that the seating Of Pinchback is
much lesser evil and a better prece-
lent than the passage of the Edmunds
resolution for new election in Louis
lana.