The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-24
GENEMAG NEWS.

4 sensation has been created at vi
emma by the publication in the St. Pc
tersburg Golos of an article advocating
an alliance between Russia and Eng
land.
The lowest freight rates ever known
from Chicago. to New York, on grain,
are those now current, wheat being
taken through at 133c per bushsl, and
corn at 123c.
A. d. Banks, Of Mississippi; Rolf
Saunders, of East Tennessee; and Col.
T. r. Crittenden, Of Missouri, are can
didates for the clerkship of the next
House of Representatives in Congress.
The Albany (Ga) News says that
the experiment of growing the Eucal-
iptus Globulus, or Australian Fever
Tree, in that section promises success.
A number of trees started from seeds
planted there are growing finely.
We are pleased to see that the Ohio
State Sportsman Association allows no
shooting tournaments where birds are
used-a barbarism akin to bull-baiting,
The Association has changed its name
to "Ohio State Association for the
protection of Game and Fish good
suggestive title.
Tom MGehan, a notorious despera-
do, made famous by the tragic end of
his counsel, Hon. C.. J.. Vallandig-
ham, who lost his life in explaining
some points in the trial Of Me- han
for the murder of man named My
ers, was assassinated in his saloon on
Basin street, Hamilton, Ohio, at ten
o'clock Saturday night.
The Western Union has declared a
quarterly dividend of two per cent.
payable July Is. The gross earnings
for the year we're 50, 5S1 900, and the
net earnings So, Id, 000r After pay
ing the dividend the surplus fund will
he 100000. From these figures any
fellow can find oft why cheap tele-
graphy Is still dream of the future.
Grants organ, the Washington Re-
publican, as part of its daily work cone
tinues 10 inform Its few readers that
the President has forbidden the report.
ers and correspondents of the New
York Herald TO speak to him. The
Herald has not suspended publication
yet, but is expected to unless the
Sphinx changes his mind and that
quickly.
A Congress representing the cotton
growing States will assemble at Raj
eigh, n. c., on the 18th of next
month. Hon. ID. II. Butler, of Geor-
, gis, is the President of the body, and
all agricultural societies and State or
cooperative Changers are invited to
send delegates and take part in the
proceedings. The leading question
will be the production and transporta-
ton of cotton and other Southern pro-
ducts.
A French traveller, who is shortly
to start for Africa in charge of an en-
ploring party, is said to have contriv-
ed novel way to improve the barba-
rian mind. He carries an electric bat
terry in his pocket communicating with
two rings on his hand, and with other
apparatus scattered about his person.
When be shakes hands with a savage
chief that chief will be very much as
tonished, for an electric shot will run
up his arm, and he will see lightning
playing about the head of his visitor.
AT convention of car builders held
in New York, last week, it was shown
that the proportion of foul air in the
ordinary railroad car is greater than
in crowded church OF theater. Much
d scussion ensued, and ii seemed gene.
rally agreed on that none of the mani
fold devices for ventilation hitherto
used, will meet the case. Several
spoke hopefully of the Tobin system,
now being applied to public halls in
England; which introduces fresh air
by means of pipes rising through the
floor and terminating above the heads
of the auditory. The theory is that
air currents thus introduced are thrown
upward like SO many jets of water,
and are distributed without draft or
discomfort in a sort of atmospheric
spray.