The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-10

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MILLAGE w. JOHNSON has had his ups
and downs in life. Five years ago he was
aforger and cOunterfeiter. BY strict at
tention to business he was enabled to ac-
cumulate a little fortune, only to loseit
all at faro. Then he travelled as an in
structOr of bank clerks in the detection of
counterfeit money, being expert enough
to merit a d get good pay; but again his
savings were swept away by faro. There
upon he resolved never to gamble again.
lie went to Chicago, adopted the name of
Wade, assiduously cOurted a wealthy
widow, married her, Joined church, and
was making responsibility pay. Sudden
ly some officers arrived from Pittsburgh
and arrested him for an old forgery. 1t is
hard to say now whether he isup or
down. He is in Jail, which is unpleasant,
but his wife says she will spend all her
money if necessary TO get him out, which
is pleasant.
The Utica Herald says that thought
less man on the top of the BallOu Block,
in that city, hung carpet over the fire
alarm telegraph wire, so he could whip it
more easily. Every time he struck the
carpet the wire swung against the tin
roofing of the building and grounded
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turned the keys in the signal boxes. he
gave three blows at a time. and as this is
the signal for the First District of the
Third Ward, the firemen got out with
their apparatus. This use of the fire
alarms reminds us of the trouble caused
by farmers in the haying season along
turnpike lines, by tying the wires closely
together with hay ropes so that they
could drive under them easily with their
loads When demonstrated with they re-
piled that they didn't think they were do
ing any thing wrong, as they supposed
the messages slid along through the inside
of The wires.
OF all the freaks of the telegraph, the
following is the most laughabe which has
come under our personal knowledge. Not
long since graduate from one of our
Eastern theological schools was called to
the pastoral charge of a church in the eX-
IRENE Southwest. When about to start
for his new parish he was unexpectedly
detained by the incapabiity of his Presby-
terry to oIdain him. In order to explain
his non-arrival at the appointed time, he
sent the following telegram to the deacOns
of the church: "Presbytery lacked a
quorum to Ordain. In the course OF its
journey the mes. age got strangely meta
mOrphosed, and reached the a>tOnished
deacons in this shape: Presbytery
tackled worm on to Adam !" The sober
church officers were greatly discOmpOsed
and mystitied, but after grave consultation
concluded it was the minister's facetiOus
way of announcing that ne had got mar
ried, and accordingly proceeded to provide
lodgings for two instead of one.
LIEUT.. CoNDER, X. E., the officer in
charge of the survey of Palestine, reports
what he believes to be the discovery of the
city and cave of Adullam. NJ. Clermont
Ganneau found last year the name of Ayd
ell Mich attached to ruin in the Shep-
holah," a low country of Judah. The
spot has now been visited and thoroughly
examined by the survey party, and the
conclusion arrived at is that it is the VERT
able site of Adullam. Ayd ell Mich is
placed in commanding position in the
presumed valley of Elah. where David
killed Goliah, and in which the Philistines
always had, unless barred by strongholds
such as this, an open highway, mile
broad, on which they could make their
forays on the fertile cortland of Judah
On both sides of the valley are a series oil
caves, still used as dwelling places or sta
bles, in which abundant room might have
been found for David and his followers.