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neferm in .he ia ,,cisry sy.,em.

A urge number of the bills intro
ducei in both houses of the Legis!a-
ture lloS to &c renchment in judicial
matters. One of this class, introduced
IN the Senate, To which our attention
has. been called, seems to he very full
and comprehensive in It's scope. 1t
provides for the enlargement of the
civil districts, the reduction of the
number of justices. aud the extension
of their jurisdiction 50 as to give them
exclusive original jurisdiction in all
mis- lemeanor cases, and in civil actions
up TO $500. 1t provides that actions
at law shall he tried by the courts
without the intervention of juries, ex-
cept when juri, are demanded in the
pIeadings The expectation is that the
docAets of the CircuI: Courts vii, thus
be SO relieved and that the business of
the Chancery Counts my he transact
ed in the Circuit Courts. 1t accord
insly ere ties the Circuit Courts courts
of equity as well, and aboli<hes the
Chancery Courts as such. These are
the chief features of the bill, and if
found. practical in detail, it will save
perhaps one-third the expenses of the
! judiciary for the State, and a much
greater proportion for the countless
Union and american.
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r,rr rrtIeIors ,roRIn.

Rev. Thomas \. Jaggar, of Phila-
delphia, has been elected Bishop Of
the hew Episcopal diocese of Ohio.
A special from Rome says: Serious
alarm is again. felt concerning the
health of the Pope, who is suffering
from a chi |.
A few Sundays ago, says Georgia
paper, negro woman at baptising
near the ferry, exhibited her radical
plocliviiies during the excitement al
WAYS attending such occasions, by
shouting at intervals; Sweet Jesus!
dear Yankee Jesus! how l do Tub
you"
A Methodist minister in Kansas,
owing t. the late failure of crops, re-
ceive,i only fifty cents for his first
quarters salary, and another, with a
wife and five children, had neither
milk, butter, nor flesh on the table for
six weeks, and used roasted rye for
coffee.
Tie Methodist preachers Of Boston
and vicinity have unanimously passed
resolutions. endorsing and thanking
the President and General Sheridan
for their action in regard to Louisiana;
also, thanking Wendell Phillips for
his recent speech in Fanueil Hall.
Bishop Bowman, of St. Louis, drew a
melancholy picture Of the Southern
negroes, ard declared that 1.-THE OF
the disturbances in that section had
not been told
Last spring the General Conference
of the Southern Meth dist Church
adopted, by over three-fourth vote,
change il the general rules PROHIBIT
ing traffic Ill s!hrituouS liquors, Us wen
as drinking an / drunkenness 10 be-
come law this must be ratified 10y
the annual conferences, Of which there
are thirty five. Some fifteen confer
ences have voted on the proposed rule,
the record being 800 for, 06l against,
m king it probable that the rule Will
! be voted down.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21
W AR EALK.

Special to the Cincinnal Commerce IL
The Republicans i'll Congress have
entered upon dangerous game. They
feel the country gradually slipping
from them, and 10 regain 1t the play
has become desperate. they rely
upon ou:rIges and the disturoei c)a-
ditisn Of ail.irs in the south, which
they attribute to the course pursued
10y the whites in that section, as their
trump card. They have expected To
go Def re the country with the Llo9dy
record OF the war and the diScordaiit
years fol owing, and by working upon
the prejudices and fears Of the people
of the North, TO make secure again
their hold on power.
If the country ever was In great
peril it Is to-day. The determination
10 rule or rain mas been reached 1T "a
period when the Administration Is
weakest III the esteem OF the people,
hen the National GOVERNMENT, as
represented by Gen. Grant, Is decid-
ed minority. 1t is the cd story ut a
party grown strong and Wei Us, as
we'll lis nlind and deaf; grown diLLk
aitn excess Of power, plugging reck-
lessIy onward, regarding only tile
present with the temporary benefits
they may achieve by 1..ir means or
ioui, thinking and Gazing for nothing
bcyond.
There is calm talk and discussi n in
Washington Tonight, as there HIS
been Tor two OF three days, of the
probability of a civil war rapidly APP
preaching, that is sadly Significant Of
the st te of Thought and dit OF upin-
ion among public men. They do Tot
talk Of Il war between the North and
the South, but civil War that will
ravage and harrow the whole country
from the North TO the S.uth, from
the East to the West. All this my
be born Of excit, mint, and may lie
base.ess and unwaIrdnted, but tie
talk is among some OF the most
thoughtful and well informed men
here. The Republican party think
that, with the National Admnistra.
ton to back them, they are strong
enough to force any policy they may
adopt, and they do not propose to he
d.iyca easily trom it.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

The Senatorial race opened il earn
OF tuesday. Both houses Of our Leg
isldture had formal ballots, without
making an election. In the Senate,
johnson received fix votes, Stephen;
six, Bate four, Brown three, Savage
two, Quailes tgo, and Kennedy one.
Three ballots We're taken, with. tho
rame result. In the House, Stephens
received eleven, Brown eleven, John
son twenty-onc, Bate eleven, Savage
lix, Ewing six, Qaarles Gye, Brown.
low two, ard ALVIN Hawkins one
Brooks, of Carroll. DR. Jordan voted
for Stephens, Cooper for Stephens, and
Gle fOr Brown. -.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

4 curious instance OF the denoral-
isation of the Republican party is
ehown in the resolutions just adopted
hv the New Hampshire State Conyen-
ton. The New York Sun says its
members had evi IDENTIFY fully awakened
70 the conviction that Grant has be-
come TOO odious in po?ui9r estimation
TO he carried any longer, and 80 they
very scnsibly announced their "unal-
terable opposition to the election of
any man to the Presidency Of the
United States for third term" They
also adopted resolutions declaring un-
compromising hostility to all forms Of
official venslity and corruption, adro-
eating free and honest ballot, and
deuouncing salary grabhers, Of whom
President Grant is the chief; and they
gave expression to other sentiments OF
an equally praiseworthy character, re-
Ientlessly condemning nearly all the
acts for which their party has been
mainly responsible during The past six
wears. They also condemned the Use
of the military power ofthe nation for
any purpose not clearly defined in the
Constitution; and then, as if Tighten
ed at their orn tcmerity in repudiat-
iar and denouncing the whole course
of III Adjudication ard its Import
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21
YELAGR.ts TES.
Con. -css Fixing the RIic" for the
irSHs -si-ss0n Of Nc ages

The bill introduced ay representa-
Tive .HcCrAry, of Iowa, 10 amend the
telegraph law OF lS66, provides that
ali telegraph comp ,uics Of the tni;c.i
States ,h..il muiu,,liy interchange
messages and transmit and deliver
them 1t the regular taliii rates OF
each company, between thc points Of
Transmission, Mi,houi any abolition |
cil trge for words Indicating the route
ar ma.nrr Ot TT ,nsini sion, a:d pun
isles by fine no! executing S2OcU, OF
i'm, prisJnmeHt not exceeding two
yelrs, and 10y lii ility for d IMAGES IL
the party injured, any officer or eni-
ploye, of any telegraph COM Any v no
snail gefIl e to receive, or uho iii III
fill promptly to transmit and deliver
messages ut the rates, ard III al re-
sp,cts in the m.mner above provide
The bill introduced 10y iaPreselt,.-
tive White, Of Alabama, tor cneapen-
ing telegraph; communication, etc,
provides th..t the rate Of tel, graphing
upun every telegraph line i'll the Uni
ted States shall he for 70 words or
less, under 200 miles, 80 cents; under
500 miles, 80 cent; under 100 miles,
- cents; under / 900 mIlls, 81, and
for all g.eater distances, el.2j. For
night kilograms, under 1000 miles,
50 cents; for all greater distances, 40
cents; for transmitting specIll iele-
grams to newspapers and commercial
news associations, for each 100 words,
for each circuit Of 30 miles, not eX-
ceeding IS cents at night and 81 dur
ing the day; for copies of the same
telegram dropped oft at one or more
newspapers, 10 cents additional for
e:.~h 100 words for manif iling; 10
charge for kilograms for press assocl,
ations or special kilograms to exceed
those now paid by the New York AS
socilted Press or similar associations.
The bill also provides that where
the lines Of the competing telegraph
companies extend over the same ter
ri;ory and afford equal facilities, all
Government business shalt he equally
divided between them.
Both Hills were referred to the Jul
dietary Committee, which has in turn
referred them to subcommittee,
consisting of Mcssrs. Butler, OF Miss,
achussetts, Wilson of Indiana, and
Fink, of Ohio.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

Our representatives in the Legisla-
ture seem to be wide awake and hard
at work for the good of not only their
own immediate constituents, but for
the good of the whole people. We
call special attention to the bill Of DIR.
Jordan to prevent the sale of iHtoxi-
eating liquors to inebriateS. This
should pass, by all means. Laws of a
similar nature are in force in some
other States. and they are found t.
be Of great benefit to the families OF
those unfortunate men. We viii
publish the amended charter of Mi
Ian as soon as we can get copy of it.
The following bills have been intro
duced since our last :
By Mr.. Jordan-To amend the
charter of the town of.Milan. -,...
BIZ Mr.. Jordan-To amend section
S39 Of the Code.
BY Mr.. Cooper-From citizens Of
Gibson county. requesting the mem
bers Of the Legislature to use Their
influence against the reduction Of jail,
ors' fees from sixty to forty cents pei
day.
Ry Senator ,Jordan-To prevent
the sale Of intoxicating liquors to inc.
briates. This bill provides that if a
wife or any other relative Of ain inc
briate shall give written notice to liz
uor-sellers to not sell to such ine1ri.st,
such wife or other relative can collect
twenty-five dollars from said liquor
seller for violating such written notice.
BY Mr. Jordai.-To prcseIve bids,
game and animals lii the Suite. Pass
ed first reading.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

The first conviction under the Law
prohibiting the use Of scuri:ous Ian
gu9ge on postal cards WAS had in New
York IN Wednesday. The felon, for
so we suppose he must in strictncss be
calie,i, was Moses Chamberlain, an
Old, WEI thy, and previously respecta-
bic citizen. lie WAS uHd cui ~ oil
fourteen counts. The testimony show.
ed that he hid sent postal cards to a
nun who owed him Il small sum Of
money, but who had been freei from
his debts 10y the bankrupt act. Him
he addressed as Dear thief" Il, al
sounded" Dear swindier," etc.
The Judge who passed sentence was
more impressed with the gravity Of the
prisoners oficnse that most people will
he, and fined him 5000, suspending
sentence on thirteen Of the counts.
The af..ir cost Chamberlain some
$40, $50, and seems to lie an argument
against the boosted economy Of post;.l
cards. il to dear swindler" fellow
on fourteen cents worth of postal card
is going to cost $4,000 ultimately,
why not add letter postage to the
original investment and abuse an enc
my to your hearts content IL hat way'
-Caicogo 1.Gass.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

At last, Hobbs has been found, and
there seems To be 4 reasonable proba,
bility that several others will be miss
ing if his statement Is true. lie poi,
lively SAYS that he received ten thou,
sand dollars to resign the Comptroller
ship, and duplicates two others in this
little ring" Let tie truth come out,
lo matter who il hurts.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

ers in Congress, they graveIy arraign
the White Lesguers for the crime Of
overturning The Government in Louis
lana, and accuse those organizations
Of having foully murdered thousands
of innocent citizens. 1t is the general
impression that it was Grant who
overturned the legal Government OF
that State by force of arms, but the
New Hampshire Republicans seem to
have different information.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

Memphis Is indignant. The Cham
her Of Commerce wants the city char
Ter changel-so as 10. put the govern
ment under. the control Of three com
missioners to be appointed by the
Governor, thereby disHranchising eve
~ voter in the town. Thst is rather
a "potent change" Send for Sheri-
dan
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

another step has been ,ken by the
Dictator. Last Monday squad of
Federal troops, under command of
Major Head, forciblv elected The new
sheriff from his Office in Nicksburg.
Ills right to the Office had hot been
questioned by legal proceeding. The
wave is flowing this way. Memphis
next; then Louisville, Cincinnati, and
un 10 the East.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

The merchants Of Memphis and
Nashville are opposed t. the repeal of
the ten per cent law, and havenotifi-
ed the legislature Of that fact. \ bill
has been introduced to repeal it and
adop, the six per cent. law.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

Gov. Porter was inaugurated with
imposing ceremoniesat the capitol last
Monday. A very large crowd was in
attendance, many distinguished men
being present. We hayenot space to
publish the inaugural address.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

Gen. Nancy, Of Nashville, has been
conf! nj d as Minister to the South
American State II E.uaGor. He was
Confederate gcner i, Tut, Ike Long
street, has had hAnkorins after Rad
icll loves and ii-l,es for several years.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

Sheridan reports that two thousand
negroes have been thrown out Of en-
ployment in Louisiana, and are in a
starving condition. Send them TO
Boston and Washington.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21
ADvERrssING RATES.

Doubls-column advertisements, 10 per cent ad-
vance on the above rates.
TripIe-column advertisements, 70 per cent. ad-
vance on the above rates. -. a..
per cent. advance on the above rates.
Local Notices" lin the Same type as local
reading matter.) . per cent. advance on the
above stcf.
0hitasries, Tributes Of Respect Except such az
como al cially from charitable s0cieties), and
remarks on marriages, one-hslf OF regular
"TocaI Noti-e rates. Simple announce
snents Of marriages and deaths inserted gratis.
All transient advertisements must Re paid FOR in
advance. Yearly advertisements, quarterly
in advance.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21
THURSDAY, JAN. q, 1875.
Nashville has got her new ire-alarm
telegraph in operation, and is happy.

Indignation meetings are still being
held all over the country to denounce
Grants and Sheridan's course in the
Louisiana matter. Keep the ball
rolling.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-21

MRS. F.. A. DUFFY

"AKES PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING
to the ladies of Milan and surrounding
country that fhe has just received an elegan.
stock OF the latest styles Of Millinery Goods,
which she will sell ;. tbs lowest cash price.
Eay1-y
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sr.SCKrI,TI0N RATES.

Two dollars year; one dollar for six months;
lfty cents foT three months, INVARIABLY II AD-
vAScE.
The New York herald., 1875-11-19
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

hcssrs G 3 Conaut Co., whose failure
nounced some weeks ago, have lled the following
schedule of assets and liabilities Nominal assets,
$110s6 II; available assets $40 049 81 liabilities on
open account $50 4o1 Ga; contingent liabilities as
indorsers promissory notes. s24 osS as drawers
of drafts 81, ia 90; total liabilities thus being
s355, 40 o.
John r. Helirich's liabilities are s21 SIS 20; ayaila
bic assets, $500.
The schocnberg Smelling audsReinlng Company Of
No $40 East Nineteenth street, have failed. Their
statement Is not yet made out
The following assignments, for which the amounts
OF assets and liabilities not yet ascertaned, have
been ned:-James coehranc Jr., to Lorn IngersolI; |;
Hermann A. curriel, importer OF liquors and cigars,
No 95 Beaver street. to Morris Gershc Henry Stoehr
boot and shoe dealer No. oil Third avenue to Jacob
Holman; Max L. Rau, umbrella dealer No. 800
Broadway to Joseph Frank and Nogt Detzel, hair
and dress trimmings, OF 40. sos Broome street, t0
Hermann kormann
rhe specifications which we're 10 have been filed
yesterday BY Mr. Dyett representative Of the creditors
OF Clews Co.. have, by consent Of all parties owing
TO the sickness Or Mr. Dyett been made eturnabe for
Thursday, December Mr. Sanford having com
peted his examination, has abandoned his claim, and
Mr. Dyet and those he represents are the sole credi-
tors who s oppose Mr. Clews ID his cndcavor to pass
through bankruptcy.
Mr.. William j. Trlmbls, Of no 32s Broadway, has
been appointed assignee oi John Manning tho adyer.
tsng agent whose liabilities amount to s25, 900 and
~-1NN9
prominent newspapers Of the country have claims
Among the principal creditors are the Times, SO, so4i
World 81 $50 Chicago Tribune, sll10: Post, $e94:
Tribune, Sl04; Cincinnati Commercial 500; CONNER
cldt d9rertiSsr, S47T.
A meeting Of the creditors of ". s Herman Co.,
clothcrs of 40, - Walker street. held at the Office
81 Isaac Dayton register in bankruptcy No 322 Broad
way, the arm having died voluntary petition bank
rupcy and subsequently presented request for COM
position in their schedule the liabilities amount 70
100000, and their assets placed about 500 000
including stock. Among the principal creditors who
hed Their claims are Barnes Ward 4 Co.. Sl1, 1g7 rs !;
81, 299 So; Low, Hartman 4 Co. s6 on s2e Haines
Bacon d Co., S6.GSS IS. Whittcmore. Pcot Post
The New York herald., 1875-11-19
REAL ESTATE SALES.


THE LATE RESIDENCE or THOMAS c. FIELDS
SOLD FOR FORTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
Owing to tho fact that the old residence OF Tom
Fields was to be sold without the highest
bidder quite number Of the curious assembled at the
Exchange yesterday The property is considered quite
valuable owing the act that it has fine water front
the Hudson River. Hugh N. Camp the
oneer and sold the property by orders OF the Supreme
Court, under foreclosure, W. P. Dixon, referee. Tho
dwelling and plot, 150xo91 IL (six lotsl first
sod located 40th street. south side 325 feet west
Of Eleventh avenue 1t started at $4,000 and was
finally Knocked down to tho plaintiff, the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, for $4,000 The stable, with
plot go III feet Deep adjoining the above the west
side and extending to high water mark on the Hudson
River, was bought by the plaintiff, the Mutual lnsur-
ance Company Tor $205 500 The property was sold to
Fields in 1870 for $4,000, and has been valued at
$4,000
Richard " Harnett sold BY order of the Supreme
Court plot OF land (four losL lO0x79 IL, on l6oth
street. south side 2l6 III feet east of Kngsbrdge road
to the plaintiff the Citizens Savings Bank for S4 100,
said property being valued at 81 0U0 also the plot of
land -four lots l00x59S on the north side of lS5th
street. 283 IL feet east of kngsbrdge road for 81 00O
to the second mortgagee f. M. Lewis, said property
being valued at So, 500
d. NJ. Seaman sold under foreclosure sale. by order
of the Supreme Court the lot No 95 Pitt street. east
SIDE between Rvngton and Stanton streets % by 100,
with two buildings thereon front and rear each three
story basement brick the front house being known
"Pregenzors Garden HaLn 80 600 to remain on bond
and mortgage for $l3, 900 to the plaintiff the Teutonia
Savings Bank, said property being valued at SIS, GOO
George H. Scott Sold by order of the Supreme Court,
under foreclosure the four story brown stone French
1ats) building, with lot 20 by 100 To- east 1l2th
street, north sde 195 feet east of Fourth avenue sub
ject a mortgage Of SIS 000 81 500 of the purchase
money to remain, for $l2 255, to G. E. Smith, SAID
property being valued ut $1,000,
The New York herald., 1875-11-19
THE CORONERS' WORK.

An inquest was held at the Coroners office yester-
day in the case Of Joseph Gunnersell, who died at
Bellevue Hospital recently from injuries received by
being run over by Third avenue The jury
dered verdict generating the driver and conductor
from all blame but ccnsured the railroad company for
not having rails about the front platforms of their
Charles Mich, OF No. 1854 Third avenue, was run
over by wagon yesterday and killed Coroner Volt
man has charge of the and Will hold inquest
Albert Anderson, drug clerk, who has been Tor
time past employed at the drug store Of Hous
ton and Mott streets found dead in bed yesterday
morning, at his residence, No. 265 Bowery 1t is sup
posed he committed suicide, but nothing Is positively
known as yet whethor he did or not Coroner Volt
man has charge OF the remains, aud Deputy Coroner
Dr. Cushman will make autopsy this morning. when
the cause of death will be disclosed.
The New York herald., 1875-11-19
STARVED TO DEATH.

Dr. Kennedy, OF No. 34S West Thrtieh street, dis
covered Mrs Ann Thompson literally starving to death
at her residence No 443 West Thirty third street,
Wednesday last The unfortunate woman, who is
about thirty years OF age living in a small room at
the above number The furniture, OF which there was
not more than could be carried of in wheebarrow,
was of the meanest possible description, and as for
nourishment, there not much as
Crumb IN tho house. The woman had been
sick several days and unable
TO move of her miserable straw pallet She declared
she had tasted food for three whole days, and her
emacated condition the strongest possible evidence
that she was telling the truth.
DR.. Kennedy at once sent n messenger to Bellevue
Hospital requesting that ambulance be sent for the
woman order that she might be removed to the hos
pital without delay This done but in less than
TWO hours after her arrival at the institution she
corpse Starvation had done its work most effect
ually,
The New York herald., 1875-11-19
LEGAL NOTICES.

ITDICTALLADUNG
Son unterzeichneen k6niglchen Gerichtsamte ist
auf Antrag der Frau Lddy Emma Ludwig geborenen
Abrecht in Paustz Ermtteung des Lebens oder Todes
eventuel Todeserkarung hires Waters des oeconomen
Herrn GEORG ALBRIGHT aus Ricsa die Einieitung des
observation-disclosures beschossen wordcn,
Da Georg Albre cht se dem Jahre 1917 Resa
verlassen und die etzen Nachrichten New York im
Jahre IS49 gegeben hat scdcm aber ber se Leben und
Aulenta hier nieht bekannt gewordon ist
wird derselbe hierdurch geladen,
den II, FebFuar 1875
bel unterzechneem Gerichtsamte sch angumelden widr
genas er todt wird erklar und sen Nemogen SEMEN
nachsten Anverwandn wrd verabfogt und zugcschagen
werden.
RlEsA, den IL. September 1875
Das Konigliche Sachsische Gerichtsamt,
CASpARI