The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-08
GENERAL, NEWS.

The Commercials Lexington, Ken
lucky, special says the celebrated
horse Lexington died Thursday hight.
The st. Louis Times newspaper
was sold at aution on Wednesday of
last week, TO Col. John Il. Crisf, FOR
s13l,500
The grand army of Office seekers
awaiting marching orders viii be inter
ested in the announcement that the
American Consul at Zanzibar is dead.
Isn't it a little significant that the
only man of brains who has publicly
identified himself with spiritualistic
theories-Robert Dale Owen-should
have gohe INSANE ?
Silt was entered at Washington,
D. C., Friday b. d Shite man against
Henry Smith who Keeps a lodging
hoase, for eiect.ns Elm from his house,
saying that he would accommodate no
white person.
Tie advertising account of A. I.
Stewart g.. Co. last ySSSAt footed up
about $50, 900, or nearly Gle per cent.
Of the total amount of their sales. II
would of COURSE be needless TO ask Mr.
Stewart whether he believes that adj
vertising pays.
At tie St. Louis University Com
nehcsment, Wednesday, Father
WALSH, ali influential priest Of that
city, denounced the public school sys-
tenn as an emapation from the Father
Of LIS" aid 'ifrat;gfit with itcalcula-
bic, irreparablc evils"
1t is estimated that tie destruction
of property by inalndation III the
southern portion of Eraiice VII amount
to three hiihdfed million trahts. The
number Of persons who betished is
estimated at tittee thotisahd:: Presi.
dent MaCMahdh continues his tosir
through the inundated district.
Private advices hrbh4 tie BlacE
Hills expedition SHOWS that lie MES
tigstiShs are proving the cotintry to
be richer in gold than Has Eetttefore
been Supposed. The. earth down to
the bed rock in every direction isfilled
with particles, and the quartz show
rich veins. These advices are from
responsible official sources.
The government of the little king
dom of Greece, being without money,
has hit upon an excellent means of de-
fraying tie e4penses of its foreign di-
plomatic service. 1t has sent q letter
to each of its legations abroad, inform
ing the heads of those legations that
they are at liberty to continue to man
age affairs as heretofore, provided they
do it at their own expense.
A young man from Texas stood on
the levee at Vicksburg, Miss. He was
about to take a chew of tobacco, when
he noticed a little group of men near
him. Gentlemen" he said II Want
a chew" As they turned and looked
at him he continued, my pouch is in
my hip-pocket, and mention the fact
lest you should think | WIS aiSoct to
draw my revolver" Then he helped
himself without lodging a shower of
balls, as might have been necessary
had he not explained;
It Is fepcttgd b. CGt6nei f. C..
Boudinot that twenty seven cases of
murders committed In the Indian Ma
ton wire recently tried by Judgs
Parker, at the United States District
Court, Fctt sihith, ARKANSAS: There
%erG eight convictions or indictments
for murder IN the first degree; and
seven Of the convicts werG seftented
to be hunged on the third day of next
September: One Of the criminals Is
a boy Of sevGH,een; ard another Of
nineteen years. The eighth convict
was negro, Joseph Butler, who was
shot dead while trying to escape from
confinement.