The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-18
GENERAL BREHITIEs.

DURING January. February and March
of the present year 6, 162 Irish emigrants
left ireland, 4,067 of whom were men
and 1886 women.
The girls at the High School at East
hampton, Mass, have formed base
ball nine. The boys sit around and
catch thern Oh the fly. cFEFs|
TIKI repugnance of the Chinese TO
railroads is based upon an article in
their igion-ancestor-w Con-
structors of railroads pay no attention
to ancient burying-places. q 2 7 F--~s = a
THE Lord Mayor of London has fined
a railway company 1850 for having
placed that number of head of cattle
on trucks not previously cleansed, dis,
infected, and lime washed, as prescribed
by law% ~ sfEtC sJg 80
A SOUTH BEND, Ind, barber was
seized with fit while shaving Gus
toner, and cut the mans throat so serl-
ousIy that for a time it was feared he
would bleed to death.
A KALAMAZOO woman being told
while in church that decree of divorce
had been granted her, began to sing. at
the top of her voice, /" My country, tits
of thee, sweet land of liberty"
Mrs. MARY B. BRIANT died at New
ark, n. j., recently, aged SO years.
She had eight children, 4S grandchii-
dren, SO great grandchildren, and IA
great great grandchildren. l69 de-
scendants.
Mr.. HUGH Holt, a Montreal book
keeper, has been declared heir-at law
of the famous Holt estate, which has
been thrown out of the English Court
of Chancery. The estate has been in
litigation since 1909, and is valued at
El6,O00,0 900.
THE head of John Dietz, the Osceola
murderer and suicide, having been dis
sected by Professor Robbins, of La
porte, Iowa, and physicians of Misha-
waka, with view of tracing symp-
toms of insanity, the condition of the
organs was found to be normal, and the
investigation failed to elicit any salts
factory reasons for the deeds of vio-
fence.
AMONG the Red Cloud pensioners are
Takes Things, Washerwoman, Sand
Frog, Bob Tail, Big Ribs, Big Foot,
Hole in the Ground, Little Dog, Black
Heart, Screw, Turkey Legs, Mule
Head, Pumpkin Seed, White Goose.
Torn Belly, Two Tails, Bull Head,
Gamble, Itching, No Account, Split
Nose Crow, and others.
THE changes in the weather in New
Zealand are very sudden; Gains and
gales, rain and sunshine, heat and cold,
alternate so frequently and suddenly as
to defy previous calculation. Their
extremes are confined within very mar
row limits; the daily temperature
throughout the year varying by aver
age of 20 deg. only.
A TEN -YEAR-oLD boy was arrested in
Richmond, Va, the other day for dis
turbing public worship at St. Peters
Cathedral The Court ordered him TO
be taken to the county jail and whip
ped by his mother, and a police SER
geant tied him to the whipping post,
and the mother thrashed the youngster
soundly with strap.
THE Cremation Society of Milan has
over tour hundred members. The APP
paratus used in burning bodies was
built by wealthy silk merchant, and
his remains were the first to be reduced
to ashes by its hundreds Of burning gas
Jets. A recent use of it was highly sue
cessful, there being no disagreeable
sight or OdOr.
A WRITER in Tart, Field and Farm
urges the use of camels in the United
States. He SAYS that in Fillmore's ad-
ministration the experiment was tried
by the War Department at a cost OF
$4,000, a brother of Admiral Porter
buying and importing a herd. These
animals were lost sight of in the rebel
lion, and it is thought that they found
their way into menageries.
CLARENCE SMITH, of Cincinnati, had
Sl3.0u0ia United States bonds and a
desire to marry Mary Kenning. The
young woman engaged herself to him,
and TO further rid himself of anxiety he
gave her the bonds to care for until
they should become husband and wife
A few DAYS ago she astounded him by
saving that she had changed her mind
about marrying. Nor would she return
his property. A lawsuit has been com
menced.
RESPECTING the terrible fire-damp:
which cause so many disastrous colliery
explosions, Iron says that the baromet
rical warnings are as useful to the min
er as to the mariner. When the mer
curry is high, indicating great atmos
pheric pressure, the carburetted hydro
gen is prevented from issuing; but wheI
the pressure suddenly becomes less, tht
gas escapes through fissuresand cracks
forming a highly dangerous explosiv,
compound.
A PHYSIoGNoMIsT says that a large
eye will take in more at a glance
though perhaps with less attention y
details, than a small one. General,
speaking, large eyes see things in gener
al and small eyes things in particular
The one sees many things as a whole
considering them in a philosophical o
speculative way, often seeing through
and beyond them; the other sees fewe
things, but usually looks keenly int
them and is appreciative of detail.
DoLEFUL complaints are made of tn
prices charged by New York hotel an
restaurant people. At the New Yor
Hotel they were in the habit of charg
ing 20 cents for glass of ria erdinGtrt
at the UnionSquare they charge 20 cent
for an egg, and 10 cents for bread an
butter. At several restaurants two pc
tatoes cost 10 cents, and coffee at De
monico's is 40 cents a cup. The fash
ionable bar-rooms are now almost de
serted. No wonder, says the Herald
that those who can live abroad do SC
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