The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-16
GENERAL NEWS.

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county, Maine, at thirty-fve cents an
acre.
A Norwegian expedition to the
Arctic seas viii start early in the
spring.
Persons from the Western States are
moving into North Alabama and pur-
chasing lands.
Green peas are furnished to the ho-
tells in jacksonville, Fla at twenty
Ave cents per quart.
A woman horsewhipped a man in
Newark, ILL.,, the other day, for cali
ing her a she harnessmaher.
War broke out between Japan and
Corea. Japan declared war and las
blockaded the Corean ports.
The Arkansas Democratic State
Convention has been called to meet in
Little Rock, on Wednesday, June IA.
The brute creation of Lower Bengal
killed Is, 400 people in six years; but
you don't hear Bergh telling this
around. -.
The Patent Office at Washington
during its business hours last year
granted patents at the rate of one eve
~ twelve min utes.
During the past month, in South
Carolina, interpretations of the revenue
agents resulted in the breaking up of
thirty-three Illicit distilleries.
An extensive vein of amethyst has
been found near Monticello, Ga. Some
of the stones are very large and bril-
liant, and sell for 500 a pound.
Smallpox has prevailed toan alarm
ing extent near Florence, Alabama,
being confined principally to a section
of the country colonized by Germans.
Brother Orville has owned up that
he was interested in post leadership
profits which places him in pretty
much the same predicament as Belk;
nap.
A convention of tobacco raisers of
Kentucky will be held in Louisville
10Th of May, which should be of much
interest to all who are engaged in the
culture.
Senator Morton's proposition look
ing to the election of the President
and Vice President directly by the
people, has been reported fayorablyin
the Senate.
According to the latest reports the
condition of ex-Gov. Letcher, of Vir-
ginia, is very precarious. The whole
of his right side is paralyzed, and his
recovery is regarded as impossible.
Something new under the sun has
been unearthed at Buffalo. An agen-
cy has existed there for some time
whose business it is to supply profes-
sional jurymen, and furnish any b1rt
of testimony desired.
The seniors of Wesleyan Female
College at Macon, Ga, in view of the
hard times, have resolved to graduate
in calico, and so save theirparents the
cost of three white dresses usually re-
QulECu lOT SuCil' OCCdSiOllSs
If the proposed tunnel from Dover
to Calais is constructed, the length will
be near thirty miles, twenty-five miles
being under the bed Of the English
channel--thus connecting the railroad
systems of England and France.
Since the war, the Republican adj
ministration have spent or wasted
enough money in sustaining dishonest
satrapies in Southern States and en-
riching rings Of STOCKHOLDERS every
where else,tc have paid for all the
emancipated slaves without wasting a
drop of blood.
His physician in attendanceat Craw-
louisville, says Hon. \. H. Stephens
is in Il more comfortable condition
for some weeks past, with a tendency
in his disease to a favorable crisis, but
leaving the left lung in so feeble a
condition, as to excite the greatest
doubt as to his recovery.
The father of all newspapers is the
venerable Pekin Gazette, which is
over 1000 years old. 1t is a ten
page paper, with yellow cover; has
no stories, no lads" no marriage or
death notices, no editorials, 10 sub
scribers. 1t simply contains the Off
cial notices of the Government.
1t appears that the President subs
mitted to the Cabinet, three names for
Secretary of War: L. B. Washburne,
Senator Lot NJ. Morrill, and Judge E.
r Hoar. The Cabinet unanimously
favored Morrill,, to whom the nomina-
ton was accordingly rendered. He de-
clined, and Judge Taft was selected.
Great excitement prevails in Brus-
sells over the discovery of an extensive
defalcation in the national bank there.
1t appears that 6,000,0O0 francs have
been embezzled by one of the clerks of
the bank. A man suspected to be the
guilty party was arrested on the steam
er City of Paris, at Queenstown, as
she was about leaving for New York.
Inc washington correspondent OF
the New Orleans Bulletin reports that
Mr. Morton regards the rejection of
Pinchback by the senate as a formal
declaration of the illegality of the Kel-
logg legislature, and makes Eustis the
senator, who was elected by the only
legal legislature of Louisiana. He says
further, it will warrant the people in
again warning against and overthrow
ing Kellogg's government, which the
senate by its vote declares to be
fraud. Mr. Morton is much chagrined
and enraged by the defeat of his pet
measure.
4 Severe EsoW.
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