The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-15

Averlu With one brigade to intercept
him at Johes'sl Bridge, but his orders,
tardily transmitted, only reached the
rest of his cavalry two hours after the
passage Of the Confederates. The lat
ter arrived in Richmond that very even
ing. They had, in point of fact, COM
mitted but few depredatipns, but had
caused great cofnmotion, shaking the
confidence of the North in Mcclellan,
and made the first experiment in those
great cavalry expeditions which subse-
quently played so novel and so impor-
tant part during the war.
NOTES AT THE CENTENNIAL
Ia snrcl
The Siamese Ambassador, with a
full suite of attendants and an extensive
exhibit of goods, will arrive in Phila-
deiphia about the tst of July. This is
the FIRST time the Siamese Government
has sent an embassy or an exhibit to a
worlds fair. ,1se'
TnE Philadelphia Eosntns Telegraph
says the recent meeting conclusively
proved that the feeling in Philadelphia
in favor of opening the Exposition on
Sundays is so strong as to be practical
" irresistible if the leaders of the move
ment exercise due discretioiiI - -
IT is calculated that there will be
$4,000 articles on exhibition at the
Centennial. Wherefore if a person who
visits the Centennial wishes to see every
article he must devote five hours day
for five mouths to the job, giving one
half minute to the examination of each
object.
tx commenting on the buildings erect
ed by each State on the Exhibition
grounds, the Christian ,Weekly- says:
g The New York house IS the prettiest;
the New Jersey house is the ugliest; the
Japanese house is the oldest; the Eng
fish house is the biggest; Ohio's houseis
the most substantial Ohio built hers
of her own stone; it looks as though
New Jersey built hers of her own red
mud"
3 A sEMI-oFFIeIAL circular, under the
stamp of the Centennial Commission,
asserts that good board can be had for
So per week; that within sight of the
Exhibition there are good accommoda-
tiops for 81 per day t; that breakfast can
BE had outside the grounds for 90 cents,
and coed dinner inside for 81. An
estimate of expenses for one person
should not exceed from S15 to S25 per
week, including daily visit to the Ex-
hibition.i -l-t -. -
AT one building, dinners of the style
of century past are furnished bygirls
in ancient costumes. l thought if
prices were in keeping would try a
dinner there. "And what doyou have
for gdmnerpn saidI.I SsBrown bread
asked. Yes" said she. So here l
could get three courses, consisting of
beans, brown bread and water. Well,
l was quite hungry, but oh, my! the
price was one dollar. U"Can't drop
part of the coursesp" inquired ], 'sand
get it for less?" mo- she replied,
ats all the sameAone dollar for one
or the whole."T
THE wax figures displayed by Nor
way and Sweden are SO wonderfully
life-like as actually to deceive some of
the unsuspecting visitors. One mill
tary figure so impressed the mind of an
old lady that not until she had touched
the cold wax hand would she believe it
was not alive. A smart young woman
passing the Swedish department point
ed to the same figure, and was heard
to say, in an under-tone, to- a compan-
ion, ia, Mary, just look therel he
thinks he's awful nice, don't heee
Another, after a careful inspection, ex-
claimed, ~ declare i never did see
such life-like scalpattt1e!"
AGLkNcE atthis mass of exquisitely
manufactured gold and silver discloses
striking peculiarly in these-eXhibits
of the two countries. Almost every
article exhibited by the American sil-
versmiths is fit for daily use in the
household, while most of the English
exhibits are purely decorative. 1t
seems as if Americans were using noth-
ing but solid silver on their tables they
have even butter plates IN silver; while
the English are made to look as if they
used nothing but, silver7plated articles,
with a big decorative piece Of solid sill
yer in the centerof the table on State
occasions. The idea thus conveyed is
undoubtedly an erroneous one; yet the
nature of the exhibits Enthusiastically
suggests it. .....~
r THE Presidency of Bombay has con-
tributed generously TO the, Exlibition.
Several old English firms, having houses
in London and BON ay, have taken the
pains to collect some of the best speci-
mems of native workmanship in wood
and precious metals, and they may now
be seen in the Indian section of the
Main Building. The blaek-wood cary
ings, and filagree-work in silver and
gold show an astonishing degree OF
skill. Blackwood, or ironwood, is a
peculiar product growing in the forests
of Aracan. 1t is excessively hard and
heavy, and furniture made from it is
very durable. lifted piece of this
wood which in q raw state was on ex-
hibition, and found It almost as heavy
as lead. a I-fg-Y UHOTI
THERE are some magnificent costumes
on exhibition. There is one dress es-
pecially which attracts a great deal OF
attention from the fair sex and over
which many of the lady visitors go into
raptures. No doubt some of them
could make very fair estimate of the
price at which the dress is held, but
this does not appear to have been true OF
two young ladies who recently paused
before the showcase containing the
costume, and speeulated regarding its
cost. Their ideas on the subject were
decidedly primitive, for while one
guessed that the costume was worth
$500, the other secuted the idea that
suchsa large sum would be necessary
for its purchase; and both were struck
dumb with amazement when informed
by the attendant that the price was 49,
600 francs, or $4,000 in gold.
f. A Healthy Village.