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A Child's Petition to Santa
Claus.

On Saturday one of the mail-sorters
in the Post-ofice found a letter ad-
dressed to "Santa Claus" As that
mythical parsonage has no local habi-
tation within reach of the carrier, the
officials opened the envelope, and read
the contents. The letter was written
by little girl, named Amy Mckenzie,
living with her parents at No. So En-
erald Street, and in it she made touch
ing appeal to Santa not to forget her or
her folks. Her little brother wants a
new pair of shoes; father would like
new hat; mother would be pleased with
q new dress, and the little writer adds:
ssNow, dear Santa Claus, if you have
Just one little doll left please bring it
around to me, and I'll promise to be
good little girl all next year" The
touching pathos of the missive and the
simple faith of the little girl made a
deep impression upon the officials, and
after brief consultation it was decided
that the little one should have salts
factory Christmas. Postmaster Nc
Arthur and one of the clerks drove to
the residence and found that the state
ments of the little girl were correct.
On their return down town they drove
around to several business acquaint-
ances, and it is needless to say that they
in very short time collected enough
to more than satisfy the longings OF the
little petitioner. A pair OF shoes
was got for the little brother, and
two or three pairs more for other men,
bers of the family; the fathers and
mothers wants were supplied, and
handsome doll was secured for Amy.
A purse Of s25 was made up and sent
along with the other gifts; and in no
household in Chicago was there hap
pier Christmas than that in the little
cottage on the obscure street, whose
guardian angel is Amy MeKenzie.-
CHICAGO Tribune. 1s
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04

The Statistician of the Department
of Agriculture, in his December report,
makes the corn crop only two per cent.
short of the great crop of last year,
and so per cent greater than the crop
of 1874. The aggregate, subject to
possible future revision, is 1926, 000,-
600 bushels. Less than one per cent.
of the crop is raised in New England,
scarcely six per cent, in the Middle
States, 20 in the Southern, A in the
Ohio basin, and 90 west of the
Mississippi. The product of the South
is 100000 bushels greater than that
of last year; that of New England
100000 bushels greater, and there is
less in the Middle and Western States.
The States producing less than in 1875
are New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
those on the Atlantic coast from New
York to North Carolina, Mississip-
pi, Tennessee, Michigan, Illinois,
Iowa, and Missouri. Illinois is credit
ed with nearly 25O,OO0,OOO bushels and
Iowa with 155,0O0,0O0. Next in rank
are Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, and Kan
sas. These six States produce six
tenths of the total product. Tennes-
see, which once held the highest rank
in the country, now stands first in the
Southern States, followed by Texas,
Alabama and Georgia. In quality the
crop is superior to its prede-
cessor. There has been an increase
in area in all sections, aggregating
about 100000 acres, the advance be-
ing very slight in the Gulf States from
Alabama to Louisiana, and scarcely
percepible in the Middle States. 1t is
largest west of the Missouri. Wiscon-
sin shows the heaviest rate of increase
in the Northwest, and Georgia in the
South The average price of corn per
bushel is highest in Massachusetts, and
lowest in Kansas, 95 and % cents re-
spectively.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the 22d, a resolution
was passed for a committee to investigate the
case of the disputed Presidential Elector in Ore
gon. Adjourned till Tuesday. The Speaker
of the House announced the appointment Of the
following committees: To ascertain and report
what are the privileges, powers and duties OF the
House of Representatives in counting the votes
for President and Vice President: Messrs
Knott, Sparks, Tucker, Marsh Burchard (Wis.) ,
Seelye, Monroe. On counting the electoral
votes: Messrs. Payne, HuntOn, Hewitt, Spring
er, McCrary, Hoar and Willard.
The only business transacted by the Sem
ate, on the 26th, was the appointment. at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Mortsn, chairmaA, of an additional
member to the Committee of Privileges and
Elections the great body OF the committee having
gone south to conduct the Investigations. The
Chair appointed Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon as the
new memeer. Adjourned till Friday. House
The Senate was not in session on the 9th.
THE Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President in regard to obtaining
certain concessions from the Sioux Indians.
Referred TO the Committee on Indian affairs.
Also, a message from the President in regard
20 the extraditioH treaty with Great
Britain, reciting the conduct of Great
Britain in the cases of WinslOw and Brent and
tarily handed over Brent 70 the Government, he
would continue TO regard that treaty as still in
operation, but he hoped that a new treaty
would be soon entered into. Referred
70 the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The Speaker laid before the House a petition
from certain citizens of Cincinnati in regard TO
the counting of the Electoral votes. A discus
sion arose as TO whether the petition should be
read and therefore printed, and the whole ques-
tion of 90 Southern outrages" and '' Return
ing Board frauds" was thereby opened
up and debated fer some hours.
Finally the petition was read and referred to the
committee appointed to examine into the sub
ject. 10 contains aresofutfon declaring that the
President Of the Senate has not the power alone
TO count and declare the result of the electoral
'oe.g EHa aFuHaaaag aEa ga gB.f
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
Title House met, but, without transacting
any business of importance. adjourned.
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Lieut. Frank d. Baldwin, command
Of 100 men, followed and drove Sitting
Bulls camp Of 100 lodges across the Mis-
souri, River near the mouth Of Bark Creek.
Lieut.. Baldwin says that Sitting-Bull is
now in camp there with over 500 warriors.
At Harrodsburg, KY, on the 21st, z.
B. Henry shot and killed Robert Gallagher
and his son James. There was an old fami-
ly feud.
The fact has recently been made pub
lie that some weeks ago package, said to
contain 5000, was sent from the cash
room Of the Treasury Department at Wash
ington to the Illinois National Bank at Chi
cago. by express, and upon its receipt it
was found to contain only lot Of waste pa
per. Where and in what manner the rob-
berry was accomplished is entirely IN
known.
Another revolution has taken place
in San Domingo. President Gonzales has
been deposed, and a provisional Govern
ment formed with the purpose Of restoring
ex-President Baez to power.
It is estimated that 120 vessels and
$50 lives were lest in a recent severe gale on
the north coast Of Scotland and the Orkney
Islands. -- - -, ---
1t is reported that President Lerdo
and the members of his Cabinet have left
Mexico and are now en- route to San Fran
cisco.
A cargo Of munitions of war for the
Turkish Government, valued at 81, 800, 900,
was shipped from this country on the 2Sth.
D. Davidson was killed in a public
boxing encounter with P. J. McDermott,
at Revere Hall, Boston, on the 2Sth. Sew
eral arrests were made.
By the bursting of an immense beer
cask in Finlay's brewery, Toledo, o., on
the 2Sth, John Benke was instantly killed
and another employee probably fatally in
jured.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04

THE interior of China along the
course of the Yang-tse-Kiang is land
full of wonders. In one place piscicul-
tural nurseries line the banks for nearly
50 miles. All sorts of inventions, the
cottoa-gin included, claimed by Eu-
ropeans and Americans, are to be found
there forty centuries old. Plants yield
ing drugs of great value, without mum
Der, the familiar tobacco and potato,
maize, white and yellow corn, and other
stalks believed to be indigenous to
America, have been cultivated there
from time immemorial.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04
South Carolina Affairs.

Both State Legislatures adjourned sine
die on the 22d, leaving the two State Exec
utives to act upon their own responsibility.
The petition to the Supreme Court to re-
move the quo aoarrantO proceedings by the
Tilden Electors against the Hayes Electors
in South Carolina was decided on the Goth.
Justice Willard delivered the opinion Of the
Court, refusing the motion to remove the
case to the United States Circuit Court, I'M
der the act of Congress of 1875.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04

THE bill to establish the Territory Of
Huron, which passed the Senate last
week, proposes to create the new Ter
ritory out of the northern part of the
present Territory of Dakota. The
present Territory of Dakota contains
l50,932 square miles, and the new Ter
tory would have an area of about
10000 square miles. 1t is to be par
allelogram, extending from Minnesota
on the east, something less than
400 miles to Montana on the west, and
from the British Possessions on the
north 200 miles to the boundary of the
remaining territory on the south. Its
population is estimated at about 1000.
1t is said that one of the best farming
regions in the United States lies in the
proposed new Territory. Among the
reasons given for the passage of the
bill are that the settlements in Dakota
are comprised in two communities en-
tirely separate and distinct from their
geographical position. The inhabited
portion of Southern Dakota-the old
est settled portion of the Terri,ory-is
along the Missouri River. Its COM
mercial relations are with Nebraska,
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THE MARKETS.

ST. LOUIS. December %. 1875
BsHsss-Chelce, s4.75s5 40; Good % Prime,
e44574.60; Cows and Hsifers, e2.oOe3-I9
C. I'm FED rexaas, s;S0s %.
SHEEP-CoIamon to Fancy, e2-35e 3 GO.
FLoUR-OhOioe Country. e5-75s6-5o; Xxx
' .%sESr2Rsd. No. 2. 81 ssHsl.aO; No. 8.
' c0RseN sio3. .dlzsd. 4Os4Oxc.
OArs-So- 2. 50 so2Aa.--
TrHoFaX sEED-Prime, : l.65@l.75.
TOBACCo-Planssrs' LIIgs, s4.OOse.5o; Me-
dunn shipping Leaf. ss-ooes; $50.
AAK-C1ciee Timothy, az csc l2.5C.
9Urrz2-Caoics DAIRY, go 25c.
E99s-z1s 24c.
PoEK-stsadard Ness. SO s5sr.oO.
LGRD-Prime Steam, 10H l0xc-
WOoL-Tuo- vasaed, Choice. 50 Q SSci On'
washed Comolng, "a &c.
COrroE-4iddiI1g. 80.
Sew YORK.
BEEvEs-Eatiys Steers, Is 25slo.
sHEEP-Common 70 Choice, s4.UOs6-So.
2. HoGs-Live, &c. I5@s.50.
FLoUR-tsood 70 Cn5scs, ss.95s 100.
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CoRS-lM estern Mixed. New % S'o"o'
PoRz-Mess, 81. s0gl7.tO-
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= o. siati CHICAGO
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PoRK-Hess, . 10. 7Jo 1880.
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KANSAS CITY.
BHEvEs-Easive Stears, e2.7o9A.25; Naive
Cows. e2.5Oa3.00
HOGS 1909 SO.
MEhPHlS.
FLoUE-Choice, e7.75@s 20.
CoRN--Mixed, Goa 81
OATs-In store, 500J2e.
CorFos-Hiddiing, llz
NEW ORLEANs
FLoUK-Cholcs Family. s7.7525 GO.
C0RN-W nite, 64e Soc.
OArs-St. Louis, 45G4s5.
HAT-Prime, S2t.G0s 10.
P0RK-New Mesa, S17 .62HGM-I5
BAOOE-7zo l0s.
CO~ror-spi1rog. 1lKc.
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CURRENT TOPICS.

TWAS reported from Bozeman, Mon
tana, on the 22d, that Maj. Randall and
his entire party had been massacred
by the Indians under Crazy Horse, in
the Big Horn Mountains. The report
was not credited by the War Depart
ment.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04

THE convent of the Sisters of Provi-
dence, at St. Elizabeth, near toilette,
Province of Quebec, was burned to the
ground on Christmas night, and thir-
teen of the inmates persisted in the
flames
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04

The neutrality-suspicious. of Pleni-
potentiaries at Constantinople is salts
factorily ended, and the decisions ar
rived at have been approved by their
respective Governments.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04

A WASHINGTON special to the St.
Louis GIobe-DemocrGt, 26th, says:
"Gen. Anderson, of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board, had an interview with
the President to-day, and gave him a
complete inside history Of the Louisiana
election. He indicated that the Board
would refuse to answer all the House
Investigating Committees demands,
and would submit to Imprisonment for
contempt"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04

In Gordonsville, Virginia, wild
pigeon has fallen in love with a flock
of tame ones, and may be regularly
seen in company with them, having lost
much of its shyness,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04

THE President, on the 26th, sent to
the Senate message, inclosing the re-
port and journal of the proceedings of
the commission appointed in accord
ance with the provisions of the Indian
Appropriation bill of last year TO treat
with the Sioux Indians for the relin-
quishment of their right to the Black
Hills. BY the terms of the agreement
the country is now opened to white set
tiers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04

TIE Supreme Court of Florida, on
the 22d, granted peremptory order to
the State Returning Board, requiring
them to count all the returns as regular
on their face. Counsel for the Board
gave notice of a motion to answer. The
Democrats claim that this will give Til
den the State by 81 majority, and also
elect the Democratic State ticket.
in compliance with the order of
the Florida Supreme Court, requiring
the Returning Board to meet on the
9th and count all the returns as they
appear upon their face, Attorney Gen
eral Cooke made the canvass of the
vote, the other two members re-
fusing, as is alleged, to act
with him. His count gave Drew
497 majority, and the Tilden Electors
"a majority. Subsequently, on the
same day, the other members of the
Board agreed to recanvass the vote, and
it was done in the presence OF the full
Board, the count giving Drew a major
ity of 1876 and the Hayes Electors a ma
jority of 206. Mr.. Cooke fled a pro-
test against the last count, and the
whole matter will again 60 before the
Court for its revision.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-04

THE Plenary Conference of the rep
resentatives of the Powers held its first
session at Constantinople on the oath.
Savit Pasha presided. Itwas proposed
that the armistice be prolonged Is days.
The new Turkish Constitution, which
was proclaimed on the day preceding
the meeting of the Conference, is ex-
tremely liberal in its provisions, guar
anteeing the liberty of the press, and
the free exercise of public worship by
all creeds, and making primary educa-
ton compulsory.
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rest them.
AN interesting experiment has been
made by Mr.. N. K. Fairbanks, of Gene
va, Wisconsin, in stocking Geneva Lake
with food fishes. The past year he
Matched out and introduced, at his own
expense, 25O,0O0 salmon-trout, $4,000
white-fsh, 10000 land-locked salmon,
25, 600 California salmon, $4,000 brook
trout, and /, OOO,O wall-eyed pike, or
nearly million and half in all. The
question as to suficiency of animal
food for these fish is met, in Mr.. Fair
banks's opinion, by the occurrence of a
sort of white-fsh, known as cisco, in
immense abundance, which can only be
captured during a few days in the year,
but which abound throughout theyear
in the deep waters accessible to the fish
large enough to devour them.
THE Malays resort to very curious
method Of killing the rhinoceros. The
animal, being fond of wallowing in the
mud, will find q spot in marsh where
the soil is about the consistency OF
dough. Here he viii remain for long
time, and when observed by the Malays
they viii, approaching cautiously from
behind, pile combustible material over
him and set ii afire. The intense heat
bakes the mud so that the rhinoeeros
can not escape, and then, the fire being
continued, cooks the animal. Acurious
coincidence is here found, for the re-
mains of a mastodon were recently dis.
covered which gave evidence Of having
been disposed of in the same man
man by sayages who existed centuries
ago,
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have been omitted, ill-success will at
tend its mission.
A coal in the shape of coffin flying
out of the fire, prognosticates death;
one in the shape of purse is a good
omen. A buzzing noise in the fire de-
notes a storm the sparkling of the fire,
the heaping together of ashes, the
burning of particles of SCOT on the bot
tom of pot when taken from the fire,
and the "much and sudden" falling OF
SCOT, all presage rain,- according to
Willsford, in his "Nature's Secrets"
eff doggs houle in the night" says
an old writer, "neere an house where
somebody is sick, tits sure signe of
death" This is a very old superstl-
ton, and many persons, even at the
present day, place great credence in the
bowling of dogs as prophetic of APP
preaching death.
Milton says that when the cat washes
its face slower its ears, we shall have
great store of raine." If the cats skin
look bright, it presaged good weather.
The sneezing of q cat is considered a
lucky emen for bride to be married
the next day. Cats sitting with their
tails to the fire foretell change OF
weather. When sailors see cats unusu-
ally playful on shipboard, they say,
"the cat has gale of wind in her tail, 4"
1t is considered sign of ill-luek, and
even of death, for rat to gnaw a per-
sons clothes, or the hangings of a
room. The coming in and going out
of strange cats have also been resolved
into many ludicrous omens.
1t is lucky to have crickets in the
house, and their sudden departure is a
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were wounded and many dismounted'
and when the rolls were called over al
nightfall, it was found that l57 were
dead, ll9 were wounded, and $50 fine
horses were killed, leaving more than
IlsO dragons unaccounted for.
| / had not the heart to number the for
ty men who represented the two
lsouadrons which followed Lionel
Beverley. There, on the green sward
of that Valley of Death, lay our gal
liant Colonel, cut in two by a round
shot; Trayers, torn to pieces by a
grape shot; Seriven, slain by three
lance wounds; Howard, "the only son
of his mother, and she was a widow"
Frank Jocelyn, our old Sargeant-Ma-
ior, and an incredible number OF 9th
ers killed. The flower of our lancers
were there, and among them my faith
full follower, Pitblado, with rife bul-
Jet in his leg.
Hot, GREATNESS, stiff, sore and COW
cred with bruises, | now discovered
that in the meIee-though | was IN
conscious of having struck a blow
there were, at least, twenty notches in
the blade of my sword, that had re-
ceived three very severe lance prods,
two sword cuts, and that my uniform
was torn to rags. When we halted
to girth. up, | threw myself on the
rich grass of the valley, and taking off
my battered lancer cap, felt the cool
breeze most grateful as it came from
the distant sea. When ! buried my
face among the verdure, less for cool
ness than excess of weakness, and to
hide the sorrow that consumed me for
the losses we had sustained
From distance came the cheers of
the Heavy Brigade, avenging us and
completing the work we had begun.
Then the fierce excitement-the devil
that had possessed me-passed away.
and thought only Of the dying and
the dead.
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NEWS ITEMS.

The Portland papers say the people
there have gone wild on Camilla Urso
the great female violinist. She is
classed among the leading musicians
of the world
Montgomery Blair comes out in the
Washington Union against the Com
mission.
Pinchback says the Nichols govern
ment is fully able to sustain itself II
let alone. 1t is acceptable to a large
portion of the people of Louisiana.
The majority of the silver commits
sion will report bill for double com
standard at the ratio of 15a OF silver
to one of gold, making silver a legal
tender to a certain extent. Boutwell,,
of the minority, will favor single
gold standard.
A drove of forty camels have gone
to Arizona.
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A MAN in Indianapolis, Indiana, who
was formerly connected with the reg
uIar army, has a pair of gloves made
from the tanned hide Of an Indian
whom he killed in desperate hand-to.
hand encounter in the Black Hills
country. The leather has fine grain
and is soft and pliable.
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE in Florida
letter adds her commentator of the
new Democratic Governor, styling his
message excellent, sensible, discreet"
and sensibly inquiring, after quoting
his remarks on the education of the
negroes, "who cares whether man
calls his party this thing or that, if he
will carry out principles like these%
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-03-06

TAssY STEWART, of Marysville,, Cali
fornia, was lately arrested for trying
to bride Secretary Chandler. He
wrote two letters. the first in October
and the other in. November last, offer.
ing $500 for a prompt and favorable
decision in his favor in land case.
Mr.. Chandler referred the letters to the
Attorney.Ge who transmitted
them to District Attorney Coghlan,
with Instructions to bring the man to
Justice. Stewart says he thought the
outgoing administration would take
advantage Of the opportunity to make
laoney.
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We saw letter from Captain
Stump, stating that the subs cribers
in Columbia county were coming up
so literally that he was enabled to
proceed forthwith in the completion Of
his steamer for Snake Teller.
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Mr.. MURDOCH, the veteran actor, be-
lieves that the human voice and the
human soul should become as meas
ured and as musical III conversation,
in reading, and in public address; as
in song.
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A HOUSE was lately Iobbed in Chica-
go at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Pa
pers, mortgages, deeds, &c, represent
ing over 100000, were taken away.