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A Lady in Prison.


Mys: erious is woman's ways. Sew
eral weeks ago, lady, with a bright
face and pleasing manner, elegantly
dressed, arrived in Columbus, o., and
after breakfasting at a hotel, went to q
station-house to apply for a lodging,
She was given a cell on the first floor,
with the privilege Of the prison, and she
Immediately began to brighten the lives
of the poor prisoners. She made de-
cisive onslaught on the cockroaches and
beg-bugs by scrubbing her cell again
and again. When the woodwork was
as neat as soap and water could make
it, she hung some pictures on the wall,
and every day she has bouquet of
fresh flowers. She has books in her
cell, and sometimes she takes short
walk, but whenever@there is any thing
to be done for. any prisoner, she is ready
to do it. When a drunken woman is
brought in and laid on the floor, the
strange lady busies herself during the
night in bathing the poor creatures
head, rubbing her hands and feet, and
bringing her to her better self. The
expense to the city Of keeping this min
istering angel in its prison is not great.
She lives on bread and water,
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A Kentucky Monster.

A letter from Warren County, Ken
lucky, to the Franklin Patriot says !:
"This child, a girl, was four years of
age on the goth dat of last March. She
weighs 100 pounds, measures IS inches
across the chest, and is four feet eight
and one-half inches high. There is a
thick growth of hair, covering her en-
tire body, while her face is covered with
whiskers, including a mustache. Up to
about IS months ago she was healthy
girl. At about that time her body be-
came very hot and was covered with a
heavy perspiratiop, lasting for several
days. The odor oceasioned by the per-
spiration was very offensive, and within
10 minutes after being clearly dressed
her body and clothes would become sat
urated as if by some black-colored
liquid. When the perspiration ceased
the hair began growing, only leaving
the soles of her feet and the palms of
her hands bare. Her voice attained a
remarkable depth, sounding as though
it came from the inside of a barrel. Her
strength is astonishing. She can carry
her i0-year-old sister under her arm
with apparent ease, and her mother
states that the child actually does not
know her own strength. The state
ments herein made are strictly true, and,
if necessary, the testimony of the child's
parents and many people living in the
neighborhood can be produced for cor
robOration. .sl .-a L
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his home in Dubuque, Iowa, on the ed. lie
was German by birth.
IT is understood to be the purpose of
Secretary sehurz to speedily commence a
thorough Investigation of the Pension
Office. Some interesting developments are
limited at.
Z. r. HAYT, of New York City, has
been appointed Indian Commissioner in
place OF John Q. Smith, who it is said will
be made Consul General Of Canada.
GEN. MCCLELLAN has accepted the
Democratic nomination for Governor Of
New Jersey.
A CHICAGO Grand Jury has indicted
Spencer, Gould and BuIkley, of the State
Savings Bank, for the embezzlement Of
500, 900. All three have absconded.
THE Republicans of New Jersey have
nominated William A. Newell for Governor.
The platform heartily approves the policy
Of President Hayes, and favors the early re-
sumption of specie payments.
A MAss-MEETING was held at San An
tonic, Texas, on the Goth, for the purpose OF
formally expressing the popular approba-
ton of President Hayes's Southern policy.
A DELEGATION appointed by the
Southeastern Indiana Conference of the NJ.
E. Church waited upon Senator Morton at
Richmond, Ind, on the 25th, and presented
him with a series of complimentary resolu-
lions passed by the Conference. The SEN
ator is said to be slowly, but perceptibly,
improving.
Hon. ALEX. II. STEPHENS has declar-
ed himself as entirely in accord with Presi-
dent Hayes's Southern policy, and believes
that he has done more for the pacification OF
the country than Mr.. Tilden could have done
had he been inaugurated.
SIDNEY MYERS, President of the de-
funct Merchants, Farmers and Mechanics
Bank of Chicago, has been indicted for the
embezzlement of 100000 in funds of the
bank, and held in bonds to the amount Of
$4,000. The cash assets of the bank are SGT
in greenbaeks and Sc in mutilated currency
while large portion of the securities are Of
little or no value. - l.
LEWIS MYERS, Treasurer of AuglaiZe
County, Ohio, has made a confession that hC
was party to the robbery of the Treasurer
Office, being induced thereto byJ. T. Smith
County Auditor, whom he allowed to gas
and bind him as heretofore described
Smith has been arrested and a portion of the
secreted money recovered. Other partie:
are implicated.
THE Kemper County, Miss, Grant
Jury found six indictments for murder il
the Chisholm affair, involving about 10 per
sons, who will be arraigned for the trial a
the next term, in March.
WIN. NJ. UPTON, of Oregon, has beer
commissioned as Second Comptroller of the
Treasury.
DIR. X. 7. TRAIL, author of nurer
GUS works upon hydropathy, died Of pneu
monia on the 23d ult.
THE civil suit brought against vii
liam Mckee to recover the liability imposed
by the law for violation of the revenue law
has been decided in favor of defendant, tn,
Court (Judge Miller) holding that the de
! PENDANT had already been convicted and pun
ished for the same otfense, which is an eftec
tual bar to any further prosecution.
TIE President and Secretary of tn,
Interior have decided to dismiss the charge,
against Gov. Axtell, of New Mexico, a,
vague and unsupported by proof.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04
WIT AND WISDOM

A MAN has a right to shed his own
blood, If he can catch the mosquito.
WE notice that the cats of the most
pious families break into fireworks most
on Sunday nights.
A MEMPHIS negro bought coat for
So on credit, and sold it for 80 cents in
cash, so as to go to a circus.
THE man who is curious to see how
the world could get along without him,
can find out by sticking cambria needle
into mill-pond and then Withdrawing
it and looking at the hole.
e. A SUPERIOR CITY saloon-keeper has
named his resort nowhere, so that
when home late nights, and their wives
wanted to know where they had been,
they could safely tell them the truth.
A HUSBAND who only opposed his
wife's ill-humor by silence, was told by
afriend that he "was afraid of his wife,"
'sIt is not she am afraid Of" replied
the husband, sits the noise"
THE girl with the seal-skin sacque
looks complacently upon the approach
of winter, while the maiden without one
of these garments is engaged in circulate
ing the report that they are to be ex-
tremely questionable this year.
ssfT is curious, doctor, that every time
smoke after dinnerI have, something
dazzling in my eyes. What can you do
for that?" "Ehl" said the doctor with
Il smile, "don't smoke" The patient
was nonpulsed. He hadn't thought of
that
In response to written orders, the ex-
pressmen of Meriden, Conn, one day
last week were sent in great haste to n
hotel to take the trunk of l.. L. Plant
to the depot. The landlord took the
joke kindly at first, as the number of
Mr.. f. L. Plants was the same as that
of dark closet, but the Republican says
that after dozen or so had called he
began to lose patience, and when hack
man came to get Mr.. and Mrs. L. Z.
Plant, trunk and children, he could
stand it no longer and burst out with
Elephant be blessed" but that was
not the word he used.
SHE had just returned from visit to
a married couple, and as she threw her
hat on the sofa, she turned up her nose
put on look of disgust, and said: al
there is any thing on this earth that i:
hateful, it is to see married people kiss
ing, and hugging, and gushing before
folks" Her little brother crawled Oui
from under the table, where he had beer
hunting a stray marble, and addressing
his sister, said: ''YOu and George is al
the time kissing each other before me
but you isn't married yet, and then
suppose I'm too small TO be folks. ,
That little boy told another little boy
next morning that it wasn't always q
sign when your ear berned that some
body was talking about you.
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" It's Our Baby

L. J. Wolfe is not an old man he is
not a young man; but he is a married
man, and has been for several years.
He lives one mile west of Westport,
Mo-, but no children climb upon his
knees when the day declineth and twist
the cats tail and listen to big stories.
Yesterday morning he went to the fod-
der shock to get provender for his
mich COW, and as he stopped to pull
the ears he discovered midway in the
shock what he at first took to be a
horse blanket. He picked it up and
unrolled it, and discovered two rolls of
red flannel. He unraveled these and
there lay a girl baby about four or five
hours old. He took it into the house
and showed it to Mrs. w. She remark
ed that it had blue eyes; and then she
looked up at her husbands to satisfy
herself that she was not mistaken.
Wolfe held up his hand and said he
would swear, but the good wife didn't
require it. So this new founding was
encompassed about with new linen,
and Mrs. w. sat down to make baby
clothes, while Wolfe got out on the
floor and danced and sung and hit his
wife on the back of the head and "hOl-
lored.n ll. .... 80
"Bully for us. It's our young one,
isn't it, Mrs. Wolfe? And didn't cost a
cent, did it? Hurrah!"
And then he went out and hitched up
two yoke of oxen and drove all around
the house, yelling like an Indian. The
little stranger has good home, and
may yet be the queen of its realm.
Here's luck to the baby.-PlGtterille
(WiS.) Witness.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

THE Ohio Editorial Association met
at Toledo on the Goth. An address was de-
livered by Joseph Medill, of the Chicago
I Tribune.
SECRETARY SHERMAN telegraphs the
! New York Ecening Post, over his own sig
nature, positive contradiction of the report
that he says he will be candidate for the
I URited States Senate, and that he he in any
way compelled Ohio clerks to go home to
vote.
GEN. GRANT was at Newcastle, Eng
land, on the 23d, where he was the recipient
Of many courtisies from the town officials,
and grand demonstration of workingmen
was held on the Town Moor in his honor.
TIE death of Urban Jean Joseph
Leverrier, the famous French astronomer,
/ is announced from Paris.
THE executor of the estate of the late
Capt. E. B. Ward, of Detroit, which inven-
toried at his death several millions in excess
of his debts, has now proposed to the small
er creditors to settle their claims at 10 cents
on the dollar. Shrinkage in values is given
as the cause Of this unprecedented deprcci-
alton of assets.
THE Secretary of the Interior has dc
cided that Ohio voters in the Department
who have not exhausted their yearly leave
of absence may go home to vote, but can not
receive pay during their absence.
u A GENTLEMAN who has recently spent
some time with Senator Conkling at his
home in Utica, n. Y, expresses the opinion
that Conkling does not intend to make any
general attack upon the Administration, but
he, like many other Senators, will not give
the Civil-service order much support.
ORsoN PRATT and Joseph Smith,
Mormon, Apostles, arrived in New York
from Europe on the odd, and Immediately
left for Salt Lake.
Hon. CHRISTIAN WULFEBER, late
United States Minister to Ecuador, died at
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THE MARKETS.

ST. LOUIS. September %. 1871.
.BEEvEs-ChOicet to Fancy, $5.5 5i0. 5000
to Prime. s5,Oo95.15: Native Cows s2-1o0S-'oi
Texan and Indian <250d4.0O.
housekeeping, s. 0a5.6O
SHEEP-Natiye, $3.00645O.
FLoUR-Choice, $500 100; XXX, S5.SOS6IO.
WHEAr-Red, No. 2, $50 q LBS; No. 8, 81
-' GoKN-No. MIXED, 4s5se4s,.c.
OATs-No. 2, 2jllG26c.
RYE-No. 2, 55G56c.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prfme, Sl.3O9L3j.
ToBAcco-Dark Lugs, s2.259s.OO; sreoum
Dark Leaf, $5.25G6.00
HAY-Choice Timothy, ss.5O9S.75.
BUTTER-Creamery, 2SG32c.
EGGs-Fresh, l36l5c.
PoRK-Standard Mess, Sl3.62H 0l3.75-
WOoL-Tub washed, Choice, 4O04lci Un-
washed COmbing, 20632c.
CONCENTRATING. lOXc.
- NEW YORK.
BEEvEs-Native Steers. 5000 ll-JO; Texan
and Cherokee, s6-5OG7.75.
SHEEP-slj0d5.75; Lambs, $5.O066.OO-
HOGs-Live, $j.50G600.
FLoUR-Good to Choice, $6.O5s65O.
WHEAT-No. 2, Chicago, SlS19lSs.
CORs-Western Mixed, 55d56Hc.
OATs-Western Mixed, 32dS7c-
PoRK-Mess, $l4.009 l4.10.
CoTToS-Middling. 17sc-
CIfICAGO.
BEEvEs-Commont TO Choice. 81 . 80.
HOGs-Common TO Choice, 800 500
SHEEP-Common to Choice. S262 a5.9O-
FLoUR-Choice Winter $7-OoS'-zS' Choice
WHEarwSpring NO. 2. s11sX sL1sX; Spring.
No. 3, SI.OSzx al c9c.
CORN-No. 2, 42KG42xc.
OAIs-No- 2, 23k G23Hc-
RYE-No. g, 53653Hc.
PORK-Mess. x13500l3-75.
KANSAS CITY.
BEEvEs-Natiye Steers, s2.sOe3.7J; Native
Cows 8. 4062.55.
H0Gs-$4.s0Gi.90.
FLOUR-XX to Patent, per sack, s2.0O94O0.
CORN MEAL,-Per cvvt., 70ta 75c.
WHEAr-No. 9, Sl-l4X0Ll5.
CORS-No. 9. 2S5S G2Skc-
MEMPHIS.
FLOUR-Choice, T.O067.25.
CONSTITUTED, 56660c.
OATs-W hite, 40d45c.
COTToN-Middling, lie.
NEW ORLEANS.
FLOUR-Choice Family, IS. 7567.50.
CORN-White, 5S659c-
OAIs-St. Louis, 40 942c-
HAY-Prime, S1550dl6Oc.
PoRK-New Mess, <l4.50al475,
BAOoE-sk e1O%c.
CorToN-Aiddtng. lie.
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WAR NEWS.

A Vienna correspondent says: The
encounter near BieIa, on the 21st, is said to
have been greatly exaggerated by the Turks.
According to information received here they
were drawn battles, and the forces engaged
not large.
The Russian account of the recent
fighting at Biela claims that at the close OF
the engagement they held all their positions.
Three infantry divisions of the Rus
sian Guard reached Biela on the 18th, one
of which will remain in that neighborhood
while the others will be dispatched to Plcv-
ma. 1t is stated that the Russian and Rou-
manian losses before Plevna exceed $4,000
killed and wounded. The Turks have sue
ceeded in revictualing the garrison at
Plevna.
Dispatches of the 9th state that Me-
hemet Ali, whose forces recently met with
4 disastrous repulse by those Of the Caro-
witch, has commenced retreat to his for
mer position on the Kara-LOm. A Russian
official dispatch admits the further rein
forcement Of Plevna by 10000 Turks with
artillery from Sofia, who broke through
Russian cavalry posted to intercept them
A Bucharest dispatch says the Roumanians
have failed in their attempt TO capture the
Grivitza redout at Plevna, having suffered
severely. A telegram from Erzeroum re-
ports that hOstllities are imminent in that
quarter.
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Gated to Joel Collins. The antecedents
of Collins are not definitely known, but
it is said that he halls from Dallas, Tex,
where he is connected with . good fam
lily, and has made good reputation.
Six or seven of the robbers are reported
to have crossed the Kansas Pacific west
Of Sheridan Station, and large posse
of men are in pursuit. 1t is said that
every one will be captured before they
can cross the Arkansas River. This is
one of the best arranged and most effec-
tive captures of train robbers ever made
in the West. There is no trouble and
exnense of trial in this case
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The Art of Listening.

The art of listening is delicate and
difficult art, and one that is seldom
practieed. 1t is delicate because il de-
mands, if not sympathy, show of SYM
pathy, and continuous attention, as well
as an air of interest. 1t is difficult be-
cause self-assertion is natural, and a
state of passiveness without manifesto
ton of WEAKNESS is irksome to main
tain. On account of its delicacy and
difficulty, not less than from want of
knowing howto manage it, it is the rare
art in society. The few listeners that
understand listening are invariably
liked, even admired, and not infrequent-
" charm the takers to whom they give
ear. The nice listener is pretty sure to
get name for intellect, culture, wit,
readiness-for any sort of quality, in
deed, which he or she does not reveal
and may not possess. The person fond
of talking usually endows the
person who listens with what
ever attributes he thinks he
has himself; and his good opinion OF
the listener grows steadily until some
times it amounts to positive worship.
1t is not enough to listen merely in q
negative manner; fer this appears like
resignation, like silent suffering, like
accomplishing martyrdom, and, be-
sides, may be mistaken for stupidity
which is fatal to he.listener's hope ant
object. One may be as stupid as an
owl in society, but his listeners mus
disguise his stupidity, if they would be
accepted; and, above all, never indicate
or intimate to any body else that the
speaker has any possibility Of stupidity
We can be dullness and commonplace
itself with impunity, provided we seen
to think well of our aequaintances.-
| Hdrper'S Bazaar
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

AN important manifesto by NJ. Theirs,
addressed to the electors of the Ninth
ACCOMPLISHMENT, was found among the
papers of the deceased statesman and
has been published. 1t justifes the pro-
ccedings of the late Chamber of Depu
ties and praises its moderation and wis
dom; explains the preference for Re-
publican Government, founded on the
conviction that monarchy is impossi-
BILE; describes the existing situation
rs intolerable, there being Republican
Constitution and an anti-Republican Ad-
ministration; strongly protests against
the crisis of the 10th of May, and pro-
claims the sovereignty of the Nation
and its power so rebuke the recent dis
solution. To resist its power will be
usurpation. 1t demands freedom of
elections and freedom of the press.
Thiers's principles are thus summarize
ed: Sovereignty of the National Re-
public, Law, Liberty and Peace"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

THE Fidelity Savings Bank of Chica-
go suspended on the oath. Ever since
the failures of the State Savings and
Merchants, Farmers' and Mcchanics',
the Fidelity depositors have shown their
distrust of its condition by drawing out
their deposits as fast as they could do
so, and although the bank en-
forced the 60 days rule and avail
ed itself of all possible subterfuges
to ward of the run upon its Golfers, it
was finally compelled to c,ose its doors.
The President of the Fidelity was John
c. Haines. 1t had at the time of its
failure about 1900 depositors, repre-
senting some $4,000, 600 to s14, 200, 900
of deposits. The assets, it was thought,
might pay from 40 to 80 per cent. OF
this amount.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

b INDIAN PUDDING.-Scald quart Of
milk (skimmed milk will dO), and stir
in 7-heaped tablespoons of sifted Indian
meal, teaspoon salt, teaspoon gin
ger and cinnamon mixed half and half,
a tablespoon or more of chopped suet, a
teacup of molasses last, egg. If you
want whey, pour in little cold milk,
after it is all mixed, ready to put in the
oven. Bake II or hours.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

ANNA L. BULKLEY of Macon, Ga,
was arranging beautiful floral design
as a tribute to be laid upon the casket
containing a departed friend. In Sc
lecting the leaves from Elephant euphro-
bia, the stem producing them was
broken, when a drop of its sap was
spattered into her eye. Inflammation
Immediately followed, which extended
down her cheek, and her hands, which
wiped away the tears from her eye, were
also similarity affected. The euphrobia
or lace plant is known to botanists as
one Of the herbaceous plan s, and is dis
tinguished by the acrid and often pow
erfully poisonous property of its milky
juice, though its leaves are much adj
mired and the plant is a popular one
with florists. 1t should be handled with
the greatest care.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

TREASURY officials say that Meth
er Collector Arthur nor Naval-Of1icer
Cornell have forwarded their resigDa-
tons, as they were requested TO do on
the day following the decision of the
Cabinet to make change in the three
principal Offices in New York City.
Collector Arthur had previously indica-
ted to Secretary Sherman that his resig-
nation could be had at any time. If
those officials send intheir designations,
the President can make new appoint
ments outright, and will not be under
the necessity of suspending them from
Office and sending to the Senate his
reasons for so doing. 1t is believed at
the Department that Collector Arthur
will resign, but the same opinion does
not exist as to Cornell, who is under
stood to have the sympathy and sup
port of Senator Conkling in his course,
who is expected to champion his
cause in the Senate when the question
comes up before that body.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04
CURRENT TOPICS.

THE President and party arrived at
Washington on the 25th from their
Western and Southern tour. Brief stop
pages were made en- route at Lynch
burg, Charlottesville, and Gordonsville,
Va. The President viii visit the Vir-
ginia State Fair TO be held at Richmond
in October.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

PRESIDENT HAYES has been inter-
viewed since his return from the South,
and expresses himself as being highly
gratified with the results of his trip. He
said: Nothing could be more pleas
ant than my trip throughout. The
country is apparently recovering from
its extreme business prostration, and
the agricultural South seems to have
felt the hard times less than others, and
| believe the era of good feeling between
the North and South is permanent.
They ave sincere in their expression of
community of interest.n
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

SAN DOMINGO is undergoing the
throes of another revolution, of which
ex-President Gonzales is the leader.
The insurgents have captured the sea-
port of Monte Christi, and the whole
republic is in a state of profound excite
mont
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

ALETTER from Gen. Sturgis, dated
Sept. 16, was received at Fort Ellis,
Mont, on the 22d, giving some addi-
tional particulars of his fight on the
Musselshell ON the 18th. After the
fight 90 dead Indians were discov-
cred, and he believes still
others were killed and many
wounded. His own losses were four
soldiers killed and ~ wounded, besides
n number of citizens and scouts not
enumerated. News from Fort SIAM
baugh to the oath says that the various
commands are thoroughly scouting the
country, but Joseph had SO far success
fully eluded pursuit.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-04

THE New York Republican State
Convention, held on the 26th, by vote
of 100 to 295 refused to adopt resolu-
ton approving the policy of President
Hayes. Senator Conkling controlled
the organization of the Convention, and
put himself Enthusiastically on record as
being opposed to the Presidents Civil
Service policy, and inferentially of his
Southern policy. Hard-mOney rcsolu-
tons were adopted, together with a
declaration against all Government sub
sides.