The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-21
WAR NEWS. i

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bart Pasha had left Var1ia with "a squadron
TO lombard odessa "A state Eof siege has
been proclaimed in Roumania and the trans
mission Of all Information concerning mill
tary movements is now prohibited. Russia
{ has ordered q new levy of BIS 900 men. The
Russians attempted to cross the Danube in
force between Nikopolis and Sistova but
were repulsed. = 1t is reported that Mukhta1
Pasha has been cut off from .Erzeroum and
IKars., Erzeroum is short of provisions, and
the garrison Of Kars is on half rations. = p z
q The, Egyptian contingent for4Turkey
sailed from AleXandriaoon the Hth, escorted
by four Turkish, men-of-War, Mukhtai
Pasha atelegraphs that the garrison at Kars
had made IA successful sortiea and pursued
the enemy. Admiral Mustapha, states that
five Russian torpedo boats were destroyed
in the attack on the Turkish irom4clads al
the Sulina mouth Of the Danube
A dispatch from Cattaro, 18th, reports
an engagement betsyeenthe Turks and Mon
tenegrins near Krstaz, inwhieh both sides
lost heavily. The Montenegrins withdrew
to Baujani. Reports from the Danube say
that the two armies. are watching one an.
other, and cannonading is frequent. but the
Russians have not, yet disclosed their inten-
tions. The Turkish report of the Russian
attempt ON Satnrdaylto cross at Rutschuk il
unworthy ofattention, as the attempt GER
tainly was not serious.
Dispatches of the 18th said that the
Russians were pushing their siege works
around Batoum,E and aunlesssremfereed the
garrison must soan surrender. -
Heavy fighting around Kars was re.
ported on the 18th, apparently without any
decisive gain On. either SIDE, An ErzerOlim
dispatch says that sickness, particularly
typhoid fever, is thinning the Turkish ranks
faster than they can be filed up with volun.
teers. ., F..-- G.. -. ..s .-
A Belgrade telegram of the 10Th says
Servia win remain neutral under any cir
cumstances. T1Theif neutral attitude will be
declared in express terms in a speech from
the throne at the opening of the Skuptschina
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An Enoch Arden Case in Nevada.
8 EfE6, New, May g. The usual
stiffness and quiet of aouh. town were
somewhat sfufiedssby Romance which,
though wholly unforeseen; bids fair to
lead to lawsuit. 1t seems that in the
year 1859 Mrs. now resident Of
'our town, was the daughter of wealthy
citizen Of Ohio, and in the spring OF
1852 became the wife of -welEto-do
,young9maL Shortly afterfhe marriage,
howeyersthe young husband Started fol
California with, 2 partyiwho were, about
to cross the plains. For months and
did the anxious young wife wait
in vain for tidings from her absent hus-
band. At last, unable to bear the sus-
pense .she started in search of him. Ar
irving in Californisshe learned that the
train with which herrhusband departed
had been attacked on the plains by In
flians, and, as reported, every soul muir
slered. This, Of course was a terrible
revelation to Che fond wife, and she who
hadrwanderedt 10 and fro in search of all
the world held dear,t heEdtoek up her
residence IN California, where, few
wears later, she was ,eourted, and won by
"a Mr.. -, who was totally unacqlaiinted
with her former marriage, nor did she
enlighten him on.theS SUBJECT. Then
they lookup theiEresidshee-i in Nevada,
where they haze lived ever since-he in
ignorance of his wife's1 former mar
fiasge and She thinking her huusband's
bones still Bleaching on thepiaiIis where,
years ago, they had been left ~ the
niefeiless redskinssVB But omconnes ffic
grand dsnouenent - "a week sonsoDsince
fhethusband whemsheSsapposed dead,
turns hdpa inEElke,1 aftessi An lafsshee Sof
fifteena years,ggtoz claim MS sbfde ssof
course her second husband sstrennoussiy
obiects, and thrsatehs the itteffdper
with death should he cross the thestofd
of his house to destroy the peaeefulness
of the family sfihe kEaeehz Arden de-
clares bis intention Of recovering, bis
iost bride. We will drop the curtain on
| bis mos romaptic scene and 1xait pa
'tffPty dpEstbe result V1IFssfsEgys Re
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ALEXANDER BELL, of Pike County,