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Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

GUNS IN THE BRITISH NAvY.-Ac-
cording to the testimony of Major Gem
eral Campbell there are the following
number of guns in the British navy ::
Five hundred and seventy-eight finch
guns. of 81 tons each; 40 finch guns of
Z tons each; 1873 S.inch guns; 63s of 0
tons: 1886 1O-inch guns; 90 ll-inch guns !;
p Pinch guns of IS tons each; IS
l2-inch guns of 35 tons each; ~ of SO
tons each; 3 13-inch guns OF % tons
each; 1O-inch gun of 81 tons. Four
more of these Sl-ton guns are nearly COM
pleted.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21
:. ALLOW FOR THE era ;"
BY JOHN c. SAKE.

You have often, no doubt, had occasion to note,
Though the garment, at first, seemed certain to
That, after some wearing the sleeve OF yeur coat
Toward the shoulder was crawling. by easy de-
And that's what the clother, Of course, had in
mind,
When he said to his.'customer "Long mot at
The sleeve is all right-as you'll presently find
In cutting coat we allow for the crawl"
The expression was one wholly new TO me then I;
But it set me athiaking how well it applies
Not merely TO coats but 10 women and men,
In matters Of life as they daily arise;
Consider the shrinkage OF human affairs
1he promise how great the Performance how
And lest disappointment should come unawares,
Remember the sleeve-and "sllew for the
crawl!'
The statesman who asks for your ballot TO save
Your country. so rashly imperied to-day,
Nav covet an Office and not be a knave,
Whatever the fierce opposition may say,
But the "patform" to which he so valiantly
cngs,
BY which he proposes to stand or to fall
Resolutions" remember, are slippery things
And ia politics always" allow for the crawl"
You deeply in love with the sweetest of girls,
An angel in hoops--Only wanting the wings.
or angels could purchase sucn beautiful curls)
Like seraph she smiles like siren she sings,
All spendd and vast are the fancies of youth
But down to plain facts thew finally fall;
And happy the couple Who finding the truth.
In conjusal kinkness allow for the crawl"
In brief, recolect that in human affairs
In social connections; in travel and trade;
lncourtship and marriage IN sermons and prayers,
Some grains Of concession must always be made.
In fine, abe prudent though generous man;
UnfTiendIy with none veiacious with all;
Believe in your neighbor as much "a your can,
- fo o W
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

The Buffalo Courier hunts it up
again and starts off with: Mr.. Secretary
Thompson has never served two years
before the mast, but it is affirmed that
his nautical requirements are more
varied than were those of President
Taylor's secretary of the navy. When
that official first boarded man-of-war at
the GOsport navy.yard he paused before
the hatchway, gave startled glance down.
ward and exclaimed, "Great Casar's
ghost if the - thing isn't hollow ="
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21
. A lady in Springfield had boon toll

"A lady in Springfield had been talk
ing with her little girl about death in
the neighborhood, and about good chill
dren going to heaven, when bright eyes
said: Mamma, shall we have clothes
ready for us in heaveA?" and the mother
replied in the affirmative. The little
one went away again to her play. but
loon came back in thoughtful mood
with, "Well, mamma, 1 guess I'll take
my trunk of clothes along, to make
surei"
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

Young lady in the country: "Aunt
Tabithy, my fur-sack of imitation musb.
rat is about played-whoddy you think
Id better git into for summer wear ?''
Rsoshy, I'd jest like to see your lovely
form in one of these new fashioned Gus
pidors, cut bias, turned over on the
edge and box-pleated around the ton y,
Sensation.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

Knox Lee, lawyer of Plano. Texas
left home three weeks ago, Gays the Dallas
Herald, to attend United States court at
Tyler. He has not since been heard of. CT.
cept that he was seen in Galveston. one dsv
and seemed to be partly deransed.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

"A Connecticut woman publishes her
husband as follows: "Of the four
wives he had before me, the last he
quarreled away; how the other three
came by their death he can best inform
the public; but caution all widows or
maidens against marrying him, he their
desire for matrimOny ever 50 strsng."
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21
AFTER an experience of over ,wentv.

AFTER an experience of over twenty
five years, many leading physicians acknowl.
edge that the Graeyenberg MdrshaUs Uterine
CathOtcion is the only known certain remedy
for diseases to which women are subject. The
Gruetenbsrg Vegetable Pills. the mos. popular
remedy of the day for biliousness, headache,
liver complaint and diseases of digestion. Sold
by all druggists. Send for almanacs. Graefen.
berg Co., New York.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

THIS WORLD appears very beautiful
when you are we'll to remain well, healthy
and strong. take Del II. McIean's Strength.
ening Cordial and Blosd Purifier, the great.
est tonic in the World. 1t strengthens the
body and purifes the blood. DR.. J. H.
McLean's efice, Sl4 Chestnut, st. Louis, Nc.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

RUSSIAN princes are unfortunate. One
has Just been cast into prison for some
misdemeanor, and another has been cap
,ured by the widow of patent medicine
man.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

The methods recommended for the
cure of sleeplessness are numberless.
Those suffering from habitual wakeful-
ness had better store their minds with
remedies, and try one after another,
until something effectual is discovered.
For what will help one person may be
useless to another. One curious method
suggested for inducing sleep is for the
patient to close his eyes and try to think
he is attentively watching a stream of
air entering and leaving the nostrils.
When the stream seems to be visible.
sleep infallibly comes. Another plan
proposed is simply to breathe slowly and
quietly for a few moments. 1t is worth
trial. The sleepless person should take
deep, slow inspirations, initiating the
breathing of quiet sleeper.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21
Hog Raising i'm the south.
HOWARD COLLEGE,
MARION, ALA, Feb. 10, 1876.
II. W. Hill & Co., Decatur, Ills.

II. W. Hill & Co., Decatur, Ills.
Dear Sirs: The Hog Ringer and 100 Rings
came in due time. Enclosed send p. o.
order $1.40 amount Of bill. They will pay for
themselves in a few days. ! wish our South
ern people knew of their value. b. aid OF
our green crops which grow summer and
winter here. they could raise hogs az very
small cost. Since received the Rings and
rung my hogs they have been getting their
living on my rye which is now 10 inches
high. / shall speak TO INV friends of them,
and in my travels through the State IN vaca-
ton see good many farmers.
Yours truly,
J.. NrRFES, Pres't.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

The Raleigh News reports the death
Of Benjamin johnson, of Chatham, n.
c., at the age of one hundred and twenty
years. He lived to see his great-great-
Grandchildren married.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

ANTWERP is successfully Illuminating
her hsrbor with electric lights and con-
templates trying them on her streets.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

RHEUMATISM cured at once by Durang's
Rheumatic Remedy. Send for circular to
Helphenstine * Bently, Washington, ID. {.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

When the Prince of Wales visited
Coventry two or three years ago, the
secretary to his royal highness, thinking
the procession to the station was moving
somewhat slowly, sent rather an impera.
tive message commanding "the mayor to
trot." The answer returned was, "Tell
Mr.. knollys the mayor of Coventry does
not trot." The present occupier of the
magisterial chair was present at dinner
party given the other evening by the
member for North Warwickshire, Mr..
Bromley Davenport. He had the honor
to take the hostess in to dinner. 81 don't
know, Mr.. Mayor" said the LADY,,
whether you are at all afraid of the
measles, but my little children have
them, and | myself have had a slight
attack" Once more the MAYOR of
Coventry rose to the occasion. "NIad-
am" be said, ~ should be only too de-
lighted to take anything from 50 charm.
ing source"
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

A $4,000 HALL is to be erected at
Fisk university, Nashville, Tenn. The
hall is dedicated to the work of training
missionaries for Africa. Twelve thou
sand dollars were subscribed in England.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21
IN ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

AT the extra session of congress a Wig
orous effort will be made to get an ap-
preparation for Capt. Howgate's arctic
expedition. Capt. Howgate is offered a
suitable vessel for the transportation OF
fifty men and their provision 9, outfits
and other necessary material for three
years stay to Lady Franklin bay for the
sum of $4,000. The vessel offered is a
propeller of six hundred and fifty-eicht
tons burden. copper fastened throughout,
draws fourteen feet of water loaded, and
underway makes from ten to twelve knots
per hour. She can be made ready for
the expedition in ten days from the re.
ceipt Of notice. The sum asked is high,
even when the unusual risks incurred in
navigating the artic seas are taken into
consideration. A three-years' supply Of
provisions will cost, at current wholesale
rates, 1900, and the amount needed
for the purchase Of buildings for the col
ony, boats, sledges, instruments, dogs,
and other essentials, is estimated at $lO.-
900, making an aggregate of $4,000 for
the expedition, exclusive of any compen-
satiOn to be rendered the hardy adyen-
turers who vii! consecrate themselves to
the work of dlscOvery.-Chjcago Times.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

A FEW days since man in Newport,
Il. l., while opening quahaugs. found in
one of them black, lustrous substance,
about the size of and resembling the
button from ladv's boot. He took it
to two or more jewellers, who pronounced
it to be worthless; but not discouraged,
he took it to another, who wrote to
prominent jewellers of New York, de.
scribing it, and in reply he was requested
to forward it by mail for inspection.
This was done, and the result is check
for 500 has been received for it. 1t
proved to be "black pearl" and its
value would have been considerably
greater but for its being scratched by
the knife in opening the quahaug shell.
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

An Englishman says: THE attrac-
tons of French women born of French
parents, as a rule, consists of graceful
movement of the body, small feet and
we'll shaped hands; sometimes fascin-
ating expression belonging to irregular
features and a facility for conversation
which makes you forget they do not be-
long to the Phryne ideal. They dress
better than any other ladies in the
world"
Richland beacon., 1877-04-21

PRINCE NIKITA, of Montenegro, has
declined to command the Bosnian insur-
gents out of kindly consideration for
Austria. Austrias situation with refer
ence 10 the Russe-Turkish question is by
no means an exhilarating enc. Her
provinces along 'the Bosnian border,
Croatia and Sclavonia, are brimful of
Sclaves, ready at any favorable opportu-
nifty 10 rush out and help their brethren.
Should the prince of Montenegro become
the responsible head of general revolt
Austrian subjects would soon be fight
ing against the porte, thus placing the
government in the position of an alder
and abetter of the Sclavic revolt.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12
April FooI--Marrying i'm Fun.

Maj. Jack Allen, ex-Deputy Sher-
if, conceived the idea Monday of
April fooling Squire Griffin Orgain.
The Squire is known to be a good
jolly old widower, very fond of the
ladies' society, and his friends delight
to joke him in regard his long polite
attention to a lady friend in the city,
and the lady too, joins heartily in the
fun. Monday she acceded to Maj.
Aliens proposition to April fool Uncle
Grit. by calling on him to marry
them. Allen procured the license,
showed the papers to the Squire and
invited him to be on hand at the ap-
pointed hour. Uncle Grit. attended
promptly and performed ,theceremony
in the best of style. All parties then
joined in teasing the Squire as Tilted
lover, and after carrying the matter
as far practicable informed the justice
of the trick. No." said the Sou re,
"there is no April fool in this BUSH
ness, Pm an officer Of the law, sworn
to do my duty and can't be triAed
with; you are married-spliced, one
twain, and you have got to stick (; be-
sides this, Major Allen, | want lit,
tie FIVE dollar fee for my services. F"
Just so the case stands, Squire Organ
holding the license; the question is
who has been April fooled ?-Carks>
vile Tobacco Leaf.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12
Turkey.

CoNsTANTISoPLE, April 10.-A
Russian representative has informed
Safvet Pasha that Russia desires TO re-
ceivc the Porte's reply about the pro-
tOcol before the 18th inst. Affairs
are regarded as extremely critical.
The Turkish Chamber of Deputies
has rejected the demands of Monten-
egro by a vote of IS to Is.
! Peace or war depends on Russia
reception of the Turkish circular.
VIENNA, April 10.-The Politi-
cal Correspondence has intelligence
from St. Petersburg that the Porte
has rejected the protocol and the
Montenegrins' demand, but will send
an Envoy TO St. Petersburg.
LONDON, April ia telegram
received from Nefyk Pasha, President
of the Turkish Chamber of Deputies,
says: "The Russians declare thing:
are going very badly i'll Bulgaria.
They are right. We have discovered
the existence Of two inccndiary Rus
sim agencies there.
LoNpoS, April 1O.-A dispatch
from Constantinople states that the
Porte to-day telegraphed 4 long circu
lar to al the Ottoman representative:
abroad. The circular repels the dec
laration appended to the protocol by
! Count Schouvalof, AID SAYS the Porte
will only consent to seud y delegate t.
St. Petersburg and diSarM if Russi
lis disposed to disarm at the samt
! time.
The St. Petersburg Bourse Gazette
declares that war is inevitable. The
situation is such That retreat is i'm
possible for either party.
| \ special to the Times from St.
/ Petersburg says bad news has been
received by the Government from
Turkey. \ war manifesto Is expect
cd on Friday.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12
Two Tramps OH the War Path.

Two tramps called at the house Of
Mr. John Rogers mother, near Sha
ron, last Sunday and asked for some
thing to eat. Mr. Rogers told one Of
them that there was nothing then
cooked, but if they would wait until
dinner was ready he would feed them.
This did not satisfy them and they
began using profane and abusive Ian
guage. Mr. Rogers picked upa brick.
bat to drive them off, when they both
drew pistols on him. Mr. Rogers
brother soon came up and they fol-
lowed and undertook to arrest them,
when one of the fcotpads fred piss
tol at Mr. r., the ball striking him in
the side and penetrating the hollow.
Mr. Rogers is painfully, but we hope
not seriously injured. During the
excitement the two men escaped and
have not been captured. Squire
jenkins issued warrant for them,
but could get no one, he says, to serve
it. They should have been followed,
arrested, and dealt with severely
Dresden DeMoeFa!,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12
Beatty's:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :

Factory Established. IN 1856.
FROM THE PRESS
From G. d. White, Editor HaekettstszB, y,
j., Herald.
The organ has a rich. deep and toul-stirri1e
tone: eouldnAt stay in the h.ase without IL IL
helps wonderfully to drive away the Thoughts
of hard times
The Lebanon, Pa. Daily News says;
I'VE are ln receipt Of one Of those FIVE octave
Parlor Organs, Manufactured by Mr. DanieL =,
Beatty, Washington. MI. This organ Is u
fne solid hlaek walnut case. and In t@ns u
cannot be surpassed by any instrument 81 Us
kind"
From the Lowell. Seb.. Register.
I'VE received thi. week. direct from the saen-
uEscturer, Daniel T. Beatty. WaskshEten. y.
J.. his Justly celebrated organ, elegant IN ~,
pcarance and handsomely furnished. unexesised
In richness and power Of tone We arr Dess
than pleased with il. and heartily rreoMDeno
10 TO any one contemplating purchasing an
ezfan.
Beat offer ever given. Money refunded upeA
return Of organ and freight charges paid BY Ess
Daniel r. Beatty both ways IL EBsaf Startory
after test trial Of Eve days. Organ Narrated
for six years.
Agents wanted everywhere. male or feEaale.
10 canvass for this superior instrument- Ad-
tress,
-DBNIEL r. BEATTY
wsshipssen, Kew Jersey, p,s.A.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12

since. He had been engaged for
some time to young lady of that
county, but her father was opposed
to the match.
Lagrange Monitor; Last Saturday
night the residence of Mr. Sam Lane,
few miles south of this place, was
burned. Nothing was saved from the
building, Mr. Lane making a narrow
escape with his life. We have been
unable to learn more of the particu-
lars.
Gen. Patterson, Collector of this
district, on last Friday night made a
raid on some illicit distilleries in Hen
ry county, and destroyed two stills,
$500 gallons of mash and beer and
other material, and arrested four par.
ties concerned in these crooked dis
tilleries.
The Press says there are two old
pear trees near Woodbury., in Can
non county, planted in 1910 One is
eleven feet in circumference and the
other nine. They are healthy, vigor-
Gus and growing rapidly, and produce
an abundance of fine fruit every IA
vorable season. They are in Mr.
JOHN Shacklett's yard.
Fulton Times The body of the
gentleman that was found in the
0bion river, near Paducah Junction,
FIVE or six weeks since, and supposed
to have been the subject of murder,
has been exumed, last Friday, and
identified by his brother, A. B.
White, to be j. A. White, a citizen
of Hardin county, Tennessee.
Camden Banner, 6: James Var
brough. well>to- do citizen of Deca-
tur county, hung himself last Fri
day. He has shown signs of derange-
ment for some time, but not enough
to cause his friends to become uneasy.
His barn which stands near the resi-,
dence, was the place selected for the
suicide. He was found hanging by a
rope tied to joist. He leaves many
kind friends and relatives to mourn
his loss.
Jackson Sun, 6: On Wednesday oi
last week the wife of a prominent cit
ilen of jackson discharged 4 snake,
that, for some time previous, had
made its abode in her stomach. The
reptile was ten inches long and as
large around as the third finger of a
mans hand of ordinary size. It was
in decaying condition when expelled,
and appeared as if decomposition had
been going on for some time. 1t was
PROFESSIONALLY a genuine snake, well
defined as to the head; eyes, mouth,
in fact sure enough snake ont and
4 ont
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12
Nonresident Notice

John Blarkman, hdmin'r
OF " Dickinson. s!ss u. In Chanrcry Court
T. b. Billiard ct alS.
appearing Ia the Master from the bill filed
i in this cause which Is sworn to that the de-
PENDANTS. John W. Dickinson. Sprasue SOule
4 Co. and =. IL, Dunaways wife. Margaret
Runaway are non-resiaent. of the State of
Tennessee. So that ths ordinary Process
of law cannot he served upon them ;
it is therefoTs o:l-rcd that publication
be made for four csn.srutivs weeks IN the tx
change. 4 NEWSPAPER pabli. he'd in the town of
Milan. Tenn. notifying aefrndants to enter
their appearance at my office in Humboldt.
Tenn. % tAs seronl Monday in April.
1871, 10 pIssd, answer or denur to complain
ants bin. or the same IN be taken for con
fessed and SCI Tor hearing rx parte a. To 81: EN-
T.. WILL Ms. e. NJ.
Mccall. Mcfarland and Bobbitt. sol rs>
March ), l51i.
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out.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12
Numerous Families,

James Yates, who lives within two
hundred wards of Bon Aqua Springs,
has twelve living children by one
wife and two dead by the same.
Owen Sullivan, six miles from Bon
Aqua, on waters of Tumbull creek.
has twenty-foar living children by
two wives, the last one still living.
Two brothers by the name of Beard,
on the waters of Lick Creek. six and
q miles from Bon Aqua Springs. have
each twenty-four children living, by
two wives; making an aggregate OF
forty-eight Boards, twenty-four Sui
livans aud fourteen Yates. Totala g-
gregate of four families of eighty-six.
and eighty-four of them still living
Raral Sur.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12
STATE ITEMS,

Knoxville has public library.
Cleveland is to have a w0ol-mill.
Chattanooga is to have waterworks.
The Commercial bank at Knoxville
has suspended,
There are eleven prisoners in the
Madison county Jail at jackson.
Revenue officers recently destroyed
five Illicit dlstilleries in, Blodnt county.
A citizen of Shelbyville has been
arrested for attempting to outrage his
daughter.
The grand lodge of the ancient Or
der of Workingmen meets in Nash
vile this week.
George Gaines, of RogersviIle, was
recently killed by the accidental dis
charge of his pistol,
The Madison county court has ap,
pointed its chairman to investigate
certain forged warrants.
Members of the Coffee county bar
have agreed to submit al their eases
to Court Of Arbitration,
\ fireman was knocked down by
stream of water in Nashville the other
day and severely injured.
The family of ex-President John
son are preparing to erect a suitable
monument over his grave,
Colonel John ID. Devine has dis
covered valuable magnetic iron-ore on
his place, near Chattanooga,
Chattanooga Times The Sunday
barbershop law causes late work by
the BARRIERS on Saturday night.
NJ. Beck, colored, who resides in
Davidson county, recently stabbed to
death his stepson, named Thomas
Johns.
DIR Charles A. Jordan died in
Memphis last Saturday, under the in
fuence of chloroform, while having
his eye taken out.
Rt. Rev. Bishop G. Quintard, of
the diocese of Tennessee, has been ap-
pointed by the secretary of war one
of the visitors to West Point.
Knoxville Chronicle: \ large bay
horse, in good fix, and apparently
sound in every respect was sold by
Ned Akers, auctioneer, for thirty dol
lars. Horsefesh is cheap.
Last month the Brownsville post
office issued eight hundred and fifty
seven money orders, amounting to
twelve thousand eight hundred and
six dollars and ninety eight cents.
Shelbyville Commercial: The ne
groes are still leaving Marshal. Lin
coin and other counties in Middle
Tennessee for Kansas. We have not
heard of any leaving old Bedford.
Officer Bauer, of the secret service,
reports that he has arrested six in,
mates of the Knoxville, Tenn, Jail,
whom he discovered manufacturing
counterfeit silver coin in that institu-
ton.
GAINESVILLE Review, The still-house
of w. 7. Pace, % miles from the city.
was destroyed by FIRE Sunday night.
1t was the work of an incendiary.
Loss $1,000 Or $4,000, No insur.
ance. f:I sF
The jackson Dispatch has the fol-
lowing: Many of the ex-Confeder-
ate soldiers of West Tennessee will be
panied to learn of the death of Colo
mel ]. B. Biffie, of the Nihth Tennes>
see cavalry. 9 &c gzn
Brownsville Bees Gen Reely's
right. hand man in the economical
management, of the Mississippi Cen
trail Railroad Is Mr. John c. Febigel.
Jrs who has charge Of the purchase
Of all material supplies. II
A Bedford county young man
ramed Jno. Brown committed suicide
hy taking strychnine a day OF two
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NONRESIDENT Notice.

Caleb Crosby ct ais,
VS.. In Chancery Court at
Ann Crosby ct ais. Humboldt, Tenn.
Is this cause it appearing to me that Tom .
1Adams and Jno. Adams are non-residents of
Tennessee, that the plaintiff has caused an
of defendant. which has been returned levied
upon the property of defendant: 1t is ordered
by me that publication be made for the defend
ants for four weeks in the Exchange, news
paper published in the town of Milan. Tenn,
commanding said defendants to appear At the
Court room in Humboldt, Gibson County.
Tennessee. Oh or before the LIST Ma:'day in
June. 1871, then and there to make defense to
the action of debt commenced by plaintiff
against him. OF the same will be proceeded with
exparte rs to them,
W. NJ. MEGA Ii. Solr.