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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-24

A SPECIAL dispatch from Eagle Pass
TO the Galveston Ne1cS says: On the 18th
Gen. Pa Valdez, with a following of 100
soldiers, in the district of the Rio
Grande, State of Coahuila, Mexico, pro-
nounced for the Lerdo Government, and
is now in possession of the whole dis
trict of the Rio Grande, except the town
of Piedras Negras, and il is understood
that he will attack that town.in four or
five days. The public buildings are
heavily barricaded.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-24

cash wages Is scarce. Mining operations are
carried on with few men. An industrious
man, with few hundreds Of dollars, should
do well here.
1t having been published that Sena-
tor Blaine and President Hayes had had
an interview, at which the Southern
question was amicably discussed, the
Chicago Inter Oceans Washington cor
respondent, apparently upon the au-
thority of Mr.. Blaine, denies that there
has been any conversation whatever be-
tween the two on political subjects. He
says:
The Presidents position on the Southern
question is no more distinctly taken than
Nj. Blaine's, and any attempt to reconcile
their respective attitudes would be futile.
Mr.. Blaine, during all the years of his pub
lie life, has uniformly declined to be inter-
viewed, but he remarked TO a friend to-day
that he was not in Washington on any po-
litical errand whatever, but that what he
had heard here in the last few days had
tended 10 confirm his worst appre-
tensions in regard to the ultimate
effect Of the Presidents policy
toward the Southern States. He has seen no
occasion TO change the position he took in
the Senate in March last, and he feels sure
that its correctness will, in the end, be vim
dicated. Mr.. Blaine will remain here several
DAYS, experimenting some repairs on his
house. He is constantly besieged by callers,
and although he repeatedly declines to be
interviewed for the newspapers, he states to
every one who inquiries that his position on
the Southern question is not misunderstood.
SECRETARY SHERMAN, in a recent in
terview with Press reporter, said that
he had just placed $5,0O0,000 of the
four and half per cents. on the mar
ket, as a step towards resumption under
the bill for resuming Jan. 1, 1879, and
that he hoped to proceed under the bin
without interruption. The country, he
said, had reached hard pan, prices were
on a specie basis, and it would be little
less than an act of cruelty not to take
every step possible to relieve the
people of the incubus of an irredeem-
able currency. His chief fear was of a
false apprehension prevalent at the West
which had spread to other parts of the
country-that by resuming the Govern
ment would strip the country of all its
paper currency and leave nothing but
gold and silver for the payment of debts
and the transaction of business. Should
this feeling take strong enough hold
upon Congress, he thought it might Sc
riously embarrass the operations of the
Administration. He saw no other reason
to expect difficulty or delay. Mr.. Sher-
man declined to say whether the Presi-
dent would or would not veto any act
extending the time for resumption.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-24

EX-PREsIDENT LERDo, of Mexico, au-
thorizes a statement that he knows
nothing of the recent sensation about a
filibustering movement in Mexico; that
ne would not participate in any thing of
the sort, and that he thinks it his duty
as a Mexican citizen to denounce and
oppose it with all the power he can
command. President Lerdo says he has
never been in Washington, nor has he
ever had the least knowledge of the sub
ject or been approached upon it by any
one. He considers the whole story as a
wild, unfounded fabrication. He could
not, under any circumstances, tolerate
any thing that, in the most remote de-
gree, might endanger the autonomy of
Mexico or the integrity of her territory.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-24

A DEADwooD correspondent Of the
Chicago Tribune gives the following ac-
count of affairs in the Black Hills:
Wages continue at about "a TO s. per day.
But there are many idle men here. Board,
with lodging, is SIG per week; day board,
80. l would not advise laborers to come
here without something 10 live upon until
work can be obtained, or land located an1 a
crop raised. All kinds Of produce VIII sure
lycommand high pIape as soel as harvest
ed. The Hills are rict. in the precious
metals; rich and fertile valleys, watered by
fine running streams, and bubbling springs
Of a. pure water as is TO be found any
where, are about their bases. But work for
cash wages is scarce. Mining operations are
carried on with few men. An industrious
man, with a few hundreds Of dollars, should
do well here.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-24

THE resignation of the French Cabi-
net, on the 10th, on account of Presi-
dent MacMahon's insulting letter to NJ
Simon, caused the greatest political ex-
element in the French Capital that has
been experienced during the present
Administration. The Chamber of Depu-
ties, by a vote of 355 against 154, adopt
ed a resolution offered by the Left, de-
claring that Z" the Chamber will only
place confidence in a Cabinet free to
and resolved to govern in accordance
with Republican principles, which alone
can secure order and prosperity"
The streets were filled with
crowds of excited people, and cries were
heard of "FiUe Ia Repu5lique, . "Vire
Ia ConStitutioR,n ga 6dS les Jesuits. -
Around the Chamber the crowd was so
great that soldiers had to be posted to
keep the approaches clear. On the 18th
a new Cabinet was formed, headed by
the Due de Broglie as President of the
Council and Minister of Justice. The
excitement was still further increased by
the propagation of the Chamber for one
month.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-24

Total debt on May /, ls77....S2, l9I ,565, Ss7 IS
During the SO months from March l,
1869, to May l, 1877, the debt has in
creased fen times. as follows.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-24
as follows /:

Total reduction from March J.,
1863, TO April 80, S455 lO4 ,6i2 5
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-03-03

follow q few lessons In place not geogra-
phy-giving the main features Of the earth .
surface. after starting with the IdsaA ct
I locality aud distances, -la-u fr..l - le.
The mere outlines of polIIlGAA 1lASlsions,
with the great highways and centers OF
commerce, should constitute nearly the
whole Of what is called geography. The
stuffing Of the memory with the nam@ OF
small towns and rivers in South Amefica,
and other similar matter, never retained
three months after leaving school, should
be omitted. After this should come les
sons IN figures, taking the pupil through
the main operations of arithmetic as far
as to include interest and partial payments.
Here they should stop, though all the
operations should be thoroughly applied
to the making of bills, and receipts and
notes, and statements Of accounts, and
other practical features Of business, for II
is but too true that after spreading thel
efforts Of the pupil over the " roots" and
proportions, and giving smattering of
algebra, people do complain that their
boys are unable to calculate simple interrst.
There should follow these lessons III figures,
few lessons giving the outlines of physi-
ology-human, animal and vegetable. A
slight introduction to zoology, emphssiz-.
ing, however, the subjects Of birds and in-s
sects, should also be included. Then the.
book should conclude with lessons con,
tanning practical hints on living, and get
ting on, with the maxims Of Ben. Frank
lin on thrift, etc. This one book, with
slate, would equip country pupil. But
parallel with this book should be another
for teachers, touching the same topics, and
enabling them 70 supply oral lessons where
the pupils text book is deficient.
| believe this scheme practical, and
also believe that the course pursued would
have tendency to introduce the farmer
to the study Of the world about him,
and put him in the way of strengthening
and sharpening his wits. In tins way,
too, ii wnlld open world of interest
to young people. Their observing powers
would be Iulckened, the book Of nature
would be opened to them, and there would
be no distant charm in the city to lure them
from the greater charms of country life.
The safety and progress Of the country
depend upon the character Of her men.
Ii Is not enough that they be honest-that
il, not dishonest. They must have wits.
They must be quick observers, and quick
Of perception. To some such men we
must look to the causes that make them.
In this search we shall find the country
school to bear large share of responsible
lay Tor the development of the qualities
which will give prominence and power to
farmers
No mere legislation can take the place
of thi nan-making.
Forts, cities, navies, do not make a
State but MEN, HIGH MINDED MEN.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-03-03
SECOND DAY.
MORNING SESSION.

The Convention was ualled to order at
10 o'clock a. m, President Flagg in the
chair.
The roll Of delegates was called, and
about seventy responded.
The first business in order was the rsa2s
ing VI an essay by Alfred Mason, ESD, or
Chicago, on Agricultural Cooperation
Abroad - Mr.. Mason being absent on ac-
count of sickness in his family, President
Flagg proceeded to read the document, as
follows
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-03-03
SPIN sFieLD. Jan. a.. a ard IS, 1917
FIRST DAY l-EveSINe SESSION.

FiR>r DAY EVENING SESSION.
At ; ?. NJ. the meeting was called u or
der. no business was done. The house wAs
well hiled. when the chairman (FiaggD IN
troduced the Hon. John Mputeith. who
preceded 10 deliver the following eloquent
.ud stirring address on 4 THE RELATION
90 CuJ NTRN SCHOOLS ru rHh FAguER~
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-03-03
A SINGLE SCHOOL BOOK.

A few years since recollect that your
Illinois legislature entertained a PROPOSE
tion to appoint commission to construct
a series Of school books for the schools Of
the State, and have them published at the
expense of the State. 1t struck me at the
time that such proposition would be i'm
practicable. To avoid the infringement Of
copy right, it would take ten years to carry
through such work, if full series. as is
generally understood. should be attempted
But have a suggestion which think is
practicable. | would have but one school
book Of 2o0 or 300 pages. This book
should be entitled lessons for Country
Schools" The first pages should embrace
few progressive lessons in reading-such
selections being made as would be under
stood, and as would embrace, say 1000 Of
the words of common life. These lessons
should furnish all the spelling required,
and thus save the waste involved by requir-
ing children in the country school to stuff
themselves with hundreds of words they
never will or can use The writing oi
sentences containing these words would af.
ford lessons in writing. Then there should
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-07
County and City Official Press.
Saturday, April Z, 1877.
IMMIGRATION.

The topic which forms the subj1c. Of
aCiTizES's" very business like oommu-
n;cation in another column. il q matter
which should receive the prompt and
earnest attention Of all our leading
men. The writer himself is an intluen-
tial business man. and his suggestions
carry weigh from the intrinsic import
snce Of the question at issue. We need.
probably more than any one thing, an
organization for guiding and establish
ing immigrants as well as inviting and
posting them.
No other agency. if efficient. would be
Of more value to the Territory and to
the city. The time seems opportune,
nay. instant, for systematic action IN
the matter The timely occasion if net
improved in season will pass, and an e.
fort. when finally it is made. be at com
psrative disadvantage and with less
effect. Who will take the initiative in
such On indispensable undertaking aud
ono in which the we'll being Of 80 many
10 involved.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-07

WHITMAN CouNrY,-A correspond
cut of the Gudrd. writing from Colfax.
Whitman county. thus describes the Pa
louise couptry. in which that thriving
town is located:
Range for cattle, might say, is in
eXhsustiblc, for when the agricultural
country is all taken up. there is q vast
extent of grazing country between the
Palouse and Columbia rivers that Can
only be used for that purpose. and is cx-
tensive enough to subsist cattle and
sheep 10y the million. Agriculture will
he our chief Industry. as wheat and oats
grow to perfection and return good
yields every season. wheat making from
30 to 60 bushels per acre; oats frequent
/ ly from 20 To so. One Of my nearest
neighbors cut field of voluntary wheat
the past season, and upon threshing it
got an average Of 40 bushels per acre.
with considerable loss by getting ripe
before cutting Horses especially do
well here. There is no winter bu, they
can and hundreds do make their own
living. The snow never gets so deep
but that they can get NJ the grass
The climate il much better than |
expected for this latitude. We rarely
! have rains during the winter. bu, have
frequent falls Of light. dry snow. which
find much less severe un uush1ltrrcd
stock than the rains The surface uf the
country being very broken. protects us
from sweeping winds IN - great ,nea
sure. and when We have real cold freex-
ing weather it is very calm
/ Health is excellent: a great many of
our citizens come here invalids, in a
manner, and III nearly every instance
/ have been permanently benefited. what
ever other objections may tic found to
this country NIL agree as TO its extraor-
! binary he~l,hfulntss.
: The soii is deep rich vegetable loan
very triable ana mellow 70 cultivate
/ We have now over twenty school dis
tricts organized IN this county Three
schools are beng taught AZ Colfax now.
/ with full attendance. am con
/ strained 10 believe grea. future awaits
us. an that, too. at no distant rav."
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El ROPE.

PARIS, April 5.-Voluatsry contri-
buttons to the Turkish military ex-
pers!iturc. 10 the end Of January.
amouatei TO 355 900 pound.
CoSsrASrlSoPLE April The
Mor;cleguan delegates had al inter
view today with Saefet Pisha. min
lister Of foreign affairs. They main
tanned all their previous demands, in
Guiding the cession Of Nicsic, kostichl
and Kotu.chin. and requested Of Sae.et
Pssha categorical reply, either Of ac-
ceptance or refusal The Minister re-
sponded that the Moutenegrians ought
TO yield these points. He stated he
couii not give definite reply today
as it was necessary to examine the
questions again The Montenegrians
then informed Saefet Pasha that they
were instructed to maintain their de-
mand absolutely, and would leave Con.
.tautinople during next week. in the
event Of receiving a definite refusal
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TELEGR APHIC.
ExeiHsireiy to the
D.fILT I.TTELLIGE.sCER.


SAN Francisco. April "a press
dispatch from Oroville says the grand
jury to-day. presented their report after
tedious session Of three days and a
half. with indictments against +. K.
Roberts, John AID Charles Slaughter.
T. y. Stainbrook aud F. T. Conway for
murder Of each Of the four Cinnamon
killed at Caun's Rancho near Chico, and
Tor arson against Wright, Jones, Fray,
the three Slaughter boys. Roberts aud
Conway, aud for attempting to commit
arson, against Roberts, John and Chas.
Slaughter aad Heldcrb baum Those
charged with arson will probably be
arraigned Saturday aud their trials will
commence on tie 10Th inst. The report
oi the grand jury closes as follows: I'VE
find there has been in existence iii our
midst All organized band Of murderers
and assassins, whose crimes may be COM
pared TO those Of the worst criminals
ever brought, to justice, and We believe
that some Of them a-e still at large.
We urge upon those whose duty it is 10
pursue with elentless vigor every clue
to their identity and punishment"
Great dissatisfaction is expressed at
what is considered the hasty and super
fetal manner in which the jury has
conducted its inquiries, very little effort
having been made to secure Indictment
Of number Of persons. including seve-
raj members Of the Council of Nine,
who have been set at liberty and have
returned TO Chico. A correspondent
hints that by virtue of their presence
there, additional items OF interest NAV
soon be expected.
san FRANCISCO, April 5.--This fore
noon the Spring Valley Water Co.. filed
petition in the Supreme Court. ask
ing for q writ of prohibition restrain.
ing the Mayor. board Of city super.
visors and all other city officials from
making connections with the mains OF
the company, or interfering in any man
ner with its water. The court granted
an alternative writ, and the matter is
to be heard next Monday at o'clock.
Meantime the Nayor and Board Are
temporarily restrained from interfer-
ing in any manner with the mains.
1t Is reported that the city banks.
creditors of Isaac Fricdlander, have
minated their Willingness to grant him
such accommodation as may be ncces-
sary to enable him to tide over the
present crisis in his affairs.
San Francisco. April Sailed
Ship Belvidere. Seattle.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-07
YAKIMA COUNTY.

A correspondent Of the Wnlla Walla
Union Is responsible for the following
account Of our neighboripg county east
Of rs:
People travelling westward 10 search
Of new and unsettled lands. perhaps
woald like TO know something Of the
Yskima Valley. its advantages. &c
The Yakims river heads in the Gas
csdc range Of mountains. in what is
ksown IS the Suoqualmie Pass, and
flows southeasterly to the Colu,abia
river. distance Of 200 miles and emp
ties into the Columbis about twenty
miles above Wallula. Yakima county
embraces and includes the whole va
kima river and its tributaries. which are
very numerous. and afford some as fine
and productive soil as anybody's eoun-
try. large portion Of which lies open
and inviting settlement. This Yakima
Valley comprises . large number of
email streams and valleys. commencing
with the Simcoe Valley, the Attanum
Valley. Nstehez Valley. Wenass VAL
ley aud Kittitsss Valley. A small por-
ton Of this country has been taken mp.
Aid therefore. hundreds of thousand Of
people may find comfortable homes in
in that country. Yakima county is
about $50 miles in length, and is
bounded on the west by the Cascade
range and on the north by the Wena.-
chez river. on the east by the Columhia
river. and on the South by the Simcoe
mountains. aud is ncted for its bunch
grass and fine stock range. The eli
mate is healthy aud the coil productive
At present it is somewhat isolated from
market for produce. but with some hope
Of = railroad To Puget Soand- We
have an abundance Of pine and fir tim
bar on the foot hills Of the mountains
on the west. and plenty of balm and
cottonwood timber along the Yakima
river. This valley is backed up by
rich mineral wealth. consisting Of
gold. silver and stone coal. Mining
will be commenced the coming season.
which il successful will afford good
market for our farmers Yakima City.
. small village, is the county seat. sit
usted on the Yakima river, at the
mouth Of the Attanum river about the
center Of the county. and has n good
Touring mill. three stores. three black
smith shops. one saddle aud harness
shop, two hotels. two saloons and one
brewery. The town 10 improving rap
idly. People hunting locations and
desiring future homes. would do we'll
10 give this country "A call
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-07
A NEW PRECEDENT.

The telegraph announces tina, the
President has adopted As precedent in
making civil appointments. that four
years faithful probstion in the public
service will To held as q recommenda.
tion 10 disappointment. other things
being confermable, but THAI eight years
service At the public crib will operate
- disqualification 10 further retention
in office, preesiiag All equally competen,
and worthy man is applicant for the
succession. The eight years term Ia
this regard being set a. the maximum
ar limit Of Official service
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EASTERN STATES.

WASHINGTON. April 6 - En- Secre-
tary Robson says the money for the
sale Of the Philadelphia navy yard will
be found properly accounted for. He
says that the trouble is that the bureau
of navy and docks thought it was en-
titled to he credited with the proceeds
of the sale, whereas it was distributed
among the various bureaus.
NEW YORK. April Elm Wall street
to-day all reports aud rumors were Of .
more favorable character, "A fact which
naturally advanced great improve
ment Oh the stock exchange The sit
ua,ion was strongly in contrast with
the condition of affairs some time past
Advance prices. however. are not so
marked as might he expected.
FoRr SMITH. Ark. April G.-Chcro-
kec Tom Williams was assassinated At
his home. in Pahlrgart. on Saturday
night.
Detectives. with the supposed BENDER
family. passed through here yesterday.
| The family bore the name Of Reoafer.
and consisted of John Bea Ter. ST, John
Bender. jr.. Kate Bender AMI Mrs Ben.
der. A detective. named Beard who
/ in 1872 discovered the bodies If their
victims. has long been W ork.ng the case
/ up. aud effected their arrest without cx.
! trsorlinary trouble The hole yarty
deny their identity. but the evidence is
overwhelming. They were good oi,i-
xens. hu, rested under suspicion from
/ the time they came TO Crawford. one by
one on foot. tu, they always la rlent y
money to buy farms. etc
NEW YnRK, April 6 Arrived
Steamship Switzerland. Antwerp.
NEW YORK. April 6.-The T!s.es'
tomorrow will publish the true story
Of the explosion from aasharit ,tive
sources. revealing that q diabolicai crime
WAS ,~rpetrate'i 10y orv,l'e ID. Jewet..
VII , MAS admitted ~ the firm Of which
his father when alive MAS member
six or seven years ago. simply because
Of the relationship. He had been
somewhat, Wild and paid little attention
- the business. which seems not e.
have been 10 his taste lie had been
absent las. winter In Berinu,is Yacht
ing. aid on his return recently. cx-
pressed desire 10 withdraw irom the
firm. His partners did not wish %
make ANY change in the business and
opposed his retiring bat hs persisted
in his declaration. and finally became
soiisagreeshle that they consented ~ his
request, and agreed 10 pay hin. t2oo,
90 for his Interest, The necessary
papers were drawn up AMI we're 10
have been signed to-day Young jew
eft. probably eraxcj With liquor. came
- tie oftice with the hard grenade and
pistol. ant dfuas Sotse angry word.
passed. aud he pallszl the grenade from
has pocket and threw i, On the floor
The explos,oa followed. the clerk was
killed. his Own legs broken. and be re
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A NOVEL INVENTION Yak,ma
man, NJ. Van Ness. 1T Morgan & Van
Ness, dairymep. has ,nventeis milking
machine. for which he purposes TO take
out = patent. This novel sprafaias is
said To work well on the farm of the
designer. Ii successful there, We see DO
reason why il should net be elsewhere
- place the ingenious inventor among
the worlds lencfactors. bat 1t is the
last kind of . machine ~ which We
should have though. .hst human suven-
tive genius could have applied itself
with hope Of prsc.iesl success