The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
SOITHkRN NEWS. liens.

New Orlesns fred fifty guns in honor
Of the repeal of the charter Of the Louisiana
State Lottery.
Il Is estimated that fully one-tourth of
the sheep in weste Texas have died during
the lest cold spell.
Even Memphis relief fund for the
benti Of the sick and poor is tied by the
gslnshments Of her creditors. i
The total of Galveston property has
deprecated at the rste Of 100000 per
sunum for the last three years.
Texas is facing de felt of $500 000
in ner current expenses for the year, and the
governor r. cammends that il be made good
by tue sale Of school lands.
Ii Is stated that mary of the farmers
Of Alabama are buying largely Of o!Ooded
stocs and giving more attention to the rails
ing of stock than ever before.
An Alabama cbild's total weight is So
rounds, and the weight OF its head alone Is
fifty pounds She has a remarkably reten-
t.ve.memorys and very bright mind
The teachers of Colorado county, Texas,
have met at Weimer and adore sed memo
rial 20 Representative johnson, at Austin,
denouncing free schools and the free school
law. They ssy it has made psupers OF them.
The taxpayers association of San
Antonio has requested the city council to
reduce expenses and VIII forward a memo
rial to Austin that no city or town he al.
lowed to contract debtof more than $4,000
year.
There is a curious creek in west Texas,
which enters a rocky gorge and runs under
ground for forty miles. In some places nat
ursl wells 240 feet deep are found, through
" hich the roaring OF this Subterranean creek
can be heard plainly.
The oat and wheat crops in Alabsma
are very much injured by tue severe cold
weather IN Alabama just passed through.
Some farmers are sowing more oats now, for
fear that the old ones will not be thicE
enough to mature and make crop.
Five miles below Tyler, Texas, several
panthers are running loose, and have created
much excitement. The neIghborhOOd school
has been broken up, parents fearing 10 send
their children lest they be attacked on the
way. tits supposed the recent severe weather
! drove them in.
The proctor of Ann Gaillard, wife of
ex Senator GaillaTd, and one Of the recent
Gu igrants to Liberia has filed libel against
the bark Azor, and asks that the vessel be
sold for the payment of a loan of 81 ,02l sd
vsnced by the libellsnt to the Liberisn Tx
odus Association.
Carroll (Ga.) Conservative: A very
large number of our planters are hiring La
Dor by the month to cultivate their land this
year Renting land and working on shares"
is being done away with, and before long we
expect the entire labor on the plantai ions
will be done for monthly hne.
New Orleans Times: An old iron pot
containing large amount of gold coin, was
unearthed Saturday at Clinton, Texas, by
Mrs. Fisher and her husband, from Sabine
county. The money was bdried maDv wears
ago by Mr. Garlich, father of Mrs. Fisher.
The amount is reputed to be $4,000.
Charleston News and Courier: On
Wednesday night eighty western hogs, in
prime order, left Augusta for this city, being
fed and changing cars there. They were
placed in an open box car with abundant
ventilation. Upon arrival here on Thurs
day morning they were ali found dead,
being piled on the floor i'll some places three
deep, foaming at the mouth, and all their
noses pointing TO one OF the two doors.
Wilmington Sun: The debt of North
Carolina-some $4,000, 000-can be paid
only by liberal concessions made by the
bondholders. Several years ago PROPOSE
ton 10 pay on the basis of So 600, 600, OF
Sc, 100000, ought TO have been met in
friendly spirit BY the creditors. The state is
desperately poor, and no compromise at all
exacting can be entertained Tor 3 moment
Gen. Colston, Just returned from SER
vice in the Egyptian army, says the death
list of southerners abroad, wi h whom he
was associated, embraces the welEknown
names of Gen. REYNOLDS. Col. Reynolds, |
Major Hunt, Major Campbell, Major Paris, |
Major Lawson, Captain Irguns and Major |
Losche, who died in Suakin about eight |
months ago. Col Jenifer, formerly of the |
Khedive's service, died in Baltimore shortly |
after his return to this country, md Col. |
Rhett, of South Carolina, another ex-Egyp- |
tan officer, died recently in Paris.
The Algerines are dissatisfied with their |
relationship with New Orleans. When |
brought into the corporation in 1870 they |
had eight docks in active operation, paying |
out $4,000 per month. Now they have but |
four, doing very little business. The popu |
lation of the town is about 10000, and the |
assessment of property 100000, yielding |
an aggregate tax of $4,000 In return for |
this sum, New Orleans gives her half dozen |
policemen, few cosl-oil lamps, and pits |
tsnce 10 the Freeman's Charitable Associa- |
ton, without a single dollar for street or
other improvements. The Times says: The
city made a good bargain when she took
charge of Algiers. She has been a good
mich COW, and has cost very little in the
way Of feed.