The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-24

that time 200 emigrants have left these two
states for Kansas. OF these only 400 paid
their own way, the other 1850 beng helped
along by colored citizens of St. Louis and
various charitable associations.
An Alabama paper gets off this one
John Hanna, who died here on March 30,
1879, was born February II, 1743. lie
served under Gen. " ashington. during the
French war as a captain. He was aeqUaint-
ed with Patrick Henry when a small Coy.
He was hardly ever known TO have any
sickness until few years ago. His eye
sight was perfectly good until the time OF
his death.
When the federal troops entered
South Carolina at the close of the war, they
took possession of memorial shaft which
the state proposed to erect to the memS-y
of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, and it is now, IN
possession of the war department. In re.
sponseto letter from Representative Evias,
Of that state, the secretary of war writes
that he will make no OBI ection TO its return
to Gov. Simpson.
The Troy (Ala.) Enquirer tells of an
insane woman, Miss Carrie Boatrite, aged
45 years, in the Andrews settlement, Pike
county, who left her brother and was lost
in the woods for twenty-one days, without
other food than the buds of trees. She wac
found by friends and forced to return home.
A brother, during her absence, was charged
with having murdered her, and a mob had
been formed to lynch him.
Richmond letter: There is much dis
satisfaction among the liquor dealers on
account of the amended Mof1ett law. What
seems to be the most obnoxious feature is
making the principal responsible for the
acts of his agent, although that has always
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new law will go into effect May /, believe.
When the new licenses are issued to the
dealers under the amended law, no rebate is
allowed, and dealers have to pay for their
own registers.
Savannah News: Mr., William Hughes,
ST., gentleman living near Johnson's sta
ton, Liberty county, sent us a few days
since sample of tea grown and prepared
on his farm. 1t was drawn" in the usual
way, and the result was a most delicious
beverage. Those who want the una9ulter-
ated tea should try the Georgia article, and
they will never afterward drink the indigo~
colored medicated leaf, Is prepared in China
especially foI the European and American
markets.
Nashville American: Twenty cOlored
adults and ten children, from Robertson
county, left here yesterday for Kansas.
there seems TO be disposition among the
more intelligent of the race to discourage
emigration to Kansas, for the reason that
the dissatisfied element can not better their
condition Oy leaving Tennessee. The
average wages paid to field hands in this
state, with board, is $40, and without board
$15. 1t is thought by those who ought to
know that the Kansas fever will not spread
in Tennessee.
Jonesboro (Ga.) News: One of the
oldest printing presses in America was
brought here from Fayetteville to be ship
ped west, and sold under attachment by the
bailiff in Jonesboro, Ga, last Friday, and
bought by c. P. Vaughn. Tradition says it
is the press that Benz amin Franklin worked
in his day. Our old citizens first became
acquainted with it SONG sixty years ago.
Rev. b. F. Buchanan says when he was
child a Mr.. Minor was working it at Deca-
tur, Ga. Mr.. r. E. Morrow, during his
youthful days, had jackass printed with
this press at the moderate price of about
Sic. This press is mainly wooden struct.
ure made Of ash, hickory and mahogany,
heavily irone1, with marble slab for bed,
and is worked by a horizontal lever. The
platen is made of mahogany, with a metal
lie block inserted in the center on which
the power acts. The press served a siege at
McDonough and also at Fayetteville, and
is said to have been the first to hoist the
name of Gen. Jackson for president Of the
United States.