The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
HOME AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

cry after: \ cake OF soap.
EanGRATIoN to America from the
reighborhood of Genoa is going on. Or
Oct. s about 1000 persons embarked
a that port, and on Oct. 5 1000.
TEXAS owes 1920, 900, of which 81.
100000 belongs to the School Fund, and
i in bonds held in the State Treasury
The interest on the public debt amounts
oabout 100000 year.
TRAINS on South Carolina railroads
have been. greatly DELAYED by the diff
entity to get water along their routes.
Streams were never so low through the
country at this season, and the tanks
are as dry as barren rocks in the wilder
ness.
"A RECENT discovery at POmpeii was
that OF birdseller's house. The i'm
bedded skeletons of numerous birds
were dug out; also, large quantities of
carbonized millet seed, hemp seed and
a species Of small bean, which had been
the dealers stock of bird food.
The venerable sycamore tree, blown
down near the residence OF Gov. Doug
las, MiddletOwn, Conn. was found to
contain embedded in the trunk a horse
shoe that is supposed to have been nailed
on the tree 10 years ago. The trunk
SO inches in diameter, and the horse
shoe was % inches from the nearest
bark.
MONTENEGRO is an unique country in
regard TO its postal business. Until
lately the mails were not sent to any of
the cities or villages, but every citizen
had TO 90 for his letters to the capital.
Cettinie. There has now been estab-
Gshed postal department, and the mail
is sent from Cettinje to four other cities.
The mail carriers travel to these four
cities on foot three times weekly.
AS a proof of the economy praetised
by the new Government of Egypt, the
Austrian journal Bonnie gives the follow
ing illustration: Criminals of certain
grade are entitled to 100 lashes with the
bamboo cane; but superior court has
reduced the number to 80, on the ground
that the Government is obliged to spend
too much for bamboo canes, when the
lashes are too layishly administered.
THE American Isabella grape planted
in Nuremberg, Germany, grows with
extraordinary luXuriance, and during
the present season, in which the Ger
man vineyards are generally in a rather
poor condition, this is about the only
Vine that bears abundant fruit The
United States send cheese and beef to
England, and grapes and lager-beer to
Germany. 1t remains now that they
should furnish wines to France.
GAsPARoNI, the brigand chief Just de-
ceased at Abbiategrasso, near Milan, at
the age of 80, was the terror of the Cam
pagna around Rome for 20 years. He
was imprisoned by Antonelli, although
he claimed to be a cousin of the Car
dinal (both were from SOnino), until the
capture Of Rome in 1870, when he was
set free and allowed to promenade the
streets of Rome where, as fallen hero,
he attracted great attention.
A sToNG evidence of the decline of
idolatry in China is the fact that many
of the temples, once regarded most
sacred, are now offered for sale. and
many idols have been sold for the value
of the metals of which they are COM
posed. " The Altar to Heaven, - one of
the grandeSt of the temples at Pel1in,
which was once guarded and kept in or
der with the most religious care, is now
rapidly falling into decay from neglect.
ANovEL phase of the labor question
has been developed in the South Caro-
lima eotton-fields. The colored people
in one section held an excited meeting,
extending through Saturday night and
Sunday. and adopted resolutions bind
ing themselves, their wives and children,
not to pick cotton for less than 50 cents
per hundred pounds, under penalty of
whipping member of the organiza-
ton to apply the lash.
s. A DISPATCH from Rome SAYS an
American lady and gentleman, named
Berow. We're attacked in railway car
riage, on the Alta Italian Line, a few
days ago by two men, one of whom
drew revolver and the other a knife.
After violent struggle the robbers sue
ceeded in getting possession of the gem
tleman's purse and watch. They es-
capped by jumping off a foot-board when
the train slackened its speed.
THE Huascar, a powerful iron-clad
belonging to the Peruvian Navy, was
lately captured by the CHILEAN fleet off
Magellanes, on the Bolivian coast. The
Huascar had been in many sea fights,
and was regarded by the Peruvians rs
invincible. Some months ago the hide
pendencia, a companion war-vessel, ran
aground near Iquique, having been led
into shallow water in an encounter with
lne enemy, and in order that the Chilians
might not get possession of her, she was
blown up by her own officers. The
capture of the Huasear is a great disas-
ter to Peru.
VACCINATION is becoming general in
China. one of the most serious obiec-
tions TO ii yet remaining is curious.
Chinese mammas are unwilling to allow
the arms of their daughters to be
scratched with the lancet, because, I'M
less a Chinese girl has a few marks on
her face. giving evidence that she has
passed through smallpox, she is con-
sidered Is lacking one of the chief quail
ficationS of manageable maiden.
The vaccination scar is still hardly
deemed a sufficient promise of future
immunity from the disease by the Bene-
diets Of the Flowery land.
In 1867 France had a very bad har-
vest, aud when bakers bread rose at
Angodeine to 30 centines the kilo-
gfamme, several leading townsmen or
gained, on a capital of S2,400, an
economic bakery, to furnish bread of
the best quality and lowest price to all
cooperating. About 400 families, who
paid,gIt 81 5each, immediately Joined.
The first year the promoters attempted
nothing beyond reducing the price of
bread, which they sold to subscribers 20
per cent. lower than, the bakers. When
the hard-.times- were oyeryit- bacon,a~s