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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
WASHINGTON, November


The annual report of the General
Land Office has been handed in TO the
Secretary of the Interior. 1t shows that
! during the fiscal year ended June 80,
last, 9,S3S, 353 acres of public lands
were disposed of, and 9,464, 996 acres
/ were surveyed in addition to the 1884,
| 591, 236 acres previously surveyed. The
total number of acres of public domain
still unsurveyed is about 1,0S1, 600, 900.
! The diSposals were mainly as follows:
Homestead entries, $500, Ill acres;
timber-cultTe entries, 2,766,574 acres;
cash entries, go, 574 acres Gncluding
166, 996 acres entered under Desert
Land law; grants TO railroads, 27S, 334
acres; swamp lands patented to States,
1888 acres; other grants to States,
1876, 1872 acres.
The amount of land surveyed the last
fiscal year exceeds by 414,769 acres the
total area surveyed in the preceding
twelve months, and while the report
shows falling off of some 77S, 900 acres
in cash sales, the State selections, scrip
locations and lands patented for rail-
road grants, the increase in the area
taken up by settlers under the Home
stead and Timber-Culture laws has
been sufficient not only to countcrbal-
ance this falling off, but to make the
aggregate disposals for the year greater
by CA, 204 acres than the total for the
previous wear. The increase in home
stead entries was 81, zoo acres; and in
timber-culture entries S96, 139 acres.
Owing to the existing laws for the dis
posal of public lands for homesteads
and timber culture it is shown that dur
ing the last fiscal year, with larger
disposal of land, there was received
from all sources S1,SS3, rs, less by
S139, AIS than the amount received dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80,
1873. Il 81 - "a
Referring to tire absentee Shawnee
lands, and the Miami lands in Kansas,
legislation is recommended to provide |
for the disposing of such portions
thereof as remain vacant, for the rea-
son that frequent application is made
for permission to enter these, tracts by
parties occupying them, which, in alb
sence of the proper legislation, cannot
be given ..-...
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

The statue OF Gen. Geo. II. Thomas, erect
ed in Fourteenth Street Circle, Washington
d. c., was publicly unveiled on the 18th with
impressive ceremonies, under the direction
of the Society Of the Army of the Cumber-
land. Gen. SlOcum delivered a eulOgy upon
Gen. Thomas and Hon. Stanley Matthews
delivered the Grafton. The presentation of
the statue was made as an Offering from the
Army of the Cumberland to the Nation, and
President Hayes accepted the offering on be-
half of the people of the United States. Pub
lie and private buildings were handsomely
decorated, and an imposing military process
sion marched through the principal streets.
The Commissioner of Pensions gives no.
tice that hereafter all inquiries for the con-
dition Of pension claims on account Of serv-
ices rendered after March 4, 1861, should con-
tain the name OF the soldier who performed
military service, with his State, company
and regiment, as well as the number of
claim or pension certificate as the case may
be. Inquiries which do not contain the above
information will not be answered except in
special cases where failure 10 furnish it is
explained.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
EAST AND soUTHEAsT.

President Hayes and Secretary Eyarts at
tended the fair of the Seventh Regiment
New York, on the 18th.
The tug Seymour, having in tow fou
other tugs, three dredges and eight scOws
en- route from Cape Vincent, Lake Ontario
for Buffalo, was struck by a gale on the
night Of the nth and three of the tugs and
all of the scows and dredges were lost. OF
the 81 persons on board Of the wrecked fleet
81 were lost, three of whom were women.
Two boys, aged respectively 10 and I.
wears, sons of Mrs. II. p. Beard Of Andover,
Mass, were smothered in their room, on the
morning of the 18th, by a fire which occurred
but was speedily eXtinguished.
A disastrous gale prevailed upon the
Northern lakes on the night of the 10th,
causing great damage to shipping. ..
A severe snow storm prevailed along the
seabOard on the Goth.
Two criminals were hanged in South Car
olina on the 2lst-EdwarG Holmes at Union
Court house for the crime Of rape, and
George Garry at Beaufort for the murder Of
another negro named Brown. The latter
made full confession.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

Connaught Telegraph. The accused were
taken for examination to Sligo, where
the alleged offenses were committed. 1t
was reported that warrants had been issued
for the arrest Of a number Of other persons.
A public meeting was held at Dublin, ON the
same day, to denounce the arrests, at which
Edmund Dwyer Gay, Charles Stewar
Parnell, and several other Members Of
Parliament made speeches strongly
denunciatory of the Government
The Home-Rule Executive Committee, at a
meeting in London, O'Gonnor Power pre-
siding, passed a resolution protesting against
the arrests, while defending the right Of the
Irish tenantry. The meeting also resolved
to call upon freshmen in Great Britain to es-
tablsh local defense committees to collect
funds to secure a fair trial for the prisoners.
1t is reported that papers were found in
Cabul, after the surrender to the British,
compromising the Russian Foreign Office.
Two persons were killed and some 30 or 40
injured, one-half of them seriously, by the
falling of gallery in public hall at Bailey,
England, on the night of the 18th, during a
political meeting.
Sixty five English, Irish and Scotch farm
ers with their families sailed from Liverpool
on the 21st, for New Orleans. They are
mostly destined for Texas.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

The late DR.. Lovick Pierce. who
died recently at the age of IS, was 4
pioneer of Methodism in Georgia and
Alabama, and was leading spirit in the
agitations which caused a split in the
Church; though since the war he favored
the kindest relations toward the North
ern Church. His life was full of re-
markable experiences. No minister was
so famous in the South, and none so
loved. He was the founder of the famous
Wesleyan Female College of Georgia.
He leaves four generations of descend
ants, having one great-gTeat-grandehild.
One of his sons is Bishop Pierce, lead
ing man in Southern Methodism.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
Estimated Government Expenses.
WASHINGTON. November IS

WASHINGTON, November IS.
Tho printing of detailed estimates for the
i1sc 4 wear ending June 30, 1851, has been COM
/ plci"d. The estimates of the amounts re-
4 qunrd for expenditure under the War Depart
meni aggregate S29.j2l. 794 for the military es-
/ tuhii~hIent and 1851 .S34 for public works Of
] varr Us kinds, including about S5,000.0VJ for
river and har6or improvements, 100000 for
sea-c1ast fortihcatioas. STI4O0 for buildings
in and around Washington, and s657,0j0 for
! arsenal
The cost of the naval establishment is esti-
mated az Sl4,509.i4S
Tn" estimates for the Indian service foot up
S4,!aG So; for foreign I'M crcourSe, S1iSj.lSj
Tor S'llries and expenses Of Collectors of In
ulia; aiId assay p;;icss, SI5-0jSi0; for saiaiies
and expenses Of the Treasury Department
proper, ?=,fGl.612: for the Interior Department
proper, S2,14h,14; for deficit in postal reve-
nueS, S7,7l20 o; for construction of new light
houses, beacOns and flag signals, SG14e00;
for new Government buildings through
out the country, s2.247,00); for judicial
Salaries and expenses of courts $50 0C0: for
pensions, Sss2,044,00: for salaries and expenses
of the two Houses of Congress about, 8. 500
10; for the salaries of President and Vice
President and expenses of the Executive Office,
$9I.i64; for expenses of the tenth census, 81
10000.
The grand aggregate of estimates is $780,
54s-E@ The total amount appropriated by
congress for the current fiscal year was S162,-
44.64s, which included So o 0 eco for arrears
of Columbia
No estimates for either Of these purposes ars
submitted in the book Of estimates this year.
1t is the fellow who eats the chest
nuts in the dark who catches the worm.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
Report Of the Dead.Letter Office.
WAsHINGrnN- Nnremher !

WASHINGTON, November a.
The report of Mr.. Z. j. Dallas,
Chief of the Dead-Letter Office of the
Post-Oiiice Department, shows that
there were received during the
last hscai year an aggregate
of 2,996,513 dead letters, de-
crease of 100, 292 from the number re-
ceived during the previous year. This
decrease is believed to be owing to the
general use of envelopes on which re-
quests to "return if not called for"
etc, are printed. The extent to which
these request envelopes" are used was
ascertained by test made in Nav last.
In a single day there were mailed al the
post-otlices in Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore 354,696 letters,
of which number 1885 bore the re-
quest to return in ten days if not
called for
OF the aggregate number of letters
received at the Dead-Letter Office, 49,
COZ contained money to the value of
S31 ,591; $40 contained drafts, checks,
etc, to the value of 81, 105, 762; AZ, 1877
contained postage stamps of the value
of 81, 3S7, and 24.372 contained other
papers representing a monetary value;
1924 letters contained photographs,
and IS, 500 contained articles of all
descriptions.
The efficiency OF the system of regis
tered letters is shown by the fact that,
out of ). 262 241 registered letters sent
last year, but 2193 found their way to
the Dead-Letter Office, and of these all
but 21l found their way finally to their
owners. ...
The following is a statement showing
the amount OF fees collected at the
leading post-ot1ices of the country on
registered mail matter for the fiscal
year ending June so, 1879, placed in
comparison with the receipts of the
previous fiscal year, and also the per-
centage of increase:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
FOREIGN.

A Vienna dispatch says that treaty of al
lance has been made between the Balkan
municipalities, Ostensibly against foreign in
PREVENTION in the affairs of the Balkan States
but really against Austria. An army OF 2SO,
600 men is to be raised and Russian Gene
raj probably placed in command.
Forty-nine Afghans were hanged at Cabul
on the 18th for completely in the massacre of
the British Embassy. The Ameer's eomec-
ton with the massacre is undergoing inTes-
figation.
Mail advices from Cuba report that the IN
surgents have recently gained considerable
Roadway. alb
Great excitement was occasioned through
out Ireland by the arrest, on the 18th, al
Dublin, of Machael Davitt and James
Bryce Kellan, and at Connaught OF James
DAILY, upon charges of having used language
in public speeches calculated to incite
breach Of the peace. Dayitt il editor Of the
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

' One of the silk manufacturing firms
of Lyons is Introducing the production
of Photographic impressions on Stuffs.
They sent to a recent meeting of the
Photographic Society several pieces Of
silk with a variety of Photographic pic
lures printed thereon, including, with
others, a number of large medallions
representing pictures of the old mas
tiers. The length of the specimens thus
exhibited is stated as being no less than
131 feet. The process by which they
are produced is not given, but it is be-
lieved that the prints are made with
salts of silver.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

I'm consequence of recent develop
ments the Directors of one Steamship
Company have decided to refuse trans
portation on their vessels to the class of
heavy French silks which are so
weighted with chemicals and oils as to
cause danger of spontaneous cOmbus-
ton.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

The Grand Jury of the Superior
Court at Greenfield, Mass, has indicted
the inhabitants of New Salem school
district for failure to provide a suitable
school-house for the children.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

bitches are dug alongside the Iron
Mountain and Southern Railroad, three
feet wide and two deep, by meas of an
enormous pillow, which is drawn by
locomotive. This machine does the
work of thousand men.
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Mir. Whittier's own statements of the

Mr.. Whittier own statement of the
origin of his poem OF = Maud Muller -
is quoted by correspondent OF the
Springfield Republicans He was driving
with his sister through York, Me-, and
stopped at harvest field to inquire the
way. A young girl raking hay near the
stone-wan stopped to answer their in
quiries.. Whittier noticed as she talked
that she bashfully aked the hay around
and over her bare feet. aud she was
fresh and fair. The little incident LETT
its impression, and he wrote out the
poem that very evening. But if | had
had any idea he said, g that the
plaguey little thing would have been so
liked, | should have taken more pains
with it, To the inquiry as to the title,
Maud Muller, he said it was suggested
to him, and was not a selection. 1t
came as the poem came. But he gives
it the short German pronunciation, as
not the broad Yankee Muller.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

Lbltl--.. fNt
The United States Treasury held in trust for
National banks on June 80, 1873, a.. securities
for calculations and public deposits. j total of
St6l,O6,O0J in United States, Pacific Railway
and personal bonds.
The total amount of United States currency
of all issues outstanding at the close of the
fiscal year was 50 2gl6,S3l. The r-flenptions
failed, Hquidsting and reducing National
banks for the last fiscal year amounted to
Ssl,3iS.330. During the fiscal year the total
amount of United States bonds retired by pur-
545hjO
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

With reference to the copying proc
ess now so much in vogue, it is pointed
out that if suitable black ink is dis
covered it will be comparatively an easy
matter for fraudulent clerk to transfer
his employers signature to valuable
documents with absolute accuracy, and
on a point of law it is doubtful whether
he could be prosecuted for forgery.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
National Finances.

WASHINGTON, November L.
The report of James G. Gillian, Treasurer
Of the United States, will show that the total
net revenue for the fiscal year 1879 was S!I3-
S2I,lSi- The total net expenditures for 1879
were S2G6, "a, SS3, leaving a net increase of
funds of S6'S19,SOO. There were received from
customs sources, S137, 250,047; from internal
revenue, S1l356l, $40; from lands, 1924, Isl; and
from miscellaneous sources, S2209y.t45. A
comparison of the receipts from all sources
for the fiscal years 1879 and 1873 shows the
following result: There was decrease in
1879 of the revenue from lands Of Sl5i,-
ST.. From all other sources there was
a marked increase. The increase in 1873
over 1878 from customs was S7.G79.36f;
from internal revenue, S2,979,9s5; and from
miscellaneous sources, S5,l5s.gi4. The total
net increase of revenue in 1879 over ISIS was
Sl6,053,305. On the other hand, there was an
increase in the net expenditures in 1873 over
1873 Of So $3.50. OF this increase, -, S27J74
IL attributable 10 the interest on til public
debt. The remainder of the increase arises
from the civil miscellaneous list in The differ
ent Departments.
The operations in bonds during the fiscal
year 1873 were very large. There WIS issued,
in bonds or securities, gold certificate silver
certificates, refunding certificates, and United
States notes, S792, o. ,643. There was redeemed,
from the same sources, SG99, 40 s09-uakings
net excess Of issues over redemptious of $685.
361. S,S3.
The following table shows the operations of
National Banks during the last fiscal year:
Number of National Banks organized,
failed, in voluntary liquidation and re-
uuclDP ClrCuldJlOn, 10 June 80, lN.9
The number of National Banks which had
deposited securities for their circulation
TO June 20, 1873. was...................... 23S9
The number organized during the fiscal
year 1919 WIS. %
Total number of banks organized to
June 0U, 1871. ........--.....-.--.-.2,42I
The number that failed prior to July 1,
The number that failed during the fiscal
year 1913 WaS,-.. -............-....--..-. II
Total to June 90, 1879. . ...... ... 81
In voluntary liquidation prior to JulyI,
Went into voluntary liquidation during
the fiscal year ending June -, 1S.g....... 80
Idouidstin0 hanks TINT faiied dnrin1 ibe
fiscal year 1879. .......... ................ 1
Actual number in voluntary liquidation
Julle ~, lotS.... zl0
Number of banks doing business June 90,
1o'S---..-...
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r--Howsad to think the end of alliS-L
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

1t is the fellow who eats the chest
nuts in the dark who catches the worm.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-08-05
B istal Circuit Court

Occupied the entire week from Tues
day morning to Saturday noon, There
were 10 cnses on the docket, quite q
good beginning. Only Fix Of them
were tried, IA follows:
Juo Brogan w Il. T., Va. & Ga, II.
Il. Co. Gookin, Curtin and Bailey u
McCroskey for Pl., Vance & Wood for
Def Verdict, 50 so damages for Pl.
Appealed.
JIG. Conway W. j, w. Owen. But
Ter for ri. Taylor and Bailey II Nc
Croskey for Def. Verdict for pl.
J. X. Lynch VI j. II. Crumley and
j. II. Crumley VI Il, q. Il. Hughes d
wife. These two suits were about the
same matter aud were decided against
Mr.. Crumley. Taylor for Lynch and
Hughes and Gookln for Crumley.
w. II. Trammell w Clark, Kinkead
Il Upton. Bailey & McCroskey and
Curtin for Pr, Gookin aud Haynes for
Def Verdict for Pl.
w. Z. Hamilton w VIM. N. Keller
Butler for Pl., Bailey &c McCroskey for
Def. Verdict for III.
The case Of j. NJ. Barker w SallIe J.
Wilbar resulted In o hung jury.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-08-05
Starving TO Death,

Thousands Of men ana women are
starving themselves to death. They
dare not eat or drink this or that fear
ing it will Increase their flesh. Life
depends upon continuous selfdenial.
The only safe and reliable remedy for
this terrible condition Is Adams Anti.
Fat. 1t Is wholly vegetable and per-
fectly harmless. Its use insures a re.
duction of from two to five pounds
per week. Sold by druggists
b UFFALO, ~ Y, lime 1871, 1870.
To THE PRop'Rs or ALLAN's ANTI
FAT:
Commemorative following report Is
from the lady who used Adams Anti
Fat; 1T (the Anti-FaU had the de.
sired effect, reducing the fat from two
to five pounds Il week until | had lost
twenty-five pounds, hope never TO
regain what | have lost"
You're rcsp'y,
POWELL d PLIMPTON,
Wholesale Druggists,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-08-05

heV, Mr. Carson has his family at the
Scott Springs.
Messrs' Il. A. Ayers, M. b. Wood
ana Dr. Hylton were at the N. G. ''open-
ing"
DR.. sullins has gone to Wise county
Col, Fulkerson has returned from
Grayson where he and Col. Richardson
addressed the people on the McCulloch
Bill.
Prof. Wester has gone on trip into
Tennessee.
Mr.. j. w. Norvell, of Union has rent
ed the Waldron dwelling, corner of
Moore and Scott streets Goodson and
Will remove to it. Glad to have him
here.
Mr.. VIM. d. Jones and lady are stop
ping with Mr.. w. w. James.
Mr., Frank Richmond, of Jonesyille,
brought another fine lot of sheep to the
r. r. last week.
Mr.. VIM. Howe, of Mt. Airy has been
stopping with his son-in-law DR.. C. r.
Pepper.
Mrs. Jane Dinwiddie, who has been
very sick in Tazewell, returned last
week with Mrs. S. S. Dinwiddie, of
Jacksonville.
Mr.. c. p. Crumley the Mendoza Mcr-
chant called to see us last week.
Rev. p. Brooke and family, of Albany,
Ohio, are stopping with DR.. Bunting,
Mr.. Brooke will preach next Sunday at
Emmanuel Church.
Esqr G. c. Campbell has been quite
unwell for some weeks, but we are glad
to learn he is improving hope to see him
out soon.
Mr.. j. w. Mort has returned to town
and says there is no place like Bristol.
We are truly glad to find he will reopen
his Gun and Lock Smith business again
Oh the street.
Mr. Jas. A. Harrison and family left
yesterday on visit to relatives in east
em Virginia. They were accompanied
by Mr. NJ. T. Harrison, and employc of
this office.
Mr. VIM. p. Hickman who has been
visiting Bristol with his handsome
lady returned to Jonesville to-day.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-08-05

Good Byc.-Mr. George A. Hickman,
for several years u competitor on this
paper, left here on last Friday, TO seek
employment elsewhere. Ills object IN
leaving Ut this timc M Ia wcll-known
here, was 10 avoid further trouble arisa
Ing oul of the much regretted difficulty
with our townsmnn, Mr. Crowcll, 1t
Is with pain that We sever Our long
business relations with him, covering
four years Of pleasant rccollccllcns,
Wherever he may east his lot he viii
carry with him our best wishes, Os well
ma those Of u large circle Of friends here.
Aside from u want Of restraint upon q
passionate though genial nature, no bet
ter hearted soul, and warmer friend to
his associates ever left the town of
.loncsyillc. He Is d good printer and
dcerrycs we'll. Lcl Gu. Sentinel
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-08-05
w. ID. JONES OF Philadelphia,
Pa. and the Bristol Coal and
Iron Narrow Gauge Rail
ROnu

This gentleman from the well known
house of Wood Marsh & Co., dealer in
dry goods, notions, &C., in Philadelphia,
is in town together with his amiable and
accomplished wife visiting his brother
ln-law Mr. w. W. James, and he hay
ing examined the charter Of the Il. G. &
|. n. G. IL. II. and the contract Of the
Company with The Governor Of Virgin
in and the proceedings Of the President
and Board of Directors up TO this time,
has taken stock in this Rail Road to-day
and further says that he feels deep in
tcrcsl in tie success Of this enterprise,
that this Road can and ought to be built
and that he intends to give It all the us
slstanac in his power.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-08-05
Prof Edmund Longlcy

From private letter received from
Prof Il Longey, late Of Emory and
Henry College, we infer that he will
he associated the coming year with
Professors Poynter and Jordan in Sci
ence Hin Academy, Shelbyvllle Ky.
From hls private letter we take the
liberty to extract the following:
MY parting pangs spring from as
ISOLATION, and nobody Is to blame for
them, Here | have wrought arduoVs-
ly. with christian purpose, all through
the strong days Of my life. My Inn
preston has touched FOUR or five thou
sand pupils. Hero | met, loved, and
married Mary Hammond. Here Is the
birthplace Of nay children Farewell
chapel, scene Of the marriage and the
funcraIl have preached my lust ser
mon there, prayed my last prayer
Every spot around IL sacred, and one
the most sacred spot to me on the
broad earth. Farewell, o grave! but
to thee, trust, not laat farewell for
bury me, kind friends, close by, whom
/ am dead. "-HoLion UoihodisL