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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
OVER THE COUNTY.


Senator Beckerdite has presented ape
tition from citizens of this county in
relation to the abolition of the Hum
boldt court. We do not know where
the petition went from, nor its nature.
The Trenton Mirror charges that G.
P. NJ. Turner, attorney general of the
Memphis circuit, tried to compound
felony when he proposed to release
E. Solomon, of Humboldt, on the
/ payment of certain debt, after being
arrested on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretense.
From the Trenton Herald
Henry n. Word former Trenton>
ian is now editor of the Mariana
(Ark) Index.
A negro child was burned to death
last Sunday night on the farm of Har-
ris Bradford in the third civil district.
Thursday night an entrance was eff
fected into the grocery store of Graf
ton & Nettles by thieves, and a few
groceries and dollar or two in money
taken out. Our people should be on
the look out for house-breakers.
During the last municipal year, as
appears from the report Of Treasurer
Happel, our city debt was. reduced
S52S.19. We have debt unprovid-
ed for amounting to 2,043. If all the
back taxes from 1873 to 1878 were
collected this debt could be easily liq-
Undated.
The following licenses have been
issued since our last report:
HC Tyson to j c Nelson.
Mp Eddleman to r j Beckham.
WD McCaslin to n Davidson.
JF Baldridge to L Etheridge.
IT Mitchell to n A Wilson.
H Fields to w Carpenter.
L Davidson to G Burress.
K Cook to NJ Sims.
R. Champion to c Jones.
From the Trenton Mirror.
Died. = Near Tisonville, Gibson
county, Saturday, January, 18th inst,
4 Mrs Mary B. Page, aged 70 years, 10
months and IS days. She had been
a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, for more than forty
years. BLESSED are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God"
There have been several houses rob-
bed in Trenton this week. S. h.
Towards smoke house was robbed of
several hundred pounds of meat. An
attempt was made to enter Open
heimer's store, by boring auger holes
around the lock, but proved futile.
The people should exercise caution,
else they will be robbed.
The prospects of Trenton look much
brighter now than through several
years past. There is but one unoccu>
pied residence. All the stores are oc-
pied. There is demand for more
stores and more residences. Buildings
are being projected by men who have
che means, and our city will be mate
rally improved during the year.
With the railroad completed to Nash>
vile we will spread out our proper
tions to that of city.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

Dresden Yeoman: w. I. Harrison,
late agent for the N. q n. W. Z. K.
company at Martin, has lost his posi-
ton. He went off ON a pleasure trip
to New Orleans without permission,
and returned to find his place oceapi'
ed by another man. We learn that
he skipped out from Martin Monday
night with nymph du pare, leaving
his wife and child at Martin. His
wife returned to her parents at Dick
son Station Tuesday. He is the same
who sent those wild kilograms to the
press during the yellow fever at Mar
tin.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
A New Literary Magazine.

The Dollar Magazine of current for
eign literature is announced by the
American Book Exchange, 80 Beek~
man street, New York, the first NUNS
Der to appear January 18th. 1t will
be similar in character to the we'll
known LittelPs Living age and Eclectic
Magazine, containing,in years num-
bers, about one-third as much as the
latter. Monthly, 1913 pages, S1.OO a
year. Specimen numbers sent for six
cents postage.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

The General Assembly of Tennessee
will take a recess for two weeks cOm>
menceing to morrow. Meanwhile the
committee on the public debt willcon-
tinue 10 hold sessions.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

Parties stealing the word "Nedi-
Gated" Stimulating the bottles and
labels of DIR. McCabe's Medicated
Blackberry Brandy, whether myth
ofthe Professor or otherwise, are frauds.
Genuine at Coley & Dickinson's.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

Hallstrom has the latest apd most
fashionable Ladies Dress Goods, Mil
linery Fancy Goods and Notions ever
brought to Milan, and defes cempeti-
ton. Call and see for yourself.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
LOCAL NOTICES.

Greenhalg's SOC Hair Restorative
is beautiful dressing, and does not
gum the hair as others do. Try it.
sold by Coley.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

Just received from New York, all
the latest styles of hats, bonnets and
other millinery goods. Will sell as
lew az rbe lowest. D II Hajlstrom.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
A Cross Mark

On the margin of your paper indi-
Gates that your time is out, or vi ex-
pire with the next paper. Remember
our rule-CAsH ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

Parties Wishing to buy real estate
or rent housea, at bargain, will do
well to cali on o. H Ha1stron,
Milan. Tenn.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
NEW YORK SAMPLE ROOM,

C. G. RAY, Proprietor. r. ID. JACK
son. superintendent
MILAN, TENN, FRONT ROW, opposite
WI Railroad Ticket Office. The Finest Lis
ors and the best brands of Cigar, always ON
hand This is the BON ton saloon of the city.
NodisOrder permitted. jan9.ly
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

"Hackmetack," a popular and fra
grant perfume, is sold by DR. NJ. d. l..
Jordan.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

Bargains /! Bargains Bargains
Go to HallstrOm's for the cheapest
goods in the market. No mistake.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

Time about fifteen minutes slower than town
time. J. c. LOPEZ, Agent, Milan.
+ SH HAA6E EfRnP PaIki f. re Sex Orleans
d. B. MOREY. q. I. A. New Orleans.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

Chicago. st. Louis d New Orleans X. X
Trains leave Milan as follows on and after
Bee. s, 1873:
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His Mind.

Detroit Free Press.l
He might have been drinking a lit
tle-just few drops of weak lemon
lde or something of the kind-but
yet he looked like very respectable
young man as he leaned over the
counter and inquired for diary for
1879.
" We have all styles and prices,
replied the dealer as he displayed the
lot, and in a short time sale was eff
fected. The buyer asked for pencil,
and standing at the counter he opened
his diary and wrote:
" January begin to save $40 a
week.
=" January q Love your enemies
and be soft with everybody,
" January 3-Giye literally to char
ity,
January PITY evorybody's sor-
sows.
January 5-Set everyone a good
example.
January 6-Don't smoke, chew,
drink, play cards, swear, stay out
nights, lie, steal, borrow money, speak
cross words, get in any ones way or
talk politics.
" January Buy pair of wings
and fly to the better land.
Thanks for the pencil he said as
he folded the book. Nov that the
affair is of my mind for a year to
come | feel thirsty. Won't you 60
and take something?'
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Foreign.

CoNsTANTTNoPTE. January THE
departure of thecommissioners chaged
with the surrender of Podgaritza to
Montenegro has been postponed.
MApRID, January 6.-The marriage
of King Alfonso with the Belgian
Princess is suggested by Epoca.
LONDON, January THE Council
of the Irish Home Rule League has
called a general meeting tor the 4th o.
February to consider the resolution OF
the active section Of the policy of the
Irish parliamentary party, and for re.
organization.
The strike of the miners Of South
Yorkshire and North Derbyshire will
not be near so large as anticipated
Not more than six thousand opera
tiyes will go out. A strike has begun
in the wiEe trade at Warrington and
may assume serious proportions, The
masters contend for a reduction Of
wages or work must close, as German
wire Qsp be obtained cheaper than the
English can hqnufacture it. The
men say the reduction is excessive.
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CHEYENNE
Arrest Of DssperadOes.

CHEYENNE, w. T., January 7.-Ex-
Sheriff Gillian, of Custer county, Ne
braska, was arrested at 0gellalla,
Nebraska, and j. P. Olive and four
others were arrested at Plum Creek,
Nebraska, yesterday, and taken to
hearney Junction, all charged with
being concerned in the burning of
Ketchum and Mitchell few weeks
ago. Ketchum and Mitchell were in
the custody of Sheriff Gillian, charged
with killing a man named Stevens,
who, it is claimed, was brother of
Olive, under an assumed name. 1t is
alleged that Gillian turned the prison
erE over to Olive and his friends, by
whom they were burned to death.
After the affair Gillian resigned and
has refused to appear before the coro-
ner's jury. Olive and party also de-
clined to attend the inquest and defed
the law. Yesterday four officers, two
Of whom are brothers of Ketchum.
with State warrants for arrest, sta
toned themselves in the postofice at
Plum Creek. When Olive and the
other men came for their mail they
were covered by the revolvers of the
officers and secured without a chance
to make resistance.
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Conversational.

WASHINGTON, January 7.-SENATI
"A large number of petitions have
already been presented, many of then
women, asking that effect be given the
anti-polygamy law of 1872. Others
protesting against the so-called patent
law bill and against a transfer for the
Indian bureau to the war department
Bills were introduced and referred
by Booth, for the interchange of sub
sidiary silver coin and United States
notes. By Mcdonald, to authorize
the taxation of outstanding legal
tenders.
Senator Voorhees, called up his res
olution instrueting the Judiciary com
mittee to inquire into the expediency
Of making the trade dollar legal
tender, and providing for its recoinage
into the standard silver dollar. He
addressed the senate at length, de-
nouncing the trade dollar as fraudu-
lent money.
HOUsE-Acklin called attention to
the scandal in Louisiapa with which
his name is associated, and presented
a resolution authorizing inquiry. 1t
was defeated on the ground that the
resolution did not embrace question
of privilege.
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FireInen Killed.

New YoRK, January 7.-While the
fire department was working early
this morning at the burning building,
No. 73tO 70 Vesey street, the east
wall of No. IS fell, killing John Irving,
fireman, and injuring Chief Rowe,
Foreman Reeves and Van Horn, and
Firemen McCune, Ryan, Jones and
Hogan. Pecuniary loss, $4,000. In
sured.
LATER.-The fremen above named
were all badly injured and two others
slightly The injuries of Chief Rowe
and Foreman Reeves may prove fatal.
The disaster was caused by the upper
floor giving away and carrying down
the other floors. The body of the dead
fireman is without bruises
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CLERGYMEN are sometimes unjust
IN their efforts to point moral, but
we have never seen grosser error
than is contained in statement at
tributed by the Rochester Express to
the Rev. H. L. Morehouse. That
preacher is reported as having said, in
sermon, that conjugal fidelity was
never dreamed of among the Greeks
and among the Romans matters were
still worse" On the contrary, con-
jugal infdelity was unknown in Sparta,
one of the two leading States Of Greece,
until a comparatively late period in its
history; and the Athenians were ex
tremely severe in their punishment of
Beecherism and all that that word i'm
plies. As for the Romans, no instance
of divorce occurred among them for
several centuries after the foundation
of the commonwealth, and the penalty
for breach of marital faith was harsh
enough to have satisfied the NEST rigid
of the early Puritans.
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PANAMA.
Story of Attempt at RevOlutlOn---The
Schme Exposed.

New YORK, January GA supple
ment Of the Panama Star and Herald,
of December 28th, gives story of an
attempt at revolution on the night of
the 27th. An attack was made on
General Aizpurn, ex-president of the
State, and some friends, and that gen
tleman and the others were wounded.
subsequently Zugendo Pera, the newly
appointed governor of the district,
while passing through the streets in
charge Of some policemen, endeavor-
ing to restore order, was fred upon by
parties concealed and instantly killed
An attack was made upon Quartet
outside, and two men lost their lives
The object of the revolution was to
place in power the State government
and to be more in accord with the po-
litical views of General Trujillo, pres
ident of the Republic. The scheme
was exposed by one of its supposed
friends, and in the attack friend and
foe suffered alike.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-07

PRINCE LEOPOLD, Queen Victoria s
youngest son, is said to bs the most re-
fined, an d to most resemble his father
in menta qualities, Of the whole fam
lily. He is popular with all who have
met him on the continent, and great
French ladies who found themselves
in his society last year at Nice are
never tired of speaking of this Prince
Charming He is an excellent musi-
clan like his brother, the Duke of
Edinburgh, and has an agreeable ton
or voice which he is perfectly willing
to exercise when asked to sing But
the latest runor is that Prince Loo
pold desires to turn his powers to the
singing of anthems, and is pressing his
mother to allow him 10 take orders.
Some Of his brothers and sisters are
averse to this, and fe ar from his High
Church views he might 20 further
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The Fortunen of Acfors.

Davenport made money by acting to
lose it in management. Edwin Booth
became bankrupt in conducting
Booths Theater, butts clearing from
$1,000 to 5000 week by acting this
season, his terms being half the re-
ceipts. John Mccullough, who is
acting for week at the Grand Opera
House, New York, became deeply in
yolved in debt as manager Of the Cali
fornia Theater, San Francisco. and
part of his very large earnings in the
East have been going to square ac-
counts. Bernard Macauley, whs is
acting Uncle Dan'l" at the Broadway
Theater, lost a fortune during several
years of management in Louisville.
and gave up the business at the close
of last season Then he cast about for
a star part, selected Uncle Dan'l, Z"
and has already begun to fill his Golfer.
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our Tenure of Life

depends in gre tmeasure upon our regard for
or neglect Of the laws of health. If we vio-
late them VIC cannot expect to "make old
bones" But that the span Of existence al
lotted to naturally delicate constitution, or
ono which has been shaken by disease may
bo materially longthencd, Il a fact which we
have daily proof. The vivifying and restorq-
tive influence Of Hostetters Stomach Bittar.
upon failing physique affords striking
illustration of the power Of judicious medica-
ton to strengthen the hold on life. Restored
digestion, complete assimilation, renewed an
petite, sound repose, these are among the
benefits conferred upon the debilitated by that
supreme renovant. With a circulation en-
rlched, frame, .inyigorated, and a nervous
system tranquilized, the invalid, after a
course Of the Bitters, feels that his life tenure
IS no longer the precarious thing hat it was
that he may yet enjoy green old ago"
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the street, carrying something in its
mouth Of unusual appearance. He
picked up a stone and hurled it at the
canine The latter dropped its load
and he picked it up, His surprise was
great at finding the article to be a
well-formed human hand, so petrifed
that it retained its natural appearance.
The finger nails even remained. A
little inquiry convinced him that it
was "Canty's" hand and he returned
it to that individual, who in turn
gave it to the doctor as memento.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-07

The redu ced production of silver
by Sl6,OOO,O0O in one Year-shows the
way to a solution of the silver problem.
The precious metals obey the same
law which governs wheat IND cotton
all commodities A decline in value
brings about diminished production
which restores the value, the cost of
production being the universal regu-
lator. With the decrease of almost
one-haI6 in the production of silver
the position of the silver men will be
greatly strengthened. The result will
be, socn or late, a gradual rise in the
value of silver bullion, which will be
follow ed by extended coinage and use
sufici ent to prevent the tendency Of
increased production again to reduce
the value.
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The CoIIeginte Rouers.

BosToN, January 7.-Oxford Uni
versity has informed Harvard of their
inability to row as late as August 1st
As Harvard will not row earlier it is
likely there will be no race. Since
Oxfords letter was received eight
members of Harvard have withdrawn
and new crew will train for a race
with Yale in the summer
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NatIonaI Truat Comnnnr

New York, January7.-Ths stock
holders of the suspended National
Trust Company have rejected the
proposition to take the company out of
the hands of the court and place it on
a substantial basis by vote of 1850
shares against 1916. An advisory
committee was appointed to act with
the receivers and look after the inter
ests of the stockholders.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-07

TRE first public sales of gold in the
New York market was in 1862, on the
18th Ivy Of January, the figures at the
close being LOB. The highest quota
tion for that year was l.34. On the
1lth day Of July. 1864, it reached the
highest poh 1t in its history, standing at
2.85, the value of greenback dollar
being but hirty-fve cents. Three
weeks ago yes terday it dropped to par,
or, in other wo rds, currency and gold
coin became of equal value. Since
then no variation has taken place. A
few days since the sale of gold coin
ceased in the New York gold room,
the dial that mark ed its huctuation
was taken d own and the gold specula-
tors occupation was wiped out.
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WHAr Dis wife said SID said she I'M

WHAT his wife said She said she did
wish John could find something that
would cure his fever and ague. He was
all worn out with it and that nothing that
he had tried had done him any good. He
should take Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic. 1t
never fails to subdue the most obstinate
cases of fever and ague, and it is equally
effective in all malarial and bilious fevers.
1t is an agreeable, wholesome and inyig-
Grating tonic.
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A Stylish wedding at Athens, Ala.

One of the most stylish weddings
which has ever been witnessed in
Athens, Ala, occurred in that town
on New Years day. when DR. George
Phillips, Of Tyler, Texas, was married
to Miss Ada Townsend, of Athens.
The names of the attendants were as
follows Miss Woodruff and Mr.. b. l.,
Allen. Miss Malone and Dir. William
Wood, Miss Cox and Mr. g. W Van
dergrift, Miss Cowan and Mr.. w. b.
Lamb. Miss Allen and Mr.. W. G. Col
licr. Miss Parkee and Mr.. Albert
Phillips, Miss Saunders and Mr.. Al
bert Stevenson, Miss Houston and Mr.,
M. II. Bonner, jr, Miss Lamb and Mr..
Robert Tweedy, Miss Lizzie Bonner
and Mr.. r. n. Townsend. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev DIR, Haw-
thorne, Of Montgomery, Ala.
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ship-oEWar JamestoMn.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 7.-The
board of supervisors last night adopted
a resolution asking Governor Irwin to
request the secretary of war to with
draw the ship-of-war Jamestown from
her present employment as training
ship for San Francisco. The question
has been under discussion for a long
time, the expense of the ship being
deemed in excess of the benefits de-
rived
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DEPRECATED SILVER.
Large Number Of Mutilated Trade Dol
lars Circulating in China.

Some time ago announcement was
made that large quantities of trade
dollars were being accumulated by
spectators at commercial centers in
China, the purpose being to return
such dollars to the United States, in
the expectation that congress would
give them the legal tender quality.
Reports received at the State depart
ment from the American consuls show
that in many parts of China these
coins have been so mutilatcd as to
make them useless as currency. The
consuls at Annoy, Foochow and Ming
po, report that the American trade
dollar has been so mutilated by Chop
ping" by the Chinese merchants at the
places named, as to render them unde-
sirable as circulating medium. This
practice, which had its origin in rule
made by mercantile houses in the
South of China, requiring each firm to
guarantee the genuineness of dollars
paid out by afixing to each coin its
chop" or firm name, and which was
done by stamping with die upon the
surface of the coin, has grown into
such an abuse that current dollars are
defaced beyond allpossibility of recog-
nition, and not unfrequently coins are
found in circulation through which
holes have been punched. In some
cases there is reason to believe that
the die has been displaced by gouge,
and small portion of the metal has
been taken from the coin. This prac-t
tice Ealso prevails at Hong Kong.
Coins thus mutilated would not, of
course, be accepted at their face value
in the United States, even should tho
trade dollar be given the legal tender
quality, and holders of them would be
forced to dispose of them as so much
bullion. To the extent, therefore, that
trade dollars have suffered mutilation
by the "chops" of Chinese merchants
the amount of those coins outstanding
for al purposes Of money may be said
to be reduced.
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NEW YORK, January 4 Elizabeth
Schroeder, aged nineteen years, a mem
Der of the Kellogg opera troupe, was
probably fatally affected by coal gas
from stove in her bedroom. Her
sister, aged six years, who occupied
tho same room, is dead.
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SOUTH CAROLINA is the worst State
inthe country for couples to emigrate
to who want to get divorced. Before
the war divorce was unknown, but
under reconstruction rule the State
lurched way over toward the Indiana
freedom. A bill was introduced at
the recent session of the legislature
limiting the ground for divorce to the
ancient one Of adultry, butt was final
ly amended by repeating the whole
law now on the statute-books, and thus
leaving no way open to secure di-
vorce.
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Mr.. HAIRS, the American consul at
Alexandria, Egypt, has just gone
round the world in rapid fashion, un-
equaled by Jules Verne. He accom-
plished the journey in Sixty-eight
days. 1t took him twenty days to go
from Alexandria to San Francisco by
Brindisi, Paris, Liverpool and New
York twenty days also to go from
San Francisco to Yokohama six days
after he reached Hong Kong; in ten
days he set foot on shore at Ceylon,
and twelve days later he found himself
again in Egypt
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-07

THE Boston Advertiser is authority
for the statement that the letter re-
Gently printed in The Post, attributed
to the Rev. Cotton Mather, contain
ing the proposition to kidnap William
Bean and the Quakers who had en-
barked at London for the new world,
and exchange them for rum and sugar
in the Bar5adoes is forgery, and is
not in possession of the Massachusetts,
Historical Society. One reason for its
disbelief in the genuineness Of the let
ter, Mather was only nineteen years
old, and is not supposed at that age to
have been filled with the zeal for
Puritan orthodoxy which character
lied his later ministry.