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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

JUDGE DUNDY, in the U. S. Circuit
Court at Omaha, has rendered decision in
the Ponca Indian case, to recover their old
reservation and establish title thereto, that
the Ponca tribe of Indians have a legal es-
tate in the reservation and are entitled to
possession thereof. The case is the first on
record where one Indian tribe brought suit
against another in the courts of the United
States, and has aroused deep and widespread
feeling on account of the alleged wrongs done
the POncas.
The Kearsarge Mill, at Portsmouth,
n. H., was entirely destroyed by fire on the
morning Of the 4th. The fire originated in
the fifth story, and the flames spread SO rap
idly that the employees barely escaped from
the building. One man, named Greenwood,
is reported to have persisted in the flames;
several others were burned or injured
in effecting an egress. Fortunately the fire
occurred about half an hour before the reg
ular hour for beginning work, and when but
a few persons were in the building. The
mill employed about $50 hands in the manu-
facture Of cotton goods. The loss is placed
at about 100000, nearly covered by insur-
ance.
AT Pine Bluff, Ark, on the morning
of the 18th, a negro named James Anderson
entered the house of Joe Miller, a butcher,
and assaulted Mrs. Miller, most estimable
woman, in a shocking manner. The villain
then plundered the house of $23 in money
and fled. He took the train to Arkansas
CITY, where he was arrested upon his arrival
and returned to the scene of his dastardly
crime. Being taken into the presence of his
victim, he was fully identified by her, and
was then started off for Jail, but on the way
was taken out Of the hands Of the officer by
mob and hanged to telegraph pole.
MARsHFrELD, Mo-, was visited by an
other destructive tornado on the night of the
4th. Eight dwellings and several barns and
outbuildings were demolished aud the debris
partially carried away. Fifteen persons re-
ceiyed injuries more or less serious.
THE Orange Lodges of Ireland will
organize counter demonstrations to the Land
League meetings, 20 be held at the same
places and on the same days. Lively times
are anticipated.
A NUMBER of expelled German So
cialists, recently arrived at New York, were
rendered public reception at the Germania
Assembly Rooms on the 9Th. The entire
assemblage wore red silk ribbons, bows or
rosettes, and the hall was decorated with red
silk flags.
The Piedmont and Arlington Life
Insurance Company, of Virginia, has failed.
THE Union Pacific Depot at Salina,
Ksns., burned on the night of the Sd, to-
gether with its entire contents, consisting OF
a large amount Of freight and express mat
ter.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
A Dying ClliId's Last Wish.

At one of the public schools in the
northwestern part of the city, the pupils
are spurred to good behavior and study
by cards of merit, a day of perfect be-
havior and study being recognized by
fanciful small card and the winning of
twenty-four of those cards emitting the
pupil to one larger and more ornamen-
tai card. Among the pupils was sweet
little girl seven years of age, whose
pretty ways and devotion to her lessons
had won for her the love and admira-
ton of all her school associates, and at
the close of each day her name was GER
tain to be read from the roll OF honor.
A few days since her seat at school was
noticed to be vacant and regrets were
expressed on all sides, as it was the first
''absent" made against her. The next
day one of her little school mates
brought word that she was detained at
home by illness. On the third day the
teacher received the following note:
my darling little girl is very sick and,
as l fear, is dying. She has received
TWENTY-FIVE of the small cards OF merit
and has asked me to send to you to see
if you will not send her one of the larger
cards, as she is sure she would have
been awarded the two cards necessary
to receive the larger one had she been
able to attend school," The note was
read to the pupils and for a time the
scene presented in that school room was
most affecting. Not only was one large
card sent to the dying pupil, but eight
OF them were taken to her by her teach
er, and those cards-the full compile
ment possible for the term-were with
the child, and seemed source of init
mite comfort to her up to the time OF
her death. The child was buried on
Thursday, and prominent among the
many decorations upon the little casket
were the cards of merit, pathetically
typical of the buried hopes, JOYS and
ambitions of the little one, whose last
dreams were of success.-DetroH Free
Press
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
A COlOred View OF the Telegraph.

Mr.. Brown, the telegraph operator at
Woodland Station, is answerable for the
following good one: Last Monday week
an old cOlored gentleman brought to
the office dispatch, which he ordered
sent off Immediately. Mr.. Brown an
swered "all right" took the paper and
sent off the message. Then taking
down his file, he placed the original on
the nook and hung it upin the office and
went On to attend to his business. The
old fellow took his seat and sat for half
an hour never taking his ewes off the
paper on the file. After waiting until
he was out of all patience, he said: 9 L
say, boss, hain't you gwine to send dat
message? It's berry Important it
should 90 'megetly." Mr.. Brown an
swered: "WhY old man, l sent the dis
patch long ago; it's delivered long be-
fore this" The old man then said:
Ye can't fool dis chile. It's not sent
at all; it's hangin' up dar on de hook.
1 saw We when We put it dar, an |
hasn't taken my eyes oFn it sence. \"
Mr.. Brown tried to explain, but moth
ing short of sending the paper message
whirling along the telegraph wires
would satisfy. He doesn't belive yet
the message was sent.-Ea5to" (-Hd.J
STR.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
A Joke on a Horse.

One of the commission houses on
Woodbridge street has horse which
was the terror of every pedestrian who
got within three feet of his head. The
animal has teeth like a shark and up to
a few days ago he'd bite everything
within reach except a pile of grind
stones. Whipping had no effect and he
would get rid of a muzzle as fast as they
were put on The firm had paid out
considerable money to settle for his
bites. and was wondering what they
could sell him for, when along came
man and guaranteed cure for IS. He
was told to 90 to work and his first
move was to get an old suit of clothes
and stuff it with straw. The horse was
driven down the street and the suit was
tied to q hitching post, back to the
street. A full pound of Cayenne pep
per was then rubbed into and sprinkled
over the garments and the straw stuffing
and the joke was ready. The horse
came Jogging back and the driver LETT
him standing within six feet of the man
of straw The old biter's eyes bad
twinkle as he saw fine chance to use his
teeth and as soon as left alone he began
edging toward the post. When ready
for business he made a sudden lunge
and caught the :" man" by the shoulder.
That old horse meant wickedaess, but
lie had surprise in store for him. As
he lifted the figure off its feet and gave
it a shake it fell apart and his mouth,
nose and eyes were filed with the
smarting powder. Great tears rolled
down his long nose. he sneezed and
snorted and coughed and he was Just as
chagrined at the general laugh on him
as man would have been. He backed
away from the remnants, opened his
mouth to cool it and hung his head in
shame. lie did not cease weeping for
half day. but when he got so that he
could look the public square in the face
he was a changed horse. Anybody can
pull his ears or rub his nose now with
impunity. In fact he courts earesses
where he defied them and on the ap-
proach of stranger will shut his eyes
and mouth as if fearful of another dose
Detroit Free Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
PUNGENr PARAGRAPHS.

Some of the most timid girls are
not frightened by a loud bang.-Lo'0eH
CiGzen.
20, nv ear-ringsr' exclaimed the
urchin as the side of his face came IN
contact with the Hat of his fathers
hand. Waterloo Observer.
Blondes, it seems, have gone ont OF
fashion, and many ladies will have to
switch of.-M T. C0mncrclGt-4drer-
tiSer.
The change which frequently comes
over the spirit of mans dreams IS often
brought about By change of his liquor.
N. o. Picayaae.
-Esthetic bridegroom: - 1t is quite
consummate, is it not" Intense bride,
examining the teapot tenderly: :" 1t Is,
indeed! o, Algernon, let US live up to
itr'-LOndon Punch.
~ am creature of settintary
habits" remarked the hen. and then,
it being little late in the season she
crawled into the nest and g set on a
bureau-kno5 and the porcelain sample
egg.-BurlinGton HaDt-Eye.
The editor wrote - An evening
with Saturn" and it came out in the
paper can evening with Satan" 1t was
mighty rough, but the foreman said it
was the work of the devil And it
looked that way.-No10ich Herald.
-Cloaks with extremely costly Innings
will not be worn this season. 1t is found
that the wearers suffer from the cold
too much, as the garments will tlv open
and expose the lining to view.-BoSton
Post.
"A Young lady of two-and-twenty re-
fused to wed man of fifty, saving he
was neither one thing nor yet another.
He was too old for husband and too
young to hold out any hope of imme-
date widowhood.-B0Stop Transcript.
An honest Galveston shoemaker
was strolling down the avenue, when
peering into a restaurant, what should
he see.but one of his fashionable CUSTOM
ers seated at table covered with all
the delicacies of the season, including q
large bottle of green seal and two can
vas-back ducksl Rushing in, the irate
Galveston tradesman exclaimed, You
haven't got money TO pay me for the
boots you have got on, but you can al
ford to pay for all manner Of delica-
cies." The young man wiped his NOUS
tache, and looking around to see that
he was not overheard, responded in a
whisper, Don't be deceived by ap~
pearanees. You must not lose CONT
dence in me. don't expect to pay for
this little banquet any more than l ex-
pect to pay you for the boots. "-GaI-
leStO1 NclCS
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
ChilIren's Labor in New England Fac
tories.

In England, the over-wOrking and I'M
der-schooling of minors is now subject
to heavy penalties; bat past generations
of factory children have already given
rise to an almost distinct class of En-
glish working people--pale, sallow, and
stunted both in physical and mental
growth How long will it be before a
deteriorated race like the Stockinger,
Leicester, and Manchester spinners
springs up on our New England soil?
Present legislative steps in England will
in due course of time undoubtedly lead
to the entire prohibition of child labor
throughout Great Britain, and provide
cOmpulsorily for the education Ofminors;
the same humanitarian, and we might
add polite, movement is apparent in
every European country. In many OF
our manufacturing towns, 1t Is true, mill
schools, half-time and evening schools,
are provided for the little unfOrtu-
mates doomed to labor; but class
schools of any description are mis-
chievous to the best interests of de-
mocracy. DOUBTLESS any instantaneous
elimination of child labor from a COM
munity would for a time increase the
amount of suffering that suffering of
which it really has been p primal cause.
But let us consider what is the ultimate
result of child labor upon the interests
of the parent, and also upon the inter-
ests of the manufacturer. We will sup
pose that the owner of a certain factory
suddenly discovers that he may lessen
the cost of production and thereby gain
advantage in trade, by employing young
persons of fifteen or sixteen where he
has heretofore employed adults. He can
hire them for one half the sum he has
been accustomed to pay his men. and
more applicants are found than he can
supply with work. Other manufacture
ers follow the example. The demand
| is increased for minors, who are willing
to work for half the wages laboring
man with a family to support alb
solutely requires. The competition in
ereaseS; large numbers of adult
workmen are thrown out of employ
ment, and since they must have
some means of subsistence the y
say to the manufactures, If you can
not give us twice as much as you give
these boys, we will work for little
less than we have done; but surely our
skilled labor is worth more to you than
the work of mere children" So a
compromise is made; part OF the m en-
are retained at lower wages and they
are comforted by the thought that their
children's earnings will make up the
deficiency. But competition does not
stop here; with improved machinery,
Younger hands. at still lower wages,
can be employed and constant reduc-
ton follows throughout the mills and
ali other places where chiIdren's LABOR
is countenanced. Strikes ensue; the
streets are filled with throngs OF unem-
ployed men; intenperance increases
and crimes of every description are
multiplied. Who is to blame? Without
child labor. ten per cent. of the labor
ing class. with the present relation OF
wages 10 cost OF living. would be in L
state Of debt or pauperism: lc1h chii'l
labor, competition is coasl IN ,ly on the
increase and wages are stall suffering
| reduction. -AtiqR.tc M2Hltly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
What BrOckway, the FOrger, Gave up to
Secure His Own Release.

A NEW YORK special of the LIST says:
The mystery about the release OF william
Brockway, the forger, by the United States
authorities, was cleared up to-day. Last week
Brockway pleaded guilty to the charge of for
gerry, before Judge Benedict, in the United
States Circuit Court, and was subsequently
released on his own recognizance, although
the latter fact was. for some unexplained rea-
son, denied by the Secret Service officials, both
in Washington and in this city. 1t was well
understood that BrOckway had made some
restitution but what its precise nature was was
withheld until to-day. Brockway has surren-
dered all the plates, twenty-five in number,
from which counterfeit notes and bonds were
printed. He has also given up S45l,OOO in coun-
terfeit 500 bank notes on various banks and
800 or 400 sheets of fiber paper, and he has
furnished information which it is believed
will be of great value to the Govern
ment The material surrendered was all
displayed in the District Attorneys
Office to-day. The counterfeit plates shown
were three for bank notes, two of them for q
Pittsburgh bank and the other tor Wilkes
barre bank bills. Then there were four plates
for the border of the notes, each bearing the
coat-of-arms of different States. There were
also splendid plates for the back of notes.
Plates and number and seal of notes COM
pleted the outfit for 800 notes. Next, the
counterfeit plates for United States six per
cent 1881 bonds were shown, and with them a
bond seal of the Treasury Department en-
graved on copper, and bond seal of the loan
division in eectrotype. The type with which
the numbers were printed on the bonds was
also displayed. Plates for the back and Dor
der of the $40 bond coupons were also shown.
but they had never been used.
Last Thursday Brockway, accompanied by
several United States officers, went to Jamaica,
l.. l., and drove TO the woods near Richmond
Hill. Brockway conducted the party into the
woods, and although the ground was covered
with snow, soon directed the officers where to
dig Tor the plates. The bond plates were first
dug up. They were done up in tin-foil and
were covered with asphaltum. Next S45,NO IN
/ 500 bills was found. The package was sealed
I'D in glass pickle jar. The bank-note plates
were found near the same spot. They were
protected by asphaltum. In another place
$500 was found inclosed in piece of lead
pipe The fiber paper was found done up in
tin-foil, and sealed in lead case.
| In addition Brockway has made a clean
breast of his connection with the forgers. He
has told where the fiber paper, which was sup
| posed to have been stolen from the Govern
ment. was manufactured. He has also given
the authorities number of letters, among
them several from William P. Wood, ex-Chiet
| of the Secret Service Department, which are
! said to be important. The forged paper was
| printed by Charles II. Smith. and the electro
| tipping was done by Brockway. Doyle, who
| was arrested in Chicago, disposed of the
/ forged paper in the West.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
SCHOOL AMI CHURCH.

The Moravians have sixty-hvei
churches in America and about l5O,-
600 members.
Baptist women have established q
home for the children of missionaries
at Newton Center. Mass.
The Universalist ministers of Con-
neetieut. in order to awaken interest in
their denomination, have resolved to
hold protracted meetings throughout
the State.
The University College Council.
Toronto, has declined to admit a young
lady who has passed with credit at least
two examinations in the University. on
the assumption that it would lead to a
subversion of the moral order and dis
cipline of the institution.
The American Congregational
Union has been in existence for twenty
seven years, in which time it has erected
eleven hundred churches, all of which
are free from Indebtedness. In the
past three years the American College
Society has aided Western institutions
of learning. to the amount OF $685. OO,
of which large share was given by
Mrs. Stone benevolent lady OF Massa-
chusetts.
The following shows the approPria-
tons made by the General Missionary
Committee of the Methodist Episcopal
Church for the work of next year IN
comparison with those of the present
year. The appointments made on
the various conferences for collections
during the coming years were increased
about fifteen per cent. over those OF last
year, when the total amounted to about
2zo 900
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
Railway Accidents.

THE Railroad Gazette has summary Of the
rain Dad accidents during the month of Octo-
be-. There was a total of l2O accidents, where
~ co persons were killed and 137 wounded. In
:Iaccidents the death of one or more persons
was caused; in 26 others personal injury, but
not death, resulted, while in %, 6l.S per cent.
of the whole number, there was no personalin-
jury serious enough for record. As compared
with October, 1873, there was an increase of 10
in the number of accidents, of 81 in the num-
Der killed, and of Al in that injured. For the
year ending with October the record is Us fol-
lows.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

Scotch Pudding.-In a quarter of
pint of cold milk stir IN two ounces OF
Underground oatmeal; mix thoroughly;
then add to thisa pint of boiling milk;
sweeten with white sugar while on the
fire, but do not let the mixture boil; in
order to thicken it stir in about two
ounces of dry bread-crumbs; as the milk
and oatmeal cools it ought to be thick;
take two eggs and beat together whites
and yellows, which mix with the oat-
meal; flavor with nutmeg or cinnamon;
butter pudding-dish and bake slowly
for an hour; few currants or some
seeded raisins improve it.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

THREE Election Judges at Man.
chester, Va, have been arrested on a charge
of refusing TO receive the votes Of number
of persons, mostly colored, at the recent
election. Their defense is that the parties
did not show proper capitatiOn papers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

THE International Cotton Exposition
has been organized at Atlanta, Ga, with
Senator Joseph Z. Brown as President and
TWENTY-FIVE Presidents from the
principal cities and manufacturing centers
of the country. The first Exposition will
be held at Atlanta during October and No
Yember next.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

THE Tariff question is likely to come
to the front as an important factor in the or
ganization Of the new House. Mr.. Kasson,
of Iowa, who is a candidate for Speaker, it
is said will be opposed by the Tariff inter-
ests on account of his pronounced position
in favor Of Free Trade.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

H. NJ. S. VALoRoUs has been ordered
70 the South OF Ireland. She carries large
quantities Of small-arm ammunition, be-
sides several steam pinnaces, armed with
seVen-p ounders, for river transit.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
Number Of

The averages per day for the month were
3.S7 accidents. 223 killed and Az injured; for
the year they were 2.60 accidents, 0.17 killed and
Pa inlared. The average casualties per acct
dent were, for the month, 0.5ij killed and liz
injured; for the year, 02a4 killed and LODI il
iurnd-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

THE Grand Jury have presented in
dictments against Kenward Philip and the
publishers Of the New York Truth for utter
ing a criminal libel upon Gen. Garfield.
Samuei S. Morey is a also indicted for per-
fury.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

IT is reported that the recent consol-
idation of the Missouri Pacific and the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railways is the par
tial development of Jay Gould's prodigious
scheme for securing through line from
New York and the lakes to the Mexican bor-
der and the Pacific coast. The Wabash
system, it is said, will be made an impor-
tant part of the grand combination.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

THE Electoral Colleges of the several
States met on the LIST day of December, as
prescribed by the United States law, and
east their votes for President and Vice
President. In Georgia there seems to have
been some misunderstanding regarding the
date fixed for the meeting of the Electors,
and as consequence the vote Of Georgia
was not cast.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

"A farmer should determine what
breed of cattle. horses. hogs, sheep or
chickens he will breed, and then con-
fine himself strictly to those breeds and
not have half dozen breeds of each,
huddled together and mixing until he
has no distinct breed.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

SECRETARY SCHURz' sreport says that
nearly half million acres Of land is being
cultivated by Indians, and he urges the is
suance Of individual patents for farms.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

A SECRET conference of Greenback-
ers was held at Des Moines, Iowa, on the
1st, Gen. Weaver presiding.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

The p,.iee OK New Orleans discov-
cred an opiam-smoking den in the city
and arrested the Chinese proprietor.
The place Is said to have had customers
who were wen-dressed women.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

THE Ohio Presidential Electors, after
casting the vote of the State for Gen. Gar
field, visited him in 4 body at Mentor.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
THE public debt statement for Decem-

THE public debt statement for Decem-
Der shows the following totals: Cash In
Treasury, 21,O92, $40; gold certificates out
standing, $7,4OO, 800; silver certificates, $780,
O77,2 $50: certificates of deposit, SS,525,OOO;
refunding certificates, S643,350; legal
tenders, SS46,6Sl, O16; fractional currency,
1853, 2O7; United States bonds OF 80, H.
255,OOO. Decrease Of debt during Novem-
her s. Cos. 261.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09

Two masked robbers entered jew
elry store at Niles, Mich, on the LIST, and pre-
senting cooked revolvers at the heads Of the
proprietors. Lapierre and Micks, attempted
10 plumber the store. They were apparent
" noyices at the business, or else deficient
in nerve, as the jewelry men got the upper
hands of them and one was captured with
bullet hole through his vest. The other es-
caned