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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11
Confession of Engraver Smith.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 81.
The text of the confession of Charles III
Smith, the engraver who was under the tyran
nv of Brockway and who engraved the plate
upon which the bonds in the possession OF
Doyle were printed, has been received at the
Treasury. 1t was taken at New York-curious
ly enough, in the third person-in the pres
ence of Mr.. CASTELAR,, of the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing, and of Mr.. Charles Coon
Assistant Chief of the Loan Division. The fol-
lowing is the text:
"Smith states that he engraved all of the
work on the 7.3O note, namely: all of the
square lettering, all of the scrip, vignette and
initiated lathe-work, counters, borders and
coupons, with his tinted plate printed in green
on the face of the note, and the back of the
plate printed in green on the back of the note;
also, the seal printed in red on the face of the
note He also said that he engraved the plates
in or about the year 1866 or 1861.
He states that he etched one-half OF the
green counter on the back of the coupon after
which the whole counter was made by electro
typing. The imitation of cycloid was traced,
and cut with graver. He also states that he
engraved the $1,000 old legal-tender, originally
engraved by the American Bank-Note Com
pany of New York. He engraved the face
plate, back plate and tint plate; also the seal
that is printed ON the face of the note-all OF
which is counterfeit. He also engraved the
head of Hamilton on the $50 legal-tender note,
first series, originally engraved by the Nation
al Banlz-Note Company of New York.
HE states that he engraved the 500 Ma
tional-currency plate in skeleton; the face
plate, with vignette and lettering, counters,
100 and G.
..He also engraved the title of National
70 r,ript 11nOn slx face Dlate-ViZ.
National Revere Bank, Boston; Merchants
National Bank, New Bedford, Mass; Pitts
burgh National Bank, Pittsburgh; Second Ma
tional Bank, wilkesbarre, Pa; Pittsburgh
National Bank of Commerce; and National
Exchange Bank of Baltimore-all of which he
engraved for Brockway, with the tint plate
and back plate printed in green; also the red
seal printed on the face of the note. He also
states that he engraved a $1,000 bond plate
with coupons, acts of July II and August 5,
1861, with vignettes and bordering, count
ers, square lettering and scrip, and
the imitation lathe-work border. The
initiated border he cut with graver,
and furnished the section of bed
piece to Brockway. He also states that the
original counterfeit vignette, with sections OF
| Initiated table-work and lettering, furnished
by him to Brockway, were manipulated IN
| such a manner that the result when finished
! formed series of electrotype plates from
which the counterfeit plates were printed,witi
the caption of the skeleton and titles engraved
for the National-currency note, which were
engraved on copper by him for Brockway."
CHARLES H. SMITH.
This was subscribed and sworn to before
| United States Commissioner in New York City
October 20, 1850.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
National Thanksgiving.

WASHINGTON. November ].
THE President to-day issued the following
Thanksgiving proclamation:
At no period in their history since the
United States became q Nation has this people
had so abundant and so universal reasons for
joy and gratitude at the favor of Almighty
God, or been subject TO so profounda an obliga-
ton to give thanks for His loving kindness
and humbly to implore His continued care and
protection Health, wealth and prosperity
throughout all our borders; peace, honor and
friendship with all the world; firm and faith
full adherence by the great body of our popu-
lation to the principles of liberty and justice
which have made our greatness as Nation,
and TO the wise institutions and strong frame
of Government and society which viii per-
petuate it-for all these let the thanks of a
happy and united people, as with one voice,
ascend in devout homage to the Giyer of all
good.
Therefore recommend that, on THURS
DAY, THE TWENTY-FIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER,
the people meet in their respective places
of worship to make their acknowledgment
to Almighty God for His bounties and His
protection, and to offer to Him prayer for
| their continuance
"In witness whereof l have hereunto set my
| hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
"Done at the City of Washington this first
day of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and
| of the independence of the United States the
| one hundred and fifth. X. B. HAYES.
=" By the President:
| civilian NJ. EvARTs, Secretary of State.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11
Bedding for Stock.

1t is economy to give the horse, cow
and other stock housed through the
winter, a good bed. 1t has much to do
towards saving feed and keeping stock
in thriving condition, to say nothing
of the obligations man is under to pro-
vide well for the dumb animals for him
given to have dominion over" Bet
ter to give stock comfortable beds
through the usual season of necessary
shelter and stabling, as they can be
provided with very little difficulty or
expense. There is usually refuse fod-
der, straw or other matter, which can
thus be utilized and made into manure
by this process. A large amount of the
excrements, by this practice, which
would otherwise be lost, can be saved.
Fine sand makes good bedding ma
terial and a good dressing for any heavy
soil. Saw dust is another article that
can be used advantageously for the
same purpose. There is no farmer who
cannot provide plenty of litter, of some
kind, for his stock and this by all means
he should do and will do, if he under
stands his business and consults his
own interests.-Fdr11 and FIresitle.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A MOST terrible tragedy occurred IN
Noble County, o., on the night Of the 9th.
Frank NJ. Biedenbaugh, q well-to-do Ger
man, residing in the little village OF Bates
vile, on the night named returned at late
hour to his house from the village, where
he had been spending the even
ing, and was presumably some-
what intoxicated. Aiming himself
with an AK he proceeded to the room where
his young wife and infant child were sleep
ing, and with a single blow crushed in the
skull of each, after which he mutiated their
bodies in a most shocking manner He then
went to an adjoining room, where Mrs.
Stephens and child, visitors of the family,
were in bed and decapitated both of them. A
servant girl occupying another room was the
last remaining victim, and, having disposed
of her the inhuman monster went into an
out-building and cut his own throat, but
not fatally, and is now in jail at
Caldwell. Different theories are advanced
tragedy, some claiming that it
was jealousy, while others say
the murderer is insane. The generally
accepted theory is that whisky is the respon-
sible agent. Heretofore Biedenbaugh has
borne fair reputation, and is man well
known in the county.
A CALL has been issued by the Gen.
trail Executive Committee of Levees in Lou
isiana, for an Interstate Convention of the
Mississippi Valley. to be held at New Or
leans, Nov. Is. The address says: 1.-The
object of this Convention is
to unite, if possible, our efforts
with those Of other States and
communities interested and doing bust
ness in the Valley of the Mississippi, in the
improvement Of the commerce and naviga-
ton of the river, to. develop the boundles;
resources of the great valley, and to open VI
to the world commercial channels for oul
largely increased productions"
GEORGE ToURRoN, engineer, and
Zeph. Hascomb, fireman, were instantly
killed, and Clay Ross, engineer, fatally in
iured, by collision Of freight trains on the
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, on the
9th.
AT Green Springs, in Loudon County
Va, on the 9Th, Merrell Mott killed his wife'i
sister, with whom he had quarreled, anC
then took his own life.
THE steamer Rhode Island, of the
Providence and New York Steamship Line,
was wrecked during dense fog at an early
hour on the morning of the 9Th, on rocky
point near Narragansett Pier. There WERE
about 100 passengers on board, all Of whom
were safely landed by the steamships boats
Col. LUCIEN B. CAUSE, for six year
representative in Congress from the Six II
srkansas District, died on the 9th at Jack
seaport.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11
Darling into Flock Of Wild Turkeys
With Locomotive.

Last week appears to have been an
unfortunate one for quadrupeds and
fowls who CHANGED to stray on the Can
ada Southern Railway track. In addi-
ton to the beeves killed on the Moore
town Branch, Engineer .Clapp, one of
the lightning throttle manipulators of
the line, met with an equally exciting
and novel adventure. Mr.. Clapp was
coming east from Amherstburg on Sat
urday morning in charge of the fast eX-
press and when about three miles west
of Comber he observed large flock OF
wild turkeys stationed on the track. he
knew that turkeys were like old hens
when in front of a wagon or train-cun-
ming and ready to jump out of the way
Just in the nick of time. These turkeys
didn't bulge, however-they seemed to
be enchanted and charmed. But the
reason of the phenomenon was that.
owing to the murky condition of the at
mosphere. the wary birds did not dis
Germ the approach of the locomotive.
There were probably forty or fifty in
the flock, but, rs the engineer knew
they couldn't do any harm if there been
million of them, he let out a screw or
two on the throttle just to see them fly.
They went up on all sides, some reach
ing an altitude of probably thirty feet.
One lit on the coal in the tender and
another whizzed in the cab window.
Twelve turkeys were killed in all and
the cow-catcher was covered with blood
and feathers. One of the turkeys scared
through a rail fence and big fellow
alighted upon bowldeI at the side OF
the track and was flattened out like
some of the pennies the boys put on
the rails for the iron horse TO run over.
The local Nimrods had wild turkey for
dinner Sundays. Thomas lOnt.
| Times
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11
The Grandest Canon in Colorado.

The Grand Canon of the Gunnison,
which begins only short distance from
town, is equal in grandeur and wildness
of scenery to the Canon of the Colorado,
and throws the Canon of the Arkansas
into the shade 1t is upwards of forty
miles long, and the mountains rise on
either side to the height of upwards of
5000 feet. As yet, the trout alone
traverse the cleft mountain pass. The
quickest way to send or get adispatch
from the outside world is via Lake City.
The time consumed between Lake City
and Gunnison is one stage, or twelve
hours, while a dispatch from South
Arkansas requires five days to reach
here, as it follows the present very cir
cuitous mail route, and takes the back
track to Pueblo, thence to Alamosa,
Lake CITY and Gunnison, over 800 miles
out of direct route. Thus, dispatch
sent from Denver to Gunnison via South
Arkansas would take two days longer
to reach its destination than would a
letter from the same point. The
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad peo-
pie say they will be in Gunnison before
the snow of this year covers the prairie.
They are coming by way of Arbour-
vile, over Little Cochetopa Pass, strik-
inc the Monarch Pass toll road at the
mouth of Marshall Creek. The survey
ors are now working down the Tomichi.
Work on the extension will begin al
once. No town ever gave company q
more hearty welcome than Gunnison
will give the Denver & Rio Grande.-
G1L1lIiSOn Ne1rS
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11
Eye Memory.

Look steadily at bright object, keep
the eyes immovably on it for short
time and then close them. An image
of the object remains; it becomes, in
fact visible to the closed eyes. The
vividness and duration of such impress
siOns vary considerably with different
individuals and the power of retaining
them may be cultivated. Besides this
sort of retinal image thus impressed,
there is another kind of visual image
that may be obtained by an effort of
memory. Certain adopts as mental
arithmetic use the minds eye" as
substitute for slate and pencil by hold
ing in visual memory pictures of the
figures upon which they are operating
and those of their results.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

Father Malo, who has been for
many years Catholic missionary among
the aborigines of Oregon. confirms the
oft-repeated assertion that the Indian
must go down before the white man.
All the congregations he established or
saw established during his twenty-one
years of work are still in existence, but
in many cases with reduced numbers.
Insensibly the Indians seem to die away
when they come in contact with the
white man. They cannot bring them
selves to work as he works. The hunt
ng-ground and the fishery alone appear
to agree with them. Yet, says the
Father, they are very bright and quick
in learning book matters as well as
trade matters. But what they learn at
school they are apt to forget almost as
quickly as they learned it, especially
when they return to their nomadic
state
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11
Henry Holtenburg had black ha

Henry Holtenburg had black hair
and ruddy complexion when he mar
RED Miss Schwarz, at Nashville, year
ago. She supposed he was about forty,
though he made no statement on that
point. The honeymoon was scarcely
over before his hair became gray, his
cheeks lost their color, and he showed
at least sixty years. The fact was that
he had discontinued the use of dye and
rouge. The angry wife wanted to sue
for divorce; but the lawyer told her
that the grounds were not sufficient.
The worst she could do was to desert
him. which she lost no time in doing.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

THE Tammany Hall Committee have
issued an address to the Democracy Of the
country, charging that the result Of the
Presidential election was educ TO fraud, in
limitation, and the use Of enormous sums Of
money by the Republicans"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

A BERLIN dispatch of the 4th says,
n accordance with the new Socialist law,
eighty citizens Of Hamburg have been
elected from that city; also twenty families
from Altoona. Many families have received
notice to quit different towns in Schleswig-
Holstein.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

THE steamer Robert Mitchell, en-
route from Cairo to New Orleans, was
snagged and sunk on the Sd about GO miles
below Memphis. Her cargo consisted OF $50
tons of grain and 625 bales Of cotton. She
lies in nine feet Of water. On the following
day the Memphis and Arkansas Riverpacket,
0uachita Belle, met with a similar disaster
and sunk within zoe yards of the Mitchell.
She had a good list of freight. She is likely
to prove a total loss.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

The new Oklahoma invasion it is
said will be participated in by about 5000
persons. They expect to be able to stake
off their claims before they are interrupted,
and then IL they are driven off by the Gov
eminent, they will claim a presumption Of
the land as soon as it is opened up for set
Element
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

{, ADDITIONAL evidence taken on the
LIST in the case Of Kenward Philip, charged
with criminal libel in connection with the
publication Of the alleged Garfield orey
letter, was as follows: S. L. Morey, Of
Lawrence, testified that Henry L. Morey
was his uncle and that he met him
IN Lynn in February or March, 1879;
identified the signature OF 81.
L. Morey on the register Of the Kirkland
House, Lynn, under date Of Feb. %, 1873,
and also under date of Oct. II, 1879, as that
of his uncle G. B. Adams, Postmaster at
Lynn, testified that he never heard OF per-
son there named II. L. Morey; there was no
such name in the City Directory, and dill
gent inquiry failed to discover any person
who had ever known a man there
of that name. Abram S. Hewitt
testified that he was well acquainted
with James A. Garfield, and that the Morey
letter was. in his opinion, in his handwrit-
ing; the envelope, however, after ex-
animation, he said he did not think
was in his handwriting. Ken
ward Philip, the accused, swore point
blank that he did not write the letter
in question; never saw it before the day upon
which the fac smile was published. The
examination was adjourned until Thursday.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

THE debt statement issued Nov. 1
shows the decrease of the public debt dur
ing October to be 81, 1O3,574; cash in Treas
ury, S2O3, 545, 406; gold and silver certificates,
S34, 56s, 400; certificates Of deposit outstand-
ing, IS, 765, 900; refunding certificates, $780,
200; legal tenders outstanding, S346, 74l, S4l;
fractional currency outstanding, S7,1sl,S6
The reduction Of debt since June 30, 1880,
has been S23, 6Sl ,S67.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

GEN. SHERMAN denies the report that
ne viii ask 10 be put on the retired list, and
secretary Sherman says he viii not remain
the new Cabinet, but viii make a canvass
n Ohio TO succeed Garfield in the Senate.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11
THE RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS.

THE result of the Presidential, State
and Congressional elections. according to
returns received up to the morning OF the
9Th. can be summarized as follows:
FOR GARFIELD.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

PARNELL had great reception at
Limerick on the 1st. He was met a mile
from town by the Reception Committee and
corporation, and was escorted by process
sion of 90, 200 persons including 1900 horse
men. On the following day at Dublin
ne was served with copy Of the Indictment
against him. The Land League will issue an
address on their case to the people Of Ire
land. The Government has issued procla-
nation declaring portion Of Cork County
in disturbed state and requiring more pO-
lice.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

A New YORK special to the Chicago
Tribune gives the following IS current per-
sonal and political rumors: That Gen.
Sherman will go on the retired list accord
ing TO his own wish after his forthcoming
annual report; that Gen. Sheridan will go
10 Washington as Commander Of the Army,
and that Gen. Hancock will be transferred
to Chicago. should Gen. Hancock decline,
which he has the privilege of doing,
Major-Gen. Schoield will be transferred
TO Chicago. The same paper also
prints speculations at headquarters as tC
Garfield's Cabinet, as follows: Postmaster
General, Thos. c. Platt, on account of Conk-
ling; the Treasury to remain where it is
James +. Wilson, Iowa, Attorney-Generali
General Logan, Secretary of the Interior. Il
is further reported as among the prob&6ili-
ties that Gen. Grant will succeed Logan il
the Senate for his unexpired term, and a
the expiration of Senator Davis's term Lo'
gan will succeed him.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

THE following remarkable story comes
from Cleveland: Yesterday bright boy four
years old was found lying near the railway
track on the Lake Shore, his head between
two stones and heavy railway tie across his
neck, holding him down. When discovered
he was black in the face and unable to
walk or talk and nearly dead. Subsequent
" he revived and told remarkable story.
He was induced by a woman to go to the
lake on promise of candy. On the way she
took from him hoop, saying he would new
er roll hoop again. Atthe lake the woman
endeavored TO persuade him to get into a
boat, but he refused, because Of the
water in the bottom, and he was
afraid of a whipping il his clothes Were wet.
The woman then took him to the place where
he was afterward found, threw him on the
ground, placed the tie across his neck and
left him to perish. 1t proves the woman is
insane and had escaped from home.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

Arizona prospectors give felicitous
names to new mining localities. The
latest is Bloodsucker district
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

A RECENT London dispatch says:
The Agrarian troubles in Ireland are as
Stunning more serious aspect every day.
In Dublin the excitement among the Par
nellites and other disaffected irish over the
prosecution for conspiracy Of some of the
leading members of the Land League is in
tense. Such extreme precautions are being
taken to keep the nature Of the informations
secret that the clerk who is copying them is
kept under strict surveillance. The Land
Leaguers think there will be bad work as
soon as the arrests are made.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

ESTIMATES on the relative strength of
parties in the incoming House Of Represen-
tatives were still widely at variance on the
4th, number of districts being so close as
TO require the official canvass to
determine the result. The New York
Times figures out $50 Republicans to 100
Democrats and Greenbackers. The Dem
ocrats claim a better showing, however,
than is here given them, but admit that the
Republicans will probably have a small ma
jority. Should the Republicans retain the
Senatorships in Nevada and California, the
Senate will be tied and the Vice-President
will have the casting vote.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-11

TIE postmaster sometimes stamps
his feet.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-25
Freigilts.

On cotton, all rail, to New York 81 II; to Bos-
on, 81 46; by rail and watsr to New York, 81 38;
Boston, 81 Al; TO New Orleans, per Central rail-
DAD and Morgan steamers, 81 So; per Texas a
aclGc and Red river steamboats,, "a so.
On produce from st. Louis to Dallas, Sl20 per
Or; Kansas City, 500 per car.
Following are the rates from all points In Kan
% south Of Kansas City
To Dallas Corn and oats per cwt, 81 l-2cj po-
toes per cwt, Doc,
To Hutchins-Corn and oats, 43c; four 55c.
To Ferris--Corn and oats ,i5cj flour, SIC.
To Palmer-Flour, aSc; corn and oats, 46c.
To Ennis-Flour, Gle; corn and oats, 47c.
To Rice-Flour, 54c; corn and oats, ACC.
Corsicana, Meyia, Gr0esbeeck, Kosse, Waco,
Marlin, Bremond, Hearne and Bryan-Flour,65
corn and oats, soc,
To Calvert-Flour, 62c corn and oats, soc.
On GnAIN--To New Orleans, i0cts per cwt. To
st Louis, 40cts per hundred.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-25
Flour, Grain and Hay.

FLOUR - We quote City Mills from new
wheat. as follows; Xxx, 235, XXX, $50,
Imported: Xxx, per cwt -i xxx, -;
XNNX, 3 90; Fancy, Q 1908 Is; Patent, So
RYR-In sack, soc.
BARIEY-4Oc per bushel.
BRAN-Wequote at Toe.
GUNNY BAGs-Second- In good order, 7
cents piece.
COM MEAL--On track large lots 81 50. In the
store jobbmg lots II 40.
OATs-New L xas. ~ No old In town.
WHEAT-No old, Csc; No new, S5GSGc; No
2, none; No new, 75@S0: Rejected, GS@74; No
grade. 5O@65c; Mediterranean, N02, 50; No 3,
70975c; Nicaragua nominal, iOc, but not want
ed by Texas millers
CoRN--We quote mixed bulk on the track sec;
white do, b5G; mixed bulk In store, 55c,
white do, 600. In sacks, sc higher,
HAY-Prairie, loose from wagon, IS per ton;
Millett, do, ss From store, prairie, baled, zoe
per hundred; Millett, 80. Prairie baled, in car
lots, $40 per ton; free on boaid.
GRAHAM FLouR-S3.; hominy, per 100
pounds, $3.50; grits, 81 50 corn hour, ca
crushed corn and cob, 81 per hundred, corn
bran, nom. zoe.