The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-18
MISCELLANEOUS.


Favorable reports are received of the grow
ing wheat crop throughout the West. Wet
weather has done some harm in Illinois,
while in Kansas and Iowa there are COM
plants Of dry weather, but an average crop
is expected. The most serious complaints OF
winter killing come from Wisconsin.
The Duchess of Marlborough, writing to
the Lord Mayor Of London, March Z, says:
"The distress in ireland continues to be gen.
eral, and in some parts is increasing"
The anti Chinese excitement in San Fran
cisco has been further heightened by the
concentration there Of several regiments Of
United States troops, under command Of
Gen. Mcdowell, by orders from Washington.
As further measure Of precaution, the arms
belonging to the militia have been removed
from several of the city arsenais and placed
in secure places, the reason assigned by
officials being that the arsenals and their
contents were exposed to capture by the
disorderly classes in case Of ariot- Placards
are posted about the city, signed by the
Council of Thirteen, /" warning employers
of Chinese to discharge them. The work.
ingmen are greatly agitated by the military
movements, and their leaders charge the
authorities with trying to force an outbreak.
The main building of the Kansas State In,
sane Asylum, at Osawatomie, was partially
destroyed by fire on the evening of the sth.
The inmates were all safely removed. The
fire is believed to have originated from
spontaneous combustion. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000, with no insurance. i
The body of DIR. Samuel Hahn, Hunga-
rian, aged thirty mine, for several years a
practicing physician in New York, was Gre
mated at the lie Moyne Crematory, Wash
ington, Pa, on the 9th, in accordance with
his last wishes. The funeral services were
conducted by Prof. Felix Adler, a friend Of
deceased. ,r lie
The dissolution Of Parliament has been
announced, to take place at Easter.
The "Citizens' Protective Union" is the
name of an organization formed in San
Francisco for the declared object Of preserv-
ing the peace and protecting life and prop
erty. The membership is understood to be
large, but the names of those officially con-
nected with it are not made public. Mayor
Kalloch has published proclamation, de-
claring that there is not the slightest
reason to apprehend any disturbance from
the working classes, that the people are de-
ceived by incendiary misrepresentation as
to the situation, and that the most outra-
geous means are being used by designing
men to provoke an outbreak. The Baslet6a
and Chronicle commend the formation Of the
Citizens Committee, while the Call, Alta
and Post oppose it as unnecessary and un-
polite.
A daring robbery Of gold bullion occurred
at Sidney, Neb., en- the 10th. Entrance was
effected through the floor Of the express office
while the agent was at dinner, and four hum
dred and eighty pounds of bullion, which
had Just come in on the Black Hills treasure-
coach, was carried off. Fortunately the
weight of the treasure was too great for the
robbers to carry any distance, so they Sc
GREETED the most of it in a coal pile where it
was soon afterward found. 1t is estimated
that they cleared about $13,09e by the opera
ion--should they not be captured. r
Mrs. Agnes Bergeset, a domestic in
| the family of DR.. j. Byrne, 231 West Ran
dolph Street, Chicago, was accidentally sho,
and almost instantly killed, on the 18th, by q
nine-year-old son of the Doctor, with re-
vOlVer Wllcn nau Deeu fclb ChIciccciy ~ lug
around in the room of boarder in the
house. .,....., ga.
Three negroes were hanged on the 18th
At Washington, Ark, Sydney McFadden
for the murder OF his wife; at Florence, Ala.
John Mayfeld, for the murder of lobe Irvine
another colored man; and at Thomasvile
Ca, Day Brigherly, for an indecent assault
| nnon white woman,
w CONGRESSIONAL. q, sat
MARCH s.-Senate---The bill for the, re
lief of settlers on pubi.c lands, amending TIL
homestead laws in several particulars, passed
The morniug hour having expired, tn
i senate resumed considerations OF toe bill TO
the relief of Fitz Josn Porter. Mr.. Bayart
" addressed the senate advocating the adop
tor of Mr. Randolph'5 substitute, authoriz
ing Cen Porter's disappointment as Colonel
A message was received from the Presiden
(but not read or laid before the Senate
| relative to the Inter-occaBic Canal.
4 Hoqise-The Speaker announced the newrule
| operative to-day, and called the States 10
n bills, etc. in alphabetical order. Severa
bills were introduced, reducing the tariff OF
4 paper and chemicals used in its manufacture
all of which were referred. other bills IN
troduced were: by Mr.. Fort (R., ILL.,
Granting pensions to all scluiers and sailor
Of ali wars, who for any reason other thai
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