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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

Mr.. SEssINGHAUs, Republican candi-
date for Congress at the late election in the
Third Missouri District, will contest the
election Of Mr., Frost
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

and that nearly one-tensh of the total capital
has been unremuuerative.
Total estimated amount Of coin and bullion
in the country Novembet !, S6is,sSAaos, OF
which Si5i,0E,O0 was gold and Sl5S,z'l'd-'
SILVER.
The amount of gold and silver and per cent
of each held by the United states treasury
November l, 1881, Is as follows:
Standard dollars. -----..-... .---.-.- go
O;ner com aud bullion -.....-.-...-.- "O'-'-''S'
Total silver. Ntaf.'tf -,
Gold coin ami buliOa- -........-..-. ltO' '-S''Oo
Total coin and bullion. sis, AS5,-oy
Per cent. OF silver 49,
Per cent OF gold ...-. 'Vt'A
The amount of bullion iC the Bank OF En-
gland in October, los0, was Sl4l,65',O.O, and IN
the Bank of France October -, lSs0, Sis, Ill.,
OOJ, The percentage OF gold held was ji.', and
silver 6s.3 Statistics show rapid reduction
during the last two years IN the amount OF the
outstanding circulation Of banks which nave
ceased TO do business, and iddicatc that tle
final loss upon the notes OF ths National BanA5
will not exceed one or IA per cent.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

JUDGE WALLACE, of the U. S. Cir
cult Court, has recently decided at Albany
that the New York State law Of 1866, taxing
bank shares, is invalid.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

A BREMEN newspaper says that the
North German Lloyds have engaged to
convey three thousand Roumanian Jews
to New York before the end of the
present year. The emigrants are sick
of their own country, and have been
enabled to seek fresh homes across the
Atlantic by the liberality of their core
ligionists in France and Germany. The
North German Lloyds have undertaken
to find orthodox food for the emigrants
during the passage. The patrons pro-
vide funds not only for the passage, but
also for the purchase of homes and
farms in America.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

The excitement consequent or the
discoveries of new diamonds IN the Free
State of South Africa, according to lat
est intelligence had not abated in in
tensity. Three new rushes have been
reported. A gem of the first water,
weighing fifty carats and worth $50, COO
had been unearthed at the Jagersfon-
ten digging.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

AFTER the death of Conrad Seitz, at
Monroe, Alabama, this telegram was
received from Ella Dorsey. his afiianced
wife: ''Delay funeral two days. /
will be ready for burial with him." She
kept her word by committing suicide.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

Like animals. plants differ greatly
in their habits, and the food upon which
they subsist. The broad-leaved clovers,
turnips and mangels abstract from the
air a large portion of their growth,
while the narrow leaved grains and
grasses partake more largely of mineral
food, which they draw from the soil.
In this fact lies the great advantage to
farmers of rotation of crops
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

SOME dissatisfaction being still ex-
pressed about the census of South Carolina,
General Walker, by direction of President
Hayes, has sent Colonel Butterfield, who
was the Supervisor of the Census for YER
mont, with four assistants to South Caro-
lima with instructions TO make an actual
house-to- house accommodation Of some of
the districts which show the greatest gains.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

A GENERAL strike of operatives at
Fall River, Mass. is expected soon.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

EDWARD HARMON, a locktender at
West Troy, having received month s
wages, mistook New York steamboat
for local ferrybOat and was carried
to that city before it occurred to him
that the Hudson River had grown very
wide suddenly. The lucre dazzled
him.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02
DEPARTMENTS.

The sctal amount estimated tJI al re 1.0Gu-
i've Departments aggregate Sl4,51l, 4Oj23 for
1852. The appropriations made tOt the same
in 1881 were Sl3,4J ,GO6.5O.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

ANOTHER civil war is raging in
Samoa.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

The Lyons silk-manufacturer gives
out the raw silk to the workmen, who
has his hand looms at home, and on
these looms the best goods are made.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

B. H. LANIER, Deputy Revenue Col
lector in the Fifth Louisiana District, and
late Republican candidate for Congress, hav-
ing officially reported that he dare not leave
his house for fear of assassination, Com
missioner Raum has given orders for the en-
ployment of five armed assistants for the de-
putty, with instructions to enforce the laws
and defend themselves at every hazard. Con-
gresham King has written President Hayes
that Lanier's statement is untrue; he says
Lanier is short in his accounts to large
amount as State Tax Collector, and has
more than once been engaged in desperate
broils, not political, resulting in the death OF
his antagonist, and that he is not the kind Of
a man to be intrusted with arbitrary author
ity, backed by armed force.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02
CURRENT TOPICS.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

A TERRIBLE disaster at sea occurred
before daylight on the morning Of the oath,
near Spezzia, off the italian coast. The
French steamer Onkle Joseph was run down
by the Italian steamer Ortiga, and cut in
two amidships, going down almost imme-
diately. There were about 300 persons on
board, Of whom but IS were saved.
The Ortiga was greatly damaged
by the collision, but arrived safely
at Leghorn. The Onkle Joseph was an iron
screw steamer of S23 tons gross, and the
Ortiga was of 1, S5S tons burthen. The pas
sengers on board the sunken steamer were
mostly poor emigrants from CatiDrera,
bound for South America. 1t was thought
there were also a number Of American and
English tourists on board.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

A VERY sad affair occurred a few
days ago at the residence Of Col. James j..
Dale, four miles from Kingston, in Roane
County, Tenn. A large and joyous party
had assembled to witness the marriage of
Col. Dale's daughter to Joel Hembree.
Soon after supper nearly all Of the guests
were taken violently i'll with unmistaka-
BILE symptoms Of poisoning, which resulted
In the death Of six of the number, namely,
Robert Dale, a brother Of the bride, Mike
May, Albert Gallagher, Miss Matte Love-
lace, Emma Peters and Kate Lowery. Col.
Dale and wife were very low and their death
momentarily expected. The cause Of the
tragedy was using arsenic instead Of salt for
seasoning of the chickens. Col. Dale pur-
chased quantity of arsenic day or two be-
fore to kill crows and carelessly left it in the
kitchen. A laundering servant mistook il
for salt and hence the fatal results.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

A GIGANTIC land swindle has been
unearthed at Cincinnati, the three principal
operators in which have been arrested. They
are A. j. Tullis, lawyer, Jacob Nine and
Cornelius McGoldrick. Their scheme con-
sisted in forging the title-deeds TO large
quantities of land owned by the eccentric
millionaire jeremiah Tullis, who died two
years ago, 1t is said some ten thousand acre
of land in Iowa, in the vicinity
of Fort Dodge, have been
thus fraudulently conveyed, and
innocent parties are now occupying the
property. Other lands in Illinois, Missouri
and Tennessee have been similarly disposed
of. The method was to make a deed from
Tullis to McGoldrick, dated year or two
before Tullis's death; McGoldrick would
deed it to another Of the party and then 1t
would be sold to the innocent victim.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

THE New York and other Eastern
canals were all tightly frozen during the re-
cent cold spell. 1t is estimated that there
are several million bushels Of grain in tran
sit on the Erie Canal, and an effort will be
made to put it through TO its destination be-
fore the water is let out of the
canal. The Illinois Canal Is
also closed, with some 1000, 200
feet of lumber and considerable grain afoat
between Joliet and La Sale. Navigation on
the Northern Lakes has also been seriously
interrupted by ice in the harbors. Lake st.
Clair was frozen tight. Reports from every
section of the United States and Canada
speak Of the recent continued cold spell as
being unprecedented for November.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

"A Parisieune on a recent birthday
anniversary gave dog dinner-party.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02

The appropriations for 1881 were, in the az.
gregate. S295, O5U,097.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18
nay. Tho "Thnnmntnrgists" and " Prestid

pay- The Thauma,urgists" and Prestidi-
gita,eurs" gave their first performance at the
Royal Hawaiian Theatre on Thursday ove-
ming, to full audience. Professor Payne and
his assistant Xavier, by their wonderful mani
pulations, quite upset everybody, and sent
them home bewildered. Our reporters hat,
a very innocent affair Of itself, was made to
produce fathoms Of ribbon, and wound up with
huge watermelon. These magicians give
another performance tonight.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

Totv ....-..-.............'..'..
Tho players showed some very good sport,
though the fret inning proved the PGiccns 70
be somewhat overweightod The fact that 90
many Of the II. C. @. are accustomed 70 play
baseball would help 10 account for this, ~
baseball has capital effect IN Frightening
up 6eldsss on either ssne. Pe'ics,s s'sred
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

IMMIGRATION FROM THE EAST INDIES. -
We prefer to postpone the discussion Of pro 81
anti Hindoo until some more trustworthy Gov
eminent shall take the matter in hand.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

plucky and fought an up hill fight till the
time came to down the stumps. H. G. G.
went in first and scored SO, Peiicans came
out for 49, II. c. C's. second inning scored
rs. A friendly supper closed the day.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

Bay Mrs. Armstrong having lent to some
person, book entitled History of the Sand
witch Islands" by the Rev. II. Bingham, would
be thankful to have it returned to her.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

To CORRESPONDENTS - We thank Justi-
cha" for his letter, but forbear to insert it,
from the fact that he does not comply with
our rule, to be found at the head of our edi-
tora column. ..
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

A New FLAG. - The bark Fleet,cing, form
erly an American vessel, but lattcrly bought
in Melbourne, flies a non dcscript flag, which
requires explanation. The day may come
when Australia will set up an independent
Government of her own
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

LOOK OUT! Look out for malarial fevers
and other ailments during the months of Octo-
Der, November and December next ensuing.
We have had an unusual amount of rainfall
during the summer months, and if the hot days
of last year occur again, look out
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

THOSE who can read native--it will be to
the advantage of almost everybody-had bet
ter read the native newspapers now-a-day s.,
if they want to get novel Johnsonans and
Websterians rs to ld-fashioned English words.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

DAY OF AToNEMENT. - Last Wednesday,
the 18th instant, was Hebrew holy day, n
season Of fast, and was so observed by num-
Der Of that ancient race in our midst, by clos
ing their stores
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

Capt. G.. f.. q. Jackson, formerly in the en-
ployment of the Board of Immigration, has
been sent by the Minister of the Interior on
tour of inspection to report On roads, bridges,
&c. very good appointment.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

-Wickets were pitched soon after
p. NJ. and the game commenced Mt once. w.
Lshman and G. D. Freeth being first put in to
meet Whites bowling. A large assembly on
foot, on horseback, and in carriages, gathered
by degrees to witness the'sport. Mons. Ra-
tard kindly kept the score, and tho Rev. A.
Macintosh stood umpire Tor the II. O. @. The
first wickets went down all too soon but after
wards the batsmcn began to hit. White the
bowler of the Peiicm took six wickets in the
first inning and five in the second Only two
of the Peiicans were bowled out. the rest went
out before the superior fielding Of their antag-
| onists.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

The Public schools commenced their new
term ON Monday last, 18th instant. The
Royal school in Emma street opens with 800
scholars on its books; the Fort-street school
with POS; and Punahou with lO2. II would
be interesting to compare these figures with
those Of former years.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

Who are they who petittoned their Consuls
and induced them to hoist their flags, and nail
and seal them to the pole? We should like to
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18
SATURDAY PRESS.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
SEPTEMBER is, 1880.

On. EMERSON has taken an Office at Doctor
Hofffnan's, in Merchant Street.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

Ur to the hour of going to press there are
no signs of the steamer Ho Chung, now sup
posed to be fully due from San Francisco.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

H. NJ. S. Pelican sailed on Tuesday for Co
quimho, calling at several Islands, including
Tahiti, on her way. The captain and officers
had made many friends during their stay and
the behavior Of their team on the cricket
field speaks well for the discipline and in
ternal economy Of the ship, showing neither
stiffness on the one side nor under familiarity
on tho other. Those who were on tho wharf
ON Tuesday p. NJ. when the Pelican cast of
witnessed very pretty sight. especially those
of nautical tastes and sympathios. AS the
hawsers were cast off all sail was made and
before the ship was ont Of the passage her
studding- sails were set. Weare 80 accustomed
nowadays to seeing men-of-war move about
under steam, that the sailing of the l"elicda
Was quite pleasing exception. The way the
Canvass was piled on her proved her to be a
smart efficient ship.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

SPlRITuALrsM. = Recently native doctor
put woman to sleep so he said = in con-
diton of somnambulisin. In which condition
she visited the exterior regions, and had an
interview with the Supreme Deity himself,
who commanded her to return to earth, for a
time,-so she said and she still lives.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

On A SPREE. = John Chinaman is generally
very careful and prudent as to the use of
spirituous liquors, and is seldom before the
Police Court as an inebriate. But on We'd
nesday last, one of the children of the Flowery
Kingdom was hailed in at the station house,
and on Thursday morning was mulcted in the
sum of six dollars for having been drunk in
public, and ten dollars for fast riding. This
is an exceptional case, of Chinaman.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18
GROCERIES.
BREAD.

SADAON DWEAD IN CANES AND Boxes.
- medium broad Soda Crackers In Soda Crack
crs in Boxes and Tins, Egg Jumbics, banana Cakes,
&c, &c. BOLLEs co.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

HEMP,CORDAGE. AND BOLT ROPE
a n ASSORTMENT OF SIZES FROM 2 I.a
~ inch to = inch. Also, Spunyarn, SEEKING, Ratlin,
Houseline, Marine, Rounding, &c
. SlS at....a sI.tt rr BOLLES & co.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

large-sized full length portrait of II. NJ.
Queen Emma. The likeness is good and
Those who can remember, as we do, tho
graceful entertainments given by H. NJ. Ka-
mchameha w. must remember too, the dig
nifed manner and cheerful affabilty of the
Royal Host and Hostess. Mr.. Montana has
also u three-qnaster length-size photograph
of Her Majesty. These pictures tend to car
| ry us back to old times, when reading par
ties, musical parties, and meetings for tho
promotion of charitable purpose were begun
and carried out under the leadership of the
King and his estimable consort.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

The baud will play at Emma Square, this
Saturday afternoon at half past o'clodk. The
following is the programmed
Overture: Fra Diavolo" Auber
Cavatina " Martyrs ................Do nizetti
Waltz For Thee. ..............W aldteufel
Selection: " Mariana. Wallace
Polka: Little Pouting Face. Faust
Galop: Float, and always float. Strauss
The band will give an extra moonlight concert
at the Hawaiian Hotel grounds on Monday
evening, Sept goth. The moon rises about s
o'clock.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-18

HAMS AND BACON.
.Tgr.Ts AT HAND For Sale by oo,,vs ca
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-18
Curious Theory of Bathing Acct
dents.

A naval officer writes to the LONDON
Standard as follows: Being in an out.
of-the-way place, only saw your edi
torial remarks on bathing accidents re-
Gently. L ask for space in your paper
to relate what happened to myself some
years back The ship [ belonged to was
lying for a long time in Alden harbor.
Some of the men went to play cricket
every evening. To save the trouble Of
sending large boat with them we used
to send our clothes on shore in the Jolly
boat, and the greater portion of the men
would Jump overheard and swim to the
shore. OF course we used to race to
reach the shore first; one evening while
SO doing l had tug to win, and got
very much ont of breath, and began to
breath through my mouth. A puff of
wind came from the hills and raised
ripple, little globules of water flying
along the surface Breathing hard |
sucked globule into my throat, and
Immediately had the sufocating sensa-
ton that occurs when a glass of water
10 Saii ~ 81 TIC " IOii9 va LOLAi
neither get my breath in nor any out,
and l soon began to feel ] was dying on
the top of the water There must have
been dozen men close to me, but l could
not speak, much less call to them. |
kept swimming on for the shore. In
about thirty seconds my senses began
to leave me. | ceased swimming and
my legs went down, when, luckily for
me, they touched the Bottom; a violent
jump helped me to cough up the drop of
water, | staggered on shore, and fell
quite exhausted on the beach, much to
the surprise Of all the men with me- A
man taken with palpitation of the heart
can stop swimming and call out, unless
he is struck with apoplexy, but man
with drop of water in his windpipe
cannot speak, but goes on swimming
strongly till few seconds before his
death. l have paid much attention to
accounts of bathing accidents, and have
invaribly found that, although the body
of a person supposed to be seized with
cramp is picked up in minute or two
afterward, 10 recovery takes place. The
remedy, or rather the prevention, oe
such sudden death is very easy-oniy
breathe through the nose while swim
ming, keeping the mouth closed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-18
Origin Of the Merino Sneer

AS the ancient Greeks had no cotton
nor silk and very little linen, and as
sleeps wool was the principa, texture
from which their clothes were made,
they took peculiar care to cultivate with
especial care such breeds of sheep a.,
produced very fine wool. Such breeds
we're those of the Gre, k city of Taren-
tum, situated on the Tarentine Gulf
In order to improve the fine quality of
the wool still more, the sheep We're COW
cred with clothes in cold weather, as it
was found by experience that exposure
to cold made the wool coarser Thus
clothing these sheep from generation to
generation resulted in very delicate
breed with exceedingly fine wool, accord
ing to the law established by Darwin in
regard to selection and adaptation TO ex-
terror conditions.
This product of Greek industry WAS
transmitted by them to the Romans.
whose great agricultural author, Colu
nella, states that his uncle in Spain
crossed the fine Tarentinc sheep with
rams imported from Africa, and ob-
tanned stronger breed, combining the
whiteness of fleece Of the father with
the fineness OF the fleece of the mother,
and having obtained such results the
race was perpetuated. The absence Of
other fine textures made these Spanisl
sheep so valuable that in the beginning
of our era they were sold in Rome foy
$1,000 in gold head, an enormous
price for those times, when money had
much more value than now.
When the Barbarians entered Italy
these sheep were all exterminated, while
the greater portion of the Roman pos
sessions were laid waste But in the
less accessible mountains OF Spain the
Moors preserved the breed, ana it is to
them that modern Spain owes the
merno sheep, which are the direct de
scendants Of this cross breed of the
Greek and African ancestors referred to
Il is valuable inheritance, too, which
that country owes TO the combined
Greek, Roman and Moorish civilization,
and of which our California wool grow
els also earn the advantages, by the
prosperity of this breed Of sheep. which
was there a f'w years ago.