The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-05-28
GENERAL NEWS.

One hundred and one people died
last year in London from actual star
vation.
The Democratic press of Arkansas
is almost unit in opposition to the
repudiators of that State.
An Ohio doctor claims that he
cured a rabid case of smallpox re-
Gently with few doses oflemon juice.
Chattanooga, Augusta. Aiken,
Lynchburg, Columbus and Birming-
ham, in the South, are promising
towns in a manufacturing sense.
A man bought a ticket on Canada
railroad and Immediately tore it up.
He had stolen n rice several years
before, and this was his method of
clearing his conscience.
Mr.. Fawcett, the blind Postmaster
General of England, has deci,led to
giveemployment to a number of deaf
and dumb persons in the department
devoted to the sorting of newspapers.
Beer consumption has increased in
this country from 1,765, ,S27 barrels,
in 1868, to 13,347,112 barrels in
1880. The brewers, at their recent
convention, felt very good humored
over the increase.
1t is not often that speculation in
high priced stock is successful; but
Lord Fitzhardinge has made good
thing of the shorthorn bull "Duke OF
Connaught," for which he gave 4,50O
guinies some four years ago. The
animal has since brought him 81 800.
The Christian Index, of Atlanta,
Ga, uses type made from the bullets
with which the surface of the earth
for miles around that city is streVn.
1t very apt!y says: "They are still
aimed at human hearts, now not to
injure but to bless, to bring not death
but life"
Russian ladies, it is said, always wear
in winter time fur next the skin, as in
consequence of the intense cold no or
dinary merino or flannel is sufficient.
Lynx is most frequently used, and
every young Russian bride has one or
two undergarments in this fur, and
then is considered set up in life.
The New York Legislature is com
posed as follows: Senate, twenty-five
Republicans and seven Democrats;
House, eighty one Republicans and
forty seven Democrats; Republican
msjority on joint ballot, ffty-one.
The detection of twenty-six Republi-
cans from Conkling and Platt would
defeat their reelection.
Information received states that the
trouble in the Choctaw nation be-
tween white renters and natives con-
tinues. Intense excitement exists
throughput the nation. ltis rumor-
ed that the Sheriff, who is attempting
to collect taxes, has been killed. The
whites are organizing for protection
and conflict is imminent at any1o~
ment.
The liquor dealers of Ne1 York
city paid about $3.50, 900 in tn. -.
treasury for licenses to carry on -
rum traffic in 1880; and the city,
comptroller paid out of the city
treasury about s7,000,000 to pay the
expenses of the courts. police and
prisons as the cost of keeping the
liquor business going on in the city.
Southern Youth.
Geographical Gannett, Special
Agent Of the Tenth Census, reports
that the center of population in the
United States, according to the CEN
sus of 1880, is eight miles west by
south from the heart of the city of
Cincinnati, one mile south of the Ken
lucky side of the Ohio river, and one
and one halt miles south of the will
age of Taylorsville.
According to the latest and most
reliable statistics, the proportion OF
commercial failures in the United
States and Canada has fallen off near
| ly 25 per cent. The principal
/ decrease has been in the Southern
/ States. To this favorable intelligence
must be added the fact that from
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and
Tennessee come the most gratifying
accounts of commercial, agricultural
and manufacturing prosperity. The
people began to grow rich as soon as
they began seriously to accept the
situation, quit politics aud go to work.
At the recent meeting Of the Su-
preme Council, Knights Of Honor,
held at Minneapolis, the Grand Die
tator reported the balance now in the
treasury as S113,87192. During
the year ending April 80, 1881, there
have been but thirteen assessments an
each member-S6 so per thousand for
a permanent and reliable insurance,
payable in installments; so light that
it cannot be felt. During his term
he has signed orders on the treasury
for the widows and orphans benefit
fund numbering 67S, and amounting
to 1851 900; on the general fund
$50, and amounting to s38,OI423.
Number of orders signed and examin-
ed before signing, 82S. There are
IS, $50 full rate members of the order
within the jurisdiction of the council.
A Sharp Rebuke.
A certain infdel, who WAS black