The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-09-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
SUMMARY of the Most Important Events.
DOMESTIC.


The hop crop Of the Pacific coast in 1880
1880 bales, OF which California
produced ssls bales.
The Republican State convention of Mas
sachnsetts will have - delegates more this
wear than last. In all they will number
1925. sal
1.-THE Worlds Fair is to be held at Boston
in 1885, the Transcript thinks it is time the
fact was announeed.to the public in an ail-
thoritatiye form.
southwestern Georgia is happy in the
success attending the boring for artesian
wells. Water in abundance has been OBJ
tanned at a depth of go feet.
In Boston, on the 3Oth, Francis c. Pease,
aged twenty-three years, shot his wife,
AGED eighteen years. He then fired several
shots into his own body, killing himself.
The total decrease in the entire shipments
Of breadstuffs for the whole country during
the current year is quite $2o,Ooo,oGo worth
the bulk Of which is to be charged to New
York.
A terrific explosion occurred i'm the load
ing room of the Winchester Repeating
Arms Company, at New Haven, Conn,
blowing of the roof. Nine n.en are badly
injured.
The International Cotton Exposition has
determined to accept no applications for
space after september 10th. Large addi-
tions will have TO be made to the buildings
to accommodate those already accepted.
Capt. Willard Glazier claims that Lake
Itasca is not the source of the Mississippi
river. and that another sheet Of water
which he has modestly named Lake Ola
zier. is tie true fountain-head of the great
river.
Lieut.. Com. Edes and Lieut.. Spaulding
were killed by the explosion of torpedo
at Newport, r. l.. Bothoflicers were in the
inner harbor in torpedo launch, and were
putting a torpedo in position in order to
| experiment to Admiral Porter.
The London Lancet says that when it is
borne in mind that in cases of starvation
death supervenes when loss Of two-fiths
of the original weight has occurred, the
fact that President Garfield has lost eighty
mounds is alone sufficient to excite serious
apprehensioRs.
The English committee of Alabama pei
cent gold bonds has been formed, through
the Erlinger syndicate, the Alabama Coal
Iron and Colonization Company, limited
The purpose is to purchase the coal ant
iron lands in Alabama, and induce colo
nists to settle in that State.
The subscription the the Garfield FUND
amounts to Sl5G,75
Minister Christiancy sailed from Panam'
for New York on August oath, per steame
Acapulco.
There has been an epidemic of infuenz'
among the horses in the Eastern States al
the season, and it does not abate as tn
season advances.
jaime. JEFF ries jumped through the win
dow Of his wife's residence, at Gloucester
Mass, and attacked her with knife. sh
then shot him, probably fatally.
Maud S. will not be able to trot at tn
Louisville Fair. on the 18th inst, as wa
announced. To fill her place the Associa
, tion has offered purse of $4,000 to Trinke
J and Little Brown jug.
The Second Assistant Postmaster-Genel
al reports a net reduction on Star-rout
and steamboat mail service since Angus
9th of $685., 900; total amount Of reduction
and discontnuances since March I'll
s1,479,779.
Elections were held in Panama on SUI
day for President OF the State Of Panama
2 DIR. Rafael Nunez, it is said, has been cleo
d.. ed. He is now President of the republic
{ and is an intelligent, active and enlishtel
ed chief magistrate.
During \ thunderstorm at Topeka, kai
sas, lightning struck the house Of DR.. Wn
Nicholson, three miles from that city. TN
young men, the Doctors stepson and on
, named Kersay, were near the corner of ii
I house at the time. Kersay was Instant
, killed and the other was so shocked that /
was revived with difficulty.