The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-11-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

BOUSs
EXTRAORDINARY electric disturbances
were reported from all parts OF the United
States and Great Britain on the 18th. OFF,
GERS Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
| pany in Chicago began TO feel the electric
storm at o'clock in the morning, and 1t in
creased in intensity till 9:45, when COM
munication from every direction was cut off.
1t seemed to go in successive negative and
positive waves, alternately reutralizing the
| currents on the wires, or increasing their in
tensity to such degree as to burn every
thing The switchboard was set on fire
dozen times during the forenoon, and half
| dozen keys of the instruments were melted
by the current, which continued to pass,
though the screw was turned up and the
point parted to the farthest limits. The du-
pick and quadruple wires were rendered
entirely useless, and at noon but single
wire Of the fifteen between that city and New
York was in operation, and it was frequent
ly interrupted.
THE Ways and Means Committe of
the Vermont Legislature proposes to raise
all money required for State expenses by
taxing the corporations doing business with.
in the State. The railroads will be asked
for two per cent. on the first 5000 earned
per mile; express and telegraph companies
are to disgorge three per cent. on their
gross receipts, aad savings banks half OF
one per cent. on deposits, all of which is to
be paid to the State Treasurer semi .annu-
ally. sdf.1r 600 Z. nHn i8
In the trial of Arab Pasha, Suleiman
Daoud confessed to having ordered the
burning Of Alexandria on peremptory COM
mand from Arab Pasha, who afterward sent
instructions to fire more places, and also
ordered him to take soldiers to Ramleh pail
ace and kill the Khedive. rraF w ifg
EIGHT thousand of the soldiers en-
gagged in the Egyptian campaign were re-
viewed by Queen Victoria and the Duke Of
Cambridge the other day. sa
H. H. JOHNSON, a well-known broker
Of Boston, Mass. has been arrested for en-
bezzling some "A 900 intrusted to him by f.
p. Pierce and Mary Collyer.
SECRETARY FOLGER refuses to receive
personal bonds as security for public de-
posits.
REPORTS of Cabinet officers are to be
withheld until the Presidents message has
been sent to Congress.
TWENTY Mexicans were killed by In
dians near Carlitas, the other day, and
troops have been sent to punish the ma
rauders.
THE 262d anniversary of the arrival
Of the Mayhower. was celebrated at Prov
incetown, Mass, on the 10Th.
FIFTY inmates of the asylum for i'm
heciles at Columbus, Ohio, are Frustrated
x.-isl .lnf H.
alarming.
Nj. B. BYRNEs, of Woburn, Mass,
telegraphed the Secretary OF the Treasury at
Washington to send a United States Mar
shall to Boston, where he would meet him
and make important disclosures. Marshal
Galloupe went to the designated place and
found the man restessly awaiting his ar
rival. Taking the officer to the Court house
Byrnes impressively informed him that the
English Government had deposited in the
United States Treasury several millions Of
dollars to the credit Of a beautiful young
lady, whose photograph he had and whose
name he gave. To this young lady he said
he was engaged to be married. He wished
the officer to assist him in gaining posses
sion OF the money. He was sent TO lunatic
asylum.
A SECTION of an Indianapolis & st.
Louis freight train got loose on steep
grade near Greencastle, Ind, the other
morning, and all but one car, in which four
tramps were slowed away, were completely
wrecked by coAding with an ascending To-
connective. One OF the wanderers was seri-
ously hurt; the others escaped with few
| slight bruises.
q, TWENTY-FIVE persons, including
three foreigners, have been arrested In Ly-
ons, charged with being members OF an as
ISOLATION formed for the purpose Of foment-
ng strikes among workmen, obtaining
general division of property, and destroying
sentiments OF patriotism among the French
people. ,l.,.
THE Congregational Church at Rich
mond, Mass, built more than 100 years ago,
burned on the 10Th. t.araft .gf
BURGLARS took $4,000 worth of laces
and gloves from the store OF Jones & Me-
Caully, in Philadelphia. the other night. On
a slight clew the police bsgged the Offend
ers, and secured the deeds recently stolen
| from the residence of Edward McSorley, on
| Staten Island, N. Y. The latter identified
his property, and stated that he also lost
$4,000 in bonds and $3.50 in cash.
WIN. ENNoR, an old and well-known
citizen Of Galena, H., who had been MISS
ing for some days, was found at the bottom
OF deserted mineral shaft not far from his
home the other morning, greatly exhausted
and about ready TO die. He went into the
shaft for the purpose Of exploring 1t, bat
soon lost his way and was unable to get out.
FRED DreBoLr, a rich and influential
German saloon keeper Of Cleveland, Ohio,