The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-30
MISCELLANEOUS.


On account of losses by the failure of
the City Bank of Rochester William G..
Moore's private Bank at Victor, n. Y,
closed its doors the other day. Liabilities,
500, 900. 1t was said the bank would hardly
be able to pay more than ten cents on the
dollar.
In the Common Pleas Court at Pitts
burgh, Pa, an application was made, the
other day, which is the first instance OF the
kind that ever occurred in this country. The
application Of lady, Mrs. p. S. Brecken-
ridge, Of Allegheny, for naturalization pa
pers.
A BELT 692 feet long, yard wide and
weighing three tons was recently made by
rubber company in Trenton, N. j., for a
Western grain elevator.
DECEMBER %, Forefathers' Day, is
general holiday at Plymouth, Mass, and
was ushered in by display of flags, salutes,
ringing Of bells and other appropriate cere-
monies.
RECENTLY the heirs of Benjamin S.
Rotch, of Milton, Mass, who had figured
upon receiving 1000, were agreeably
surprised by the discovery that the estate
inventoried over S3,000,000.
A LETTER was received at the Wash
ington Post~offce the other day marked
"Wiltshire, o., Dec. II, 1882" and ad-
dressed to Senator Oliver P. Morton, who
has been dead somewhat more than five
years. u Id. t..r..,..,-r I.r.
DURING the seven days ended on the
22d there were 1877 business failures in the
United States, against 20S for the previous
seven days. .r4 t,..,.,. Ill.
The United States coast survey steam
er Bassler returned to San Francisco, Cal,
a few days ago from seven months survey
OF the southern coast OF Alaska. They dis
covered several excellent harbors The
officers spoke enthusiastically of the timber
resources of the region visited. z g
TRUSTEES of the Philadelphia gas
trust recently asked an investigation OF ac-
counts. They said for long time previous
to 1882 an organized system Of embezzle-
ment had prevailed in connection with the
management OF the trust.
F. L. JONES, who murdered Thomas
Jones in July last, was hanged at Louisville,
| Miss, on the 22d.
GEORGE BAECRoFT, the historian,
|
at Worcester, Mass, TO perpetuate the
memory OF his parents.
SMALLPOX was said to be raging in
] epidemic form in Ell Paso, Texas, and Paso
del Norte, Mexico, recently and much ex-
element prevailed.
THE late chief of the Japanese postal
system, Samuel l.. Bryan, the other day re-
turned to Washington, where he was for
merly department clerk.
FoRTY-FIvE out of fifty Socialists tried
at Prague, Austria, recently, were SEN
fenced to prison from two weeks to two
years each.
DUeING the last season, of twelve stu
dents who died at the University OF Leipsic,
Germany, one was killed in duel and six
committed suicide, t..l La.
( In New York the following failures
occurred recently: Theodore Weston, archi
tect, liabilities $40, 1922, actual assets 49, 125;
Jos. II. Adams & Son, liabilities sos, 643
actual assets S21 $40.
! The failure of James Smith & Co.,
manufacturers of cotton goods, Philadelphia
was announced the other day. Liabilities
H $500, 900.
# The pupils OF the public schools il
4 Newark, n. j., were requested to bring one
potato each for the Home OF the Friendles
a few days ago the plan resulting in the con
tribution OF small wagon-load
j. A FEW days ago the molders of th'
Ontario car shops at London, Ont, struck
1. The arrival of the whaling bark Her
cules at New Bedford, Mass, with ten case
OF smallpox on board was announced tn,
Il nfhAr haH ThrAa had hIah