The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-06-17

The indicted officers of the burned
steamer Golden City were placed on trial at
Memphis the other day, and verdict OF ac-
quittal was rendered under instructions Of
the court.
AN obstinate COW threw a Baltimore
& Ohio train from the track, near Martins
burg, W. Va, June II, causing general
wreck. Several passengers and newsboy
were injured-none seriously.
THE United States Commissioner at
Buffalo, n. Y, beld r Porter Lee and
Herman j. Hall for trial in the federal
court at Canandaigua for embezzling the
funds the First National Bank. Lees
bail was fixed at $3.50, 900, and he will lie n
Jail. Hall will be released on giving $4,000
security for his appearance.
TIMOTHY RoJoTTE, a wealthy and
hitherto respectable citizen of Ottawa,
Can, has been arrested in connection with
the issue OF counterfeit notes by Sparrow
Brothers 0
MARY CoNNoRs, residing ia New
York, has been placed in the Tombs on
charge of deliberately starving small boy.
THE Commissioner of Agriculture, in
order to carry out the provisions of the act
of Congress making appropriations for ex-
periments in the manufacture of sugar from
sorghum, beets and other sugar producing
plants, has decided to offer substantial
prizes to induce manufacturers to take an
interest in the matter Each manufacturer
of sugar is to submit 10 the Agricultural
Department an account Of the number OF
acres of sorghum brought to his mill, num-
Der OF tons of cane manufactured, yield of
sorghum per acre, mode of fertilizing, time
OF planting, time required for maturing the
plant, value of the crop as food for cattle
after the juice has been expressed,
amount Of sugar manufactured, yield
per ton Of sane, quality of sugar, amount Of
! syrup manufactured, process of manufac-
turing and machinery used, success of, the
evaporatOr vacuum pan and centrifugal in
tho work OF manufacturing, number of
! hands employed, cost OF fuel and machinery,
wages paid for labor. and price of sorghum
! at the mill il not raised by the manufac-
| turer. The returns. wien received, are to
/ be submitted to Il committee for examine
/ ton, and II 200 each will be paid for the ten
| best returns. The prize for returns relative
| to the sugar beet will also be 81, 200 each,
/ but only two returns will be awarded prizes
in this class. All proposals to enter upon
/ this work are to be made to the Commits
sioner on or before the LIST OF August, 1882.
! A BILL has been introduced IN the
House of Representatives to grant permits
sion to Fenton Sherwood, George Tenyock
and William Lewis to dig in the Govern
ment grounds Of West Point for the treasure
said to have been buried there by Capt.
Kidd. These men claim that they are able
to locate the buried wealth, and only want
! the assurance that when it is found it will
be theirs. They had written to the Secre
tary Of War, but were told that, in the alb
sence Of legislation, if they succeeded in UNI
earthing the treasure it would belong to the
! Government. Under the bill it will belong
to them, provided they find it. Some years
ago a company was formed to make the
search, but failed, after spending the sum
of $4,000. Their search was made at a
point eight miles below West Point.