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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-01
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The entire gold production of the
world, according to the latest mint re-
ports, is not more than S107, 100000
yearly.
On the Columbia River $4,000
cases of salmon have been packed,
which is an increase of $4,000 over the
pack of 1882, which was the largest ON
record.
Colonel King has sold his ranch
and cattle, near San Antonio, Texas,
for "a, 100000, to an English syndicate.
This is said to be the largest ranch in
the world.-N Y. san.
The first collection of letters from
the street boxes in the city of Boston
took place Aug. 2, 1858, at II, noon
twenty-five years ago. Fifty boxes
were put up by Nahum Capen, post
master-the first in the United States.
Boston Herald.
Within four years $500 acres of
land at and near Charlemont, Va, on
the James River, have been sold to
farmers rom the North and West. The
largest purchases have been plots of
three hundred acress and the smallest
twenty. The new settlers express them
selves as delighted with their new pos
sessions.-N T. Herald.
kentucky has but 2,059 paupers, or
one to 800 of the population, while in
Indiana there was 1866, or one to every
500 of the population. In Ohio there
are z, 463, or one to every 430. In Penn
sylvania there are 1856, or one to
every 339 of the population. In Massa-
chusetts there are 5,423 paupers, or
one to every 1923 inhabitants. Chicago
Times.
The ratio of suicide in the great
ages yearly as follows: Naples, "a;
Rome, "a; London, 81, Genoa, 1876;
New York, 143; Berlin. 10; Florence,
1870; ST. Petersburg, 206; Dresden, 240;
Brussels, 271; Vienna, 287; Copenha-
gen, 302; Stockholm, 354; Paris, 400.
New York, it will be seen, is well up in
the list, though majority of the sui
cides there are said to be Germans.
New York is rightfully termed an
Empire State. Her area is almost equal
to that of all n9land, and yet she has
just $4,000 square miles; while Georgia
has $4,000; Nebraska, 10000; Kansas,
81 200; Minnesota, $4,000; Oregon,
$4,000; Colorado and Nevada, each,
100000; Dakota, 100000; California,
188,000, and Texas 274,000 square
miles of area-the last alone large
enough to swallow up the whole State
of New York almost six times over
Chicago Journal.
The population of Washington
City proper is 147, 293; of Georgetown,
12,57S; of the county 1873. Total of
the District, 177,624. The number of
houses is 29,179, into 21,179 of which
water is introduced. The total annual
value of taxable and non-taxable pub
lie and private ground and improve
ments in the city is S162, 740.62; in
Georgetown, S5,S22.52; and in the
county, .Sl0,447 80. The total length
of improved streets is 1876 miles, and of
unimproved streets ninety-four miles.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-01
CHAPTER XXI.
AN OLD STORY.

"The compliments of Madame
Florine to Mr.. Launcelot Harrington,
and she begs the pleasure of his pres
ence at her petit Souper on Wednesday
nelN"
The dainty, pearl-gray note of in
vitation, lay in full view upon Mr..
Launcelot Farrington's writing-table,
and madame, his grandmother, stoop-
ing over to read the struggling Italian
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-09-01

The man who has given 100000
to establish new university in Wis
consin proves to be Charles l.. Colby, q
son of Gardner Colby, who endowed
the college that bears his name at
Waterville, Me- Chicago Journal
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26
INSTANTLY RELIEVED.

Mrs. Ann Lacour, of New Orleans,
La, writes Il have son who has
been sick for two years he mas been
attended by our leading physicians,
but all to no purpose. This morn
ing he had his usual spell of cough
ing, and was so greatly Frustrated in
consequence, that death seemed i'm
minent. We had in the house bot.
tie of DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the
Lungs purchased by my husband,
who noticed your advertisement yes
terday. We administered it accord
ing to directions and hewas instantly
relieved.
The furniture factories of Grand
Rapids, says gentleman of that
town who gets the credit of knowing
what he talks about, must curtail
their production. The market is
over-stocked.
The presentation of the new Sage
library to West Bay City will be &C
companied by AN elaborate pro-
gramme of interesting exercises.
Mr.. Sage, in person, will make the
address of presentation.
Rebekah Degree Lodges l. o. O..
F., are being organized in various
parts of the state. Michigan seems
to be found Of female annexes TO
secret societies. The Eastern Star
(Masonic,) affiliative Grand Lodge
is now in session at Coldwater.
There is some enterprise and life
on the Beaver Islands, as will be
seen by the following bit Of cores
pondence to the Harbor Springs In
pendent BERNARD O'Donnell, one
Of our enterprising farmers, has just
returned from Petoskey on the
Schooner Experiment, which he
chartered to bring over new Agita-
tor thresher, which was too large for
the sangway of the steamer Lawrence.
He has fine farm on the bank Of
an inland lake, well stocked with fish.
He raises fine crops of wheat, oats,
peas, buckwheat, corn and potatoes,
besides owning half interest 10 two
pound nets, which caught lots of fish
this season.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26
PLAYED Il Wrong Somewhere.

look here!" roared tall chap, at
tired In q broad-brimmed hat and an in
solent air, as he approached the ticket
window of the Brighton Beach Railroad
yesterday afternoon. ''Look here, you,
want first-class ticket on the top
shelf Car to the other end OF this line,
and don't you forget 1t! See thisP"and
he developed horse pistol and stuck
the muszle through the window.
81 see it," replied the agent calmly.
I'm looking right at 1t. Now what can
I do for youp"
didn't you hear me bark a few min
utes agop" demanded the tall man.
Didn't you hear me compliment you
with an order for the best you've
got in your work shop therep Have /
got to put bullet in there to make you
comprehend that I'm waiting here for
the upper row of preservesp Must l
take the blood of another station agent
on my hands before manage to get what
| wantp Throw me out the most en-
broidered ticket there is on the line Of
this road, or Ill commence to make
vacancies"
The agent carefully closed the win
uOW, Steppou OUT tuo siuo uoof, piCAou
up the tall man, set him down again on
his head, whirled him around three or
four times and then kicked him under
the gate and out into the middle of the
street, where policeman gobbled him
and hustled him of.
"Am l awaken" asked the tramp,
rubbing the dust of the conflict out Of
his eyes. ..Never mind about that, am
| alivep"
"What did you want to bother the
man for?" demanded the policeman,
hauling him around by the collar.
II didn't want to bother him, only
meant to scare him. I hadn't any
money to go to the island; SO l played
the Western man on him, just as have
seen it written up in the funny papers.
I say, either those papers are the darnd-
est liars on the continent or missed
the combinations on the gag"
And they locked him up to think
over which might be the case.-Brook-
Ign Eagle.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26

During the forthcoming international
exhibition to be held at Nice, M. Tosselli
will exhibit a submarine observatory, Of
which the following description is given
in Engineering: ut is made of steel and
bronze to enable 1t to resist the pressure
of water at depth of 120 meters-near-
ly 160 pounds to the square inch. The
vessel is divided into three compart-
ments, the upper for the commander, to
enable him to direct the observatory and
give explanations to the passengers who,
to the number of eight, occupy the mid
die compartment. They have under
their feet a glass plate enabling them to
see the bottom, with its corals, fishes,
grass. etc. The third compartment
contains the buoyant chamber, and can
be regulated at will. AS the sea is dark
at the depth of seventy meters, the OBJ
servatory is to De lighted by electricity.
and telephone communicates with the
surface"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26

Connections are made at ST. lGEACE with:
The Michigan Central Railroad for Detroit and
all points In Michigan and In the east, south and
south east. Trains leave Mackinae City $50 am.
and $50 pm.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana r. II. for Grand
Rapids, Fort Wayne and the South and East Leav-
ing Mackinac City at $50 pm.
Connections made at MARQUETTE with:
The Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Rail-
road for the Iron and Copper Districts.
Through tickets on sale Mt Marquette and st.
Ignace and at all points in the northern Peninsula
Also tickets to European ports by all principal lines
at Genl Pass. Agents office.
For information to passenger and freight rates,
apply to office OF General Freight and Passenger
Agent.
Trains daily except Sunday.
d. MCCOOL, FRANK MlLLlGAN
Gen'l Supt., Genl Frt. 4 Pass Agt.
Marquette, Mich. Marquette, Mich.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26

The bicyclists are beating the fastest
horses. The Australian who rode 20
miles an hour has been beaten by an
Englishman, who has ridden 20 miles in
fifty-eight minutes. But the champion
riders name is Howell. who just rolled
over the ground at the rate of mile in
two minutes and forty seconds.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26
THE NEW TRICYCLE..

This machine is propelled by
steam, and will carry two people
twenty miles in an hour, it is said.
1t is quite an invention but does not
compare with Burdock Blood Bitters,
which will carry the invalid along
the road to health to beat all.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26
INA FEW WORDS

We do not claim that ZoPEsIA
Will cure everything, but as
Liver REGULATOR, and when the
stomach and organs need invigor
ating TO healthy action in case of
weak digestion. it ,oiH cure. For
habitual costiveness. which effects
the whole system and the head, to
q degree that units one for. work,
ZoPEsIA acts certainly, quickly
and pleasantly. Those trying 1t
the first time are surprised how
quickly it relieves the whole sys-
tenn; single dose relieves.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26
A Run on a Drug store

Never Was such rush made for any
drug store as is now at Osborn Bros, for q
Trial Bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
All persons effected with Asthma, Bron-
chitis. Hoarseness, Severe Coughs, or any
effection of the Throat or Lungs, can get
Trial Bottle of this great remedy free,
by calling at above drug store. Regular
Size 500. 8
Joseph H. Carter, q I3-year-old
boy of Ann Arbor, was sent to the
reform school yesterday for horse
stealing. He had been out on sus-
pended sentenced, and threatened to
burn his employers barn.
Well Rewarded.
A liberal reward WILDE paid to any party
who will produce case of Liver, Kidney
or Stomach complaint that Electric Bitters
will not speedily cure. Bring them along.
1t will cost you nothing for the medicine
il 1t fails to cure, and you will be well re-
warded for trouble besides. All Blood
diseases, Biliouness. Jaundice, Constlpa-
ton, and general debility are quickly
cured. Satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. Price only fifty cents per bot
tie. For sale by Osborn Bros. 8
The c. & G.. T., has sued the
Eureka Iron company in the Detroit
Superior Court for breach of contract
in not taking a lot of old iron they
had agreed to buy. Damages are
placed at sac, 900.
Bucklcn's Arnica Salve.
THE BEST SALvE In the world for cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores. letter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles. or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satifaction.
or money refunded. Price Is cents per
box. For sale by Osborn Bros.
George H. Fischer, a resident OF
Bay City since 1851, died at 6:3o
from the effects of being scalded
the night previous in vat Of boiling
water at William Peters saw mill.
THE BOY Is NOW WELL.
CRAw FORD COUNTY, Pa,
CITY OF TITUsvILLE.
There personally came Lena Weinberg.
who, being duly sworn according to law
deposes and says: That she resides In
the City of TitIsville, No. 3. East Spring
street That her son was afflicted with
the Rheumatism so severely that he was
bed-fast for eleven days and that he got
immediate relief within twelve hours
from three doses of Wilson's Lightning
Remedy for Rheumatism: and that the
boy was attended during the time pre-
vious by one of the best doctors In the
city. The boy is now well and going
about without any pain.
MRS. LENA WEINBERG,
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
Cd day Of April, 1880.
j. b. CLARK,
Justice of the Peace.
Farrand, Williams & Co., Agents, De
troit.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26
Detroit, Grand Haven
=. & MILWAUKEE Ry.

& MILWAUKEE, Ry.
GOING EAST
Trains leave Owosso as follows: Detroit
Express. $3.50 a. m. Through Mail, 2:15 D. m. !;
Steamboat Express, 7:05 pm. Milwaukee Ex
press. 1916 Am. ,-
GOING WEST.
Morning Express, 1890 am; Through Mail
2:l5 p. m; Steamboat Express, 7:45 pm; At
lantic Express, 1880 p. M; Mixed, f:3oa m.
Refreshments at Detroit, Owosso and Grand
Haven. The Telegraph Line for the Public
" Through Sleeping Cars on all night trains
between Grand Haven and London, and Local
Sleepers between Detroit and Grand Rapids
Night Express east and west daily and all other
trains daily Sunday excepted.
CONNECTIONS.
AT DETROIT Great wester Railway to points
east. Michigan Central, Michigan Southern and
Grand Trunk Railroads.
AT MILWAUKEE-With the Milwaukee and So
Paul, Western Union, Milwaukee and Northern,
and Chicago and Northwestern Railways to ali
points north and west.
The Railway Companys Ferry Steamer
leaves d. G. II. & NJ. Dock, Detroit, on arrival Of
trains. Tickets are sold at the Detroit. Grand
Haven and Milwaukee Railway Ticket ONCE, to
all principal places in the United States.
T. TANDY, Genl Freight & Passenger Agt.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26

The shops and engine house of the
Calumet and Hecla mining company
are now illuminated by the Brush
light. A new 1000 horse power
horizontal engine has just been put
in place in the Calumet engine house.
"Gll Osmun, the architect of the
state news column Of the Detroit
Evening News" says the Adrian
Record, sis in the city for the first
time in his life. He sampled the
bed bugs at the Central house last
night" Poor Gil
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26

Friends OF The Times, who nave
business Mt the Probate Court, VIII
confer a special favor by reguesting
Judge Harper to send their Printing
TO this paper.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26

state news column of the Detroit
Evening News" says the Adrian
Record, sis in the city for the first
time in his life. He sampled the
bed bugs at the Central house last
night" Poor Gil
THE NEW TRICYCLE..
This machine is propelled by
steam, and will carry two people
twenty miles in an hour, it is said
1t is quite an invention but does not
compare with Burdock Blood Bitters,
which will carry the invalid along
the road to health to beat all.
A workman at Ionia was buried un-
der a caving bank, and an iron crow
which he held in his hand at the
time bent double. He began to
breath after being taken out and
chafed, but stands a poor chance of
recovery.
The editor of the Escanaba Iron
Port, who was officer an the United
States military telegraph corps from
1861 to 1865, was presented by his
associates at the reunion lately in
Chicago with a handsome silver SER,
vice.
Durno's Catarrh Snuff cures catarrh
and all affections of the mucous men,
brane.
Battle Creek Moon The Battle
Creek syndicate on the Lansing
Daily News has been broken up and
Scott and Ford, the main capitalists
in the concern have returned to this
city.
Elder Uriah Smith Of the Second
Day Adventists at Battle Creek, says
that the world will never see the close
of the present century, and advises
all the brethren to close up their bust
ness.
Bakers Pain Panacea cures pain
in Man and Beast. For use exteral-
ly and internally.
Burglars entered M. Van der
Bosch's general store at iceland
early Tuesday morning, blew off the
door to the safe and stole $I7o.
The alarm was Immediately given by
the proprietor, who lives next door,
but they managed to escape.
VIM. d. Fuller, the prosecuting at
torney for Newaygo county, has been
ordered by Governor Begole to in
vestigate the charges of habitual
drunkenness, which have been made
against Prosecuting Attorney Carter,
of Muskegon county.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03
Personal Mention.

The riches man in Roston !, Frederick
l.. Ames, whose wealth is tltimated at
sit. 900, 900. Next to him comes John NJ.
Forbes, with $l2 0D3,G0), and the t'ird IN
RANK is Oliver hmes, who Is said 10 be
worth 81, 600 00).
TIE republicans have nom mated Judge
Charles c. Pool for CONGRESS In the
Frs, North Caroi ma district, in place Of
Walter f Pool, deceased Judge Pool is n
brother OF the deceased congressman, and
collector of the port OF + zabeth Cuy.
Maj Coppinger, ofthe United States ar.
my succeeds To the lieutenant colOnelcy
vacated by the dismiss, o. Iiges. Mai
Coppenger Is Mr.. Blaine's son.in-law, ahd
his promotion in tbe army has been rapid.
Rev. Isaac w. II. Pembroke. the olcest
Congregational minister in New Hampshire,
died recently, aged 50.
willard Ca penter. who founded the pub.
lie library at Evansville, Ind, is stricken
~ith PARALYSIS.
Benton papers are authority for the state.
ment that Col. Guido Iges will Practice
law in that city.
George Philip stanhoye, eighth earl of
Chesterfield, is dead, aged sixty-two years.
Congressman Murphy OF Iowa is pushing
the proposed Hernepin csnal.
+ la Wheeler has made $2 600 out OF her
Poems of Passion.
Commodore Ktlson has finished buying
Johnston.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03
settlers Claims In Southern Mime

Washington, Special: w. g. Keller,
of Albert Lea, MIMI, is in the city,
as the representative of about $50 claimants
who have made filings within the limits OF
the grants 10 tae Srutherr Minnesota Rail
way company. The claims OF these parties
involve about $1,000 acres, chiefly In Free
b, rn end Martin counties Most of these
flLes we're made In June last, and all OF
them taken subsequent TO the certhcation
of the lands to the state for the benefit OF
the rail way company. But II is claimed
that the lands embraced In the claims were
never pateated from the government and
were &C tified erron eously. Mr. kellar says
the claims he is interts'ed in are not al
fected by the recent decision OF the secretary
OF the interior, which spoiled TO an original
entry made after the attachment Of the grant
in 1856 The claims Of the parties he
represents are 4 r lands entered before this
time AID excepted from the operation sof
the grant. Alterward, however, the en-
tries we're abandoned, and IL is claimed the
lands remsine4 open for entry by new par
tes Mr. Keller SAYS the secretary Of the
interior has already decided in The case OF
a snioier's entry that the entries made prior
q the attachment OF grant, and not can
celed, except lasds from the operation OF
a g grant, aud although they after yards
are sb,ndoued, the lands are government
lands. ard ulay be entered by new parties.
The cases in which Mr.. Keller is interested
are s,,nilsr TO this one, and are now pend
ipg sfore the secretary Of the interior.
The intertss OF the settlers have been
D acrd in the hands OF competent attorneys
i this City
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03
PITHq0F THE NEWS.


The secretary Stthe interior on the 27th nf'
cidei the case OF George W Johnson against
the ST. Paul & Sioux City II ilroad con.-
pany, reversing the ruling of the &C minis
sioner OF the general land Office. who had
ordered the reinstatement of Johns pas en-
try. The case is similar to that ot kauiper,
decided some DAYS ago, and tie de-
csion in the Johnson case rests upon
that in the kauner case. As in thai case
the secretary hul Is that, the lands having
been certified t. the state for the beneht oi
the company, the commissioners canno,
proc ed to make anot.tr adjudication ana
disposition Of the la d.. The J0hnSon ei.
Try will accordingly be cancelled. Several
hundred other cases similar ia character
will q SO oe settled by the canoe lstion oi the
entries. A hearing viii, however be given
some Of the paf,ies who have representa-
tives at Washington.
Among the cases recently docketei III the
United States supreme court, is in the city
of New Orleans W. Mayra Clark Gaines.
The record in the case is the largest ever
suhmined To thesuprent court, or probably
any other court. Ii is bound in one i'm
uerse volume, which wei :hs over 20
pounds aud contains 100000 WORDS. II
takes two men 10 open aud shut the bJuk
Dr. Leonard Gate an old and we'll known
scientist diel in Washington on the 24th
inst. HI assisted Prof Morse IN building
the first telegraph line between Washington
and Baltimore.
Maj. Arthur, paynaster TVS. A. and
brother of tr,sident Arthur, is at Fort
k~o h, witness on tie HaTgrove court
marital
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03
Casualties of the Week.

J. A. Robertson, who with party OF hVe
went to Mazalan in August, has just re-
turned. He says the entire party had YET
low fever, one dying Up TO the time he
left, October Is. 5000, or one.third oi
the population, had died. The hrst
week OF September the death roll was -
The day he left eleven bcd'os were u rown
overbogrd from the Mexican eunb ats lying
la the harbor. OF the large American co.,
ony, only two escaped an attack OF the
fever he believed the fever YVES AT TN end,
il having nothing more to feed on. Ihe
vim encc of the plagne was such tEat III
some cases persons died thirty minutes
after being attacked
DR.. A J. Leitch dropped lighted news
paper into gas well of depth OF fifty
nine feet at Mineral Ridge, Ohio. An ex,
plosion followed, fatally injuring DR. Leitch.
demolishing the Derrick and injnring sev
eral persons standing near.
A fire on West Seventh street, Kansas
CITY. caused loss to the Evening Star OF
t6 coo; &. T.. Thornton, tobacco, l0,OOo.
Minor losses were i4,ooo, fully Insured.
James Barry's daughter%t Germantown,
is dying of hydrophobia. Sne was bitten by
u dog last January.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03

p,rtmeat now that he will no. use more
lhan this sum for the balance of the caIen.
der year, including the quarterly payment
of ~ 900 600 on the regular roll
which falls due Dc. 4.
Should this estimate prove correct, only
55 90 coo or IS 600 600 more for the year
will be paid on account Of arrears for the
next Two months. Although two calls, for
$l5 OO0, coo escb, fall due Dec and Is, re-
spec lively, IL is believed al the department.
I bat at least another for like amount will
have 10 be made during the present calsI.
dar year. payable early in January, to dis
charge cash plliug up. The available cash
hes now re Ched the enormous sum of over
Sl65, 900, 900, when $50 600, 600 less than this
is considered ample for safe reserve, and
il has frequently been run down to- i'll Sl0,-
600 900 low er without causing apprehei sion.
Another call may be looked tor with con-
sid rable certainty within three or four
weeks.