The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-06

by Robert McGregor, workman IN shoe
factory.
A COUPLE of burglars entered the resi-
dence of Mrs. Smith, on Long Island, N.
Y, but she ran them off, firing two shots
from a revolver at the rascals.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE protracted drought in Virginia
has been ended by copious rains, and
good tobacco crop is now assured.
For the twenty -four hours ended at 8 p.
m. the Goth the bulletin of cholera cases in
Italy shows 11S fresh cases and twenty
six deaths. OF these La Spezia had thirty
new cases and ten deaths: Massa, eigh-
teen new cases and eleven deaths; Wolfe.
guesao had reported eighteen deaths to
date.
A WADY HALFA dispatch of the Goth
says the 1000 laborers collected to assist
the steamers of the Gordon relief expedi-
tion through the cataracts of the Nile are
reported to be in a starving condition.
The question of provisions for the men is
becoming increasingly serious, as the
country only supplies small amount of
forage.
On the 3oth the Fall River (Mass.) mills
all shut down for week.
A LARGE number of members have
withdrawn from the Baltimore Coffee Ex-
change.
DURING the week ended the Both there
were eighteen deaths at Havana from
yellow fever.
A MILITARY journal in France insists
that the Government should send $4,000
soldiers to China.
The French press warns England that
she is assuming too much power in send
ing troops to Egypt.
THERE we're two deaths from cholera at
| Toulon and twenty-four at Marseilles dur
ing the forty eight hours ended ut p. m.
on the list.
| THERE were ninety-six fresh cases and
seventy deaths from cholera in the various
provinces of Italy during the twenty -four
hours ended the 3Oth.
MUCH discussion is going on, but moth.
ing substantial is being done for the starv-
ing Piegan Indians in Montana.
THE missionary" miners in camp in
Pennsylvania are making no more con-
verts, the men at work concluding it is
best to stick to their job.
IT is proved by statistics that the con-
sumption of alcohol in Switzerland is
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country.
OK the 3lst several more bodies were re-
covered from the wreck of the transfer
boat Belmont at Evansville, Ind.
DEMONSTRATION at Brussels against
the educational bill on the 31st was great
affair. There were over $1,000 persons in
the procession.
THE cotton crop report for August by
the National Cotton Exchange is not so
favorable for the month as the July re-
port.
THE Extreme Lett will send delegation
TO President Grevy and demand that
France at once declare war against China.
THE most elaborate preparations have
been made for the annual meeting of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science which meets at Philadel.
phia on the 4th.
A QUANTITY of ammunition belonging to
the insurgents in Peru has been captured.
The Government has issued fierce mani.
festo.
THE English bondh olders of the Den
: YER & Rio Grande Railway are taking
: steps for a reorganization of the com
pany.
The coke furnaces of the Connellsvillt
(Pa.) region will run six days instead oil
FIVE in the week on account of an i'm
: proved demand.
THE French residents of Canton, China
have left the city, and the general belief
is that Admiral Courbet is preparing I,
attack that city.
THE Pail Mall Gazette thinks China does
not wish TO come to any agreement sine
Admiral Courbet bombarded Foo Chow
but is ready and willing to fight.
: On the Both the Wallace Savings Banl
a at Newcastle, Pa, closed its doors.
The British relief party that will sooI
t go up the Nile River will consist of 500
i British troops, $500 Egyptians and a flo
tilla of $50 river boats. The campaign
; will cost fs,0O0,000
OFFICIAL rewards are offered by tn
Q Canton (Chinal authorities for the head
l. of Frenchmen.
Il SUFFICIENT names have been secured
o for the re-establishment of the whisky
s pool at Cincinnati.
e THE continued drought In India cause
poor prospects for crop.