The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-27
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

MAYOR A. W.PARSONs, of Burlington,
Ia.,i defaulter and fugitive from justice.
He was Assistant Cashier of the Merchants
National Bank, President of Building
and Loan Association, and Treasurer Of the
School Board. His bank deficit is about
$4,000, and a corresponding deficit is ex-
pected to be found in the other funds en-
trusted to his keeping.
ONE of the most aristocratic weddings
of the season took place in Baltimore on the
18th, the high-contracting parties being
Miss Florence Patterson, -grand-niece
of Nine. BOnaparte, and Mr.. James
Carroll, son of the late Charles
Carroll OF Baltimore. The bride
is owner in her own right of a fortune Of
three-quarters of a million dollars, besides
one Of the most magnificent estates in Mary
land. The groom is comparatively poor, a
quarter of a million being the estimate
placed upon his property.
VICE-ADMIRAL CANARIs, Greek
Premier, died of apoplexy on the 18th.
JOHN TAYLOR, the Senior Apostle of
the Mormon Church, who has Just been
elected Brigham Young's successor, is I'M
derstood to be a man of much less ability
than his predecessor in the office. "Presi-
dent" Taylor was born in England, and is
now upward Of 60 years of age.
Mr.. ANDREW PIERCE has resigned
the Presidency of the St. Louis and San
Francisco Railway Company, on account of
i'll health. Mr.. James Baker, who has been
chosen Vice-President, will also assume the
duties of President.
GEN. SHERMAN was expected at Walla
Walla, Oregon, on the 18th.
PRESIDENT MACMAHON's manifesto
to the French electors was published on the
18th. He declares that the question Of form
Of Government is beyond discussion; that
he will cause the Constitution to be respect
ed. Elections adverse to his policy would
mean aggravated conflict and agitation pre-
judicial TO all interests, while elections IA
vorable to that policy would signify re-es-
Enlistment Of harmony between the public
powers. The manifesto concludes with an
appeal to the country TO place its confidence
in the Marshal-President.
SPENCER, the absconding President
of the Chicago State Savings Bank, accom-
panied by his wife and daughter, is sup
posed to have sailed from Halifax on the
steamer Circassian, under the name Of Will
lisms. The party left the steamer at Mo-
vile, the night before she arrived at Liver
pool, and thus got u hours the start of the
detectives.
EX-MINISTER WASHBURNE returned
home from Europe on the 10Th. .-s.
GEN. LONGsTREET is now a resident
Of Georgia, and an applicant for the position
Of United States Marshal of that State.
IT is now stated that the defalcations
Of Parsons, the Ascending Mayor of Bur-
lington, Iowa, will aggregate 100000, of
which the bank is short $4,000, the School
District SIG, 600, and numerous other inter-
ests the remainder. .
THE platform adopted by the Mary
land Republican State Convention heartily
cOmmendS the efforts Of President Hayes to
"restore a just and saIutary Government
throughout the South, and the kindliest re-
lations among all its Inhabitants
THE New Jersey ProhibitionistS have
nominated a State ticket, headed by Ru-
dolphus Bingham for Governor,