The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-09

an American OnuFcn NJ OtneNa, oNllZeE-
land, ON the 9th ult.
GEORGE w. PECK, editor ofthe Daily
Advertiser, Auburn, n. Y, committed sui
eide by shooting on the 2Sth.
SENATOR DORSEY, of Arkansas, owns
a rancho in Colfax County, New Mexico,
and intends to spend several weeks there
this summer.
THE death is announced of Prof
Zoepf, Of the University OF Heidelberg,
where he occupied the chair of German
Law for forty years. His works on the sub
ject are highly appreciated in Germany.
Woodruff and Clafin have sailed
for Europe.
SCHUYLER CROSBY has received in
Italy the first-class medal Of the United
States Government for his gallant conduct
in saving several lives from the wreck Of the
Mohawk yacht last year.
JUDGE TAFT, of Ohio, has authorized
the announcement that he will, under no
circumstances, accept a nomination for Gov
ernor this year. His law business demands
his exclusive attention.
JOSEPH WOODRUFF, Secretary of the
Senate Of South Carolina, was arrested at
Philadelphia, on the 9th, on a resuisition of
Gov. Hampton. The charges against him
are forgery and larceny.
HENRY w. billiard, of Georgia, has
been appointed Minister to Brazil, rice
\ James r. Partridge, of Maryland. billiard,
previous, to the late civil war, was Repre-
! sentative in Congress from Montgomery.
The Wallachian and Bulgarian troops
are accused by the Turks of committing the
most horrible atrocities upon prisoners as
well as n)n-combatants, and the Sultan has
requested the Queen to use her influence
with the Gar to put stop to these out
RACES.
Hon. JOSEPH SEGAR, of Virginia,
has been appointed Arbitrator on the part
of the United States b, fore the United States
and Spanish Commission, organized 1871, lin by
virtue of the agreement of the two Govern
1 ments for the settlement of certain claims o.
citizens of this country on account of wrongs
and injuries committed by Spanish authori
ties in Cuba.
GOVERNOR MOVES, United State:
Minister to France, sailed for his post in thu
I
DIR. JAMES BRYCE, of Edinburgh, the
eminent geologist, was killed in the High
lands recently while In the pursuit Of hi
favorite science. He started off alone, ham
mer in hand, and his body was found, tw'
hours afterwards, at the foot of precipice
dreadfully crushed.
REV. b. A. STUBS of Madison COun
I h 10 anho II
22d ult., was killed by tree falling on him
Mr.. j. CLARK MILLS, the eminen
sculptor, has recently made casts Of GA Indi
an Chiefs confined in the Government for
at st. Augustine, Florida. They are to b.
deposited in the chronological Department o
the Smithsonian Institution at Washington
SENATOR CoNKLING, of New York
has cut short his European trip and startet
home, the political complications in the En-
pire State being of such a nature, it is init
mated, as to require his personal attention.
THE Governor of New York has par
doned Frank Walworth, sentenced to tn
State Prison for life for the murder of hi
father in 1873. The ground for pardon is in
sanity.
n
impugned the judicial integrity of Judg
John F. Dillon, of the United States Circui
Court, for his action in the foreclosure sui
of the Central Railroad Of Iowa, the counse
for all parties to the suit have united in
statement that they believe his decisions i
the case referred to have been made wit
perfect honesty and purity of motives, an
that nothing therein can be found whic
ought in the least to reflect upon his judi
cial integrity.
THE United States Grand Jury a
Portland, Oregon, have indicted w. HI.
Stiles for perjury in the Grover investiga
; ton case, and he was committed to Jail in de
fault of $500 bail. Stiles gave the mos
damaging testimony in regard to the pay
ment of money by Grover to secure his cleo
ton. Two other witnesses have also bee
indicted for perjury in the same case.
Mr.. JAMES MCDONALD, editor of tn
Scotsman, and Scotch Agricultural Com
missioner, is now on a visit to this country
his mission being to inquire into the capaci
ty of the United States to supply the oil
country with cheap beef.
Mr. H. H. HoNORE, one of Chicago
best known citizens, has gone into bank
ruptcy, with liabilities of 81 ,554 ,OS9 secured
and 1878, 146 unsecured.
: THE Right Honorable George War
Hunt, First Lord of the British Admiralt!
, is dead. ri 5H HgiET tlg.1f ~
bulls and bears, of Wall Stree
, were thrown into a state Of great excite
ment, on the I'd, by a rumor that Jay GOulC
the eminent financier, had been knOcke
down and otherwise maltreated by Maj.
Selover, friend of Jim Keene, the Cal
) fornian. Maj. Selover, in explanation of h
misconduct. said. 81 helped Gould at on
time out of the highest place he ever Wa
in, and / told him if ever found him do
ceiving me / would thrash him, and hay
) done it. He tried to make me sell stOcl
when he was buying, and in doing so trie
to overreach me. ! told him would thras
him, and / have kept my word, even if
could not keep his.Y Gould's injuries wei
not serious.
PRESIDENT HAYES will leave Wasf
ington on the 18th for Bennington, Vel
mont, to take part in the celebration theI
; on the 10th. He will remain in New En-
gland one week.
The remains of the late Gen. Custe
have been deposited in a vault at Pougt
keepsie, n. Y, until fall, and will then |
transported to West Point
The remains of five of Clusters CON
rades-Capt. Custer, Capt. Yates, an
Lieuts. A. f. Smith, d. Mcintosh and Jane
Calhoun-were inferred with fitting Obst
quies at Fort Leavenworth on the Sd.
, p. T. BARNUM has been lecturing fc
: the National Temperance League in Englsnt
Rev. Newman Hall presiding. The lecture
| said he stopped the use of stimulants in 1874
, and for 20 years he had not had an ache or
pain, though he was now 80.
: JOHN F. MURPHY, well know
e sporting man of New York and San Frar
cisco, committed suicide in a gambling
house in the former city on the Sd. Loss,
, in business and at faro, together with son