The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-09-13
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Hon. S. S. BURDETT, formerly Unit
ed States Land Commissioner, who mystic
riousy disappeared in May, 1876, and who
was thought to have been fOully dealt with,
reappeared at Sedalia, Mo-, his former place
OF residence, on the 3lst ult. His mind is
evidently deranged, and he seems unable to
give any ineligible account Of his wander
ings.
EDWIN i. DAVENPORT, the well
known actor, died on the LIST at his resi-
dence in Canton, Pa. He was born in Bos-
ton in 1916, made his debut at an early age,
and soon rose to prominence in his profess
sion. He was the father Of Fanny Daven-
port, the popular actress.
GEN. A. d. LAWRENCE, of Connecticut
has accepted an appointment on the Sitting
Bull Commission, to act in conjunction with
Gen. Terry.
ALVIN ADAMS, founder of the Adams
Express Company, died at his home in Wat
ertown, Mass, on the 1st, aged %.
The President has appointed Thos.
II. Hunt United States Marshal for the
Southern District of Mississippi, rice J. l..
Lake, .Jr., resigned; Lewis f. Parsons,
United States Attorney for the Northern and
Middle Districts of Alabama, rice Chas. E..
MAYER, removed; Samuel G. Reed, United
States Marshal for the Middle and Southern
Districts Of Alabama, rice George Turner,
resigned.
GEN. JESSE LAZEAR, prominent cltl-
zen Of Baltimore and a member of the
Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Con-
crosses, died on the ID.
MINISTER MOVES was officially pre-
scented at the French Court on the 31st.
THE funeral of Brigham Young took
place on Sunday, the I'd. From 1900 to
1900 people attended the services at the
Tabernacle.
FRANCIS BORCHERDT, United States
Consul at Leghorn, Italy, is dead. He was
a German by birth, and resident of Wis
consin since 1910. He was for many years
the editor and publisher Of the ManitOwOC
Tribune.
Mr.. L. b. WICKLEFFE, of Bullitt
County, Ky, writes to the Louisville Con
rier-,J01Hual that Osnan Pasha, of the
Turkish army, is none other than II. Clay
Crawford, Tennesseean by birth, who was
a Colonel in the Confederate army and after
ward in the military service of the Liberal
Government Of Mexico, where he was made
a General of Division. The writer says he
has known Col Crawford for years and has
received letters from him since he attained
his present rank in the Turkish army.
IT having come to the knowledge o.
/ the Post-ofice Department that the bond o.
/ the Postmaster at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
/ is false, and the persons names affixed
/ thereto as sureties fictitious, the Postmastel
and the Commissioner before whom the bonC
was drawn up have been arrested and 4 new
Postmaster has been appointed.
Mrs. GEN. SHERMAN, Mrs. Thoma
Layton, Of New Orleans, and Mrs. Winnifret
Patterson, of st. Louis, are the American
ladies to whom the Pope has sent brOnz
medals acknowledging their filial- gifts an,
many good works. It's again rumored tina
the Pope will bestow the "gOlden rose
upon Mrs. Sherman.
DIR. LOUIS NJ. STEIN, of New York
who recently committed suicide by 1umpin
from the suspension bridge at Niagara Falls
was a graduate of leading German med
zeal college, and was celebrated as a physi
clan i'm Poland. He was banished for pOlit
zeal reasons, and came to America wit
Kessuth, as a member Of the latter's staff {
physicians.
THE recently discovered grave of F.
Their Marquette, at Point st. Ignace, Mich
was opened on the Sd, in the presence Of
large number of witnesses. The remain
were inclosed in birch-bark coffin of tw
thicknesses, and the outside box was IL
much decayed. The bones inside whe
touched fell to dust. The remains were II
moved to the Catholic Church.
THE annual reunion of the Army {
the Tennessee was held at st. Paul on II
9th.
SENATOR MORTON's physician e.
presses the opinion that he will be able {
attend the regular session Of Congress.
A MEETING of former soldiers, bot
Federal and Confederate, was held at Cir
, cinnati on the 4th, at which committees we
, appointed to arrange for grand reunion
+ that city next year.
: JUDGE j. C. HOPKINS, of the Unite
( States Court for the Western District
e Wisconsin, died at Madison on the 3
aged -.
THE Minnesota Greenbackers hay
, placed in nomination a State ticket headt
, by William l.. Banning for Governor, al
l the Workingmen have joined in its supper
THE Town Council of Dundee, SEQ
l land, have voted Gen. Grant the freedom
the city.
= DIR. l.. B. HERRICK, the inventor
] the well-known pills and plasters, died
{ Rochester, n. Y, on the 4th, aged 81.
| JOHN I. QUARLEs, the new Cons
, TO Malaga, is a colored man. He WI
brought up in white family in Georg
with Lieutenant Flipper, the colored gradl
| ate of West Point. Quarles is quite dark,
| good talker, and speaks Spanish and Frenc
| : having been assisted in acquiring the latt
language by his French wife, niece Of Il
Belgian Consul at Barcelona.
A CONFERENCE of Free Traders W;
held at Saratoga, y. Y, beginning on the 1t
THE Workingmen's Party of Bait
more has nominated for Mayor JOSEF
Thompson, a successful blacksmith, who
still plying his trade.
President HAYES and family, togetl
er with Attorney General DevenS and Pos
master General Key, attended the Soldier
reunion at Marietta, o., on the eth.