The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
A MEETING was held at Nashville,
Tenn, on the 18th, called by the Board of
Trade, at which resolutions were passed
asking Congress to ''take from the Secretary
of the Treasury all power over our circula-
ton and prohibit his further contraction,
but to increase the currency until equal in
volume to the business wants of the coun-
try"
EDWARDS PIERREPONT, Minister to
England, has rendered his resignation, to
take effect Dec. 1st.
SENATOR MORTON was removed from
Richmond, Ind, to his home at Indianapo-
lis, or the 18th. His friends think that his
condition shows marked improvement.
LIEUT.. G. w. BAIRD, who was wound
ed in the late battles with the Nez Perces, is
a native Of Milford, Conn.,, and was 4 Col ,
onel of colored infantry during the war.
REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER made
Gilman and his forgeries the subject of his
"talk" at a late prayer meeting at Plymouth
Church, and said: "For a week past or
more have been under a cloud. Mr.. Gill
man, my nephew by marriage, has been sent
to-day TO Auburn for five years, and is in
Auburn tonight. He married daughter
of my sister, Mrs. Perkins,"
LIEUT.. j. w. BIDDLE, who was
among the killed in the recent battle with
the Nez Perces Indians, was a Philadelphia.
In 1876 he was made a Second Lieutenant in
the 9TH Cavalry and went at once into active
service. He was nephew Of Prof. Baird,
of Washington, and his father was Capt.
Henry j. Biddle, West Point graduate,
who served on Gen. McCall's staff Of Penn
sylyania Reserves.
STATE SENATOR NASH of South Car
olina has resigned, made confession to the
Investigating Committee duplicating others
in Legislative frauds, and has also made res
titution.
THE Kansas City Board of Trade
have transmitted TO Congress a memorial,
asking that the Resumption act be forth
with repealed, the contraction of the cur
rency stopped, silver remonetized, and
United States Treasury notes be made a
legal tender.
Mrs. EMILY EDISON BRIGGS, a well
known Washington newspaper correspond
ent under the nom de plume of "Olivia,"
has been appointed by Secretary Schurz a
member of the Board of Visitors for the
United States Hospital for the Insane.
DIR. HERNDoN, volunteer physician
from Savannah, died of yellow fever at Fer
nandina, Fla, on the 10th. One other death
was reported on the same day.
n. w. HEATH, a student in the Epis-
copalan Theological Seminary at Topeka,
Kansas, shot and killed himself on the 10th.
The probable cause was depression of spirits
caused by i'll health and poverty. He was
about so years old, and leaves a mother in
New York State.
GEN. GRANT was at Birmingham,
England, on the 10th, the guest of Mr..
Chamberlain, NJ. p. He was rendered
public reception at the Town Hall.
EX-MINIsTER WAsHBURNE was ten
dered public reception upon his return
home to Galena, on the 10th.
Mrs. JOHN BELL, widow of the late
Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, died at Nash
vile on the 18th, aged so.
Col. ROBERT INGERsoLL has pub
lished in the Peoria Cal long letter to the
New York Observer, adducing proof to con-
trovert the ObSerrer's assertion that Thomas
Paine died a remorseful death.
GEORGE T. PLUME, New York
broker hitherto Of high standing, both finan-
cially and socially, is defaulter to large
amount, having squandered in stock specu-
latiOns large estate Of which he was the
executor. The property belonged to the
heirs of Charles A. Lamont, and was valued
at half million dollars.
PROF. o. HOPKINS, Greek professor
in the Butler University at Irvington, near
Indianapolis, Ind, died suddenly while in
consultation with the faculty on the 10th.
PRIVATE DALZELL is elected to the
Ohio Legislature by majority of vote, but
his election is to be contested.
GEN. MILES, the successful Indian
fighter, is married TO a niece of Gen. Sher-
man.
MOSES A. SNYDER, Teller of the Mer-
chants Exchange National Bank of New
York, is under arrest for the ENLIGHTENMENT
of 5000.
GEN. JOHN NJ. HARLAN of Kentucky
has been nominated by the President as AS
sociate Justice Of the United States Su-
preme Court.
CALIFORNIA held an election on the
18th, for the choice of Judicial officers.
There was no political interest involved.
The Atlanta Constitution learns that
President Hayes is going to spend his Christ
mas holidays m making an extended trip
through the South, visiting New Orleans,
Wilmington, Columbia, Charleston, Savan-
nah, Montgomery, Vicksburg, Memphis, and
other important points. t
REV. Z. T. BAIRD, late Secretary of
the Presbyterian Committee on Publication
Of the Southern General Assembly, who was
indicted at Richmond, Va, some time ago, for
ENLIGHTENMENT, voluntarily returned to that
city for trial, and has proven himself en-
tirely innocent of the charge, the jury re-
turning verdict OF not guilty without leav-
ing their seats.
GENERAL SHERMAN arrived in St.
Louis on the 18th, on his return from an eX-
tended tour of inspection throughthe North
western country. His trip occupied just lis
days, the distance travelled was between
1900 and 10000 miles, and the farthest point
visited was Dillingham; Bay, within is miles
of the northwestern boundary.
Mr.. JOHN T. DELAEE, for Sc wears
managing editor of the London Times, has
rntired on account Of impalred health. Mr.