The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-17
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

SECRETARY SHERMAN has declined to
compromise the Government claims for
fines, penalties, taxes, ETC., against the con-
victed members of the Whisky Ring, who
claim to have been promised immunity by
certain Government officials upon confession
of guilt. rf-fiarl r.#
THE reported insanity of Paul
Morphy, the great chess player, is denied by
authority. He is now practising law in New
Orleans and has never exhibited the least
faint of insanity. .-
THE Missouri Press Association will
hold its eleventh annual editorial convention
at FrederickstOwn, on June D, to be
followed by an excursion to Hot Springs,
Ark.
THE appointment of Ex-Governor
Moves, of Ohio, to be Minister to France has
been agreed upon, and he has formally ac-
eepted the position. 800
JOHN T. DAILY, a supposed wealthy
New Yorker, owner of the Windsor Hotel,
recently hanged himself on account of finan
cial troubles.
CAPT. BARTON ABLE, well known
citizen of st. Louis, and an old steamboat
captain, died on the 9th, aged "a.
GEORGE H. BUTLER, formerly Consul
at Cairo, Egypt, was, a short time ago, APP
pointed as special agent of the Post-office
Department and designated for duty on the
routes to the Black Hills. The appointment
caused no little commentiR the newspapers
and elsewhere, on account of some former
alleged Irregularities in Buffers private
conduct, and he has since been removed.
He is a nephew of Gen. Butler. ...
THE President has approved the find
ing and sentence of the Court martial in the
case of Maj. Reno, charged with having
made improper overtures to the wife of
Capt. Bell, but out of consideration to the
Majors long and honorable service has miti-
gated the sentence to suspension from rank
and loss of pay for two years.
HENRY SAWYER, for 90 years Consul
of the United States at Paramaribo, Colony
of Surinam, South America, died recently
from the effects of an injury at the hands of
sailor, of whom i'm his official capacity
Sawyer had been called upon to take cog
nizance. -1---s--s-
The Ohio Legislature adjourned sine
die on the 7th, having been in session 176
days.
SELMA, Ala, has elected Republican
Mayor by 300 majority.
Col. w. r. ARTHUR has been APP
pointed General Manager of the St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad.
WIN. II. JOHNSON, for many years in
the Treasury Department, but recently dis
charged, committed suicide in Washington
on the Sth.
ROBERT G. BLAINE, brother of Sena-
tor Blaine, has received an appointment
from Sergeant Arms French of the Senate
as assistant superintendent OF the Senate
document room. He was formerly clerk in
the office Of the Secretary Of the Senate, but
was removed last December by Secretary
Gorham.
Mrs. JUDGE DENT, widow of LOUIS
Dent and sister-in-law of Gen. Grant, has
recently come into possession Of $4,000 as
her share of an old Spanish claim. recovered
after long contest in the courts.
SIR EDWARD THORNTON, the British
Minister, and family, have gone TO England
to spend the summer. Hon. Francis r.
Plunkett win act as her Majesty's Charge
d'Affaires during the absence of Sir Edward.
COMMODORE BENZ. J. ToTTEN died
at New Bedford, Mass, on the 9th, aged II.
DIR. EZRA READ, the leading physician
of Terre Haute, Ind, died on the 10th, aged
66. He served in the United States Navy;
was Chief Surgeon Of the army of the Repub-
lie of Texas under General Sam. Houston;
was the attending surgeon at the duel be-
tween Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston and Gen.
Sam Houston in 1887: served three years in
the Federal army during the late war; and
has held several civil trusts, including the
postmaStership of Terre Haute under Presi-
dent johnson.
A CALL has been issued for a State
Convention of the Republican Party in Iowa,
to meet at Des Moines on the 9th of June.
REV. XAVIER SCHEUHENs, of Balti-
more, founder of the Redemptorist order in
the United States, died on the 10Th, in the
Goth year of his age.