The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-05-10
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

JUDGE JoHN f. KING has been APP
pointed Collector Of the port Of New Or
leans. Judge King was Judge of the Su-
preme Court of Louisiana under the Kellogg
and Packard regime, and gave place to eX-
Congressman Spencer, who resigned his seat
in the House under appointment from GOV.
Nichols TO the same position.
ISAIAH HANsCoMB has been relieved
from duty as Chief of the Bureau of Con-
struction in the Navy Department, and Naval
Constructor John w. Easily, on duty at the
Washington Navy Yard, has been assigned
to duty as Chief of Bureau.
Col. I. w HIGGINsoN, an old-time
Abolitionist, has published a letter heartily
approving tile Presidents Southern policy.
L. II. CLARKE, late Chief Engineer of
the Illinois Central Railroad, has been APP
pointed Chief Engineer Of the Lake Shore
Railroad. .t - .-
PRESIDENT HAYES will assist at the
opening of the permanent Philadelphia eX-
hibitipn on the 10th of May.
EDITOR WATTERsON, of the Louisville
COUier-JOuTHdl, is TO deliver memorial
address over the graves of the Union soldiers
buried in the National Cemetery at Nash
vile, Tenn, on the 31st Of May.
JUDGE SroFFoRD,. who has been
elected United States Senator for the
long term by the Louisiana Legislature, is a
native of Connecticut, and brother of 4.
r. Spofiiord, Librarian Of Congress. He went
to Louisiana 80 or 40 years ago to engage in
school teaching. He afterward studied law,
was admitted to the bar, and has served as
Judge in one of the higher Courts in the
State. H- H.. ..... ..-,t.ls-
J. D. DEFREEs has been appointed
Public Printer, Uice A. NJ. Clapp.
Hon. ALEX. III. STEPHENS argued
case in the supreme Court on the 3OtlI,
for the first time for number of years.
EX-Gov. WIN. G. BRowNLow died at
his residence in Knoxville, Tenn, on the
18th, in his I'D year. -i r
SENATOR BLAINE, for the eighteenth
consecutive year, has been chosen Chairman
Of the Maine Republican State Committee.
THE new Catholic Bishop of Peoria,
ILL.,, Rev. John Lancaster SpaIding, was corr
secrated at st. Patrick's Cathedral, New
York, on the LIST. a-e7-s
HoN. JOSEPH BROOKS, Postmaster at
Little Rock, Ark, died on the 1st.
WIN. NJ. GRAHAM, eX-President of the
Waikiki National Bank, Middletown, Orange
County, n. Y, who was sent to the Albany
Penitentiary for embezziing the fund, of the
bank, has been pardoned by President Hayes
on account of his age and intirmities. He was
formerly State Senator.
Col JOHN FoRsYTHE, editor of the
Mobile (Ala.) Register, died on the 2d.
BILLY NEwCoMB, the well known ne
gro delineator, died in New York on the 1st.
Mr., JAMES GORDON BENNETT, it is
understood, has taken lease of a handsome
property in Leicestershire, in England, in the
heart Of a fine hunting country.
GEN. NJ. ID. MANSON, of Crawfords-
vile, Ind, is reported to have fallen heir TO
one-fourth of an estate in California valued
at $4,000. The viii was probated two
years ago and the heirs have just been dis
covered. aGf .H E-IsE
THE Kansas Editorial Association vii
hold its annual meeting at Leavenworth, on
the 18th of June. Noble l.. Prentiss, of the
Topeka Commonwealth, viii deliver the adj
dress The members of theassociation have
been invited to make an excursion to the
Rocky Mountains, TO be absent 10 days.
Mrs. GEN. SHERMAN has received by
contributions from the Catholics Of America
$4,000, which will be presented to the Pope
on the fiftieth anniversary Of his elevation to
the Episcopate. Z I'd .i.srol Ill -E
THE Illinois Press Association will
hold its next annual meeting inJune at East
st. Louis. After the meeting, the AssOcia-
ton will proceed upon. an excursion TO Den
yer and other points in Colorado. frra Z
COMMANDER j. d. MARVIN, of the
United States sloop-of-war Alert, shot him
self on board his ship, in -Yokohama Harbor,
April 10. grs znil- wsa Of. itE
GEN. GRANT and wife will sail from
Philadelphia for Europe on May LEI 2 Il
Some additional human remains have
been found in the southern Hotel ruins at
ST. Louis, which are supposed to be those of
Charles Kerfricht, the head waiter, as he is
the only person known to have been in or
connected with the hotel onathe night of the
fire who has not been accounted fonG E,sIll
n SEcRErARY SoHURZ has appointed
The following Government Directors 6T the
Union Pacific Railroad Company: John c.
:. Harrison, of Indiana; Francis b. Brewer
Of New. York; Jas f. Wilson, Of Iowa;
Joseph II. AIiilard, Of Nebraska; Daniel
Chadwick, of Connecticut. aiH
n. C. MUssELMAN, President of the
Union Banking Company, sIshiladelphia, has
been arrested aon charge Of embezzIing
moneys Of the bank and using them in spec
iilation. .--.---.-
PREsIDENI HAMS viii navel thest
ne of Fitz Greene. Halleck in Central Park,