The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-07-12

the Chicago Life Insurance Company, is
missing, together with all the available cash
assets Of the company.
THE commission of John L. Thomas,
Collector Of the Port Of Baltimore, in place
OF wilkins, suspended under the Tenure-of-
Office act, was signed by the President on
the LIST. wilkins positively refused to re-
sign at the request of the President, and il
is said that an effort will be made by Will
kins's friends to defeat the confirmation of
his successor in the Senate.
JUDGE LEwALD EVANS, ex-Repre-
sentative in Congress from Texas, died in
Washington on the I'd.
JOHN STONE PULLEN, formerly New
Orleans sugar merchant, member of the
Louisiana Legislature, and Colonel in the
Confederate army, who loaned $4,000 to
the Confederate army, and was beggared by
the result of the War, died few DAYS since
in a wretched tenement in Brooklyn, n. Y.
EX-SECRETARY robson was ten
dered a public dinner by his friends in
Trenton, n. j., on the I'd, at which Hon.
James G. Blaine participated. Mr.. Robson
defended his administration of the Navy
Department, and both he and Mr.. Blaine
eulogized in strong terms President Grants
whole Administration. Mr.. Blaine de-
Tended Republicanism as National, especial
ly as it was administered by Gen. Grant, and
said the protection of the rights of citizen
ship in every State was its cardinal feature,
and a Government that did not offer pro-
lection to every citizen in every State had
no right to demand allegiance.
THE Secretary of the Navy has issued
a general order fixing 10 hours as days
work in the various navy yards and other
mechanical departments Of the navy. Work
men who elect to work only eight hours per
day will sustain a proportionate reduction
of wages.
THE funeral of the late Bishop M. de
St. Palais took place at Vincennes, Ind, on
the Sd, with imposing ceremonies.
SECRETARY SHERMAN visited Norfolk,
Va, on the Sd, and was banqueted by a COM
mittee of citizens.
THE commission to investigate the
charges against Senator Grover, of Oregon,
Of using money for the purpose of securing
his election to the Senate, convened at Port
land on the I'd and commenced to take evil
dence.
GEN. GRANT received large deputa-
ton of workingmen in London on the Sd
On the evening previous he was banqueted
by the United Service Club. Gen. Grant
made brief speeches on both occasions.
Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE made a
Fourth-of-July speech at Woodstock, Conn.,,
in which he took strong ground against the
annexation of Mexican territory, as tending
to give the South the supremacy again in
National politics.
THE great Pan-P resbyterian Council
convened at Edinburgh, Scotland, on the Sd.
GEN. HUGH w. MERCER, a grandson
of Gen. Hugh Mercer, of the Revolutionary
army, died at Baden Baden, Germany, on
the 9th ult. Deceased was a graduate OF
West Point, and former resident of Savan-
nah, Ga.
Col. UPHAM, who has been stationed
in the Indian Bureau for some months, has
been granted years leave of absence, for
the purpose of observing the operations OF
the contending forces of the Turko- Russian
war.
Mrs. FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR, relict
of the late Francis Blair and mother of Hon.
Montgomery Blair, died suddenly at the
family mansion, near Silver Springs, Md,
on the 9th.
HENRY j. BURCH, of Louisiana, State
Senator, has been arrested upon a charge of
embezzlement of school funds.