The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-18
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

Mrs. Katharine Chase Sprague has filed a
petition in the Supreme Court asking for the
appointment Of trustee of her property and
estate.
10 Kun Hua, the new Chinese Professor at
Harvard, has arrived and taken up his resi-
dence at Cambridge. He is accompanied by
his wife, five children and an interpreter.
All are attired in the gorgeous costumes of
the Celestial Empire. Prof. 10 Kun Hua is
engaged for three years, at a monthly salary
of 500.
The Maryland Greenbackers have held a
State Convention and nominated Howard
Meeks Of Kent County for Governor.
The New York Democratic State Conven-
ton, in session at Syracuse on the 18th, re-
nominated Governor Robinson after long
and exciting preliminary contest. Prior TO
the vote being taken, but when Governor
RObinSon's denomination seemed to be
assured, the entire Tammany (anti- Tilden)
delegation withdrew in a body, headed by
John Kelly. Among them were Augustus
Schell, Mr.. Dorsheimer, David Dudley Field
and others. They met in another hall and
nominated John Kelly for Governor.
They will support the remainder of the
regular ticket, which is as follows:
Lieutenant Governor, Clarkson n. Potter:
Secretary of State, Allen C. Beach !;
Comptroller, Fred. p. Olcott; State Treasu-
rer, James Mackin; State Engineer, HOra-
| ito Seymour, Jr.; Attorney General, A.
Schoonmaker. The Convention adopted a
platform declaring that the Convention
credly maintained; Insisting upon
unity, fraternity and concord, and that the
issues settled by the War should not be re-
vived; charging the Republican party with a
tendency towards Capitalization and CONSOLE
datiOn, and deprecating their alleged efforts
to revive sectional feuds; demanding honest
elections and an honest count of votes; OPP
posing class legislation, but declaring that
special consideration should be given to the
working people. The Secretary of the Treas
ury is denounced for his alleged speculative
methods, extravaganza, and favoritism to-
wards particular monetary institutions, and
the Administration is charged with having
shamefuly repudiated its professions of
Ciyil-Service reform. Gold and sill
yer are declared to be the Constitu-
tional money of the country. Finally, the
Democrats in Congress are commended for
restoring fair and intelligent Jury system
and in protecting the freedom of the ballot,
and the President is denounced for his We
toes.
The Massachusetts National Greenback-
Labor State Convention was held at Faneuil
Hall, Boston, on the 10Th. General Benz. f.
Butler was nominated for Governor, Wendell
Phillips for Lieutenant Governor, Jonathan
Arnold for Secretary of State, Wilbur +.
Whitney for Treasurer, Davis J. King for
Auditor, and Horace Sargent for Attorney
General. The resolutions declare that a sta
bility of prices can only be secured by main
tanning uniform relations between the
volume and uses of money, and
this can be secured only by full
legal-tender paper money, issued by the
Government; that legal-tender greenbacks
should be substituted for national bank
notes in circulation; that the coin resump-
ton of the Republican party is a sham and
delusion, by making paper bank notes re-
deemable in paper United States legal-ten-
der notes, and these notes eXchangeabe for
coin over only one counter IN the United
States in sums notless than $50. The plat
form further favors tax on incomes exceed
ing 81 900; the immediate use of coin in the
Treasury for reduction of the bonded debts;
the shortening of hours oflabOr, etc.
The recent killing of Alexander Bryce
in Oconee County, 5. c., is attributed
by Republicans in Washington to his |
political course, Mr.. Bryce having |
been a prominent Republican in his section.
The local popers say the shooting was the |
result of personal enmity on the part of GER
ain of Mr.. Bryee's neighbOrs.
The Maryland Republicans have NOM
mated State ticket headed by James A.
fray of Howard County for Governor EX-
General Creswell was teiidered
he nomination but would not accept it.
FOREIGN.