The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-30


THE NEWS I'M BRIEF
The statement that an insurreetion
bad broken out in Herat and that the Gov
ernor Of the city had been murdered, is un-
founded.
The New Hampshire Prohibitionists
have nominated an Electoral ticket, besides
Congressman and a full State ticket, and will
make an active canvass Of the State.
THE latest advices are that great
combination movement Of the Mexican
American troops is taking place to catch VIC
torio, and, if possible, end his career.
THE Indians about the Agency near
Fort Reno and also those at Wichita Agency
arc reported as being restless and ugly and
threatening trouble, on account Of alleged
insuficiency Of food.
THE Cabinet Workers Union Furni-
ture Factory at Tell City, Ind, together
with a number OF dwellings of employees,
was burned on the night Of the 18th. Loss
about 500, 900.
THE Little Rock Gazette is authority
for the statement that the Fishback Amend
ment for scaling down the State debt, voted
upon at the recent election in Arkansas, has
been rejected by decided majority.
MINISTER CHRIsTIANCY has gone
from Peru TO Chill to present TO the latter
Government certain claims for damage
caused to the property of American citizens
during the war.
THREE British ships have been dis
patched to the coast of Newfoundland to in
vestigate the alleged case Of violence to
American fishermen on board the Moro Cas-
tie, officially reported some time since.
The Massachusetts Greenback State
Convention was held at Worcester, on the
22d, with 400 delegates present, one Of whom
was a woman. A full State ticket was placed
in nomination, headed by Gen. Horace Bin
ney Sergeant for Governor.
MEMPHIS had a grand celebration on
the 22d, in token Of its deliverance this year
from the yellow fever. There was process
sion three miles in length, representing
nearly every branch Of business and trade,
and the streets and buildings were gayly
decorated, Thousands of visitors were in
attendance.
THE Pan-Presbyterian Council as
sembled in Philadelphia on the 23d. The
opening exercises were held in the Academy
of Music, which was filled to its utmost ca
pacity. About 1000 ministers and delegates
were in attendance. The Rev. VIM. NJ.
Paxton, d. D., of New York, preached the
opening sermon. The regular business ses-
sions Of the Council are held in Horticul-
tural Hall.
THE reconciliation of the two rival
Democratic organizations Of New York City
was celebrated with a grand union mass
meeting on the night of the 23d. The princi-
pal meeting was held III Tammany Hall and
was called to order by John Kelly. Daniel
Dougherty, of Philadelphia, and Senator
Bayard were the principal speakers. Letters
were read from Samuel j. Tilden, Gen. Han
cock, III. NJ. Plaisted, of Maine, and others.
S
GEN. ROBERTS, of Texas, and some
other prominent residents of the State have
completed negotiations with the owners Of
the Great Eastern to run the mammoth ship
between Galveston and London, touching at
New Orleans. The vessel will bring out inn
migrants for Texas, and take back cotton,
Arrangements have been made for the recep-
tion and location of the immigrants, and the
Texans expects to derive many advantages
therefrom.
MEMBERS of the expedition headed
by Lieut.. Frederick Schwatka, which sailed
from New York June /, 1878, for Baffin's
BAY and King Williams Land, for the pur-
pose Of seeking further data upon the fate Of
Sir John Franklin, reached New Bedford,
Mass, on their return, on the 23d. Although
the expedition did not recover any of the
records Of the Franklin crew, they secured
many relics Of the lost explorers and OBJ
tanned much valuable information regarding
the Arctic region, so that the expedition may
be considered geographical success.
s
GENERAL HANCOCK has written a let
ter in reply to one from Mr.. Theodore Cook,
OF Cincinnati, in reference to :" Southern
war claims.7' 1t was published by the As
SOclateO Gresh on Vhe zoln' III IL Nc Idhes the
ground that all such claims are necessarily in
valid, and says that if he were President
he ''would veto all legislation which might
come before me providing for the cOnsidera-
ton or payment Of claims of any kind for
losses or damage by persons who were in re-
bellion, whether pardoned or not"
The Maine Greenbaek Convention, to
nominate a ticket of Presidential Electors,
met at Portland on the DIST, 465 delegates
being present. A resolution was presented
indorsing the action of the State Committee
recommending fusion with the Democrats
and the nomination of joint Electoral tick
ct, to be composed Of four Weaver and three
Hancock Electors. Considerable opposition
,,-,s do,-alo,,ad b,,+ +ha resolution was finally