The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10
CURRENT TOPICS.
The News in Brief.

The News in Brief.
THE steamer Golden Eagle, the fines
boat Of the It. Louis and Keokuk Northern
Packet Line, Tas burned to the waters edg
nj an early hour Oh the morning Of the 31st
nj Barrack Islasa, about fifty miles above st
Louis, while on her downward trip to tina
city. The fire originated in some bales o
hay in the engine room, and had gained sucl
Roadway when first discovered that the Cap
tain did not attempt to extinguish it, but a
once ordered the boat to be run ashore
There were some fifty passengers oil
board, all Of whom were saved eXcep
Mr.. j. n. Grierly, a stockman from
Bowels Landing, and a crippled store
keeper who lived above Keokuk, Iowa, nam'
unknown. Charley Penn, a newsboy on tn
boat, was also missing, and these three ar,
Supposed TO have lost their lives in th'
burning boat. Many of the passenger;
barely escaped, leaving their clothing and
baggage behind them. The officers ant
crew Of the boat stuck 20 it TO the last, anC
their GOODNESS Is highly eomplimented by thu
survivors. The steamer Josie, bound up
ward, turned back, and brought the passen'
gers and crew 10 st. Louis. The boat was
valued at 900; insured for $4,000.
THE public debt statement for June
shows the decrease Of the debt during May
10 be S15,92 ,O33.S7; cash in Treasury, $780,
613,516; gold certificates, 5000, 100; silver
certificates, ST., ,27O; certificates of de-
post outstanding, S12,sl5,OO0 refunding
certificates, S1,413,1O0; legal-tenders out
standing, S346,6S1 ,O16 fractional currency
outstanding, Sl5,592,934.
THE Illinois State Convention of Pro-
hibitiOnists met at Springfield on the list.
Only about twenty delegates were present.
1t was deemed ineXpedient to make any
nominations for the coming campaign, but
ProhibitiOnists are recommended to work
for the nomination and election Of members
of the Legislature pledged to submit TO the
people of the State Constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the manufacture or sale Of
intoxicating liquors as beverage If the same
be petitioned for by the voters.
THE Maine Greenback and Demo-
cratic State Conventions were held stimuli
taneously at Bangor, on the LIST. The for
mer chose a delegation to the Greenback
National Convention instructed to press the
nomination Of Scion Chase for Presi-
dent. Gen. Harris NJ. Plaisted was
nominated for Governor. The Democratic
Convention elected an uninstructed delega-
tiOn to the Cincinnati Convention, Endorsed
the Greenback nominee for Governor, and
arranged for the appointment of joint cleo
tOral ticket.
THE Alabama Democratic State Con-
vention elected an uninstructed delegation
to the Cincinnati Convention. The South
Carolina delegation are said to be unani-
nous for Bayard.
THE Empress of Russia died on the
Sd, after lingering illness. ....
IT is rumored that Cuban filibuster-
ing expedition, composed of Americans,
left Montreal recently by steamer. The
cargo is said to be composed of 80, 900 car
tridges and a large number of firearms.
RoCHEFORT and Koechlin, two well
known Frenchmen, fought a duel with
swords on the Sd on the Swiss frontier.
Rochefort received a severe, though proba-
bly, not fatal, wound in the abdomen. His
adversary was not injured.
THE International Miller's Conven-
ton and Grain Congress begun its session at
Cincinnati on the LIST. Representatives were
in attendance from nearly every State in
the Union, together with delegation from
England, numbering. about sixty. The eX-
hibition Of mill machinery includes displays
from England, Scotland, Canada, and Ger
many. After the show is over a party of
milers will visitthe eat-growing districts
of the Northwest.
THE House has passed joint resolu-
ton requesting the President to open nego-
tiations with the Governments of France,
Austria, and Italy, with a view TO a removal
OF the restrictions upon the importation of
tobacco into those countries.
THE leading Pennsylvania iron man.
ufacturers have agreed to pay the increased
scale of prices demanded by the Anal
gamated Iron Workers Association, and
thus a general strike has been prevented.
Some Of the employers, however, hold out,
and say that to continue work at the rates
demanded would be to incur serious l. -ses.
s
THE Government will shortly bring
suit against the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis Railway for past due coupons
amounting to Sl53,0O0 on bonds issued in aid
of that road and Endorsed by the State. The
bonds are held in trust for an Indian tribe.
THE National Brewers Convention
assembled at Buffalo, n. Y, on the I'd.
About four hundred delegates were in at
tendance.
THE people of Southwestern ew
Mexico are represented as being very bitter
against Gen. Hatch on account of his al
eyed refusal to accept the services of yolun-
teers in his campaign against Victoria. 1t is
said that a large section OF country has
been ravaged by the hostile Indians, and
that at least 80 whites have been killed by
them during the last three or four months,
while Gen. Hatch has so far been worsted in
nearly every encounter with the savsges.
The whole country surrounding Silver City
Is said to be in a state of terror and demon
aliZatiOn.
The Arkansas Democratic State Con-
vention met at Little Rock on the I'd. After
two days balloting for Governor, Thomas j.
Churchill was nominated on the thirty ninth
ballot. Other nominations are as follows:
Secretary Of state, Jacob Frolich; Treasurer,
William f. Woodruff, Jr.; Auditor, John
Crawford; Land Commissioner, ID. W. Lear;
Superintendent Public Instruction, J. L.
Denton; Chief Justice of the supreme Court,
T. III. English; Chancellor, d. ". Carroll;
Chancery Clerk J. W. Galloway