The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-03-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

been elected Bishop Of Indiana.
ALL the furnace, rolling mills and
other works OF the Bethlehem Iron Conn
pany, Allentown, Pa, employing 5000 men,
were in full blast on the eth.
GOVERNOR BUTLER, of Massachu-
sets. lately vetoed a bill to incorporate the
Union Safe Deposit Vaults, and the message,
though written and signed on the 23d Of
February, was dated the Goth, when it
reached the House. On that day Governor
Butler was beyond the state lines, and un-
der the Constitution, was not Governor. A
nice law point was thus raised as to the
constitutionality OF the veto.
TIE Maine Senate has passed, fifteen
TO nine, the bill making the punishment for
murder death.
NINETEEN nations were represented
in the recent trademark convention at
Paris, France.
THE Arkansas House of Representa-
tives has defeated the bill compelling all
railroads in the State to reduce passenger
fare.
THE British House of Commons on
the It'll passed to second reading bill to
prevent the shooting Of trapped pigeons.
The Kansas Legislature finished its
business at 1880 on the Sth, passed the usu-
al resolutions and adjourned sine die.
THE -Monopolists of Nebraska
have raised $3.50, 600 to publish new morn
ing paper at Lincoln.
THE Georgia Democratic State Ex-
ecutive Committee has called convention to
meet at Atlanta, April 10, TO nominate a
candidate for Governor.
The funeral of Ex-Governor Alexan-
der III. Stephens, OF Georgia, took place on
the Sth.
A STATE Convention has been called
by the Kentucky Republicans, to meet in
Lexington, May %, one week later than the
Democratic Convention, which meets at
Louisville.
THE Greenbackers of Michigan met
in convention at Lansing on the 9Th and ac-
cepted the proposition OF the Democrats to
unite on a Joint ticket. Thomas G. Sher-
wood was nominated forSupreme Judge, to
all vacancy, and Charles j. Wilett for second
Regent Of the University.
A. E. KENT, of San Francisco, CAL,
of the class of '53, has given Yale College
$4,000 to be used in erecting chemica
laboratory.
In defense of Mr.. Parnell against the
charges of Mr.. Forster, 1t was stated thai
Immediately after the Phoenix Park assas
sinstions the former drew up an address:
announcing his retirement from public life
and was only prevailed upon to withhold i
by the most earnest request Of his party as
sociates.
Two ladies, the last descendants o.
Amerigo Vespucci, have asked the restora
ton OF a small pension granted their family
by the Florentines in 1890.
The commander of the French squad.
ron on the Madagascar coast has been or
dered to seize the ports, but not to senC
troops into the interior.
IT was reported in Washington tn,
other day that Senator Edmunds would onl
retain the place of President of the Senat
until next December, when he would Civ
way for Senator Anthony.
A BILL has been introduced in tn
Arkansas Legislature which provides tn
death-penalty for robbers of railroad trains
stages and steamboats,.
THE Arkansas Legislature has passe,
a bill changing the name of Dorsey Count
to De Soto County.
Mrs. BERKBMIER, OF Knox County
Ind, died few days ago at the age of IL
years.
THE Minnesota Chlppewas CON
planned to the Interior Department lately c
trespass on their lands.
PRINCE GORTsCHAKoFF, with who's
career the history of Russia the past quartz
OF a century has been intimately linked, die
at Baden Baden a few days ago, In ii
eighty-ffth year of his age, after haviu
been for more than sixty years In oftici
employment, beginning as legation attact
and ending as Chancellor of the Russia
Empire.
REAR-ADMIRAL J. w. A. NICHoLsOr
who was in command of the United Stat,
naval vessels present at the bombardmei
of Alexandria, Egypt, In July, 1882, hi
been placed on the retired list.
THE New Jersey Senate has passed
almost unanimously, bill prohibiting II
sale OF cigarettes or tobacco in any form
minors, under penalty of twenty dolla
fine for each offense.
DR.. EBEN ToURGEE, who sixtee
years ago founded the New England Coz
servatory OF Music, In Boston, Mass. no
the largest music school in the world, hi
presented the institution TO the Board
Trustees.