The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-01
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
A DEMAND has been made on all
members of the Canadian Civil Service to
take the oath of allegiance, the attention
of the Government having been drawn to
the fact that several members had record
ed their nationality as that of the United
States, while in other cases they have rea-
son to believe an element hostile to British
interests is being introduced IN some of the
recent appointments. Is ..l
On the 23d convention of the heirs
of Waldron, Thomas, Delavill and others,
TO whom Governor Nichols, in the year
1906, granted large tract of land, which is
now known as Morrisiana Flats, in New
York City, was held in Mansfield, o., and
attended by 100 persons. A syndicate has
been formed and the heirs are confident
that they can prove their title to this land,
which embraces 1000 acres, and is worth
100000, 900. .,.
The President pardoned Sergeant
Mason on the 24th.
A PARIS banker, Roux de Froissinet,
has failed for 100000 francs.
IT is said the Khedive of Egypt wants
to discuss the boundary question with King
John of Abyssinia. a
BONANZA MACKEY has recently been
inspecting the railroad and harbor facli.
ties of Galveston, Tex.
INFORMER CAREY's slayer, O'Don-
nell, took out his naturalization papers at
Youngstown, o., October 10, 1876.
FRESH complaint to the Porte has
been made by Minister Wallace because of
delay in bringing to justice the assailants
of American missionaries.
CHIEF ENGINEER WILLIAMSON, U. S.
N, who was court-martialed for extrava-
gance in the matter of repairing the Gov
eminent vessel Pinta,. has been acquitted.
The Grand Jury in San Francisco
have indicted Miss Hill and her attorney
for perjury and conspiracy in connection
with the Sharon suit. ..
IVAN VALERA is the new Spanish
Minister to the United States.
On the Goth Frank Reed, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, died from the effects of a stab
received at the hands of Andrew Wilbert
Neither was more than eleven years old.
OK the 26th ex-senator Spencer was
arraigned for contempt before the District
Court at Washington, D. c. His counsel
raised the question of jurisdiction.
ONthe 26th the conspiracy trial against
Messrs. Lutz, Caruth, McEntire and Butler
at st. Louis, NO., began. jury was Sc
cured and the opening argument made.
On the Goth Charles H. Smith. ali,.s
William w. Goodrich, was arrested in Bos'
ton for passing a worthless check on the
Exchange National Bank. He claims to be
San Francisco architect.
On the 26th w. S. Kirker, late cashier
of the Second National Bank at Ironton, o.,
was indicted by the Grand Jury for grand
larceny and ENLIGHTENMENT.
SOJoURNER Truth, the noted colored
lccturess, died at her home in Battle Creek,
Mich, on the 26th aged 10S years. The old
lady has had all her faculties well pre-
served until quite recently.
RoUHER, Louis Napoleon's Minister
of State, is reported to be dying.
IT is thought that the departure of
the Marquis Tseng from Paris is but the
matter of few days time.
M. DE LEssEPs regards the settle
ment of the question of the construction of
the second Suez Canal as virtually accom-
plished.
HENRY MONTGOMERY, of Oil City,
Pa, in fit of jealousy, on the Doth, fired
three shots at himself with suicidal intent,
but the bullets would not kill.
A BERLIN dispatch of the 26th says:
"Some anxiety has been caused here about
the Emperor William. For the past two
days he has not taken his accustomed drive
from Inter Der Linden to Theirgarten.
The truth is, he returned on Saturday
evening from Etzlingen, where he had been
on a hunting excursion, and felt exhausted.
On Sunday he determined to take rest,
and remained'in the palace yesterday and
to-day, but received the Minister'S reports
as usual, and there are no fears of a serious
Illness"