The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
Compiled from Various Sources.

THE well-known tenor, Capoul, is to
marry the daughter of wealthy land
owner of England.
On the 18th Rev. DIR. John Brown, aged
ninety.three and the oldest Episcopal min
lister in New York State, died at New
burg.
julius CESAR BURROWS, of the Fourth
Michigan District has been nominated for
reelection to Congress.
EDMUND MCCURTAIN, brother of the
present incumbent, has been elected Gov
ernor of the Choctaw Nation.
MISS DORA BUCK, of Lincoln, Neb., has
been informed by the Coroner of Long
Island City that he would exhume the re-
mains of Private Henry IL she SO desired.
AT Galveston, Tex, the United States
Commissioner issued warrant for the ar
rest of Governor Ireland of Texas, for
alleged violation of the United States stat
utes in reference to a miscegenation case
in that State. The matter furnishes
lively topic for discussion. .,.
1T was reported on the 18th that the
Presidency of the Erie Road had been ten
dered to John King, formerly receiver of
the Ohio & Mississippi
FRIENDS and relatives of the late
Greedy party, determined to exhume the
remains and examine them.
LIEUTENANT KELLY, Third officer of the
steamer Bear, says the Greedy party adj
mitted, when they came on board, that
they had eaten the dead bodies of Henry
and Kislingbury in order to keep life in
their own bodies. At the time of the res
cue every ore was sworn over to secrecy.
A CHALLENGER has been issued by Jacob
Gaudaur, of st. Louis, Mo-, to Peter II.
Conley, of Portland, Me-, to three emile
race at Creve Ceur Lake for $1,000 side,
and has deposited 500 forfeit.
On the 10Th Superintendent Thompson, of
the Railway Mail Service, left Washing
ton on an official tour of inspection
through New York and the New England
States. .t .......-.. .
On the night of the 18th banquet was
rendered at the Delmonco to the officers
of the Greedy relief expedition by the
American Yacht Club. j. Frank Law
renee, Vice-President of the club, presid-
ed, and among those present were Com
mander Schley, Lieutenant A. Sebres
and Chief Engineer Melville of the Thetis,
Commander Coffin of the Alert, Lieuten.
ant ]. ii. Crosby and Chief Engineer
Lowe of the Bear, ex-Commander Cor.
ringe, Major General Whipple, of General
Hancock's staff; Lieutenant-Comma
Robert Perry, Commodore James d.
Smith and others. saa or H.r
On the 10th ex-Senat or Pool, of North
Carolina, died suddenly in Washington.
A LONDON dispatch says Hanlan was
beaten seven lengths in a sculling match
with Beach on the Parramatta River, New
South Wales, on the 18th, for f5OO side
and the champions hip of the world.
On the 10Th, FULLY, who is wanted at Pres.
ton, England, on charge Of being bank
defaulter, was discharged in New York,
but was rearrested. The case attracts con-
siderable attention.
GENERAL MEJIA and two others engaged
in Che Mexican conspiracy weEe shot.
The London papers think that Nine.
Patti will fail to gain divorce from the
Marquis de Caux. trr o..
Hon. THos. A. HENDRICKshasI returned to
indianapolis, and is preparing speech,
which he will soon deliver. '
On the 18th, Morgan, United States Min
lister to Mexico, started to Washington,
and it is believed the visit is in connection
with the Imprisonment of American citi.
zens 'H'
BISMARCK has been assured by Earl
Granville that England is friendly toward
Germany in the development of colonia
enterprises in the unsettled part of South
ern Africa. |
THE President arrived in New York on
the IS h. .
THE President of the Egyptian Legisla ;
G,,lk ID 4
18th.
JOHN KING, Jr., has accepted the Presi.
dency of the Erie Railway. ...r
On the 18th Mary Clemmer miss Hud-
SOM, the well-known authoress and writ
er, of Washington, d. c., died in that city
IT is stated that William II. Vanderbilt
has sold the famous trotter, Maud s., to
Robert Bonner. of New York.
DICKSON, the absconding cashier of the
Wall Street Bank, is reported to have
taken refuge in Canada, where he will join
John G. Emo.
BLAINE accepted an invitation to attend
the celebration of the birth of the Repub-
lican party at Strong, Me.
THE letter of General Butler accepting
The nomination from several parties as a
candidate for the Presidency is published.
The General hits the old parties some hard
raps.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT gave mag
nifcent reception and lunch to party of
friends on his yacht at Newport on the
1ath. The affair was informal and uncon-
ventional, but as grand as money could
provide.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER says the
reports about the extravagant and snowy
manner in which he is living at Long
Branch are base fabrications. He says he
is there for tranquility.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
1T is reported that John Mcmahon, for
ten wears q trusted emploYe of the leather