The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-11-22
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


THE Right Hon. George ]. Shaw Lefevre
has been appointed Postmaster General of
Great Britain vice Fawcett, deceased.
THE centennial anniversary of the con-
secration of Bishop Seabury (Episcopal)
was celebrated in many of the Eastern cit
les on the 14th.
JOHN MCCULLOUGH, the tragedian, ar
rived in Chicago on the 14th, from whence
he stated his intention of proceeding to
New York and organizing a new company.
HENRY M. STANLEY will attend the Con-
go Conference as the technical adviser of
the American delegate.
In the city of Boston Cleveland's plural
ity is LILAC.
OK the 14th VIM. A. Duncan, reelected
to Congress from the Nineteenth Pennsyl-
vania District, died at Gettysburg.
1T is announced by the London Daily
Netos that Matthew Arnold has resigned
his post in the Education Office, and pro-
poses to begin heightened tour of the
United States about Christmas.
THE critics present at the Paris Comique
when Miss Van Zandt was obliged to re-
tire from the stage recently, have formed
a committee to learn the true character of
the prima donna's indisposition, with
suits. They said she was drunk.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has decided to ap-
point Deputy Commissioner of Pensions o.
p. G.. Clarke, to succeed Commissioner
Dudley.
LORD WoLsELEY has received letter
written by General Gordon ON November
4th, stating that he had learned of the MUIR
der of Colonel Stewart, Mr.. Power, the
correspondent, and Mr.. Herbin, the French
Consul.
CHAIRMAN A. p. GoRMAN of the Demo-
cratic National Executive Committee,
makes statement denying that William
H. Vanderbilt contributed any money to
the Democratic campaign fund.
On the 10Th the Swain court-martial met
at Washington.
THE celebrated German traveller and
naturalist, Alfred Edmund Bichen, died ON
the 18th.
THos. B. HANDY, the Cincinnati grain
dealer who was injured by being thrown
out of his buggy, died on the 18th.
OFFICIAL returns of the vote in Ohio give
Blaine plurality of 81 ,S02.
BLAINE's plurality in Kansas, by the Of
fetal count, is 6S,346. Butler polled 1904
votes in the State and st. John 4,213. All
OK the 10Th the Board of Canvassers
completed the count in New York County.
Cleveland's plurality in the State is over
1000, taking the lowest vote for any DEM
ocratic elector over the highest Republican
elector. This settles the question of the
Presidency.
The official count in New York is re-
garded by Mr.. Blaine as practically set
All. Of ,,,;lI
to Washington next week where he will
spend the winter with his family and re-
sumo work on the second volume of his
book.
A LETTER has been received from Gen
eral Gordon, dated November 4th, in which
he SAYS: "My position is very secure and
troops in excellent spirits" The General
adds: ''The Mahdi regularly secures copies
of European newspapers, by which he
learns the movements of the British
troops" General Gordon warns the
French Consul General that the Mahdi pos
sesses the cipher code Of NJ. Herbin, killed
with General Stewart, and may make use
of it.
A DEFICIENCY of 81 200 has been discov
cred in the accounts of the Boise City
Qdaho) Post office, and the Office has beer
turned over 10 1OSJludSJST MChtdn
bondsmen.
On the 10th the "Nun of Kenmare" ar
rived in New York from England.
On the 10th Gardanne Cassanauve, o
Louisiana Returning Board fame, died Il
New Orleans, aged fifty-one years.
THE Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Ear
Spencer. has gone to London, to attend
special Cabinet Council to discuss re
newal of the crimes act and other import
ant questions relating to Ireland.
CAPTAIN V. p. SCHENCK, well-knowl
river man, died at Vevay, Ind, on tn
18th, aged seventy-four years. He wa
noted for his great wealth and benevo
lence.
On the evening of the 18th Madame An
toinette Janisch, Countess D'Arco, til
Austrian actress, whose recent engage
ment in New York terminated so abrupt
ly by reason of nervous prostration, mad
her debut in Washington, d. c., i
''Camille," achieving brilliant triumph
The lady's success in this country nov
seems assured.
ON the 18th Patrick U. Fitzgerald, th
Irish suspect who was recently acquitte
at Dublin, was given a grand reception 9
Cork.
FIRST COMPTROLLER LAWRENCE, in hi
report to the Secretary of the Treasury
shows that during the last fiscal year 81
74l accounts and 1886 ,S25 vouchers, involy
ing in the aggregate g, ,053,391, were re
ceived from auditing officers, revised
recorded and the balances thereon certi6e
to the Register of the Treasury.
HER MAJESTY Queen Victoria has cor
ferred upon Sir John A. Mcdonald
Premier of Canada, the Grand Cross
the Order of the Bath in testimony to h
eminent public services.
ON the 18th President-elect Clevelan
received numerous calls from distinguish