The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-19
IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
personal AND POLITICAL

SENATOR LOGAN'S letter of acceptance
is ready, and only waiting for that of Mr..
Blaine before being made public. Both
will be given to the public In day or
two.
OK the 10th Sanville, editor-in-chief of
Trait d. Union of Mexico, and who was
banished from that Republic as ga PERM.
cious foreigner" landed at New York.
COMPTROLLER CANNON has directed that
an assessment of 100 per cent. be levied on
the shareholders of the Marine National
Bank of New York.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made by the
Independent Republicans of Boston, who
oppose Blaine's nomination, for general
conference of Independents so soon as the
Democratic nominations shall have been
made. 1t will probably be held in New
York.
JOHN BRIGHT hopes the powers of the
British Lords will be curtailed. He will
Join the reform agitation.
On the 9th Prince Albert Of Sweden mar
rowly escaped drowning by the wrecking
of his yacht. The crew were drowned.
THE assignment of Everett & Weddell,
private bankers, Cleveland, O., was an
nounced on the 18th. Liabilities, $1,000
900.
On the 18th the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago completed its labors
by nominating, on the second ballot, Hon.
Grover Cleveland, the present Governor Of
New York, as their candidates; and Hon.
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, for Vice.
President, by a unanimous vote Of the Con-
vention. There was the widest enthusi-
asm over the nominations.
MINISTER IOwETI'S condition IL ,nucb
improved.
On the 18th VIM. Hart, charged with
setting fire to the Cincinnati Courthouse
during the riot of last spring, was &C.
quilted.
COMPTROLLER CANNON, on the 18th, di
rected an assessment of 100 per cent. on
the shareholders of the First National
Bank of Monmouth, Ill.
MANAGER eye, of London, denies that
he has engaged Nilsson, Albina and Sem
brch for the coming season in New
York.
GENERAL BUTLER declines to say what
he is going to do in the campaign.
CLEvELAND's nomination was cele-
brated by the County Democracy of New
York by firing 100 guns in the City-hall
Park.
The Democratic platform Is pronounce d
by Sunset Cox as the finest ever promul-
gated, and he regards the nomination Of
Cleveland very strong one.
THE new National Democratic Commit.
tee will meet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York, July "a, when permanent or
ganization will be per fected.
HENRY WARD BEECHER says that he
will vote for Cleveland for President, and
claims that as an Independent Republican
he has that right
BAYARD to Cleveland: "Accept my best
wishes for your triumphant election and
assurance of my thorough and steadfast
support in the canvass"
The editor of Hdrper's Weekly, speaking
of the nomination of Cleveland, says: 81
regard the nomination as the wisest one
the Democratic party could have made,
and l believe it Will be satisfactory to the
Independent voters"
IN the Emo case at Quebec judgment was
given on the 18th, and the extradition of
the prisoner was denied.
PROF. PACKARD, acting President of
Bowdoin College, died suddenly at Bath,
Me-, on the 18th, aged eighty-three years.
THE King of Abyssinia has sent an ele.
plant to Queen Victoria.
RI. REV. WIN. JACOBSON, D. D., Bishop
of Chester, England, is dead.
MINISTER LOWELL has recovered from
his recent attack of govt He gave a
dinner on the 18th.
Hon. THos. A. HENDRICKS received q
salute and the heartiest congratulation on
arriving at Indianapolis on the 18th.
MOODY, the American evangelist, sailed
for New Yorh on the 18th. In an inter
view with reporter of the Pail Mall Ga
gette, prior to his departure from London
Mr. Moody stated that he believed London
was now the most religious city in the
world.
RATIFICATION meetings were held by
Democrats the evening of the 18th in all
parts of Missouri and Illinois. The nom
nations were we'll received, and enthu
siasm runs high in the Democratic ranks
AN attempt was made on the life Of ithe
Emperor of Austria on the 18th by mis-
placing rails on the track, but the EN-
peror was not on the train.
1T is said the first official act of Judge
Neal, the new Solicitor of the Treasury, was
to sign a letter instructing the District At
torney for Minnesota to bring suit against
man who has been dead for many years.
There are on the books of the Treasury
unsettled accounts involving millions Of
dollars and an attempt is being made to
close them up.
PREMIER GLADSTONE issued hasty sum
mons to the British Cabinet on the 14th.
On his return to Salt Lake City on tn,
IA h Governor Murray, of Utah was ten
dered cordial reception.
PRESIDENT CERvERA has been reinstateC
in Panama.
WIN. DICKSON, it is reported, will b,
elected Secretary of the National Demo
cratic Committee.
On the 10th Minister Taft left Vienn,
for st. Petersburg.