The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-04-04
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND political.

Wis, the new Assistant Attorney General
Of the Post-offlce Department., was in con-
Bultation with Mr.. Freeman, the incum-
bent of the Office, in regard to the law bus
mess Of the department. He will qualify
April LIST.
SECRETARY MANNING has accepted the
offer of Mrs. Fannie Airline Mclaughlin to
pay $1,49O in compromise of the suit for
smuggling pending against her in Chi
cago.
SECRETARY MANNING has prepared
circular letter to collectors Of customs re-
questing information as to the practical
bility of reducing the expense of collecting
the revenue from customs by curtailing
the present force of clerks and other en-
ployes.
GENERAL NEGRIER now has 10000 men
at Dong Dang.
CONGRESSMAN ELDRIDGE was reported
on the 9th as seriously ill at his home in
Adrian, Mich.
MISS VAN ZANDT, in view of the recent
disturbance, declines TO sing any more in
Paris.
GENERAL GRANTS deposition in the Fish
trial was read in court on the 9th. The
result of the giving Of it on the patient
was noticeable in the Generals coalition
on that day.
MRS. MARY A. LEONARD has been adj
mitted to practice IN the Federal Courts of
Oregon. She was denied practice in the
State courts.
MISS BECKY JONES, the stubborn wit
roll fl,a
Jail, New York, on the 9th.
CUNNINGHAM and Burton, the alleged
London dynamiters, were formally COM
mitted for trial ON the 9th, ON the charge
of treason and felony.
THE reported serious illness of the First
Assistant Postmaster General Nal colin
Hay, is unfounded. Mr.. Hay is at his home
in Allegheny setting up his private affairs,
prior to his departure South. His health
is better than for months.
LORD DUFFERIN, Viceroy of India, is
reported to have arrived at Rawal Pindi,
and had conference with the Ameer of
Afghanistan.
THE President has nominated General
Joseph E. Johnston, of Virginia, for Com
missioner of Railroads, and Hon. Norman
j. Colman, of st. Louis, Mo-, for Commits
sioner of Agriculture.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has ad-
dressed letters to the Governors Of Ken
lucky, West Virginia, Minnesota and Me-
braska, requesting their cooperation in
the effort which the Federal Government
is making to have the States cede to the
United States jurisdiction of lands select
ed as sites for public buildings to be erect
ed at Lexington, Clarksburg, W1nona and
Nebraska City.
j. S. HYATT, of Newark, N. j., one OF
the inventors of celluloid, died in Florida
on the 9th.
OsMAN DIGNA is reported to have q, 0OC
men intrenched at Tamai.
ON the 28th In the sculling match be.
tween Hanlan and Beach al Sydney, N
S. W., the latter won by six lengths.
IT is said J. B. Baird, son -in-law of Sen.
ator Colquitt, of Georgia, is to be appoint
ed chief of the dead-letter office.
Hon. NORMAN j. CoLMAN, of st. Louis
Mo-, expected to take charge of the Agri
cultural Department early this week.
On the evening of the 18th General Gran
had relapse, and was reported in a seri
Gus condition. The doctors were with hin
constantly on the Goth, but say there is NJ
immediate danger.
PRINCE ORLoFF, the Russian Ambassado
to Paris, died on the Goth.
On the 9th ex-President Arthur arrived
atFortress Monroe, on the Virginia coast
where he proposes to sojourn awhile.
HERMAN HOLMAN of st. Louis, No.
was elected Treasurer of a National Ass o
citation Of ex-German soldiers at IN Get
ing held at Chicago on the Goth.
LEWIS WILSON, q negro murd erer, un
der death sentence at Sherman, Tex, die
in Jail on the Both.
COLONEL NICK BELL, of Missouri, ha
qualified as superintendent of foreig
mails.
THE Postmaster General says that clerk
who kept out of politics need have no fea
of removal
A SPY from Tamai reports that Osma
Digna has been deserted by almost hi
entire force.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and his Cabinet
have under consideration an invitation t
dbJCuu buo OOLllutICldl SOuN6ublOu az AZ
lanta, Ca, in May.
A RUMoR was started on the 3Oth tina
General Grant was dead. The Genert
was weaker, but there was no imme
diate danger of death, according to hi
physicians.
On the 30th the President made a nun
Der of important nominations, includin
ministers and consuls to foreign nations
DAVID SENToN, of Cincinnati, has adde
$4,000 to his former gift of $4,000 for th
purpose of removing and rebuilding i
Eden Park, for an art museum associG
tion, the present Post -ofiice structure.
THE President has designated Assstar
Secretary Fairchild to act as Secretary {
the Treasury in the absence of Secretar
Manning, and Assistant Secretary Coon
act as Secretary in the absence of SecrC
tary Manning and Assistant Secretar
Fairchild.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has aske
~ tho Fret