The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31
Personal AND GENERAL.

Ex-Governor Alexander Il. Shepherd took
place in Washington, d. c., on the % J,
Bishop Qunta~d of Tennessee, officiating.
The contracting parties were Edward A.
Qlintard, of Tennessee, and Miss May
Shepherd, and Walter NJ Brolie, of Mexi-
CO, and Miss Sue Shepherd.
THE Porte desires a conference OF the
powers to b. held a. us-antinople for
the settlement OF the Roumelan trouble.
THE Fortiilcations BJarl adjourned on
the 22d subject TO the call OF its President
The members, except Secretary Endicott,.
have gone on visit to the largest steel
works of the country, including the O,ls
Works at Cleveland, the Cambria Iron
works at Johnston, Pa, and the works at
Pittsburgh.
Mr.. jerks, Assis ant Secretary OF the
Interior, has been assigned TO the charge
of all matters which relate TO the PIc iic
railroads. A grea many subj sets rslat'
ing to those corp )rattons are pending.
Mr.. jerks says, however, that he can give
no attention to them until after the lst OF
November, when most OF the bureau re.
ports now in prepare ion VIII be before
him.
The chairman Of the Nickel-Plats bond
| holders denies the report that the road is
not earning expenses.
The bodies of the eight victims of the
disaster at Hackensacll Bridge, N. j., were
buried on Harris Island by the Emigrant
! Commissioners.
A sEcTIoN.HoUsE near Rock Springs,
| Wy, was bombaried AMI fred into by u
mob on the 22d, and twenty Cinnamon
were driven thence to the hills, where
they remained all night.
MAJOR ]. C. WEST, ex-Chief Justice OF
Texas, died suddenly at Austin on the
23d.
The striking Pennsylvania nailers have
decided to continue the struggle.
| AN Albanian, who attempted to shoot
the Montene grin Minister OF War a. Ca :
taro, was summarily executed.
Mr.. STEAD's trial at London ON charges
| in connection with the Armstrong ahduc
tion case began on the 23l.
THE independent State of Congo has
been admitted to the Universal Postal
Union, to take effect January 1st next.
IT was reported at Cleveland, o., on the
23d, that the five Vanderbilt fast freight
lines were to be consolidated.
THE chain factory and machine-shops
bot the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Hinge and Chain
works were destroyed by fire on the 23d.
M. RocHEFoRT, in his paper. defends
Riel, and makes scurrilous attack upon
Queen Victoria and the Prince OF Wales.
The annual meeting OF the managers OF
the Woman's Board o; Missions OF the NJ.
E. Church was held at Pittsburgh, Pa, on
the 23d.
Roscoe CoNKLING declined to make @
speech to the New York negroes duri ne
the present political campaign, saying
that his professional duties would not per-
nit him to devote the necessary tine.
THE Episcopal Church Congress at New
Haven, Conn.,, had under discussion on
the 23d the subject of "Sisterhoods an
DeacOnesses."
CONFLICTING reports as to the situation
in the Carolines are disposed of BY the
fact that the German flag has been raised
and German authority established.
A WHEAT blockade was reported in the
railroad yards at Minneapol i', Mimi, on
the 2Sd.
| SENATOR VAN WICK called at the Treas
ury Department on the 231 and left not'
for Secretary Manning, rquesting that h
would make condition with contractor
for the construction OF public buildings in
Nebraska that convict labor should no. b;
employed.
THE National Christian Missionary Con
vention at Cleveland adjourned on tn
23i.
SIMON BoUSTE, liquor merchant of In
dianapolis. Ind. is rep1rte to have gont
insane at Hot Springs, Ark.
THE trouble between Texas cattleme
and New Mexico is in fair way of settl e
ment, and quarantine will probably b
raised.
HEAVY weather was reported on LAX
, Superior on the 23l, and disaster to ship
ping was feared.
{ PETER BRAKEBILL, wealthy farmer
{ was killed by his son.in-law on the 23d q
: Rockford, Tenn.
5 THE Shreveport & Houston Marrow
Gauge Road has been completed to Sabin
| River.
The Chicag) coopers HAYS won by thei
: recent str k, wages having been advance,
e from $3.50 to 80 per day.
BURMAH is said to b. willing to arbiurat
: her difficulty with England.
A SPLIT in the ranks Of the French Re
publcans is threatened.
A DECISIVE battle between the Cacerist
and the Peruvian Government forces
. looked for.
e r. SATENsTINE, New York milk deale
e owns a dairy farm near William
I Bridge, Westcheste, County, and a larg
num or of his cows have been on the sic
list. The Board OF Health made an il
g vestigatiou and found that the animal
: were suffering from pleuro-pneumonlt
: Sixty -tive of them were k lied on the %,
Il A NEW and fatal hog disease has mad
Il its appearance in Iowa.
A HEAVY vein Of natural gas has bee
discovered near Sharon, Pa.
CHINA has consented to the opening
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