The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-19

MILAN. TENNESSEE
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
MONTREAL announces that her health
has not been better for ten years than
right now.
EUROPEAN advices indicate that Ger
many has become reconciled with Austria
and Russia.
SEVERAL Bulgarian outposts were at
tackled by the Servians on the 10th, but
without success.
THERE were eighty.six deaths from
smallpox in Montreal and vicinity during
the week ended the 18th.
THE London Times says Mr.. Vanderbilt
sacrificed his health aud even hisNife to
maintain his proud position.
SENIOR CANovAs DEL CASTILLO, ex-
Prime Minister of Spain, has declared an
open rupture with Premier Sagasta.
THE will of the late President Don j.
Rufino Barrios of Guatemala was filed in
the Surrogate's Office at New York ON the
9th.
Mr.. GLADSTONE says it has been a won
derful election, and will prove that the
Liberals have gained on the Tories since
1880.
SEVERAL changes in classification were
made by the Middle and Western Freight
Agents. Association in their convention at
Pittsburgh. "a
RUSSIA offers to assent to the persona
union of Bulgaria and Roumelia if the
Bulgarian policy be subordinated to that
of Russia.
OWING to the activity of the rebel forces
under the new Mahdi, the British Govern
ment has decided to send new expedition
to the Soudan.
The remains of Riel have been taken to
the home Of his rsother at Winnipeg, and
have been buried beside those of his father
at st. Boniface.
SERvIA desires line of demarcation be-
tween the Servian and Bulgarian troops
beyond which neither shall pass pending
the negotiations.
THE German Bundesrath unanimously
approved the bill for the construction of
ship canal between the Baltic, the Elbe
and the North Sea.
ACCORDING to the report of the Commits
sioner of the Bureau of Navigation our
mercantile navy stands second among the
nations Of the world.
PRIVATE adyices received at Ottawa,
confirm the reports of lawlessness among
the Blood and Blackfeet Indians in the
Canadian Northwest.
A PETITION has been sent to the powers
by the inhabitants of Crete requesting the
union of Crete with Greece, if Bulgaria and
Eastern Roumelia are united.
THE observation-disclosures Congress,
which has been in session at Cincinnati,
adjourned on the 18th to meet at the call
of the permanent committee.
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A MAN recently gave himself up to the
police at Dublin for protection, who turns
out to be Joseph Smith, the Invincible,
who Informed on the Phoenix Park muir
derers.
IT is stated on high authority that the
British Government has abandoned the
policy Of conciliating Parneli, and will
endeavor to form coalition with the
Wings.
A SECRET organization of miners is said
to exist in Pennsylvania, having a sworn
compact demanding life for a life if any
of their number falls at the hands Of
strikers.
THE Queen Regent of Spain will sign a
decree granting amnesty to all political
and press offenders, except those who were
guilty of rebellion while holding military
commands.
IT has been decided by the committee
having charge Of the matter that the final
resting place Of the remains Of the late
John Mccullough shall be in one of the
Philadelphia cemeteries.
A BODY of men calling themselves the
North American Union of Radicals met at
Milwaukee. Wis, on the 10th, and sent
memorial to Congress asking that the Office
of President be abolished.
AT the opening Of the Munster asszes on
The Sth the Judge said that the increase in
number and gravity of the crimes in Ire
land was alarming, and the government
must act forthwith to suppress them.
THE New York Chamber of Commerce
has decided to support President Cleveland
and the Secretary of the Treasury on the
stand they have taken in regard to the
suspensiOn of the silver dollar coinaoe