The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-04-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Guatemala.
Hon. RoBT. B. VANCE, of North Caro-
lima, has been appointed Assistant Com
missioner of Patents.
QUEEN VICTORIA decided on the 10th to
of the crisis in the relations between Rus
STA and England.
THE Secretary of the Treasury was ten
dered reception by the bankers of AL
bany ON the 10th, but he declined with
thanks.
Mrs. II. G. BARROW, wife of we'll
known Connecticut traveller, died from eff
fects OF opium at Dallas, Tex. on the 10Th.
A PROCLAMATION has been issued by
General Graham urging the rebels in the
Soudan to submit to the British or take the
consequences.
On the 10th delegation of Californians
called on Secretary Manning in referen CO
to the Collector of the port appointment at
San Francisco.
THE Governor Of Ohio was the recipient
of an Internal machine on tbs 10Th, which
would have killed him, in ali probability,
had 1t exploded.
On the 10th a bodysupposed to beithat Of
s. s. Conant, the missing editor of Hdr-
per''s Weekly, was founddn Coney Island
Creek.
COMMISSIONER EATON, of the Civil Ser
vice Commission, once more asserts that
the civil service laws are being faithfully
enforced.
THE Fort Plain IN. " faster, Kate
Smusley, who went so long without eating
anything, died on the 9th, after lying in a
comatose condition for several days.
THE Tammany general committee adopt
ed resolutionss of sympathy for General
Grant. The committee also Endorsed the
administration of President Cleveland.
ON the 18th General Grant passed rest
less day and suffered greatly from bad
cough. His condition was regarded much
worse.
Hon. JOHN SHERMAN addressed the
Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce on the
18th.
The body found in Coney Island Greek
was not that of Mr.. Conant, the missing
editor of Harper's Weekly.
HENRY DAURN, a hide and leather dealer
of Cincinnati, has disappeared, leaving
debts amounting to $4,000.
LORD WoLsELEY says he will attempt
to recapture Khartoum In the fall.
THE Ameer of Afghanistan will vigor-
ously resist Russian invasion.
EDITOR O'BRIEN OF United ireland will
organize an opposition to the Prince Of
Wales when he visits Mallow
Ex-SEcRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN was
sinking rapidly on the 18th.
The St. Petersburg O6icieL Messenger
furnishes General Komaroff's account Of
the recent battle on the Afghan frontier
and he has been congratulated by the Rus
sian War Office,
NUMEROUS letters have been received
from soothsayers by General Grant ex
planning his recent peculiar dream.
IT is stated that IL General Grant should
live until summer an effort will be made
to take him to California, where the eli
mate is invigoraing.
On the 10Th Hon. J. Henry Shaw, Dem
ocratic member OF the Illinois Legislature
from Cass County, died suddenly at Spring.
field. This makes the third death during
the present session.
JOHN V. ONDERDoNK, editor Of the
Nyack IN. " Independent Advertiser, was
publicly assaulted with horsewhips on tn,
18th by the wives of two police constablel
for publishing offensive articles about theil
husbands.
The fine watch stolen from Congress
man Reagan on inaugural day has beel
recovered.
ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE SARToRIUs die
at London on the 18TH
OK the 18th the Ohio Legislature, which
Democratic, rendered an informal recep
ton to Senator Sherman.
EARL DUFFERIN has gone to Lahore
meet the Maharjah of Cashmere.
COLONEL FRANK NEsBT, of st, Louis /
to be chief clerk under Hon. Norman
Colman, Commissioner of Agriculture.
IT is said that Woerishoffer, the ''bi
New York bear" will retire from the man
agement of the brokerage firm of which
is the head.
A DISPATCH from Admiral Jouett to Sec
rotary Whitney from Colon, on the 18th
stated that the situation on the Isthmu
was unchanged. Trains were runnin
across without molestation.
THE condition Of General Grant on th
18th was not materially changed. He wa
weak and slept a few hours at time, an
was entirely conscious ex cept when unde
slight influence OF morphine.
On the 18th the Prince and Princess O
Wales left Dublin for the south of IRELAND
An immense and enthusiastic crowd wit
messed the departure A serious riot sig
nalized their arrival at Mallow.
On the 18th the State Veterinary Sun
geon of Colorado arrived at Jefferso
City, Mo-, to consult with Governor MAJ
maduke in reference to pleuro -pneumoni
among cattle in Missouri.
OK the 18th Captain Couch, the 'boon
err" had an extended interview with Sc,
rotary Lamar in reference to Oklahom
matters, and expressed satisfaction ov,
the result Representatives. of the Gait
men in the territory were uneasy aft
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