The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-05-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AMI PoLIrrOAL.


and defeated the Italians near Massowah.
SHAK PEARE's birthday anniversary
was only celebrated at the New Orleans
Exposition.
The examination Of Captain John
O'Brien or violation of the neutrality
laws was commenced in New York on the
Oath.
Much distress is felt by the Duchess Of
Edingburg, sister Of the wife of. the Car
of Russia, over the strained relations ex-
listing between Russia and England.
On the Oath Miss Constance Elgar, step
daughter of Jerome Bonaparte and great
granddaugh er Of Daniel Webster, took
the veil at Baltimore, Nj.
SECRETARY MANNING has given orders
for the immediate repair OF the revenue
steamer Manhattan, now at Baltimore
with view of utilizing 1t as a quarantine
boat at the Cape Charles station.
The Attorney General has requested
Solicitor General Phillips to remain in
office during the present term of the
United States Supreme Court, which will
not be closed until May 4th. Judge Phil
lips sent in his resignation March 9th.
THE President has appointed Henry P.
Kernochane, Of louisiana, to be Naval
Officer at the Port of New Orleans, and
Cornelius Schenck, of Oregon, to be APP
praiser Of merchandise in the district Of
Willamette, Oregon.
The appointment OF James H. Ward n,
of New York to act as chief of the census
division Of the Interior Department is an
nounced. Mr.. Wardell will be assisted by
four clerks in the completion of the work
OF compiling the unfinished census report
THE Secretary of the Treasury has APP
pointed George P. Tingle, Of Montana and
Charles Ryan, of Indiana special agents
for the Seal Islands in Alaska, vice H A.
Glidden and J. II. Moulton, suspended.
Mr.. Tingle's compensation is fixed at the
rate Of $40 per day and Mr. Ryans at the
rate OF So per day and expenses.
THE trial of Richard Short, who stabbed
Captain Phelan in New York, is set for
the 10Th.
GENERAL HENRY J. HUNT has been APP
pointed governor of the Soldiers Home at
Washington, D. G.
GENERAL GRANT and family will go to
Mount McGregor in June if the Generals
health W II tn permit.
JUDGE WYLIE, Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia,
has res gned.
THE Prince and Princess OF Wales had
an enthusiastic reception at Londonderry
on the 18th. They will visit Rome early
In May.
The Indian Commissioner on the 25th
a OfD al
Agent McGillicuddy, and the latter's re-
ply.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has appointed a
committee to inves igate a patent and
plant the Navy Depart ment purchased for
very large SUN of money.
VIcE-PREsIDENT HENDRICKS thinks that
the object in elect.ng Democratic ad =
ministraton was to clear out the depart
ments SO that the clear light can shine
therein.
The anniversary OF General Grant s
birth was celebrated at Washing ton on the
9th.
GENERAL GRANT, according to the state
ment of the doctors on the Goth, was better
than he has leen in several weeks.
GENERAL GRANT celebrated his birthday
on the 9th by drive in Central Park.
Ell MAHDTs forces recently attacked the
garrison at senaar and were defeated.
THE Gear is going to Moscow, and it il
thought that when he arrives there he will
declare war
AT the Grant celebration at Louisville
Ky, or the 9th, an ex- Confederate sol.
der presided and number OF ex- Con ed
crates spoke.
S. N. TALLMADGE, the Milwaukee Stats.
tician, furnishes another report of the
condition of the wheat crop.
FRANK MCCoPPIN, of San Francisco, /!
to succeed John Russell Young as Minis
ter to Cuina.
Hon. GEORGE II. PARKER, of Iowa, has
been appointed a special agent of til,
Treasury Department.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has again heard from
Sir Peter Lumsden in reference to the AT
CHAN dispute.
Hon. A. NJ. KELLEY, of Richmond, Va.
denies that he has resigned the Italian
mission. He has his commission in hi
pocket, and says he will soon sail fol
Italy.
POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas says tina
new apo ntments are bong made as
rapidly as he can consider the cases.
The receipt on to the Prince of Wales at
Omagh. Ireland on the 27yh, is described
as a brill ant affair.
SIR EDwArD THORNTON, the British
Minister to Russia, has reported uniav r.
ably to his Government in reference tC
Engiand's recent note.
GENERAL GRANTS sixty-third ami
versary of his birth was celebrated il
many parts OF the country on the 90 h
and ma y congratulatory kilograms wert
sent hun. The General responded in
dispatch to all, both North and South.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
AT an early hour tn, morning of tn
23d the Louisville & Nashville Railroa
shops at Louisville, KY, were report %
burning