The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-06-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


The Marquis of Salisbury has consented
to form a new ministry, with Sir Stafford
Northcote as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
DE alma, who had row with Commits
sioner Sparks, has lost his position as
special timber agent
DETECTIVE WILEY, of Chicago, who
permitted Calvert, the forger, to escape
on the way from New York, has resigned
He had been fifteen years in service.
ALBERT NJ CHANDLER and Henry Ros-
ener have been appointed receivers for
the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
in Ohio
COMMISSIONER SPARKS, of the Land
Office al Washington, makes lengthy re-
port on the Maxwell land grant, showing
how illegal patents were issued.
MATTE PALMER sues for divorce at
Louisville, KY, from her husband, VIM.
E. Montgomery, on the ground that the
latter has negro blood in his veins.
Hon. j. W. TATE, present incumbent,
has been nominated as Democratic candi-
date for Treasurer of Kentucky by the
State Central and Executive Committee
at Frankfort.
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS received cable
gram from Rome on the 10Th, announcing
the appointment of Rev. j. Sullivan, of
Washington, d. c., to the vacant bishop
ric of the Diocese of Mobile, Ala.
ANTHONY FUNK, alias Talbot, charged
with systematically stealing more than
1000 volumes from the Chicago Public
Library in the course of two years, while
in the employ of the library, and vino
was suspected of design to blow up the
Chicago University by the employment
of an Internal machine, was found to be
insane and was sent to the Elgin Insane
Asylum.
MARY ANDERSON is touring in the En-
glsh lake regions.
MISS CLEvELAND's book will be ready
for issue about the 25th inst.
IsMAIL PAsHA, ex-Khedive of Egypt,
expects to be reinstated by the new En-
glish ministry.
The Grand Duke of Hesse- Darmstadt
has made peace with his mother-in law,
Queen Victoria.
MAxIMILIAN's widow, Empress Carlotta
is said to be recovering. She Is forty-six
years old.
JOHN ROGERS, of Kansas, has been ap-
pointed chairman of the National Board of
Pension Appeals.
QUEEN VICTORIA Is said to favor the re-
newal of the Soudan campaign and the
retention of Egypt
GENERAL CROOK confirms the story of
the surprise of Lawton's camp by Indians
and the massacre of five men.
Srr, I
"sword of honor" until he has a better
standing before the British War Office.
The marriage Of Princess Beatrice and
Prince Henry of Battenberg will be G
grand affair. The wedding cake will
weigh $50 pounds.
WILLIAM TINsLEY, of Cincinnati, thu
oldest architect in the United States, dice
ON the 14th.
LORD SALISBURY began the formation
of Ministry ON the 18th.
PLYMOUTH Church was crowded on tn
14th to hear Mr.. Beecher's second sermon
on Evolution"
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND says IL he gets
vacation at all this summer it will be
very brief one.
PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES, Z IN pero
Williams nephew, had a stroke of apo
plexy on the 14th.
GENERAL GRANT is said to b. growing
weaker steadily. He will probably b.
moved from New York this week.
PREPARATIONS were complete for the de
parture of General Grant from New Yorl
on the 10th. W. H. Vanderbilt placed hi
private car at the Generals disposal.
ADMIRAL CoURBET, French naval Com
mander in the China Sea, is dead.
PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES, nephe,
of the Emperor of Germany, died ON tn
10Th.
The trial for conspiracy of VIM. N. Rid
die and S. L. Reiber, President and Cash
Ter of the Penn Bank, Pittsburgh, Pa, be
gan on the 10Th.
GENERAL STURGIs, x-Superintenden
of the Soldiers Home at Washington,
c., left for the West on the 18th to joi
his regiment.
Mr.. BAGALEY, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, ha
commenced law suit, involving 10000
900, against the South Pennsylvania Rail
road syndicate.
Hon. Z. o. SYKES, recently appointe
Internal Revenue Collector for Mississip
pi, has resigned, finding the office woul
be too burdensome.
D. J. HARVEY, of Penns ylvania, an
VIM. s. Kaiser, of Indiana, have beel
appointed chiefs of divisions in the Thir
Auditors Office, Washington.
Mr.. GLADSTONE is appealed to by th
London Daily NetoS to lead the Liberals /
the coming election.
Mr.. GLADSTONE denied in the House G
Commons on the 18th that there was an
understanding by which the Liberals wer
to assist the Conservatives.
In the viii case at Dublin of Mr. Bar
bour, the thread manufacturer of Pater
son, N. j., verdict was rendered in ia
vor of his wife and daughter.
ANOTHER man was interrupted Will
making preparations to jump from tn
Brooklyn fridge on the 18th. This on
rr.va his mama "a Parker f. DalV. n cor