The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-04-25
NEWS In BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND PoLIr1oAI.

umph in Chicago on the evening of the
18th, much to the disgust Of Ardlti and
the entire Patti following.
GENERAL GRANT passed the evening Of
the 18th in the library with his family.
He went to sleep promptly after retiring,
and wes sleeping we'll at midnight.
GENERAL. KoMARoFF reports that the
Afghans evacuated all the frontier posts,
and 1.-THE Russian outposts occupy their
former positions.
Ex.CoNGREssMAN JOHN +. MCKINNEY,
of Ohio, was convicted on the 18th of hav-
ing received excessive fees for collecting
pensions.
w. H. BRINKER, of Warrensburg, NO.,
has received the appointment of Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of New
Mexico.
Hon, ], Q. CHENowITH, of Dallas, Tex,
has been appointed Auditor OF the United
States Treasury. The place was not So
licited. 6a- NE
DELEGATES to the African Methodist
Conference at Washington called on the
President on the 18th. An address was
read by Bishop Day.. and Mr. Cleveland
responded.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has issued a
proclamation declaring that the Winnie.
bago reservation is not open to settlement,
and notifying all settlers to vacate within
sixty days.
Two ballots were cast for United States
Senator at Springfield, ILL.,, on the l7.h.
Logan received 100 votes. The Democrats
did not vote
W. K. Ross, hardware merchant of
New York, who was in the room adjoin-
ing MaxwelPs at the Southern Hotel, st.
Louis, on Easter Sunday, says he heard
low moaning.
JUDGE KINNE, of Des Moines, Ia, has
been rendered but has notyet accepted the
mission to Austria.
RED CLOUD, the Indian chief, and the
notorious Indian Agent McGillcuddy, will
have war dance in the Interior Depart
ment In Washington in a few days, AMI
will try to scalp each other. Red Cloud is
awaiting the arrival of his victim, who is
on his way.
Hon. BAYLIss W. HANNA, of Indiana,
has been appointed Minister to Persia.
AN Italian feet is being fitted out for
the Ba tic SEA-.
COMMODORE KANE, of the Galena has
made his report to Secretary Whitney rel
alive to he affair OF the steamer Colon
and the burning Of Aspinwall.
BY the death of French Baroness, Mrs.
Henrietta Morgan, mother OF. the Confed :
crate General, John H. Morgan, has in
herited $1O00,000.
1T is claimed that Gladstone is "playing
a waiting game and knows all the cards"
1t is also said that England is taking time
in which to thoroughly prepare for ac-
tion.
MRS. MARY IRELAND, wife of the man
recently arrested as deserter from the
british army, received word at New Y orb
on the 18th that her husband had been re-
LEASED, as there was no evidence against
him, and he would not surrender. Hs il
left penniless in Scotland.
TIE veteran trainer and driver of trot-
ting horses Dan Mace, died at New Yorl
on the 10TH
ON the 10th Mgr. A. j. Glorieux wa!
consecrated at Baltimore, Md, as Bishop
and APOSTLE Vicar of Idaho.
AT meeting of friends of Stephens, ex
Fenian, at New York on the 18th, it wa
decided to raise a fund for his benefit.
GENERAL GRANT continues to improve
and on the 10Th slept on his bed, ONE
thing he had not done in quite Ions
while.
GENERAL GRANT took drive on tn
afternoon OF the Goth.
On the Goth Rev. DIR. Taylor died a
Auburn, N. Y, in his one hundred ant
first year.
On tie Goth ex-Secretary Frelinghuyse
was so low that he could not even take
liquid nourishment.
The Prince and Princess of Wales re
turned to Dublin from Killarney on tn
10Th.
AT meeting on the goth John Kelly wa
reelected one of the sachems of Tamman
Hall. E
AT a meeting on the goth the Youn
Mems Democratic Club of New Yor
adopted resolutions in favor of the sus
pension of the coinage of silver dollars.
AT Constantincple the opinion prevail
that there will be war.
TIE statement is published that the can
Ger which General Grant had was cure
by South American vegetable prepare
ton known as alveloy.
The Supreme Court Of the United State
has decided the Clawson poIygamy cas-,
and holds that he is guilty, and the sen
tence of the Utah courts is sustained,
KENwARD PHILP, who was charged wit
writing the Mercy letter by the New Yor
Tribune, was awarded 5000 damage
against the paper.
COMMISSIONER CoLMAN of the Agricul
tural Bureau has officially announced tn
existence OF pleuro pneumonia among tn
cattle of Galloway County, Missouri, &C
4 comranied with regulations for railroad
in reference TO diseased cattle
SENIOR PERALTA has been designated b
the President of Salvador to represer
that republic in Washington. Senior PEI
alta is already accredited as minister frol
Costa RIGA.
OK the 10Th Hon. John W. Foster, Uni
Cd Stakes Miuister TO Spain will sail r,