The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-03-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

coed Mr.. Garland.
ON the Goth the Nebraska Democratic
State Committee met at Omaha to con-
slider Federal appointments.
THERE is said to be no foundation for the
story that the President requested Minis
ter Morton to remain at Paris.
By reason of shortage in his accounts,
United States Marshal H. P. Hughes, of
Richmond, Va, has disappeared.
VIM A. BoYDAN has been awarded S75,-
900 damages against the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad for violation of a coal contract
made between the parties.
The California Supreme Court issued an
order that no alimony be paid Mrs. Hill
Sharon until the parties shall have appear
ed before the court.
The Senate on the Goth confirmed James
d. Porter, Assistant Secretary of State;
John d. c. Atkins, Commissioner of Indi-
an Affairs-both of Tennessee.
CARDINAL MCCLosKY celebrated his sew
enty-ffth birthday on the Goth. Many call
ers offered congratulations.
A JOINT resolution for the submission of
constitutional amendment to change the
November, has been adopted by the Ohio
Legislature.
SECRETARY MANNING has appoin ted AS
sistant Secretaries Fairchild and Coon,
and Assistant Treasurer Graves, COM
mission with instruction to make exami-
nation of the Treasury Department with
special reference to simplifcation and inn
provements in the methods of doing bust =
ness.
Mr.. MILLER, the newly appointed Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, entered
upon the discharge of his duties on the
26tl. He was the recipient Of many con-
CALCULATIONS from callers and by mail, and
during the day received all the principal
officers of the bureau.
The President has accepted the invita-
tion of the veterans of the First and other
corps to visit the battlefield of Gettysburg
when they make their historical visit there
on the 4th and 9th Of May, unless prevent
ed by some urgent necessity of public SER
vice.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND has cut
down the force of examiners in the De-
partment of Justice.
The Mudir of Dongola is being Joined by
many friendly Arabs on his march up the
Nile.
THE Postmaster General has called for
the designations of number of Post-office
Inspectors in order to reduce expenses.
GENERAL GRANT is in receipt of about
twenty applications a day for his auto
graph, but it is physical impossible y
for him to comply with the request.
On the Dist General Hatch telegraphed
to Washington that about 500 boomers
were congregating at Coffeyville, Kas.
with the intention of moving into the ter
ritory. His troops will meet them.
GENERAL GRAHAM reports that he has
received the pipeline apparatus necessary
to furnish his army with a full water sup.
ply during the march to Berber.
THE r. E. Lee Camp of Confederate vet.
Grams at Richmond, Va, adopted pream.
BILE and resolutions rendering General
Grant their heartfelt sympathies in his So
we're aftiction, and the hope that he may
soon regain his health.
SIR HENRY PARKEs, British Minister tC
Pekin, is dead.
On the 22d the eighty eighth anniver.
sary of the birth of the Emperor of Ger
many was observed with enthusiasm anC
rejoicings at Berlin and other places in tn,
empire.
A RUMoR was current on the night oil
the 22d that General Grant was dead.
proved untrue. His condition, however
was not quite so favorable as on the previ'
GUS day.
On the 22d the foundation of the monu
ment to King Victor Emanuel was laid a
Rome.
THE President has rented a pew in tn
First Presbyterian Church, of which Rev
DR.. Sunderland is pastor.
MRS. E. B. CROKER, of Sacramento, Cal.
has proposed to deed her art gallery, val
ued at 100000, to the city, provided 500,
600 is subscribed by citizens.
JUDGE GRESHAM was reported lying il
at Chicago on the 23d.
THE new Commissioner of Patents, NJ
V. Montgomery, qualified on the ed.
CHARLOTTE COOPER, daughter of j. Fen
nimore Cooper, died at Albany, N. Y, o
the 23d.
THE Secretary of the Treasury is takin
steps to reduce the force in his depart
ment.
On the 23d Patrick Leary, charged wit
being dynamiter, was sentenced at Cor
to twelve months Imprisonment.
THE six-round glove fight between JAG
Burke and ALI Greenfield, at Chicago, o
the 23d, resulted in a draw.
A NUMBER of prominent Vermont Demo
Gratis addressed the President on the go
and thanked him for appointing Mr.. Phelp
Minister to Great Britain.
NOMINATED and confirmed: Edward j
Phelps, of Vermont, Minister to Grea
Britain; Governor Robt. NJ. McLane c
Maryland, to France; Geo. H. Pendletor
of Ohio, to Germany, and Henry r. Jack
son, of Georgia, to Mexico.
GOVERNOR McLtNE's appointment a
Minister to France causes general gratifi
cation in Baltimore.
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