The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-12

THE MILAN EXCHANGE |
w. A. WADE, Publisher.
MILAN. TENNESSEE
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
A VERDICT of guilty was rendered by the
fury in the Maxwell case at st. Louis on
the 9th.
CHIEF ENGINEER EcKEL, Of the Syracuse
IN. W fire department was run over and
killed by a hook and ladder truck on the
lst.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and bride at
tended church on the morning Of the 9th,
and spent the afternoon gathering wild
flowers.
A NUMBER of ladies have been arrested
at Laconia, N. H., charged with stealing
Memorial Day offerings from the Union
cemetery. Other arrests will follow.
Ex-PREsIDENT ARTHUR sent congratu-
Iations to President Cleveland on his mar
riage, and received a box from the White
House containing wedding cake on the
4th.
IT is reported that Representative W.
l.. Scott, of Pennsylvania, has been Of
fered the secretaryship of the Treasury,
and that he has the matter under consid-
GRAFTON.
THE striking French miners at Decaze-
vile are becoming desperate. They de-
stroyed a grocery store with dynamite on
the I'd, and threaten the mine officials with
violence.
SECRETARY BAYARD, on the 4th, re-
ceived telegram from Consul
Phelan at Halifax, as follows: "American
merchant vessels can purchase fresh fish
of all kinds"
IT has'bee decided that the preliminary
yacht races for Americas cup will take
place from the middle to the last Of Au-
gust. The International race is set from
September to 90.
"SIR ROGER" TIcHBoRNE, otherwise
known as Arthur Orion, of Victoria, Aus
tralia, the claimant to the Tichborne es-
tates in England, is stopping at the Mad
ison House in New York.
SECRETARY MANNING has rendered his
resignation, but at the urgent request Of
the President has accepted leave Of abb
sence until October, his resignation mean
time not being acted upon.
JUDGE HALLETT announced in court al
Denver, Col, on the tn, that unless an
appropriation was soon made he would
discharge United States Courts juries
as the funds are exhausted.
Mr.. MORRISON intends to call up tn,
tariff bill in the House shortly, but thu
motion will probably fail, as the Randall
Democrats and the Republicans have de
cided to vote against consideration.
DR.. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, and Mrs
Sargent, gave a brilliant reception at DR.
Priestley's London residence on the even
ing of the Sd. The elite of the world o
fashion, literature and art were among tn,
guests.
THE House of Commons, in COMMITTEE
on the 9th, agreed, by vote of 115 to 100
to an amendment of the Sunday Sale-of
Liquors bill providing for the closing o
public houses on Sunday throughout En-
gland except in London and its suburbs.
THE President has approved the &C
amending the act granting the right 0
way for railroad and telegraph lin
through the lands of the Choctaw an
Chickasaw Nations Of Indians to the 81
Louis & San Francisco Railroad Com
pany.
! ONE of the last official acts of the Presi
dent, previous TO MS marriage, was III
pardoning of B. F. Bigelow, the defaul
ing teller of the National Bank of the Re
public of Washington. Three years az
Mr.. Bigelow was sentenced to five years
imprisonment.
THE Dublin police surprised two partit
of unarmed Orangemen which were drill
ing near Armagh and Portadown on IL
Sd. The Orangemen made no attempt
conceal their actions, which they believe
to be lawful. The police took the names
all who were engaged in drilling.
AT the meeting of the National STOW,
makers Association at Cleveland, o., {
the 4th, the prices of stoves were advan
ed seven and a half per cent. When IL