The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Rows from Everywhere.
THE recent illness OF the Princess of
is said to have been at attack of
A DECREE granting amnesty to French
political convicts has been signed by Pres
ident Grevy.
THE King Of Bavaria has forbidden his
Cabinet to interfere with his exchequer
and they threaten to resign.
THE Supreme Court of Virginia has de-
Icided that the funding act Of March 81,
1871, is invalid and illegal.
NJ. PAsTEUR on the 18th refused to in
oculate Sullivan, of Boston, as seventy
days had passed since he was bitten.
MoRMoNs in Arizona are creating some
alarm by asking arms of the Governor to
protect themselves, as they say, from In
dians.
THE value Of the exports of mineral oils
for the twelve months ended December 81,
1885, were $49,214,2Sl, against 49,10S,5ll
the year before.
A BILL is TO be introduced in the British |
Parliament to amend the copyright law so |
as to enable England to enter the Inter |
national Union.
A MEMORIAL on the silver question has
been addressed to the President of the |
Mexican Republic by the National Cham
Der of Commerce.
A LARGE and substantial ice bridge was
formed in the Niagara River below the
falls ON the 18th. 1t will probably remain
during the season.
QUEEN VICTORIA has ordered the pro-
duction of Gounod's oratorio, "Mors ct
Vita" at Royal Albert Hall, and win at
tend the performance.
AT meeting of the Socialistie League
at Dublin on the 14th, Russian Nihilist
advocated the use of the dagger in further
ing the objects Of the people.
THE military guard at General Grants
tomb at Riverside Park, N. Y, was with
drawn on the 18th, and the tomb will here
after be guarded by park policemen.
1T is stated that Gladstone and his col.
leagues have been reconciled and that
advantage will be taken of the first chance
to overthrow the Conservative Govern
ment.
COLONEL EDMUND RICHARDSON, of New
Orleans. the cotton king Of the world, late
President of the Worlds Exposition, died
suddenly at jackson, Miss, on the night OF
the 18th.
M. De FREYCINET, in the French Cham
ber of Deputies on the 10th, said the
colonial policy of the Government would
be less adVenturesome than thato its pre-
decessors.
TIE total value of the exports of domes-
tic cattle and hogs and of beef, pork and
dairy products for the twelve months
ended December 81, 1885, were $93,7l9,020,
500 ,449 142 the previous year.
MISS KATE BAYARD, daughter of the
Secretary of State, died suddenly at her
home in Washington on the 10th. The
event will seriously interfere with the So
cial festivities at the capital.
Miss CLARA BARTON, President of the
American Association of Geneva, at
Washington, reports generous oontTibu-
tions from the local societies throughout
the country for the relief of the suffering
sick and wounded soldiers in Bulgaria and
Servia.
THE number of employees required in the
customs service the next fiscal year is esti-
mated at 4,02G, and the total expense of
collection at $6,5O1 ,583. The persons en-
ployed during the year ended June 30, 1885,
numbered 1927, and the expense Of collec-
tion was $6,01S,221.
EMPEROR WILLIAM held a reception On
the 10th, which was attended by hundreds
of persons who had received honors and
decorations from his Majesty. A state
banquet, at which there were 800 guests,
was given in the evening, followed by
gala opera performance.
THE Panama Canal Company will invite
delegates from England, Germany and
America to visit the Isthmus and inquire
into the feasibility of completing the
canal. The expenses of the delegates will
be borne by the company. M. de Lesseps
is sanguine that the work will be success
full.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has de-
eided the long pending controversy in re-
gard to the material to be used in the con-
6trnction of the Government building at
Pittsburgh, Pa, by instructing the Super
visiAg Architect to award the contract TO
the lowest responsible bidder for furnish-
tng granite.
THE Chinese Minister has sent out iHvi-
ytations Cor german at Washington on
the night of the 22d at Stewart Castle.
This is the first entertainment to which
aadies have been asked at the Chinese Le-
cation, and is correspondingly looked for
ward to with interest. Great things in the
sway Of favors are expected.
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