The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-06-22

by the Governor Of Tamp1co in favor Of
Santa Anna, dispatched a large force against
the former place, on the morning of the 9th.
The Juarist Generals, Herojasa and Paron,
attacked the fort of Iturbide The small
garrison shonted the war cry of "Yive Santa
Annar' "Yive La Republica" repulsing
the attack. They killed a large number and
caused the rest to fly defeated.
The mania for murder and suicide does
not seem to be confined to the United
States. The Cuba correspondent of the
New York Herald writes: "There must be
something unusual in the condition Of the
atmosphere in other respects. 1 find the
papers full with accounts from different
parts OF the island speaking of suicide, muir
ders, etc Cuba appears to have entirely
lost its natural and general equilibrium of
former days"
The steamship Chelton, which arrived at
Hearts Content on Sunday, June IS, pro-
ceeded Monday to grapple for ends of the
broken cable. At 7 p. m. the Irish end was
recovered, tested, and found to be perfect
After necessary buoying renewed prepare
ton for graphing, the New Foundland end
was obtained, and at a. N. to-day the ends
were spliced and communications restored.
A dispatch from Toronto, dated June 4,
says: " A Fashionable wedding took place
at st. James Cathedral to-day. VIM. Hyde,
editor of the St Louis Republican married
Miss Benson, Southern lady The cathe
dral was densely crowded jeff. Davis, Mr..
Mason, General Jubal Early, and host of
other Southern celebrities were present.
Mr.. Davis was loudly cheered
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The American Varieties in Philadelphia
was burned on Wednesday night last. The
audience and all the performers succeeded
in escaping, except Fattie Stewart, who is re-
ported missing. About one hundred and
four feet Of the front wall fell, injuring
about half dozen persons; it cannot be as
certained how many were crushed to DEATH
A Boston wit, defining the difference be-
tween an accident and a misfortune, says:
off Wendell Phillips should fall into the
river, it would be an accident If he should
ever get out again, that would be misfor-
tune" The author of this, it is reported,
has been appointed Secretary of Legation
to Mr.. Bancroft
The sale of the New York Ledger has
rapidly fallen off since the commencement
of the Beecher story Bonner will lose
heavily by the speculation, while the
reverend follower of the Lamb (that is the
latest and has the most aoooD makes his ten
thousand dollars AS a romance the story
is not equal to his sermons.
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Since the elopement of the Drummer
Boy of the Rappahannock with a rich mer-
chants daughter. it has transpired, says an
exchange that he has been swindling peo-
pie throuought the country by selling bio
graphy of himself at 81 a copy, payment in
advance, but has meyer delivered a single
! book to the subscribers.
The Mosr POPULAR BANKER.-At the
Grace Church fair, which came off in Mem
phis during the latter part of last month, an
elegant clock was voted to Col J. W. Payne,
president of the Commercial Bank, as the
most popular banker in the bluff city.
1888 votes were cast Of which Col Payne
received 26OO
The often published report that the EN-
peror of Brazil had abolished slavery in that
Empire turns out to be false from beginning
to end A petition bad been drawn signed
and presented, asking for the abolition Of
slavery in that country, but no action was
taken thereon.
1t is now proposed, to dig a tunnel under
the Ocean, from U. S. to Europe and thus
! connect the two continents by railraod.
Some eminent engineers have full faith in
the final accomplishment of the enterprise.
1t can and we hope will be done.
The population OF the United States i
now "a, 5O0,0O0 Great Britain has 10000
O0Oj France, 100000; Prussia and its
dependencies, 100000; Austria, 81, OOO,-
600, and Russia 8O,O00,O00
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Miss Martha Halum has complimented
/ the editor of the Gallatin Examiner with a
/ basket Of snaps. This is not the first in
stance of the kind. Ledies often get editors
into snaps"
WHEAT.-tarmers IN this section have
been cutting wheat for some time past. Tho
grain is of most excellent quality but there
was very little seed planted
Tennessee bonds arc now worth 20 cts
on the dollar