The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
At Homo.


- The losses by the big Brooklyn fire,
VIII not exceed haff miilion. 80
A large safe being removed in St.
Louis, fell through the floor, toppled
over, and broke six ribs for Michael
Mayhu, one of the movers.
The time for filing claims for private
cotton taken after June 30, 1865, has
expired. The claims are so numerous,
involve such large amounts, and raise
such intricate questions of law that it
is likely the Secretary of the Treasury
will ask Congress to release him from
considering them, and refer the whole
matter to the Court of Clai ms. Law
yers favor this course.
The President is engaged preparing
his annual message.
Bradford, Ohio - A young man
named Abe Webb, charged with hav-
ing broken open and robbed cars at
Cincinnati and Eaton, o., was arrested
here last night, and taken back to
Eaton for trial.
-Ex-Mayor Kalb1eish, of Brooklyn
has filed his answer to complaint OF
Mrs. Wade, in which she seeks one
hundred thousand dollars damage for
breach of promise of marriage. The
reply attacks the plaintiffs character,
and promises proof of the allegations
upon trial.
New York-Horace Greeley has been
seriously unwelI since his wife's death,
ing mainly from the severe strain upon
his nervous system through want of
rest and sleep during the last month of
her illness.-StOkes in his new trial
will be defended by new counsel, his
former counsel having retired. The
trial has been postponed till Dec. g.
The widow of A. d. Putnam, who. was
killed by Foster with a car-hook, has
brought suit against the Seventh Av-
euue Railroad Company to recover SIS,
coo for the loss of her husband, her
counsel contending that the company
was bound to protect him from injury
while on their ear.-The steamship
San Salvador, from Savannah, with
freemen for Liberia has, arrived This
band, numbering $50, is the advance
guard of 5000 emigrants.- jury
has awarded Mrs. Putnam $4,000
damages for the loss of her husband,
who was killed by Foster on q Seventh
avenue car.-COl. Blood has again
been arrested in civil suit brought by
Challis, and in default of So 900 bail,
was lodged in Ludlow Street Prison
He had just given bail in another sui
when arrested. Hall recon-
mends to the Common Council t.
give Stanley, the discoverer of DIR
Livingstone, "a public reception. .-Tht
British colonists, favoring annexation
held meeting recently and decided t.
communicate with the CoIonists of Buff
falo, Chicago, St Louis and. New Or
leans with reference to choosing in
fiuential men to cooperate with tn,
annexationists in Canada.
The Danish Consul in New YOrI
makes public appeal for immediat,
aid for his countrymen who lost thei
property by the recent severe storms il
Europe, and are now in positive want
Mr.. Stanley arrived at New York
per steamer Cuba, and was escorted
up the Bay by delegations from the Geo
graphical Societies and the Heralt
Club. Mr.. Stanley viii have his frs
reception in America at the Lotu
Club, on Friday evening.
q. w. Fairman has received tn
appointment of Postmaster at Phila
delphia vice H. H. Bingham, resigned
The Comptroller of the Currency dis
cusses at length, in his annual report
the evils incident to administering tn
usury law, contained in the currenc
act, and concludes with a bold an
earnest recommendation that Congress
repeal every act on the statute book.
which prohibits the loaning of none
by banks or individuals at usuriou
rates. Mr.. Knox says all such loan
are easily evaded.
Jay Gould has been arrested on tn
complaint of President Watson, of tn
Erie Railroad, who has been investiga
ting the accounts of his predecessor
and now charges him with having dc
frauded the Erie Railroad of 50, SOC. .OOt
According 10 the annual report
the operations of the Revenue Marine
submitted to the Secretary of th
Treasury, it appears that four revenu
steam-vessels are now engaged on IL
lakes, a force, it is stated, which
amply sufficient for all the needs of tn
service. The expenses of the burea
for the year We're $3.50, ,249.
Julius l.. julien has been held 1
bail in $4,000, in New York, for mai
ing obscene circulars to boardin
schools and elsewhere.
The Citizens Relief Fund, Boston
amounts to Sl52,0O The Harvar
College Fund to So, 500. The Coliseur
building sold on the 2Sd, at auction, fc
S1O,50O.
5. b. butcher, now Supervisor Of II
ternal Revenue, has been appointed b
the President Pension Agent of Wi,
ows' Agency, New York.
Col. VIM. Penn, clerk in the Tbir
Auditors office, has sued John W
Forney, in the Circuit Court of ii
District, for Sl0,0 damages for Iibe
Henry S Bogart has been held
bail in New York for representing hin
self as newspaper reporter and lev
black-mail.
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