The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-05-24
NEWS SUMMARY.

An amendment to the Constitution IS
proposed providing that no Senator or
Representative II Congress, shall during
the time for which he was elected, be cho-
sen President or Vice-President; nor shall
any Judge Of any court of the United
States be chosen President or Vice Presi-
dent within two years after the termination
Of his judicial Office.
Niblo's Theatre, New York, has been de-
stroyed by fire.
The Methodist General Conference at
| New York refused to appoint a committee
| for the investigating the charges made by
| DR. Lanahan against the Methodist Book
! Concern management.
| The Supreme court Of Ohio has decided
! that the organization of separate schools
| for cOlOred children Is not In conflict with
the provisions of the Fourteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
| States.
In suit of Mrs Juliet Remmick, of
| New York, against her husband for di-
| vorce, on the ground of adultery, the latter
| plead insanity at the time of the commits
sion of The act.
The House Military Committee have
| agreed to report against the application for
| bounty of slaves who enlist ed in the army
The Arizona Apaches are still on the
war path, robbing, scalping, and murder
ing at will
At the anniversary meeting Of the Amer
lean Temperance Society, held in New
York, an address to the country was adopt
ed, IN which State Legislatures were urged
to take action in favor of oftotalabstinence; and
recommending the appointment ofno man to
office who is not temperate man. ReSO-
lutions were adopted advising clergymen
to substitute water for wine in the commu-
mon service, and to extend the right hand
of fellowship only to total abstinence men
and women
The Democratic National Convention
has been called TO meet ia Baltimore July
9th, for the nomination of candidates for
President and Vice-President.
The eight hour law is to be enforced on
ali the Government works.
Pennsylvania Labor Reformers have
nominated Jas. II. Hopkins and J. w
Cake for Congressman at large, and Schell
of Bedford, for Governor.
Twenty-one Norman Missionaries sailed
in the Minnesota for Europe, under the
care of the Apostle Albert Carrington.
The Tennessee Democratic Convention,
held in Nashville on the 9Th declared in
favor of Greeley and Brown, and resolved
that 1t would Unwise, unnecessary, and ex-
ceedingly dangerous to the welfare of the
people at large for the Democracy to make
separate nominations.
A locomotive on the Erie Railroad re-
Gently ran eighty one miles in eighty two
minutes.
The Senate committee on the sale of
arms to the French report that there has
been no violation of neutrality laws and
no misappropriatiOn Of funds.
Small pox is on the increase in New
York
Brigham Young and his Elders are hold
ing Convention at Provo
Two ounce nuggets are said to abound
in Brigham Canon, Utah.
T. Buchanan Read, the poet and artist,
died in New York Saturday ght
The Equal Rights Convention of New
York has nominated Victoria Z. Woodruff
for the Presidency, and she accepted.
General Sheridan is to receive the order
of the White Eagle from the Gar, in &C
acknowledgement of the kindness shown to |
the Grand Duke.
In the Canadian Parliament Mr.. Gait |
said ii ut peace with the United States was |
a necessity to England. Every eonces- |
sion to the United States was 4 step to- |
ward annexation.
The President has asked and received |
the resignation of his brother-ln-law, Casey, |
as Collector OF the port OF New Orleans.
Jem Mace and O'Baldwin are to fight in !
Virginia, July IS, for 81 900 aside and the |
championship OF the world
An important special cabinet meeting |
was convenei by the President Saturday
night at the White House TO consider an |
important dispatch from Minister Schenck, |
in which he stated that negotiations could |
be resumed 10 save the Treaty of Washin1-
ton provided that this Government would |
agree to cover the disputed clalm for indi- |
rect damages. and to provide that neither
Great Britain or tha United States should /
be liable as q neutral for consequential |
damages arising out of acts done by either |
as a neutral when the other became belli |
gerent Rather than lett treaty fail, the |
President and Cabinet agreed 10 this
The English Ministry acquiesced, and Gen
ersd Schenek has already commenced ar
raEgements 10 suspend the Washington
Treaty for the present or TIL Great BTl-
tain and the Senate of the United States |
can ratify the new treaty Granville and
Schenck viii enter upon the work at once, |
and it IS believed that the SuppleIBen
Treaty viii be here before the Senate ad- |
journs fit IS not the President Will con-
vene the Senate in extra session. 1t IS
agreed that the Geneva conference shall
only meet and adjourn on June l5-
ABROAD.
Adyices from Bombay bring intelligence !
of most disastrous foods N the southern /
part of British India. The town of YellOiTe
in the Presidency Of Madras, has suffered !
terribly. Many of the inhabitants were
drowned. The number was at from one
thousand 10 fifteen hundred The inhabi- /
tants of the town lost everything they pos |
sessed, the water having washed away the |
houses and lett them perfectly destitute
The authorities of Copenhagen prohibi-
ed contemplated International demon |
,tration, and arrested the President and /
Treasurer of the Society. This action gave /
rise to mach excitement, and Iiotous de- |
monstrations were made, which were fnai- 1
ly suppressed by the police
Bismarck is again indispOsed, and his /
physicians insist on absolute rest or the /
consequences may be serious. He has re-
tired 70 his estates. and viii abstain from 1
active participation in affairs for several I
months.
The new forti6cation at Strasburg are
to cost seven million sterling
The Emperor William has gone 10 Ems
The English papers generally IN their ar
D l. as.NH