The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-12-05
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"A drifting snow storm throughout Maine
and New Hampshire interferes seriously with
the running of trains.
The secretary of the treasury announces
that hereafter silver coin will be paid only for
the fractional part of dollar, instead of sums
not exceeding five dollars.
The United States cartridge company, at
Bofton, Mass, commenced this week to run
their works day and night. They have press
ing orders for several million cartridges from
the war and navy departments
Seth Hudson and Jas. A. Patterson, con-
victed in the United States district court Of
New York OF depositing unlawful circulars
in the mails and sentenced to a fine and i'm
pTisonment, have been pardoned by The pres
ident.
The people OF Huntingdon, Long Island
offered reward for the recovery of the body
of Charles Y. Kelsey, who was tarred and
feathered Soon afterward half the body was
found, and now the people say they can only
pay half the reward.
"A Washington special says the govern
ment at Madrid declares that it is willing and
resolved to restore the Yirginius and yield the
other claims of the United States, its only re-
quest now being that the fact shall be first es-
tablished that the Virginius was entitled to the
protection of the American flag.
The conn el in the Tweed case will present
"A bill, comprising nine objections on the argu.
ment in the base for stay of proceedings
The prosecuting officer may ask tiE to con
slider the bill of objections, and Judge Davis
may possibly take some time to consider the
points presented. 1t is reported that in the
meantime Tweed viii not be placed Oh
Blackwell island.
So far a. the Philadelphia navy yard il
concerned, no orders have been received for &
suspension of work. On the contrary, the worl
in hand is not only being pushed to compile
ton, but fresh orders have been received to
day. Admiral Porter made tour CT inspec
tion among the vessels at the yard, ard dis
patch was received ordering the dispatch boa
P;nta to proceed Immediately to sea.
From statistics gathered by B. T. How
ard, secretary of the national pork packers as
sociation it appears that the number Of hog
packed to date this season in Chicago, Cincin
natl, st. Louis, Louisville, Milwaukee, India
napolis, Peoria, Illinois, and Desmoins, low;
is $50, G67, or 1873, 1874 more than at the same
period last season. Chicago shows an excess
of 1856, 562; Cincnnsti, estimated, 10000; Mil
waukee, $500; indianapolis, 81, 462. st. Louis
shows a falling of of Al, 115; Louisville
29032; Peoria. 5000. Returns from dozeI
smaller packing points in Iowa and Indiana al
show an increase in the number packed ove
the same time last year.
A special dispatch from Washington con
tains the information that Spain has conceded
to all our demands arising out Of the seizure O
the Virginius These demands were: Tn,
liberation Of the passengers Of the Yirginiu
still living; the release OF the vessel and tn
salute of the Amer lean flag; and provision 70
the families OF the captives who were executed
The time for saluting the flag has been fixe
OF mex Christmas To provide for the contin
ency of Spain's not being able to enforce tn
omis ed concessions, the work Of naval con
structiOn is not to be interrupted. Spain, it
asserted, also agrees to bring TO trial and pun
ishment the officers who caused the shootin
of the c&ptives.
An internal machine filed with powde
aud balls and lucifer matches, was sent L
omptroller Green, of New York, by mail las
elk The outside was covered over wit
ed papers, and the edges covered wit
DO age stamps. On tearing OF the paper,
was seen the box opened like drawer. Thii
togeth with the fact p'-t the address on th
box was made up of letters out or new,
paper. or some printed documen created SUI
icion. A hole was cut cautious the tol