The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-08-01
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out in reference to the division of the spoils.
WEST
The special Indian commissioners to re-
move the Kikapoos from Mexico to the Uni
ted States had council on the 9th inst. with
all the principal chiefs of the different tribes
near Remolite. The head chief desired to go
to Kansas to consult with the Kansas portion
of their tribe with reference to the selection of
the reservation. They also wished three or
four taken to Washington to talk with the
great father. The commissioners will have
another council with the Indians in about
eight days, when it is expected the whole mat
ter will be concluded, and the Kickapoos start
Immediately for the United States, unless the
Mexican government interferes. The COM
missioners consider success almost assured.
st Louis-The opposition of portion of the
steamboat interest here, to the bridge being
built across the river at this point, has created
agreat deal of surprise, as the bridge is being
constructed in accordance with the law, in some
particulars even more favorable than the law
requires. For example, the law requires the
spans to be forty feet in the clear above the
city directrix. The main arch, when finished
will be fifty-six feet in the-elear ana the other
arches forty-one, which Capt. Edas, chief engi-
neer, says viii allow the largest boats ON the
river to pass under the bridge with smoke
stacks down, at ordinary stage Of water,
with several feet to spare. ~ &
The steamboat interest at st. Iouis have
forwarded a remonstranee to Washington
against the completion of the Illinois and st.
Louis bridge across Mississippi now nearly
complete, on the ground that it will seriously
obstTuct navigatian.
Managers of the trunk lines iI the west
have made the following reductions in frei6h
charges on first-class merchandise, which in,
cludes dTy-goods, boots and shoes, clothing
etc New York to Chicago, per hundred, Use
formerly one dollar Cleveland, Acc, formerly
sixty-five cents Cincinnati, zoe, formerly
ninety cents; st. Louis, 97c, formerly 81, %
Louisville, Soc formerly $1,23 Memphis, 81,
80, formerly Sl,62- = r~r
The Central Pacific railroad company are
shown by the San Francisco Bulletin, to owe
sos, ,OOO6 3. The last wear, ending June 80
their net earnings were S5,05G, 433. Part o.
their Indebtedness consists of-unpaid interest
and it is asserted that, notwithstanding th
insolvency, the directors allow 5000, 600 a yea
of their earhings.to be swallowed up dishon
estly by private speeulators
A band of seve masked and mouRte,
robbers obstructed and stopped a passenge
train in Iowa last week, on the Chicago, Roc
Island and Pacific railroad, killed the engineer
plundered the express and mail cars and thel
fed with their plumber. .e Az as
Mormon circles in Utah are greatly scan
dalized by the deaertion of Brigham Young b
one of his wives. She is his seventeenth wife
and has left him, taking with her larg
amount of furniture and personal property
She has retained eminent counsel, and intend
to sue for divorce and generous aImony. Th
suit may be expected to give glimpses neve
before revealed of the harem-life of Salt LAX
City.
The Farmers Union the agricultural OF
gan of Minnesota says: "A commencement
has been made on the great wheat harvest o
Minnesota for 1873, and most bountiful hal
vest is promised. From a careful estimat
We think this state can export this ysar 80
600, 600 bushels, providing we have our usual
good weather, during harvest, and provided
further the crops escape storms and is Sc
cured. The Union further advises farmers t
market all their wheat as soon as possible, fo
fear of still lower prices,
The Chicago business directory for thi
year contains 183, ,O7O names, .on which an est
mate is based OF 465, GOO population Othe
directories for the year contain Boston, IO3
O8s names ; Baltimore, 96,s54 Cincinnati, 80
525; st. Louis %, O4O.
FOREIGN LNT,ELLIGENCE.
The Journal de Paris says the project {
placing prince of the house of Hohenzoller
upon the throne of Spain has not been aba1
doned. A number of discontented Garlic
leaders and former liberal Unionists are sal
to favor the Hohenzollern candidacy tt
Journal says Santa Cruz was proclaimed
rebel by Don Carlos for being concerned
this intrigue.
As a last expedient for sitting the Canat
Pacific railway scandal. the Dominion goverl
ment has determined to prorogue the sittir
parliament immediatel. upon the presentatiC
of the report OF the investigating committe
This course, the Toronto Globe remarks, W
have no other effect than to intensity the d
termination OF the people to get at the botto
OF the foul business and uncover the gull
parties, no matter what their station may b
nor how long they have eluded pursuits
Tho French assembly has voted to take
recess from July "a to Nov. 5. The Fren,
government has instructed the projects of Il
occupied departments to intertict public r
joioings on the occasion of the evacuation
the territory by the German troops II
French council OF state has voted the abrog
ton of the tax on raw material. and the ri
precision of the tax on goods carried on foreil
vessels. 4 E-
The Carlists entertain strong hopes
recoRnation OF their belhgerent rights
France as soon as they gain possession Of