The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-05-23

batting the bill to abolish religious corpora
tions. Signor VenOsta, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, speaking in support of the bill, said
Italy was not compelled to observe the obliga-
tions Of mortmain by which these bodies ex-
isted. but at the same time should leave the
Generals of religious orders the means of
keeping up their communications with the
Catholic world. Italy, in abolishing the tenn
poraI power had contributed to the progress
of the century, but she must refrain from
attacking spiritual powers.
1t is rumored that the Legitimists and Or
leanists have combined in a movement for the
overthrow of President Theirs. and that they
have sent Rochefoucauld to Vienna to ask the
Count DeChambord to authorize the Legitim-
lists to nominate D'Aumale for President in
place of Thiers.
-Iiussian success es are reported in Central
Asia, In a recent battle. % Turcomans were
killed an 3, 800 camels captured.
GENERAL LNTELLIGENCE.
-Messrs. Perry and Ashton, together with
Mr.. Jenckes, of Rhode Island, lately associa-
ted with them as counsel for the government,
having obtained all the necessary information
from the books of the Union Pacific Railroad
company and the Credit Mobiher, have sub
stantially completed bill in equity against
these organizations, to be filed in accordance
with the act of the late session of Congress.
Mr. Ashton has submitted to AttOrney-Gener-
al Williams draft of the paper. 1t has not
vet been determined where the suit shall be
brought, but Philadelphia and Boston are
mentioned in that connection
The New York Tribune SAYS negotiations
are in progress for the absorption of the Pa
cifc & Atlantic Telegraph company by the
Western Union company.
There is no hope after all that the Allan
tic Ocean cable monopoly can be broken up by
the Newfoundland government The mono
poly is threatened, however, in other quarters.
A press cable has been proposed and the New
York Cotton Exchange has passed resolutions
in favor of a new cable, and has promised to
take its stock.
Con. John c. Fremont is very anxious to
make some arrangement whereby he may be
relieved from the sentence of the French
courts.
The prospects are that, after an exchange
of diplomatic negotiations for three years, the
Postmaster-General will be able to secure a
treaty with France reducing the postage to 8
cents. The present rate is about "a cents to
France direct.
-Ihe amount of Iegal-tender notes out
standing is being gradually decreased, and 1t
is believed at the treasury department by the
lst of June they will be reduced to the maS-
imum of 1856, 100000
The Third Assistant Postmaster General
has sent a requisition on the manufacturers
2,346. 900 postal cards The post-offlce de-
partment issues an advertisement soliciting
proposals for one years supply Of Post-Of1ice
and registered package envelopes, estimating
the former at 800, O0O and the later at 4,OO),-
eco.
In June, 1872, just before embarkinG on
his voyage of exploration, Captain G. f. Hall
deposited with Leggett and Storm, hotel
keepers of New York, package markell c.
f. Hall, care of Mr.. Henry Griunell." 1t was
to be Kept in their safe, with direc ions that,
if ANYTHING happened to him, it was to be de-
Iiyered to Grinneu. The instructions were
carried out, and, on opening the package,
GrinueIl found that it contained three books,
comprising sRluable memoranda, in the form
of journal, kept ly Captain Hall when on
the King Williams Land expedition, in search
of Sir John Franklin. There are also notes
81 various Arctic explorations, from which he
contemplated writing book The journals
contain much important information relative
to the Arctic regions known only to Captain
Hall.
The late Chief Justice Chase left viii
raining Gov. H. d. Hooke sole executor. No
inventory has been made of his estate, which,
after a few bequests, to be diyi led between
his children. Mrs. Sprague and Mrs. Hoyt.