The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-06-20
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The Ohio Valley brass convention at Cir
cieville, Ohio resolved not to abate the price of
postage from their subscription rates. They
want the next congress to adopt sliding scale
of postage, according to circulation in county
or state beyond.
Tho mayor of San Francisco has vetoed
ordinances recently passed by the common
council for shaving the heads of arrested
Chinese, and for imposing heavy special tax
upon Chinese IaUndrymen.
Mrs. Charlotte Lamb Of Hudson, Wiscon-
sin, the Poisoner Of four persons, her two
children, Mr.. Garland and Mrs. Ottmau, has
been sent to the penitentary for life.
Joseph Il. Fore, who shot and killed his
brother-in-law for harboring his wife, at st.
Louis, in 1871, and who was acquitted of that
on the ground of emotional insanity had ALI
other attack Of emotional insanity last week
and nearly killed his wife, attacking her on the
street with hatchet.
The New Orleans, Mobile Il Texas railroad
has been sold under decree of court for SGG7,-
500, to Henry J. Gardner and Peter Butler of
Massachusetts,. representing a bondedness of
neary $8,OOO,OOO. The state of Louisiana
losses heavily.
The captured Modocs will be taken to
Fort Klamath where the commission will sit
and try them. Some wounded troops have
been sent already. 1t is generally thought
Bogus Charley, Hooka Jim, Steamboat Frank
and Shacllnasty Jim, having volunteered to
aid in the capture of Capt. Jack will escape
punishment. Those not tried for murder VIII
be forwarded to Alcatraz
San Francisco-Two vessels have arrived
bringing over 1000 Cinnamon. Dates from
Yokohama of May 22d says the Japanese min
lister of finances had resigned, publishing q
lettor stating that the indebtedness of the En-
pire S1O4 OO0, 900, the people excessively
taxed and the debt increasing yearly, owing to
tho new schemes Of the government Possibly
the minister's may receive an order to commit
suicide.
st. Louis has abandoned her exposition
this year, Tor want of a suitable building.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The secretary of the interior has decided
that under the sixth section Of the act of con-
gress granting lands to aid in the construction
of the Northern Pacific railroad, the filing OF a
map of the general route protects the COM
pany from Pre-emption settlements within the
granted limits which in the states is seventy
miles on each side of the line
The government has been informed that
the list of losses made up by the committee
appointment to examine into the condition of
affairs along the Texas bosder is very greatly
exaggerated and in many cases loss is repre-
sented az ten times greater than the whole
valuation of property destroyed
The supreme court OF tle District of Co
umbia has just rendered q decision upon a
question under the confiscation act not hereto
fore tried. A lawyer of this district Joined the
rebellion early in the war His property was
confscated and sold for $50, 900. Upon his re-
turn the person who had purchased it paid the
former owner $1,000 additional, and received
deed in fee simple. A short time since the
owner died, and his heirs brought suit to re-
cover the property holding that tho confisca-
ton act deprived the first owner of all legal
night to the property during his life, and con-
sequeutly lac had no power to sell or give the
deed. The court held that the first owner mad
legal right during his life to dispose of re-
Verhonary interest and consequently the sale
III the present case valid, and the heirs had
no claims upon the property.
There have been further and more decisive
conferences among railroad managers. and the
agreement II very generally accepted hv rail
roads, and by tho public at large, for a sweep-
ing abolition Of free passes after July lst. To
make lt complete 1t IA proposed that railroad
men shall themselves pay fares. and Of
course, charge up for travelling expenses. 40
that no free passes Of any description NAV be
In existence. The newspaper press says amen
Up to date twelve senators and thirtv-two
representatives have covered their back pav
into the treasury or, one in six of the sena-
tors, and a little more than one in seven Of the
members Of the house. The total amount re-
tuned ia SlS3 32l. This shows the back pay,
deducting mileage, to average about -. .IGG.
The secretary of war has submitted to the
department OF Justice a statement of the con-
dition of Affairs found by the war department
10 exist in the division OF the late freedmen's
bureau charged with the settlement of boun.
ties TO colored soldiers. The statement sets
forth that claimants for whom treasury certi6-
Gates have been issued and sent to the freed
mems bureau for payment have never received
their money, although they were marked OF
tho records of the bureau paid and reported
to the treasury by the disbursing officer of the
bureau as paid, snd 80 credited in the settle
ment Of his acc Junt. For this fraud the rec.
rotary Of war wishes to know the degree Of re-
sponsibility and relative responsibility under
the law of General Howard and his disbursIng