The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-11-14
GENERAL.

OENEECAL.
The ten dollar national bank note will be
ready for issue in a week or ten DAYS
The statute to the late Secretary RawIins
for which an appropriation was made at the
last session of congress, has been designed
and modelled, and will soon be cast in bronze.
Col. J. W. Young, postal money order
forger, plead guilty in the United States court
to one count of the Indictment against Linn,
and was sentenced to three years in the peni-
tentiary.
Judgment has been given for the defend
ant in the suit of William A. Brittan of New
Orleans against Gen. Butler to recover the
value of two notes seized by the latter while
commandant at New Orleans.
The first comptroller has instructed the
assistant treasurer of New York that the bank
ruptcy of an agent is a revocation of the
agency, but where subsequently to bankruptcy
a principal with the knowledge of the fact
appoints the bankrupt his agent, the latter
may lawfully transact any business entrusted
to him.
An official dispatch received by the de-
partment of state shows that the Virginius
was captured six miles from the coast of
Jamaica. At the instance of Minister Sickles
instructions were sent from the government at
Madrid to await orders from the home govern
ment before inficting penalties on the passen-
gers or crew of the Virginius.
The United States steamer Tuscarora has
arrived from her cruise, sounding for the cable
line to the Orient. She cIuised l, 100 miles to-
ward the AIeutiOn islands, and 100 miles west
of Cape MendocinO, and found a submarine
mountain 4, 900 feet high. The deepest sound
, A. a. ,FT
raloves island. She was ordered back on ac-
count of the lateness of the season.
Charles Wilson, grand chief engineer, au-
thorizes the statement that no division of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will be
sustained in strike unless they first obtain
the advice of the whole organization, and no
division or member will be sustained that in
terferes in any manner with the companys
property or employees. The present strike in
Tennessee is without authority of the Brother
hood.
Official returns to the bureau of statistics
shoE that during the quarter ending Septem-
Der 80, 1873, there arrived at New York 68, ,588
immigrants, of whom 36,613 were males, and
%, 975 were females. There died, during the
voyage, 40 males and 81 females. The total
arrivals from England we're, Is, ,399; Ireland,
%, ,381; Austria, 926; Sweden, 2, 139; Norway,
2,O24; Denmark 596; France 1910; Switzer-
land, 64O; Spain, 90; Italy, 1,O29; Holland,
851; Prussia, 1,2O8; Poland, 581; Hungary,
313: born at sea, 20.
The comptroller of currency has issued a
circular to all national banks, requesting them
to forward special reports of their business
condition at the close of business on Monday,
reports will be especially useful in ascertain
ing how much currency the national banks in
different states had on hand during the height
of the panic, and, subsequently at the close of
business, on the first of November, after the
pooling of greenbacks had ceased in New
York city. The circular says the publication
of these reports in the newspapers will not be
required and the statistics will be used only
for the purpose Of preparing tables of the ag-
gregate condition of the banks in the several
cities and states. OF a table of the aggregate
condition of all the banks OF the union, as
may be thought most advisable.
In view of the shOrtness of the notice
given Of the district civil service examinations
to be held in Cincinnati and st. Louis, the
civil service commission has postponed the
Cincinnati examination to Dec 4th, and the
st. Louis examination to Dec. 9. The 18th
Of December has been fixed for holding an
examination i'm Savannah for the southern
district. Applications will be received at the
proper departments from those wishing to
compete in the Cincinnati examination to the
22d of November, and for the Savannah ex-
animation to the 9TH of December. These
examinations are to fill 81, 200 Clerkships in
the department at Washington The places at
which the examinations will be held, will be
specified in notices sent to the candidates by
the chief executive minister. Instructions as
to the form of making applications may be
obtained by addressing f o. Graves, chief
examiner.
The increase of coin in this country has
been at a very fair rate since the first of April
last and the indications are that although
there may be occasional expectations, 1t viii
gradually go on until an amount sufficient to
enable the country to resume specie payments
VIII be secured This much desired result,
however will depend upon conditions which
cannot be discussed at the present writing.
Some idea of the increase Of operations
may be formed when it Is stated that the coin
age Of gold during the month of October ap-
proximated in value fourteen million dollars
coin. Except as to the Pacific coast states
and territories being as a general thing in the
treasury, and in banks the present time is
favorable one for estimating the amount of
gold and silver coin in the country. From the
most reliable data obtainabIe, the gold coin is
estimated at $3.50, ,OOO, OOO and the silver at
! s. 900, 600. Total 40, 5000, 900. The silver
coin is principally in circulation in California
| Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona and Texas.
The report Of Gen. Baker, commissioner
/ Of pensionz save 10. 4O5 new pensioners ad~
mltted TO the pension rolls during the hscal
/ year ending june 80, 1873 and 10, 223 names
| were dropped for various reasons. The net
| gain to the number Of pensioners was 6,ls2,