The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-03
News Of the Week,
DOWN EAST.

York, for $500, which lasted an hour and ten
minutes, Harry Grace was declared the winner
over Homer Love, the champion of America
In the case of Susan B. Anthony and
fourteen other women, under examination for
voting illegally at the last general election in
Rochester, Hon. VIM. c. Stores, United States
Commissioner, has rendered his decision hold
ing each to bail in the sum of $500 to appear
before the United States District Court at it's
next session in Albany on the Sd Tuesday of
january.
AT meeting of the colored citizens of
Boston, resolutions were passed calling on the
American people to urge the Administration to
extend all legal aid to the patriots of Cuba in
their struggle for freedom.
-Barnum's Museum was dastroye d by fire
last week, and all the animals burnt to death
with the exception of two elephants and a
camel The cries of the poor creatures are
said to have been most piteous. The loss sus-
tanned was immense.
Thomas Farrell, the Keeper III Wards
Island Lunatic Asylum, held in two indict-
ments for homicide of patients under his
charge, suffered to go ON his own re-
cognizance, the principal witness against him
having died.
Simmons, the murderer of Du1yea, has
been removed from Park Hospital to an un-
known place of safety by the police, owing as
is stated, to the fact that the police became
aware of the formation of a Vigilance Com
mittee of some forty men, who intended
taking Simmons from the hospital and hang
ng him.
The Bark Kadosh, of Boston, from Mannila
went ashore at Point AIerton, between the
bars. The boats in getting ashore capsized,
and the Captain and six men were drowned
Eight of the crew were saved.
The Vermont Legislature has passed an
act, furnishing with a fine any person who
points firearms at another in sport. If any
injury results, the faeetious sportsman is liable
to imprisonment for two years.
The ship Peruvian, from Singapore for
Boston, struck the bar off Cape Cod, during the
storm, and went to pieces. The crew were all
drowned. The vessel was owned by VIM. F.
Weld Co., of Boston. The vessel and cargo
we're insured for S4OO, 600, mostly in Boston
Companies.
In the Stokes case last week the prisoner
told his story of the shooting. He admitted
having shot Fisk, but did not intend to kill
him, and the shooting moreover, was nj self
defence, Fisk having drawn pistol to shoot
him. He had been, he said, in constant fear
of personal violence from the emissaries of
Fisk. Stokes contradicted the evidence of
Parker and state that he never called Fisk a
black-mailer nor threatened to shoot him.
The members from the South, who are
elected to the Forty-second Congress, are in
dustriously at work to make Horace Maynard,
of Tennessee, Speaker of the House They
are very anxious to form combination with
n. n 4 =
ment held out is that in case Maynard is elect
ed, Judge Kelly will be made Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, and the old
members from Pennsylvania, who are re-
elected, will have other important chairman
ships. An effort is also being made to capture
the Indiana delegation, the consideration be-
ing that General COburn, of the Indianapolis
District, is to be made Chairman of the APP
preparation Committee. Speaker Blaine who
WILL of course, be a candidate for reelection,
has thus far made no effort nor has his
friends, because they are confident of his re-
election without much opposition.
The American Geographical Society have
undertaken to collect for the Vienna Inter
national Exposition maps, photographs, seem
cry, geographical and other reports and infor-
nation, which may best represent the true
cohuiIlOh oA the country; anu "a hiaAe IIle COA-
lection and export articles at their own ex-
pense.
Woodruff and Clafiinhave resumed the
publication of their Weekly.
The latest estimate in London of Bowles
Brothers liabilities is one million two hun
dred thousand dollars; assets nominally two
hundred and forty thousand dollars, but really
next to nothing. tits confirmed that Joseph
inc Mansfield lost heavily; also the wife of
Father Hyacinthe.
The Memphis Bank, J. J. Murphy, Pres
dent. suspended last week. Liabilities $40, ,OGO.
Five negro women were shot during the
Christmas festivities at Memphis, two fatally
by their husbands, and the others by coIored
admirers