The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-04-18
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San Francisco--Gu Swami, John Me-Don-
AID and George Taylor were murdered by
large band OF Apaches. The sayages we're
pursued by the troops seventy-nine war
riors were killed and twentv-six women and
children taken prisoners They followed the
trail of the Apaehes and learned that Taylor
has been captured alive and subjected to the
most horrible treatment. Captain Randall re-
ports an engagement with the Apaches, in
which he killed forty-seven warriors and cap
tured seven women. aaHr..r
The Superintendent Of the Mounted Re-
Sruiting Service has been directed TO send all
disposabls colored recruits at St. Louis at
Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, for Assignment
to the 10th cavalry.
"A special from Salt Lake CITY saws Brig
ham Young speaks daily of abdicating. For
some time preparations have been made for a
Mormon exodus southwark large number
leave in a few days, with Brigham Young at
their head. Their destination is through the
valleys bordering on the San Francisco. noun
tains, in Arizons near the Texas Pacific Rail-
road Brigham Young, in anticipation, has
resigned the presidency of the DeSoret Ma
tional Bank, lions Cooperative Mercantile
Institution, and the railroad company, and is
respectively succeeded by Hon. W. H. Hooper,
General Eldridge and VIM. Jennings, and
seeks new locality where he can be supreme
The Mormon pro Jlem is still uasolved, AMI
the war will be transferred to Arizona Some
prominent Mormons with large business in
terests, state that they will remain until they
sell out. Brigham Young, this evening, pub
icly in the tabernacle before an immense au-
dience, resigned the position of trustee in
trust of the vast Mormon Church property
and funds. He said he was going 80 far
south that the telegraph would not reach
him. The spring sconfereneeE of the Latter
Day Saints has closed. A number OF promin-
ent churchnnen were sent on mission to Ru-
rope and the islands in the Pacific. New Off
ees were created and flied, occasioned by the
resignation of Brigham Young as trustee in
trust of the Church.
The American Tract Society. OF New
York, and the Western Tract and Book So
ciety, Of Cincinnati. have united. Hereafter
there will be only one depository in Cincin-
natl, where the field consists of Ohio, Indiana,
Kentucky and Tennessee. The funds con-
tributed in future will go to the General Be-
nevolent Fund, and one-tenth Of all the
amount the Tract Society. gives away will be
used in Cineinnatrs held.- a
One of the largest most successful sales
of short horn cattle took place near Wauke-
gan, H., last week, the entire herd, sc in all,
Of w. B.DOdge, and thirty-aix from the herd
of @. @. Parks being sold for an aggregate
amount Of over forty-fVe thousand dollars,
the cows averaging S6IO. so and the bulls $3.50
each. The stock was purchased by breeders
from Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio and In
diana. HeE-..e .ra.. EseH eHr
Lawrence, Ks.-The Journal learns that
the Kiowas, Cheyennes and Arrspahoe In
dams are preparing for war, and that the gov
ernment ia reinforcing all the forts in Western
Kapsas and south Of that section, and extra
troops have been ordered to the front. Two
companies of cavalry have already arrived
and two more are on the road. There is every
prospect of Indian troubles on the frontier
this spring. -l