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

-JaHlcs A zoe, lOfSef1 mas been committed
in default of four hundred thousand dollars
bail. It is thought his operations will exceed
100000 though only 327, 900 is specifically
charged against him.
OUT WEST.
"A California firm recently shipped hun
dred bales of cotton to Liverpool, being the
first consignment Of California grown cotton.
The Indian Bureau has received a letter
from the agent of the Cheyennes at tho north
fork of Canadian river, reporting that it has
been definitely ascertained that the murder of
the four surveyors of Darlington's party was
perpetrated by small party of young Chey-
ennes belonging to Bull Bears faction, who
are regarded as outlaws even by their own
tribe. Three young men who fired the shots,
one of whom is a son-in-law to Bull Bear,
have been identified, and the commissioner of
Indian affairs has taken the. proper steps to
secure their arrest and bring them to punish
ment.
Lava Bed dispatch says Gen. Davis and
Gillem in crossing Lule Lake during heavy
gale had narrow escape from drowning
their boat becoming unmanageable. The pre-
sent force at the command of General Davis
is not considered sufficient to make a success
nj attack on the MOdocs in their new strong
hold but the General viii endeavor to hold
them where they are now, and wait the rein
forcements with mortars hurrying forward and
expected in two days. The troops are suffer-
ing froIh want of water. Willow creek is the
nearest stream, but the Modocs are between
il and the troops. The Modocs have their
families with them, and it Is not thought they
will seok to leave their present position until
they have made provision for the safely of
the women and children.
The SHOCKING discovery has been ma Q in
Labette County, Kansas Of thirteen persons
murdered and buried on the farm of one Ben
der, who, with his family has disappeared
The victims include DIR. William York. brother
of the Senator York so notorious in the Pome-
roy affair last winter. These murders were
committed Tor money and we're attended with
atrocious mutilations.
The Omaha Bridge company, which is a
lesser Credit Mobilier ring in the Union Pacific
Railroad and which levies tolls of it's own on
all railroad freight which crosses the Missouri
at Omaha, is said to make s 900 a day by its
extortion.
The completion of the bridge at St. Louis
is promised this year.
The Milwaukee & S.. Paul Railway com
pany have rejected the st Croix land-grant
FOREIGN TNTELLTGENCE.
The Vienna Exposition has attracted, thus
far, from u 600 to 16 600 visitors daily but, as
was long ago expected, the whole thing will
not be well organized before June 1, when the
rush will begin. Our own American depart
ment is ri liculed by the correspondent of the
London Daily Ne'rS who gives what he says
is a correct list of articles, viz 60 Two cases
of Colts firearms. three binnacles, one stuffed
eagle, two salt-cellars, a dentists chair, and
six bottles of water taken from the Mississippi
river" The explanation of this meagre dis
play is found in the former mismanagement
of the American section; and it is confidently
hoped, now that the new commissioners and
exhibitors have gone actively to work to re-
pair the evil effects, the goods from America
will be speedily unpacked, and the exhibitions
from that country will come up to the stand
ard expected.
The Canadian Parliament has fixed the
salaries Of the Lieutenant Governors at So
600 per annum-an increase of 1900 over
former years Tho Judges in Nova Scotia and
New brunswick receive So, ,OOO aud in British
Columbia $4,000 per annum. The Speakers
of the Senate and Commons, $1,000 each !;
members Of the Senate and Commons, $40
per day. An increase is to be made in the
salaries of the Ministers of the Crown and in
the civil service.
Further elections in France, to fill vacan-
cies in the Assembly have been carried by the
Republicans. The idea of a formal proclama-
tion at early day, Of the Conservative Re
public, as a permanent form of government
in France, absorbs public attention. and is
gaining ground everywhere.
The Duke of Edinburgh has gone to Nice
q So L L..
sia's daughter, and a marriage between the
young couple will no doubt, be arranged.
The existence of cholera in Austria or
Turkey is officially denied.
The British House of Commons has again
debated the inc Iuality of representation, and
Mr.. Gladstone, while acknowledging the force
of the argument, Wrged that, as this was the
last year of the present Parliament, there
would bo no time 20 consider the question.
The London Observer states thai general
election for members of Parliament will be
held next spring. The present Parliament
viii meet for the last time in February, for a
short session, when, after voting the estimates,
1t will be dissolved. The new Parliament Will
be eonyoked shortly after the Easter holidays.
Canada gave us the epzootic, and we have
given Canada the Credit Mobilier Canadian
newspapers are publishing heated editorial ar
ucIes about the Canada Pacific Railway Inves-
hgatng committee which might have been
copied almost word for word from American
newspapers of a few months ago. The Tor
onto Globe talks hercoly of The National
Scandal, aud says that the attempt to keeu
the proceedings Of the committee socrat is
proof not only that the government is guilty.
but that it knows that it can be shown to be so
In spaia the Monarchists have every.
where abstained from vsting in the election.
for the Constituent Cortes, and large major
ity of Federal Republicans is assured. Fur
ther collisions havo been reported, shown.
the activity of the Carlists, but there are n,
indications. as yet, Of decisive results.
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