The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-11-28
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The jury in the Tweed case found a YER
dict of guilty on all the counts
During the year closing, one hundred and
ffty-two lives have been lost in the Gloucester
fishery, and twenty-four vessels, of an aggre-
gate tonnage of 1878, and S11O, 900 in value
have been swallowed up in the waves.
The aldermen of New York have voted the
departments Of public works and parks mil
lion dollars each to furnish work for unem-
ployed laborers. Recently elected members
Of the legislature have appointed committee
to confer with the heads OF departments about
work.
"A white nurse in the city hospital, Boston,
was suffering from poison, taken with view
of ending her life, and Arthur Foster, a young
physician, boing called to attend her, pre-
scribed for hysteria. Learning afterward that
the woman had taken poison and died from its
effect he became so chagrined that he killed
himself.
"A special statement of the condition of
the Pacific Mail steamship company, made to
the new board of directors, shows the receipts
fIom May to Oct. 1, 1873, to be S3, ,O12, 800.
and expenses 50, $50, 500 leaving a balance of
nearly sixty-two thousand dollars as earnings
in five months. II this exhibit it is under
stood that no allowance is made for insurance
or wear and tear 1t is said the recent inves-
legations into the disposition Of millions
earned annually by the company showed
fraud, corruption and mismanagement, and
the necessity fer reorganization of the
concern.
From statistics gathered by B. f. How.
ard, secretary of the national pork packers as
sooiation, it appears that the number of hogs
packed to date this season in Chicago, Cincin,
natl, st. Louis, Louisville, Milwaukee, India.
napols, Peoria, Illinois, and Desmoins, lows
is CSC, 667, or ls3, 994 more than at the same
period last season. Chicago shows an excess
of 1S6, 562; Cincnus ii, estimated, &c 600; Mil
waukee, $500; IndianapOlia 81, 462 st. Louis
shows falling off of II ,115; Louisville
29,032; Peoria 1900. Returns from dozer
smaller packing points in Iowa and Indiana al
show an increase in the number packed over
the same time last year
Owing to the statement, contained in {
letter from Havana, that on the night of tn,
9TH inst, when the news Of the Virginius
reached Santiago, the Spanish volunteers il
tiendish eXultation over their triumph. VISITED
the widows OF the Masons shot in 1868 anC
brutally outraged the helpless women: that il
the struggle four were killed, seven hay,
since died. and several are in such a danger
GUS condition that they connOt possibly re
cover, petition is being signed, generally b,
the masters of Masonic lodges and past gran,
masters of lodges residing in New York, call
ing Tor an emergent session of the grant
Iodge OF the state to take such action as ma,
be necessary. Similar action on the part o
the Masonic fraternity is being taken in Ney
Jersey and Massachusetts,.
Capt Hanscomb chief of the bureau o
construction and repairs, has informed Secre
tary hobeson that the Dictator, now at New
London, could be got ready for sea in ten
days. The secretary viii order her into com
mission at once. The secretary told a Tribun,
correspondent that we want to secure pesc
by being prepared for war; also that he be
heved the eXigencies Of the case warrante,
the expedition that was being observed in fit
ting out the navy. The secretary has deeme
It eXpedient to visit several navy yards 70
the purpose Of collecting material for yer
exhaustive report to accompany the president
annual message to congress. The Juniat
was somewhat delayed in taking on her pow
der, by the storm; she is now on her way
join the North Atlantic squadron