The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17


vial basin of the Mississippi river subject to
inundation.
Attorney General Williams has in
structed A G. Riddle to prosecute the safe
burglary cases without fear favor or affection,
and summon every one who can throw any
light upon the subject. It is the intention of
the attorney general to have these cases
thoroughly sifted in the courts and to bring
all the offenders to justice.
The attorney general has decided
that, under section 70 of the act amendatory
Of the bankrupt law, United States marshals
and registers in bankruptcy are not required
to make the returns therein provided for un-
til they are furnished with tabular forms and
directions in respect thereto by the judge of
the supreme court of the United States.
In response to the application of the
governor of Minnesota, that he be permitted
to draw subsistence stores for the relief of the
sufferers from the gTasshoppers, such stores
to be charged against the fund available for
the purchase of arms for the Minnesota mill
tia, the secretary of war telegraphs that he
has no authority to transfer appropriations for
one purpose to another, and that he has no
money whatever at his command with which
" puiOAelCO tAO bllppl465 ICQuOsI6u.
The number of postal stamps issued
to postmasters by the department during the
fiscal year ending June 30 was 632, ,733, 420.
The issue for the previous year was COS, 931,-
500. The value of the stamps issued in the
last fiscal year is $23, 1927, 600. In addition to
the above over $92, 600, 900 official stamps were
issued to the several executive departments,
not including postal cards or stamped en-
velopes. The total value of all adhesive stamps
issued during the year is $40, 100000
The secretary of the interior has ap-
pointed as members of the board of Indian
commissioners to fill the vacancies which re-
Gently occurred therein, R. Butler of New
York city; Gen. b. H. Sibley of st. Paul,
Mimi, and Clinton B. Fiske, of st. Louis
These appointments increase the number of
members of the commission from four, at
which it was left by the recent resignation of
Brunot and others, to seven. Secretary Della
no will soon fill the remaining three vacancies,
The Tribune says: Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher has demanded investigation by
Plymouth church Of the inuendoes against his
personal character by Theodore Tilton The
request made June q, the day of the publ
cation of Mr.. Tilton's letter, and special com
mittee appointed to conduct the inquiry It
has been in progress since the Fourth of JULY
and will probably be concluded in a few DAYS
The inquiry has been conducted in private
Mr.. Tilton was summoned as a witness Mr.
Beecher has not yet testified and it is said on
the authority of Mr.. Shearman, will not ap-
pear
The designation of commissioners
made by the freedman's savings bank and
trust company has been approved by the sec
retary of the treasury. They are Postmaster
General Cresswen, DR.. G. B. Parvis and L. H.
Leopold. It is reported that some of the de-
positors in the freedman's bank are s~'Ting
their cash books for less than their S4rue,
either from necessity or in ignorance of the
fact that Bank Examiner Meigs, after thor
ough examination of its affairs, placed the as
sets, deducting bad and doubtful debts, at
ninety-three cents on the dollar. The officers
of the company say that with proper care on
the part of the management, the books will be
worth more than that sum- and that large
dividend will be made at as early day as
practicable.
The National Crop Reporter pub
fishes crop information of which the follow
ing is brief abstract Returns from over two
hundred and fifty counties in the nine princi-
pal cotton states, Indicate as compared with
last year, a decreased area, amounting to If
teen and six-tenths per cent. The average
stand in the nine states, June Is, was trifle
more than twelve per cent. below g full aver
age, and the general condition of the plant is
very rapidly improving. Returns are also pub
lished from seventeen states which produces
annually over three-fourths of the corn raised
i'll the United States. From these are deduced
an increase of 6-1O per cent. in the area
planted in corn this season, as compared with
last year. This increase aggregates in round
numbers over two million acres. The stand
and general condition of the growing corn,
June Is, was very good and the outlook prom
Using.
Tho act approved June 18, 1874, en-
titled g an act to increase pensions in certain
| cases." provides that all persons who are now
entitled to pensions under existing laws, and
who have lost an arm at or above the elbow,
or a leg at or below the knee, shall be rated in
| the second class and shall receive twenty-four
dollars per month, provided that no artificial
limbs or Communication therefor shall be furn-
ished to such persons as Will be entitled to
| pension under this act. By its terms the act
] Was 70 Ltho 0u6CJ lIOLl anu dIB6E June Z 1919.
| Gen. Baker, commissioner of pensions, an
| nounces that the persons embraced within
the provisions of this act can secure the bene-
fits of the same without formal applications
| aud without the Intervention of an attorney.
A power of attorney will not be recognized in
an application for the increase of pension
| provided by this act. letter from the PEN
sioner addressed to the commissioner of PEN
sions inclosing his pension certificate and
giving his postofice address will be a sufficient
| presentation of his claims.
Officers of the chief railway compa-
nies recently, agreed to greatly reduce the
number of ticket agencies, in fact to abolish
all beyond the regular offices established by
the companies. It was agreed that these lat
ter meet all the requirements of the travelling
public, and that the commission paid other
! agents and the additional expense in printing
| and advertising, we're useless, and they
brought no increase in business, and the
risk run in the circulation of so MANY tickets
was very great.
The Amateur Rife club, who, on be-
/ half of the rifemen of America, accepted the
! challenge Of the Irish champion Team. pub
| lish circular which has for it's object. that OF
! drawing together from all parts of the coun-
try the best shots, so as to select from them
the American Team, to shoot against the
Irish Eight. The circular gives notice that
six competitive matches will take place at
| Creedinoor on the 18th, 18th, 22d and 29d in
slant, and the 1st and 18th proximo. The
matches are open to all natives OF the United
States, and any rife Of American manufacture
that comes within the rules OF the club may
be used.