The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-08-14

the town of Santana. in the province Santan-
der, proposing to make it a second Gibraltar
The 1rial of ten young. men and
women for issuing and circulating revolution.
ary' proclamations, is proceeding before q spe-
cial session of the Russian senate.
Bayoune advices state that tbecarIists
have captured 5000 breaeh-loading rifles
which were landed on the coast. 1t is also
! said that 5000 other rifles, destined for the
carlists, have fallen into the hands Of the
French police on the frontier.
The report that England, Germany
and Italy have agreed to watch the Spanish
coast is denied Germany has not proposed
i Intervention to Austria, but 70 join the other
/ powers in the acknowledgement of the Spanish
republic.
It is reported from Berlin that the
Roman Catholic bishops have forwarded to
| the government p protest declaring that they
cannot submit to q one-sided government,
and claiming that the legislative power con-
cerning the religion of the people belongs
solely to the pope.
Prince Bismarck recently fought a
duel with pistols at Dusseldorf, with NJ Leark-
avian, an officer of the infantry. The encoun-
ter took place at 6 in the morning, ten PAGES
separating the conbatants. Three shots were
to have been fired by each, but the first shot
of the German took effect in his adversary's
abdomen and soon afterwards proved fatal
During the discussion of the public
worship regulation bill in the house Of com
mons, Disraei referring to the strife between
church and state or the continent expressed
the conviction that however tranquil might be
the general state of Europe, there wero agen-
cies at work preparing period Of great dis
turbance.
A letter from Ireland says John
Mitchell had a brilliant reception in the city of
Cork. The whole town was afame with ex-
element. He was waited on by crowds. of his
old associates of 1848 and young disciples of
his. At night the streets were alive with
bands of music and bondfres, and there was
a torchlight procession to his residence in
which 5000 people took part.
A letter from Havana says that last
week the town of Libonice, a village in Quay
mora and another small place, with nearly
45, 900 ratiens, were burned by the Spaniards,
doubtless for want of transportation and for
fear of their falling into the hands of the
Cubans. The villages of Caldran and Unas
have been captured by the Cubans, and the
plantation of Daunas, near Santa Clara, was
sacked by them.
The latest mail advices from Europe,
in regard to the crop prospects there, are not
so good as the last preceding report. Though
the French wheat crop is a good aver5g ge one,
still the hopes that it might be classed among
the rich crops viii not be realized Rye and
barley will Weld good quality but rather lin
tied quantity Complaints about oats have in
consequence of the heat became moro intense
from certain parts. From Vienna the official
bulletins say the continued July heat has done
harm only in q comparatively small part of the
empire, but was pretty damaging to barley,
oats, and feed. Rye and wheat looks well.
Corn also looks we'll
The excursionists accompanying MIR.
O. W. Field to Iceland, who go out to attend
the miuennial celebration, report the progress
of the journey in the following words under
date of July 26. We arrived at Thorsham,
Farce islands, yesterday afternoon, all in good
health and spirits. The king of Denmark
reached Tuorsham few days before and win
sail for Iceland tomorrow afternoon. We
shall leave tomorrow morning, as all wish to
be in Iceland when the king arrives. We are
all delighted with what we have seen. This
morning the church at Thorsham was full of
people anxious 10 hear the sermon, and per-
haps to see the king OF Denmark. Thorsham
presents gay and beautiful sight, every yes
sci IN the harbor and every house flying
Danish fsg. Our steamers havethe American
flag at the fore, Danish at the mizzen and
English at the stern.