The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-24
BOLIVAR, HARDEMAr co, TENNESSEE, JULY a. 1874

Mr.. n. B. MARI, formerly judge of the court
of appeals. Judge MARI is the stepfather Of
Mrs. Tilton, and has been her husbands in
innate friend for many years.
The effect of the reduction of the
rates on package envelopes, from ten to eight
cents, ia shown in the increase Of sales. There
were 1873, SIS, 500 stamped envelopes sold by
the postofice department through the post
masters, an increase over the preceding year
OF about 600, 900.
Treasuser Spinner has threatened to
tender his resignation in case his views regard
ing the management of the bureau under his
charge are not approved by those higher in
authority. Gen. Spinners dissatisfaction
grows out of a conflict between himself and
other prominent officers of the treasury with
reference to the appointment of clerks in his
own bureau.
The suspension of the freedman's saw
ings institution, which retains saving OF money
OF Industrious colored persons, is the chief
subject Of conversation among them. Three
deaths have resulted indirectly from the sus-
pension, the victims being women who went
into wild state of imbecility and collapse at
the loss of their savings.
The hand ball match for one thou
sand dollars and the championship of Amer
ics, between James O'Brien and James Far
ron, of Chicago, and James Dunn and James
Casey, of Brooklyn, took place last week. and
resulted in favor of Brooklyn by score Of
81 to "a. Chicago had the game in their own
hands until Farron became exhausted by
heat.
The examination of the young men
into the naval academy as cadet engineers
takes place on the 18th, 18th and 18th of Sep
tember instead of any time between the 18th
and 21st, as heretofore. This will be a com
petitial examination. The recent act of con-
gress permits the appointment of twenty-five
cadet engineers annually.
One of the ladies employed as count
er in the national bank redemption division
of the treasury department has discovered
among the notes sent for redemption one of
the counterfeit $500 bills originally discovered
at the treasury about year ago. It was so
perfect that several Of the most experienced
clerks in the treasury Office thought it genu-
inc, but upon reference to the engraving and
printing division it was pronounced counter
felt
AuO navy OOkJdI ILACub Will LOU OEOOE
north this summer the vessels now in the Gulf
of Mexico and cruising in the waters adjacent
to the West Indies, but they will all remain
about their present stations so that, in case of
any necessity for their presence in Cuban wa
ters or elsewhere in that latitude it viii not be
necessary to fit out and send vessels from the
north to that quarter.
The treasurer has decided that the
national banks will be permitted to make good
the amounts charged to the five per cent.
fund, for the redemption of their notes, by the
remittance of national bank notes, thussaving
the expense Of remitting legal tender notes
from the treasury department in return for
bank notes redeemed, and of the return of
legal tenders by banks to make good the five
per cent. fund. The first deposit of five per
cent. must, however, be made in legal tenders
in all cases.
Advices from Washington state that
Secretary Bristow announces an explanation
of the terms upon which the five per cent.
fcndod bonds are offered for proposals, that
all interest on the bonds accrued to the date
of subscription, and in addition thereto all
interest that will have accrued up to three
months thereafter must be paid by the sub
scribers whose bids are adopted, and must be
calculated in all settlements, together with
the payment at the time of subscription or
at any time within three months thereaf-
ter