The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-12-11

ted out by Great Britain, for explorations in
the Arctic regions.
The Spanish coasting steamer Thomas
Brooks, from Santiago de Cuba for Fuantarno,
struck on the morning OF the Sd, on the Mo-
rlllo near Guantamo, and sunk Immediately.
About thirty lives we're lost.
p Il is known, In diplomatic circles, that
Spain has paid 10 Great Britain only part Of
the indemnity ON account Of the virginius
affair, leaving the remainder and other ques-
tions to be hereafter adjusted.
The inspector general of the army, in
his annual report, says a regulation is much
needed, inficting punishment on soldiers who
marry without proper permission. Military
posts are overrun with tho wives Of the en-
listed men and it is we'll known that it re-
quires about az much transportation to move
four laundresses as it does to move whole
company Of men. -.
A Berlin dispatch says that Russia
contemplates the reassembling next March, in
st. Petersburg, OF the international conference
lately held in Brussels. Exertions will proba-
bly, be made to secure the consent OF Great
Britain and some minor states. The work of
the conference will bs confined to the enact
ment OF the more purely philanthropio clauses
OF the programme proposed by Russia. II
these endeavors fail, the three northern pow
| ers may probably setHe the matter alone.
The message of President MacMahon
was delivered to the assembly last week. He
says that order has been maintained through
out the country. Relations with foreign gov
ernments are on an excellent footing no for
elgn power doubts her desire to maintain
pacific relations with all nations. The fnan-
cial condition OF the country has improved at
home, thanks to a good harvest. The export
trade has never been 50 considerable as dur
ing the last four months. Everything now
favors the expectation that these most salts
factory results will be at least equaled in 1875
The president insists strongly on the necessity
of definite legislation with regard to the con
stitutionaI powers, and continues as follows: !:
" necessarily agitated by propaganda Of the
most pernicious doctrine, the country asks You
I to guarantee, by measures, the action Of the
public powers during the period of stability
which you promised France"
The steamer La Plata, from Gravesend
for Rio Grande del Sud, chartered by Siemens
Bros. to repair the telegraph cable, foundered
of Ushant on the 29th Of November. Sixty
persons were drowned. Fourteen survivors
were rescued by the Gareloch, Of Glasgow.
The loss of the ship is attributed to the shift
ing of the graphing apparatus. OF $50 miles
Of telegraph cable on board, $50 had been paid
out, which had to be abandoned. Unavailing
attempts were made to save the vessel by
tightening. The captain, surgeon, three other
officers, the engineer, seven stewards and
cooks, eleven stokers, fourteen seamen and
the whole Of the cable staff, numbering six
teen, and including Mr.. Ricketts,, the chief
electrician, we're drowned. The chief steward,
who WAS saved, reports that the fires were all
out by ten o'clock on the morning of the 29tb.
A heavy sea carried away two OF the boats ard
the ship gradually settled by the stern. at
1890 P. NJ. she foundered, stern first. The
captain and doctor were on the bridge, having
failed to clear the patent Ife-raft, and went
down with the crew.
The steamer Vancouver has arrived
with late news from China and Japan. The
Formosa quarrel has been settled, China con,
ceding everything required by Japan. The
latter government has already determined to
return a part If not the whole, indemnity
money. They required it only as an unmis-
taxable acknowledgement of the propriety of
their action. That having been indicated,
they are disinclined to keep the money. There
is general complaint against the United States
consul at New Chang for having sentenced a
pilot named Holiday, convicted OF murder
GUS assault on the Chinese women, to only
fourteen days imprisonment. The subject of
supplying prostitutes for San Francisco at
tracts much attention in Hong Kong. Meas-
ures are under consideration to prevent future
departures from that place. Several cases Of
girls seeking release were recently before the
oourts. By heavy typhoon on October II,
many Japanese villages were greatly injured,
and one entirely destroyed. Thirty three
iunks were wrecked and two hundred lives
lost In view of the recent expectations OF
war. public expenses are reduced in various
ways. The Mikade aud members of the i'm
perial family have renounced part of their in
comes. Numerous employees have requested a
reduction OF their salaries, and even the
scholars in the national academies have petit
toned that the amount allowed for their edu-
cation be temporarily reduced