The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

Mrs. Barclay, the widow of President
Van Buren, died suddenly at Newport a few
days ago.
The great scull race at ST. Johns,
N. B., between George Brown, OF Halifax, and
E. Morris, of Pittsburgh, for $4,000 side,
was won by Brown. Time, $3.50.
The famous Stevens yacht, Maria,
stolen about four years ago, has been seized
by the French authorities at Algiers, she hav-
ing attempted to smuggle a cargo Of 200
cases of American rifles on shore for the Car
lists.
A Washington dispatch says it is re-
ported tina tthe Porto Rico annexation story has
truly drawn the fire of Russia and the United
States, and was in reality only a part of
scheme Of Bismarck to convulse Europe.
Russia, being fully advised of the intention
of Bismarck to acquire foothold in America,
and with assurances that we win not permit
the transfer of colonial possessions in Amer
lea from one European naticn to another. is
prepared to form an alliance with the United
States, in the event that Germany determines
to force her aspirations.
The locomotive engineers of the va
rious trunk lines and leading roads, protest
most earnestly against any reduction of wages
at the present time. They expressed the
opinion that the Pennsylvania central railroad
company should restore the ten per cent. re-
duction made by them last January.
The postmaster general will doubt
less adopt the recommendation of Third Assist
ant Barbour and A. D. Hazen, chief Of the
stamp division, that newspaper postage, under
the new law going into effect Jan. 1, be paid by
mailing stamps, to be Of denomination from
two cents to sixty dollars, aud to be cancelled
by perforation.
The assistant United States district
attorney, who went to Europe last spring to
obtain evidence against importers in cases of
| importations, as alleged, under violations, has
returned He says he found the German gov
| ernment greatly incensed against this govern
ment because as was thought, it had issued
commissions to its consuls in Europe, author
| izing them to cite importers before them for
the purpose Of extorting information respect
ing invoices made out in Europe. Acting upon
that supposition, the German government had
informed the American legation at Berlin that
if the consuls Of this government attempted
! to execute these commissions, their exequa-
| tors would be revoked
The comptroller of currency having
recently ascertained through the reports OF
the examiners of national banks, that certain
national banks are in the habit of drawing
drafts on their correspondents in New York, at
! sixty or ninety days date, acceptance waived,
have advised these institutions that such is-
sues are in violation Of section % of the ma
tional bank act, which prohibits the issue OF
| post notes. Such transactions subjects ma
tional bank to forfeiture Of charter unde1
section So Of the national bank act, and it is
! the intention Of the comptroller to commence
proceedings, if necessary, to prevent such
| practice. Other national banks are in the
habit Of furnishing their depositors with
checks drawn one day after date, instead Of OF
/ demand, for the purpose of evading the in
! ternal revenue law requiring two cent STAMP
to be affixed to such cheeks. The comptroller
viii ask for an amendment to the act which
will prevent such abuses.