The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-04-09
TIMELY TOPICS,

crop now marketing was closed at the
Memphis cotton exchange Thursday.
Nlnety-six estimates at So each were
entered, making the pool $3.50. The
grand total of estimates was 263, ,54I,-
5O8, and the average of all 1896, ,751.
The lowest of the estimates was 3, 3,579,-
$50, and the highest 3, 1886, ,OOO Most
of the estimates fell between $500, 900
and 3,9OO,0 600. The estimate nearest
that made by the New Orleans cotton
exchange, at the close of the season,
will win the pool, less 10 per cent,
which is to go to the Memphis cotton
exchange. Three of the estimates
called for 3, TIT, TIT bales.
THE balance of trade, as made up
from the mere returns of imports and
exports, reckoning the latter at their
specie value, was about Sc, 900, 900 in
our favor for the calendar year 1873,
and about $65, 900, 900 in our favor for
the year 1874, according to the returns
just issued. The imports fell off about
$45, 100000, and the exports increased
about $l3, 100000. OF the decrease in
imports $l4, 500, 900, and of the increase
IN exports, so, 100000 was in specie.
The merchandise balance for 1874
comes very near an even thing, exports
and imports each footing up about
$3.50, 1000, 900 gold.
EARLY in February there were rumors
of an a1,iIay,io m r,;,,r, =, Mi, ,-L:.1
resembled cholera, and congress appro-
priated 81, 900 to defray the expenses of
a medical officer of the army to inves-
tlgate It's extent and character. The
surgeon general has not thought it
worth while to detail anyone on this
errand, but the recent outbreak of yell
low fever at Key West is likely to
change his views of the sanitary situa-
tiOn.
In a public address at Poutefra-,t,
England, last week, Mr.. Childres gave
an account of his last AmericanAtour.
He spoke in terms of high eulogy of
America. The United States, he
thought, was probably the most pros
porous country in the world. He esti-
mated that in fifty years it would con-
tain one hundred and fifty million in
habitants, while the progress of Eng
land was limited. He forcibly pre-
sented reasons why England should
seek the friendship and alliance of the
United States.
ARCHBIsHOP MCCLosKEY having been
raised to the dignity of cardinal,
it will be etiquette for him always to
appear in a costume some portion of
which shall be scarlet. This is sup
posed to symbolic the special readi-
ness of dignitaries of that class to shed
their blood for the good of the church.
The full dress of a cardinal is one of
the most gorgeous and striking costumes
worn.
THE restoration of hogging to the
roll of British punishments for such
Offenses as wife-b beating and gar
rotting is being seriously discussed. It
is argued that those who persist in
taking a physical view of humanity can
be best instructed by vigorous ap-
plicatiOn of their own principles.
JUTE is looking up in Europe.
"Brussels carpets" and rugs of great
beauty aud finish are now largely man
ufactured almost exclusively of this
fiber. It is also used in the warp of
cheap broad-cloths, and TO some extent
for mixing with silks, its peculiar Iustre
being considered a real advantage.
THE German banks of New York state
that the impending panic in Berlin is
caused by a large advance in prices,
and the reported failures by parties
being short at Frankfort
GEN. SHERMAN has received orders to
look after the Texas frontier, and an
official representation of the Mexican
\raiding iniquity will be made to the
Mexican government.
The early appearance of the yellow
fever at Key West has created great
excitement all over the country. 1t is
reported as prevailing in an epidemic
form in Havana.
TIE spelling school fever is raising
to the dignity of an epidemic, and is
spreading all over the land. Like the
late epizootic, no section of the broad
land is likely to escape its ravage.
The Washington City savings bank,
which failed about eighteen months ago,
has just paid another dividend, making
in all seventy-five per cent.
ENGLISH AUTHORITIES on AMERICAN
TRoTTERs.- THE author of ,he Book on
the Horse and manager of the annual
London Horse Show, IL n cOmmunica-
ton to the London Times concerning
the deterioration of certain kinds Of
horses in England and the uselessness
of government interference to prevent
1t. remarks: There are two coun-
tries in which horses of different kinds |
have been brOught-in one within 200
years and in the other within seventy |
years-to the graatest perfection
England and the United States. What |
the English horse is every one knows. !