The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-07-06
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Treasurer New has resigned.

Treasurer New has resigned.
Senator Morrill, has been nominated
| and confirmed as Secretary of the Treas
ury.
General Stoneman has been appointed
one of the railroad commissioners of Cali
fornia.
In New York, Wednesday, $4,000 Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad bonds were sold
at % 1-2.
Germany has attained a concession
from Spain in relation to the war-tax
upon German residents of Cuba
Hon. John NJ. Bright is formally an
nOunced in the Rutherford Herald as a
candidate for reelection to Congress
from that District.
In 1865 there was in circulation
g, 100, 100000; whereas there is now
less than $7O0,000 900; an actual con-
traction of over 81 400, 0O0,0O0.-[E Ex.
Vanderbilt has given an additional
three hundred thousand dollars to Van
derbilt University, making one million
in all-princely munifcence.
A London telegram says. A letter from
Jefferson Davis has been read at the resi-
ence of Earl Shrewsbury for the further
ance of church and university education
in the Southern States.
A statement which has been made that
the House judiciary Committee have
agreed to accept the Caldwell telegram
in the Blaine investigation as testimony
is erroneous. They have simply agreed
to publish it.
Humboldt Grange Journal: Hon. VIM.
2. Caldwell will be a candidate for re-
election to Congress from this district.
Mr.. Caldwell has made a good represent
atiye and we are in favor of cOntInung g
him another term.
A number of the representative and
most influential politicians of New Jer-
sey, now in Washington, have united to
| recommend Gen. George B. Mcclellan as
the successor in the United Statea Senate
of Frelinghuyscn.
Mr.. Beecher solemnIy announces in the
| Christian Unien that ''irrePTOachable rec
titude in any special direction is more
potent than the greatest wickedness to
| excite the hatred Of a certain class OF
| men pretending to be respectable"
Bishop Potter has expressed himself as
| greatly pleased with the religious work
which has been begun in New York city
by the Rev. Stephen H. Tying, JT., in the
gospel tent, and says that as seOn as he
returns to the city he will preach IN the
tent himself.
The Corinthian says: atkins, of Paris.
is the abIest man Tenn essee has got IN
Congress, and we presume he Will De
returned by an Overwh Ginning majority;
at least this is the opinion OF our Hlend5
in McNairy and other border counties
Mr.. Speaker Kerr sat up for several
| hours Wednesday and wrote number of
/ let ters. He expects to-day to go the
I cOuntrv residence Of Col. EIves, near
! Washineto on, and after s3jOUrning there
/ two or three days he viii 90 to the Rock
! bridge Springs, Virginia.
General A. II. Colquitt, who is lead
/ ing candidate for the Democratic nOmi-
nation for Governor of Georgia, has writ
! ten long letter TO show how earnest a
! Granger he is. He says he approves
heartily and without stint the great and
! pure purpose of the Order.
Free passes to Philadelphia and return
/ have b een given to the Mexican veterans
/ living in the eXtr,m West and South
/ west who desire to attend the Centennial
Teu Mon in Philadelphia by the Central
and Union Pacific railroad companies,
/ the latter company purchasing tickets
for theW over the intermediate lines.