The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-01-10

mighty oceanic river is slowly but surely
moving west. The temperature of America
is gradually growing warmer at the expense
OF northern Europe.
II short time ago, John Rigby, of the
Irish rifle team of 1885, proposed to institute
match between Ireland and America, with
teams IF two men each. The Irish team are
to shoot with muzzle leaders, and the Amer
Ic N team with breech-loaders. The Sharp
rifle company have accepted the challenge,
and the match Will come off in April or May.
Since the passage of the army bill, the
United States treasurer has paid out over
$30,O00,000, currency, the greater portion of
which was paid as compensation to officers
and men of the army. The treasurer is now
paving out over $23,000,0OO in gold on ac-
count of the interest on the public debt,
due January 1st making in all over $53, ,000,-
0OO discussed within the past six weeks.
Hon. R. 7. Haley, of Bowling Green,
KY, has written letter to Hon. J. P. Ben
lamln, suggesting that the S12 600, ,0G0 in the
bank of England, said to belong to the late
confederate government. should, through a
commission appointed by the queen, be used
" IN supplying artificial limbs to needy eX-
confederates, and in sach other manner as
said proposed commission may determine"
A curious fashion affected by gentle
men this winter. and brought from EnSland,
consists of the absence of gloves from even
ing toilets. A great deal of care is exercised
IN proper glowing in the morning for visiting,
for the street or driving wear. But the white
hand of a gentleman is considered much
more Indicative of thorough breeding than
glove which soon soils, may be ill-ftting
and is liable to disaster.
The city of Savannah has made COM
promise settlement of les funded debt. in
order to resume the payment of interest on
that debt, and has created sinking fund for
the retirement of city bonds. Pest-due
coupons are taken in payment of pastdue
taxes at so per cent. discount. Interest on
these bonds will be renewed to-day at the
rate OF per cent. for the first ten years,
per cent. for the second ten years, and
per cent. thereafter, in liquidation of accru-
ing interest, until the payment by the city
of the principal of the bonded debt.
The British and American mortgage
company, limited, and the mel cahtile trust
company have issued orders to their agents
in western cities not to loan any more money
vn mortgage, unless those receiving loans
agree to have a clause inserted in the bond
for payment of principal and interest in gold.
President w. B. Shattuc, of the British and
American mortgage company, was the first
to issue the order, and his example was
speedily followed by Louis Fitzgerald, of the
mercantile trust company. 1t is asserted
that simimilar course will be pursued by
all trust companies that loan money on real
estate!
The heaviest piece of ordnance ever
cast on this side of the Atlantic has just
been completed for the government by the
South Boston iron company. 1t has taken
eight months in the casting, is tSenty-four
feet long, fifty-six inches in diameter at the
breach and of twelve-inch rifle bore. 1t is
constructed on a combination of the Rod
man and Palliser principles, a casting of cast
iron being fitted with an inner tube of bar
iron coiled spirally and welded. 1t is in
tended to throw a projectile weighing $50
pounds, with 140-pOund charge of powder
seven miles at low elevation, and with force
enough to penetrate at mile and half a
ffteen-ineh armor plate.