The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-01-29
NEWS SUMMARY.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

ways heretofore declined to fill any public !
office. The election by the Legislature is in
November next.
Congress reconvened on the 9th after near
" three weeks vacation. It is expected
that the proposed revision Of rules will oc-
cupy the attention of the House for at least
two weeks, during which time no other busi
ness will be in order.
General Garfield received the unanimous
nomination for United States Senator by the
Ohio Republican Senatorial Caucus.
The United States Supreme Court has re-
fused to take up, consider and decide the
legal-tender case in advance of its regular
order, for the reason that the bench is not full
at present, on account of Justice Hunts ILL
ness, and the Court does not deem it wise to
deliver decisions on important questions of
constitutional law,when such decisions would
be deprived of their due weight by an equal,
or nearly equal, division of the Court. The
case will come up in its regular course some-
where about two years hence.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections on the 7th resumed consideration
at Washington of the ingalls, case. E. L.
Smith Western Union Telegraph manager
at Topeka, in accordance with instructions
from the company, surrendered under pro-
test the dispatches called for by the Commit
tees
A Washington special of the 7th reported
that extensive revenue frauds in Louisiana
had recently been discovered, the facts Of
which would soon be given to the public.
1t is reported from Washington that the
Tiden and Kelly factions in New York have
finally compromised their differences, the
chief feature of the agreement being that
the delegation from that State to the National
! Democratic Convention shall not be commit
/ ted to any candidate, but pledged to vote as
unit in favor of the man seeming to have the
most strength with the representatives of the
! other States.
Stephen Longfellow, a nephew of the poet,
was arraigned in Boston on the 7th on
/ charge of uttering forged check for 81, 900,
| purpOrting to be signed by his uncle, Henry
/ w. LongfellOw. Stephen has given his fam
lily and friends no end of trouble by his bad
conduct for some years past.
Among recent nominations by the
President are the following: Charles. 5.
Varian, United States Attorney for the dis
trict OF Nevada; Henry E. Prickett, AssO-
eiate Justice of the Supreme Court of Idaho;
E. J. Conger, Justice of the Supreme Court
of Montana; E. B. Pomeroy, United States
Attorney for Arizona.
The National Greenback-Labor Party
Sth, about 125 delegates from various States
being in attendance, together with the
Greenback Congressman. The Conference
was called to order by T. p. Devices, Chair
man of the National Committee of the
observation-disclosures party, who delivered
an earnest address. Representative Murch
was made permanent Chairman. The
Conference, after considerable discus
sion of minor matters, appointed commit
tee to report on time and place for the meet
ing of Presidential Nominating Convention,
and also to report basis of representation
in that Convention. A large number of res
OlutiOns were introduced and referred to the
committee above mentioned.
A. p. German has received the Democratic
: nomination for United States Senator in
: Maryland, which is equivalent to an election,
| Mr.. German is President of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal. He has been prominent in
politics since the War.
2 The National Convention of the Nationa
Greenback- Labor Party will be held at Chi.
cago on the 9th Of June next.
Y Frank Leslie, the well known publisher
e died on the 10th.
t A Berlin dispatch of the 10th reported
e that Bismarck's condition was rapidly grow
. ing worse and his death was considered i'm
q minent.
It John F. Phillips, Democrat, has beeI
: elected to Congress from the Seventh Mis-
souri, District to fill the vacancy caused b
/ the death of Hon. Alfred NJ. Lay.
n At the recent meeting in Washington O
:, the Board of Indian Commissioners, charge
: of a serious character were preferred b
l. Gen. Clinton B. Fisk against Commissions
5 Hayt. The latter challenged an immediat
is investigation.
e The Negro Exodus Investigating Commit
IS tee of the Senate, consisting of Messri
n Voorhees,, Vance and Pendleton, Democrats
and Window and Blair, Republicans, organ
: lied on the 9th.1 The committee wi
e examine number of persons in Washing
@ ton, and will then probably extend their in
J. vestigations among tAeinegrO emigrants wh
l. have gone North, as well as inquire into th
,r status of the negro in the Southern States.
" The Chairman of the Committee invest
l. eating the case of Senator Ingalls, announce
d onthe 10th the receipt of letter from Pre-:
II ident Green of the Western Union Telegrap
,e Company, stating that the additional telC
i, grams called for at the last meeting, an
II supposed to relate to Ingalls's case, had, III
is der the usual practice'of the Company, bee
destroyed after keeping them six months, ,an
il he regretted he could not forward them.
r Parnell and Dillon had a grand receptio
le at Philadelphia on the 10th.
e. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
IN The Atlantic and Great Western Railroa
he has been sold under foreclosure proceeding
if It was bought in by the English bondhoIde
ar for $4,000, goo.
Is Companies are being organized in most
as the large cities for introducing Edison
Id electric light. Although Mr.. Edison's e,
IN periments have so far apparently proved Il
Ill practicability of his great invention, the
" are many minor details yet to be worke
n out before it can be put to the practical te
of lighting a large city. Scientific men gen
of orally are slow to eoneede all that EdisC
sh claims for his light, while few class it in Il
ed same category with the Keely motor Al
ch other impracticable inventions.
n It now turns out that the suspension of Il
n. Groeers' Bank Of New York City was caus,
,al primarily by the discovery that it held son
a 1925 1000 worth of forged paper negotiated
ed one of its principal depositOrs, J. Lilo.
at Haigh, well known business man. He h
he been proceeded against on a criminal charg
a CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
,e- Leonard Case, wealthy resident
20 Cleyeland, o.. committed suicide on [
vu night of the 9TH by the inhalation of ehlor
nd form. He placed a sponge saturated wi
err the anesthetic in close proximity to his fa'
and then, wrapping blanket closely abo
his head, lay down TO die. This was the CO
ate dition in which his body was found, and {
Mt presumtion is that his death was painl
1g- one. The deceased inherited property frt
IN his father and brothers valued at $4,000
of which has since nearly doubled in value,
eks that he was considered one OF the rich
by men in the State. He was bachelor a