The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-02-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

Correspondents report the distress in Ire
land as increasing. Five hundred inhab-
itants of Skulenbog District, County Linn
erick, are on the brink of starvation.
The streets of Cork are patrolled by
mounted police, and the magistrates
of that city passed resolutions urging greater
activity in suppressing demonstrations par
taking of the nature of bread riots, and ask
ing for the appointment of additional po-
lice. Liberal contributions are being made
to the Duchess of Marlborough relief fund,
which already exceeds f17,000.
Quite an extensive riot occurred in the Vi
! cinity Of the ChiragO stOck-yards and pack
! ing-hOuses on South Halstead Street, on the
18th, caused by the attack of striking butch
! ers upon non-UniOn men as well as some
| Union men who had gone to work after a
months idleness. A large number were
badly beaten, and finally it was necessary to
send some 200 policemen to the ground to
hold the mob in check.
A most terrific hurricane prevailed
throughout Oregon and Washington Terri
tory on the 9th, information of which was not
receiy ed until nearly a week later, on account
of the total interruption of telegraphic com
munication with San Francisco. At Portland
many buildings were blown down and one
man was killed, and at Umatilla, Astoria,
Vancouver, Salem, md other places more OF
less DAMAGE was done.
A dispatch from Fargo, D. r., 18th, said
that the Dakota Division of the Northern
Pacific Railroad bad been completely block
AIDED by snow and ice for a week past.
1t is reported that Ouray has informed
Secretary Schurz that he can not deliver VI
the p prisoners because his tribe will no
let him do so. He says, however, he cal
have them killed. OuFay further propose
that the Government move the White Rive
: Utes into the Uintah Valley in Utah and Civ
the UncOmpahgres 100 acres of land each il
= the Grand River Valley in Colorado, so tina
they may settle down to agricultural pur
suits. 1t is understood that the Colorad
Y delegation in Congress will favor this prOpO
sition because they believe that Otherwis
there viii be a war in the spring and the wa
would cost the people of Colorado ten mil
o lions of dollars.
Major Morrow's command had anothe
. brush with VictOria's Apaches on the 1911
striking them at the head of the Rio Puerc
in New Mexico and driving the savages to
= wards the Animas, where Morrow eXpecte
to again come up with them. Sergeant GrOs
! and one Indian scout of Morrow's comman
were killed and several hostiIes were kille
and wounded.
Serious riots occurred at Pesth, Hungar
in consequence of the fatal shooting Of Hel
= VerhOray, editor of the EHeR6T and Rad
cal member of Parliament, by Baron Ma
thenyi. 1t is claimed that the nobility sougl
= to destroy Verhoray, and put forward Il
= Baron, who is the best pistol shot in the en-
pire, for the purpose. The mob attackC
:. the clubhouse most frequented by the ari
tocracy, and were not dispersed until Il
military had been called out.
y Mrs. Margaret Tumy, aged 20, lady Ii
, ing in the suburbs Of Cincinnati, becan
: possessed by an hallUcinatiOn that she b;
- no stomach, and could not be induced eth
to eat a morseI of food or drink drop
water. For 80 days, as vouched by her far
lily and physicians, nothing entered into h
stomach, and at the expiration Of that peri
=, she died from actual starvation.
,n James Z. Boyd's large pork-paeking c
p tablishment at Omaha, with over 5000
worth of provisions, was burned on t