The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-10-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

ALONZO EOLLETT, New York
broker, made an assignment to Solomon
Hanford. An attachment against the prop
erty was obtained by Henry Werner, who
claimed that fraud was being perpetrated
on the creditors. Follett is said to have fled,
and his liabilities are estimated as high as
500, 900. He and John S. Tutke are pro-
prieiors OF an extensive nursery at Bloom
ington, H., where Follett's interest was
attached the other day by New York
party.
AN old gentleman named Wood, liV-
ing i'm Fullerton, De Witt County, ILL.,, says
that while walking in the streets Of B loOm-
ingtOr, few days ago, he was seized by
two men, who said they were detectives and
that they wanted him for passing counter
felt money. Despite his resistance he was
hurried to the train and taken to Kansas
City, Mo. On arriving there it was speedily
seen he was not the man wanted, whereup-
on the alleged detectives slipped out of the
Justices court and left Mr.. Wood, who was
compelled to pay his fare home, to depart
without learning the identity OF those who
committed the outrage.
THE citizens of Washington gave a
reception to Engineer Melville, Lieut.. Berry,
and Ninderman and Noros. The address of
welcome was delivered by Il. w. Thomp-
son, ex-Secretary of the Navy.
NJ. S. THOMPSON, President of
the Washington Ice Company, of Chicago,
mysteriously disappeared some days ago,
leaving an invalid wife. He is believed to
have sunk from $4,000 to $4,000 in grain
/ speculation.
THE stereotype plates OF nine volumes
| OF Dickens works have disappeared from a
/ Boston publishing house.
The heirs of Francis L. Farmer, of
! indianapolis, Ind, are contesting a will
which gave 5000 TO Bishop Chatard and
1 s., 900 each to four children, leaving 100000
/ to accrue for the benefit OF the estate.
SECRETARY FOLGER has issued a call
for S25. .OOO, 900 in continued per cents,
principal and interest payable Dec. %.
THE contributions toward the Garfield
| Hospital at Washington amount to $50, 900.
/ Consul Pexiotto, at Lyons, opened sub
/ scription and received $1,000 francs.
THE Khedive held a grand reception
/ in Cairo on the 26th. Nearly thousand
| representatives OF different villages were
present. He refused to receive many inn
| plicated Egyptians, and warned the Ulemas
\ ana other high personages that they would
/ be severely punished If they relapsed into
| disloyalty. The principal British officers
were present. Gen. WOlseley, however, was
unable to attend.
/ GEORGE SCOVILLE, of Chicago, has
] fled an answer and cross-bill TO the petition
OF his wife for a divorce. He charges her
with unwifelike conduct, particularly in
/ that she fell desperately in love with one
\ Geo. f. Earlie; that she has been largely
! led into queer notions by George Francis
/ Train, and that she was also too intimate
/ with DR.. Mary Walker, n. C. Bolin and
Lewis Hanchett.
| YELLOW FEVER is not abating along
the Rio Grande. At Pensacola, Fla, there
/ have been 344 cases and forty deaths.
The disease there continues to spread.
Two hundred Northern Cheyennes
with good hearts and the best intentions
have left the Pine Ridge agency for a change
| of scene somewhere in the neighbOrhOOd OF
Fort Keogh, Montana.
The Controller has informed the Com
mon Council OF Milwaukee, Wis. that he
|. has discovered a shortage in funds Of nearly
] $4,000 caused by overdrafts and misman-
/ agement on the part OF former officers. He
also wishes the city fathers 10 understand
| that he viii ignore any act Of theirs ''that
| does not conform strictly TO the law and safe
" to the community"
MALTBY, STEVENS & Curtis, manu-
facturers OF plated ware, Birmingham, Conn,
lost Sl5O, 900 by fire the other morning. More
than 100 men were employed.