The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-08-24

dress declaring that in working for thei
own country they were not actuated 10y mar
row feelings toward neighboring nations.
THE United States Treasury Depart
ment has decided that Customs officers may
detain reprints of American copyrighted
books and notify the owners Of the copy
rights, to the end that the latter may take
such measures for forfeiture OF the books as
circumstances may warrant.
A MOST destructive tornado visited
Bangor, Me-, on the 18th. The damages
will amount to between $40, 600 and S1OO,OOO
THE coal miners in convention at
Pittsburgh, Pa, have resolved to continue
the strike against reduction from to IL
cents per bushel on the price Of mining.
The operators express Indifference at the
action taken, and say while the market is in
the present condition they will not pay four
cents.
SIR GARNET WOLsELEY has issued a
proclamation to the people of Egypt, rep
resenting that the sole object of the British
was to restore the authority Of the Khedive.
1t says that all peaceful inhabitants will be
kindly treated. The mosques will be re-
spected and all supplies paid for. Gen.
Wolseley adds that he will be glad to receive
all the chiefs who are disposed to assist in
suppressing the rebellion. A forward
movement has been ordered and the forts at
Aboukir win soon be attacked.
SOLICITOR RAYNoR, of the United
States Treasury, decides that freight on inn
| ported goods consigned to an inland town
/ can only be collected at the point of destina
tion. He holds that the collector at the
/ port OF arrival has no right to demand pay
meut for freight charges.
TELEGRAMs received In London say
the troubles in Corea have eliminated in a
/ general insurrection. The King and Queen
have been assassinated and the japanese le
| gation attacked by natives belonging to the
anti-foreign party.
FIVE masked men entered the dwell
ing of the Gilchrist family, near Amster-
/ dam, n. Y, on the 10th, imprisoned the
| occupants in the cellar, and then made off
with $500 in money and bonds worth $3.50, :
/ 600.
THE recent purchase at Halifax of the
schooner Conquest by General Butler,
which, as her clearances state, is bound for
| Madagascar, is exciting great deal OF con-
| lecture. Large quantities Of stores, suffi-
| cient for thirty or forty men for nine months,
were embarked, while hut four persons
sailed in her. 1t is believed that the Con-
| quest will take on a crew elsewhere, and
/ arms and ammunition have been received
from Boston.
! EMERY j. GARFIELD, n cousin of the
late President, has mysteriously disap-
peared, and his friends have advertised for
him.
THE Bankers Association began its
annual convention at Saratoga, n. Y, Aug.
IS, with a very large attendance. - Geo. S.
Coe, the President, delivered the opening
address. Hon. Luke Poland, of Vermont,
presented a resolution, which was adopted,
directing the executive committee to ascer-
tain the laws of the several States in regard
to commercial paper, especially the varia-
tions and differences therein; and whether
| Congress can not legislate concerning paper
drawn in one State and payable in another.
FRAUDULENT importers of flour into
Canada from Chicago and other Western
cities have cheated the Dominion Gov
ernment out of hundreds of thousands OF
dollars during the last four years. Other
frauds are scented which run into millions,
and which in due time will be brought tC
light.
ANDREW j. JENKs, a real-estate deal
er of Chicago, has successfully forged sew
eraI checks for small amounts and de-
] Gain pGQs OhlAA lCI0AA@t4 CSASo A-tNA bSCh
trustworthy, but about year ago he be-
gan drinking, since which time his business
failed, and he has been guilty of numerous
irregularities.
H. B. PALMER, of Chicago, together
with his wife and Ephrdim Admers, have
been causing considerable excitement il
indianapolis. 1t appears that Mrs. Palmer
eloped with Adhere; Palmer followed, at
tempted to shoot Adhere, but failed, and
had him locked up for grand larceny fOl
possessing himself OF certain OF the hus-
bands property the wife had taken. Palmer
says this is the seventh time his wife has lef
him for other men.
AN alarming cattle plague has broker
out near Syracuse, n. Y. But one anima
of number attacked survived. The disor
der is u new one.