The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-12-07

THE effort to find the natural heirs
of the late A. Il. Stewart, OF New York. has
resulted fiji the discovery OF seventeen eous-
ihs ia Scotland; who claim to be able to
establish their pedigree to the satisfaction
Of all parties in interest. II substantiated
In their claims they can come in for a diyis-
ion Of over $50; ;000;000 OF the estates value.
Judge Hilton's representative says there IS
no foundation for the reports regarding
them. II is incidentally mentioned in con-
nection with the item that A. T. Stewart
obtained his start in life by rather ques-
tionable transaction resulting in his emigra-
tion to America, and that that is the reason
why he never communicated with his Scot
tish relatives.
THE Western Union Telegraph Com
pany win signal Washington to all parts Of
the country. December 4 to 7, for the con-
venienee of those who wish TO take obserya-
tions on the transit Of Venus.
j. r.. WALCOTT, of Minneapolis,
Minn., and party who represent a syndi-
cate have just purchased four million acres
of Texas lands for agricultural and grazing
purposes.
AFTER due consultation among the
powers at Washington it has been decided
to recommend reduction of taxes on cigars,
tobacco and liquors and on special licenses,
and the abolition of ali other internal reve-
nue..
BIGELOw, the Washington bank en-
bezzler, had to be taken into court on a
lounge to plead.
A WABASH agent at Adrian, Mich,
has been arrested for the alleged theft Of
s., 600 worth Of tickets.
N1rxNr YnDu froir int
an open canal draw bridge at Cayuga, the
other day. No lives lost.
THE United States training-ship
jamestown put into Boston. after stormy
trip from New York. Many OF the boys
were frost-bitten, and the sick-list was
rather long.
Two men drove off q United States
Express Company,s wagon loaded with
goods at Indianapolis, the other day, and
escaped with the booty.
TIE schooner Roderick Dhu, just
arrived at San Francisco, reports some
rough experience with cannibals in the
South Sea Islands.
THE public debt reduction for No
vember will be barely S6, ,OOO. 900.
AT Dayton, Ohio, the other evening,
the body of man was found in 4 barrel
which was presented at the United States
Express Office for shipment to Cincinnati.
II was directed to DR.. J. L. Cilley, OF that
city, and was brought to the express office
| by two men dressed as countrymen, who
stated that the barrel contained whisky.
IT is said that the Mexican authorities
are going to make claim against the United
| States for Galveston Island, Texas, which
includes the city of Galveston. It seems
that in the cession of Texas to the United
4 States Galveston Bay was the southern
boundary of the eeded territory, and the
Mexican claim is said to be equitable and
| prima facie good.
| SECRETARY FoLGER's offer to redeem
bonds at sight, without rebate, caused only
about II. 600, 600 to be surrendered.
THE report of Comptroller Knox esti-
mates the gain in gold coin since resumption
! at $288, 900, 900. The number of national
banks has increased III during the current
year, and 3S2 State banks and private bank
ers have commenced business.
A LICENsE to marry a lady of 19 has
been procured by Captain Allen May, OF
Hardin County, Kentucky, who is 101 years
Of age.
BURGLARS took considerable cash and
nearly $4,000 in promissory notes from the
/ farmhouse OF Israel ID. lager, in the SUBJ
/ urbs OF Cleveland, Ohio, the other night.
/ Mas HELEN NJ. COUGAR, a temper
anee and woman-suffrage leader of Indiana,
has brought suit for $4,000 for slander
against Chief of Police Mondler, of Lafay-
ette, for stating that she spent some hours
/ OF Sunday night in the home of Captain
/ w. ID. Wallace.
A MONUMENT to the Confederate dead
1 was unveiled in Magnolia Cemetery,
/ Charleston, s. c., Nov. 81, in the presence
OF 10, 600 persons. Senator Butler delivered
the grafton.
F. L. IGLEHART and r. II. Tevis,
well-known in St. Louis, Mo-, had diff
Guilty the other night and he former was
| slightly wounded in the arm. Mrs. Tevis
had something to do in the matter, and
! scandal -mOngers have made the most of it.