The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-11-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
rERsoNAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
ELECTIONS are to be held in thirty
three States in November. Missouri votes
upon an amendment concerning the State
judiciary; Nebraska decides upon an amend
ment permitting women to vote; Illinois
votes on two amendments-one 10 offer her
canal TO the National Government and the
other to vote $500, 900 10 complete her State
House; New York considers two amend
ments, one making the canals free and the
other providing for the election OF addi-
tional Supreme Judges, and Wisconsin de-
termlnes the question OF amending the State
Constitution respecting the registration OF
voters and the election OF county officers,
and also by a change which shall make the
general elections OF State and county officers,
except Judicial officers, biennial in the even
years after 1884, those who were
chosen 10 1881 10 hold over until 1888, if the
amendment is adopted. The members Of
Congress already chosen aggregate 50:
Maine, 4; Vermont, 2; Oregon, 4; Ohio, 81;
West Virginia, A. Under the new appor-
tionment Maine and Vermont each lose one
member, while Ohio and West Virginia each
gain one. As showing the importance OF
the November election, II il need to be de-
monstrated, the number OF members OF the
House TO be chosen Is 300, or precisely the
whole number under the old apportiOn-
ment. The November States gaining by the
TeadiUstment OF representation are ArlSan-
sas, ! California, 2; Georgia, I 4; Illinois, / ;
Iowa, 2; kansas, 4 Kentucky, ]; Massa-
chusetls, 4 Michigan, >; Minnesota, >;
Mississippi, /; Missouri, I; Nebraska, 2;
New York, i; North Carolina, 4 Pennsyl-
vania, /; South Carolina, ,; Texas, 8; Vir-
giuia, L; Wisconsin, 1. The only Novem-
bcr State losing under the apportionment is
New Hampshire.
Mrs. LANGTRY has arrived in New
York. She is delighted with the city, and
is sure she will like America and It's people.
J. ID. BLACK, Secretary of the Buffalo
Loan, Trust and Safe Deposit Company, has
been missing for some days. His accounts
appear all right.
w. T. KIRKLAND, Principal of the
Tonganoxie schools and candidate for Su-
rcrintondcnt OF Education IN Leayenworth
County, Kans., has been adiudged insane.
TIE official returns of the Ohio cleo
tion give Newman, Democrat, plurality OF
191t5 over Townsend, Republican, Il ma
iority over all OF 1,56s.
Oh the reassembling of the British
Parliament Gladstone called attention to the
committal Of h. Dwyer Grey. Precedents,
he affirmed, were completely in favor Of the
appointment OF a committee in Grey's case,
aud he moved the appointment OF such COM
mittce.
TIE French Minister of Justice has a
Glow tu a vast revolutionary organization
for the purpose OF dividing the country into
local federations, directed by committee
having its headquarters in Geneva.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
JONAS LoRACT, aged 80, carpenter or
the steamer Carrier, fell overheard at Mem
phs the other day and was drowned.
JACOB PEsHON and Joseph Lehnen
were shockngly mangled by the premature
explosion Of blast in au ucoal mine neal
Springfield, ILL.,, the other day. Peshon eX
lired within an hour or two and the Other
fingered in great agony, with very little hope
of recovery.
HENRY p. ROBERTs, who for fifteer
years was Clerk Of the United States Circui
Court in Boston, ended his career the othel
day by a dose Of laudanum.
SAMUEL MICHENOR was killed by the
bursting OF a wheel in a saw mill near To
ronto, Kans., thc other day. He was wei
known in Woodson County.
MARTIN KAGNER, a cOnvictin the Pen
obey his keeper the other morning an,
threatened him with shoe-k knife. Deput,
Warden Bradbury found it necessary to us,
his isrevolvcr, ,indicting serious wound. KRg
ncrNvas serving a term Of three years for
burglary committed in St. Louis, and hat
behaved very well until ordered to th
"blind cell" for disobedience. Upon bein,
questioned by the surgeon as to why he hat
refused to surrender he replied: ''To sur
render meaut the lash antl 1 would rathe
lmlginS here with this hole in me than en-
dnfe that punishment"
WV BARTEf., one of the weaIthies
citizens Of Chester, Pa, killed himself o.
MA PRIEM, Of St. Paul, Mimi, triet
t1 llil Carrie Warner the other night be
tNuse sha wouldn't marry him. Mtssin
hoB heshot himself in-the breast, probabl
fattly.
TH0MAs NUGENT was killed and 10
seph Tinckner seriously injured by the fal
OF ssafiold while painting a church spir
in Baltimere, Md, the other day.
In N dr1nken affray near Hanover
wh.g the other day, Charles Stewar
kuscked bis cousin, Spencer Turner, insen
side with poker. and then deluged hir
with kerosene and applied a match, follow
ina this BY dragging the blazing body OF
OF the house. The victim died in terrlbl
agony.
CHARLES THURBER, a negro VIII
haa assaulted a young German girl and,
married woman, was lynched by a party
200 citizens at Grand Forks, Dakota, Oc
2is Ele police fought to save him, bl
were overpowered.
JAMEs WALKER and wife, of Mich
- &
sfangling child.
JAMES CARTER, recently arrested fo
bigWmE, committed suicide In Chicago, tn
other night. VIM. Richardson, once dry
goods merchant but recently n Goyernmer
lsauger, cat his throat from ear to ear
Bloomington, H., Oct. p. lie wanted
Join daughter who had gOne before.
JOHN CLANCY, a river man, fun
himseif from the second STORY window
the City Hospital In Vicksburg, Miss, Il
other. day, and was fatally injured. He ha
been suffering from malarial fever.
HENRY NORTON "a hotel-keeper at Oal
town, Ind, was shet and mortalIy wounde
hy an unknown man, the other night, +,
insulting and threatening some ladies ut
rival house.
SIX persons were killed and twelv
wounded by the explosion OF a mortar dul
ing the pyrotechnic display IN Fairmoul
Park, Philadelphia, the other evening. 4
half-past o'clock the lockers -on, ful
forty thousand in number, were startled !
loud, rumbling sound and shock whi'
shook the hillside on which they stood.
ten-iuch mortar Used for firing bomt
exploded and large pieces OF iron wei
sent whirling into the crowd. Some
the victims were shockingly mangle'
one young Taan being crushedjRto shap
less mass. A fragment OF She she'll struC