The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-08-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PrnsoNAr. AND POLITICAL.

souri Congressional District nominated Col.
j. N. Burnes. John Cosgrove, OF Cooper
County, was chosen TO represent the Sixth.
MIR. LONG, the American Consul at
Alexandria, was attacked BY a mob Of
Egyptians the other morning, and in all
probability would have heen killed but for
the timely arrival Of some British soldiers.
Rngleaders captured say they had been
waiting for an opportunity to kin Mr.. Long,
because he had driven over and seriously
injured several persons who disregarded an
insolent order to get out OF the way. The
Consul explains that one day when his car
fiage had been surrounded by a rabble Of
natives, he simply whipped up hts horses M
the only means Of escape from what he be-
ieved to be mortal danger.
The Massachusetts Greenbaekers
have nominated General 3D. r. Butler for
Governor, aud full State ticket, and
adopted lengthy platform. The session
was marked by much disorder and differ
ence OF opinion.
A DISPATCH from ConstantinOple says
Lord Dufferin, In an interview with Said
Pasha and Assim Pasha, on the goth, de-
cared be was unable TO accept the Turkish
proposals for military convention, even IN
their new form. Said Pasha and .Assim Pa.
sha are understood to be strongly in favor
OF an understanding with England.
THE situation in Roumania is becom-
ing disquieting, on account Of the presence
along the Danube OF Russian officers study.
ing the strategic positions. Moldavia and
Dobrudscha are seats Of Russian intrigue.
Disturbances have broken out I'm the Mon
tenegrin district OF Kalaschin and Pivox,
under the Indictment of an ex- Russian staff
officer.
A CONFERENCE of delegates from the
Celtic Confederation was held in Dublin on
the 2lst. Justin Mccarthy, member Of
Parliament, presided. On motion Of Mr..
Sexton, M. p, an Executive Committee was
formed, including representatives OF the
Irish Parliamentary party and prominent
members OF the Land League. The confer
ence adopted an address to Parnell, ex-
pressing determination TO found an assoela :
tiOn which would extend TO different classes
in Ireland those efforts which hitherto have
proved so fruitful in the direction of land
reform.
AN informal meeting of the Cabinet
was held at President Arthur's house in
New York on the 21st. All the members,
except Secretary Teller and Postmaster
General Howe, were present. There was no
business transacted, and the session was
more Of social one than otherwise. The
cause OF the meeting, as explained by Sec
ret0ry FOlger and Attorney General Brew
ster, was that as Secretaries Lincoln, Chan
dler and Folger and the President were in
New York, Secretary Frelinghuysen in
Newark and Attorney General Brewster at
Long Branch, it~was thought best to meet
and inquire whether anything in any Of
the departments required joint action.
Nothing OF this nature came before the
meeting.
FRENCH papers comment very un-
fayorably on the action OF the British in oo-
cupying the Suez Canal.
SAID PAsHA, Minister of Foreign At
fairs, has sent to the Turkish representa-
tives abroad a strongly worded denial OF
the report OF anti Christian disturbances in
Syria. He attributes the report and the
germs Of disorder to malevolence. The ar
rival OF foreign men-Of-war at Smyrna, he
says, is exactly what is calculated to pro-
woke uneasiness. Many Inhabitants have
apprised the Porte of tho apprehensions
caused by the arrival OF two italian war yes
sells.
THE Utah Commissioners in session
at Salt Lake have decided to proceed with
the appointment OF registration and election
officers and hold an election for delegates in
November, using registration lists of last
year, which they viii revise.
THE Arizona Republicans declare al
leglance to the platform OF 1880, hold that
all railroads should be under legislative
control, favor free public instruction, are
opposed to feeding hostile Indians, don Z
want Chinese, and demand the free and un-
limited coinage OF silver upon the same
terms and under the same regulations as in
nrnlH Tho nnrnOarata nd oh ~
Michigan have agreed to put a fusion ticket
in the field, with Greenbacker at the head.
The Texas Republicans will support Jones
for Governor.
AN unpleasantness has grown up be-
tween Secretary Lincoln and Mr.. Ingalls,,
Quartermaster-G General, with regard 10 ap-
pointments under Ingalls,. Mr.. Lincoln
holds he has theright to make appointments
for ingalls, division.
Ex-GovERNoR TORRES, of Sonora, Is
expected daily at Guaymas with an escort ot
five hundred Mexican troops, to overthrow
the government OF General Ortez.
THE Prohibitionists in national con
vention at Chicago adopted platform de.
manding the abolition Of a licensed sale OF
liquors, the abolition OF polygamy, the en-.
franchisement OF women, the election OF Of.
ficers by the people as FAR as possible, uni.
versal and enforced education OF the youth
OF the country, the preservation of publ,
lands for actual settlers, and the abolition
OF all mOnopolies.
AT meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee IN st. Louis on the oath
vote on the proposition to hold State
convention this year resulted yea :, nay,
WILLIAM PITT KELLoGG has finally
been persuaded to accept the Republican
nomination in the Third Congressional Dis
trict of Louisiana.
Hon. G. A. TUCKER, from New Soutl
Wales, who is inspecting jails and insan,
asylums, paid visit to the mad house a
Salt Lake, Utah, and expresses himself Al
deeply shocked by the sights he witnessed
Among the patients are two sane persons
bound hand and foot.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has been iunket
Ing about Newport, r. /. He visited For
Adams the other day and reviewed the gar
rison, after which battery drill took place
A reception at the villa OF Edwin d. Nor
gan, where $40. 900 had been expended To-
flowers, lasted from 4 O'Clock until 7, anC
was graced by the presence Of many distin
guished persons.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
CHARLES MCMAHON, a wealthy far
mer residing near Mount Pulaski, H., ant
two OF his laborers, named John Carlocl
and Solomon Malheny, were literally butch
cred by unknown men, the other night, tn
crime remaining undiscovered for two days
The house was thoroughly ransacked 70
Valuables.
JAMES McINTYRE, of Bradford, Pa.
State Senator, was drowned while bathing
in the surf az West PriVht,r ~ " the 9TH.
sr day.
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