The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-08-10
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

INMATES of the Soldiers Home at
Hampton, Va, complain that Superinten-
dent L. +. Woodfn has been guilty OF
criminal Irregularities, Withholding money
from pensioners ana issuing chips which
are only receivable at the Home store and
beer saloon for goods sold at cxorbltant
prices.
GENERAL SHERIDAN and several civil
and military friends have started on a trip
TO the Yellowstone country. They will visit
Green River and devote their time to ex-
ploration, hunting and fishing. They return
20 Chicago early in September.
A WASHINGTON dispatch dated Aug 2
says the tone Of the Eastern press is against
yesterdays course on the river aud harbor
bill. 1t is generally believed that had one
day intervened the bill could not have been
passed. The National Republican, the Ad-
ministration organ, says the relations OF the
President and the party will not he seriously
injured by 1t, and the relations Of the Pres
dent ard people will be made nearer"
AT the sitting of the conference in
Constantlnople, Aug. ?, Count Corti, the
italian Ambassador, introduced a propo-
sal formulated by Italy in regard TO the col
leciiye action concerning the Suez Canal.
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Russia, and Turkey signifed their adhest Ion
to the proposal, but the English and French
Ambassadors respectively declared they
must consult their Government before COM
ing TO decision.
1T is reported that there are compli-
cations i'm Madagascar between Malagassy
and the American authorities on one side
and French authorities on the other. There
Of A,rt ffg
ion.
THE Indiana State Democratic Con-
vehtion met at indianapolis, Aug. ,, Hon.
John r. Coftroth, Of La Fayette, In the chair.
Ex-Governor Thomas A. Hendricks, from
the Committee on Resolutions, reported a
platform which denounced the Republican
party and declared allegiance to the princi-
pies and teachings Of Thomas Jefferson. A
stand was taken against sumptuary legisIa-
tiOn, but IL was recommended that the pro-
posed prohib itory amendment be submitted
to the people. The illinois Greenback ers
assembled at Peoria nominated Daniel Nc
Laughlin, Mayor OF Braidwood, for State
Treasures, and Frank II. Hail of Kane Coun-
~, for Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
The platform adopted demands the sub
mission to the people OF the prohibition and
woman suffrage questions. Sympathy was
expressed by resolution with Arab Bey in
his contest against England. The Iowa Re-
pub lean State Convention at Des Moines
nominated the following ticket: Secretary
of State, J. A. r. Hall, the present incum-
bent; Auditor, j. l.. Brown, OF Lucas; At
torney General, Smith Mcpherson, OF Mont
gomery; State Treasurer, f. II. Conger,
present incumbent. The South Carolina
Democrats nominated Colonel Hugh S.
Thompson for Governor, j. Z. Rich
Rrdson for Treasurer, Rev. Ellison
Capers for Superintendent OF Public
Instruction, aud General A. NJ. Mani
gault for Adjutant and Inspector General.
The resolutions adopted treat at length OF
the policy pursued by the Republican par
ty I'm the South, and charge IL with the re-
spOnsibiity for various outrages on Justice
and decency. Congressional nominations
were made as follows: Seventh Missouri
District, Judge A. II. Buckner, Democrat:
First Iowa, James Hageman, Greenbaek:
Fifth Iowa, b. r. Fredericks, Democrat;
Eighth Wisconsin, w. T. Price, Republican;
Fourth North Carolina, Thomas Z. Deve-
reaux, Republican; Second Florida, Gen
eral J. ]. Finlay, Democrat; Ninth Iowa,
DR.. J. b. HattOn, Greenbaek. Speaker
Keifer- WAS renominated by his Ohio con-
stituency.
CHARLES NJ. WHITNEY has been ap
pointed Surveyor OF Customs at 81. Louis.
The National Civil-Service Reform
Association met at Newport, r. T., Aug. ..
The attendance was unusually large. George
William Curtis delivered an address severe.
iy critieising the President and the spoiis
system His remarks were received with en-
thusiasm. Resolutions embodying the views
Of those present were adopted. They con-
dem as shameless the political assessment
BOW IN progress, ala instruct the President