The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-06-14

cago Convention as representative OF tie
party or to send delegates to it.
The cable reported on the 9th that
General Hicks had gained great victory
in the Soudan over 5000 Arabs, killing 500.
A GRAVEL train was ditched on the
New York & New England Railroad near
Boston, Mass, the other night, and a brake
man was killed.
THE Belgian Government has brought
forward a measure making a complete
course of primary education an essential
qualification for the right of franchise.
WILLIAM S. ROULHAC, of North Car
oIina, has been appointed Secretary of the
Civil Service Commission.
THE marriage of Hugh Oliver North
cote. son of Sir Stafford Northcote, to Miss
Edith, daughter of Hamilton Fish, occurred
at Garrison's Station, n. Y, on the 9TH.
FRED FIFIELD, the boy who was lost
in the woods near Ashland, Wis, reached
a lumber camp a few days ago after being
three days without food.
THE boat race between the Yale
Freshmen and Junior crews on the 9TH was
won by the latter.
A SEVERE rain and wind storm pre-
vailed in portions of New York and Penn
sylvania on the 9Th. At Muncie, Pa, light
ming struck an eight thousand gallon oil
tank, which was burned, together with sew
eraI houses. At Albany, n. Y, $4,000 dam
age was done. Elsewhere there was con-
siderable injury inflicted upon property.
| A BURGLAR entered room where a
| jury were locked up over night at Spring,
/ field, Mo-, on the 7th, and robbed the entire
twelve and the deputy in charge OF them.
Two men, accused of setting fire to
! Alexandria at the time of the British bonn
/ bardment, have been sentenced to death.
Eighteen officers are to be imprisoned for
/ the same crime.
THE German steamer CIaudius, which
left New York May 10 for Stockholm, in a
collision off Tylmoth, Eng, the other day
was badly damaged, and was run on the
beach, where she sank.
Francis BAKER, who sued the Meth
odist Book Concern in New York for $780,
600 for breach of contract the other day,
got Judgment for $500.
LAWSON f. MCKINNEY, Treasurer Of
Monroe County, Ind, was reported to be a
defaulter in the sum of $4,000 a few days
ago.
THE double-turreted monitor Amphi-
trite was successfully launched on the 7tf
at Wilmington, Del.
A NATIONAL horse show association
has been incorporated in New York City.
THE police at Paris, France, were keep
ing close watch on the movements of sew
eraI Germans and Russians on the 7th, VIII
were suspected of belonging to the anarch
ist committee.
THE Indians who surrendered at Sal
Carlos, few days ago, said the hostiles i
Mexico number a few more than 100 an
were commanded by Geronimo.
CHARLES @. FULTON, editor of tn
Baltimore (Md.) american, died in that cit
few days ago.
The truth of the story published re
, Gently about the poisoning, by the Invinci
bles, in Dublin, of number of persons Ol
noxious to them was much contested on th
} 7th, it being both reaffirmed and denied.
A TURKISH convoy of nine battalion'
who were sent to chastise the Albanian
were captured near Scutari the other da
bv a force of Albanians.
WILLIAM G. MOORE was arrested
Atlantic, To-, few days ago, charged wit
embezzIing $500 from bank in Victo
NY.
The Treasury Department require
cargoes of tea received in San FrancisC
i for Chicago dealers to be tested by sampI
in New York.