The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-03-22
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Ir was reported in Washington the /
other day that Senator Edmunds would only
retain the place Of President Of the Senate
unit next December, when he would give
way for Senator Anthony.
A BILL has been introduced in the
Arkansas Legislature which provides the
death-pcnally FOR robbers OF railroad trains,
stages and steamboats,.
THE Arkansas Legislature has passed
n bill changing the name OF Dorsey County
10 De Soto County.
Mrs. BERKEMnsR, of Knox County,
Ind, died few days ago at the age ot5109
years.
JHE Minnesota Chippewas com
pmined to the Interior Department lately OF
tresFzaSs on their lands. a
PRINCE GORTsCHAKOFF,- with whose
catreert the History Of Russia the past quarter
of a century has been intImately yiinked, died
at Baden Baden few days ago, iH the
eighty-6fth year oi bis age, after baving
been for more than sixty years IN official
employment, beginning legation attache
and ending as Chancellor OF the Russian
Empire.
REAR-ADMIRAL j. Nv. "A. NICHOLSON,
who was in command OF the United States
naval vessels present at the bombardment
or Alexandria, Egypt, ia judy, 1882, has
been placed on lhe retircd tbt.
THE New Jersey senate has passed,
almost Unanimously, a bill prohibiting the
sale OF cigaFsttes or tobacco in any form to
minors, under q pepafy OF twenty dollars
tino for each oaense-
DIR. EBkE IotlaBE, who sixteen
years ag0. foaaded the Nav Eugl1nd Com
scrvatory of Music, IN Boston, Mass., now
the largSa music ehool in he world, has
presented the Insufution 10 the Board OF
Trusieea a.. eaA 81 mm
THE President has been requested by
Secretary LincoIn 10 order p military court
20 inquire into General Hazcn's manage
meut ot-the silnal service Bureau.
IT was reported in Washington the
other day That Secretary Folger was in very
poor health and that his physicians had or
dercd him 10 20 to the sea-shore In order to
receive the benefit Of salt air.
The Attorney-G has decided
that the appointment OF the chief examines
under the Ciyil-scTvice act u vested in the
President.
CuIEF-TUsTTCE WILLI All AVHTTE, OF
thc supreme Court OF Ollie, and recently
appointed United States District Jadge OF
the Southern District % Onio, died at hi,
home ia springfrid afew days ago.
The California Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 18th.
TIE treaty with Madagascar was rat
flied at the Treasury Department in Wash
ingIOn few days ago.
The funeral of Bishop Quinlan tool
place at Mobile, Ala, on the 18th.
ADMIRAL VON STosCH, Chief of th'
Prussian Ministry OF Mari,e, resigned be
cause of differences with Bi'marck.
IN the English House of Lords on tE'
18th the Colonial Sccratary opposed the ide'
OF using force against the Beers as bein;
calculated to create an Afrioln Ireland.
THE French Government was consid
eriug PLANS to provide work for the un
employed on the 18th. II was again re
ported that President Grevy was about I
resign. Also that Prince Napoleon wa
coguizant OF Socialist doings.
The wedding of Judge David Davi
aud Miss Addic Burr took place on the l4tI
at Fayetteville, n. c.
PATRICK EGAN, Treasurer of the Irisl
Land League, arrived in New York fe,
days ago. He denied in specific terms tn
assertion that his departure from Dubli
was caused by fear that he would be con
-uccted i'm any way With the assassinatio
league, but said he came TO America on
commercial crrand aud incidently to ASST
Sheridan in the eXtradition proceeding
pending against him.
THE prohibition against impOrtatiO
OF American hog products into German
has been officially gazetted and made
sweeping possible.
WILLIAM SPRAGUE has been nom
mated for Governor Of Rhode Island by Il
Independent State Couycn ion.
w. II. UFsON, of Akron, has bee
appointed and qualified Judge Of the Oh
supreme Court, vice Chief Justice White
deceased.
THE Maine Legislature adjourned SIT
die on the 18th.
The Rhode Island Republican Sta
Convention has nominated Aug. Obern Z
Governor and o. }. It,thburn for Lieutei
aut- Governor.
EFtoRrs were being made in Il
British Parliament recently To cause q
GoYerpment to hasten MEASURES for the T
covery from the United states of the su
plusof, ,he Alabama award.
TIE Acting secretary of the Treas
n 4ated lately that-the coalition OF t
IrSHsury- was not salch as to justlfy the a
tcIpation ofinterest on called bonds mai tu
ing May1,
COUNT DE CHAMBORD, replying to (
d'dress from the workingmeu of Lyons r
ocmtly, declared that the Republic was lea
o. France ruin.