The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-01-25

Miss HERZLEBEN, a Brooklyn Jewess,
sued a. V. Dicks for breach of promise re-
Gently, asking 1900 damages. AS he was
not a Hebrew, it was said he expressed his
willingness to marry her on condition that
they live separately from her family and ig-
more his religious views.
SPECIAL agents of the Post-Office De-
partment went to Grand Rapids, Mich,
lately to investigate rumors of defalcation,
but it was said only found that a registered
letter containing $500 was missing.
Ice gorges were reported in the
Lower Missouri River day or two ago.
IT was reported from Washington re-
Gently that the report Of the Jeanette
Board would not be completed till the
rest OF the wrecked crew returned from
Siberia in March.
THE United States Consul-General at
Shanghai was on the 10th reported as in
voIved in a controversy with the Viceroy,
owing to measures OF the Chinese authori-
ties to obstruct the manufacture OF silk by
an American company.
BEN TICE, clerk of the Newhall
House, lately burned at Milwaukee, Wis, was
reported as saying positively that somebody
set the building on fire. II was fred in the
kindling closet.
A HEAVY snow-storm in the North
interfered seriously with travel on the 18th.
THoUGH the floods in Hungary had
subsided it was said lately that many houses
had been swept away by ice and thousands
OF persons were still homeless.
Two houses were shaken down at
Carlsbad, Germany, on the 10th by an
/ earthquake shock.
A FINE was imposed upon Senator
/ Bayard by the Mayor of Wilmington, Del. +,
a few days ago, for not removing the snow
/ from the walk in front OF his residence.
/ THE Crown Princess of Germany de-
! cined to receive presents at her silver we'd
! ding recently, but recommended that
/ friends spend their money for the flood suf-
ferers.
TWENTY-FIVE earthquake shocks were
reported to have occurred in Murcia, Spain,
| on the 18th. Several houses were destroyed.
THE children and grandchildren of
the late Humphrey Griffith, Of IndianapO-
lis, Ind, were said to be the only heirs to
the fortune OF Hugh NJ. Griffith, who died
| in London, Eng, lately, leaving an estate
valued at - 900 900.
THE fifteenth annual meeting of the
WOmen's Board Of Missions was held at
/ Boston, Mass, on the nth.
THE Italian Financial Commission
lately decided that specie payments should
be commenced in April.
THE Smithsonian Institution at Wash
ington, d. c., received last year S67, 900 and
expended S37, ,O0O. The Board of Regents
recently recommended that Congress vote
$500, 600 for new building in which to
properly exhibit mineral geological and
other collections already on hand and in
creasing every year.
THE rubber manufacturers of the
United States, recently reported as about to
form combination, met at New York the
other day but failed to unite on a plan to
control the gum trade.
IT was reported at Gloucester City,
n. J., few days ago that the Ancona Print
Works were about to resume work. They
employ 800 hands.
In the case of Engineer Melville, OF
Jeanette fame, against his wife for the GUS
tody of his children, at Media, Pa, Judge
Clayton the other day remanded the eldest
daughter to the custody of the father, to b5
sent to school, and the two younger children
to the custody OF the mother.
E. COOPER HALL & Co., merchants
aud bankers, London, Eng, have failed
Liabilities, 100000.
A TELEGRAM from Cairo, Egypt, on
the 18th, stated that fight had occurred
between a body of 500 Egyptian troops anC
the forces of the False Prophet. Two hun
dred and forty Of the former were killed
and the remainder taken prisoners.
A SUSPENSION of three days per week
was reported to have taken place in all the
collieries of the WiIkesbarre, Pa, distric
on the 18th. 1t was thought the suspension
would last until March.
CARRINGTON & BACKERvILLE, ;
heavy tobacco firm of Richmond, Va, faile(
recently for S125 600.
, THE Boston (Mass.) Historical Socie'
ty celebrated the 10lst anniversary Of th
t birth Of Daniel Webster on the 18th.