The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-01-18

II was announced at London, Eng,
the other day that the whole Of the f5, 900
Lady Florence Dixie had received for the
relief of small farmers and colliers in the
West Of Ireland was expended, and she de-
cIined to raise another fund on the ground
that it was the business Of the Government
to relieve distress.
THE town of Raab, Hungary, was
abandoned on account OF the floods. By the
breaking Of the dykes around the town,
many lives were lost on the 10th.
IT was reported at Washington, d.
c., on the 10th that the commercial treaty
with Mexico had been agreed upon by the
American and Mexican Commissioners and
would soon be submitted to the United
States Senate.
THE arrival of Arab Pasha and his
fellow exies at Ccylon was announced on
the 10th.
THE railroad contractors of the United
States formed a National Association in New
York a few days ago.
The mills along the river at Camden,
Maine, were the other day running on half
time for lack of water-something never be-
fore known.
1t was reported the other day that the
Gar OF Russia had signed decree dissoly-
ing all the secret societies in his dominions.
THE National Tobacco Association
in session at Washington, ID. e., few days
ago, passed resolutions favOring tax OF
eight cents per pound on tobacco and SO per
thousand on cigars, with rebate equal to
the reduction, to take effect May 1.
A PETITION with six thousand sigma
lures was recently presented in the German
Parliament, asking the passage of law to
close all commercial and industrial estab-
lishments on Sunday.
In the German Reichstag recently,
| General Won Kanuke, Minister OF War, re-
/ plying TO a question, said the Government
! had no cause either to increase or improve
/ its artillery.
JOHN CODY, of Manistee, Mich, sixty
years of age, expired the other day after a
fast Of 103 days, enforced by liberation OF
the stomach.
THE Bricklayers' National Union,
lately in session at Providence, r. l., rec
commended unions to vote for eight hours q
day, regardless of wages. A recommenda.
tion was adOp ted that fire-proof brickworb
be regarded as brickwork to be done by
regular bricklayers.
On learning of the demise of General
Chanzy, General Devaldan, who took a
leading part in the seige of Paris, France,
died from apOpleXy.
A LARGE number of applications from
cattle men had been received at Washing
ton the other day, asking for leases to tract
OF land in the Indian Territory. The In
dians seemed to favor leasing the lands
They claimed that grass was being eaten
and they were receiving no compensation
Through the lease they believed they would
receive large rentals.
THE Iowa State Agricultural Societ
was I'm session at Des Moines, Iowa, feN
days ago. They selected Des NIoines as tn
place of holding the next fair and electe
officers for the ensuing year.
SMALL-POx was said to be raging a
shiloh, Ky, on the 10th, stores being close
and business suspended. Whole familie
were stricken, and the citizens were fleeing
Several physicians had died and the diseas
was unusually powerful and fatal.
AT the annual election of officers o
the Memphis (Tenn.) Cotton Exchange, c
z. Hunt, the young mems candidate, wa
elected President after an exciting con
test.
CHIEF ENGINEER EDWIN WELLS, O
the United States Navy, was found guilty
assaulting an enlisted man in the navy b
the Court Martial which convened at tn
Portsmouth, n. H., Navy Yard the Otht
day. He was sentenced TO be publicly rel
: rimanded in general orders by the Secretal
g of the Navy.
In answer to a telegram from tE
commander OF the revenue cutter Wolcott
dated Victoria, B. c., stating that India
trouble was anticipated at Fort Simpson al
l that the Prime British Minister had aske
i the commander for assistance, Secretai
: Folger replied; "The revenue steam
, Wolcott is permitted to be present at Fo
e Simpson and prevent violence, but no for
is authorized unless to repel attacks imm
e nent against the whites; then only on write
, request of the British Columbia author
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