The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-07-05

Contributions toward pedestal for
the Bartholdi statue of Liberty at New
York have been made by several represen-
tative men of Ohio recently, and the COM
mittee has reported the possession of over
100000 with which to commence the enter
prise.
MAUD LENNON, the young daughter
of John Lennon, Esq, of Lockport, N. Y,
died the other morning in convulsions
from blood-poisoning, caused by the prick
of a tack in her forehead one week before.
The case was a very unusual one.
FIRE was discovered the other after
noon in the heading in the breast at Moni-
tor Colliery, two miles from Mount Car
mel, Pa, and several men, overcome by
gas, were carried cut of the mine. The
colliery employs over 500 men and boys.
THREE hundred Chinese shoemakers
at San Francisco, Cal, have struck for an
increase of twenty cents day in wages.
A DREADFUL tradgedy occurred at
Collinsville, Ala, small town on the Alaba-
ma Great Southern Railway, few days ago.
A dispute arose between the Hall and Null
Inns families regarding the dividing fence
Of their respective estates, which culminat-
ed in the killing of two of the Halls and one
of the Mullins and the fatal wOunding of
John Mullins.
THE college boat race between Har-
ward and Columbia freshmen the other
day was won by the former.
THERE was another lynching at JEFF
ferson, Tex, on the 9th, the victim being
an accomplice of the negro who was lynched
there the day before.
THE Pennsylvania Senate on the 27th
passed the Republican Congressional APP
portionmeut bill and the House passed the
Democratic Legislative ApportIonment
bill.
The Millers' National Association
concluded their annual convention in Chi
cago, H., on the 9th.
AT the Chicago (Ill.) suburb of Pull
man, on the 9th, boarding-house keeper
named William Ray shot and killed George
Fox and Thomas Dowdle. Ray surren-
dered to the police, and said he shot in self
defense.
COMMANDER FREDERICK SMITH,
United States Navy, court-martialed re-
Gently for duplicating pay accounts, will
not be punished, but will be allowed to re-
sign.
GENERAL CROOK has telegraphed to
Washington that the report that the Chiri-
cahua captives had been forced on the San
Carlos Reservation was false.
As result of negotiations between
Russia and the Vatican the conclusion of
which was announced on the 9th, the hier-
archy will be allowed freedom in matters of
faith, but interference in temporal matters
is forbidden.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, had a $40, 900 fire
the other day. Luxuries sufered-a chew
ing gum factory was among the establish
ments destroyed.
The floods continued to subside
slowly on the 9th, and the condition of
affairs in the inundated district was i'm.
proving slightly.
LIEUTENANT Hunt, United States
Navy, and daughter of Adjutant-G eneral
Drum, United States Army, were married
in Washington few days ago.
GOVERNOR BUTLER, of Massachu-
sets, went to the Harvard commencement
on the 9th in grand style. He rode in a
barouche drawn by six horses, and was es-
corted by his staff and the National Lam
GERS.
A THOUSAND employees of the steel
works at Bethlehem, Pa, struck on the
9th for an increase of wages.
THE American Rifle team have crossed
the ocean safely. They landed at Queeus
town on the 9th.