The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-12-27
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


On the 18th the Secretary of the Navy
received the following telegram from Min
lister Hunt at st. Petersburg: "Harber
telegrapbs from Irkutsk to-day: ARRIVED
from Jalzutsk III nineteen days. Military
houors were paid the bodies of De Longand
party on departure from Jakutsz The bod
les were received here by the city authOri-
ties and Geographical Society of East ST.
IBERIA and are now lying in a catafalque in
the public square. They leave Friday"
On the 18th Sidney Grcar, member of
the Illinois Legislature, died at his home
in Toucsboro, H., after illness of eight
days.
OK the morning Of the 18th Joseph
Poole was hanged for the murder of Ken
ney. Tho execution took place in Rich
moud Bridewell. Keuney was killed by
Poole on the night of July j. 1882, in Seville
Place, Dublin.
ON the 18th General n. p. Banks was
confirmed United States Marshal of Massa-
chusetts, and John r. Tanner Marshal of
the Southern District of Illinois.
President ARTHUR has appointed
Messrs Watkins and Wyman, of New
York, aud Truesdell, of the District of Co
lumbia, to examine completed sections Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad.
OK the 18th Alonzo Castor, of Ore
gon, was confirmed Indian Agent at Warm
Spring Agency; John Scott, of Kansas,
Agent at the Pouca, Pawnee and Otoe
Agency. Several other appointments were
confirmed.
On the 18th at Glasgow, Lord LOrne
was presented with the freedom of the city.
He said Canada was Independent in form
and i'm reality, but if she should be threat
encd by any great power, her position
would be q dangerous one without England
TO hack her.
IT is said that Prince Victor, the son
of Prince Napoleon, has written his father,
disavowing his opposition to him as the
head Of the Bouaparte family.
TIE Louisiana Democratic State Con-
vention renomiuatcd Governor McEnery.
ON the 18th Lieutonant-Governor
Hindman, OF Kentucky, was married to
Mrs Fannie Rainev at Dallas, Tex.
Oh the 18th Captain GordOn, of Jer-
sey City, N. ~, was found guilty of the re-
cent abduction OF a girl named Addie Bren-
non. whom he claimed to have married.
THE German statesman, Herr Lasker,
has finished his tour of this country, AMI
will leave in January to resume his seat i'll
the Beichstag
MUCH comment is made upon the
length of Prince Frederick Williams
in. erviews with the Pope. The MouueUr de
EoHte says the visit is the outcome of Bis
marck's project for federating the conserv-
ative forceS against the audacious de-
mocracy, and the place of honor in the alli-
uucc has been ass gued the papacy as first
i'm influence in the world.
liz Virginia there is muddle over
the elections to fiji vacancies in the State
Senate, caused by Senators accepting fed
eral offices. The Legislature refuses tC
recognize the writs issued by the Governor.
JAMES Il. PAYNE, eX-State Treasurer
of Indiana, has become insane through
over-iudulgence in drink.
on the 18th John +. Ramsey, n pi-
oueer, and one of the oldest manufacturers
OF indianapolis, Ind, died in that city.
Ar Detroit, Mich, Mrs. Samuel j.
Davis committed suicide with "Rough on
Ra-s" the night of the 18th.
AUSTIN CORBIN, President of the
Long Island Railroad, ordered train to
leave New York on the 22d, to distribute
1900 turkeys for Christmas among the en-
ployes Of the road.
KING HUMBRRr and the Crown
Prince of Germany were present at the
grand review Of Italian troops on the 18th
Twenty thousand men were in ranks. The
weather was tine. Ine large ClOWuS HlluL
fes ed great enthusiasm.
THE False Prophet, FL Mahdi, is re
ported moving in a westerly direction from
El Obeid. Baker Pasha has left for the
Soadan.
GENERAL Cecil. CLAY, of West Nir-
gina, has been appointed by the Attorney
General Chief Clerk Of the Department Of
Justice.
OK the 18th Robert Bonner tele-
rraphed j. C.. Simpson, of San Francisco
Offering $4,000 for his four-year-old "An-
tcco." 1t was declined.
The new Secretary of the Senate,
General Arson G. McCook, made his first
official appearance in the House on the 10tt
announcing the passage of Senate joint
resolution. He was warmly applauded by
his old colleagues and received many con
gratulations.
TUE nuptial ceremony Of Bishop
Henry ". Warren, OF Georgia, to Mrs
Elizabeth =. Hen, Of Denver, Col, Is an
nounced to occur at Denver on the 27ts
inst. Bishop Simpson viii probably Of
tc.ate.
On the 10Th oX-Mayor Stonsburg,
sOld Defender" died in Baltimore, Nd.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.