The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-05-24

TIE sickness of a juror interrupted the
proceedings in the star-route trial at Wash
ington on the 18th.
AT a meeting of the National League
in Dublin, Ireland, on the 10th the Pope's
communication to the Bishops was dis
cussed. Biggar, member of Parliament for
Cavan, said anything coming from the Pope
should be received with much respect by
the League. They should at the same time
express their opinions in plain but inoffen-
sive terms. Mayne, ParneIlite member for
Tipperary, said the Irish people should take
their theology, and not politics. from Rome.
Parnell, he declared, was the head Of their
political church. Kenny, member for En-
mis-, described the Pope's circular as a
shameful insult to the priests and people Of
Ireland.
A DEATH from yellow fever was re-
ported at MatamoraS, Mex, on the 18th,
and the Texas health authorities were
looking up their quarantine machinery.
Prompt measures would be taken if needed
The Mexican Government has grant
ed the State Of Michoacan a concession to
build three lines Of railway to connect with
the Mexican Central.
The Paris (France) Figaro publishes
a letter from DeLesseps stating that the
Suez Canal Company propose to cut a
second canal across the isthmus.
THE Secretary of the Interior has de-
livered an important opinion regarding the
withdrawal and settlement of sections of
land within the indemnity limits of the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
JAMES MULLETT, Edward O'Brien,
Edward McCaffrey, Daniel Delaney, Will
liam Morony and Thomas Doyle, all of
whom pleaded guilty to the charge of con-
spiracy to murder, were sentenced at Dub
lin, Ireland, on the 18th to penal servitude,
Doyle for five years, the others for ten
years. The trials of Gibney and Kingston
were postponed until the next Assizes.
RAILROAD employees and laborers on
the Northern Pacific Railroad captured
/ Gallatin City, Mont, few days ago, but
the Sheriff with posse from Bozeman re-
stored order the next day, arresting sew
eral of the leaders.
TIE cable announced on the 18th
that Cetawayo's forces had been routed by
insurgent chiefs with great slaughter.
LOUIS ID. JARRARD, Postmaster at
New Brunswick, N. j., is reported to be
$4,000 short in his accounts.
RECENT adyices from China are to
the effect that the French are proceeding
I In a DuSlneSS-Ilke way TO eSLaDllS0 Jlem-
selves firmly in Tonquin.
TIE annual meeting of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters was held on the
18th in New York.
The liabilities of TurtOns & Hadow,
stock specul Ators, London, Eng, whose
failure has been announced, are 500, 600.
THE annual reunion of the Society of
the Army of the Potomac began at Wash
ington, ID. c., on the 10th. A procession, ,
including about seven hundred members of
/ the society, marched through the principal
streets of the city and was reviewed by
President Arthur and the members Of his
! Cabinet. The afternoon was devoted to a
business meeting. When the election of
President was reached, General Newton
and General Grant were put in nomination.
ON the ballot General Newton received 155
votes and General Grant, III; scattering,7. Z.
General Newton's election was made unani-
nous, and with the exception of President,
old officers were reelected. Brooklyn, n.
Y, was selected as the place Of the next
meeting.
! THE private bank of Eugene Angel,
at Lansing, Mich, closed its doors the
other afternoon, owing to a run upon it,
amid considerable excitement. 1t was
stated that the late city Treasurer, f. B..
/ Wood, was short in his accounts and that
the troubles of the bank had connection
with him, growing out of the endeavor to
I tide him over his troubles.
/ THREE murderers were the other day
/ sentenced to be hanged together at Orange
4 burg, s. c., on June 22-Richard Jeff1oat,
| for the murder of Louis Rumph; William
1 Trezevant, for the murder of Frank
Mitchell, and Horace Hall, for the murder
| of Daniel Glover.
THERE was frost throughout North
ern Ohio on the night of the 18th.
/ THE bodies of John Hurbcrt and
] Michael J. Currie, two of the men killed at
the recent great oil fire at Communipaw,N N.
j., were found in the bay at that place the
/ other day. They were blown into the bay
4 by the explosion