The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-07-26

IHE biennial convention or the Ma /
tional Cotton Exchange Of the United
States met at Fortress Monroe, Va, on the
18th. Governor Cameron, of Virginia, was
invited to a seat in the convention.
THE Leigh Court collection of pic
lures belonging to Sir Philip Niles, Leigh
Court, Somersebshire, England, have been
purchased by William II. Vanderbilt. The
price was in the neighborhood Of $55o,oOO.
s President ARTHUR has designated
q son Of Senator Vance and a grandson of
Henry Clay among those who are to appear
at Fortress Monroe, Va, in October for
examination for Second Leutenancies in
the army.
The steamer Pinta, having recently
received 100000 worth of repairs, was
obliged to return to port on the 1Tthi be-
fore she had fairly got to sea, being unfit
for service. Her capacity was found to be
six knots an hour
plIE Mexican Consul at Tucson, Ariz,,
had information on the 10Th that the
Apache=Indians had attacked town near
where General Crook found them, killing
five persons. A detachment of troops pur-
sued but were defeated with loss of seven
men.
AT the election for member OF Parlia-
ment for the Wexford Borough, Ireland,
on the 18th, the windows of the Liberal
committee were smashed and the Liberal
candidate was hooted in the streets Will
liam Redmond, Parnelite candidate, was
elected.
THE State Department at Washing
.a-srton has been informed that the Royal In
stitute Of the higher studies of Florence
.si y has offered prize of 5000 francs to the
person presenting the best essay in Latin
or Italian ON experimental method in
: science.
Ir was stated at Washington on the
18th that the Yellowstone expedition which
the President is to take part in is a regular
War Department exploration, and not
iunketing party. The Presidents presence
with the outfit win make no difference in
the expense nor the size of the pack train
CHOLERA was reported on the 18th
to have spread among numerous villages IN
Egypt not named in the official reports. At
Cairo efforts were being made to isolate the
cases which had occurred. AT Alexandra
stringent measures were enforced At
Damieta the number of deaths was rapidly
decreasing.
GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN has refused
to remit fine Of forty dollars assessed
against Henry Schumacher, of Sedalia,
Mo, for selling liquor without license on the
Fourth of July, though petitioned to do SO
bv number of Sedalia citizens The fine
was the first one imposed under the new
high-license law.
The total value of exports of bread
stufs from the United States for the month
of June, 1893, was S11,545,036; June, 1882,
9,270, Jog. For the six months ended June
so, 1888, $s5, ,14s,935; same period in 1882,
Gi,SJ6,03O. For the twelve months ended
June 80, 1sS3 500, pig 491; same time in
1882, S177 1901 1896.
THE second annual exhibition of the
National Mining and Industrial Exposition
was opened at Denver, Colo, on the 18th,
the ceremonies beginning at noon by pro-
cession of trades and industries to the EX-
position ground. A national salute of thir-
tv-nine guns was fired. Governor Grant
delivered the address of welcome
THE reports of deaths from cholera
i'm Eaypt on the 18th were as follows: At
Damieta, 10; at Mansurah, As; at Menzaleh'
A; at Samanoud, %; at Cholar II; at
Cairo, ~; at Chirbn, 9, and at Talka, 6.
The number of deaths at Cairo during the
tventy-four hours ended at eight O'Clock
ON the morning of the 18th was siXty-one.
The committee of arrangements for
the Louisville (zy.) Exposition has been
officially advised that President Arthur,
Secretaries Folger and Lincoln, and Post
master-General Gresham win leave Wash
incton July 30, in a special rendered
Them Another car will be sent to Chicago
for General Sheridan andIparty, who will
leave Louisville for Yellowstone Park.
"A TALKING-MArCH occurred at Og
densburgh, N. ", on the 18th, between Han
Ian and Courtney, the oarsmen. The latter
charged the champion with cutting his boat
at Chautauqua Lake or hiring someone tC
dc IT, Hanlan retorted that Courtney wa,
a1iar and a thief In a race which tool
&1,o aft Tar,Ia hos
Ross by quarter mile, making the bes
four-rnile time on recOrd-27:51%
TIE cholera was increasing at Cairo
on the 10th, and diminishing at the othel
principal infected points in Egypt. Their
was a rumor that the disease had appeared
at Trieste Austria. The number of deaths
at Cairo on the 18th was sixty-eight; TWEEN
tv-one at Dameta, thirty-two at Mansurah
tweuty-four at Samanoud, thirty at Ghigel
and twenty at Chirbin. Official returns
mention sixteen towns infected with tn
disease.
THE exports of provisions, tallow an'
dairy products from the United States 70
the six months ending June 80, 1888, wer
S52515. .4S7 against SO, 7OS, 100 for the sam
time iu 1872 Exports of provisions ant
tallo,v for the eight months ending June 80
1883. SGl, OS6,5So against S65,474,1l6 for th
same period in 1882. Exports of dairy pre-
ducts for the two months euued June ~
1883, S2990,4Is against $2,2s0,SS4 for tn
same time in 1882
TIE telegraph strike took effect
little after II O'Clock on the 10th, being gen
eral all over the country at the same time
The interruption to business was tempo
rarv The strike was caused by the refusa
orthe companies to agree to the operators
demands that all Sunday work should b
double paid; that eight hours shall const
tuts DAYS work and seven hours night
work in place of ten and eight hours re
spectively; that women shall be paid tn
same as men, and that pay for all wor
shall be increased fifteen per cent