The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-12-13

The Grand Jury at Elkhart, Ind,
have been instructed to indict newsdealers
for selling indecent illustrated papers.
ADMIRAL CoURBET is avoiding the
Chinese troops and operating against the
Black Flags pending peaceful negotia-
tionG
"A KHARToUM dispatch reports that
only one-third of Hicks Pasha's force was
destroyed The remainder are safe in
camp.
LORD LoRNE recently delivered an
address at Birmingham, Eng, in which he
lauded The attractions Of Canada for emil
grants.
CHINA has sent circular letter to the
powers setting forth that if the French in
wade Northern Anam they will be opposed
by Chinese troops.
FIVE Constantinople detectives have
been sentenced to ten years imprisonment
for blackmaiI and false prosecutions
agains innocent persons.
MORFUARYrep of Pittsburgh. Pa.
just completed, giving statistics for year,
are such thatthe city IS claimed to be the
healthiest.in the Unite4States.
MEMBERS of the National Republican
COMMITTEES are assembling in Washington,
to there determine upon the place for hold
ing the next National Convention
CHARLES HALEY, Chief of the North
western Railway Detective Service, has
been arrested on charges of shielding train
gamblers and sharing their profits.
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THE Quidneck Mills in Rhode Island
passed quietly into the possession of Re
\ceiver Townsend on the 4th, Ex-Governor
Sprague saying he could not fight the
Court.
This New York Chamber of Com
1nerce adopted resolution on the 9Th ask
ing the Legislature to take steps to stopthe
Threatened destruction of the Adirondack
wilderness.
FHE issue of Silver dollars for the
week ended December Twas S3l3,4 3,4s7i same
time last year, SS02,OO0. Coinage at the
mifts for November was S., ,S24 $40, of which
S2;87O,oaO were silver dollars.
BY "a decision Of the Pennsylvania Su-
preme Court the. heirs of poor people in
sured for large amounts for speculative
purposes are enabled to recover the money
paid on policies by rich spectators.
q. X HODGE,, representing himself
from Philadelphia, Oh. aimed $1,000 on the
4th from the First National Bank at Mas
silon,. o., by means Of raised draft. He
was Subsequently arrested at New Phila-
delphia. f..y
5THE tenth annual reunion of the Ma
tional Association OF Mexican War Veter-
arts commenced in Washington, d. c., on
the 9Th. General Denver was reelected
President and General Manson First Vice
President.
AT a'meetingdf the management of
the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centen-
niat Exposition, in'New Orleans the night
ofbhe 4th much satisfaction was expressed
over the notice of the Exposition made in
the Presidents message.
REPoRrs from Cape Race state that a
fearful hurricane from the east-northeast
prevailed the night OF the "a. The sea rose
Nhigher" than ever before known. Much
damage was done to shipping and it is
feared a number Of seamen were lost
rs New York, on the 4th, was cele-
brated the s-anniveFsafy. OF the institution Of
the Chamber of Commerce in that city III
years ago. Lunch in imitation of the style
of 1888 was served in the room of the
Fraunces Tavern, where Washington took
leave OF his officers in the year last named.
Tar suit of eGilmour VS.. Schurz was
removed in New York from the State to
theiU hited States Court on the 4th. Gil
moilr's suit is for $500, 900 against Schurz,
for disbarring the former from practicing
in any of the Departments of the Interior
while Schurz was Secretary.
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g.. .p1C Tlsar,
resentatives in Congress are displeased
over the mild reference in the Presidents
message relating to Chinese immigration.
They are preparing bills, which they will
introduce, in the House and Senate, and
which viii propose severer restrictions
uPqnr Immigration from China
JUDGE rHoNIAN of the Civil Service
= Commission viii conduct examinations in
Cincinnati for local and general depart
mental service on the 20th and at Louis
Vile the 21st INST. = Examinations for the
general departmental service will be held
in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and
GeoPeia, between January % and February
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THaRE sTEived inSPAFis. from Nice on
the 81 three. boxes, obe addressed to De
Lesseps, the others to Couvreax, contractor
Tor NDiEl an TIE n AndniA canal W neu
CouNrsaxs opeqIed one Of the boxes a cart
ridge exploded, but no harm was done
Couvreax Immediately warned De Lesseps
\ whos smiling, merely said, "They treat me
hlSe'H sovereigns'' ~
SPRA4SER CARL1sLE viii not be able
70 aFhounoe the House.c .coEnnhittees till two
or-thtee days before the holiday recess
The Increase of the number Of Representa-
tives has made his task somewhat NOR,
dihicule than that of his predecessors, anc
the Unusually large number of new mem
bers in the present Gengress adds much t
the diffculty Of the work,
THE Secretary of the Treasury's esti
mates for the fiscal year ending June 80
1885, call for the following appropriations
Civil establishment, So, ,043, ,663; foreign in
tercourse, Sl,569,ool; military establish
ment, 27,l3G,l52; naval establishment
So, t47,75l; Indian affairs, SS466,S1O
pensions, $40, ,O00. 600; public works, Sl7, $50,
2I4; postal service, S2,Q59, ,ll2; miscellane
Gus, SIS, ,298,a05; permanent annual appro
priaton, sll5,l4I0S5