The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-05-31
Tnr General Assemblies Of the Pres.

THE General Assemblies of the Pres
byterian Church, North and South, have
appointed committees to arrange a plan
for cooperation in certain departments of
religious work the plan to be submitted to
the General Assemblies next year. This
action is regarded as the first step toward
the union of the Northern and Southern
churches.
A RICH discovery of horn silver was
reported from Turkey Greek, thirty-three
miles southwest of Prescott, Ariz., few
days ago. Two prospectors discovered
blind lead, and had taken out $4,000 within
five days.
The explosion which occurred in the
Cars dressing-room at st. Petersburg the
other day is said to have been caused by
escaping gas.
AN electrical inventor at New York
has applied for patent upon a contrivance
for executing criminals without pain and
without Disagreement He offers to assign
the patent to the Government.
The Chief of Police of Memphis,
Tenn, the other day arrested General
James r. Chalmers, of Mississippi, and
Colonel Galloway, of the Memphis appeal,
who were suspected of duelistic intentions,
and they were each put under $1,000 bonds
to keep the peace.
MICHAEL COHEN, a notorious bank
robber, better known as ''Sheeney Mike, I"
has disclosed to the police of Pittsburgh.
Pa. the plans of the gang of which he was a
member for burglarizing banks in several
of the principal cities of the Union.
A BAND of Cree Indians, captured by
United States troops near Mussell Shell, on
the Missouri River, have been sent back
across the line.
AN army circular lately issued insists
that every enlisted man shall be made to
attend target practice, musicians and staff
included
PATENT COMMISSIONER MARBLE esti-
mates the receipts of the United States
Patent Office for the current year will be
| 81 100000, or 100000 more than last year.
After July 1 the force in the Office viii be
reduced twenty-one clerks.
THE miners strike in St. Clair Coun-
tv, ILL.,, assumed more serious aspect on
the 24th. The strikers to the number of
several hundred marched to the Collins
/ vile mines and compelled a cessation of
work.
THE two ships officers on trial in
Philadelphia, Pa, the other day for viola.
tion of the neutrality laws by carrying
arms into Hayti were convicted.
| A RECENT tabulated statement made
/ by the Internal Revenue Department shows
| there are over two hundred more distiller'
les in operation in the United States than
there were a year ago, and the daily ca
pacity is over 25OO0,0O0 gallons greater
than in May last year.
AMID the booming of cannon, the shrill
whistlings of thousands of steamers and
the plaudits of masses of citizens, the great
Brooklyn Bridge was formally presented to
the cities of New York and Brooklyn by the
| trustees on the oath, the President of the
| United States and officers of his Cabinet
| the Governor of the State of New York anC
| staff, Senators and Representatives from
many States and Territories, and the
Mayors of both cities being approving wit
nesses of the ceremony.
MUCH ANXIETY was felt on the 24tt
for the safety of the schoOners Young
America and John Schuette, which should
have reached Milwaukee, Wis, severa
days before. The schooner Newsboy was
overdue at Chicago, and the schooner julia
Larsen was overdue at Racine. At Racine
it is thought that the unknown vessel tina
struck there during the recent gale was th'
schooner Wells Burt, which sunk off Crosse
Point with all on board.
THE National Board of Health ha
been defeated in its attempt to obtain con
troll of the epidemic fund of 100000, tn
Secretary of the Treasury having decided
that the Surgeon-GeneraI of the Marin
Hospital Service shall have charge of dis
bursements from the fund.
ONE THOUSAND AND SIXTY steerag
passengers arrived at Boston, Mass, th
Of how ho
ing assisted" emigrants.
AT EPSON Downs, Eng, on the 23d
the Derby stakes were won by Sir F. John
stones st. Blaise. Beau Brummel ant
Galilard, who had been favOrites in tn
betting, finished fifth and third respective
ly. The EPSON high plate was won by Auc