The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-11-13
IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
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Ind TO pay a fine Of $500.
ON tho 81 Bill Jones, the man who tried
10 kill Guiteau, the assassin Of President
Garfield, was tried at Washington, d. c.,
and found not guilty, the jury remaining
out only twenty minutes.
on the ID, at the meeting of the Royal
Geographical Society in London, the Presi-
dent, Lord Aberdare, said that the feature
of the year in the domain Of geographical
information had been Lieutenant Greely's
address delivered before the British AssO-
citation at Montreal.
THE oldegt railroad man In Pennsyl-
vania, w. A. Givens, died on the 1st inst.
at Pittsburgh, at the age of eighty-one
years. Mr.. Givens had been actively and
continuously i'm the business for upward Of
fifty years. He ran on the first eight
wheel car that ever went out Of Philadel-
phia with passengers on the old State Port
age Road.
RETURNS from the election up to the
morning Of the 9th indicated the success of
the Democratic National ticket. New
York, Indiana, New Jersey and Connecti-
cut were claimed TO have given Democratic
maiorities, and the fusion ticket, with
Governor Begole at its head was
claimed to have been successful in
Michigan, thus leaving the cleo
NMEMl NIGkEI ia nOubNs 3Ao WI hD ocNn ~
the returns published their nature is some
what conflicting, but they lean so decided
ly toward the side of Democratic success
that their opponents, however unwillingly,
are constrained TO concede them the palm
OF victory-at least until otherwise ad-
vised.
OK the 4th the second trial Of French, of
Dublin scandal fame, resulted in a disa-
greement in the jury.
TEE Governor Of Ohio has suspended the
execution Of George Oliver, under sentence
to be hanged November 9Th.
THE police in New York arrested one
armed man named Alex. q. Branscom on
the 4th who originated and carried out a
novel scheme of swindling.
A DISPATCH from General Wolseley "a
London was to the effect that natives had
brought information that Gordon was still
in possession of Khartoum.
GENERAL GRANT did not vote at the
election on the 9TH, being confined TO his
room by lamenes5.
Mr. BLAINE voted at Augusta, accom-
panied to the polls by his two sons. Mr.
Cleveland exercised his right of franchise
In Buffalo, taking his place in the line with
other voters, after which he Immediately
left for Albany.
RETURNS from the election received up t'
the morning of the 9th left the result on the
National ticket still in doubt, both side.
claiming success with equal pertinacity
Connecticut and New Jersey were conced
ed 10 the Democrats, the pivotal States be
ing New York, West Virginia and In
diana, in which it appeared the official fig
ures would be necessary to determine th'
result beyond peradventure. In the mas
Of contradictory dispatches received it wa
utterly impossible to arrive at defnit
conclusion.
THE last will and testament OF the lat'
Wilbur +. Storey, Of Chicago, bequeaths hi
entire property, including the Times news
paper Office, TO his widow, Mrs Eureka q
Storey, with the privilege Of selling tn
same.
on the 5th Mr.. Blaine was reported {
have been taken suddenly in, and his ply
sicians prescribed absolute rest.
OK the 9th Frank O'Donnell, of the HOm
Rule party in the British Parliament, wa
suspended In the House of Commons fc
disregarding the authority of the Speakel
THE Joseph Evans polygamy trial bega
at Salt Lake, Utah on the 9TH.
THE Khedive of Egypt has conferred fu
powers on General Wolseley in the Sou
dan.
On the 9TH Richard Treake, convicted I
tho murder Of Augusta Ziu at Phila
delphia, Pa, was refused new tria
and was sentenced to death.
A DESPATCH Of the 9TH from Rome say
the Pope gave audience to the ArchbishC
of Quebec. His Holiness spoke of Il
members OF the Church in Canada as Il
most faithful and devout of his children.
PREMIER FERRY has informed Englar
that II China accepts mediation withol
unnecessary delay, or increasing furth'
the expense by military operations, Franc
viii limit it's claim TO indemnity to $4,000
900.
on the 9th the Episcopal Council of Il
diocese of Nebraska, at its session i'm Om'
ma, elected Rev. DR.. WorthingtOn, Of ID
troit, Mich, to succeed the late BishC
Clarkson.
Hon. JAMES O'DoNNELL, Republics
member Of Congress elect from the Thh
Michigan District, is eminently man
the people. His career has been, brieh.
A poor boy, printers apprentice, journe
man, soldier in the Federal army, newsp
per editor and proprietor, Mayor Of his n
tive city, Presidential ElectOr, always
gentleman and now a member of Congress
elect.
Or to the morning of the eth returns l
ceived indicated that New York had go
for Cleveland and Hendricks. The RepU
lican managers, however, still claimed
have carried the State. The majori
claimed on either side was so small Il
the revised count viii be necessary to de
nitely determine which side has really W
the battle. II IL proves that Cleveland
been successful in New York he win Ia
2Ig electoral votes. The excitement
tendant upon the receipt Of the delayed
turns in the principal cities during the d
and evening of the 9Th was Of the most
tense description, and only wise preca
tiouary measures of the police in some
stances prevented serious collisions. Be
PARTIES were crying fraud, and the eXpr
sion was freely made from Democra
sources that no repitition of 'l6 would
tolerated.
on the oath Lieutenant Greedy was pi
sented with an elegant silver service
the Greely Testimonial COMMITTEES &C
home IN Newburyport- Mass.
on the anniversary of his taking
Presidential chair, October 25th, Presid
solomon, o. Hayti, declared fun and ca
plete amnesty TO all political offend ers.
Mr. BI.ArNE's reported illness was den
on the 9th, the statement coming from j
gusta that he had merely isolated himi
for the day, ON the 9th, in order to TAX
much needed rest.
DIR. JAMES A. REED, Superintendent
the Dixmont Insane Asylum, at Pit
burph. Pa, and ono OF the most pro-
nent phvsicinns Of country, died sudd
IN on the 9Th of kidney disease.
THE Rt. Hon. Henry Fawcett, late p
,,oster- General Of England, dicd ON
9Th. He was totally blind
OK the 9Th Mr.. Moody began reiigl
co1vaTtion for Christian W Workers at n
trcal, Can.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.