The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-07-03
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE Sultan has sent Abram $. Hewitt a
handsome carpet and other presents.
In the Twenty-ifth Pennsylvania Dis
trict, on the 23d, the Democrats nominated
Calvin Rey bun for Congress.
THE FItz John Porter bill was sent TO
the President on the 23l, and it was
thought he would discuss the matter with
the Cabinet the following day.
TIE New York County Democracy will
send go members to Chicago during the
Democratic Convention.
THE election OF Winstanley as Lord
Mayor OF Dublin is opposed by Arch.
bishop McCabe on the ground that he is
both Free Mason and a non-bcliever in
religion.
ON the 23d the independent Republicans
OF New Haven, Conn, organic "a with n
large membership, and adopted resolu.
tions condemning both the Chicago plat
form and the candidates.
THOMAS STEVENS started from San Fran
cisco two months ago to make tour
around the world on a bicycle. He ar
rived at Des Moines, Ia, on the 23d, in
good health, and resumed his journey.
A TELEGRAPH operator named Fisher,
employed in tho local Office at Dubuque,
Ia, has mysteriously disappeared, leaving
behind all his valuables.
MIR. GLADSTONE in the British House OF
Commons made an elaborate statement on
the 23d concerning the Egyptian question.
ON the 9th the obsequies of the late
Bishop Simpson took place at Philadel
phia, Pa.
GENERAL WARD B. BURNETT, veteran
of five wars, died at Washington, ID. c.,
on the oath.
MoRGAN's Sons, bankers, New York,
suspended on the oath.
The world removed detective, Allan
Pinkerton, was reported lying at the point
OF death I'm Chicago on Tho 25th with ma
larial fever
THE resignation Of Judge Drummond, OF
the United States Circuit Court, Chicago,
has been forwarded to Washington.
MOODY, the evangelist, after a most sue
Cessful revival in London, will sail for
New York with his family July II.
AT Paola, Kas., on the "A h., the Con-
gressional Convention nominated L. H..
Funston for recollection,
WIN, II. VANDERBILT says the statement
that since his return from Europe he has
been bearing" the market is untrue.
The Fourth North Carolina District
Democrats nominated VIM. II. Cox for
Congress.
In the Eleventh Indiana District the Re-
INAAANAAAs hoAlluhbeu NtOAEG W oNobAt AnA
reelection to Congress.
J. w. BURNHANI, OF the firm OF Hotch-
kiss, Burnham q Co., New York, COM
mitted suicide at Yonkers on the oath.
REv. CHAs. REILLY, OF Detroit, Mich,
Treasurer OF the Irish National League,
has received a threatening letter from
Shanghai, China.
SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN has tele-
grnphed the United States Consul at Tou-
Ion, France, in reference to the cholera
epidemic there.
AMONG the delegates-atlarge from Indi-
ana to the National Democratic Conven-
tion, Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks and SEN
ator d. w. Voorhees, are agreed upon.
OK the 9th Chairman Henderson and
the committee called on General Logan at
Washington and formally apprised him of
the fact that he had been nominated for
Vice President.
A COMMITTEE of Independent Republic.
cans, with Carl Schurz as chairman, will
issue a document TO the country giving the
reasons why the nomination Of Blaine and
Logan ought TO be opposed.
1T is reportad that Jno- W. Norton, OF
ST. Louis, No, has leased the new Opera.
house to bee erected in Chicago at n cost OF
s22O,01O. ID. Henderson, journalist. and a
Mr.. Meader, are said to be interested with
MIR. Norton.
THE celebrated artist, Adrian Lewis
Richter died a. Dresden on the .5-hi