The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-05-22
rERsoNALASD POLITICAL.

Personal AND POLITICAL.
THERE have been important changes
made i'm the Chinese Cabinet The anti
foreign party is more strongly in the as
Cendant
ON the 10th Now York and Chicago were
agitated over a report that Jay Gould was
financially embarrassed. Tho report
originated in Chicago and was denied by
Gould.
ON the 10th Hon. Butler B. Strong, who
represented Tioga County, Pa, in the
State Senate for fifteen years, committed
suicide ON account of i'll health.
THE recently captured dynamiters, Egan
and DAILY, have been committed for trial at
Warwick, Eng. They are charged with
completely in the explosion at Victoria
railway station.
TIE Baroness Burdett-Couts is entreated
to establish a fund for the relief Of Cor
don. Tho expedition to Khartoum, 5000
strong, will start in July.
WHILE on the way to the Presbyterian
General Assembly, w. g. Case, of Santa
Malica, Cal, was seized with apoplexy and
died at Kansas City, Mo.
On the lIlh Midhat Pasha died in Con-
stautinople from the effects of a carbuncle.
PRINCE YAMAsHANA of Japan arrived at
San Francisco ON the I2.h.
THE Emperor has finally consented to
BsmarCk's retirement.
ONE of the oldest newspaper men in
Ohio, Henry d. Stout, died ON the 18th. He
was soventy-siX years of age.
The House Elections Committee in the
contested election case of Wallace VS..
Mckinley, has decided in favor of Wal.
lace.
FEDTNAND WARD fled an assignment on
the 18th for the benefit Of his creditors.
George c. Holt is the assignee.
Is the British House of Commons, on the
18th, George Anderson, an advanced Lib
eral, gave notice that he would soon make
a motion TO condemn the existence OF the
House OF Lords.
Directors GENERAL BURKE of the New
Orleans Exposition has been urging the
passage OF the bill authorizing the Govern.
ment to loan money 20 the Exposition.
SUIT has been brought against Collector
Robertson of New York for the recovery
Of several hundred thousand dollars col
lected as duty on paper boxes containing
stockings and cotton laces, from r. NJ
OberteuiTer. 1t is a test case.
A CIRCULAR has been issued by Senator
Sabin containing information for parties
who want tickets TO the Republican Ma
tional Convention.
ON the l2-h Schaefer won the balk-line
championship game with Slosson in Chi
Cago.
On the evening Of the 1sth, in the boxing
match between Mitchell and Edwards il
New York city, the latter was SO used VI
he could scarcely stand, but the match was
declared "A draw.
On the 18Th Benz. Wallace, soap man
facturer OF New York, worth 100000, was
adiudged insane.
ON the 18th, Senator Morrill,, Of Vermont
was absent from the Senate for the frs
time in twcuty-une years.
Oh the 18th Charles O'Conor, whose ill
ness mas been announced, died at hi,
homo in Nantucket Mass.
TIRE African Methodist Conference ha,
deposed Bishop Hillery.
CASTRO has left Key Wes', disguised
and taking considerable money with him
CYRUS II. MCCoRNuCK, of Chicago, o
reaper fame, who has been an invalid for
number Of years, died ON the 18th. Hewa,
seventy-five years old.
ON May 2lst the uuveiling Of the Martin
Luther statue at Washington will tax,
place, Chief Justice Waite presiding a
the ceremony.
AMONG the indictments returned by tn
Cincinnati Grand Jury are one against A
f. Shaw, foreman Of the jury that trie,
Berner, fer forgery, and one against VIM
Mack, for arson, in setting fire TO the Court
nouse,
THE National Convention of Antj-Mo
nopolists met in Chicago on the 18th, adopt
ed a platform and nominated Ben. f. But
IeT for President