The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-01-24

ON the 10th twelve coal miners were
arrested near Pittsburgh, Pa, charged with
conspiracy to cause a strike.
o. the 18th Fannie Walker. fourteen
years old, was arrested for setting fire to
schoOl-housc at Summcrville, y. Y.
O., the 10th q Detroit (Nich) jury
gave ". c. Coup, the circus man, a verdict
for 49, 200 against the.Wabash Railroad for
DAMAGE caused by a train accident in 1882.
o. the 1Gth the Secretaries of the
War and Navy Departments appeared be
fore the House Committee on aPpropria-
tious to urge an Appropriation for Greedy
relief expedition.
Ir IS reported that Jay Gould has
bought large waterfront property IL Port
/ OK ord, Oregon.
/ ON the 10th the American Society of
Civil Engineers, in session at New York,
elected Don =. Whitrcmore President.
THE Bartholdi Pedestal Committee an
uounce thas "A Hartford insurance company
has contributed 400 to the fund.
MUCH excitement IS reported in
/ Bodie, Cal, over alleged rich discoveries Of
ore in the Standard and Bodie mines.
. dangerously i'll at Philadelphia on the 10th.
UELooEED-EoR opposition has dcvel-
oped TO the ratification Of tie commercial
treaty with Mexico.
( CDNsTERNATIOE has been created re-
Gently in Montevidco by the frequent re-
currence Of immese tidal waves. They are
/ attributed to volcanic movements.
ON the 10th the annual meeting o. the
/ Womau's Board OF Missions begun Bos-
ton, Mass. The Board now includes twenty
two branches, two Conference Associations,
over 800 au-ziIiaries and mission circles.
The Board has ninety-seven missionaries,
cighty-one bible women, twenty-five board
ing schools and homes at Coustantinople,
q, KistO, Osaka and AIadwa; also 123 village
and day schools. The work of the Board
abroad, in Turkey and Japan particularly,
is encouraging. Addresses 10y missionaries
were made at the morning session. The
Treasurer's report shows receipts of the
year, SIUS,459.
A CoDICL IN the viii of Joseph Ar
mold, late President of the Birmingham
(Conn.) National Bank, bequeatbs to the
town of Derby, in consideration OF the
kindness Of its people, thirty shares of the
capital stock of that bank, with accUmu-
lation and increase, to be held until prin-
cipal and accUmulatious are equal to s.
100000. This viii be in the year 2O34, when
interest on the aggregate amount IS to be
devoted to tue local secular schools and
academies.
TIE White Star Line steamer Ger
manic was spoken at sea x few days ago
with broken shaft.
IT is expected that the remains of
Lieutenant De Long and his comrades viii
arrive in New York about February u.
TIE Board OfTrade Of indianapolis,
Ind, has derIared in favor OF the Lowell
bankruptcy bill.
For the year 1888 the exports Of
breadstuffs We're SIP, ,G32, lsO, against $S2,-
G-S,SG5 for the preceding year.
On the 18th the cane growers, in ses-
sion at ST. Louis, Mo, adopted resolutions
protesting against reduction of the sugar
tariff and calling for abrogation Of the
Sandwich Islands reciprocity treaty.
A REPORT from Paris Of the 18th is to
the effect that American mediation Will
follow the capture of Bac Mini by the
/ French.
IMMEDIATELY On reading the message
of Governor Murray, of Utah, Mormon
polygamist went and hanged himself.
A CONVENTION will shortly assemble
al Washington to agree on a universal houl
system, with a common meridian.
IN London, Eng, q sensation has
been caused by the prosecution of a promi
menu Ciub loI t'4lD"lil5 S1I-IlLiiS iOI Hl5L
staIzcs.
Ell MAIDI's forces have cut of the
retreat Of the SEMINAR garrison and have
-blocEaded thc Nile below Ducm.
A REPORT viii soon be presented by
, the Committee on Pensions in favor Of pen
sioning all survivors Of the Mexican
Creek, Seminole and Blacl, Hawk wars.
THE Secretary of the Navy has re
ported to the Senate that there We're - yes
sells on the naval register November, 1883
OF these 20 were.built prior to the rebellion
81 during the war, Al since the close of hos
tilities. The original cost of the % vessels
was $40, ,796,GI3, repairs Sl1,200, SD; tota
cost, TSI, ,997, i35. The repairs exceeded the
original cost S4)4,209.