The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-05-15
Nr1sCELIANEOus.

THE Provincial Treasurer of Quebec re-
ports that there has been for years an an
uuaI deficit Of 100000 to $4,000 and that
retrenchment or an increase of revenue is
necessary.
RAIN fell in Pennsylvania on the +th
and put out some of the fires on the noun
tains.
The river and harbor bill has been COM
pIeted. The committees left the door open
for changes at Il final meeting, but have
no intention OF increasing any OF the ap-
propriations. The Missouri RIVER is al
lowed only 100000.
THE Glasgow underwriters viii lose
$4,000 should the steamship State Of
Florida prove to be lost.
THE warlike preparations in China are
principally defensive.
THE new Russian loan is complete sue
cess.
IL Brazil there are stiu 100000 slaves.
The work of emancipation goes slowly for
ward.
The harbor Of Buffalo is sufficiently clear
of ice to afford easy navigation.
1T is thought general strike among the
iron workers of the West viii occur about
June 1.
THE failure Of the Ceylon Company of
London is announced. Its Indebtedness to
the Oriental Bank is - OJ,0OO.
on the 5.h the General Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church met
at Baltimore, MI.
THE seventh annual convention of cot
ton-secd crushers OF the United States met
on the 9th in St. Louis, Mo.
GERMANY, Austria and Russia are to dis
cuss measures looking to the supervis.
ion, production and sale of explosives.
-t,E~
will meet at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 2Sth.
IMPORTANT public works of vast benefit
to Louisville and to Ohio River navigation
are projected, and Congress viii be asked
| for aid.
Oh the 9th the American Medical ASso-
citation commenced its session in Washing
/ ton, d. c.
The losses by fire in the United States
and Canada for April is reported at So
100000. Since January it has been s}1,-
$500
The railways of Canada have abolished
special privileges to commercial travellers
on the 9th the twenty-second anniver-
sarv Of the defeat of the French army at
Pueblo was celebrated with great pomp at
the City of Mexico.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for the
I Egyptian conference to meet in London
\ the first week in June. 1t is expected to
| last three weeks.
AT Buffalo, n. ", on the 9th, union
| 'longshoremen uncouplei a ear upon
which number of Italian laborers were
/ being hauled TO the docks, and chased them
! off.
/ THE Bishops at the Methodist General
/ Conference in Philadelphia give the in
! crease in church membership for the pas
| Tour years as 69232.
| NUMEROUS arrests of persons supposed
/ 10 be Nihilists and of artillery officers said
| to have been connected with the murder OF
/ General Sudeiken, are reported from St
I Petersburg.
The Prefect of Police of Berlin is in re
/ ceipt of letters threatening TO blow up tn,
/ Parliament Chambers upon Bismarck
| next appearance.
! The Finance Committee of the Senate
! has decided that the trade-dollar bill be re
/ ported adversely after another meeting o
/ the committee.
/ THE Vatican will shortly issue another
! plea for the independence of the Propa
| ganda, and against the confiscation of the
! property.
THE New York Produce Exchange moved
] into their new building on the Oh, tb,
members marching from the old building
! to the New one in a drenching rain.
/ THE Grand Orient Of Italy has published
| a reply TO the Pope's encyclical letter
! against secret orders.
! THE suspension of Dunlap & Twadden
| jute spinners, Glasgow, with liabilities O
| $4,000, is announced.
The Court Of Inquiry TO examine into
the conduct Of the Fourth Regiment during
| the Cincinnati riots convened at DAYTON or
| the 9th. 1t viii be in session a week Of
| longer.
Thus far this year the total exports o.
! domestic cottons have been J2,1l2 pack
| ages, against 5,9s6 the same time in 1879
! the largest quantity in any previous year
A GENERAL strike of the stove molder,
Pittsburgh and Allegheny is looked FOL
] within few days.