The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-03-13


THE bullet which was fired point
blank at Frank Rande's head at the Joliet
Penitentiary was found to be flattened out
against the skull, and even the flesh of his
leg turned the bullet fired into it, permit
ting only a slight flesh wound.
SIX inches of snow fell in Washington,
D. c., on the 5th.
In Arabia another revolt against Tur-
key is reported.
OK the 5th an unusual number of
business failures were reported.
IN 1883 the Union Pacific Railroad
Company sold l,163, ,949 acres of land.
On the 5th Parnelrs bill amending
the Irish Land act was rejected in the Brit
ish House of Commons.
THE National Brewers Association is
taking steps to ascertain the exact political
strength Of the brewing interests,
A DUEL between two Matamo~as
Mex editors was announced to take
place on the Texas side of the Rio Grande
on the 9th.
AT Dartmouth College four members
of the Junior class have been suspended
and several others disciplined for dishon-
esty in a recent chemistry examination.
OK the 9TH, at meeting of the West
ern Export Association in Chicago, it was
decided to reduce the production of whisky
ten per cent. below tho present basis after
May /.
DURING the past winter the whole
number of hogs packed in Cincinnati was
355, ,451, a decrease of 59,949 compared with
the previous year.
IN the lower house of the Rhode
Island Legislature a bill was passed ON the
5-h prohibiting the location of a dram-shop
within 400 feet of any school building.
On the 9Th the American Base Ball
Association commenced its annual meeting
in Baltimore, Nd. H. D. Mcknight was
chosen President and A. c. Wycl1off Secre-
tary.
THE Montezuma Hotel which 1rned
some time since at Las Vegas, N. NJ, is to
be rebuilt Immediately.
OK the night of the 5th another snow
storm blockaded the Western railroads,
and travel was again seriously impeded.
AT Bridgeport, Conn, on the 9Th,
four members of the Salvation Army were
sent to jail for fifteen days each in default
of seven dollars fine for para ling the
streets.
A REWARD is offered by the Con-
mander of the Black Flags i'll Tonquin of
ZIG for each head of French soldier and
E31 for each head of a French officer.
ANOTHER Dutch exped ton will be
dispatched to Acheen, Sumatra, with the
! hope of securing the release of the crew of
the wrecked steamer Nisero.
TIE London TJn1es says: ''The
Greedy search expedition will be watched
with as much interest and anxiety by Eu-
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the relief of Leigh Smith in 1892"
THE German National Liberals have
decided not to raise discussion over the
Lasker incident in the Reichstag until the
matter has been internationally disposed
of.
On the night of the 9TH Tim Depew,
wanted for murder at Buffalo, N. Y, was
/ arrested at revival meeting at Blenheim,
/ Ont.
/ Instructions have been received by
/ the German, Austrian, Spanish. Frencs
| and other Ambassadors at Rome to confer
with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
with a view to European cooperation in
demanding of the United States repressive
measures against dynamite enlissaries.
IN Vienna much excitement was oc.
casioned on the 10Th by the discovery Of
three large dynamite laboratories bearing
evidence of recent operations.
IN Corning, o., and vicinity the situ-
alton over the McDevitt-O'Boyl Ian trouble
was reported becoming more serious OF
the 9Th.
OK the 9Th the fiftieth anniversary oi
the Incorporation of the city of Toronto
Ont, was celebrated by the firing of sa
lutes, ringing of bells and the opening of {
freelibrarv.
THE Fifth Virginia Regiment (Con-
federate) whoever royalty entertained at &
friendly reunion by the Twenty eighth New
York Volunteers in May last at Niagara
Falls, have invited the latter to a three
days sojourn with them the coming sum
mer at Staunton, va, and propose to give
the New Workers taste of Virginia hospi
| tality.