The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-01-15
PERsoNAL AND poLTTICAI.

THE Legislature of California assembled
on the 9Th. Balloting for United States
Senator will not take place before the
30th IL is stated that il ex-Governor
Stanford will permit his name to be
placed In nomination he will be elected.
PRESIDENT Arthur will visit the New
Orleans Exposition about the 18th instant,
and will be accompanied by members OF
the Cabinet.
POPE LEO has given 10000 francs to the
relief of sufferers from the earthquakes in
Spain.
MR.. CRoNKRITE was elected Speaker of
the Illinois House of Representatives.
THE Rt. Rev. John Jackson, d. D., Dishop
of London, died ON the 9Th.
GEORGE 2. ERWIN was elected Speaker
of the New York House of Representa-
tives.
BISMARCK has abandoned his intention
of visiting Southern Europe.
ON the 9th T. NJ. Healy, an Irish member
Of Parliament, was presented with a check
for cl, 900 by his constituents.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL WRIGHT con-
tinued his testimony before the Springer
investigation committee at Cincinnati, o.,
on the 9Th
THE French Government has telegraphed
congratulations to General Negrier, in
Tonqun, on his recent victory over the
Chinese.
THE Legislatures of New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio met on the 9th. The
Missouri and Illinois Legislatures met on
the 9Th.
ON the 9Th the American Iron and Steel
2 Association elected b. +. Jones, President;
James NJ. Swank, Vice President, and
George w. Cope, Secretary.
Hon. JOHN i. FoLLETT has served formal
notice of contest on General Butterworth,
Representative-elect from the First Con-
gressional District of Ohio.
ON the 9Th another severe shock of earth
quake was experienced i'm the province of
Granada, Spain. King Alfonso has gone
TO the panic-stricken provinces.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has accepted an in
vitation TO visit New Orleans February 10th,
unless official duties prevent, and the Pres
ident of the Baltimore & Ohio Road has
rendered the President his private car.
WM. J. CAMPBELL (Republican) was
elected President of the Illinois Senate on
the 9TH.
THE Commission sent by the Government
to Central and South America has made its
first report.
THE majority Of Prince Albert Victor,
eldest son of the Prince of Wales, was cell
ebrated ON the Sth at Sandringham palace.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL WRIGHT con-
committee at Cincinnati ON the 9Th.
GENERAL WoLsELEY expects TO commu-
nicate with General Gordon in the near
future.
THE funeral of the late Rev. Noah Hunt
6chenck took place from st. AIMS Church,
on Brooklyn Heights, on the 7th.
THE Senate Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs reported favorably to the executive
session on the 7th the Nicaragua treaty.
TIE Legislatures of Missouri, Illinois,
Connecticut, Colorado, Maine, Massachu-
setts and Michigan met on the eth.
MIR. HENRY NJ. STANLEY was rendered
grand banquet the night of the 18th by the
merchants Of Cologne. Six hundred guests
were present. Mr.. Stanley, in responding
TO the toast of the evening, dilated upon
the great future in store for the Congo
country, but skillfully avoided an express
sion Of opinion upon the political questions
at issue.
GEO. AUGUSTUS SALA, the London jour
nalist, lectured al fremont Temple, Boston,
the evening OF the 7th and was well re-
eeived by a large audience.
In a letter published in the New York
Nau and Express, General Grant says he
can not accept the proposed money gift
which is being raised by his friends to
pay of the mortgages on his personal
property.