The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-04-02

ACCORDING TO latest returns, the British
had $50 men killed and wounded and lost
1000 camels in the battle near Suakim on
the 25th.
IT is announced in London that the cause
for calling out militia is that Russia has
rejected the English proposals.
THE Porte is reported to have asked the
advice of Bismarck in regard to a Turko-
Russian alliance against England.
On the 25th the Western Nail Associa-
tion met at Pittsburgh, Pa, and reaffirmed
the card rate. Trade is fair and stocks
small.
For distance of sixty miles south of
the Straits of Mackinaw the ice in Lake
Michigan was solid entirely across on the
25th, of an average thickness of thirty
inches. 1t is thought that vessels will
not be able to get through to Buffalo be-
fore June Isl.
THE Legislative Council of New South
Wales, by unanimous vote, and the Legis-
lative Assembly, 63 to 81, approved the
dispatch of the colonial contingent to the
Soudan. The announcement of the votes
were received with loud cheers for the
Queen.
THE British ambassador at st. Peters,
burg has been instructed to press the Rus
sian Government for reply to GranvilIe's
proposal regarding the outposts on the
Afghan frontier.
THE British War Department has or
dered 100000 pounds of canned beef from
one Chicago firm, and 100000 pounds
from another house of that city.
AN order has been issued by the Com
missioner of Pensions directing that for
the present, until the mass Of business be-
fore the board of review is disposed of,
Of hot Ifvvfc Of ha
Office shall begin work at $3.50 a. m. and
finish at p. m.
THE Western Cracker Bakery Associa-
tion, embracing 115 bakeries distributed
over the territory between Pittsburgh and
the Missouri River, New Orleans and st.
Paul, at meeting in Chicago on the 25th,
decided to dissolve that body. Each
bakery is now at liberty to make it's owr
prices.
THE Canadian Government issued orders
on the 25th for 400 men of Batteries A and
B. to be dispatched at once to the North
west to aid the Manitoba militia in coping
with Riel's outbreak 1t is also stated that
the Government teIegraphed to Washing
ton asking permission to send troops
through American territory.
THE Northwest Territory troubles are
becoming serious.
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telegraph wires.
BRITISH soldiers in the Soudan are suf-
fering from sunstrokes.
AT Birmingham, England. the arms fac
tories are working night and day.
On the 26th delegation of ministers of
the gospel called upon the President and
urged him to enforce the Edmunds poIyg-
amy act.
THE New York Assembly committee
will report adversely on the bill to permit
pool-selIing upon races.
On the 26th the Yale Alumni of New
York gave dinner, at which Mr.. Phelps,
the new Minister to England, was present.
THE Burmese Government is sending
1000 camels to India, to be used in the
transport service of the Afghan frontier.
THE ordnance officers at Chatham, En-
gland, have been ordered to ship to India
all the Martini Henry rifles available.
THE Senate Commit tee on Public Build
ings aud Grounds reported in favor of
electric light for the Senate chamber in
stead of gas.
AT ConstantinopIe the opinion prevails
that if war is commenced between En-
gland and Russia it will extend to the
Black Sea.
AN attack was recently made by GEN
eral Negrier on the Chinese at Dong Dang,
but was unable to rout the celestials ow-
ing to the heavy forces of the enemy. The
French report 200 killed and wounded.
THE Pennysylvania Senate passed the
Congressional apportionment bill on the
26th. 1t gives nineteen Republican and
nine Democratic districts.
THERE is an impression in New York that
many of the European war reports circu-
lated on the Stock Exchange are manu-
factured in that city.
The Commi ssioner of Internal Revenue
has recommended changes in several cleo
tion districts, ana it was expected the
President would nominate number of col
lectors of internal revenue before adjourn
ment of the Senate.
ON thel26th DIR. ]. j. S. Doherty, registrar
of vital statistics at New Haven, Conn,
was arrested on a charge of making false
entries and presenting fraudulent claims.