The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-03-19

Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The PaH AfaH Gazette advocates the
formation OF the "Gordon Free State" in
honor Of the memory OF General Gordon,
the new State to embrace the Nile coun-
try.
Ex-CoUNTY TREASURER i. d. REED, at
Wilmington, o., is said to be short $50, 900
I'm his accounts.
THE President again held open house on
the 9th, and received large number of
visitors.
GENERAL GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN will
deliver the Decoration Day oration at An
tietam.
CHAs. s. FARCHILD, Of New York, was
nominated Assistant Seer retary Of the
Treasury on the 9th.
MEMBERS Of the diplomatic corps at
Washington officially called on Secretary
Bayard on the 9th.
THE retiring Attorney General present.
ed Mr.. Garland, his successor, to the Su-
preme Court on the 9th.
THE Methodist churches of Chicago ap-
pointed Sunday, the 18th, day Of special
prayer for General Grant.
PRESIDENT BARRIOs has issued a decree
proclaiming a union of Central America
as one republic, and has assumed supreme
military command.
GENERAL WoLsELEY held general re-
view Of the Nile expeditionary force at
Korti on the 9th and complimented the
troops for their heroism and fortitude.
1T looks as though Paddy Ryan had a
springs business on hand, Burke and SuIli-
van both having accepted his challenge
and covered his forfeit.
Mr.. BAYARD has offered the position Of
Assistant Secretary Of State to Mr.. John
Cadwallader, of Philadelphia.
IL ha 70 Eaa0 q nTr
made grave charges against the action Of
the Interior Department under the Arthur
administration in reference to the "Back-
bone" land grant Of Louisiana. Mr.. Teller
defended the department and his action
az the Secretary, accusing Mr.. Van Wyck
Of seeking glory and notoriety as the al
legged friend OF the people.
THE court-martial for the trial Of Medi-
cal Director and ex-Surgeon- General
Phillips Wales, has adjourned until April
18th
COLONEL NELSON II. DAVIS, located at
Chicago, who is next in rank TO General
Sackett, will succeed the latter, and upon
assuming the duties of senior Inspector
General of the army viii take the rank Of
Brigadier- General
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
CROSBY resigned on the 9TH, and the
resignation was accepted.
MARY ANDERSON closes her London en-
gagement April 3)th.
By order Of the Home Secretary Ed
mund Yates, editor London World, was
released from pris on on the 10th.
Rev. DIR. WALSH, President of May
nooth College, has been elected Archbish-
op Of Dublin, to succeed Cardinal MCCabe.
Ell MAHDI is said to have left Khartoum
because he feared assassination at the
hands of his discont ented followers.
MAcuLLAN's MAGAZINE at London pub
fishes a number of letters of General Cor
don written TO a friend in that city.
EARL GRANVILLE declares that the most
friendly relations exist between England
and Germany in regard TO colonial ques-
tions.
GOVERNOR IRELAND OF Texas issued a
proclamation on the 10th, bearing on the
railroad strike in that State, and declar-
ing that all parties must be protected, but
the law must be enforced.
THE suit for divorce, on the ground of
his wife's insanity, instituted by Lord
Durham, was dismissed by reason of
failure to prove insanity before marriage,
with costs against Durham.
Born houses Of the Dakota Legislature
have pass ed the woman suffrage bill.
THE Association of Mexican Veterans
and the delegate to the Baltimore NJ. f..
Conference, colored, were among those
who paid their respects to President Cleve =
land on the 10th.
OK the 10th the Senate held short ses-
srons, and after debate on the matter, by n
vote Of yeas, 36; nays 20, Senator Blair,
Of New Hampshire, was declared duly
qualified and was sworn in.
THE President and Secretary Lamar
have been made acquainted with the o kla-
homa controversy, and the matter was "A
subject for Cabinet consultation at meet
ing on the 10th.
THE Huzcn court-martial convened at
Washington on the 11th.
EDWARD ID. CLARKE, Of Missl ssippi, was
nominated on the 18th as Assis tant Sec
retary Of the Interior.
SENATOR BRIDGE, Of the Illinois Legis-
lature, is again very i'll and is reported
failing rapidly.
THE British Government has invested
E2O 900 for the benefit of General Gordon's
family.
JAMES d. FISH, formerly President of
the Marine National Bank, was placed on
trial at New York on the 18th.
On the 11th four ballots were taken for
United States Senator by the Illinois Leg
islature without reaching an election.
A MANIFESTO issued by Parnen advises
tho Irish to observe a respectful neu-
trnlity regarding the visit of the Prince Of
Wales.
IN the case OF Nellie Horan, at Elkhorn,
Wis, charged with poisoning members of
the family, the jury returned a verdict of
not guilty.
PADDY RYAN has agreed to meet Sulli-
van I'm a mill anywhere within 100 miles Of
kE,s,e Of
STRENUOUS efforts are being made to
secure the appointments of Jos. S. Miller,
Of West Virginia, as Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue.
Two years ago the father of S. b. EIkins
was relieved of a cancer in the mouth, and
steve wants the same specialist to have a
chance 70 cure General Grant. Profess
stonal ethics, however, stand i'm the way.
SENATOR SHERMAN has asked to be re-
lieved from duty on the Senate Finance
Committee, on the ground that there is K o
much Of the New England idea in the COM
mittee.
THE Secretary Of the Treasury has ap-
pointed Eugene Higgins, Of Maryland,
chief OF the appointment division of the
Treasury Department, in the place of
Trevitt, Of New York, resigned. Higgins
Is a friend of Senator German.
mus SIM Sun was convinced OF polyg-
amy at Salt-Lake City, Utah, on the 18th
PRESIDENT SEELYE OF Amherst Mass !
College IL seriously in.
GENERAL GRAHAM arrived at Suakim on
the 18th.
THE diary left by General Gordon COM
prises six volumes.
GENERAL WALrHALL qualified on tn q
18th as the successor OF Mr.. Lamar in the
United States Senate.
1T is reported that the Fenians Davies
and Morrisey have be en- arrested in Paris.