The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-04-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND PoLrr1OAr-

V. Montgomery, qualified on the 23d.
THE Secretary Of the Treasury is taking
steps to reduce the force in his depart
ment.
OK the 23d Patrick Leary, charged with
being dynamiter, was sentenced at Cork
to twelve months Imprisonment.
THE six-round glove fight between Jack
Burke and Alt Greenfield, at Chicago, on
the 23d, resulted in draw.
A NUMBER Of prominent Vermont Demo-
Gratis addressed the President on the 23d,
and thanked him for appointing Mr.. Phelps
Minister to Great Britain.
NOMINATED and confirmed: Edward J.
Phelps, Of Vermont, Minister to Great
Britain; Governor Robt. M. McLane Of
Maryland, to France; Geo. II. Pendleton,
Of Ohio, to Germany, and Henry r. Jack
son, Of Georgia, to Mexico.
GOVERNOR McLANE's appointment as
Minister to France causes general gratif-
cation in Baltimore.
On the 23d E. ID. Clarke, who was recent
ly appointed Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, died Of pneumonia at Washing
ton, ID. G.
EARL DUFFERIN, Viceroy or India, has
gone to talk over the frontier dispute with
the Ameer OF Afghanistan.
On the 23d General Graham expected to
NbaCu 44ALdA hlNuAu u lew nQuE5f ana pro
posed to give Osmau Digna battle as soon
as possible. The latter had 5000 men.
GOVERNOR SToNEMAN of California has
refused to sign the bill amending the Con-
stitution, whereby the railroads would be
taxed two and n half per cent OF their
gross earnings, instead of being taxed on
their property in the ordinary manner.
ON the 23d Joseph Goss the pugilist,
died Of Bright's disease at his clubhouse,
"Saracen's Head" Boston, Mass. He was
born in Wolverhampton, England, in 1896.
CONGRESSMAN THRoCKMoRToN is report
ed seriously i'll at Mckinney, Tex.
On the oath Rev. VIM. Harris, Treasurer
of Prime cston College, died of apoplexy at
Savannah, GA.
TAGGIAH, Osman Digna's famous chief,
was killed in the recent fight near Sua-
kim.
Hon. JACOB THOMPSON, Secretary of the
Interior under President Buchanan, died
at Memphis, Tenn, on the oath.
GENERAL GRANT spent a quiet day on
the 9th and took considerable food His
condition was considered more favorable.
THE President nOmin lted Henry 1. Null
drow, of Mississippi, on the oath as As
sistant Secretary Of the Interior, vice
Clarke, deceased.
The American singer, Miss Van Zandt,
meets with great opposition in Paris, but
she draws large houses
THE Chicago Democrats nominated Car
ter II. Harrison for recollection as Mayor
by acclamatiOn.
THE British War Office being dissatis-
fed with General Graham's management
OF the advance in the Soudan, will proba-
bly, recall him.
ON the oath the will Of the late Gordon
W. Burnham, the New York millionaire,
was filed with the Surrogate. Among
other bequests is one of $4,000 to Miss
Sanborn, who was to have been his wife.
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON IS reported to
be recovering from his recent illness, and
will return nome in a few days.
In the cases OF Mackin and Gallagher,
the Chicago politicians convicted of cleo
ton frauds, Judge Gresham granted
writ of error, and they were admitted to
bail.
ON the oath committee from the Civil
Service Associa ion of Baltimore, Md,
presented Secretary Manning the resolu-
tions protesting against the appointment
OF Eugene Higgins.
GENERAL JAMES MCQUADE died at Utica,
N. " on the 25th.
GENERAL GRANT was much better on the
25th and went out driving.
GENERAL SPARKS was confirmed on the
25th as Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
HON. S. S. Cox, of New York, has been
appointed and confirmed as Minister to
Turkey.
CHAs. FRANCIS ADAMS, JR., was re-
elected President of the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company.
ON the 25th, on the second ballot for
United States Senator in the Illinois Leg
islature, Logan received 100 votes. None
but Republicans voted.
MAYOR O'CoNNoR Of Dublin says that
the flag will be hoisted when the Prince
of Wales arrives, and that thousands of
stalwart hands will be ready TO guard it
if necessary.
On the 26th the Interior Department was
closed out OF respect to the memory OF
the late Jacob Thompson, of kentucky,
Secretary of the Interior under President
Buchanan.
CONGRESSMAN CASEY YOUNG, of
Tennessee, is in Washington, suffering
from paralysis of his right arm and leg.
He says that he has felt the paraly tic
symptoms in his system for long time.
JAY GOULD declined recollection as a di-
rector of the Union Pacific Railway.
1T isremarked upon as a notable coinci-
dence that three of the new appointees,
NALs Ennb CoAApAAOAAGE 4uAAhu
Commissioner Atkins and Land Commis-
sioner Sparks, all served together on the
House Committee on Appropriations.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL thinks that Mr..
Phelps, his successor as the American
representative at the court of st. James, is
an estimable and cultured gentleman, and
he regards the selection wise one.
GENERAL GRANT passed a quiet day on
the 26th, and did not complain of pain.
GENERAL GRANTS testimony in the case
of James d. Fish in connection with the
Marine Bank failure, was taken before a
notary.
QUEEN VICTORIA has called out the reg
alar and militia reserves for permanent
service.
PREMIE FERRY states that France will
send further reinforcements to TOnqutn
Immediately.
THE remains OF the late DR.. Carl Luede-
king, of St. Louis, No, were incinerated
at the Lancaster (Pa.) creamatorium on
the 7th.
PAT RELLIHAN, Of New York, was SEN
fenced to two months imprisonment for
libelling Pat Ford. Both are Irish news
paper men.
GLADSTONE announces Englaud's pro-
test against the action Of France in de-
claring rice contraband Of war.
EXTENSIVE preparations are being made
at Kingston, Ireland, for the reception of
che Prince and Princess of Wales
THE Metropolitan Base Ball Club Of
New York has released Keete and Easter
brook, two OF their strongest players.
CHAs. w. DuRANT, an aged millionaire
OF New York, Is OF unsound mind, and his
children are at law about who sh all take
charge OF him.
HON JOHN g. THOMPSON, Of Ohio, who
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