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

TIE Illinois Senate was organized tenn
porarily on the 9th, as per programme de-
cided upon in the Republican caucus
There was a hitch in the temporary organ
ization of the House of Representatives,
and an adjournment was taken until the
sth.
HENRY G. HAARsTIcK was elected Presi-
dent of the st. Louis Merchants Exchange;
Seth w. Cobb and D. P. Slattery, Vice
Presidents, and d. r. Francis, Matthias
Backer, Charles A. Cox, Henry Sayers and
Thomas Akin, Directors.
1T is officially announced that the Prince
of Wales viii not ask Parliament to grant
an allowance to his eldest son upon his
coming of age.
STATE TREASURER WRIGHT, of New Jer-
sey, died on the S5h
THE Legislature of Indiana, Democratic
in both branches, met on the sth.
CYRUS w. FIELD has returned the money
subscribed to relieve General Grant.
ACCORDING TO the Albany EUeRiig Jour
nat VIM. M. Evarts is almost sure to be the
next Senator from New York.
OPDYKE g. Co., the Wall street bankers
who recently failed, announce their ability
to pay in full.
on the Sth President elect Cleveland ar
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ball in that city on the evening of the 9th.
THE Indiana Democratic editors, at their
annual convention on the sth, were ad-
dressed by Vice e-President-eIect Hen
bricks.
AT Boston, Mass, on the Sth, Major
Mutt, the midget was married to Miss
Clara Garfield, who is eighteen inches
taller than the groom.
On the Sth Rev. DR.. VIM. Paret was con-
secrated Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese
of Maryland. The venerable Bishop Al
fred Lee, of Delaware, presided.
Ex-senator THURMAN made a speech at
Columbus, o., on the 6th, which was well
received, and the "Oid Roman" was loud =
ly applauded.
GENERAL SANTE DOMINGO VILLA has
been elected President of the State of
Panama and installed.
THE Democrats of Ohio had a high
time at Columbus on the Sth. Members
of the Legislature called on Senator-elect
Payne, and there were a number of con-
gratulatory speeches.
Prince BISMARCK proposes that the
duties on corn be raised because Germany
is a nation of farmers.
NINE. CLOVIS -HUGUEs, who murdered
Deputy NORM at Paris, was acquitted on
lut clhi l6L lAidA EbouAbluB III a ftIulCG Ol
not guilty.
MARK HOPKINS widow proposes to build
in Massachusetts, the most expensive resi-
dence in the United States. The house and
grounds viii cost $, 900, 900.
GOVERNOR RoBIE of Maine in his inau-
guraI address recommended the adoption
of civil service rules.
hR. GLADSTONE, it is understood, will
retire from party politics at the end of the
present session of the British Parliament.
On the Sth the Illinois Legislature trans
acted no business except to organize. The
Senate was organized by the Republicans
according to the caucus plans. In the
House Mr.. Haines was elected temporary
Speaker, and other temporary officers were
chosen.
On the Sth the National Committee of the
Prohibition party met at New York.
Resolutions were passed complimenting
st. John, and denouncing the attacks on
his life and character by the opposition
party, and especially the charges made by
Clarkson, the Iowa member of the National
Republican Committee.
OK the Sth both branches of the Mis-
souri, Legislature organized according to
the Democratic caucus plans of the pre-
vious night. In the evening a joint eau
Gus of the Democratic Senators and Rep
resentatives was held and the name OF
Hon. George G. Vts5 was the only one
| presented for United States Senator. The
choice was therefore unanimous.