The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-31
General News.

Chicago was burned 5uiy 90 Loss
$500. 600.
Six persons were drowned in Wal
nut river, seven miles below
Douglass. Kansas, on July 10.
Ten out Of twenty-eight head Of
cattle belonging to Kcrchof Sc WIGS,
Of Saltwater. Mimi, were killed by
lightning during a storm on July
10.
Kings plaster works at New Brigh-
ton, 0nts were destroyed by fire
last Sunday,
Mrs. Strickline, of Mount Sterling,
KY, charged with completely in the
murder of her husband, has been
sentenced to ninety nine years in the
pFnitentiary.
BTrs. Katie Carpenter. of Tarrytown.
n. Y. died on Monday morning from
cancer in the throat. She had been
suffer ing for fifteen months. The
symptoms were the same as those in
case of Gen. Grant.
The Pomeroy Coal Company. of
Pomeroy, o., made an assignment
last Monday. It was one of the
largest organizations of Its kind III
that section.
], n Lynch, farmer, residing in
Gibson county, Indiana. put poison
in peach pie, and caused the death
OF one Of his children and left two
others in a precarious condition.
He left Tor parts unknown, after
DONG the vile deed.
Rev. Or. S. I. Prime, of New York,
editor Of the Christian Observer,
while summering at the Equinox
House, Manchester. Vermont, was
stricken with paralysis, and was go
low at last accounts that his life Mas
despaired Of lie is 70 years OLD.
The ham sewing employees in Ar
mour's packing house, at Chicago,
hare struck for all increase of wages.
At public meeting held in To-
ronto, Canada, on July 10, resolutions
were PASSED rigldly restricting the
importation Of Chinese, If not totally |
prohibiting ii. The Mayor of 1 oron-
to presided at the meeting.
Hon. j, A. Daeus. formerly Of
Memphis, died at Watalula Springs. |
Ark, on the 18th inst. lie vas q ms
tive OF Upton county and was At
years oil.
The extreme heat in Egypt is
ca Le;ng fearful sickness and I.9ortsIi- !
~ among the English and Italian
troops. The thermometer ranges !
1859 in the shade.
There Is terrible famine rag ing in
Kordofan aud Khartoum.
The hostile Arabs will not adj
vance on Dongola for some months.
Want Of provisions and the extreme
heat causing the delay.
Hot weather prevails all over the
country, and sunstrokes are numcr-
Gus.
Princess Beatrice continues to re-
ceive presents from all directions,
some Of which arc very valuable,
Arabs Of the hlghed classes believe
that FL Mnhdi is dead.
The Rothchilds' have loaned Egypt
S1,250,O00 uatil September.
The Neutrality-suspicious. situation
romans in the same state. Neither
side is willing to commence operation
against the other.
The Afghan affair may be summar-
lied in a few words Russia is afraid,
England has her hands fall, and AT
ghanistan is TO weak.
All the baseball clubs are having
hack at Memphis and making the !
club Of that city feel sick.
Joseph Taylor was hanged at
Moyamcnsiag prison, Philadelphia,
on july 18th, for i-eating out the
brains Of a keeper with bar OF iron |
for administering a dose OF mcdi-
cine to him according to advice Of the |
physician. Polics records show that
Taylor stabbed seventeen and shot
twenty eight persons during the ten
years proceeding the murder By /
his death the country is well rid OF a
dangerous criminal.
Lille Schaefer. a young child, |
living in Chicago, and who was alt
Quoted some days ago, has not been /
heard Of ye.. No trace can BE- iould F.,
Of her.