The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-06-04
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Mo&o from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

on the 9th, in the Maxwell trial at st.
Louis, the defendant continued his state
ment from the witness stand and subse-
quently submitted to a rigid cross-exam-
ination by the prosecution, the outcome Of
which was that he established himself as a
fraud, liar and a thief, and wholly un-
worthy of belief.
THE trial Of Herr Most was continued in
New York on the 9th.
REV. Mr. STURGEON publishes an attack
on Mr.. Gladstone's Home-Rule bill.
ONE of the results of the Liberal meeting
called by Mr. Gladstone is that number
OF the radical members have returned to
the party fold.
LORD RosEBERY, British Foreign Secre-
tary, viii recommend that the Powers
raise the blockade on Greek ports and
withdraw the foreign feet from Suda bay.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has announced that he
win modify the clause of the Home Rule
bill excluding Irish representatives from
estminster, and will introduce an
amended bill at the autumn session OF Par
Nament
MISS FRANCIS FOLSOM, the bride-elect
Of the President of the United States, her
mother, Mrs. Folsom, and her uncle, Mr..
Benjamin Folsom, arrived in New York at
a late hour on the evening of the 9th, on
board the Red Star steamship Nordland
from Antwerp.
OK the 9th the Lord Lieutenant and
Lady Aberdeen visited Queens College,
Cork, and were enthusiastically received
by the students. Cheers were given for
Gladstone, Parnell and home rule, followed
by groans for the Queen.
IT was definitely announced on the 29th
that the marriage Of President Cleveland
aud Misc tel
place quietly at the White House in Wash
ington on Wednesday, June ,. The cere-
mony viii be performed by Rev. DR.. Sum
derland in the presence of the members of
the Cabinet and their wives and a few Of
the near relatives. The recent death of
Miss Folsom's grandfather has led to this
modification Of their original intentions in
regard to the wedding. Long life to them;
and all the people will say amen.
IT is stated that Brooks, alias Maxwell,
who slew his friend Preller in the South
ern Hotel, st. Louis-accidental or other
wise-in view of the course the trial is
taking, has lost his interest in the ladies'
spring bonnets, and now devotes much
time and attention to a careful study of
the evolution of the neck-tie, from the tiny
seed through its various stages Of plant
growth and after preparation until il
finally develops into the well defined moose
SO suggestive of rapid transit to those
found worthy to wear il.
r.. ID. LANCASTER has been confirmed rs
collector of the port of st. Louis.
DON CARLOS left Lucerne suddenly on
the 2Sth and is said to have gone to Aus
tria.
AUSTIN BALDWIN, the prominent politi-
clan and business man, died o. New York
on the 2Sth.
DR.. r. w. PEAsE, of Syracuse, N. Y, a
noted surgeon, who was prominent in the
army during the war, died suddenly from
heart disease.
PREMIER FIELDING of Nova Scotia, in
an address, advocates the Withdrawal of
Nova Scotia from the Canadian fedora
tion.
MICHAEL DAvITT defends Patrick Ford
against the allegations made by Mr.. Healy
in the House of Commons in connection
with the parliamentary fund.
POLICE CAPTAIN SCHAACK, of Chicago,
II is said, has in his possession details of
an Anarchist plot to blow up the Board of
Trade, police stations and other buildings
in that city on June IL.
THE board of managers of the American
Baptist Missionary Union report a de-
ficiency of Slj0,OOD in the accounts Of John
II. Deane, of New York, who for number
Of years acted as counsel for the board.
w. B. PoBTER, of Mattoon, H., has just
been allowed claim against the Govern
ment amounting to about 100000. which
dates back TO the first year of the century,
and grows out of French spoliauons.
THE New Jersey Prohibition convention
on the 2Sth nominated General Clinton b,
Fiske for Governor by acclamation.
ANARCHIST NosT complains bitterly that
while a New Y orll "boodle" aldermah was
treated, when a prisoner i'm the city, with
the utmost considero tion, he was treated
as common felon, which he thinks is an
unjust discrimination.
On the 29sh an exceptionally large num-
Der Of persons called at the White House
in Washington Co ray their respects to the
President and congratulate him on his ap
preaching marriage.
On the s0th the Chinese Minister went t.
New York TO be present at the Decoration
Day observances. He had a beautiful
floral piece made to be placed upon the
tomb of General Grant.
THE marriage of the President at the
White House makes the ninth wedding
that has taken place i'm that structure, but
the first in which the President of the
United States was one of the high con-
tracing parties.
THE Acting Secretary of the Treasury
on the 31st, ordered the release Of the
schooner Sisters, detained at Portland
Ne, for violation of customs regulations
on payment of accrued expenses by hel
master, the action being based on tn,
belief that there was no intention Of in,
vasiOn apparent.
ANDREW CARNEGIE has given S2]0,000 tC
Allegheny Sity. Pa, for a free library ant
music hail.
THE Presidents bride-elect's name i,
simply Frank Folsom-not Frances.
on the 3Oth United States Minister Coz
and wife took dinner with the Sultan o
Turkey.
A PLOT is said to have been discovered
in the Knights of Labor 10 oust Genera
Master Workman Powderly.
Rev. +. KATzER has been made Bishop
Of the Catholic diocese OF Green Bay, Wis
CHAs. WARING has prepared an elabo-
rate paper advocating the purchase of En-
glish railroads by the government.
On the 30th, at Nashua, n. H, occurred
a double funeral of a most imposing char
acter, that of Stilhuan S. Davis, Past
Grand Chancellor of the world Knights o1
Pythias, and his wife. They died at the
same hour.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
THE British ship William Law, from
Havre, May 8, went ashore at West Scat
cry, near Louisberg, \. s., on the 26th
and is total loss. Two seamen were
drowned. She was valued at $4,000.
THE Royal Electric Light Company 5
factory at Montreal, Can, was damaged
to the extent Of $4,000 by fire on the 27th
fully insured.
OK the eth the drying house Of tn,
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