The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-19

DURING the seven days ended the 18th
there were 275 failures in the United States
and Canada, as compared with 289 for the
week before and 287 for the week previous
TO the last.
DAMAGE by the foods in Providence,
r. l., and throughout the State is almost
unprecedented. Seven hundred dams and
bridges have been swept away, andSin
some instances the damage to mill prop
erty is very great. From all sections
comes the same story of flood, inundation,
loss and rescues of imprisoned families in
boats.
got into quarrel among themselves over
the home rule question.
THE Socialist leaders in London are to be
prosecuted for melting the recent riots. for
which they are held responsible
THE press of Cracow, Russia, is urging
the merchants of that city to break of
their relations with German business
houses. The medical society of Cracow
has decided to boycott German medicines
and medical instruments.
REPORTS have been received by the Third
Assistant Postmaster General from thirty
leading post-ofices of the country, show
ing the decrease in the revenue of the POST
Office Department on first-class matter for
the month of January, 1856, as compared
with January, 1885, to have been SS3, ,909.
THE better classes of London have be-
come thoroughly aroused to the needs of
the unemployed, and 100000 had been
subscribed up to the 18th.
MANITOBA ranchmen report a favorable
winter and that the cattle are coming
through in prime condition. The snow is
fast disappearing and the outlook is good.
On the 14th nine dynamiters were ar
rested at Madrid, and quantity of explo-
sives and ammunition was captured.
PLACARDs in Athens threaten the mem,
bers of the government if they comply
with the order of the Powers to disarm.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
IN the Senate on the 9Th the bill was passed
authorizing the Omaha Bank to increase its
capital. Mr.. Beck s bin for the issue of coin
! certificates was reported favorably. Several
bills for public bull tings were passed. The
Dill to purchase a site for a public build
ing at San Francisco provoked con-
siderable iscussion.....-..In tue House
TressnT1z was laid befora no IonSe in which,
the Bland resolution concernjng the Silver
balance and circulation. After reports OF
committees, under which order nothing of
special importance was brought forward,
the House went into committee of the whole
on the half gallon tax bill.
IN the Senate on the 10th a bill was favor
ably reported authorizing an expedition to
observe the total eclipse of the sun August
%, 1886. A resolution passed directing the
committee on public buildings to inform
the Senate to the aggregate
amount of money recommended for
public buildings this season. senator
Hoar offered resolution directing
the committee on library to report on the
expediency of erecting monument to Gen
eral Hancock. and 1t was agreed to. The
edur atioDal bill was discussed and laid
over, and an amendment to the sherman
silver DILL passed In the HOuS0
olutions Of respect to the me m s'y of Gen ner-
al Hancock were adopted, and the House
adjourned.
IN the Senate on the Ith Mr. Mitchell core
introduced a bill for the repeal of all treaties
permitting Chinaman to come to this coun-
try After several private measures had
been disposed of, the bill reguIating promo
and passed. The "Fourth OF July CIaims''
bill passed, and now goes to the President.
1here was a lengthy DEBATE on the
Educational bill, but with out disposing of
it the Senate adjourned till the 18th. ........In
tne house MI Beacn IN II oolecteu anu
thus prevented the introd uctiOn OF a bill for
a pension TO the widow of General Hancock
The Indian Appropriatton Dill was referred
to the committee of the whole. Several
other measures of minor Importance we're
placed on the calendar, ana the Dill 70 en-
able National banks to increase their capital
passed. The House went into committee of
the whole on the Fitz-John Porter bill, de-
bate on which occupied the remainder of the
session
THE Senate was not in session the 18th.
lin the House, after the reference of
large number of Senate bills to the apprO-
pirate committees the Speaker proceeded
TO call committees for reports of a private
( nature. At the conclusion of the call the
House went into committee or the whole,
Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, in the chair, on
the private calendar. At its evening session
the House passed hundred pension bills,
and adjourned.
THE Senate was not IN session on the 18th.
In the House the Speaker presented the re-
ply of the Postmaster General in relation to
the Eighth Hour law, stating in substance
that it was not applicable to letter carriers.
I A resolution calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury for Information as to the} moneys
and funds seized collected by Generals
Banks and Butler in the Department of sthe
Gulf was adopted. 4 number of bills were
reported from committees and placed upon
the Gale -ldar. At the expiration of the
morning hour the House went into commit
tee or the whole on the Fitz-J John Porter Dill,
but final action reached. After the
transaction of some unimp portant business
the House adjourned