The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE bill for the relief of the Christian
Brothers college at st. Louis has been ap-
proved by the President.
The Commissioner of Agriculture reports
that the bureau of animal industry re-
Gently purchased and killed in Maryland
seventeen head of cattle affected with
pleuro-pneumonia. The price paid the
owners of the cattle was seventeen dollars
a head. In all, the bureau has now
slaughtered twenty affected cattle
paying an average of eli ghteen dollars a
head.
THE British and Russian Afghan bound
ary commission is rapidly bringing its
work to a close, the differences between
them having been settled.
The Knights of Labor and the Miners
Association of Pennsylvania, heretofore
at outs, are trying to fraternlze.
On the 4th It was announced in lie Paris
that meeting Of all the Bonaparte fam
ily, except Prince Victor, would be held
on the 18th instant, at Pranings. Prince
jerome viii preside. The object of the
meeting is to unite the Royalist party.
Prince Victor declines to attend on the
ground that he alone represents the en-
pire.
THE annual meeting of the National
r. l., on the 4th, was attended by large
and intellectual audience. Eminent Civil
Service rerormers from all parts of the
country were present. The annual ad-
dress was delivered by the president of
the league, Hon. George William Curtis.
Mr.. Curtis was unanimously reelected
president.
HONORARY degrees have been conferred
on number of Americans by the Heidel-
berg University.
TWENTY FIVE new cases of typhoid fever
and three deaths were reported on the
South side of Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 9TH
At that time there were over two hun
dred cases, and many of them were Sc
rious.
THE contest for the Montreal challenge
cup between a detachment of Canadian
artillery and various British detachments
took place at Shoeburyness, Englanl J, on
the 9th. The Canadians won with a score
of 66. The Middlesex team were second
with a score OF -.
THE July fire record in the United States
and Canada, as estimated by the New
York Commercial Bulletin, involved the
loss Of $40, 100000 worth of property-fftv
per cent greater than the average fire
loss in July for nearly twenty years.
ON the 9th test was made of the pro-
posed Meigs elevated railway at Cam
bridge, Mass. 1t was a wonderful sue
cess.
THE cholera returns from Italy on the
5th were; Bologna, new cases and :
deaths; Ravenna, l. new cases and 10
deaths; Verona, s new cases and > deaths;
Venice, 4 new cases and death; Padua,
10 new cases and deaths, AMI AZ new
cases and 10 deaths elsewhere.
The subscriptions TO the new Panama
canal loan have exceeded the most SAN
guine hopes Of the company.
So much discord and social confusion
exists in Burmah thatit mas been decided
to send 5000 additional British troops to
hat country, and an additional force of
police.
Ii the opinion Of Senator Vest, Of Mis-
souri,, recent legislation viii ruin Yellow
stone Park unless Congress comes to its
rescue next season.
OK the 9Th the Canadian propeller Cali
fornia arrived in Chicago from Montreal,
with about forty passengers. The carry
ing OF passengers on foreign vessels be-
tween two American ports is violation o.
the American coast laws. the penalty for
which is fine Of two dollars for each pas
senger,