The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled frcm Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


there it stopped, while the report went out
that it would probably go no further. The
news that there s an intention to make
another change dies not cause much sur
prise at the capitol
THE win Of the ate Richard Perkins, Of
Boston, provides Tor beg uests to educa-
tional and charitable institutions of S237,
0OO The Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology gets 5000
THE announcement that Prince Ferdi-
nand Of Sake Coburg had been asked to
accept the Bulgarian throne is officially
denied.
OK the 10th Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Fisk
celebrated their golden wedding at New
York
THE heirs Of the Stewart estate have de-
cided to sell the contents of the Fifth ave
nue. mansion in New York at auction in
March.
IT was considered probable on d review Of
the field on the 10Th, that the prop osition
10 take up the Morrison Tariff bin in the
House for consideration would be defeated
by from three to five votes
THE Secretary Of the Navy and the Pres
idcnt himself, it is also understood have
given emphatic indication of their desire
10 have the House pass as speedily as pos
sible the bill consolidating the bureaus Of
the Navy Department
FRIENDS of the late General w. =. Han
ory, raised a sum of money with which
thcy have purchased home for his widow.
The committee having the matter in charge.
after consultation with Mrs. Hancock,
have finally decided upon the purchase of
home in Washington, which viii here
after be her home.
OK the 10th Hon. Marshall P. Wilder
died at his residence at Roxbury, Mass
He had just passed. his eighty-eighth birth
day. Mr. Wilder had for many years been
one Of the most prominent pomologists
and hOrticulturists of the country. He
was president of the American PomolOgic-
al Society and was making active prepara-
tions for meeting OF that society in Bos
ton, in 1887, at the time of his death.
JUDGE THURMAN's friends say he is out
Of politics forever.
JAMES ID. WARREN, proprietor of the
Buffalo On. " Commercial, died on the
18th.
JOHN g. WHITTIER seventy-ninth birth
day occurred on the nth, and it was ap-
propriately celebrated.
MAJOR NATHAIEL F. HURD died at the
home Of his grandson, II. G. II. Tarr, Esq,
in Mount Clair, H. j., few days ago, as
the result Of injuries sustained by Il fall
nearly a year previously Major Hurd
was a native of Ohio, and had reached the
ripe age OF ninety-seven years. He en-
joyed the distinction Of having shaken V
,
Pierce, for whom he cast his first vote, to
the present incumbent.
On the 18th Judge Cooley notified Judge
Gresham of his acceptance of the Wabash
receivership.
OK the 18th Cardinal Gibbons and Arch
bishops Corrigan and Ryan had a confer
ence at Philadelphia, supposedly on the
labor question.
On the night of the 18th Jake Schaefer
beat Slosson in the billiard match in Chi
cago by a score OF 500 points TO 43O
HENRY W. GRADY, editor of the Atlanta
(Ga) Constitution, in an interview ut New
" Yorz, on the nth, said that ''cvery thing
south Of Mason and Dixon's line is for
Grover Cleveland
GOVERNOR II. "A. ALGER Of Michigan win
give each Of 4S7 Detroit newsboys a suit Of
clothes FOR q Christmas present The
boys have been treasured, and the suits
are to be delivered at their homes Christ
mas evening
THE new War Department order adding
Southern California to General Miles de-
partmeut, is taken ON all sides as evidence
that the policy and course of General
Miles have been satisfactory to the Presi-
dent and his advisors.
Mrs LANDGRAF the boycotted New
York baker, has opened q dispensary on n
small scale at her house, for the sale of
German pills. The boycott ruined her
difficulty in making a living.
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany has been
daily visitor of late to the stores at
Unter der Linden, purchasing Christmas
presents for the Imperial household.
Mr.. MORBIsoN's motion in the House Of
Representatives ON the 10th togo into COM
mittea Of the whole for the purpose Of con-
sidcring revenue bills, was defeated by a
vote or yeas, 149; nays, 15A
GfoNr1fTSgToNrW OF PATENTS MoNTEONTFWv Y
has notified the clerks, whose work is in
arrears that they WILL after January B. be
required TO work from 9 a. IN. until p. IN.
until they catch mp. Poor fellows
THE farewell banquet to Abram :.
Hewitt by his Congressional associates
in Washington. on the night OF the 10Th,
was happy affair. Mr.. Hewitt assumes
his duties as mayor of New York, JAN
uary T.
ATTORNEY GENERAL LEES of Nebraska
complains i'm his report 60 the Governor of
the tendency Of TIE Federal courts to en-
croach upon the prerogatives of the State
judiciary, particularly in criminal cases.
GENERAL LOGAN is confined to his house
at Washington with inilammatory rheu-
matism.
PROMINENT naval officers are said to be
opposed to Secretary Whitney's plan for
the admission Of meritorious apprentices
70 the Naval Academy.
MIR RANDALL, by voting against the con-
sideration of any revenue bills whatever,
S placed IN n peculiar position regarding
his own tariff bill
REV. WA. NJ. BARBOUR, ID. D., pastor OF
Yale university, has rendered his resigna-
tion, TO take effect i'm June next
Ex-GovERNoR FREDERICK PGTKIN OF
Colorado died at Pueblo on the night Of the
18th Of consumption. Tho remains were
taken 20 Denver for interment.
HENRY G. KINGSLEY, FOR the past quar-
ter Of q century treasurer at Yale univer-
sity, died ON the 10Th, aged soventy-one
years
A FUND is 60 bc raised for woman's and
girls Offering 20 Queen Victoria in honor
Of the hfueth year of her reign.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
on the 10th John Dillon, William
O'Brien, Matthews Harris and David
Sheohy were arrested at Loughrea, Ire
Land, while collecting rents according to
the '1'lan Of Campaign"
CHARLES HoFFERBIRTH's saw-miu at
Evansville, Ind, was wrecked by boiler
explosion, ON the 14th, and Frank Poplin
was killed, several others being wounded
THE principals in the celebrated Robin
son poisoning case, Sarah Robinson, DR..
G.. G. Beers and Thomas r. Smith. were ar
raigned at Cambridge Mass, on the 18th.
The indictments were two In number-one
for the alleged murder of VIM. J. Robin
son. and the other Tor the alleged murder
Of Lizzie Robinson.
SCuwAR1E, the brakeman who is sus-
pected Of knowing something about the
great Rock Island train robbery, was held
to the Chicago Criminal Court on the l4th
In o bond OF 5000 on a charge OF bigamy.
he asserts that the railroad company is
pushing the charge OF bigamy against him
in order 20 keep him ia custody
OK the 18th the seed store and agricul.
turnl warehouse OF J. w. Mccullough a
Co., at Cincinnati, was. damaged TO the ox.
tent Of $4,000 by fire.