The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-05-21
VOL. XXI.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere
PrRsoNAL AND PoLrrrCAr.

lOCheQ UP an tue l0mNS.
THE health OF ex-President Arthur is
said to be improving.
THE Governor Of Ohio has purchased for
The use Of the State forty Of the famous
Spencer magazine shot-guns, known as
the "riot gun"
FRANCIS T. HoRD, Attorney General Of
Indiana, has been declared insane.
The bank swindler, Peck, who was ar
rested at Toledo, H., escaped from the
officers.
ACCORDING to Mr.. Crane, Liberal, 1O2
Liberal members Of the British House Of
Commons have agreed to vote against the
Home-Rule bill, while thirty others
are undecided.
GENERAL RosECRANs has sent to the
Senate committee on finance a written
statement in answer to the charge that he
was connected with certain alleged land
frauds i'm California. He does not deny
the transaction, but says he did nothing
which was not, according to the advice of
his lawyers, perfectly legal, and that his
action has since been sustained by the
courts.
A WASHINGTON rumOr says Jesse ID.
Abrahams, a school teacher in private
educational institution in Washington,
has been selected by the President for the
vacant position Of chief examiner Of the
Civil-Service Commission.
SECRETARY MANNING progresses in his
convalescence, and his friends consider his
recovery a certainty. He has not vet de-
cided when he viii leave Washington. He
drives out daily when the weather per-
mits, and is generally accompanied by
Mrs. Manning.
SECRETARY BAYARD has received a pre-
liminary report from Consul Brigham at
Paso del Norte, Mexico, in regard TO the
killing of Captain Crawford U. s. A., by
Mexican soldiers In January last. He says
there is no way Of obtaining definite in
formation, owing to the absence of wit
nesses TO the tragedy, but adds that it Is
conceded on both sides that the attack was
made by irregular Mexican troops en-
ployed by the State Of chihuahua, through
an unfortunate accident and without
malice.
GOVERNOR SwINEToUD, in advocating
Territorial government for Alaska, told
some wonderful stories of the resources of
the country to the House COMMITTEES on
Territories on the 12th. He says there is
gold and timber i'm abundance, and salmon
fishing of almost unlimited extent. He
wanted the committee to go bacl, to Alas
ka with him, promising to show them some
eye-openers.
REV. CHARLES II. SPURGEoN, the emf
nent English divine, has the gout.
THE French minister sailed from Athens
for France on the 18th.
THE Governor Of Indiana will not vet
attempt 60 vacatc the Office OF Attorney
General, the present occupant Of which is
insane.
1T is said Sir Frederick Roberts is to be
recalled from India TO take the command
of English troops in Ireland.
CHAMBERLAIN's strength seems to be
growing, as indicated 10y a strong meeting
Of the government opposition at his house
on the 18Th.
Mr.. MORLEY and Lord Spencer, menu
bers of the English Cabinet are making
strenuous opposition to any concessions to
Chamberlain.
II. ". BEnus, the Chicago brewer, has
been expelled from the National Trotting
Association for violation OF rules.
On the 18th John z. Rogers, the husband
of Minnie Palmer, was bound in heavy
sureties at London to keep the peace and
refrain from killing. or challenging to a
duel Mr.. Charles Arnold, the actor, whom
Rogers challenged to mortal combat.
ON the 18th the Queen returned to Wind
sor Castle. She expvcsss herself highly
gratihed by the reception extended to her
at Liverpool Her Majesty sent costly
presents TO Mayor Radcliffe at Liverpool
and TO his wife, and also 500 to be dis
tributed among the poor.
HERR Mosr, the New York Anarchist,
has been released on bail.
STEPHENS, the English bicyclist, was ar
rested recently whilc crossing the Afghan
frontier.
EMMA FLEETwooD, who has been on trial
at Charleston, H., charged with the MUIR
der of her parents. has been acquitted.
THE trial Of Father Galeste, who assas-
sinated the Bishop of Madrid, has been set
for tho end Of May.
BARrLrY CAMFBt IL, tho dramatist, has
been officially declared insane, and win be
sent 20 an asylum.
A LONDON dispatch Of the 18th said
Queen Victoria was suffering from nerv-
Gus excitement caused by fatigue conse-
quent upon her recent trip to Liverpool.
PRrNCE ALBERT VICroB, eldest son Of the
Prince OF Wales, goes into the House of
Lords as the Duke Of E0nt.
CHAMBERIAIN Is said 20 be really am
hitious TO succeed Gladstone as the leader
Of the Liberal party in England.
AN immense meeting OF home-rule OPP
ponents was held at London on the 18th
at which Lord Salisbury recommended
emigration n B the lest remedy for Ireland
II. r. BIRD, the En- slish chess player
has challenged Herr Steinitz to play a
match game i'm New York.
THE Ohio Senate adopted n resolution
requesting the United states Senate tc
prosecute the inquiry relative 60 the scat
Of Senator Payne.
GLADSTONE, it is said, has fully resolved
in the event of defeat, TO demand an inn
mediate dissolution OF Parliament.
Mr.. JoHN Waller, of the Lon Ion Times
has written Letter on Ir h-Americar
sympathy for ireland.
Is the suit brought i'm New York by the
widow Of DIR. John &. Harmon to recover
from Mary Irene Hoyt Si2,O0O for services
OF Or. Harmon as medical expert i'm the
contest over the will OF the late Jesse
Hoyt, verdict Of -, 900 was awarded the
plaintiff.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND goes to New
York and Brooklyn on Decoration Day.
THE congressional labor investigating
committee has returned TO Washington.
on account OF book betting being pro-
hihited at tho Louisville (Ky.) race course
J. B. Haggin, of California has cancelled
his engagements and transferred his stable
to Latonia.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On the l2lh Wiliamsport and Attiea.
Ind, were struck by a cyclone which de-
stroyed several bridges, buildings, etc. A
large number Of people are supposed Z
have been killed.
II. E. AsHENny has been arrested and
win be tried May "a for unlawfully cutting
timber on the Crow Indian reservation il
Montana, and for defrauding the Grows