The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE German Reichstag was opened on
the 18th.
OK the 10th the first National convention
OF the anti liquor Republicans met at Chi
csgo.
On the 10Th the payment Of the new ten
dollar silver certificates began stimuli
taneously at the treasury and all the sub
treasury offices, the notes having been
shipped to the different cities during the
preceding week.
On the 18th the colOred men of New En-
gland began a conference in Boston to
protest against determinations against
the race in society, business, politics, etc
James M. Trotter, of Hyde Park, presided
and addressed the meeting. "These con-
ferences and conventions,' he sa id, shave
ceased to do any good toward ameliorat-
ing the lot of the colored men by acting
upon the sentiment of the white people of
the country
IT was agreed at an informal meeting
of the Parnellites on the 10th to abate
their objection tactics in the House of
Commons.
A PETITION to the Gar, praying for his
/ protection over the independence and lib
erty of Bulgaria, was adopted by the So
branje on the 10th.
TIE storm of the 18th was quite general
and severe, and considerable damage to
/ property is reported from several points
in Indiana, nloinois, Michigan and else
| where.
| THE German Colonial congress adopted
| a resolution favoring the encouragement of
/ German emigration to South Brazil and
| South Australia.
| SUIT has been begun BY the Portland
| (Me.) Savings Bank In the Federal Court,
at indianapolis, Ind, against the city of
/ Evansville for 100000 The suit grew
out Of the repudiated bonds of 1859.
THE Dublin corporation on the 10th voted
/ against presenting an address to the new
! Lord Lieutenant.
! RUSSIA has demanded of the Corean
] Government the harbor OF Kanlyex for a
| naval station.
! On the 10th warrant for $4,000 was
issued to the assienee of John Roach in
final settlement for the Dolphin and for
the care of the monitor Puritan. This is
! accepted in settlement of all claims
/ against tho Government, and the Dolphin
becomes in law what she has long been in
| fact, the property Of the Government.
! AN alleged mulatto, who denied that he
| was colored, arrested in Washington, D.
/ c., short time ago for attempting tc
marry Virginia white girl, has been SEN
/ fenced by Virginia court TO six years in
\ the penltentiary for the ohense.
/ THE Society Of the Army Of the Tennes.
/ see, which met at Rock Island, H., on the
/ 18th and 10th, elected the following of.
/ fcers: President, General w. T. sherman
/ of New York; vice president, Colone
James T. Howe, OF st. Louis; recording
/ secretary, Colonel /. N. D yton, of Gin.
| cinnati; corresponding secretary, General
A. Hickenlooper, Of Cincinnati; treasurer
! General NJ. Force, of Cincinnati.
A MEMORIAL arch in honor of the sol
! dieCs and sailors Of the war was ded Gated
at Hartford, Conn, on thc nth.
THE Mexican Minister to France cele'
brated the anniversery of Mexican inde'
pendenoe on the 18th ~ a reception, ,whicl
was attended by United states Minister
McLane and other diplomates.
THERE were six deaths from cholers
4 during the twenty-four hours en- ing the
lIth in Taranto, and sixteen new ooses
( ga au other infected districts OF Italy
lhere were ,hirty -soven new cases and If.
| teen deaths.