The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE President has accepted section of
forty miles of the Cascade branch of the
Northern Pacific Railroad in Washington
Territory from the 1@5th to the lG5th mile
west from Columbia river.
THE Union Pacific has adopted the
twenty-four o'clock system on all its lines.
ARRESTS of Socialists arc being made by
Wholesale in Germany.
THE Commissioner of the General Land
Ohice has recommended that proceedings
be commenced to compel the removal of
fences unlawfully inclosing public land in
Colfax County, N. NJ, amounting to about
165O00 acres.
IT is learned on the highest authority
that the Government will renew its suit
against the Bell Telephone Company in
Boston. An unfavorable decision in the
lower court is anticipated, but it is be-
lieved that is a matter of no particular inn
portance, the main point sought being to
get the case into the Supreme Court at the
earliest possible date.
On the 9th the trades conference at Co
lumbus, o., finished it's work and ad-
journed.
THE conferees from both houses Of Con
gress reconciled their differences and
agreed on the Interstate Commerce bill,
and it was passed.
THE Porte has received replies from the
Powers in response to the circular recent
ly issued asking advice on the Bulgarian
question.
THE boot and shoe boycott against
number of Chicago firms is to be begun
again.
THE British authorities have begun pro
ceedings against the steamship lines to
force them to carry the American mails.
OK the 9th the report of the past years
operations of the Mississippi River Com
mission was laid before the House of Rep
resentatives.
Two THOUSAND Punjab police have been
ordered from the Punjab, Northwest Brit
ish India, to Burmah, and 5000 more viii
probably be added to this number by sub
seQuent order.
IMPORTATION Of gold from Europe into
this country stil continues, and there is
now at tho New orlS assay office 5000,
90 in bullion against S21, ,000, ,0O0in August.
The former amount does not much exceed
what was on hand last year at this time.
OK the 9th the threat of the helpers and
enginemen in the local yards of the Bur
lington q Missouri railway at Omaha, to
cease work if their wages were not raised,
was put into effect. A force OF men was
ordered from Lincoln to take the place of
the strikers.
THE Salvation Army attack on Sedalia.
No, is marked by some very lively and
exciting scenes
SEVEN members OF the "B0ld KnObbers''
of Southwest Missouri have been arrested
on warrants issued by the United States
Commissioner, and are now at Springfield
awaiting trial. DistricJ-Attorney NJ. +.
Benton is after them.
1T is rumored that the Western Union
and Baltimore a Ohio Telegraph com
panies have arranged to advance tolls at
the first of the year and to work together
in harmony.
SEVERAL New England Cougressmen
have been looking over the field to deter
mine if possible the chances of passing
the Bankruptcy bill at this session. They
have concluded that the prospects are
very discouraging.
TINS Government has received. through
the British legation in Washington, an Of
fetal invitation to participate in an inter
national exhibition, which is 10 be held in
Manchester. England, next year, TO cele-
brate the jubilee of her Britannia Majestv's
reign.
A CRUSADE against underground insur-
ance companies has been inaugurated az
Chicago.
THE bound volumes Of the proceedings
Of the first session OF the Forty-ninth Con
Rress are now ready for distribution. They
beat the record of previous congresses the
number of volumes being nine.
IL a recent dispatch TO the State Depart
ment, Mr.. Tree, the American Minister 20
Brussels, reports that the government Of
the Independent State Of Congo has con
traCted for the establishment Of regular
line If Belgian steamers between Antwerp
and the Congo.
THE steel dispatch vessel Dolphin left
Hampton Roads on the 10th with Rear Ad-
rniral James f Jouett and tho rest Of the
of2Fd OF inspection or board, to steam out
SIDE the capcs Of the Chesapeake to try
her machinery for speed and 20 exercise
the new battery recently placed on board
IMPORTANT arrangements have been
made with "a number of the Northwestern
indian tribes for cession Of lands by tht
commission appointed TO negotiate with
them.