The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-08-27

On the 18th James O'Nell, who came to
Boston from Ireland only a week ago,
fatally stabbed his wife and his mother
in-law, in Cambridge. He followed them
across the ocean to commit the deed.
A COMBINED 1etter-sheet and stamped
envelope is shortly to be issued by the
Government.
A ROYAL commission is to be appointed
to inquire into the working of the existing
land system in Ireland.
AT Keokuk, Ia, the Missouri, Iowa &
Nebraska road was sold by the Master in
Chancery on the 18th, under orders of the
Federal court.
THE fight between the Government and
the steamship lines over rates for ocean
postal service has ended in favor of the
Government.
IT is stated that unless the Afghan
boundary commission leaves the scenes of
its labors in September it viii probably be
snow bound all winter.
THE report is confirmed that Herr Krupp
has secured contract to supply 1900 tons
of steel rails for the construction of rail-
roads to be nsed in the development Of
mining industries in Tien Tsin.
ANOTHER bond call was issued by Act
ing Secretary Fairchild on the 10th. 1t
was for Sl5,000,000, to mature October 1
next.
THE East Indian Government is inviting
tenders at Newcastle for transports to be
ready to proceed to Bombay and Calcutta
at the end of August. They are to be used,
it is presumed, to carry reinforcements of
troops to Burmah.
THE United States steamer Mohican has
sailed from Melbourne for the Samoan
islands.
A NUMBER of columns belonging to a
period before the Persian wars have been
unearthed in the Acropolis at Athens.
OWING to a divergence of the opinions
between Bulgaria and Russia, the sittings
of the Turkish Bulgarian Commission
have been temporarily suspended.
| OUT of the $15 900, coo bonds called by the
( Treasury Department on the 10Th S11, ,OS6, =
| 100 are bonds now on deposit to secure
bank circulation and S435 800 are bonds
| deposited to secure bank deposits, cover
| ing total Of 1G0 banks scattered all over
the country.
! GALVESTON has again been devastated,
this time between wind and water, and
the scenes of 1875 have been repeated upon
| an even more extended scale. Wreck and
| ruin covers the east end of the island, and
thousands Of people have been rendered
homeless. At this writing it is not known
if any loss of life has occurred.
JOHN L. LEE was arrested at Indian
apolis, Ind, on the goth, for bogus mar
riage with Miss Della Haynes, a much re-
! spected young lady of that city, on July
| 7. He had a wife and family in one part
of the city while he lived at times with
Miss Haynes, explaining his absence to
his wife by saying that he had business
| out of town.
Four masked men entered the house Of
| Farmer William Manning, in Shenangc
township, Pa, on the goth, and, at the
point of the revolver, compelled the old
man to give up $4,000 which he had col
lected the day before.
THE British steamer Aberdeen, from
| Hanzow for London, with $500 tons of ten
foundered while leaving the China sea-
| The fate of the crew is unknown.
THE London Times of the 21st gave
! prominence in its columns to letter sug-
| costing the prosecution for treason on
their return to their homes of the Canadian
delegates and other British subjects whC
figured in the Chicago convention.
on the 21st Scotland was shaken up by
an earthquake.
GERONIMO is said to be "surrounded'
by the Mexicans.
THE Treasury Department is in receip
of urgent demands from all directions TO
small silver coins.
THE British Liberal Unionists remain
ominously silent in debate on the proposeC
Irish policy.
THE Anarchists of Cleveland, O., pro
posed to hold an Indignation meeting ol
the night of the 23d.
The Porte wants to know the views o
the Powers on the Bulgarian situation.
THE Government is preparing to turI
out a new and much improved navy mus
! ket.
THE London Observer charges that tn
Clan ma Gael and the National League ar
virtually Identical.
THE National capital is exercised over
wedding where the groom married a total
ly unexpected girl.