The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS
THE North Wales farmers have expelled
the church bailiffs and escorted them out
of the district. There is thought to be
trouble ahead.
on the 10th the Ohio Supreme Court de-
cided the Dow law constitutional.
LABORERs on Aquilla Laferty's farm in
Pike County, Ind, dug up the headless re-
mains of a colored man, the supposed vic
tim of striking miners, whose places were
taken by negroes from the South.
A BAND Of Dacoits numbering 700 were
recently pursued by British troops in Bur-
NAH and 200 of them were killed.
A PORTION of the letters stolen from the
Ostend express in Belgium, recently, were
found in the Grand Hotel at Brussels.
OK the 10Th n banquet was given at
Paris by General Pelissicr to Minister Nc
Lane and the French delegates who at
tended the unvailing Of the Bartholdi
statue.
CoUNT HERBERT BISMARCK asserts that
complete accord exists between Germany,
England and France concerning the rela-
tions between Germany and the Sultan of
Zanzibar.
The Bombay Gazette charges that the
French are actively intriguing against the
British in the Somah country, East Africa.
IL the United States Court at Chicago,
on the 10th, Judge Gresham appointed
of the Wabash railway,
THE announcement of the failure of
Charles Winchester, of Ashburnham,
Mass. ON the 10th, for 100000, and the
possible embarrassment of several banks
in consequence, caused sensation in bus
mess circles.
THE Washington star thinks it is prob
able that Comptroller Durham will disal-
low the usual expenses of justices of the
Supreme Court on New Years Day. 1t
has been customary to pay for their'car-
riages and gloves used in making New
Years calls, but it is very doubtful if the
time honored custom viii be counte-
nanced.
THE statements recently printed in ef-
feet that John Roach, the ship-builder, was
dying, or in imminent danger of death are
dcnied. At his homo, on the 10th, Mr..
Roach's son and physician stated that the
subject of inquiry was about the house
and extremely annoyed at the reports of
his serious condition.
OK the nth the blooded stock belonging
to Fred Archer, the late English jockey,
was sold at auction for &3,5S5.
DURING the seven days ended the 18th
the business failures occurring through
out the country numbered in the United
States 260, and for Canada %, a total of
sSS against pa for the preceding like
period.
LOUISVILLE, KY, has announced great
! stake race for $4,000 for the spring meet
ing of 1889.
AN injunction has been issued restrain
ing the Cunard and White Star Steamship
| lines from refusing to carry any mails of
/ fered for American ports.
OK the 18th indictments for election
! frauds were returned by the Federal grand
! jury in st. Louis against alargc number of
! persons. Sixteen arrests were made.
OK the 18th the tramp insurrection at
/ the Lancaster (Pa) workhouse ended, the
men resuming work at the breaking,
! after having been deprived of food for
| thirty-siX hours.
/ Ok the 18th the Senate passed without
/ debate, the bill to redeem the trade dol
/ lar, A similar measure is pending in the
/ House,
! OK the nth the Board Of Managers OF
! the Soldiers National Homes We're in ses-
/ sion at Washington, making estimates and
! endeavoring to secure an increase of ac-
! commodations for the homes
/ VALUABLE seams of coal have recently
| been discovered in the vicinity Of Posen.
/ They cover an area Of 1900 hectares, and
are estim ated to contain 5000, coo hectoli-
| ters.
AN East African plantation company
has been formed at Berlin, and has bought
| aaoOO hectares Of land from the African
Society, with the object Of establishing q
plantation.
TIE Chinese Minister TO Germany on the
10Th inspected two new iron-clads in course
| Of construction at Stettin for his govern
meut, and which are nearly completed
| He has also ordered four gunboats.
CAsPAR TUBsING, German crank with
/ a "secret telegraphyH scheme which he
wished to demonstrate TO the President
was taken in charge by the Washington
! police on the I0th.
Cu1EF DRuMMoND Of the United States
4 secret service cautions the public against
1 a spurious twenty dollar silver note sup
/ posed to have beeu recently put in circula
/ uon. The note is Of the series Of 1seo, let
4 ter &C, - is thick and greasy 10 the touch
| and one-eighth OF am inch shorter than the
/ genuine
a NUMBER Of CCugressmcn are said q
have lost heavily by the recent panic IL
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