The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-04-16

MISCELLANEOUS.
on the 7th the first annual gathering of
the National Association Of Wool Growers
began iss sessions in st. Louis. Among
the features OF the gathering was a grand
sheep-sheariny contest.
THE London Morning Post admits that
Gladstone's speech was a great orat orical
effort, but says there is not the remotest
chance OF his scheme being sanctioned by
Parliament.
REPRESENTATIVES, of coal miners aggre-
eating 6,cOO disgers in four pools on the
MonOngahela river, called upon operators
on the Sth and notified them that If their
wages were not advanced on May ! from
two and half to two and three-fourths
cents per bushel a general strike would be
inaugurated.
On the Sth the Brunswick Bake COllen-
der Billiard Table Manufacturing Com
pany at Chicago acceded to the demands
presented by n committee of workmen for
a twenty per cent. increase of wnges in all
departments. The company employs 45O
men.
the New York and Philadelphia archi-
tects have n large amount of work on
hand and more permits have been taken
out this season, in number and in value,
than last year. The same general con-
| dition is reported from Western cities.
THE Italian ministry have resigned.
NOT for century have the people of
London been treated to such sensation
as they experienced on the Sth.
! HrHREE Apache chiefs ani ssventytwo
bucks have left Fort Bowie, Aria, for Fort
| Marion, Fla, rs prisoners OF war.
OK the Sth, in the Unitel States Court
at Dubuque, Ia, the case OF Charles Trask,
OF Independence, against the Illinois Cen
trail railroad for damages, owing to the
loss of thumb, was settled by the plain
| tiff receiving $1,000.
On the 9th the strike at East st. Louis
eliminated in n terrible tragedy. A wOrdy
| alteration between some of the mob and
a party OF special deputy sheriffs led to a
hostile demonstration, which was quickly
| followed by pistol shot from one of the
less cOol-headed deputies, and one of the
crowd fell dead in his tracks. This mad
| dened the already excited mob, and a rush
was made for the deputies, who then opened
/ fire with their Winchesters, with the result
that six men and one woman were shot to
death, and a reign of terror inaugurated
which with the dawning OF the 10th
showed a scene of ruin and devastation
calling TO mind that Of Pittsburgh few
| years ago. A large force OF. militia was
| hurried to the scene, and atlatest accounts
were guarding the undestroyed railroad
| property by the light of numerous and
costly CONGREGATIONS.
THE committee on mines and mining of
I the House on the Sth agreed to report
| favorably bill to refer the McGarrahan
| claim to the Court of Claims.
OK the 9th the first National sheep
shearing contest in the history Of the coun-
! try occurred at st. Louis, and was a very
/ interesting occasion. The 1eecss were
taken from over sixty sheep.
THE Governor Of Texas on the sth or
| dered troops 70 Laredo TO keep the peace.
THE Knights OF Labor, who boycotted
/ Christian SchSeider, a Hartford (Connl
baker, who refused to sign tho agreement
! by which the journ ymen bakers strike
was compromised, propose to extend it to
the town Poor-hOuse, whore Schneider de-
livers a large quantity of bread. In case
the authorities refuse to accede the Knights
viii be called upon to boycott the kindling
wood teams which the town farm sends
out, and which constitute the business en-
terprise connected with the farm.
THE Indiana Oratorical Association is
rent with internal dissensions and is in
danger OF falling to pieces.
OK the 9th bill for compulsory attend
ance at evening schools in the Polish prov
inces passed the German Landtag.
THE British Government is said to have
decided to subsidies a line OF steamers be-
tween British Columbia and Hong Kong
and Australia.
TIE miners of the Pittsburgh (Pa.) coal
| district, who were recently granted an ad-
vance from two and a half TO two and
/ three-fourths cents per bushel, for mining,
have notified their employers that they
/ viii not accept the advancs until May /,
/ when a general demRn1 for the two and
three-fourths rate viii be made.
\ THE Irish Land proposals viii be intro
Y duced in the British House OF Commons
I this week.
THE strike at McCiure's coal works.
| Everson, Pa, has ended satisfactorily TO
the miners. The firm granted all demands
/ and work was resumed on the 9th. About
( one thousand men were affected.