The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-04-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Ex-PREsIDENT arthur declines re-elec-
tion 20 the position OF president OF the
Grant Monument Association.
THE Russian press censures Prince Alex
Rnder for what they call contempt OF the
powers.
STErNITz won the chess game at New Or
leans on the 24th, leaving only one more to
win 20 secure the Championship.
THE man killed In the rail- way wreck
near Atlanta, Ca, some time since, has
been fully Identified as James P. Weaver,
Of indianapolis.
QUEEN VICTORIA assisted al the laying
OF the conversions OF the examination hall
Of the College Of Surgeons, Loudon, on the
24th.
TINE Emperor OF Germany publicly thanks
the people Tor their manifestation Of afIec-
tion on the occasion Of his birthday ami
versary.
PRINcE ALExANDRR OF Bulgaria refuses
10 accede 10 Russia's desire to have a i've
year limit placed on his title as Governor
OF Eastern Roumelia.
OWING to a quarrel between Lord RAN
dolph Churchill and William Henry Smith,
the latter viii, It is said, withdraw from
the Conservative party unless Churchill
apologies.
on the 24th ex-senator Bruce and ex-
Congressman Lynch, OF Mississippi, called
on the President and appealed TO him for
moral support in suppressimg outrag ges
upon colored people ina the South. The
President promised 70 comply with their re-
quest.
INsTRUCTIoNs have been issued by the
acting Secretary Of War to the command
ing officer at Jackson Barracks, New q
leans, to show all proper courtesies to the
young brazilian Prince who is shortly ex-
pectsd to arrive at that port.
EX-JUsrTCE WARD HUNT died at Wash
ington on the 2ith.
PRIVATE reports about SecretaGy Man
ming represents his condition rs the occa-
sion Of much more serious apprehension
than the regular press announcements in
dictate. There seems no doubt that his
trouble is apoplectlc.
SECRETARY LANAI has rendered a de-
cision in the case OF the Atlantic s. Pa
cific Railroad Company, in which he holds
that il has no legal claim to the land along
the line OF the road from San Bueneven-
tura, on the Pacific ocean, in California, to
San Francisco.
CHARLES Brown, the crank, who threw
petition into Queen Victoria's carriage,
has been released by royal command.
On the 25th Gustave Mercier, the de-
treRl, was arrested in New York.
The United Ireland predicts that a fail
ure Of Mr.. Gladstone to carry his Irish
measures would be followed by a horrible
and long suppressed civil war.
By reason OF q sudden cold Mr.. Glad
stone was unable to appear in the House
OF Commons on the 25th, consequently his
Irish policy will not be announced until
April 8.
THE Countess De Chambord is dead. It
is stated in royal circles that the countess
has disinherited the French princes OF the
family, leaving her fortune to Austrian
relati vss, and that the former win there
fore not attend the funeral.
ON the 25th a duel was fought on the
leld of Waterloo in Belgium between
Nine. Valsayre, French woman, and
Miss Shelly, an American. Both are
medical students, and quarreled as to
the merits Of French and American doe
tresses. Miss Shelby was slightly wound
ed in the arm, aud her adversary declared
herself satisfied.
A. p. MATTHEwsoN, the deEauIting bank
president OF Norfolk, Neb., is said to be in
Canada. His affairs are in bad condition,
though in all his speculations he protected
his bank.
hHNhA oANMEhf AQlAMeAAN Oh 0Es Louis
Mo-, has been adju iged insane at San An
tonic Tex.
Mn. GLADsToNE's announcement in the
House OF Commons on the tn that his
statement TO be made April would take
the form OF an introduction TO bill for the
future government OF Ireland, created a
sensa tion.
On the morning OF the 26th Mrs. Della s.
Parnell had relapse and il was thought
she would die, but during the afternoon
she had change for the better, and at
last account e was thought she would re-
cover.
ON the 2sth General Master Workman
Powderly Of the Knights OF Labor and Mr..
Gould had a conference, the result being
an agreement to submit the grievances
present and future, to arbitration, and the
strike has been declared OF. Instructions
were telegraphed to the men nt all points
on the Gould system TO resume work al
once.
OK the 9sth Secretary Manning's condi
tion was practically unchanged, and his
family were encouraged to hope that he
would pull through from the fact that he
had got no worse.
on the 27th Judge Thatcher and w. e.
Curtis, Of the South American commission
addressed subcommittee OF the Senate
COMMITTEES on foreign relations in support
OF Senator Frye's bill for a congress oi
American Republics.
President CLEVELAND paid q visit e
Magnolia, Md, on the 27th, whore he wa'
the guest OF the San Domingo Duckins
Club.
WILLIAM A. WoRsrER, reported to bs
very wealthy, is in jail At Dover, N. III.
the cell-mate Of a common thief, where hi
is held ia default OF payment OF an hones
claim against him. His creditor hai
given security for his board for eigh
years, and evidently means 10 have pay
or satisfaction.
THE election by which Mr.. Henry Bull
lard, Conservative was returned TO tht
British Parliament from Norwich has beer
declared void, owing to bribery.
WHITE boy, apparently ten years old
was found 10y General Crook a captive in
Geronimo's camp.
NEw YoRK is TO lose the billiard cham.
pion, Jacob Schaefer, Ete has sold out his
business 60 his old partner, Harry J. Ubert
and will move TO ST. Louis to manage tht
business OF Richard Roche, his backer in
his billiard matches.
THE House committee on agriculture
win complete its appropriation bin thi,
week, and when the matter Is disposed o.
VIII then take up the question OF legisla,
tion 70 prevent the sale OF oleomsrgarine
butterine and like products a. butter.
REv. RIcHARp FRENCH. d. D., formerly
Archbishop Of the Dublin diocese OF ia,
Church Of Ireland. Is dead.
GovERNoR SANro DoAuNGo has ordere,
the suspension for sixty days OF the Pan
ANA StaI and Herald, an American news
paper
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
ON the 25th Emma Moore shot and killed
her divorced husband, who was shame