The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-01-29
TOPICS OF THE DAY,
NeWs from Everywhere.
PrrsoNAL AND PoLITIOAL.


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SECRETARY MANNING on the goth re-
ceived a letter containing $500, post
marked New Y orlc, which hewas requested
to pass to the conscience fund.
On the 20th Ethel Spoonera obtained a
verdict for 10000 against the Delaware,
LacIrhwanna &5 Western Railway in New
York for the loss of a leg by an accident on
the company tracks by hor foot catching
in a rail.
MRS. LAWRENCE OlIPHAST, wife of the
English author Of that name, is dead.
J.B. OLIVER & Co., one ofthe oldest grain
commission firms in Milwaukee, Wis, have
failed.
QUEEN VICTORIA of England delivered
her speech in person in the House Of Lords
on the 21st, aud the Duke Of Abercorn
moved the. reply TO the speech.
Work Is to be resumed at the Edgar
Thompson Steel works at Pittsburgh, Pa,
the strike being ended.
"a SHAFT is to be sunk to the buried min
ers at Nanticoke, Pa, to satisfy their rela-
tives.
MAJoR WALSH, of the Canadian North
west Mounted Police, thinks the only way
10 prevent an Indian outbreak is by dis
arming and dismounting the redskins.
CoNGREssMAN BLAND says his commit
tee will not report in favor of q suspension
of silver coinage.
MRs. Prudence PHLLEo, aged eighty
three, the famous Connecticut Abolition
ist, has been found in Kansas living in
poverty.
Mrs. MARY HANSON, notOriously bold
confidence woman Of many aliases, was
arrested in Jersey City, N. J., on the 2lst,
on the complaint Of Fred. Bohmert,
loon keeper, whom she succeeded i'm fieec-
ing out of about 81 800
THE Coroner's inquest al Detroit, Mich,
over the remains of Frank Knoch, his wife
and their two children, whose charred
bodies were found in the ruins of their
home, December 10th, ended on the 21st,
their verdict being that the parents came
TO their death by a revolver in the hands
OF unknown persons, and the children came
TO their death by unknown means.
Miss CLARA BARToN, President of the
American Association of the Red Cross,
has received $500 from the st. Louis (Mo.)
branch Of the Association, which win be
forwarded for the relief of the sick and
wounded Of the Balkan armies.
THE dinner given by the President at the
Executive Mansion on the night OF the
DIST in honor Of the diplomatic corps was
the most brilliant social event of the pres
ent administration.
DIR. Won SCHoLTz, Prussian Minister OF
Finance, has declared that Germany viii
uphold mono IN etalism.
THE jury i'm the Harrison -Reiner breach
of promise case at KeokulI, Ia, on the 22d
returned a verdict for the fair plaintiff,
awarding her five hundred dollars dam
ages.
MR.. CANNON, Comptroller Of the Cur
rency, has resi- gned.
On the 9th Queen Victoria returned to
Osborne, Isle Of Wight.
ON the 22d Nine. Louise Mourey, con-
victed with Editor Stead and others, died
in Miubank Prison, London.
THE Congo Railway Syndicate has ap-
pointed Henry NJ. Stanley manager of
construction. -e
On the ed q. NJ. Lawrence, OF Mississip-
pi, chief Of division of the First Comptrou-
er's Office, died Mt Washington, D. c.
A. M. WIRELESS, Superintendent of the
water works al Dallas, Tex, is short $40, ,000
in his accounts and has fed.
EARL GRAN NNIGsLE is to be presented with
testimonial in honor of his thirty years
service as leader Of the Liberals
DELEGATES from the Savannah (Ga.)
Harbor Improvement Convention are in
Washington, and interviewed the Presi g.
dent on the 22d.
IT isproposcd thatif the Matt 1nal League
is proclaimed in ireland that the central
executive OF the organization be located in
England
THE theater munaeers at Cincinnati
agree to close their houses on Sunday il the
Law and Order League succeed in closing
Sunday concert saloons.
THE 50. JapRes Gazette charges that
O'Donovan Bossa has several employees
among Irish members OF the House Of
Commons, and that the pistol and knife
are to take the place Of dynamite.
COMMISSIONER CoTnrAN has called the
annual convention OF National Sugar
Growers to moet in st. Louis on February
4rh aud 5th and the Mississippi Valley
Dairymen's Association to meet at the
same place the weck following.
On the 23d Senator Vest was reported
sick obed at Washington.
THE PRESIDENT viii attend the charity
ball at Baltimore.
OK the 28d Joseph Bates aud wife, ar
aged couple, were burned TO death in their
home a Thorold, Ont.
ALvEru CHECK, well known throughout
the country as The proprietor Of the Inter
national Hotel at Niagara Fails died OF
the 23d ia his sixty -iirst year.
Hon w. @. WARpINg, President Of the
Rainvisw Bank, dropped dead Of apoplexy
in the land Office at Gainvicw, Mimi, on
the 2Gd.
EXTRA precautions wore taken at tn,
recent opening ot the Mersey tunnel to
guard tho Prince Of Wales on account O
the supposed presence of an Irish emissary
who was said TO have left Dublin with th'
intention to gssassiuate him.
on the 23d The President ~ an inter
view with Congressman OrAelll, Of Mis-
souri,, expressed hjus@t as heartily in ia
vor o the Eieht-Hour law, and promised
60 see lhat t'is fUil spirit and letter of thu
law WAS observed I'm the Governmen
service.
SENATOR VAECE claims that his bill Z
repeal the Civil-Scrvice law outright VII
be fognd 60 have more friends than i
generally supposed before Congress adj
journs.
CONSULAR Agent HEHTzBERG at st
Etenuo, France has bccu notified Of hi
removal for pcrsj,leu ly ignoring instruc
tions from the State deuartmeut.
1T is expec ,cd that tho President vii
take some action during the present weel
looking to the GIiug ot the odice of Judge
Advocate 6 eneral 90 the ARMY.
II. NJ JoNns AVA e. Trenader. Mormons
have been held iu -lo.uIo and 5000 bonds
respet lively at salt Lake City for at
tempting 70 bribe United state officers.
Hon. DoRNAS B. BATON, Civn-Servic
Comm issioner, sens his resignation to tn
President on the 28d, 60 take effect Marcl
8next.
SENATOR CoCK0rtL broke his righ
thumb by fau on q slippery sidewalk "a
Washington on the -th.
OK me 23d Che uiSl st East Saginaw
Mich 5f state Hcuros sentative Barry 70
consri.tcv in leaaia4- the strikers at th
timeo. the min mems strike In tle Sagina'
VALLEY last summer. ended with verdic