The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-03


On the 25th, in the Massachusetts House
of Repressn tatives, the constitutional
prohibition resolution was passed to be on
crossed, in concurrence with the Senate,
by vote Of 90 to 20, with one pair being
six more than the necessary two-thirds.
On the 25th Hon. Charles p. Daily,
president of the American Geographical
Society, was before the Senate committee
on foreign relations, and made an argu-
ment in favor of the bill introduced by
Senator ,Edm~uds, to incorporate the
Maratime Canal Company OF Nicaragua.
TEE report that he would Ike to have
the Democratic National convention held
i'm New York is emphatically denied by
President Cleveland.
On the Goth Mr.. Thomas O'Connor's
Star, in a long leader, denomcel the
House of Peers, and lords in general It
says they are a worthless lot, and do the
country no good, aud that England will
know no progress until the very name of
peer is done away with.
SENATOR MANDERsoN's "Grand Army"
Pension bill, which has been framed to
overcome the Presidents objection to the
Dependent Pension bill, which lie vetoed
last year, has been unanimously opposed
by the Senate committee on pensions.
In the House the bill to create an execu-
tive department of agriculture and labor,
which failed last year for want of time
and he Presidents signature, has b on
approved by the committee on agriculture,
and viii be reported very early.
On the goth the anniversary of the mar
riage OF the German Crown Prince and
Crown Princess was celebrated at San
Reno. Englishmen and Americans con-
tribute IN any bouquets.
In Mexico the presidential campaign
is fully maugurated. Diaz appears to
have the lead in the race.
For acting as president and secretary
of a proclaimed National League meeting
at Tarbert i'm November last, Mr.. Kennedy
and Mr.. Ftzgibbon, of Tarbert, County
Kerry, Ire and have been sentenced to
six weeks each at hard labor.
In Denmark United States Marshal
Franks, of California, has identified A.
J. Benson, in jail at Copenhagen, as the
party wanted in California for fraudulent
land surveys.
liz the Chamber OF Deputies on the 26th,
Sig. Crispi, Italian Prims Minister re-
plying to an Interpolation, said there
was no truth in the statement that the
French Government had discharged all
Italians employed in the national facto-
ries.
ON the 26th, on motion OF Senator Vest.
of Missouri, the Senate passed that gem
tlemau's bill to increase the pension Of
the widow OF General Frank p. Blair from
5000 to S 600 per year. A similar bill in
the interest of Mrs. Logan, widow of Gem
eral John A, Logan, was also passed. The
House commit tee on pens ions now has
=. pending a bin to pension Mrs Logan.
OK the 28th tho Grant monument com.
mittee i'm New York adopted the draft Of
circular TO be sent TO all architects and
sculptors who may desire to compete for
the honor of designing tho memorial tC
General Grant. The estimated cost is
$500 900 instead OF $4,000. the original
figure.
ON the evening of the 26th reception
was given by the President and Mrs
Cleveland at the executive mansion t,
members OF Congress and the justices o
the District ana United States courts
Mrs Cleveland was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs. Whitney and Mrs
Don N. Dickinson.
or the 26th Chas. c. b. Walker died a
Corning, n. ", and there is genera
mourning over the loss OF one who, for
quarter of a century, was the formos
man in business i'm Southern New York
Colonel Walker had suffered from a Ions
illness. He was sixty three years old
and was born in Drewsviue, n. H., Jan
uary ~, 1924.
On the 9th George Clark, president o
Typographical Union No. s. OF St Louis
and ex- x-presideut OF the Internationn
typographical Union, died from typhoid
pneumonia.
INFORMATION which the Baltimore lSa3
processes 70 have from an authoritativ,
source in New York Is that Archbishop
Corrigan has res gned as trustee OF Ia,
Catholic University 10 be ESTABLISHED in
Washington.
AIR. WALrER rIusoN, Of Monticello, ha
been sued by Miss Aldora j. Hin, of Clin-
ton, III, FOR 81, goo damages for beach o
promise.
In Belgium Baron De Worms, of En-
gland, is agitatinE the abolitio OF tn
sugar tax.
A CIRCULAR has been ISSUED by Nh
Gladstone from Florence to HIS follower
in Parliament indicating that an excttin
session Is approaching.
FRipAY, the 27th, was the twenty mint
anniversary Of tba birthday of Prime
William OF Germany, Oldest son ot th
Crown Prince, and he was ap9eiated
Major-G enora aud commander Of "a
second brigade Of the infantry guard
ON the 27th Thomas Gardner the pr,
prietor of tAe Chicago Farm Journal, wa
was arses ed last April by the Unite
States 9Y stil authorities for a traH,tataAi
u5e ot tne malls n conducting lotter
aud r Il enterprise, was found Cultk
the Uhited States District Court at Ch
psgo, and was Lined 500.