The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15
rERsoNAL AND PoL1TICA1.

HBirGA p1ER- G ENERAL A. W. GREELY,
Chief S gual Officer United States Army,
ON the 50h, presented to Kane Lodge, New
York City, of which no is an honorary
member, the "Greely Arctic Masonic
F1ag@' made 10y General Greedy while at
Fl Conger, Griuuel Land, in 1882, and
Rfterward displayed by Lieutenant Lock
wood and Sergeant Brainerd on the shore
of the frozen Polar sea in latitude 1924,
the nearest point TO the North Pole ever
reached by man.
GOVERNOR HILL Of New York has signed
the bill abolishing hanging for murder
in all cases committed after January 1,
1854 and substituting death by electricity
therefor.
ON the 9th the Senate confirmed Cap
tain WIN. b. Remy to be Judge Advocate
General of the Navy, with the rank of
colonel in the Marine Corps; L. V. Moore,
of Iowa, 10 be Consul ut Lyons, and j. ID q.
Lopcz to be postmaster at st. Augustine,
Taa
In is reported that Emperor Dom Pedro
1lasscd good night ut Aix-les- -Bains,
France, and went driving on the 9Th
ON The 9th Mgr. Persico was still in
EdiuMrgh, Scotland, awaiting further
commands from Rome.
THr announcement comes from Rome
that ,h, marriage of the Duke Of Costa
and Princess Lctitia Bouaparte, will take
place i'm the autumn. The Pope has given
his consent to the marriage.
ON tho 9Th the Democracy of the Dis
trictlof Columbia fired 100 guns in honor
of tha domination Of Cleveland and Thur
ulan
Ov She 81 John r. Hogz, who helped to
lay the first railroad i'm this country upon
which steam was used, died mt Elkhart,
Iud
ZANzrRAR news states that the Sultan of
.Tra.. .nr, 4 10, rsH.frE
% convention agreed upon by his father,
which ceded certain territory To Italy, but
has sent dIscourteous reply TO King
Humbert's letter respecting the matter.
Tho affair has been refer ed to England
and Germany for arbitration.
ON the 9Th NJ Federoff, the editor of the
Nsruc FrCmVU, was sentenced to six
,ycef,s' IMPRISONMENT tor libeling General
Won Schellendorf, German Minister Of
War.
AccoRD1NG to the latest advices from
Oregon the Republicans carried the State
by 1000 majority. The Democrats have
less thau twenty members in both house
uI the Legislature.
Boston tough named Thomas Row
land quarreled with his wife on the Ith, OF
account of jealousy, and fired three shots
ut her. All took effect killing her in
stantty. He then shot himself three
times, aud died soon afterward.
ON the 1th, at a meetiugof the Republic
au State central committee of Indiana
Fl was decided 60 hold the convention fol
the nomination of "a State ticket in Indi.
annapolis ON Wednesday, August 8
ON the sth JAY Gould, his son Edwin
and his physician, DIR. j. r. Mann, were
quests att the Iron Springs Hotel at Mani
t0u Springs, Col.
Ir Is automatically reported that Charles
Williams, of Manchester, \. H., }. G
Van Tussell, If New York City, and sew
eral capitalists of Jacksonville and st
Augustine, Fla, have chartered the Jack
souviue g. st. Augustine short Line rail
ruad Go build "a competing line from Jack
sluviue to the ancient city. It lis sale
that work will be begun next month OF
this route.
ON the 9TH the receipt OF the news of tn,
nomination of Mr.. Thurman was receive,
i'm the House of Representatives with up
ruuriuus enthusiasm, both parties uniting
ina the cuccrlug,
GENERAL comment is made by the Lon
don papers upon MIR. CIeveland's renom
nation at So. Louis, and all express salts
faction over tEe result of the convention
They seem To- consider his reelection a
sure.
New Yorr city Supreme Court ordere'
that Inspector Tunbrldge of Scotland
Yard London, turn over To the receive
appointed for Alice Woodhall all he
property jim his possession 4 motion wa
made 10 vacate the receivership order, bu
40 was denied.
MINISTER VoN PUrrKAMER, Of the Ger
man Cabinet, has asked Emperor Fredar
ick's permission 20 resign, ms decision
being caused by the contents OF an auto
gr4. f, Iettar.,yhich the Minister received
on tua 7th, from the Emperor.