The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-08
or the seth the twentv-eighth annual

convention or the National Brewers As
sociation convened in st. Paul, MINI.
On the 10Th the closing session Of the
Southern Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, was prolonged until haf-past eleven
O'Clock at night.
IT is said that Indiana farmers have
joined a syndicate working a corner in
corn on the Chicago Board Of Trade.
IT is reported that Russia is considering
the question Of quartering half million
soldiers in Warsaw, Russian Poland.
1T is said that all Jews except mer-
chants of the first guild have been order
ed to quit Moscow, Russia.
THE sensation of the last trip out of the
Allen Line steamer Sarmatian was an al
! legged American newspaper reporter trav-
cling with his pockets full of diamonds
and 81 ,000-bills.
ON the Both the California Democratic
excursion to the st. Louis convention, in
| cluding the alternates, arrived at Omaha,
! Neb., over the Union Pacific. There were
/ three carloads in the party.
On the 29th Z. S. and II. D. Auchincloss'
reC'ng sloOp Katrina, which has been in
obstruction at City Island, N. Y, dur
ing the past few months, was successfully
! launched.
! In Remington County, Oak, the set
| tiers along Spring creek fed, with their
families, to Rapid City and other towns,
on the 18th, seeking safety from an an
| ticipated Indian attack.
| On the 29th the Manufacturers Natural
| Gas Company of Washington, Pa, drilled
| into a natural gas we'll OF such enormous
| pressure that it was impossible to gauge
it. 1t is estimated to be at least ono thou
/ sand pounds rock pressure.
/ AT LOughrea, Ireland, the eviction cam
paign has come to an end. All the ten
ants have paid the amounts due, less the
| abatement offered
DECORATION DAY was generally observed
throughout the country.
On the 30th Ayrshire won the Derby at
EPSON Downs, England; Crowberry,
second, and Van Dieman's Land, third.
AT Pequest, N. J., Hooper & Hewitt's
| iron works have shut down, throwing a
/ large number Of hands out of work. 1t is
| said that the works will remain closed
several months.
On the 31st the Brewers convention at
st. Paul adjourned sine die. Newark,
| n. J., was selected as the next place of
meeting.
IL Rome it is announced that the Pope
| viii send friendly and comforting letter
to the Irish Bishops, expressive of his
| constant purpose to abstain from any
thing which could in the least check the
true interest of the Irish National move
| ment.
THE resolutions and address to the
| faithful adopted at the meeting of Ire
lands Bishops, on the Both, seem to have
produced feeling of the deepest satis-
faction throughout Ireland, and to con-
vey assurances of a comforting nature to
those who were dismayed at the prospect
of opposing both the government and
their church.
IT is reported that the Propaganda at
| Rome considers the conduct of the Lon
don Times and London Tablet (the latter
is the organ of the English Tory Catho-
lics) in misconstruing the papal rescript,
for the purpose of irritating the Irish, ex-
tremely bIamable.
AT West Cliff, Col, an attachment was
placed on the property of the Security
Mining Company, on the 31st, and the
sheriff Of Custer County is in charge.
On the 31st, at meeting of the Arch
bishops and Bishops of Ireland, held at
Dublin, resolutions were adopted declar-
ing that the papal rescript recently pub
lished regarding Ireland was intended to
effect the domain of morals alone, and in
no way interfere with politics.
A GAME of base ball, played at Buffalo,
( n. Y, on the 1st between the newsbOys
of the Detroit (Mich.) EUeninG JO1TTaG
and those of the Buffalo IN. W NeaoS
was witnessed by over 5000 persons. The
Buffalo boys won by score of Is to ?.
AT midnight on the 31st nearly five
thousand saloons in Philadelphia closed
their doors to open no more, when the
Brooks Liquor law went into effect.
On the 1st three seats were sold in the
New York Stock Exchange. The prices
obtained were 1910, 1880 and 1855. A few
years ago memberships in the exchange
were worth $4,000.
On the 1st the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company defaulted in the payment oi
S772, ,7S5 interest, and on several Other
| items of indebtedness due on that date.
FRANCE is having a hard time over the
| coming exhibition. England refuses Of
fetal recognition, Germany and Austri'
decline to take part, and now HungaT!
withdraws. The Ministry, however, hal
with delight trouble which assails then
from without, as serving to draw atten
ton away from internal alarms.