The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-03-09
GENERAL

GREAT excitement prevailed at Guaymas,
Mex, recently over the news that the Mex
ican Government had chartered steamer
to take troops from Mazatlan to San Benito
where the Guatemalan insurgents were in
vading Mexican soil
THOMAS j. MOONEY, who on August last
threw what was supposed to have been
dynamite bomb on the deck OF the National
line steamer Queen, has been acquitted of
the charge on the ground of insanity.
THE British House of Commons has
adopted new rules, decreasing the c!Oture
number to 100 and giving the Speaker power
to suspend members.
The connivance OF General Boulanger
with the promoters of his election IN the
have been proved. The French Ministers
were considering the question of furnishing
him.
THERE were rumors recently that Captaiu
Beecher, son of the late Henry Ward
Beecher was in some way mixed up with
the opium smuggling scandals. Cap am
Beecher is special agent of the Treasury
Department at San Francisco.
TT is stated on good authority that the
deficit Of the late NOrquay and Harrison
Government Of Manitoba will amount to
S125, 900.
THE freight brakemen on the Atlantic &
Pacific railroad recently threatened to
strike against the extension Of the freight
division between Williams and Peach
Springs, Ariz., without extra pay
GENERAL BRAGG, the new American Min
lister, accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter arrived in the City of Mexico on the
29th. They were met by a committee of
prominent American residents.
THE sarcOphagus containing the body Of
Alexander the Great has been discovered
at Sada.
PYNE, the member of Parliament who
was arrested in London, was convicted at
/ Clonmel, Ireland of offenses under the
| Crimes act, and sentenced to six weeks
Imprisonment without hard labor.
SOME talk of a compromise of the Bur
! Iington strike was prevalent on the 29th.
ALoNzo DIMMICK, the noted insurance
| agent defaulter of Buffalo, who fed to Can
ada to avoid five years. term in prison
| died recently at st. Cath erines Ont.
ANOTHER avalanche in Italy has killed
many cattle and destroyed large number
/ of houses.
/ M. WILSON, the son-in-law of ex-Presi
| dent Grevy, who has been on trial for COM
/ plicity in the legion of honor decoration
| scandals, has been convicted and sentenced
to two years. Imprisonment to pay Il fine o1
| 1900 francs and to be deprived Of his civil
! rights for five years.
! ALL the Powers have replied to the Rus
sian proposals concerning Bulgaria. En-
| gland, in her reply declares that she is
unable to advise the Sultan to take step:
| leading to the removal of Prince Ferdinand
| before satisfactory measures are proposed
/ to settle Bulgaria's future after his re
moval.
| THE rumors of a compromise of the Bur
| lington railroad strike proved baseless, anC
on the 1st the situation was worse THAI
/ ever. The brotherhood had entered int,
/ l-,, bo mi Of oh
and orders were given for the formers en-
| gineers on the Reading road to strike il
aid of the Knights. The outlook was con
! sdered serious as it was probable tn
troubles would involve other roads.
CANADIAN lumbermen are especially
pleased with the provision of the ney
Tariff bill placing lumber on the free list.
THE final transaction IN the deal for tn
removal of Libby prison from Richmond
| Va, to Chicago has been completed AM
the famous building viii be removed a
! once.
THE Speaker of the British House O.
| Commons has invited Justin Mccarthy
Irish Nationalist, to join the panel of tiv
| deputy Speakers created under the new
procedure rules.
The Bishop of Cork permitted the bod.
of the late Stephen J. Meany to be pace
in the Cathedral there ON the condition
that there was no political demonstration
THE condition of of the Crown Prince o
Germany was reported alarming on the 2d
A Vienna paper stated that one of the al
tending physicians had nearly choked hi1
to death, owing to lack of experience.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for tn
seven davs ended March l numbered fo
the United States, 202; Canada, a; tota
pa, compared with 270 the previous wee
and 273 the corresponding week last yeal