The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16

A RULING has Doen MADE Dy the Treas
ury Department that "benedictine" is
dutiable at two dollars per gallon and
three cents per bottle, and not at the rate
of fifty per cent. ad valorem, as a pro-
prietary cordial.
IT is reported that Russian company
is being formed with a capital of 100, =
900. 600 roubles for the construction Of
docks and ship-building yards at the
principal Russian ports. The head Office
of the company will be at Kief.
On the 5th advices were received from
Constantinople to the effect that the Gov
ernment there is expecting a revolt in
Servia
ENGLISH and German gun-boats have
| been ordered to FOrmosa to protect the
interests Of foreigners there, a rebellion
| having broken out among the Chinese
! residents against taxation.
| A CHALLENGE has been issued by Jem
| Carney to McAuliffe, in which he says he
| is ready and willing to fight the Ameri-
can champion in Spain, France, Austria
| liza or any part of the world for G1,OOO or
| $4,000 side, or as much more as he
| likes.
The Freenaan's Journal of Dublin, Ire
/ land, asserts that all government pris-
| oners in Ireland who are serving sem
tences for being concerned in dynamite
plots were offered their freedom if they
would give evidence for the Times before
the Parnell Commission, and they all re-
fused the offer.
ACCORDING to advices from Shanghai
the King of Corea has demanded the re-
| movaI Of the Chinese resident at Seoul.
IT is said that on the success of the
German squadron's attempt to re-oceupy
the East African coast will depend the
sending Of an inland expedition.
AT the fall games OF the Manhattan
Athletic Club, in New York, J. s. Mitch
ell threw the 16- pound hammer $50 feet
beating the record, and threw the 90
pound shot 30 feet inch, beating the rec
ord.
The results of the Prussian elections
in 243 districts are as follows: Conserva-
tive, S3 seats; Free Conservatives. Al;
| Centrists, At; National Liberals, 40; Frei-
sinniage, Is: Poles, Z; Danes, 2; Guelphs,
3. All the Berlin members have been re-
elected.
POLICE witnesses testified to various
outrages in Ireland and deposed that
they believed the outrages were owing tc
the instigation of the National League
at the session of the Parnel Commits
sion, on the 7th
A REPORT has been made by the Inter-
national Currency Commission. 1t ad-
vocates the cooperation of England with
the United States, Germany and the
| Latin Union to secure the restoration OF
bimetalism.
} IT is now ascertained that the report
1 that the CLYDE steamer Saginaw carried
arms and ammunition from New York fol
the use Of the Haytien insurgents wal
true, as an examination Of her papers re
veals.
ESTIMATES place the amount of none!
; won on the late election by Chairman
: Quay all the way from 100000 to $500, 900
THIRTY .oNE books Of the Records of tn
! | Rebellion, making in all twenty one vol
4 umes, have been published to date.
On the 9Th, in the Supreme Court o
= Pennsylvania, Justice Williams decided
!. that the Mechanics Lien law was uncOn
> | stitutionaL
: On the 9th the great Navarro fats o
$ New York, said to be the largest in tbs
: world, which were recently erected at
cost of between five and six million dol
lars, were sold under foreclosure 70
a 5000 900.
j 1T is reported that the Italian Govern
ment wishes to take part in the blockad
Q ing of the Zanzibar coast against tn
It slave -traders, and is negotiating wit
t that end in view.
Q IT is now ascertained that the Govern
: ment will not protest against the seizur
s of the Spanish schooner Gracia by
: United States revenue cutter, admitUin
that the seizure was justifable.
a UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE SAwYEF
~ or San FRANCISCO rendered d uecls1on o
D the 9th, in the cases of two Cinnamon,
Q which he holds that inasmuch as the
d were born in the United States, they ar
# citizens thereof and not amenable to th
!, act of Congress excluding Chinese labor
ers.
4, ON the 10th the Boston Sugar Refinery
n at East Boston, shut down for an ii
q definite period. 1t is reported the shut
q down was ordered by the Sugar Trust.
t. THE council of the Imperial Federatio
League in Canada discussed means fC
Le prompting re eciprocal commerce betwee
II the various colonies of the empire, Q
z the Sth.
THE London Morning Post quotes
ID length from the last annual report of tt
at United States Commissioner of Agricul
le nra. daclarinr it an ttadmirable book. ~