The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-01-27

TIE charges made against Mr.. Bal four
/ by the Irish leaders that hes wanted half
dozen of the most prominent and physical
/ " weakest to die in prison, is to be brought
| to the atten tion of Parliament.
| EUROPEAN diplomatic circles are dis
cussing the reported efforts of NJ. Flour
ems, the French Fore IGN Minister, to
bring about an unders landing between
| France, Russia and England, and are in-
| credulous of his success.
THE Wilkesbarre (Pa.) Eagle Iron
Works have failed.
In the Province of Quebec capitalists
are organizing against the knights of
| Labor
TIE French steamer Britannia, which
left Gibraltar December %, with $50
| italians in the steerage, Aas not arrived,
| and her delay is becoming a serious
matter. The offices of the agent in New
| York are daily crowded with friends of
! those on board.
TIN Secretary of State has been notified
by the Government of Portugal that it has
renouqces1 the protectorate over DahOmey,
which is assumed by treaty concluded
in 1885.
| On the 18th the American Poland China
! Swine r ecOrd Association held its
nual NEE Ting at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Ar Gree uock the first steamer of new
| line, the vessels of which are to be fitted
with tanks to convey petroleum from the
United Suites to Europe, has been
| launched.
THE Sc cond mortgage bondholders of
the Wabash have decided to push foro
closure as rapEdly as possible.
AT Cincinnati on the 18th lumber and
starch poolers met to devise policies by
| which the cost of these articles to con-
| sumers will be increased.
A SERIOUS state of affairs between the
| French and italian governments has been
caused by the Florence consulate Incl
| dent, and the breaking off Of diplomatic
relations is among the possibilities.
AT Constantlnople an imperial trade has
been issued which enioins the War Min
istry to use the greatest dispatch in COM
| pleting the military defenses in and around
Adrianople.
RUssIA's candidate for the Bulgarian
throne, so says the Pesther Lloyd, is the
Volvode Maiks Milanoff of Kucsl, a lead
ing Montenegrin commander The paper
considers. however, that he has even less
i chance of success than the Prince OF Min
grelia.
AT meeting in New York, on the 18TH
the general passenger agents of the trunk
lines decided, that on and after JRnu-
airy %, all the free passenger bag
} gage-15O pounds to each passen ger-wilI
/ be checked through to Pacific coast
points. All excess baggage will have to
be rachecked at the Missouri river.
AT London an early British Cabinet
crisis is predicted.
G.REEN BAY (Wis.) Turner's want all
Anarchists expelled from the North Amer
. lean Turnesbund.
On the 18th the National Pure Food con-
ventiOn met in Washington. About one
hundred and twenty five delegates were
present. representing nearly all of the
leading organizations in the country.
On the 10Th the validity of the Bell tel
ephone patents were established in Mex
leo by the First District Court Of the Re-
, public.
In Poland land owners are in despair
over the rapid depreciation in the value
of their estates. They complain that the
Government avoids buying army supplies
in Poland, preferring to buy els ewhere al
enhanced prices.
In Norristown, Pa, Miss Mary A.
Brown, a maiden lady, possessed OF
considerable property, has been swindled
out of $50, 600 by a Philadelphia woman
> who made Investments for women. She
conducted a SEIadies' bank" and promised
large returns for every dollar invested.
! IN the State of Puebla, Mexico, public
| indignation has been aroused over the
4 assassination, within few months, in
reno te part of that State, of several Free
Nasons whose political and religious
> ideas were repugnant to the fanatics
clericals.
7 THE order of the Servian' Government
! for the manufacture and delivery O.
70 100, 900 rifles, is followed by the verified
Q report that 10000 similar weapons hav,
n been contracted for by the Hungarians.
THE honor of having the widest range
v of temperature of any place on earth is
given to Fort Keogh, Mont. During q
: recent storm the Thermometer marked 6;
S degrees below, while last summer i
o ranged from 120 to 131 degrees above,
n total range for year of 195 degrees.
2. ToULoN (France) kilograms report TIA
s the government arsenal there has sud
4 denly become the scene of great activity
8 Every thing is being hastened to plac
a squadron of iron-clads and all tn
5 available cruisers in readiness to sail
: The men in the dock-yards are working
/ extra time