The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-01-06

THE Merchants Exchange of Buffalo, n.
Y, has adopted resolutions in favor of q
naval reserve on the lakes, in accordance
with the recent sugges tiOn of the Secre-
tary of the Navy.
A BERLIN dispatch Of the 2Sth says it is
stated that Austria, yielding to the press
ure of certain friendly powers, has made
advances to Russia by which continued
peace is assured.
on the night of the 28th the heaviest
gale and sea that has prevailed in years
at Coney Island visited that desolate re-
sort. Many small buildings were swept
out to sea, and workmen were set to work
strengthening the foundations of the Hotel
Brighton, which building was in moment
ary danger of being carried away.
ACCORDING t. advices from Massowah
great activity prevails among the italian
troops there. Every preparation is being
made to meet the advancing Abyssinian
forces. 1t is reported that Rasaiuloa
overrated the italian movement in order
to induce King John to advance.
AUCKLAND (New Zsland) advices say
that the French have annexed Ralatea,
one of the Society islands. The native
chiefs refusing to submit, the gunboat
Scorpion bombarded the villages, and a
proclamation was issued stating that the
natives would be punished and fined I'M
| less they submitted to French authority.
OK the 20th Judge Hoffman rendered a
decision in the United States District
/ Court at San Francisco in which the
right Of Chinese to import opium is sus'
tanned.
AT St. Petersburg seditious handbilIs,
| inspired by the university students
| troubles, are in circulation.
/ On account of a lack of orders 81. K.
Porter & Co., locomotive manufacturers
| at Pittsburgh, Pa, have suspended one-
third of-their employees.
! THE losses by fire TO the IRON works of
the country during the year, according to
the Cleveland (O.) IRON Trade Re0te1v,
was s., ,3S1, 900 against S3, AT, 500 in 1886.
/ THIRTEEN THOUSAND miles Of new main
| line tracks has been added during the
year 1887 to the railway system of the
Countrywide greatest single years record
in the history of the United States.
BILLS authorizing the government to
! conclude treaties of commerce with all
countries and to issue loan of 80, 000, 600
! forrailway construction, have been passed
by the Bulgarian Sobranje.
AT a meeting at Cloverda1e, on the
Goth, the ol-growers and wool dealers
of Sonoma and Mendocino counties, Cal,
adopted resolutions appealing to Con-
gress to maintain the present tariff, in
dorsing the views of the National Wool
| Growers Association and favoring Coz
| operation with them.
SEVERAL of the Baltic ports, including
KOnigs burg, are closed and most of the
German rivers are frozen over. The
southern and western rivers are covered
with drifting ice, and it has been found
necessary to remove the pontoon bridges.
Railway traffic is greatly interrupted.
] PERMISSION is refused by the Russian
| Government to Jews TO remain in that
! country.
THE circulating medium of the country,
according to Dun's Trade I2eUiea0, has
| been increased by S130, 600 since July
/, 1886.
ON the Both Pittsburgh (Pa.) furnace
men posted notices ordering a reduction
in wages of II 1-2 per cent, to take effect
January 1. About 2 600 men propose tC
resist the reduction.
THE Third National Bank of Cine nnati
and the Citizens National Bank of Cincin'
| natl have been added to the list of banks
| authorized to receive deposits in excess
| of 81, 900, coo. Tho number of these de-
| positories has nearly doubled since Secre-
tary Fairchi d inaugurated his present
policy of dealing with the surplus.
ENGLAND, so says the Memorial DipIo
mGtiQUe, published at Brussels, has sent {
note demanding explanations from Ger
many and Austria in regard TO the pro
posal that Belgium join the triple alliance
and requiring guarantees for the execu
tion OF the treaties securing the neutrality
of Belgium.
THE Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's January docket makes the follow
ing assignments: January II, the DaI
ton (Ga.) lumber case; u, the Pittsburgh
coal cases; 10, the case of the Allegheny
River Coal Producers Association against
the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company.
49, the Rice Standard Oil Cases: 49, the
SchofieId Standard Oil cases; 10, the Bal
timore petroleum cases; "a, the carload
lot cases; 30, the New Orleans discrimi
nation cases; 81, the Oregon wool oa9e.
OK the Both George Scott, of Shenan.
doah, Pa, Buried two children in one
grave. Two weeks before he buried his
youngest. Two children were also sick
while his wife was lying at DEATHS door.
All are victims of diphtheria.