The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-10-05

out OF $40, 900 recently by two bunco men,
who made good their escape.
THERE was a marked change reported at
Boston on the 2sth for the better in the
condition of John L. Sullivan. DR.. Rush
said he was entirely out Of danger.
IT was reported at Pittsburgh that a
steel rail combination, comprising the
chief mills in all the world, has been
formed to advance prices
THE WEST.
A LIVELY row was reported in progress
ut St Adaibert's Polish Catholic Church
at Chicago, the members having a dislike
OF the pastor.
JUDGE THAYER, OF st. Louis, has or
dered the Fotheringham verdict of $4,000
for false imprisonment to stand IL he
would remit s., 900 of the amount. Other
wise the Adams Express Company would
be allowed new trial.
TEE general passenger agent Of the Bur-
lington road says regarding the fast train
between Kansas City and Chicago, which
the former city wants put on: "We don't
really want to put the train on and yen
may say we win not unless compelled to
do so by the urgency of the demand"
THE attorneys OF Thomas Broderick, the
Burlington engineer arrested last summer
as a dynamite plotter, have issued an adj
dress from Chicago denying that he is a
detective.
In sham battle at Fort Sully, Oak, on
the 28th between companies A, B, O and
d, hot blood arose and the men got into
such close quarters that several were se-
verely injured, three being in the hos
pital with wounds received. The officers
drew their swords and Lieutenant Aughm
received a severe wound in tAe arm.
IN the course of an address to delega-
toss recently General Harrison adVOcated
using large portion Of the sufplus now
il the treasury in ying the direct tax
levied during the war.
A GENERAL strike Of the street car men
of North aud West Chicago. was .fetentiy
threatened unless wages and hours were
rearrangeda --i rTE
AN incendiary IRE which started at
Wabasha, Mimi, on the 26th in business
block on Main street swept the street as
far as the Diamond Joe docks. The Mil
waukee railroads elevator was among the
buildings burned. The total loss WIS estiz
mated at S150,OOO
JAMES W. BROWN, the notorious big
amist recently on trial at Detroit, Mich,
was convicted and sentenced to fourteen
years and six months in the penitentiary.
He was said to have married thirty three
women. fifteen ofwhom appeared in court.
The National Anti. Horse Thief Associa-
tion met in annual convention at Mexico,
Mo-, on the s6th. Many delegates were
| present. Ottumwa, Iowa, was selected as
the next place Of meeting.
| CHIEF REIs, Of the Milwaukee police de-
| partment, has been suspended for incom-
/ potency. Sefious charges are made
against him.
! FIRE at Canton, OAK, recently destroyed
a block Of business houses, causing loss
placed at 100000.
Bw collision sN a CROSSING Da0r C1a1a71a
Ill, the other day, workman was killed
and several seriously injured.
THE steamer Menominee sank in the ffF-
er near Winona, Mimi. the other night.
! No one was lost.
/ FXRE broke out in one OF the sheds of the
I West Side Driving Park at Chicago during
/ the racing on the 9th. Seven or eight
thousand dollars worth of buildings were
| destroyed. There was nearly 8 serious
panic in the grand stand, ard severa
ladies tainted,
1T is rumored in Minneapolis, MINI.
| sporting circles that the man who strucl
the deadly blow that killed Fulljames il
the fight at Grand Forks was an Eastern
pugilist travelling under the alias OF Bar
nett.
A DEADLY riot took place over the count
| ing of the returns Of the Republican pri
mary at San Francisco on the 2Tth. In tn,
!
was killed and A. Christensen fnortally
wounded. Two others were shot b4t,no
fatally.
THE Hutchinson corner on cash wheat II
Chicago was a complete surprise on tn,
shorts. 1t was developed on the 27th
when settlements were made at 81. %. Th,
wheat pit was Intensely excited, predic
tions being made that the cereal woulC
reach s. before the collapse occurred
A. 81 4. 4
ferred on Bishop Ireland, of st. Paul
TIE new white lead trust, recently
formed at st. Louis, is said to be closely
allied TO the linseed >3il- trust, which la
proved 50 expensive to the paint and oi
trade.
A BRITISH coal laden ship from New
South Wales was reported ashore Of Poin
Fermin, Cal.
FREIGHT traffic on the Illinois Centra
railroad from Centralia to Cairo was re
Gently tied up, owing TO a strike OF tn
switchmen I'm the yards.
THE set speeches in Indiana by Judg
Thurman will be four and the programm
OF his trip through that State Ia as follows
Shelbyviile, Ocoober Is; Peru. October 16
/. Fort Wayne, October Is; Brazil, October q
FIRE in Romeo, Wis, the other night de
stroyed the sawmiIl and much other prop
erty owned by William Van Hosear, cAus
ing $4,000 loss. lsestH "a
THE Chicago Knights Of Labor Socialis
troubles have broken out again owing t
the election Of George SchiIling,a Sosialist
as a delegate to the coming National con
vention of the order.
The Kansas City Baseball Club (Cow
bOys) has been elected a permanent mem
Der of the American Association
GovERN0R Guy, Of the ChickasayV Ma
- tion, -has-s5eeted- Byrd and his-follo1xer er
FROM the seat Of government Trouble wa
expected when the adherents of the latte
heard ot tilp fercibla dlspossession.
BkN-B, GAAN4s OF Newarlf, o., a yeilo-
, fever -ref1gee from the South, died {
black vOWsit a. Louisville, KY, ON the 2St
N the frsl death from the plague reporte
in that .citV. -
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