The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22
rERsoNAL AND PoLITICAI..

TIRE Rhode Island Legislature adjourned
on tho 13th until the third Tuesday in jan
uary, 1889.
HON. JOHN c. NEW, OF Indiana, in an in
terview, ON the 13 tn, declared that his
state was persistentlY and pugnaciously
for ex-senator Ben Harrison, and had no
second choice.
In Baltimore, Md, the new registration
of the city is progressing slowly. The
books showed, on the 18th, a total Of 81,
bT7 names recorded.
ON the 18th sculling match took place
on the Fitzroy river, Queensland. n. S.
w, between Trickett, OF Australia, and
Edward Hanlan, of Canada. Hanlan won
by six lengths. The race was for E5OO
side.
BERLIN journals, including the National
Ze,tuBg, are rosuming their attacks upon
DIR. Mackenzie.
THE Prohibitionists Of Albany County,
q. Y, have organized land agreed to sup
port the National ticket
THE President has pardoned ex-Pay-
llHster George B. Watkins, u. ). N, who,
on July 10, 1886, was convicted by "a court
martial at Yokohama, Japan. and sem
fenced to three years. Imprisonment for
embezzlemenb scaudalous conduct and
dcscrUon.
MGR. PERsICo has instructed Cardinal
Simeoni TO remain in Ireland and to con-
tinue TO report upon Information obtained
by him.
A MONUMENT in a lofty defilo on the hills
north OF Amphrissa, in memory of
Ulysses Androthus, was uuvailed by King
George of Greece, ON the 18th. Andro-
thus, at tho head of a few men, held the
defiIe against the Turkish hordes in the
waE of Independence.
ON the 1lth Miss MoIlie Garfield was
married to J . Stanley Brown, and Harry
Garfield was welded to Miss Mason,
daughter of the late James Mason, OF
Cleveland, at the residence OF their
mother i'm Mentor, O.
ON the 18th il was reported that ex-Sen-
ator Scott had secured twenty eight mem
bers of the New York delegation for the
support of Alger.
IN consequence Of the critical condition
of Emperor Frederick all the members OF
the imperial family of Germany were
summoned TO Potsdam on the 18th.
ON the 18th the steamer Australia, which
arrived at San Francisco, brought news
that Bishop, the miul-reader, who is al
Honolulu, is a mental wreck from tho ef-
fccts of Cocoaiue and morphine.
On the 18th Secretary Fairchild received
contribution Of $500 to the conscience
fund, inclosed in an envelope postmarkeC
Washington, ID. G.
ON the 14th IL was stated that the Ger
man Emperor's lungs were inhamed, anC
that death might occur at any moment.
AT Berlin, on the 18th, in the bicycl,
race for professionals, the American
Woodside, was second, and Temple, an
other American, third. In another bi
cvCle race fox professionals the first priz,
was won by Temple, the second by Al
lard, of England, and the third by Wood
side.
A PIrrsFIELD (Mass.) dispatch dated
June l5, says the talk among the New En-
gland delegates 70 Chicago in the specia
train was almost entirely about Blaine
One delegate said; 'They talk Blaine
but they won't vote Blaine IN the COnven
ton. 1 know / shall not under any cir
cumstauce. IL does look, though, as If hu
would be nominated as the result of 1
deadlock"
1t is said that the late Emperor Fred
evick left instructions TO have his body
Inferred in the grounds Of the garrison
church at POtsdam.
AT stockholm, on the 10Th, Coun
Richter, who was designated to succee,
Count Piper, Ambassador az London fol
Norway ~rd Sweden, committed suicide
DN the 18th Mr.. Gladstone aud scores o
,sher prominent persons called at tn
terman Embassy and left cards 70
count Won Hatzfeldt the German Am
eessador.
Ar Marion, Ind, a Blaine veterans
7leeting, called for the 14th, was capture
h, tbe adherents Of ex-senator Harrison
tbs death Of Emperor Frederick III. c
Germany occurred at Potsdan on the l5tE
Fhe Crown Prince was on the same da
,~oclciQed Emperor William III.
PREMIER CBIsPI made pathetic allusion
% Emperor Frederick in the Italia
-~hamber OF Deputies, on the 10Th. tn
chamber then adjourned