The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-03-02

operate with England aud Austria in any
action they may take in regard to B1.-
garia.
TIE London GloOe thinks Brother JOna-
than got the better of the fisheries confer
ence, and asks: "Will the Canadians be
satisfedP'
On February 20 the bark Arizona, from
Iloilo, reports that ia lat. 1928 north,
long. 70 west, Passing a small spar with
the dead body of a man lashed to it.
On the 23d the House committee on PEN
sions agreed to the Senate bill increasing
to thirty dollars per month the pension
for total deafness.
On the 23d represent atives of whole
sale preserving firms from all parts Of
the country met in Pittsburgh, Pa, to
form a National association and then
petition Congress to take off the duty on
sugar.
OK the 231 the Legislature of Maryland
was considerably excited over the dis
covery that a bill had slipped through the
House and been sent to the Senate con.
tanning a job bv which a high Federal
official was to receive a fortune It the ex-
pense of private citizens. The bill was
called and very materially modified.
JANUARY 20 the bark Archer, from Port
land, Me-, for Guadaloupe, passed, in lat.
81 north, long. 6).5S west, a large number
of logs supposed to be a portion of the
great raft lost at sea.
On the 23d four Cinnamon arrived at
Boston from Liverpool on the steamer
Michigan. They all had passports show
ing that they had been in this country
before, but the paper held by one of them
was not properly filled out. He will be
kept on board the steamer until his case
has been passed upon by the authorities
at Washington. His companions were
allowed to land.
On the evening of the 23d the Delaware
river began breaking up. A field of ice
three miles long moved to Port Jarvis, N.
Y, where it stopped, forming an ice dam
a mile in length and seven feet thick.
The water backed up and rose twelve feet
in TWEEN ty minutes, flooding many houses
along the river, and damaging the Barrett
suspension bridge.
SAN RENO dispatches state that the
Crown Prince is using a new tube in his
throat which was especially made for him
in England, and that better results follow
from it's use.
IT is said that Mrs. Garfield and her
daughter, Miss Mollie, will soon return to
America on the steamship Trave, sailing
from Bremen.
IT is said that Sir Henry Burke, who
owns estates at WoOdford, Ireland, has
agreed o the plan offered by his tenants,
and settlements have been made in ac-
cordance with it to the satisfaction of all.
Only Lord Clanricarde and Mrs. Lewis
now hold out in that district against their
tenants.
THE sum of $780, OOO,OO has been ad-
vanced Russia by a syndicate of French,
Belgian and Dutch bankers. They refuse
a larger loan unless the Bulgarian ques-
! tion is peacefully settled.
On the 23d a mistake made as to the
place of holding the presidential reception
. D-T Il
me1t to mutitudes who had Travelled ions
distances to see the Chief Executive.
ACCORDING to the niue inspect ors' re-
port for the year 1887 there were in the
second anthracite district of PennsyI-
vania 81 fatal and 140 non-fataI accidents,
leaving p widows and 50 orphans. One
employe was killed to every 261 en-
| ployed, and one injured to every 90 en-
| ployed. There was an increase of SO, ,060
tons mined over the product of 1886.
On the oath the New York State Ss,nate
| trust investigating committee tool IN the
! Cotton. Seed Oil Trust, overrulinS the OBJ =
| lection OF the attorney for the trust, and
develo oped some interesting facts. Mills
which before the formation of the trus t
were on the verge of bankruptcy, have
since received an actual dividend of
twelve per cent. on their Inves tment.
On the oath the evidence before the con-
| gressionaI committee at Hazelton, Pa,
| showed falling off in wages and an in
/ crease in charges imposed by the COM
/ pany storekeepers.
! ON the oath a San Francisco belle was
/ presented to Q1een Victoria at drawing
/ room reception.
AT Canyon CITY, Col, the Exchange
/ Bank has failed.
1T is said that important changes in
/ German army commanders will soon be
| made.
In the Doncaster district the G adston-
ians met with defeat in the parliamentary
vacancy election.
THE government of Buie aria, it is
stated has firmly resolved to reject any
proposal to dethrone Ferdinand, even if
such proposal be supported by the Pow
/ sFs.