The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-10

THE Meriden MaIleable Iron Company,
one of the big concerns of Meriden, Conn,
is financially embarrassed, owing to sew
eral recent failures of Western houses
whose notes the company hold. About
two hundred and fifty men are thrown out
Of employment.
On the Sd Sir Julian Pauncefote pre-
sented his credentials to President Harri-
son as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from Great Britain to the
United States.
THE funeral of Hon. W. 81. Barnum, late
chairman of the Democratic National
committee, occurred, on the d, at Lime
Rock, Conn.
Four children were burned to death in
the destruction Of their hom at Abing-
don, Md, on the Sd.
GENERAL BOULANGER will hold q con-
ference with his followers In London on
the 10Th.
PRoF. HARRISON, who was arrested an d
committed to Londonderry Jail for trial
for supplying food to the besieged ten-
ants Of Gweedore, Ireland, was taken
into court at Dublin, on the Sd, and; after
hearing of the case, discharged.
HENRY CAMMETT, of the Geological Sur
vey, has been appointed biographer Of
the census.
THEE children of a Portuguese family
named Silvey were left alone in the house
at Ashtabula, o., on the Sd. The building
took fire, and one of the children was
burned to death and the other two were
fatally burned.
Mr.. VYNER's Minthe won the 1000
guineas stakes for three-ye3r-oId illies,
on the Sd, the last day of the first New
mcrket tEngland) spring meeting.
MICHAEL RIzzALO; one of the murderers
of Faymaster Mcclure, near Wilkesbarre,
p1 xyf1 he har1 61ry TYTr,
in Lnzerne County: Governor Beaver
signed the death warrant on the Sd.
A CARRIAGE containing a number of
passengers was struck by a train on the
Pennsylvania railroad, at Bridesbu
crossing, near Philadelphia, on the Sd.
Two persons were killed and four badly
injured.
THE horses attached TO an Indianap oils
undertaker's wagon loaded with corpses
Crown Hill Cemetery, ran off and scat
tered the corpses along the streets for
half square, presenting a sickening
sight.
A DISPATCH from Cape Town, Africa,
announces the death of Lord Walter
Campbell, the third SOD of the Duke of
Argyle, from fever contracted while
travelling in South Africa.
KERN's cigar box factory, at New Orr
leans, was burned on the Sd loss, $40,
coo; no insurance.
THE Dowager Empress Augdsta of Ger=
many, on the Sd, presented to Chief Chap
lain Reichter heavy gold chain to wear
on state occasions.
A DESTRUCTIVE explosion of resdamp
occurred at the Beechwood (Pa.) colliery
on the Sd. One man was fatally injured,
and considerable damage was done to
the property.
THE Cologne Glee Club presented 1900
francs to the poor of Rome ca the Sd.
SUIT has been instituted in the Superior
Court at Keokuk, Ia, by the Fort Madi
son Lumber Company against the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Re;lroad Com
pany for $40, 900 damages arising from
destructive fire ignited by sparks from a
passing locomotive.
DETAILS of the defeat of the Abyssinian
army and the death Of King John state
that the Abyssinians attacked the strong
hold of the dervishes at Nelammeh on
March TO- but were repulsed with many
wounded. On March 12 the dervishes as
sumed the aggressive, and comp letely
routed the Kings forces. Among the
large number killed were King John and
his principal generals, Ras Are and Ras
Ailm.
SECRETARY WINDOW was slightly indis-
posed, on the 81, and, on the advice of
hts physician, decided not to leave his
room:
THE par0chial residence of the Church
Of the Holy Name at Chicopee, Mass, was
broken into, ON the night of the Sd, and
all the silverware in the dining room and
$3.50 in money from the library were
stolen.
THE block coal miners of Brazil, Ind,
rejected, on the Sd, by a vote Of 268 to 1172
the scale Of prices prepared by the oper-
atOrs.
HERR MEYER, Of Berlin, the largest
ivory importer in the world, and BROTH
er-in-law of Carl SchIlrz, died at Kiel,
Germany, on the 81.
MR.. CoNYBEARE, Gladstonian N. P. for
the Camborne division of Cornwall, Ire
land, has been convicted of violating the
Crimes act and sentenced to three months
impris ounent without hard labor:
OWING to the activity of the sugar mar
ket, freight rates on sugar from Mauri-
thus to England advanced ten shillings a
Ton on the Sd.