The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-30

The English, Scotch and American col
leges in Rome have united in sending to
the Catholic University at Washington a
marble bust Of st. Thomas Aquinus.
ROBERT MARVEL, of indianapolis, Ind,
after a fast lasting sixty seven days,
died, on the goth, aged eighty-fve years.
Mr. Marvel ate his last meal June 10.
THE Florists convention at Buffalo, N
Y, adjourned, on the 23d, and on the oath
the delegates went to Niagara Falls, re-
turning in the evening to a banquet No
vote on National flower was taken.
MRS. MAVERICK received the news Of
the communication of her sentence on the
23d, and was much affected thereby, al
though incapable in her weak state, Of
any marked manifestation Of emotion.
Fred GILLIAN, while carrying the mail
between Pearde and Eden, La. on the
2Oth, when about fourteen miles from
Xazoo, was met by Henry Gorden., who,
after some angry words, shot and killed
him.
THE town of Moscow, o., on the north
bank of Ohio river, twenty miles east of
Cincinnati is under a reign Of terror, re-
Bultlng from the ravages Of dreadful
epidemic of diphtheria of the most fatal
form.
THE International American Congress
will meet at Washington at noon on Oc-
tober %, and will be attended by from
fifty to sixty delegates, including some of
the most distinguished men in Central
and South America.
THE proposed Worlds Exposition in
Commemoration Of the four huudredth
anniversary of the discovery Of America
is already attracting considerable atten-
ton on the part Of the English press and
that Of the continent.
THE effort to enforce the Sunday law
was reasonably successful in Indianap-
oils, Ind, on the 18th. Several of the sa-
loon men undertook to defy the officers,
but FIVE OF them were arrested, and the
Others then closed up.
THE Attorney General has expressed
an opinion that Captain Duverge, who is
under sentence in Madagascar for killing
United States Consul would be tech
nically free if brought to this country to
serve out his sentence.
PRESIDENT HARRISON made q patriotic
and feeling speech at the corners tone
laying Of the soldiers monument at In
dIanapolis, Ind, on the 22d. Speech and
speaker were enthusiastically received by
the assembled multitude.
THE corner stone Of q magnificent
shaft, to rise 2SG feet from the center of
Circle Park, in indianapolis, as q tribute
TO the fallen heroes of the rebellion from
Indiana, was laid with interesting and af.
feCting ceremonies on the 22d.
President HARRISON received a hearty
welcome to his old home on the occasion
of his return to indianapolis, Ind, on the
21st to take part in the monument exer-
cises in connection with the reunion Of
his regiment the seveutieth Indiana.
The victorious Massachusetts rifle
team, recently returned from England,
were entertained, on the evening of the
goth, by the Boston Press Club. The oc-
Casion brought together large number
of journalists and distinguished guests.
BIDS were opened at the Navy Depart
meut, on the 22d. for the construction of
two new 3,O0O-ton and three 1900. ton
cruisers. The, bids however, were rejected,
as all were in excess of the amounts ap-
propriuted by Congress for the cOnstruc-
tion of these vessels.
Miss CLARA BARTON says that the
President was not invited to visit the
scene of the great food in the Conemaugh
Valley to view for himself "the terrible
condition of things there" but to see what
great progress had been made in provid-
ing for tho homeless, etc.
incorporated as Royalsborough for Col
onel Royal, of Medford, Mass, and which
takes its present name from Durham
County, England where Colonel Royal
was born, celebrated the one hundredth
anniversary Of its incorporation on the
22d.
In delving among tho records of his
Office, Solicitor Of the Treasury Hep
burn has discovered proof OF unpaid por-
sonal judgments due the Government ag
EroFating so 600, 900, the great majority
OF them secured prior to 1861. He will
attempt to collect them, and is hopeful OF
success.
THE Thirteenth New York regiment re-
Gently applied to the State Department
for permission to visit Hamilton, Ont,
under arms. Their application was re-
ferred to the British Minister, and a re-
ply was received, on the 20th, by the de-
partment from the Minister, stating that
the request had boen granted.
POSTMASTER LEWIS has Withdrawn
from partnership in tho Atlanta (Ga.l
Rubber Company, of which he was presi-
dent His partners suggested his retire.
ment on the ground that the notoriety
incurred by the post Office trouble over
the appointment OF negro clerk might
injure the company's business.
THE Pennsylvania Steel Company in
tend to establish an immense ship-yard
at Sparrow Point Nd, twelve miles
from Baltimore. The company will have
the most magnificent equipment in the
world for building steel ships. This in
dustry is TO be carried on in conjunction
with their iron and steel works at Spar
row Point
A SENSATION has been caused in Wen ne
by the disclosure that Prince Sulskow-
sky, who was until recently confined in
the aristocrauc lunatic asylum al
Doebling, on being pronounced sane
found that there was absolutely nothing
lett Of his estates, his wife, during his
confinement in the asylum, having sQuan.
dered every thing
THE London Times says there is a curl
Gus want of seriousness about the Amer
lean seizures in Behring Sea They APP
pear to be to frighten Victorian sealers
by the sham formalities Of capture, the
usual penalties not being exactsd. The
Times further declares in all Irie ndliuess
that England viii, in case her rights are
invaded. vigorously defend them.
THE Washington Territory Constitu-
tfonal convention, on the l9th, defeated
the article on State, school and granted
lands, and ordered the committee OF