The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-09
ESISCFLLANEOUS.

THE Journeymen Plumbers, Gas and
Steam Filters LabOrers' Union has de-
cided to sever its connection with the
Knights of Labor. This means the deser-
tiOn of about Is, 900 men from the ranks of
that organization.
A DOUBLE execution took place at Louis
Vile, Ky, on the 31st. Charles Dilger
was hanged for the murder of two police
men and Harry Smart for the murder of a
man and woman while going down the
river in boat Dlger's execution was
bungled the moose slipping, necessitating g
his being dropped twice through the trap.
SEVEN shipwrecked Norwegian sailors
have been picked up by the steamsr Mag
ara and landed at Vera Cruz, Mexico.
THE Cincinnati Ham ltol & Dayton
passenger train was wrecked at Oxford,
o., on the night of the 3lst Twelve or
fourteen persons were killed and injured
The Spanish Government has advised
the Pope that in case he finds it necessary
to leave Rome he should find asylum in
Portugal. 1t is understood that the same
advice has been given to the Pope by
Austria.
A HARMLESS earthquake shock was felt
in California on the morning of the 3lst
DIR. G. NJ. CANTRELL, physician Of the
Arkansas penitenuary, asserts that Jim
Burrows, the Genoa train rObber, died in
the prison hospital October 8. 1888, OF
typho-mal arial fever.
LACK OF water caused a boiler explosion
east of Fairfield, ILL.,, the other day. One
man was killed and two fatally injured.
THE National Bureau of Engraving "
of Philadelphia, a large hthOgraphic
printing establishment is hopelessly in
volved. Its material has been ordered
for sale.
The Sierras and Milton stage was
stopped by two highwaymen near Cooper
oils, Cal Wells, Fargo & Co.'s safe was
blown open, but found to contain nothing.
Seventy-five dollars taken from the pas
sengers was all the robbers secured.
THE memorial commemorating the land
ing OF the Pilgrims was dedicated at
Plymouth, Mass, on the 1st.
THE July sanitary reports to the Marine
Hospital Service from Philadelphia and
Chicago show that the latter leads the
former in popoulation and is the second
city in the Union. The population is
placed as follows; Chicago, 1,100 900
Philadelphia, ], 1,040 245.
THE Richmond (Va.) railroad stables
were struck by lightning the other day
and burned. Sixty mules and horses and
seven street cars were consumed
1HE New York Graphic is again in
trouble. Reporters and clerks are clamor-
ing for salaries. A syndicate, headed by
Steve B. Elkins was supposed to own it.
THE public debt statement, issued
August l, showed an increase during July
of SI,O17, 313 81. The cause of the increase
was due principally TO pension payments.
THERE was a cloudburst at Watkins
| Glen, n. Y, on the 1st.
The Algerian, a merchant vessel, sunk
| at Aultsville, Ont, the other day. The
/ crew and passengers were saved.
THE rainfall in the Pennsylvania coal
regions was very heavy recently and a
number OF collieries were compelled "a
shut down The streams were greatly
5wollen and the majority of the collieries
l In the Mahoning valley were drowned out.
FIVE hundred striking Italian railroad
| lalorers near Pittsburgh, Pa, recently
] engaged 10 q riot. Two were killed.