The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-27

MISS SUSIE CAroR, of Georgetown, and
Miss Ella Atwsll, of Alexandria, Va, two
we'll known young ladies, were accident
ally drowned recently near the latter
place by their carriage being overturned
while endeavoring to ford a swollen
stream.
THE new dry dock at the navy yard at
Norfolk, Va, was formally opened on the
10Th in the presence of large gathering.
The Yantic was the first vessel to enter
the dock.
TIE recent yacht disaster on Lake Erie,
by which nine lives were lost, was be-
lieved to have been due to an explosion of
naphtha.
THE Alton railroad was reported con-
sidering the purchase of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas.
THE residence of Mrs. Lenbower, at
Oakland, Md, was destroyed by fire and
her two children, three and six years old,
were burned to death. Mrs. LenboEer
was absent at the time.
BY the burning of Mrs. Beacon's frame
cottage in Los Angeles, Cal, the other
day three small children were burned to
death.
TIE police within the last few days
have shown an increased activity in diff
ferent parts of Russia in their pursuit of
suspected Nihilists. The students every
where are objects of suspicion, and twenty
rested on the 18th.
THE John Grouse memorial college for
women, connected with the Syracuse
University, New Y York, has been dedicated
1t cost $500 600.
THE Boston Globe has offered 81, 900 to
the Boston base ball club if they win the
pennant this year.
The second trial of General Lester B.
Faulkner, charged with wrecking the
National Bank at Danville, N. Y, was
begun in the United States District Court
at Buffalo, N. Y, on the 10Th.
THE Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows will hold its next session at To-
peka, Kan.
THE Pacific express car on the NJ. K. &
7. was entered and robbed of SO, 900 at
Bolton, Tex, on the Goth. There was no
clew to the robbers.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended September 10 numbered
19S compared with 1913 the previous week
and 22S the corresponding week of last
year.
THE Secretary of War has determined
to remove from Fort Meade, Oak, all but
one company of the troops to Northwest
ern Montana. This virtually amounts to
the abolition of the fort, which was one
of the most important west of the Mis-
souri,
THE British gunboat Lily struck a rock
off Point Armor, N. F., recently and sunk.
Seven of her crew were drowned.
A FAST freight train collided with
switching engine on the Lake Shore road
at Cleveland, o., recently. Both engines
were badly damaged and several cars
smashed into bits. Patrick Moore, a sail
or who was stealing a ride, was killed.
AN accident occurred on the electric
street railway at Mission Ridge Tenn,
recently, and all of the passen gers jumped
off the car. Mrs. Mary Adams, of Casey,
ILL.,, died from injuries received. Seven
teen others were injured, none of them
seriously.
THE annual session of the American
Prehistoric Society convened at Washing
ent Scientific papers were read by DR..
Huber, of New York; Dr. Earl, of Chicago,
and DR.. Grille of New York.
| BLACKMAN BRoTHERs' big saw mill, sash
| and door factory and lumber yards, Sno-
| komish, Wash, were destroyed by fire
the other night, causing $3.50, 600 loss with
no insurance.
THE noted suit of Augustus L Amber
| against Rodney IL WhippIe for infringe
| ment OF patent, involving 81, 300 600, has
| been finally thrown out of court in Chica-
! GO under the provisions Of the statute of
limitations.
| MRS CHARLES LAPAGE, wife of q wealthy
stockman, burned to death in her bed al
Chouteau City, Mont. The fire was COM
municated to the bed clothes and before
| the woman could be rescued she was
! burned to death. Her usband was in the
| East