The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-11-29

THE trial of eighteen of the negro
rioters from Navassa Island for tie
murder of five white men. was begun at
Baltimore, Md, on the 18th.
THE trial of ninety-one Social Demo-
Gratis belonging to secret revolutionary
societies began at Eberfeld, Germany,
on the 10Th.
THE bequest of $50, 600 by Mr.. Ben
nett, an eccentric New Jersey farmer,
for the dissemination of Henry Georges
Progress and Poverty" which was an
nuled by Chancellor Bird, on the ground
that Mr.. Georges theory was contrary to
existing law, was, on the 10Th, pro-
nOunced valid by the New Jersey Court
of Appeals and Errors.
SIR HENRY JAhIEs, in resuming his ad-
dress before the Parnell Commission,
on the 10Th, said that the large amount
of money sent to the leaders of the Ma
tiOnal League unaccounted for gave
wide scope for the belief that it was
used in evil-doing. He also declared
that the money Of the League was used
to defend othet than agrarian prisoners.
LAMBERT, the famous English swim
mer, left London, on the 18th, to cross
the Atlantic for the purpose of attempt
ing to swim the Niagara rapids for a
large wager.
THE jury in the Colon forgery trial
at Minneapolis, Mimi, reported, on the
10Th, that they had finally failed to
agree. They were then discharged.
They stood: For conviction, 4; for
acquittal, 8. A new trial is probable.
TIE National Line steamer Italy from
Liverpool, previously reported as four
days overdue, reached her destination
on the 10Th. Rer detention was caused
by a succession of westerly gales.
DURING the voyage of the steamer
Fulda, which arrived at New York, on
the 18th, from Bremen, four little chill
dren died of diphtheria. The victims
parents where Russian Jews.
Hon. WM. NJ. EvARTs and family
were among the arrivals by the steamer
City of Paris from Liverpool on the goth.
A ALABORING man named Mack COM
mitted suicide at Burlington, Ia, on the
Goth, in horrible manner. He cut his
throat from ear to ear and then threw
himself into red-hot stove, literally
burning himself to crisp.
THE revolution in Brazil causes great
excitement in Portugal. The agitation
is evident and there are fears of Re-
publican uprising. The royal palace in
Lisbon is guarded with troops for the
first time since the death of King Luis
But the soldiers are apathetic and not
to be trusted in the presence of revolu-
ton.
THE Arcata Hotel, at Arcata, Cal, was
burned early on the morning of the goth.
Geo. A. Knight, of San Francisco, and
Tobias Hill were killed, and two ladies
and several men were more or less in
jured; loss on building, $50, 900.
JOHN B. ALLEN, ex-Delegate to Con-
gress, was elected United States Senator
from Washington on the first ballot, on
the 10Th, and Ex-Governor Watson c..
Squire was chosen on the second ballot.
THE UpsOn block at Baldwinsville, N.
Y, which contained the Seneca Hotel,
and was the finest block in the village,
was destroyed by fire on the 10Th. For
two hours the brick walls of the adjacent
buildings withstood the heat, but at
midnight they fell into the general
wreck; loss, $500, 900.
THE striking dock hands at Tilbury,
| England, resumed work on the Goth.
THE Austrian Reichsrath has been
summoned to meet on December 3.
FIFTEEN or twenty negroes were re-
| turning home from a ball near Leeds,
| Ala, about a. m. on the morning OF
| the 10Th, when they were fired on from
ambush Jim Smith was killed and
Jack Johnson and Mary Black were
mortally wounded.