The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-28
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

IT is thought that S100, 900, 900 will be
required to cover the expense involved
in the English Governments new Land
Purchase bill.
THE vote for successor to the late
Judge VIM. ID. Kelley, Congressman
from the Fourth Pennsylvania district,
on the 18th, resulted as follows: Rey-
burn, Rep, "a, $50; Ayers, Dem, 16, 446;
Tumbleston, Pro, 23S.
JUDGE ZANE has decided that six
Mormon cOuncilmen who received the
highest number of votes in their re-
spective wards in Salt Lake City in the
recent election, are entitled to certi6
Gates of election. This would make the
incoming council stand nine Gentiles
and six Mormons. The Gentiles ap-
pealed from the decision.
THE annual convention of cigar man
ufactuEers of the United States held in
New York, on the 10th, took action
favcring a National bankruptcy law.
THE increased earnings during Janu-
ary of the entire system of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, east and west of
the Ohio river, were LAOS, $40; in
creased expenses, $3.50, 463; net increased
earnings, S92S O47.
AN alarming rebellion is in progress in
Morocco The royal troops have been
defeated by the rebels at NASSAU and
are besieged in the town.
GOVERNOR HILL of New York signed
the Worlds Fair bill on the Goth.
A REMARKABLE feature of the Ger
man election, on the Goth, was the en-
tire absence of the anti-Semitic faction,
who abssained from voting because the
candidates did not meet with the ap-
proval of the CARTEL electoral commits
sion.
OWING to depression of business, a
number of spinning mills at Lodz, Rus
sian Poland, have beenshut down and
upwards of 4, 900 spinners are thus locked
out They are in destitute condition
and threatening violence.
DANITCH, diplomatic agent and Con-
sul-General of Servia at Sofia, has been
recalled by the Belgrade Government.
CLAUS SrREcKELs addressed the House
committee on ways and means on the
sugar question on the Goth. He was op-
posed to making any reduction in the
duty on sugar. He said the United
States could raise enough beets to sup
ply the sugar demand.
SECRET negotiations have been in
progress in Rome to induce the Portu-
Cuese Government to propose that the
Pope shall arbitrate the dispute be-
tween Portugal and England, but have
failed.
A WEALTHY syndicate is forming
plans to erect immense oil reineries at
Findlay, Lima, Cygnet Delphos and
Upper Sandusky, o. The company will
be formed Of capitalists from Chicago,
Milwaukee and Pittsburgh, who will
put $50, 900. 900 into the enterprise.
A FRENcHSIAN at Santa Fe, n. NJ, has
invented a composition made of volcanic
sand, lime. water and one secret ipgre-
dient which is almost equal To the
famous concrete of the Egyptians. and
can be nodded into any shape.
DR. BLOOD, charged with being i'm
plicated in the murder of Hiram Saw
telle. was arrested at Middleboro, Mass,
ON the goth, and taken TO Boston.
QLArER Developments make il almost
certain that the supposed suicide of
Mrs. James Layton at Flemingsburg,
Nv. was foul murder. In the room
we're unmistakable traces of struggle,
and the note which was found near her
a a clumsy and awkward forgery The
matter will 10 rigidlS Investigated.