The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-05

A FEARFUL tide wrecked forty vessels
ut Christiana, Norway, on the 27th-
Over 120 deaths were reported
PosTSfAsTER-GENERAL WANAMAKEE
has directed the postmaster at Austin,
Tex, to dismiss immediately H b.
Kinney, the assistant postmaster at that
place. Kinney destroyed certain evil
dence in his possession after e. had been
demanded of him by q post-office in
spector, who wanted to use it in prose.
cutting case arising under the anti
lottery law.
Six sailors of the whaling bark Ocean
were recently lost in the Pacific. A
mcrtally wounded whale struck the
chasing boat and the men were
drowned.
A NUMBER OF Poles quarrelej with
negro laborers on a phosphate island
near Charleston, S c., few days ago.
A terrible fight resulted, fourteen men
being reported killed.
THE steamboat T. p. Leathers was
burned on the river near Fort Adams,
Miss. The cbambermaid and four foust-
abouts, all colored, were lost
BUBEAR, of England, defeated Master
son, of Australia, in boat race at sgd
ney, N. s. w.
RAYvILLE, La, has been seriously
damaged by fire.
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT WINDRIM in
his annual report to the Secretary of the
Treasury says that the total amount ex-
pended on public buildings during the
past fiscal year was "a, 075, O4S. of which
So. 691, 341 was paid for sites and in the
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394 for repairs and alterations of build
ings. There were compile etedduring the
year twenty-one buildings
IT is reported in New York that
negotiations are in progress between the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad and the
White Star steamship line for direct
line of steamers from Newport News
Va, to England
The sons of the late Governor Steven
son, of Nevada. propose to contest their
fathers will in favor OF thef stepmother.
one of the lady managers Of the Worlds
Fair.
JAY GoULD's charges that Charles
Francis Adams used the Union Pacific
for the benefit of the Kansas City stock
yards is denied.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report for
the seven days ended November 81
numbered 249, compared with 274 the
previous week and 249 the correspond
ing week of last year.
JOHN R BAKER, JR., the missing
Philadelphia broker, is said to be a de-
faulter to the amount OF 81, 600, 900 on
the estate of his grandfather.
JOHN GEBHARD and his wife and two
children were killed by a train at Clos
ter, N. H.
THREE duck hunters from Oswego, N.
Y, are believed to have been drowned
in Sadus bay, Lake Ontario
A VIOLENT earthquake shock was
felt throughout the valley of the DAN
ube on the 2Sth- The people were
panic stricken, but little damage was
done.
Philadelphia, have suspended. Liabili-
ties not definitely stated, but some
where between $780, 900 and 81, 600, 900.
DEPUTY SANAUD. managing director
of the Banque d'Etat of Paris has abb
seconded with 1, 600, 600 francs subscri bed
for loan.
THE iron beams supporting one of the
! boilers of the United States steamer
Alert gave way recently and the re-
pairs of the vessel were corresponding
ly delayed.
GOVERNOR MELLETTE, OF South Da-
kota, has issued proclamation regard
ing the Indian scare in which he urges
| all settlers who deem themselves and
homes unsafe to remain where they are
as the troops and Government have com
pletely mastered the hostile element