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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
A Novel Invitation.

The other day the White House at
Washington was crowded with a body
of highly espectable-looking business
men from the southern states, who were
there to invite President Harrison to at
tend the Southern exposition to be held
in Raleigh in October and November.
They mum bered more than 1O0 Senator
Ransom and Editor Walsh, of Augusta,
Ga, were the spolSesmen. At the con.
clusion of Senator Ransom's remarks
he presented to the president the formal
invitation, which was in form aud de-
sign unique and original. The words
were printed on two natural tobacco
leaves, which were overlaid and sunk
into two pieces of North Carolina pine,
Is by "a inches in size. Specimens OF
rice and cotton also were appropriately
placed. The covers were swung on sill
yer hinges and fastened with silver
clasp. This novelty seemed to please
the president very much, and prompted
him to happy response. He said in
substance that if he could, consistently
with his duties, he would attend the ex
position.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
Brothers Sentenced to Hang.

The Tennessee supreme court al
Jackson (Justice Lurton) has delivered
an opinion affirming the case of the
State VS.. Woodville and Nathan Tar
yer, from Lake county, and sentenced
them to be hanged August z. The
crime for which the two brothers are
to suffer the death penalty was most
brutal. They lived in Kentucky, and
had hired a canoe worth about $3.50 to a
man named Goodall. Goodall failed to
return it, and the Tarvers swore out a
warrant, armed themselves, and went
in search of Goodall. They came upon
him in a lane on the Tennessee side and
commanded him to throw up his hands.
He did so and Nathan then fred load
of buckshot into the defenseless man.
The brothers fled to Kentucky but were
followed and returned to Tennessee,
tried and convicted.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
TO SAVE YOUNGSTOWN.
Plans to Prevent foundations in th'
Future.

Plans to Prevent foundations in the
Future.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 2O.-For sew
eral months j. J. Cross, of New York,
civil engineer, has been making care
full survey of the city of Johnstown,
the Conemaugh and Stony Creek rivers
and all its tributaries in order to
devise means to prevent the recur-
renee of another flood and avoid
regular foundations of the city. His re-
port was presented at mass meeting
of citizens, officials of the Cambria iron
company and all leading business men
being present. 1t recommends the
expenditure of $780, 900 in order to
make life and property safe in the
city. The Johnstown lumb Der log boom
was menace to the city and should be
rebuilt or removed The greatest point
of danger lies in the stone bridge
famous in the flood), which, the re-
port stated, did not have sufficient
waterway to carry off ordinary fresh
cts and backed spring floods into the
town.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
SOUTHERN oLEANINcS.
A Nephew of Calhoun Dying.

10 Nephew of Calhoun Dying,
Doyle O'Hanlan, nephew of John C.
Calhoun, is dying in wretched hovei
at 1921 State street, says the Chicago
Herald. O'Hanlan is 60 years old and
has been brought to deaths door by
typhoid fever and neglect For years
he made a living as deck hand on a
Mississippi steamer and until recently
he managed to keep the wolf from the
door by running little barber shop.
Three weeks ago he was taken sick
with typhoid fever. This is the story
he told: when l had to give up and
take to the bed my wife-and she is all
have now to care for me-went out
and got work enough to keep
us from starving. As l got
worse I needed some one to
tend to me and she had to stay at
home. The few dollars we had saved
are gone now, and that is all we have
left-that three cents you see there.
never asked anyone for a cent in my
life, and can not think who it was
made my condition known except it be
Mr. Patterson, the minister at the rail-
road chapel, where / used to worship
do not like to lay blame on anyone,
but facts speak for themselves. Here /
am without food or nourishment, and
my poor old woman is all worn out
with watching" O'Hanlan says his
mother was sister of the great states.
man, and he himself, being wild
youngster, ran away from home when
he was 16 years old Even in his pres
ent condition he bears traces of having
been a man of splendid physique. Star
vation will soon end the old mans suf-
fering unless some generous person ex-
tends relief.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
Bridge Charged with Electricity.

A steel and iron bridge across tlse
Tennessee river at Chattanooga, Tenn,
was finished by the county last Feb
ruary, at a cost of 1925, 900. For a few
days past electric cars have been run
ming across it, and the other day it was
discovered that the great structure had
been charged with electricity through
the defective insulation of a trolley
wire, and several persons received
shocks, and the bridge watchman made
it a point to warn ladies not to touch
the ratings. An electric car was stopped
at the point found TO be defective, and
a man climbed to the top of the car and
cut the wire, blue sparks surrounding
him with halo as he did so.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Fast Express ON the Illinois Central
Wrecked in Louisiana-Six Killed and
Many Injured.
New ORLEANS. June 20.-The fast ex.
press train on the Illinois Central rail-
road due here at 7:20 o'clock last night,
passed Kenner's station nearly two
hours behind time.
Five miles south of that point, and
an equal distance from this city the
train was wrecked and six persons, it
is reported, were killed and fifteen or
twenty more or less badly hurt
A relief train has been sent to the
scene of the accident
The wreck knocked down all the
wires of the Western Union Telegraph
Co. on the Illinois Central railroad, cut
ting off telegraphic communications
with Kenner.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
Johnstown Flood sufferers to Sue.

JoHNsTowS, Pa, June 20.-Suit is
about to be brought against the South
fork Fishing club, of Pittsburgh, in
which Andrew Carnegie and others
were members, by number of those
who suffered in the great food J. J.
Strayer is at the head of the movement,
which viii be supported by large
number of others They have retained
Col w. d. Moore, of Pittsburgh, as
their attorney, and the parties feel con-
fident of recovering in full for damages
and losses. II this movement is success
ful there Is no telling where 1T win
stop,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, June Coon
gresham John c. Tarsney has nomi-
mated Harry X. jackson for West Point
academy. The nomination was made
after a physical examination by DIR.
John r. Snell which young Jackson
passed most creditably. Young Jack
son has lived here all his life He is 90
years old and il the SON of John M.
Jackson, who lives at 1904 Penn street,
and who has the misfortune to be to-
tally blind. The nominee was edu-
Gated i'm the city ward schools and the
high school He is five feet ten inches
in height and is fine looking young
fellow,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
ASKING DAMAGES.

The North American Commercial Company
Protests Against the Agreement on the
sealing Question-It Claims That Its
Rights Are Violated, and That the United
states WIN BE Asked For Reimburse
ment.
WASHINGTON, June 2O.-The North
American Commercial Co., through its
attorney, n l. Jeffries, has fled pro-
test with Acting Secretary Spalding, Of
the treasury department, in which it
recites that it has the right to take fur
seals from the islands of St Paul and
st George for the period of twenty
years from May /, 1890, and that it will
continue to perform the stipulation Of
its lease. 1t states that it was assured
quota of go. 900 seal skins during 1890
and upon such assurance submitted its
bid at three times the amount paid by
former lessee. Upon the acceptance
of the lease it made large outlay in
buildings and provisions and arranged
for transporting the seal skins to San
Francisco.
The company says that it was COM
PEELED to cease taking seals July 10,
when the sealing season had not ex-
pired and only one-third of the quota
of skins had been obtained, and it was
further prohibited from taking and ad-
ditional number during this year. On
this account it has sustained loss of
$500, 900.
The company further represents that
at the time it was compelled to stop
taking seals it earnestly protested
against such action by the United
States and has continued to protest and
now again submits this its formal pro-
test against the action of the United
States in preventing it from taking the
quota of seal skins it had right to take
by law and by the terms of the con-
tract 1t submits it is justly entitled
to receive from the United States such
sum as will compensate it for the loss
1T has sustained on account of the ac-
ton of the United States, and gives
notice to the secretary of the treasury
that it will claim to be reimbursed by
the United States to the full amount of
loss it may sustain by reason of its be-
ing prohibited by the United States
from taking its full quota of 10000
sealsxins during the year 1891.
The company further represents that
in providing for the maintenance and
education of the inhabitants of the
islands of St Paul and st. George, it
has expended the sum of $3.50, 900. for
which it has not been reimbursed.
The company respectfully invites the
attention of the secretary of the treas
ury to the fact that the islands of St
Paul and St. George in Alaska belong
to and are in the undisputed possession
of the United States; that the right of
this government to dispose of the fur
seals born on the islands has never been
questioned, and this being so the com
pany assumes that the right of the
United States or its lessee to take fur
seals on the islands, within unques-
toned jurisdiction, is beyond dispute
and not subject to question or interfer-
ence by England or any other foreign
state. The right of this government to
take seals on its own territory is not
one of the questions to be submitted
70 arbitration and has no relation to the
contention between the two countries.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
SAD NEWs FROM ALASKA.

Drowning of Lieut.. Robinson and -Four of
the Crew of the Cutter Bear.
VICTORIA, T. c.. June 2O.-The
steamer Queen. from Sitlxa, reports that
the revenue cutter Bear has reached
Alaska from Icy bay, bringing news of
the drowning of Lieut. Robinson and
four of the crew of the Bear, and A. c.
Moore, of the Russell party, while the
party were trying to make landing in
Icy bay with the Russell-Mt St Elias
party. The Bear left Sitka the morn
ing Of the 14th for Behring sea.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
Tennessee Tobacoo statistics.

The census Office at Washington has
given out the tobacco statistics of Ten
nessee The total number of planters
in the state during the census year was
16, ,624; the total area devoted to tobac-
co, 81, All acres; the total product, &c.
36s, 395 pounds, and the total value of
the crop to the producers, estimated on
basis of actual sales, 81, 841, ,464.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
Suicided.

James j. Gilchrist, Jr., prominent
lawyer and member of the Alabama
legislature from Montgomery county,
committed suicide by taking an over
dose of morphine. He had been drink
ing heavily, and this is supposed to have
been the cause of the suicide.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
A Duel to Death.

At Piclens's Mill, Ala, a duel to death
with knives was fought between VIM.
Martin, a prominent mill owner, and
Robert Stockton, an extensive planter
Stockton's jugular vein was cut and he
died instantly. Martin was wounded.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
Through Pigeon Mountain.

Trains are now running in the new
tunnel through Pigeon mountain, Ga.
This completes the line from Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. to Gadsden. Ala
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
Cotton Exports.

Cotton exports from the United States
during the month of May past, aggre-
gated 234, ,256 bales, valued at s11, 446, ,9s7,
against 100,09s bales, valued at So, 146,-
257 in May, 1891.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
aping Taxation.

The investigation of the grand jury
of Jackson, Miss, discloses the fact
that 100000 special deposits in the
banks have escaped taxation.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
Illegal Juries.

Four-ffths of the juries drawn in
West Virginia since the Legislature ad-
;ourned were drawn illegally. Many
trials mar he declared Yoid.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
DIR. Hodges
Honduras,
SarsapariIIa,
the Best
Blood
Medicine
Of the Age.

PuriRes the blood, eliminates all poison
GUS and dangerous matter, restores the
health, builds up and strengthens the
system, aids digestion, corrects an un-
healthy and deranged stomach. A GER
tain cure for all blood and skin diseases;
rheumatism, scrofula, old sores, pimples,
blotches, eruptions, itching humors,
boils, swollen joints, aching bones, sore
eyes, letter, scald head, dyspepsia, gen.
eral debility, tired and sore feeling in tho
body and limbs.
PRICE. sI.oo PER BOTTLE.
For sale by Druggists.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
THREE CHILDREN DROWNED.

TILDEN, Neb., June 20.-Three chill
dren living in limerick township, about
fifteen miles southeast of here, were
drowned last night during the storm
while trying to reach the house from
school A ravine which the children
were accustomed to cross suddenly filed
with the food, washing them away.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26

The North American Com mercfaI Company
Protests Against the Agreement on the
Seaiing Questi0n-It Claims That Its
Rights Are Violated, and That the United
states WIN BE Asked For Reimburse
ment.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-26
FARMER DROWNED

OMAHA, Neb., june 20.-The heaviest
rainfall experienced within twenty
eight years in Nebraska fell at Neigh
yesterday, over five and one-half inches
coming down within three hours.
Drains and ravines became torrents
and brooks became rivers. John Loren
sen, a farmer, was washed from his
wagon and drowned while crossing a
flooded ravine
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16

are taken; help shovel and wheel ore TO
the skip learn to twist the drill" AMI
then to strike the drill" and finally have
become full fiedRed miners that "knaw
tin" During their 'labbotn days in the
mines these Cornish boys are reckoned the
most recklessly daring cubs in all England.
They scorn 10 descend the shafts by the
man engine, having a wild and startling
way of their own. At the corner of each
shaft is a man hole with stationary lad
der from top TO bottom with smooth half
round sides and wrought iron "runRs.'
S%prIuging upon these like monkeys the
boys slide from one SOLAR or landing 10
another, their hands just touching the
slippery sides and the toes Of their hob
nailed shoes beating the iron rungs with IA
horrible 'whi-r-r-r-r-rH'-the numbers en-
gagged in the lightninglike descent causing
deafening and shrill thunder as though the
iron ratchets AZ a hundred ferries were
clinking and screaming simultaneously
EDGAR l.. WAKENAN
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16

In looking over a book Of travels IN
France. written more than a hundred
years ago. / came across an Interesting
bit about the way Of catching frogs Tor
market. The auglor mentions the
fact that frogs were sold boy the hun
dred in the markets. that they wor.
clas-ed a. fish. and that only the hind
quarters were eaten. But 10 coile a.
the main point, he says:
To catch the frogs, the fisherman
puts one Of them in a glass vessel
which he dips into a brook On which
the creature, finding itself in 80
strange a situation. confined in the
midst Of water ina a transparent ma
chine, or | may say invisible prison, be
gins TO croak most melodiously, and by
his croaking makes multitudes Of other
frogs come 10 him on every side. as If
10 rescue their companion, when the
frog fisher valiantly seizes his prey "
Wide Awake.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16
Fertile m Excuses.

Aubrey had serious objections e.
ehopping wood There are many boys
like him, / suppose. When he was
called upon for the work he always
found plenty Of excuses, and the family
had learned all the old ones So thor
oughly that he had sometimes 10 rack
his brains for a new supply
aubrey said his mother one day.
go cut "a few pieces Of wood. Thee
are plenty Of large pieces 10 cut. lJur
lame foot is well, and you haven't had
a toothache since last week. You
needn't change your shoes, for you've
got on old ones. and the AK is be
hind the cellar door. 1 saw it there
five minutes ago.
Now. mother, - said Aubrey, in an
injured tone. have you looked at that
Ak? How do you suppose ! can cut
wood with an ak that has an edge
ike the coast line OF North America
Harper Young People.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16

THE ambitious c,ri e%spOndent who
keeps up the stsady fire Of Indian
scare kilograms whenever a Cheyenne
buck stubs his toe. should be made To
understand tnat he is d, lug thIs local.
ity n positive injury 10y continually
spreading reports hat the Indians are
about to break out and lay waste to the
surrounding county. If ever sucn a
calamity does ensus, il will be planned
matured aud executed before the war
correspondent" will have a chance to
sound the alarm. There has been abb
sOlutely nothing transpiTing at the
Cheyenne agency in the past three
weeks that was in anyway indicative
of al Indian OutbresR or wen a feeling
of disquietude. The quartering of a
detachment of. troops there bad no
Significance whatever. Ii had been
decided three months Z to establish
a permanent s%ub-post at the agency
and The troops moved in furthrrance
Of this design. If We would induce
the ~ ttlemeDt or d valleys we must
choke of this inces-aut prophecy oi
immedia Z and bloody Indian war.
Either this or give the country up e.
the Indians. their heir- aud ass gus
forever.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16

THE little unp.ea-altnpss tn4t eX-
listed betweel ~. Pau aud Minueap,-
lis d year ago f. brou. 1T 'o mind by
the receipt If c-usu. bulletin M. l47,
containing the POI Il-tion OF Mime
sofa. BY 1t We lea % that Niuueipo-
lie is officially ere, ted with "a ponuIa-
tiou OF 164, 73s and -. Paul with 1885,,
l56, "a popular n ority for Mime a.
3l,5S2, enough O. make a respectable
town Of itself a 8 nearly as % uch ~
either Of the ~ rs had ten years ago.
The %perceutag- OF iuDreas in the las
decade ha- been 3jl s. ior Minneapolis
and 22l.O7 for -. Pau, showi = II
healthy and veiy even growth for
each. For a phenomenal rush to the
front in ten years however, Duluth
takes tie cake. In 1850 the Zenith
City Of the Great Unsalted Sea-' wa-
struggling along with SIS souls, de
sp Indent ones too. no doubt. TIE once
]pretentiOus city, had been through .
boom, which a. usual had proven t. b.
a boomerang. The city charter had
beeI surrendered, and with a popula
10 cor sicersbly less han that Of
Miles City, the thoroughly fl ,ttened
out Village Of Duluth started in again
on the ace to prosperity. How well
it succeeded nay be judged by a rom
9srison Of SIS in 1850 and 80, SIS in 1890
showing the emo nous percentage T
increase Of 3,s5l.67. Duluth is al right
now, and Proctor Knott has lived t.
be heartily ashamed Of his famous
speech delivered in congress in the
early seventies, which made Dulu h a
bywOrd for Iidiculr everywhere. Ii i.
now the the third city in size and i'm
pOrtaDce Of h North star state, and
is fast ~crowding Minneapolis on the
-four output
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16

An interesting specimen ). au old f,l.
low whom ! got t1 know Will. masking
notes ia the Aston library. De carried
oru,t- Of bread iu his pocket ami ate
them biz by Iit. ~ he huil.ei over his
book all day long His miserable dress
hi, ha--lrl face and wasted figure iu-
spirpl me with pity. and opened an
acguaiuraucr-hip with him When /
worked all day / wa, ia the habit 81
p .rruiug iu a convenient beer shop of
..,.l uiuu reuOwn. and once ] invited
..lu 3D. join t Thereafter he did II
Tally Withhold invitation When my
~, .s ~ rh. library was finished he got
Q. .a. ms house. Every evening
d. would bee iu wait for me and levy
toll 20 g. sum Of a dime, for his din
ner. said.
one night "a prominent real estate
agent came mp a. / was making this
contribution and greeted ny p.nsiuner
by name. When he lad shufied of
the agent laughed al me for my mod
est l~iberality. ! learned from hlu
that my ha.gard friend was a retired
real estate ,peculatOr and worth at
least half "a million in property New
York Cor. Pittsburg Bulletin.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16
Cost of Superstition.

"What is the value Of superstition in
this ageF' asked a gentleman at the
Grand. Mine people out of ten would
say il cuts no figure in finance, but
there new was a greater mistake.
Just to illustrate the point it is only
necessary to call attention to the fact
that on the street railroad lines the re
ceipts per car are, on an average, from
-four to five dollars smaller on Friday
than on the other days Of the week.
The cause is plain. There are in this
city today thousands of people who
viii not move about OF Friday because
Of the superstition connected with the
day, and as a consequence the street
car companies suffer. Inquiry devel-
ops the fact also that the same con
difions apply to steam roads and steam
er lines, and it is found that their
ticket receipts fall of heavily on
that day. San Francisco Call
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16

Two centuries ago the traveller in
Japan, had such been allowed, would
have seen in public places the follow
ing declaration IN Chinese characters
"As long as the sun shall warm the
earth. let no Christian be 50 bold as %
come TO Japan, and let all know that
the king of Spain himself, Dr. the Chris
tian's God. or the great God Of all. #
be violate this command. shall pay for
h with bis head" Detroit Free Press
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16
Good aud Bad Success.

In SmOllett's "Peregrine Pickle"
Q75D there is an example Of the mod
ern and restricted meaning Of success,
and one Of its older use in the sense Of
issue or result. Near the beginning Of
the chapter a willing cracks various
little jokes, and is encouraged by the
success Of these efforts, " which is quite
in keeping with the approved manner
Of the j~ocular still. Toward the close
Of the chapter the hero foils the de
vices of certain French officers who at
tempt 10 cheat him at cards, and we
learn that 1t was not without cause
that they repined at the bad succes of
their enterprise. Notes and Queries.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16
LITTLE FOLKS

% know that ours l. the place for Ovecoas and those Bessemer Iron
clad suits, in which they can rmp md slide without constantly ripping ard
caring them to pieces.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16
EAKEMAN'S WANDERINGS.
THE BOYS OF CORNWALL.

A Paper Of Great Interest on the Daily
Lives and Environment of Cornish Boys.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16
i IT s.!

utau Established fact that Wa have frm the ch,sIct To- the hu"t ana
moot fashionable lines Of suits good honest goods, wtih lave give- us the
reputation If the RELIABLE CLOTHING HOUSE
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-16
MEMS FURNISHING GOODS.

our large and constantly increasing trade speaks well for this line, aud
the popularity Of our prices. We have just received for the holiday trade the
latest novelties in Genuemens Neokwear, silk Handkerchief and Munies.