The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-25


eight hours at Shelbyville. Tenn.
caused by malignant diphtheria-
THE New York state democratic con
vention at Saratoga, on the 10th, noI1i
mated Hon. Roswell p Flower for gov
ernor.
THE treasury department announce,
that it can now supply the demand fol
dimes, which for several months pas
has been very great
THE French government has in
structed its minister ut Santiago de
Chilli to formally recognize the Chiliar
provisional government.
THE president has appointed Senator
Francis Hendricks, of Syracuse, as col
lector of the port of New York, to sue
cced J. Sloat Fassett, resigned.
IT is claimed that if killing frost does
not come within a few days Ohio to-
bacco growers will have in the sheds
the greatest crop that the Miami valley
has produced and of excellent quality.
Hon. CHARLES II. ALLEN was nomi-
mated for governor, on the 10th, by the
republican state convention of Massa.
chusetts, in session at Boston, by vote
of 71S to 81 for w. w. Crapo. His Sc
lection was then made unanimous.
THE queen regent of Spain desired to
visit Consuegra, but was dissuaded by
her ministers on account of the diff
Guilty of reaching the ruined town.
She has contributed an additional $10,-
900 toward the flood sufferers fund.
AS THE Northern Pacific train was
passing through Verndale, Mimi, on
the 18th, en- route for st. Paul, man
named Ericsson startled the passengers
by suddenly drawing razor and cut
ting his throat from ear to ear. He
died almost instantly.
A SPECIAL from Bridgeport, Conn.,,
says silver ore of rich quality has been
discovered at Newton by Michael Fitz-
gerald, of that city, who has spent
much time and money in testing the
ore and securing lease of the property
where the precious metal lies.
OK the 18th, the president issued a
proclamation opening up the eastern
part of Oklahoma to public settlement
ut noon or after on Tuesday, September
%. The paper is a long document and
recites the different treaties with the
Indians of the Indian territory who
have ceded their lands to the United
States.
IT is charged in many quarters that
the ''Hold-your-wheat'' circulars sup
posed to have been sent out by the
Farmers Alliance were in fact inspired
and paid for by a clique of spectators.
Some even go SO far as to charge Chas.
A. Pillsbury, manager of the English
syndicate mills, with the authorship OF
the last circular.
Mrs. DIEBRIcH, of Richmond, Va,
mother of the wife of Lieut.. Peary, who
is now in the Arctic regions, has re-
ceived letter from her daughter, say
ing the exploring party is not in dis
tress as has been reported. She states
that the party has a comfortable house,
sixty tons of coal, twenty oil stoves,
and five boats in first-class condition.
SIR JOHN STEEL, r. S. A, sculptor to
her majesty for Scotland, died In Lon
don on the 18th. He was born in Aber-
deem in 1904. In 1872 Sir John exc
cuted in bronze a full size copy of his
colossal statue of Sir Walter Scott, for
Central park. New York. He also exc
cuted the colossal statue of the Scotch
poet Robert Burns, which is erected in
the same place.
THE business failures occurring
throughout the country. during the
seven days ended on the 18th, number,
for the United States, 210, and for Cam
ada. 20, or a total of 239; as compared
with total of 214 the previous week.
For the corresponding week of last
year the figures were 100, representing
164 failures in the United States and 20
in the Dominion of Canada.
The five accused mercantile apprais-
ers of Philadelphia, Z. w. Patton.
Samuel Houseman, Harry Hunter,
James Il. Bell and Albert Crawford,
were arraigned, ON the l4th, charged
with ''conspiring to cheat and defraud
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and with making false and fraudulent
returns as mercantile appraisers.
They were held in 81, 500 bail each for
appearance at the next term of court.
SIR JULIAN PAUNcEFoTE, the British
minister, on the 18th, officially called
attention of the United States to vio-
lation of the terms of the modus vivendi
in effect between the two countries as
to the catch of seals in Behring sea-
This is said to be admitted by Special
Agent Williams, and the matter is re-
garded in Washington as quite serious,
as it may lead to the modus vivendi be-
ing declared imperative for the future.
GEN. ISAAC QUINBY died at Roches-
ter, n. Y, on the 18th, aged 20. He
was class mate of Gen. Grant at West
Point, and was stationed at that institu-
tion as assistant professor of mathemat-
les from 1914 to 1847. Heserved under
Taylor and Scott in the Mexican war,
and as colonel of the Thirteenth New
York volunteers during the rebellion.
During Grants two terms as president
he was marshal for the northern dis
trict of New York.
Two-THIRDs of the town of Consue-
gra, in the province of Toledo, Spain,
with population of 1000, has been de.
stroyed by floods Five hundred houses
were wrecked at Almeria, In the prov
ince of Andalusia- 1t is certain that
1000 persons have lost their lives by
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