The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-04-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

WHILE the sympathy of Americans is
going out to the suffering in Russia, let
it not be forgotten that there is a
broad field at home for the exercise of
the greatest of virtues, charity. Thou
sands of unfortunate homeless people,
made so by the floods, have a first claim
on the consideration of those who of
their abundance are able to alleviate
their sufferings.
DEEMING, the Australian and Liver,
pool wife murderer, was in Halifax, N.
s., few years ago on alleged gold
mining business. He showed a letter
he had received from Kate L. Edowes,
one of the women who was subse-
quently murdered in Whitechapel,
London. The letter revealed motive
for the murder of the girl.
A SEVERE shock of earthquake was
felt between 11:10 and 1880 a. m, on
the 18th, throughout the Adirondacls
and all of northern New York. 1t was
felt in Warrensburg, Glen Falls, Johns
town, Gloversville, Little Falls, Oneida
and other places throughout the terri
tory in which those towns are located.
THE steamer conveying the new gov
ernor, Ewbank, to the state of Matto-
Crosse, Brazil, arrived at its destina-
tion, on the 18th, but was not permit
ted to land. The governor was in
formed that the artillery at the fort
would forcibly resist any such effort.
THERE was almost a riot at the stage
entrance of the opera house In Harris
burg, Pa, on the 18th, while the dem
ocratic state convention was in session.
The doorkeeper struck a ticket-holder
in the face, thinking he was an in
truder. Pistols were drawn, and there
was an exciting scene until the police
restored order.
ADvICEs from Japan state that during
the recent fire at Toxic 5000 houses
were destroyed and between fifty aud
100 persons lost their lives.
IL SEcoLo, of Rome, reafirms the
statement that Archbishop Ireland has
been created a cardinal.
THE well-known sculptor Natter
died in Vienna on the 18th. He exc
cuted the famous statue of Zwinple,
and was the author of many other
works OF art, some of which earned
worldwide approval.
The senate bill which was reported,
on the 18th, as a substitute for the
Geary bill, continues for ten years all
laws now in force prohibiting and regu-
lating the coming into this country of
Chinese.
THE press and corning mills of the
Moosic (Pa. )Powder Co. were blown up,
on the 18th, killing five men and injur-
ing twenty others, two of them fatally.
JAMES w. COOPER, one of the colored
men who served ON the jury in the
Schneider murder trial in Washington,
d. c., died, on the 18th, as a result of
that service, leaving his family desti-
tute.
WHILE the life-saving crew at Bandon,
Ore, were practicing on the 18th, their
boat capsized and Capt. Nelson and
three of the crew of eight were drowned.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has signified his
approval of Princess Frederick Charles
assuming the patronage of the German
female department of the Chicago Co
lumbar fair.
SECRETARY ELKISs, on the 18th, di-
rected the depot quartermaster at st.
Louis to send Immediately 800 tents to
the mayor of Columbus, Miss, for the
benefit of the sufferers from the recent
floods.
GRANT THOMAS was convicted at
Louisville, KY, ON the 18th, of the MUIR
der of BERTHE Coleman and sentenced to
be hanged. Thomas killed the girl by
strangling her with a sash that had
been worn around he's waist