The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-12-15

THE prince of Wales, on the Ftn, wae
nominated grand master of the English
Freemasons. The nomination was
greeted with the uiiafiifiious approval
~ 500 brethren whoattended the grand
lodge meeting, presided over by the
earl of Mount-Edgcum
Mrs. HARRY Cook, of Burlington, Nj
j., had not, up TO the fth. eaten for
furty-twc days. she is suffering from
a. stomach trouble and can retain
nothing except small quantity of
sweet cider. On this she has lived en-
tirely. f
Two ARsIY officers at Schroda, prov
ince of Posen, Germany, recently gave
offense 70 civilian; were chalishEeb
and refused 10 five satisfaction. The
civilian met one of the officers on the
| 9TH, and after few words both drew
revolvers and commenced firing, each
receiving serious if not fatal wouttte
THE democratic members of the Vir-
ginsa legislature assembled in CAUCUS
on the night of the 9Th and nominated
| Gen. Eppa Huntoh for the United
States senate f6f the short term by ac-
elamets5n.
|
lis failure to restore Queen Liliuo-
| kalani to the Hawaiian throne Is thai
she is unwilling TO assume the responds
bility OF ruling unless the United
States, or some other powers will stand
at her back
| THk schooner Transit, from Homo
lulu, arrived at San FRANCHISES on the
sth. Up to the time she sailed Minis
istef Willis had taken no steps toward
the restoration of>the queens govern
ment, and was reported as saying he
would do nothing but preserve eidef
| (by the use of force. Ii neeessary,) I'M
til he received further Instructions
from Washington.
TUT manufacturing jewellers OF fiAih-
| vile, North Attlehero Falls and Attle-
boro, Mass, ninety-six in number, and
those of Providence, r. J., have sMf-
fered by reason of Failures In the past
year losses sEgregating $500. 900.
THE joint resolution providing for
| the payment of salaries and expenses
of additional collectors of internal rev.
enue to carry out the provisions OF the
Chinese exclusion act has beeA signed
by the president.
| NJ. PAVIE French minister to Slain,
has been instructed to pracead from
Bangkok TO the upper NIekong river to
carry out The delimitation of the boun-
daries of the territory ceded to France
by Siam.
| THE grand jury at Kitanrifgs Pa,
returned true bills, cr thv Sth, against
twenty potteTs, formerly employed in
| the Niske Bros pottery, for rioting
| daring the strike last September.
The failures for the week ended on
the Sth numbered 3Sj in. the United
States, against 27i for The correspond
ing week last yeasi and ~ in Canada,
against 3a last. year. =
| fT having been decided to dissolve
the Portuguese cortes elections for
new members have been fixed for Jan
uary il. The new house will meet Oh
| March 8,
He's. ROBERT PRESTON BRUCE. a
brother of the earl of Elgin, the newly
appointed viceroy of India, died at
Edinburgh. on the sth, of influenza.
The banks of New York held in re-
serve, on the sth, s19s, 900, oGo-the
largest ever known.
The president, on the Sth, approved
the joint resolution comforting diplo-
mas upon designers, inventors and ex-
| pert artisans.
KING LOBENGULA has sent ENJOYS to
the British, asking that number OF
| the British South Africa Co. 8 men be
sent to meet him. He desires to SUR
| render, and wants the soldiers to guard
| him.