The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-09-15

AMONG all the reunions at the ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic at indianapolis, Ind,
there were many pathetic scenes, but
none more so than that of the gather
ing Of the Eleventh Indiana, Gen. Lew
Wallace's old regiment. The author of
| Ben Hur" tried to make speech, but
his feelings got the better of him and
he broke down in tears. There were
about 100 of the boys there, and half of
them were soon crying.
THE citizens of Viewer. Ia, II miles
south of Burlington, are excited over a
cold-blooded murder which took place
there on the 9Th. An unknown man
had been caught robbing Dave Robin
sons house and was being taken to
Fort Madison, when he d rev revolver
and instantly killed Herman Antel-
man, farmer, who was assisting in
his arrest. The murderer escaped.
An awful accident occurred on the
| Pennsylvania road near Colehour, ILL.,,
on the 7th, caused by collision be-
tween freight and milk train. both
of which had been given the right-of-
way. Ten persons were instantly
killed and score of others frightfully
mangled.
No BIDS having been made for con-
Wet labor in Minnesota the state has
400 prisoners for whom it has no work.
THE charwoman employed in the
British house of commons died. on the
18th, under very suspicious circum
stances, and the doctors examination
leaves scarce a doubt that she died of
Asiatic cholera.
THE Manchester e. Sheffield Railroad
Co. of England gave notice, on the
7th, that on account of the scarcity of
fuel caused by the miners strike, they
had suspended the services of fifty-fiye
daily trains.
ALL the collieries in South Wales and
Monmouthshire have resumed work
Nearly all the 100, 900 mines who struck
for 20 per cent. increase of wages
have gone back under the old condi-
tions.
A cLCLoNE at Lockport, La, on the
18th, besides destroying many build
ings and much other property, caused
the death of eight persons and the
wounding of many others.
Mr.. SAMUEL L. CLEMENS Mark
Twain) arrived at New York, on the
18th, on the North Germrn Lloyd steam
ship Spree from Bremen.
A SMALL boat from the German tor
pedo boat Blucher, off Stralsund, on
the Pomeranian coast, capsized, on the
9th, and three marines were drowned.
Mrs. MARGARET ANDERSON, a do
mestic, appeared against her husband
in the jefferson Market police court in
New York city, on the Sth, charging
him with having cut and slashed her
so badly that she will be disfgured for
life because she would not go out on
the streets and rob men for his bene-
fit.
THE Cunard steamer Campania, Capt.
Haine, which cleared Sandy Hook bar
at 1914 p. M, on the 2d, arrived at
Queenstown at 500 o'clock on the
morning of the Sth. Her time was
days, IA hours, 55 minutes
THE Office of the Adams Express Co.
at Akron, O., was entered, on the even
ing of the Sth, during the absence of
Agent Elliott, and the safe, contain
ing about 1000, was stripped of its
contents.
WHILE training, on the Sth, at the
Gloucester IN. j. race track Jockey
throwing him off. He was instantly
killed. He was II years old.
CAPT. JOHN OADEs, the oldest ship
builder on the lakes, died, on the 7th,
at his residence in Detroit, Mich, after
long illness, aged 79. Capt. Oades
was born in England.