The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-01-06

DOB CLANINp the cOm0Oldns QleQ buu-
denly in Toledo, o., on the Goth. He
was once one of the most popular min
strel men in the country, but for years
had had nothing but hard luck, and his
sad death was caused principally by a
broken heart
PETER RoUTIER died on the night of
the 2Sth, at his home in indianapolis,
Ind, aged 81. For many years he was
the leading architect and contractor of
the state. He built more than /, 500
houses, and was one of the state capitol
contractors.
JOHN X. SHARPsTEIN, associate judge
of the supreme court of California, died
at San Francisco, on the 29th, from the
effects of a paralytic stroke. He was
SO years of age and had served thirteen
years on the supreme bench.
WHILE party of men were blasting
rock on a coal stripping at Milnesville,
Pa, on the 29th, three of them were
dangerously and six less seriously hurt
by the premature explosion of charge
of dualin.
CAPT. JONES of the British steamship
Galileo died, on the 10th, of heart
disease. He was buried at sea on the
goth. He was 40 years old and native
of Bristol
Mrs. LILLY LANaTRY, who is i'll in
England, was, on the 29th, reported to
be worse and in imminent danger of
death.
THE Hamburger Nachrichten denies
the statement in Milwaukee newspa-
per to the effect that Prince Bismarck
has an interest in a Milwaukee street
railway company.
A PLOT to burn up the city OF Buenos
Ayres was discovered recently and on
the 3Oth number of policemen and
fremen were arrested on the charge of
being connected with the conspiracy.
The plan of the conspirators was to set
fire to the city in several different
places at once, and they had selected
as places at which to apply the torch
some of the principal buildings OF the
city, including the customhouse, the
police Office and the arch bishops pal
ace. The object of the conspirators
was plumber.
THE ferry steamer Hite, while fight
ing ice on her first trip from Jefferson
vile, Ind, to Louisville, on the 30th,
lost her rudder and became helpless,
drifting toward the falls. A panic en-
sued among the passengers, and great
crowds gathered on shore at the sound
of the distress whistle. Just in the
nick of time the helpless boat was
caught by tug and bad calamity
was averted.
THE New York presbytcry, on tho
30th, sitting as court of trial of Prof.
Briggs, of Union Theological seminary,
voted against sustaining any of the
charges of heresy alleged against the
reverend doctor. The case will be ap-
pealed to the general assembly.
The overdue Cunard steamer Umbria
was sighted off Fire island at midnight
of the 30th, and came to anchor at
quarantine, New York harbor, at a.
IN. of the 31st, reaching her slip at the
Cunard dock in North river at a. m.
All well on board.
J. M. BACON, a wealthy resident of
Sioux City, Ia, committed suicide, on
the night of the 30th, at the Sanitariun
in San Diego, Cal, by blowing out his
brains with pistol Dependency is
supposed to have been the cause.
MARIAN FAIRCHMD. a New York
teamster, was instantly killed by the
explosion of n dynamite cartridge, on
the 3Oth, while passing pier II.
JAMES O'BRIEN and John Semicole,
ore bumpers, were fatally injured, and
four laborers were less seriously hurt
by a runaway car of ore on an inclined
railroad track at Edith furnace, Woods
Run, Allegheny City, Pa, on the Soth.