The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-05-21

! At least 1900 children attended the Sun
day School picnic at jackson last Friday
We learn from the WAig that James
Benns shot and killed negro man named
Oliver Williams on the plantation of Capt
B. F. Young, seven miles from jackson, last
Monday week. The murderer made his
escape.
The colored Benevolent Society of Jack
son are to enjoy grand picnic to-day
The proposition to hold a Convention at
Nashville on the first Monday in July for
the purpose of nominating six candidates
for the Supreme Bench is gaining ground
rapidly, and seems to meet with favor all
over the State We endorse the movement,
and would suggest the holding of q county
convention in Bolivar on the first Monday
in June, and the appointing of delegates to
attend the State convention. In such i'm
portant matters politics, which, nova days,
has become extremely fshy-should be rig
idly excluded, and men of ability and un-
doubted fidelity alone entrusted with such
high and responsible positions. Without
the convention designates who are the prop
er ones to place upon the Supreme Bench
of the State, there will be a regiment of
aspirants for the positions and, ten chances
to one, men utterly unfit to adiudicate upon
the affairs of an inferior court will, under
local and political influences, get enough
votes to entitle them to certificates of cleo
ton
We learn from the Lebanon Herald that
the wife of Henry G. Smith, who lives near
that place, was assaulted by a brutal negro
last Monday morning while she was in bed
luckily, the lady got hold of her husbands
pistol but before she could use it, the scoun-
drel broke and run, making good his escape.
The Herald thinks an ounce of lead would
do the XVIII amender power of GOOD.
Columbia is excited over five foot cat
fish which was seen passing over Chumber-
Is Ford Shoals in Duck river few days
since The boys are after him night and
day. o how we'd like to Snatch EN- few
jerks"
On the 9th inst, Shelbyyille was the
scene ofa bloody afray between Dan Duna-
way and John Hanson. The latter received
several severe stabs from a knife in the
hands of Dunaway.
A lady in Franklin has flower garden
afflicted with feas
The Franklin ReOie,0 of the 18th says:
While Edward Scrusgs, of this vicinity was
-,
the Hillsboro pike last Friday night, he was
shot at by man concealed among some
bushes on the roadside He shot twice at
the would be assassin, who fed. Scruggs
received flesh wound near the knee.
The Memphis San calls Milton Brown,
John l.. T. Sneed, J. J. Freeman, Major
Cochran and Elisha Walker, Crossroads
politicians" and says that ''Memphis will
monopoIise both of the Supreme Judges to
be elected from West Tennessee" Who
the ducs constituted the Sun the infallible
Pope of the Western DISTRICT Try that
game on one time Mr. San, and what little
shine there is in you will be ecipsed in
manner never to be forgotten.
Inc T6SIuence Oh henry SlkeS, near La
Grange, was consumed by fire few nights
since and one of his daughters, aged four
teen years, was burnt TO death; another one
of his children was severely burned, and he
himself sustained painful injuries while
trying to rescue his children
The Bee says Brownsville needs maniac
tories-especially one for the manufacture
of broOms and one for casks, small barrels,
buckets, tubs, etc. So does Bolivar. The
same paper informs us that large number
of new buildings are being erected in
Brownsville, and that the apple trees in
Haywood promise heavy yield of fruit.
Work on the New Court House at Shelby
vile is progressing finely.
Last Saturday night the jail at Lewisburg
was broken open by disguised men and three
prisoners liberated. The brothers Cook,
charged with murder, ana Hasford, horse
thief, were set at liberty a correspondent
of the Shelbyville Commercial says that
one of the mask party, who was identified
by the jailor, has been arrested.