The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-10
TIE SOUTH.

The jews of Texas are being praised for
their hberality in subscribing money for the
Shreveport sufferers In Jefferson they sub
scribed 81, 900, and in Dallas they were equally
generous.
The Petersburg CVa. Index reports large
number of English immigrants in that city,
seeking farming lands upon which to settle.
Cairo, Iu.-The mayor has issued a procla-
nation declaring the city of Cairo in a state of
quarantine against ali steamers coming up the
Mississippi river. He considers this a neces-
sary precaution since the increase of the yeI-
low fever at Memphis. A physician will be
appointed whose duty it will be to meet up
steamboats, with tug two miles below the
city and forbid their landing at Cairo except
on a special p ermit from said physician No
perm is will be given where the physician has
reason to believe that the passengers or crew
have been exposed to yellow fever The
health of the city is improving.
Brownsville, Texas Continued heavy
rains have damaged the cotton crop through
out the entire lover Rio Grande valley. The
worms have appeared on a number of planta-
tions in this vicinity, doing much damage.
The low lands are covered with several inches
of water, stopping the work of gathering the
crop.
-Raleigh--The first kuklux trial before the
state courts came of before Judge Walls,
johnson county superior court last week, and
resulted in the conviction of the guilty parties
of murder. Two men, one white and one
colored, on the 9th of September went TO the
house OF n colOred man, IN disguise, dragged
him out and whipped him to death. The muir
eerers were sentenced to be hanged on the
18th OF November.
The Shreveport Times contains the follow
ing appeal, which the Howard association
earnestly request the press of the country to
publish To our fellow-citizens. The yellow
fever epidemic that has already swept away
400 OF the community, is still raging with
unabated fury. We have now atleust 700 sick, of
all ages, sexes, oolors and natioualities, all OF
whom from the peculiar character of the dis
ease require constant and faithful nursing In
addition to this there are hundreds OF people
left without a cent and without employment.
Amongst them are many women and little
children. All of them must for the present
be provided for and fed by the Howard assO-
oiation, for there is no work to do and no mo-
ney to be had. The destitution in our midst
Is as heartrending as the disease and deaths
are fearful. The drain upon the friends Of
the association has been enormous and the
liberal aid sent us from our sister cities is
heariY exhausted Under these painful cir
cumstances we are forced to make this general
appeal TO the country for additional aid. We
have people among Us suffering. in want aud
dying, from all sections Of the Union and we
feel that the public heart will resDond 10 this
appeal, eztorted by the most dire necessity.
Our own resources are nearly exhausted: the
well are broken down, the poor are threatened
At afa
about 10 be deprived Of the commonest com
forts humanity can onGr them We appeal
not 20 our fellow cDuntryInsn but our fellow
men for aid.