The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
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During the year 1872, property amount
ing to $l24, 1893, was consumed by fire in
the city of Louisville.
In Nashville, last week, Chief Justice
Nicholson fell down flight Of stairs and
factured one Of his thigh bones.
There are now 79I prisoners in the
Tennessee penitentiary-more than ever
before in the history of that Institution.
Col. John S. Kerr, as we expected, was
elected Floater by the voters ofSShelbY
and Fayette, at the election held last
week.
The London Times thinks that the
Sandwich Islands will, sooner or later,
become part and parcel of the United
States
Stokes, who shot and killed james
Fisk, jr, ia Sew York, has had his sec
ond trial, and was adjuged guilty of muir
der in the first degree.
A Missouri lad chasing squirrel up a
tree was shot down by mimic rifle seven
ty-fve yards off, in the hands of huns
ter, who mistoUk him for a turkey
The King of the Sandwich Islands, just
dead, was a great borrower, q great beg
gar, and always in debt During his last
days he would eat nothing but shark
meat soup.
A beautiful Christian young lady of
Memphis Miss Mary Louise Cutlery
has embraced Judaism, Gin order" as the
Avalanche says, ito marry Hebrew
gentleman.
The mesquite gum of Texas possesses
all the qualities of gum Arabic, and is
haf fn hannu,a ,f
port. Large quantities have been gather
ed and shipped this season.
The London Standard says the annex
alton of the Sandwich Islands to the Uni
ted States would be no menace to Eng
land, but to Australia; and urges, as a
means restoring the equilibrium in the
event of such transfer, the annexation of
the lfejie Islands to Australia.
Kuklux trials still continue at Column
| bia, ). c. Last week, nine persons were
found guilty and sentenced to terms of
Imprisonment ranging from two to five
years. Rev. John S. Ezell, prominent
Baptist preacher, is one of the nine, and
''gOes up" for FIVE years and $500 fine
An appalling incident occurred at Christ
| Church, Savannah, Ca, Christmas morn
ng. Miss Lizzie Spencer, aged Is years,
after being confirmed by Bishop Beck
worth, returned TO her seat, was seen to
learn forward, and before any assistance
could be rendered, died Of heart disease
Mardi Gras happening one day before
Ash Wednesday,, takes place on the 25Jh
February next. Our Memphis friends
are making every preparation for a gay
Old time" and those of our country
cousins who delight in seeing wonders
should hold themselves in readiness to
visit the Bluff City on the day mentioned
above.
A singlar case of poisining occurred in
Nashville last week. Angutus Calvent,
aged II years, fell down and his elbow
struck in a parcel of wet meal mixed with
strychnine. The boy was eatinZ a piece
of bread at the time, and brushed off the
meal that adhered to his sleeve and con
tinued his eating; he was poisoned by
the strychnine, which got on his hand and
was communicated to his bread, and diei
in less than twenty four hours thereaf~
ter
The Memphis Aralancbe suggests the
Tr0pgiety of boring wells to the depth of
three or four hundred feet, in order to ass
certain whether there Is coal In this re
gion of country or not From what we
have seen at the fo5t of the bluffs along
the Hatchie, Cbior, Wolf and other
steamers in West Tennessee, it is more
than likely, in cur opinion, that there is
! a vast bed Of coal at no great depth I'M
! derneath the City of Memphis-in fact,
we believe the coal basin of the Mississip-
/ pi valley reaches from the lakes to the
/ Gulf, and from the Cumberland Noun
tains, with, possibly, numerous breaks
east Of the Tennessee river, to the Ozark
Mountains. A few thousands spent in
prospecting might bring to light an in,
! exhausteble field Of black diamonds.
A few weeks ago the Pacific Railroad
Company entered prosecution against
| one of its conductors for wantOn destruc'
ton of railroad property by collision
caused by disoLedience of orders. o.
the other ha nd certain railroad employees
have determined to prosecute the c1mpa
ny for damages alleged to have been sus
tanned through the negligence of the Com
pany and some of its employees. They
state in their petitions that the COLI ion
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