The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
SOUTH.


Smallpox is epidemic at Brownsville,
Texas.
The yellow fever has disappeared
from Pensacola.
Oharleston's board of health declares
1t safe FOR strangers to visit that city.
The yellow fever has disappeard from
Charleston since the late cold weather.
A general reduction of wages has
taken place on the st. Louis and Southeastern
railroad.
Hon. A. H. Stephens is said to be in
better health than for ten years, and weighs
eighty pounds.
a man at Huntington, West Virginis,
claims that some strolers left with him the
veritable Charlie Ross, Of Philadelphia, and
demands 5000 for him.
Thos. Wagner was shot and mortallv
wounded by another farmer named Cables. at
Bearaeld point, Arkansas last Saturday, dur
ing quarrel about some steel traps.
A young lady by name of Bowling was
killed by lightning at her residence in Greene
county, Tenn, on Tuesday OF last week. Other
persons who were standing near her we're not
injured.
The jury in the case of T. T. Brooks.
president OF the Merchants national bank of
Petersburg, Va, rendered verdict OF guilty
of embezzlement and false entries Sentence
was reserved.
The Mobile and Montgomery railroad
was sold last week by order of the chancerv
court. 1t was bought by the first mortgage
bendholders for ss,O22 900. This saves the
state from ali loss.
Two droves OF cattle, stolen by Mex
loan thieves, were recently reoaptured near
Matamorss The Mexican soldiers stationed
along the Rio Grande say they have no OIL
ders to interfere with cattle thieves.
At Frankfort, KY, on the night of the
10Th, the whisky wareh ouse OF Robt. P. Pep
per, situated on the Kentucky river, and con-
tanning about 2 700 barrels OF whisky, was to-
tally destroyed by FIRE, with its contents The
whisky was insured for nearly 100000 The
fire is supposed to have been the work of sn
incendiary.
A proposition to fund the entire debt
OF the southern states has been made by a
London syndicate, or company, known as the
American bond funding and banking associa-
ton. Mr.. J. ]. Maokinnon, the representative
OF the association, is now travelling through
the south, and has opened negotiations with
the governors OF several states. The matter
will be brought before the legislatures Of these
states at the sessions TO be held this winter
In reference to the debt of Virginia, which
amounts to about thirty million dollars, exelu-
sive OF psst-due and unpaid interest, and the
one third allotted to West Virginia as her fair
share OF the ante 5elulIR Indebtedness, 1Ir.
Mackinnon has offered to fund in bonds run
ming ten years, and bearing four per cent. in
terest in gold, or in bonds running twenty
years, bearing fve per cent interest in gold,
the principal and interest to be paid only in
London. The association presoribes, as one
OF the conditions OF the contract it proposes
to make with the state, that the money to pay
the principal and interest OF the new funded
debt shall be derived from a fixed portion Of
the revenue, to be invioIably set apart Tor that
purpose. Southern state bonds are said TO be
rising on account OF this scheme OF funding.
The regular lower coast packet En-
pire, Capt Jungfrau, sunk to her texas about
4oclock on the morning OF The nth, at her
landing at the foot Of Conte street, New Or
leans. Capt. JungfraRstates the Empire had
only fair cargo; was not overloaded, and
that the guards were well above the water.
At the time OF her sinking he was awakened
by a great noise, and in the confusion eaught
one OF his children and swan with il 70 the
shore. he saw his wife standing ON the deok