The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-09-11
SOUTH.

The entire business portion of Green
vile, Miss, was destroyed by fire last week
Gen. Jno. Q. Breckinridge has re-
turned to Kentucky in somewhat improved
health.
Admiral Semmes is a candidate for
congress in the Mobile ALA district. His dis
abilities were removed by congress last winter.
A dry, hot wind passed over a por-
tiou of Marion county, Georgia, lately, parch-
ing up most of the vegetation in less than an
hour.
At Cherokee, Ala, last week, young
Rodgers, a son of the town marshal, was shot
and instantly killed in a saloon by John Nc
Cosby, son Of the circuit court clerk at Tus-
cumbia.
The Arkansas convention has decided,
by more decisive vote than heretofore to
leave the question Of the legality of the Hal
ford bonds to the legislature. The motion to
repudiate them outright received few sup
porters.
The Price Current annual cotton
statement contains the following receipts at
New Orleans for the year ending August 81
1924, ,24O; gross, 1850, ,s96; exports to Great
Britain, 633 42O; France, 249, $50; to other
1,i47,3l4 coastwise, 2O1, ,079. Receipts at all
United States ports, $500, $780, exports to
Great Brit ain, 1854, ,s47; France, S63 69O to
other foreign ports, 61O,s11. Total exports,
2,s29,s4s.
The governor of Louisiana has called
out an extra regiment Of state militia, to be
composed Of picked white men. Tho orders
were Issued some days ago in view OF appre-
tire absence OF United States troops from the
state. Recruiting bas been quietly going on,
and it is stated that a number Of ex-soldiers
Of both armies have volunteered. The regi-
ment will be added to Longstreet's brigade,
and win be used mainly to keep down disturb
ances in and around the city of New Orleans
The fire at Greenville, Miss, last
week, which is supposed to be incendiary,
originated in the grocery store of Morgan &
Platt, then crossed Mulberry, going east, and
Main west, destroying the entire portion OF
the town from Mulberry street to the river,
embracing nearly all the business houses OF
the place-in all, seventy-three houses, valued
at over quarter of million dollars, '77eseh
about hundred and fifty thousand insurance,
which the Planters of Mississippi and
There win be considerable suffering, as nearly
all the provisions in town were destroyed
The house in which the fire originated hai
baen previously set on fire four different times
A man named Mai. Thompson has been ar
rested on suspicion of being concerned in the
incondary work.
The following is condensed from the
national cotton exchange crop report for Au
gust: In Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas
and Tennessee the crops are generally suffer
ing from drouth- The prospects are less favor
able than at this time last year, and. though s
month ago they were generally later, the pick
ing commenced quite ss early the droutl
causing premature opening. In Alabama
Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolini
the condition is good as last year. L
Georgia and Florida the crop is injured b
drouth The conditions are now less favor
able than last year. In Missouri the prospect
are unfavorable and picking viii be com
rnenced ten or twelve days earlier than las
wear. In Indian territory the plant is suffer
ingTfrom drouth and picking is ten or fftee
days earlier than last year.