The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-05-28
SOUTH.

The citizens of Alabama vote on the
3rd of August upon the proposition of holding
a convention to revise the constitution.
The residence of Aid. John Meagher,
Houston, Texas, was burned last week Loss
$12 900. Three men, who were unable to es-
cape from the building, were burned to death.
The Alabama press association have
accepted the invitation of their New York
brethren, to participate in an excursion
through the latter state.
The planters of Alabama are in much
better spirits than they were at this time last
year. The corn and cotton prospects are very
good and the former crop is made superior to
the latter, which speaks well for the country.
Judge Gibson refuses to grant an in
junction restraining the Georgia railroad COM
pany from paying the interest on the bonds of
the Western railroad of Alabama on the
ground that the question Of facts inv olved
should go before jury.
A young negro died from consumption
in Lebanon, Ky, last week after a somewhat
novel course of treatment. Some negro GaIen
had assured his friends that the patient would
get we'll if fed on dog meat. The prescription
was faithfully followed, but, unfortunately for
medical science, proved ineffectual.
The Georgia state geologist reports
that in many places throughout the state he
found persons, the majority of whom were
poor men, wasting their time and energies
digging deep pits long tunnels and huge ex-
caYatioDs, where the rocks on the surface
afforded no intimation that any metal could be
found.
John P. Branch, of Virginia, has ap-
piled for an injunction in the United States
court at Savannah, to restrain the sale of the
Macon and Brunswick railroad, on the ground
that no provision is made for the payment of
the second series OF bonds endorsed by the
state and repudiated by the Legislature. A
portion of these bonds are held by Branch.
At a recent meeting of the city council
of Little Rock, Ark, an ordinance was Tassed
leyying license of S1O0 on drummers. Against
this the commercial travellers protested, ami
about dozen of them met and resolved to
withdraw from the city trade, rather thsn pay
the license. Representatives of Memphis,
New Orleans, st. Louis and Philadelphia
houses were at the meeting.
ShOuld the worst apprehensions be
| realized in regard to the Fruit crop in the
northern sections of the country, the prospects
still further south are said to be remarkably
! good. The New Orleans Picayune saws it is
| estimated that the fruit yield this summer vii
be quadruple that of last year, and the largest
ever known a. the south, and that in this
abundance Louisiana is to offer the best fruit
crop she has ever produced.
John @. Breckinridge, who died at
| Lexington, Ky, last week was born on the 21st
of January, 1921, and was educated for the
law. He fought in Mexico and on the side of
! the south in the late war of the rebellion.
He served in both houses of congress, and
| was chosen vice president of the United States
on the ticket with Buchanan. In 1860 he ran
for president on the democratic ticket, receiv-
ing the electoral votes of all the southern states
! except Virginia, Kentucky Tennessee. and
Missouri. His last official position was as
secretary OF war of the confederate states.
A decision that deserves general no
tice has just been rendered by the supreme
court Of Louisiana. 1t has affirmed judg.
ment Of $4,000 damages against druggist
whose clerk made mistake causing the loss
! of human life. The victim was Mrs. Ellen L.
! McCubbin, wife of William McCubbin, of New
| Orleans. The physician prescribed for her
Acque Camphorue, 4oz., but the clerk put CD
! that quantity of tincture of camphor which
she took, and it killed her in a few hours
Her husband sued the druggist for damages,
and the suit, after long litigation, has ended
ss above stated.
! John S. Toof, secretary of the Ma
! tional Cotton exchange, has issued a circular
to each Of the cotton exchanges requesting
each to forward to him by the 18th Of June
carefully prepared lists of such subjects OF
| topics of interest to the cotton trade as in
/ their judgment may demand the attention of
/ the approaching convention at the date speci-
| fed, All replies to this VIII be condensed
| into a programme OF business and copies
! thereof forwarded to the several exchanges.
/ BY this means each exchange viii be advised
| in advance as to the main features of the busi-
ness likely to come before the convention and
| can instruct their delegates accordingly.