The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-01-08
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In a quarrel at Chelsea stoekyards,
Memphis, Friday night, Matt. Rice shot and
fatally wounded Dave Scott, both colored
An incendiary fire at Clarendon, Ark,
carly Thursday morning, destroyed property
to the amount Of $50 600.
Richard Barnum, his wife and two
children we're burned to death at Shannon,
Miss, Saturday night
The Byerly post mortem shows that
ex-Gov. Yarmouth inflicted six wounds on
his assailant, five of which were necessarily
fatal.
The cotton exports of Savannah
amounted to 7sS bales in 1866, and for only
three months of the present current year to
40, 700 bales.
The supreme court of Georgia, in the
cases brought by certain bill-holders against
the Mechanics bank of Augusta and its stock
holders, decides that the biII-holders are en-
titled to recover.
Reports from Montgomery, Ala, state
that the negroes are rapidly contracting with
planters for next years work. There is less
talk Of going west, and better feeling pre-
walls than for years.
at Lamar, Barlow county, Missouri,
the county Jail, and, through one OF the win
dows, shot and killed Hyronimous, the muir
derer Of Col. Morris, and fatally wounded his
aecompliee, Dixon. and then escaped.
Two notorious horse-thieves named
Tom Cox and George Alexander, who muir
dered Mr.. White at Springfield, No, last
October, were EilledIast week near Okmulgee,
Indian territory, by Detective York, Of Spring
field, and another outlaw named Kineh West
was mortally wounded.
The sheriff of Claiborne county, Ten
nessee, Henley Overton, died from a pistol
shot which he received last week while in the
discharge of his official duties, in arresting a
man named Leford The sheriff also shot his
prisoner, who fell upon Oyerton and died
immediately Both men were of respectable
families.
A dispatch from Helena, Arkansas,
says the steamer John D. Maude struck an old
sunken barge last night about midnight while
near or at what Is known as o. K. Lanking,
forty miles above Helena, and sunk in about
twelve feet OF water, No lives were lost. II
is believed the boat and cargo viii not prove
total loss, but tho river is rising 40 fact that
she is in great danger unless speedily raised
Two men were killed at Columbus,
Ga, Saturday. n. W. Murphy, the chief of
police, while attempting to arrest some drunk
en- aosneradoes, from Cusetta, Ala, was NOR
wounded. Milford Bagley, one of the
desPeradoes who attacked the police, died on
Sunday morning. The friends OF the asssii-
ants, having threatened to break open the jail
and rescue Ben Bagiey, the outraged citizens
determined to deal summarily with the sur
viving murderer. The sheriff called on the
military for assistance; they responded and
remained ON duty all Sunday night, thus pre-
serving the peace.
A report comes from Versailles, Ky.
OF serious affcay at that place between white
men and negroes. It appears that party Of
boys engaged with a party OF negroes in throw
ing fre-eraekers at each other. The sport
was hilarious and not harmful, until horse
man appeared upon the scene, who resented
ire-crackors thrown by the negroes by firing
his revolver at them. Tho negroes returned
the FIRE, shooting into the party OF white men
and at once fusiiade commenced resulting
IN the killing OF two negroes outright, and the
grounding OF others, and the, perhaps, rnorta
g0nnding Of two white men. The negroes