The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-11
LATEST NEW s.
SOUTH AND WEST.

Only one million dollars was the cost
of the residence in San Francisco of Leland
Sanford, president of the Central Pacific
railroad.
The Atlantic and Pacific telegraph
company will at once build new lines from
Washington to New Orleans and Mobile,
taking in several cities on the way.
Gen. Sabert Oglesby, who had COM
nand of the division of Andrew Jackson's
army nearest the river in the battle of New
Orleans, is still living in Texas. He was one
hundred years old in February.
An English agent representing a cap
ital of fifteen million dollars is in Charlotte,
N. c., considering the expediency of estab-
fishing a smelling furnace for the treatment
of sulphurets and refractory ores.
The City National bank, of Chicago,
owing to a run, has suspended, and will go
into voluntary bankruptcy. Liabilities, $780,
900; assets, $4,000 over all liabilities. The
other banks of the city are seriously affected
by the failure.
John Bannock, while working in his
field, near Forrest, Ohio, about a week ago,
became enraged and killed his little son, in
the presence of his little daughter. The lat
ter told some neighbors, and on searching
the field the body was found. Bannock was
jailed.
Gov. Coke, in his annual message to
the Texas legislature, in referring to the
Mexican raids, says there is no hope of any
better condition of affairs as long as the Rio
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thieves can be pursued. He fayors pursuit
on Mexican soil.
Orders have been issued to command,
ing officers at Fort Laramie to, as fan as pos
sible, protect travellers between that poin
and Custer city, but their force is inadequate
to the task other than occasional scouting
parties. Serious trouble is apprehended from
small bands of Indians, who will not attach
large well armed parties.
Louisiana this year it is said will have
the largest crop of native bananas eve
grown. The winter has been so mild tina
the fruit continued to grow throughout the
season, and while the leaves were badl,
burnt by the ice, the fruit was entirely un
injured, and large clusters of half grown
bananas can be seen upon many trees.
A dispatch received by General Sher
idan from General Crook says the Indians a
Red Cloud are on the verge of starvation
owing to neglect in forwarding supplies
that unless immediate steps are taken t,
supply them, they will all leave the reserva
ton, and fears are entertained from thei
present temper, they will make a raid on tn,
whites.
The latest reports from the agricul
turaI districts of Louisiana indicate an i'm
prOvement in the planting operations anC
the condition of the growing crops. TIL
severe storms early in the season done mucl
damage to OuthOuses and fences, and tn
cold snap Immediately following killed
good portion of the corn and garden vege
tables in a number of districts. The favor
able turn in the weather during the last wee
or two has done much toward making goo
the damage done, but as yet seeding opera
tions are a week or two weeks late. In tn
district in and around the parish of Plaqu,
mines, sugar cane is again bearing leave
Rice planters are blowing but as yet bU
little has been sown. In the vicinity
Point Coupee farmers are actively engage
in blowing cotton and corn land, while suga
planting is nearly finished. Farmers in tn
district are planting more cereals than eve
before, but the acreage of cotton will proI
ably be up to the average. in other distric
the condition of planting operations abot
the same as at the places named.