The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-11-27
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.


bell County, W. Va, the victim being girl
named Seliska Wood, aged about 1G, en-
plOyed in the family Of George Everson. She
went out to the orchard, deliberately rolled
a couple of pumpkins under the limb Of a
tree, threw a rope over the limb, and stood
on the pumpkins for support while she fas-
tened the rope around her neck, and then
rolled them from under her feet. The cause
is alleged to have been cruel treatment.
Fisher, who was indicted in the District
Court Of Lamar County, Texas, as accessory
to the murder of J. j. Wheeler, the editor OF
the Paris Banner, who was killed by Bon
ner, was found guilty Of murder in the first
degree, and sentenced TO the Penitentiary
for 80 years.
sc Pap" Sanders, one Of gang Of con-
victs at work upon Dunlavy's sugar planta-
ton, near Sugar Land, Fort Bend County,
Texas, was shot dead the other day by
guard named johnson, whom he attacked
with the purpose Of seizing his gun.
"A fire at Helena, Ark, on the 4th, de-
strOyed five buildings on Main Street, in
Guiding the Odd Fellows building, where
the fire originated. The principal losers are
Jacks & Co., Mayfield & Co., Sam. Bender,
T. i. Airey & Co., E. Ehrman, Mrs. Washer,
and the Odd Fellows Society. Total loss
about 100000; insured for about one-hali
that amount.
-Four white men have been arrested
and lodged in the Crittenden County (Ark.)
Jail, charged with the murder Of negro
named John Broadway, for the purpose of
rObbing his house.
Florida only owes a million and n half
dollars, upon which debt she pays the inter-
est promptly.
Rev. w. G. Veal, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, who committed an in
decent assault upon Mrs. Griffin, a married
lady, at WaXhatchie, Texas, last winter, was
expelled from the Methodist Church by the
Conference recently in session at Fort
Worth.
-EdmonsOn, who deliberately shot and
killed J.. p. Douglass at Jacksonville, Tex
as, last February, has been given life sem
tence.
August HimmordeT, a young German
was TO have been married to a beautiful
young girl, the daughter of one of the best
families of Galveston, Texas, on the night of
the 9th. The church was lighted up at the
time appointed and bride, bridesmaids,
friends and congregation were all present,
but the bridegroom came not. On searching
for him they found his dead body in his
room, he having killed himself with strych-
nine. a note was found on his body, stat
ing In effect that peeuniary troubles were the
cause Of his taking off.
AT Golinda, Falls County, Texas, on the
night of the 9th, four masked men entered
the house of Joseph Standridge and robbed
him of nearly 500. While the robbers were
robbing the house Standridge ran, when the
robbers fired several shots at him.
DIR. David Parkinson, one of the best
known and heretofore most highly esteemed
citizens of Wellsburg, w. Va, has been ar
rested, charged with completely in burning
| COwan's livery-stables at Bethany, -four
miles from Wellsburg. Bethany has been
troubled a great deal of late with incendiary
fires, the most disastrous being the partial
burning of Bethany College a short time ago.
1t is claimed that the arrest of Parkinson
may lead to the discovery of the incendiaries
who fired the College building.
"A young negro named Giles Walker, on
the night of the 9TH made forcible entry tC
the house of Miss Susan Dorm, an estimable
maiden lady living in the outskirts of Edge
field, 5. C.. Miss Dorm was alone and the
Houndrel attempted to take advantage OF
| her helpiessness. She succeeded in eluding
ais grasp, however, and ran towards the
house of the nearest neighbOr, closely pursued
by the negro. Having given the alarm, a
arge posse set out in pursuit OF the villain,
and if they succeeded in capturing him there
is no doubt he received speedy retribution
"A stranger, calling himself Vance, who
had been for some time an inmate of the
Charity Hospital at Shreveport, La, shot
himself through the heart on the It'll.
New Orleans is considering n thorough
system of sewerage, which will cost, accord
ing to the plans, 81 100000.
The Touring mill of A. G.. Slicer, Eliza
Ill 4 81.
Several persons were sleeping in the second
story, and all escaped but negro employee
who was burned to death. The mill wa:
valued at 10000, and is a total loss; no in.
suranee.
Scott Mosely, colored, a mail carrier
was arrested at fernando, Miss, on the 9TH
on a charge of performing registered matter
He was taken to oxford for examination
and committed to Jail in default of bail.
Joseph ArmengO, prominent merchant
and cotton buyer at Herne, Texas, left That
place on the 7th. ostensibly to go to Calves
ton on business. 1t has since transpired that
ne fed, swindling his creditors. A party
from Galveston holds transfers of all his
| property. About 20 attachments were issued
in consequence. The amount Of the swindlt
is thought to be about $5O, 600. The princi.
pal creditors are at Houston, Galveston, St
Louis and New York.
Alabama gets s, 900 of the Peabody fund
this year. Mississippi gets $1,000.
The prize for the best home made bread
at the Atlanta (Ga.) Fair was fine cooking
range. 1t was captured by Miss May Van
Dyck, young lady of Athens, Tenn.
Capt. Lee HalPs rangers recently had
fight with a gang of robbers in Atascos;
County, Texas, in which one of the robbers
was killed, another wounded, and one be-
sides these was captured. One Of the rang
ers was wounded, but not seriously hurt
! The remainder got away in the darkness.
The Memphis Exchanges cotton croI
| report for October shows generally favora
BILE weather; about 80 per cent. of crol
picked; average increase in yield, 10 pc
cent; condition Of labor generally good; av
| erage date of first frost, Oct. %.
VIM. ID. Blocher, one of the publishers o
the Little Rock (Ark.) Democrat, died OIL
the 9Th, aged about IS. He was an officer il
the Confederate service during the War, anC
prominent Mason.
THE Paris correspondent of the Phila-
| delphia Telegraph speaks of a young
American lady, Miss Work of New York,
who is remarkable for personal beauty
Miss Work accompanied Judge Swayne
of the United States Supreme Court, and