The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-30
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


citizen Of Rowan County, KY, was recently
shot and killed by an unknown assassin,
while on his way TO his home from Moor
head, a distance of about six miles. He died
without being able to give any account OF the
affair. Mr.. Hyatt had recently been arrested
upon a charge of assault, preferred by his
son-in7law, but was discharged upon his
own recognizance, and it was upon his re-
turn home from the eeunty-seat that he was
killed. The deceased was a very prominent
man in his Congressional district and once
made a race for Congress against the Hon.
John Nj. Mason.
The Board of Trade Of the town Of
Monroe, in Ouachita Parish, La, propose
issuing an address urging the necessity of a
line of railroad to cover the gap which lies
between Pine Bluff, in Arkansas, and Mon
roe. The distance between these two points
is 200 miles, lying through country rich in
the undeveloped resources Of its soil.
Up to the 18th inst. the ComptrolIer's
books show that 500 alcoholic and 100 malt
liquor bell-punch registers had been dis
posed Of throughout Texas, yielding a reve-
nue. to the State of 500, 900. Application for
400 more bell-punchcs were in hand to be
filed. The law went into effect on the LIST
day of October.
Jack Corners and Granville Dishman,
two young men, had a quarrel at Bowling
Green, KY, on the night of the 9Th, which
terminated in Corners shooting Dishman
through the heart, killing him instantly.
The murderer was arrested.
"A man named Booth, who was charged
with committing an indecent assault upon
young lady near Weatherford, Texas, was
recently shot and killed blythe lady's father,
Mr.. Campbell. The latter was arrested.
1.-THE ex-Mayor gof HarrisOnburg, Va,
JaniesL p Hyde, was shot ON the public
street of the town on the night of the It'll, by
ex-Chief of Police James H. Kelly. He re-
ceived TWO wounds, neither probably fatal.
The Tooth anniversary of the siege of
Savannah and death of Sergeant Jasper, was
commemoFated I'm that city, on the 9th, in an
imposing manner, in the presence of $4,000
or 10000 people. Great enthusiasm pre-
vailed. The volunteer soldfery of Charles
ton, S. c., Georgia and Florida were repre-
scented by over 20 companies of infantry,
cavalry and artillery. The entire city was
handsomely decorated. After the process
sion the cornerstone of the Jasper monu-
ment was laid with appropriate ceremonies.
The Memphis cotton crop report for Sep
TENDER embraces Il responses from West
Tennessee, North Mississippi and North AL
ALBANIA The weather is generally reported
favorable; cotton fruiting well, but some
damage by rot and rust. The yield in Ten
nessee and Mississippi is reported somewhat
better than that Of last year, but in Alabama
not quite so good.
City Marshal John Norris of Sulphur
Springs, Texas, was shot through the head
and instantly killed on the night of the 9th
The assassin is supposed to be friend of a
man shot by Norris while resisting the Mar
shal's arrest. ga..
The Texas State Normal School at Hunts
vile was inaugurated on the 4th with APP
prOpriate ceremonies. Gov. Roberts, Con
gresham Mills, President Mallon and other:
made addresses.
"A negro family, consisting of an old ne.
gress named Esther, her son, Charles,
younger boy, girl, and other children, rent
ed, worked and occupied cabin on a farm
of John Aldridge, four miles from Orange
vile, in Fannin County Texas. George AID
ridge, a son of John, accused Charley
Esther's son, with stealing, when Charley
and two other negroes attempted-an assault
on Aldridge, but were prevented by
two white men. At midnight, old
Estner's house was surrounded by party
of armed and masked men. They called for
the masSers fired into the house, wounding
Esther's daughter in the forehead Charles
Justice, another negro who lived in the fam
lily, returned the fire, hitting one Of the
masSerss samuel Gilley, in The stomach
and wounded him mortally. 'Ehe mask
ers then became furious and went to
breaking down the door, When Justice es-
capped by climbing through hole in the roof.
John Washington and two boys also escaped
in the darkness, The masked men then
forced old Esther and her children to come
out, and, as they did so, fired upon them,
killing both old Esther and her.sOn Charley.
George Aldridge and Thomas Fullerton We're
arrested, charged with being members of the
party, and were jailed, in default of s., 200
bail.
g. p. Williams, a young man living in
Cleveland County, n. c., got into dispute
with his father the other night about mule
His stepmother stepped up and said some
thing about the matter which offended him
when he drew pistol and shot her dead.
The father and son were both drunk. The
murderer fled to escape arrest.
The principal business portion Of BRYAN,
Texas, was DESTROYED by fire on the 18th
The fire originated in a lamp explosion.
"A young negro employed upon the plan
tation of Isaac Sneel, near Concordfa, n. c.,
became offended at something Sneel said to
him, and for revenge foreibly abducted
Sneel's daughter, aged about ID. A posse OF
citizens started out to recover the child, but
had not been successful when this report
was sent.
In street fight at Henderson, Texas,
on the 18th, Charles Alexander stabbed
Ward Cornelius in the bowels; the latter
then shot his assailant in the shoulder, and
the fight was ended by Alexander shooting
Cornelius in the abdomen, from the effects
of which he died.
The first session of the new Federal
District Court opened at jefferson, Texas,
on the 18th. @-ef N#
Bill Davis has been sentenced to be
hanged at Lockhart, Texas, Nov. 6, for the
murder of Dolly Hodspath.
Lewis Babb, colored, has been sentenced
to 30 years Imprisonment for the murder of
another negro ut Brenham, Texas. Babb
went to the house of an old woman and her
son, and deliberately shot and killed the son
and wounded the woman.
A Prodigy.