The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-11-13

Near Montgomery Landing, Ark, on the
night Of the 18th, six negroes made an as
sault on the family of white man named
johnson, who occupied a hat-boat. They
first shot johnson, after which they abused
his wife in a most inhuman manner. They
then plundered the boat and cut it adrfft,
leaving johnson; as they supposed dead, on
shore. He was more stunned than hurt,
however, and soon revived. The boat was
overhauled by the steamer o. W. Pearce and
the woman and children taken on board and
cared for until they reached the next land
ing. The i'll used woman was left in a most
critical condition.
WIN. King, coIored, was brought before
the Criminal Court of Fleming County, KY,
for the unlawful marrying Of white wom-
an. A motion to quash was made on the
ground that the laws Of Kentucky conficted
with the Fourteenth Amendment. The mo-
ton was overruled by Jos. NJ. Alexander,
Judge pro tenn, and King was fined $500.
The case goes to the Court of Appeals.
AT Corsieana, Texas, on the night Of the
21st, party Of 10 men went to what is
known as the " Holiness Tabernacle" and
fOrcibly took therefrom the Rev. Haynes and
rode him on a rail. Haynes, it is alleged,
was forced to leave Sherman on account Of
irregularities with a young lady. He and
his companions are termed religious fanatics.
They claim to be sanctified
j. C. Brantley, Town Marshal Of Whites
burg, Carroll County, Ga, recently shot and
killed a colOred woman and her S-year-old
daughter, apparently without the slightest
justification. The CorOner's Jury returned
a verdict of murder in the first degree. The
murderer fed, but it was thought he would
be captured.
North Texas is moving in the matter of
receiving English immigrants. a delegation
OF English residents has been sent from Dali
las to meet a coming colony at New Orleans
and present to them the advantages of that
section Of the State.
Miss Electra Griffin has recovered S., 09O
damages and costs against Ransome NJ.
Avinger in the Orangeburgh Is. Co. Court,
for breach of promise of marriage. A beau
tiful young babe was produced in Court by
plaintiff, the paternity of which she charged
upon defendant. The parties to the suit are
second cousins and belong to the best fami-
lies of the county. Ayinger is now married
to another lady. He is rich and amply able
to pay the sum assessed.
-Telegraphic correspondence between
Taylor Beattie and L. A. Witt, Republican
and Democratic candidates for Governor oil
Louisiana, has been published, in reference
to Joint discussions throughout the State
The proposition emanated from Mr.. Beattie
Mr.. Wilt declined, on the ground that such
! discussion would tend to 'eXcite animosi-
/ ties, now happily fast passing away" and
for the additional reason that his appoint.
ments for the canvass had already been pub.
/ licly announced.
Gov. Roberts has pardoned out of the
Texas Penitentiary all the boy convicts, mum
bering %. Some have served the larger
portion of their sentences.
Two more Texas muFderers have re
ceived death sentences-S. S. Howard Il
Bastrop and Warren Goodwin at Orange.
The Rev. Mr.. Goodnight of Corsicana
one of the converts to the impiOus doctrines
of the fanatic Haynes, has been declared in
sane and sent to the State Asylum.
Mrs. b. II. Davis, wife of a prominen
lawyer at Bryan, Texas, was recentl
drowned while bathing in the Gulf at Gal
weston.
AT Newcastle, KY, recently, Turne
Barnes, young man, got on q crazy DRUM
and threatened to shoot every person he met
VIM. Ford, particular friend of the drunk
en- man, finally induced him to get into
buggy with him, that he might take hin
home. Barnes, as soon as seated in the bug
gy, remarked to Ford that he intended +
shoot him, and did so, the ball entering on,
inch below the right eye, passing through
the mouth, cutting the tongue in twain, ant
passing out at the back of the neck.
james S. Nash, a well-tO-do farmer o
Henrico County, Va, returned home from
Richmond the other night somewhat intOXi
Gated. He went to the stable to get som,
feed for his horse, taking lighted candl
with him. In some way the hay became ig
nited and the barn burned to the ground
Poor Nash, in his half stupeied condition
was unable to get out, and persisted in tn
flames.
-McKendree Church Southern Metho
dist, the finest and newest church editice il
Nashville, Tenn, was burned to the grounC
on the night of the 26th. 1t cost nearly $40,
900 and was insured for $4,000.
The Ladies' Memorial Society of Macon
Ga, will soon erect handsome monumen
to commemorate the Confederate dead O
Bib County.
Mrs. Spears, who is in Jail at Castro
vile, Medina County, Texas, charged wit
completely in the murder of her husband
has made confession. She acknowledge
conspiring with two of his enemies. Sh
rode with her husband in wagon and go
him to go back in the road after sOmethin
she pretended TO have dropped. The tw
men then sprang upon and murdered him.
"A 3-year-old child of Mrs. Spaggins, VIII
lives a few miles south of Comanche, on tn
Texas frontier, wandered off the other da
and got lost in the woods. For three day
and nights 300 men kept up a thorong
search, and on the morning of the third da
they found the wanderer in the brush in tn
mountains, lying on his face, dead.
Near Magnolia, La Rue County, KY, o
the 2Gth, young man named VIM. Smit
was fatally shot by Daniel Crutcher, aged II
Smith had grossly insulted young lady,
friend of Crutcher, while going home wit
her from church on the previous night, an
this was the reason for the shooting.
Robert Good, preacher of Bath Coun
ty, Ky, committed suicide on the 26th b
taking strychnine. He had just been trie
at FIemingsburg upon charge of obtainin
money under false pretences, but was &C
quilted.
"A channel, to be 100 feet wide and fee
deep, is being dredged at the mouth of th
Sabine River, Texas.
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