The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-02
SOUTHERN GI.EANINGs.


IA business block at Dallas, Texas, was
burned on the morning of the 18th. The
block was a wooden structure and occupied
by tea store, millinery store, bakery, book
and news stand and restaurant. The total
loss is about $1,000; insurance, 81 800. The
City-hall, opposite, caught fireseveral times,
but was saved without damage.
Julius ToetteI, who fatally stabbed a
Denison saloon-keeper named Bremen, has
been sentenced to be hanged at Sherman
Texas, Nov. 10.
The safe of the Treasurer OF Greene
County, Ala, at EUtag, was recently robbed
of $4,000. No clew to the robber or the
money. s
Frank II. Lensing, aged 90, of Louis
vile, KY, formerly a well known grocer,
committed suicide on the 1Tthin a most hor-
rible manner. He locked himself in n room,
saturated his clothing with kerosene and
then applied match. lie was burned to a
crisp before ne could be reached.
"A reunion of the survivors of the Rey-
nolds Brigade is to be held at Little Rock
during the State Fair, commencing Oct. 20.
Berry Russell, formerly President Of the
Bank of Lafayette of New Orleans, who was
appointed by the Directors to Iiquidate the
dAtlIS u INT UaIlE3 HAS -Deen aETSStCu on 2
charge Of embezzIing $4,000 of the funds of
the concern.
-R. w. johnson of Clark County, Ark,
is under arrest charged with sWindling the
widow of Union soldier out of her pension.
He applied for and received near S, 600 PEN
sion and arrearages, and it is alleged gave
her only $50 of il.
III. E. Dalton, farmer, formerly of Ken
lucky, was shot and Killed near his home,
seven miles north Of Graham, Texas, on the
18th, by man named James Gun, with
whom he had had some business trouble.
The murderer fled, closely pursued.
The Lexington (Ky.) Press says that the
Mammoth Cave has been purchased by a
party of Eastern capitalists for 500, 900, and
that they will complete the railroad from
Glasgow Junction to the Cave, and put the
hotel and its surroundings into the finest
order. IS
/ Intelligence has been received at Fort
Smith of the discovery Of very rich lead
mines in the vicinity of SpOonYille, in Clark
and Hot Springs Counties, Ark. 1t is found
near the surface in great quantities. One
man melted sufficient ore to yield 500 pounds
metal over common fire and sold it ut Ark
adelphia.
The impeachment trial of Comptroller
Goldsmith of Georgia resulted in his convic-
ton and disqualification from ever again
holding office in the State. His friends still
stand by him and maintain that the verdict
was unjust. There are several other trials
and impeachments to follow, the first of
which is that of Treasurer RenfrOe.
There is said to be great rush of gold
hunters from Texas to the newly discovered
Sierra Mojada mines in Mexico. The locali-
ty is about 800 miles southwest of San An
tonic. A Texas company has been organ
lied with 500, 900 cash to work the mines.
The ore is said to be very rich.
The second reunion of surviving members
OF Granbury's Brigade was held at Dallas,
Texas, on the 18th. The next meeting will
be held at Waco.
The boiler of the Eagle Brewery, at No.
$40 TchOupitoulas Street, New Orleans, on the
18th, exploded with deafening crash. The
machinery was in full blast at the time, and
the building was full of workmen. The
boiler room was completely wrecked, and
pieces as large as three feet in length were
hurled through the roof, and were found
several hundred yards distant. Fortunately
the explosion took an upward course, for
had it gone sideways the loss Of life would
have been fearful. An old woman who was
in the brewery yard was badly hurt, but no
other casualties occurred. The brewery is
owned by George Aver, and the damage is
estimated at $4,000.
Two citizens Of Leona, Texas, William
Evans, Jr., and J. \. Walker, had disagree
ment about a COW belonging to Evans, which
Walker had shot to keep out Of his field
Evans went to Walkers house for an expla-
nation, when Walker drew knife and fol-
lowed Evans to the fence. The latter had
not time to cross, and so pulled his pistol and
shot Walker dead.
The growth in the gold-mining interests
of Georgia has been remarkable in the past
few years, and the yield of bullion now is
over 81 900, 900 per annum, and is rapidly in
creasing.
Georgia farmers organize themselves into
stock associations for the purpose of protect
ing their stock against thieves and malicious
persons.
An English Sparrow Company has been
formed in West Point, Miss, for the purpose
of importing these worm and insect de-
stroyers. Thirty dollars will purchase 100
pair of them.
Near Dardanelle, Ark, on the Dist, Virgil
James, an Industrious and worthy citizen,
was fatally shot and then robbed of about
$3.50 in money, by stranger in the neighbOr-
hood, who joined James as he was going
down into the bottoms to pick cotton. James
was found by the roadside and taken home in
a dying condition. About 300 men joined in
the pursuit of the unknown murderer, and
it is to be hoped he was captured.
j. j. Dargan and Joseph II. Earl OF
Sumter, S. c., went to Augusta, Ga, to fight
duel. Dargan was arrested and gave a
bond. Earl eluded the officers. 1t is believed
the parties subsequently went to North Car
DINA to carry out their intention. Both are
lawyers and members of the South Carolina
Legislature.
AT Bayou Chico, La, on the Goth, during
| the election, there was a shooting ARRAY be-
tween Fort and DOssman, in which neither
of the principals was hurt, but two bystand-
ers were shot, Edward W. Grimm being in
stantly killed, and Richard Nash dangerous
ly wounded.
-BrittOn Dunn of TiitOn, Fleming COun-
ty, KY, on the 22d was shot and instantly
killed by horse thieves, whom he was pursu-
ing. He was shot four times. The county
was being secured in every direction, and
the murderer will be hanged if captured.
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Two Mice in a Glass Ball.
Mr.. F. B. Spencer of this city, of the