The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-02-20
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

New Orleans fred fifty guns in honor
of the repeal Of the charter of the Louisiana
State Lottery.
1t Is estimated that fully one-tourth Of
he sheep in weste Texas have died during
the last cold spell.
Even Memphis relief fund for the
benefit of the sick and poor is tied by the
gaInishments of her creditors.
The total Of Galveston property has
deprecated at the rate of 100000 PER
annum for the last three years.
Texas is facing a deficit of $500 600
in her current expenses ior the year, and the
governor rEComni ends that 1t be made good
by the sale of school lands.
1t Is stated that many of the farmers
of Alabama are buying largely of bloOded
ztoc1 and giving more attention to the rails
ing of stock than ever before.
An Alabama child's total weight is 80
,ounds, and the weight of its head alone is
ifty pounds. She has a remarkably reten-
tive memory, and a very bright mind.
The teachers OF Colorado county Texas,
have met at Weimer and addressed a memo
rial 40 Representative johnson, at Austin,
enouncing free schools and the free-schOOi
law. They say it has made paupers of them.
The tax payers association of San
Antonio has requested the city council TO
reduce expenses, and Will forward a memo
rial to Austin that no city or town be al.
lowed to contract debt of more than $40, 600
year
There is a curious creek in west Texas,
which enters a rocky gorge and runs un der
ground for forty miles. In some places nat
ural wells 240 feet deep are fO' nd, through
shich the roariT G of this subterranean creek
can be heard plainly.
The oat and wheat crops in Alabama
sre'Very much injured by the severe cold
weather in Alabama just passed through.
Some farmers are sowing more oats now, for
fear that the old ones will not be thick
enough to mature and make crop.
Five miles below Tyler, Texas, several
pantheTs are running loose, and have created
much excitement. The neighbOrhoOd school
has been broken up, parents fearing to send
their children lest they be attacked on the
way, 1t is supposed the recent severe weather
drove them in.
The proctor of Ann Gaillard, wife of
ex xSenatOr Gaillard, and one of the recent
| eu igrants to Liberia, has filed libel against
! the bark AzOr, and asks that the vessel be
| sold for the payment of a loan of 81 ,021 sd
vanced by the libellant to the Liberian Ex-
| odus Association.
Carroll (Ga.) Conservative: A very
! large number of our planters are hiring La
| bor by the month to cultivate their land this
year. Renting land and working on shares
| is being done away with, and before long we
expect the entire labor on the plantations
will be done for monthly hire.
New Orleans Times: An old iron pot
| containing large amount of gold coin, was
| unearthed Saturday at Clinton, Texas, by
Mrs. Fisher and her husband, from Sabine
county. The money was bITied MANY years
| ago by Mr. Garich, father of Mrs. Fisher.
| The amount is reputed to be $4,000.
Charleston News and Courier: On
| Wednesday night eighty western hogs, in
| prime order, left Augusta for this city, being
| fed and changing cars there. They We're
| placed in an open box car with abundE ut
ventilation. Upon arrival here on Thurs
| day morning they were all found dead,
! being piled on the floor IN some places three
| deep, fOamiug at the mouth, and all their
noses pointing to one OF the two doors.
Wilmington Sun: The debt of North
Carolina-some $4,000 ,O0O-can be paid
| only by liberal concessions made by the
/ bondhOlders. Several years ago a prOposi-
| ton to pay on the basis of $S 100000, or
! St ,5OO,OC0, ought to have been met in Q
! riendly spirit by the creditors. The state is
! desperately poor, and no compromise at ali
| exacting can be entertained for moment
Gen ColstOn. Just returned fronf SER
! vice in the Egyptian army, says the death
| list of sOutherners abroad, wi whom he
was ass ciated, embraces the well. known
names of Gen. REYNOLDS. Col. Reynolds,
Major Hunt, Major Cawpbeil. Major Paris,
! Major Lawson, Captain Irgums and Major
! Losche, who died in Suskin about eight
months ago. Col Jeniier, formerly of the
| Khedive's service, died in Baltimore shortly
after his return to this country, nd Col.
RLett, of South Carolina, another ex-Egyp-
tian officer, died recently in Paris.
The Algerines are dissatisfied with their
relationship with New Orleans. When
brought into the corporation in 1870 they
had eight docks in active operation, paying
out $4,000 per month. Now they have but
four, doing very little business. The popu
lation of the town is abOu' 10000, and the
assessment of property 100000, yieldinG
an aggregate tax of $4,000. In return fol
this sum, New Orleans gives her half dozeI
policemen, few coal-Oii lamps, and pit
tance to the Freeman's Charitable Assoca
tion, without a single dollar for street o
other improve The Times says: The
city made a good bargain when she tool
charge of Algiers. She has been a gOOt
mich COW, and has cost very little in tn
way OF feed.