The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-29

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scribing the recent cyclone there, cited, as
remarkable incident, that " a sheen was
found lying in the road, with every particle
of wool taken from it as cleanly as razor
could have done it."
Stockraisers and planters in Richland
parish, La, complain that wolves have be.
come very troublesome in that parish, and
that they have killed perhaps as many as
two hundred head of calves this spring, and
as many more of lambs.
The Gwinnett (Ga) Herald ha. never
known a more universal demand for labor
ers than it has heard this spring. 1t says:
"a very heavy crop has been planted, and
there is no necessity for anybody being out
of employment"
A canal will probably be built through
the swamp land of st. James parish, La, in
order to reach and utilize the large deposit
of buZzard guano which has been discovered
in that parish, and which can only be
reached by means of a canal.
Nashville American: Since the report
of the committee to settle the state debt,
Comptroller Gaines and Gov. Marks have
received letters from persons representing
S1,350O00, saying they would accept the so
cents four per cent. proposition.
There are said to be in Mississippi
1924 pupil children-158, ,156 white and
100, ,0S8 colored. OF these, 100, 676 white
and 1O4779 colnred are in school. The
school fund of the past year amounted to
$685. ,268. Per capita in average daily atten.
dance S3A2.
The first vote of the jury in the Cox
case was seven for murder, three for volun-
tary manslsughter and two not guilty. Then
it STOOD. next ballot nine for voluntary
manslaughter, two for murder; when, after
several hours, they agreed on lmprisen-
ment for life.
The female preachers have SO 'revoIu-
tionized popular sentiment iu Raleigh, n.
c., that prosperous merchant of that city.
according to the Farmer and Mechanic, has
offered to furnish home for Mrs. Noon and
help to build her church in Raleigh, if she
will settle there.
Raleigh On. o. Farmer: Mr.. Joseph
Lunsford, of Person, sold at Durham the
tobacco grown on a single acre, and 200
pounds additional, for SAT-. Rather better
than cotton, that Mr.. d. Blalock, of Or
ange, sold the product of LOO hills (less
than quarter acre) for $40.
Several years ago there lived near
Kernersville, n, c., woman named Pol
Fitz, who was the mother of a girl named
Martha. The girl lived there until she was
eighteen years of age, dressed and acted as
a woman. Directly after the war she moved
to Surrey county, when she changed her
name to Julius Hall and assumed the garb of
q man, married, and she is now the father of
two children.
Warrenton (Ga.) Clipper: Last Fri
day, on the premises Os Mr.. JOrdon NJ
Norris, eight miles from this place, remark
able occurrence took place. A hawk,
known in the country as the " blue darter,'
dashed down at a brood of chickens. The
old hen engaged him in a deadly combat.
BY the time some of the family got on the
ground the hawk had been disabled by a
mortal wound.
A small boy was seen to carefully sp>
proach the windows of the county Jail at
Raymond, Mississippi, a few days since, and
stealthily hand in through the bars some
thing that was supposed to be an immense
crowbar. The police were informed of it,
and posse OF men surrounded the Jail
while couple OF officers proceeded to the
cell to recover the weapon from the prls-
Oner. The weapon turned out to be yard
of bologna, which one of the prisoners was
devourIng.
ClarksvilIe Tobacco-Leaf: Mr.. Ter
rell, of the United States engineer corps, is
taking soundings of the Cumberland river
| at Cumberland City, and of the Tennessee
| river at Danville, with view of ascertain
| ing the volume of water passing daily by
| these points. All the tributaries of the
| Ohio and Mississippi will be measured in
the same way, the object being to ascertain
definitely where the great body of water
i
from. This information is for the Missis-
| sippi river commission.
Lyphus Killix, a colored man, who
owned property in Jefferson county, Fla,
and was a leading, prosperous man, two
| years ago, was taken with an absorbing de-
| sire to go to Liberia. Accordingly he was q
| passenger on the bark Azor. He now
writes to the Monticello Constitution from
Liberia to the effect " that Africa won't do
| that his family are in great distress, and
that he wants to get back, and will pledge
| his labor for years to any planter in Jefer-
son who will advance the money for his
passage"
Savannah News: The grand jury OF
| Schley county are determined to suppress
the practice of carrying concealed weapons
at all hazards. Mr.. Dan Coffey, of Amerir
/ Gus, was recently indicted for that offense
| at Ellaville, the county seat of Sehley, be.
cause he was found with a screw-driver IN
| his hip pocket, where, it seems, he had
| placed it for safe keeping. He had taken il
along with him for the purpose of screwing
| down some plates to burial case containing
the remains of a lady, which had been
brought TO Ellaville for interment.
The New Orleans Times having as
serted the presen &c of yellow fever germs in
that city, the Picayune says to those who
communities we wish to say that the alarm
ing reports circulated by the New Orieani
Times are entirely unfOunded. Tie quar-,
antine will be rigidly enforced, and, as IA
as human agency can effect the purpose
yellow fever can be kept out of New Or
leans. There is no yellow fever here now
! When a case occurs, the fact will be dull
reported to the country. No yellow feve
tORiteS, or germs, or infection has beer
brouS hit here from Havana or anywhere else
The city is perfectly free from epidemic dis
ease.
New Orleans Picayune: Much sur
prise was expressed by gentlemen attending
the performance at the varieties theater ant
opera house last night at being searched b,
policemen before being allowed to enter tn
buildings. This action Wastaken under IN
structions from Chief Boylan, and in &C
cOrdance with city ordinance. 1t must b
confessed, however, that when gentleme
who are escorting ladies are halted by pc
ihcemen and examined to ascertain the pre-.
enee or absence of the deadly gifnlet knit
or the high-tOned Tranter, the sensation
anything but pleasant.
A Shreveport, La, lady, residing i
Kansas City, writes of the destitution OF th
negroes: / have not seen so many negroe
IN years. The place is crowded with co
ored emlgrants- from the south, and they al
huddled together in every corner, and man
S are so destitute that it is really a pitiabl
( sight. There are several families on th
boat, with all Of their plnnder piled up i
, the greatest confusion and exposed to tb
! weather, and several of them very sick. wit
only few quilts hung up 20 shelter then
Z I stopped aud talked with them Yesterday
asked them how they liked this eountF
e Tney said they cid not like il at all, an
= only wished they were back home, an
Il seemed determined 70 camp there until q
}. oprortuElty offered them 10 return.
j, Tam pa (FJa.) Tribune; Thursday