The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

"A dreadful murder was committed re-
Gently on Pearl River, Texas, in the Pan
handle country. Geo. Taylor, Captain of a
gang Of murderers and desperadoes, went to
the ranch of Stephen Workman and w. D.
johnson to kill the latter. Riding up to the
ranch the desperate fired at johnson, but
missed. johnson ran to get his gun, when
Taylor deliberately fired at Samuel Kershaw,
who was inside the ranch, hitting him in the
head and killing him instantly. The des-
perado then rode away, pursued by two men
from the ranch, several shots being ex-
changed. kershaw was from Chandlerville,
Illinois, and quiet, inoffensive man.
George and Andrew Brown, brothers
have been sentenced in the District Court at
Denton, Texas, to be hanged November n,
for the murder of Doc McLain, in Montague
COunly, in 1876 The Jury requested that
the prisoners be sentenced to Imprisonment
for life, but Judge Carroll refused. George
Brown made a short speech at the close Of
the sentence, declaring his innocence Of the
charge.
Information has been received at Dallas,
Texas, that George A. Herndon, one of the
Bass gang of robbers sentenced for life last
summer for robbing the United States mail,
in attempting to escape from the guards at
the Albany On. " Penitentiary, killed the
guard, and was himself killed. Herndon
formerly lived near Dallas, and was respect
ably connected.
The Judiciary Committee of the Georgia
Legislature reported six articles of impeach-
ment against Treasurer Renfroe. The bur-
den of the charge is that he took money
from the banks in which the State funds
were deposited. The trial viii proceed at
once.
"A canal is to be cut in st. Mary Parish,
La, connecting Grand Lake with Bayou
Teche. The way will be cut about at Charen-
ton. The cost will be S15O,OO Eighty miles
of dangerous navigation will thus be saved,
and valuable timber lands made accessible.
The planters have subscribed 81, 200.
The Georgia Senate has repealed the bill
making it optional with the Jury whether
murder shall be punished by hanging or by
the penitentiary.
Fourteen prisoners in jail at Browns
vile, Texas, knocked the Jailer, an old man,
down, and escaped, on the 2Gth. Ten were
conyicts awaiting transportation to the PEN
tentiary. A Deputy Sheriff pursued and
recaptured one and fatally shot another
while swimming the Rio Grande for Mata-
mOras. The balance are all thought to be in
Mexico.
John Spotswood and Joseph Davis were
recently arrested in Denton County, Texas,
charged with issuing counterfeit money.
They are said to have been operating extern
sively and have flooded that section and the
cattle ranges with bills, all excellently exc
cuted. A perfect system, reaching from
Texas to New York, has been detected, and
other arrests were expected to follow soon
from developments already made and being
worked up.
DIR. b. c. Wren, an old and respectable
physician Of McDade, Texas, committed
suicide on the 18th. He was addicted to
drink.
Benjamin Williams shot and instantly
killed his step mother, Mrs. Osborne Will
liams, near Shelby, n. c., on the 26th. He
had had a difficulty with his father about a
/ horse, and committed the murder out Of
/ spite.
/ "A mysterious murder occurred recently
at Edgefeld Court house, 5. c. a report of
| a gun was heard by one of the ueighbOrs in
the direction of the farmhouse of John
Sempkins in that locality. Upon investiga-
/ ton it was found that Semp6ins and his wife
were both in bed, the woman dead with a
bullet-hole through her brain. The husband
is a confirmed invalid. A shotgun was
found under the bed few moments after
| the discovery of the crime. Sempkins said
to his father-in-law that he did not shoot his
wife, neither did she shoot herself, but fur
ther than this would not explain. The mat
ter is enveloped in mystery.
"A fatal difficulty occurred a few miles
from Richmond, Texas, on the 26th ult. A
stock man named John Byrd, and one of his
herders, came to town, and were on their re-
turn home when quarrel arose. Both had
induIged much in liquor. Byrd finally brand
/ ished a knife and made at the herder, when
the latter, drawing pistol, fired, hitting Byrd
in the abdomen, and inflicting a mortal
wound. Byrd was taken TO a house near by
and medical aid procured. The murderer
| gave himself up.
! The dead body of Chas. B. Dehurbill
was found IN Ink Pond, in Charlotte County,
Va, on tie -23d ult., with three horrible
bic wounds in the head, both legs bound to-
gether and heavy weights attached to them.
The murdered man was evidently killed and
the body thrown into the pond to conceal the
crime. A man and woman in the neighbOr-
hood have been arrested on suspicion of be-
ing the murderers. 1t is believed that jeal-
ousy has been the cause of his brutal taking
off.
William Lydia has just been sentenced
to 60 years imprisonment in the North Caro-
lima State-prisOn, for mutilating the person
of Charles Morris, respectable young man
of u, the successful suitor for the hand Of a
young lady to whom Lydia had also beer
paying his attentions. Lydia, with the as
sistance of a companion, met Morris in the
woods, where they securely bound him tc
the trunk of tree and Lydia accomplished
his cruel purpose.
Mrs. Martin Smith Of Lexington, Ky.
died recently, possessed of a large amount
of property. She was very misery in hel
habits, and although she had many relative,
lived entirely alone. After her death heI
executor, in taking an inventory Of hel
household property, found hidden away in
the walls S3, 500 in greenbacks and $500 il
| gold.
, Capt. 1eathers's new steamer Natchez
ran 4 narrow escape from being burned VI
, on her first trip. Just as she was coming
, into New Orleans, on the morning Of tho
18th, some cotton on the lower guard tool
fire, and the boat was only saved by pitching
overheard about 90 bales and deluginS th'
boat with water The loss was about 5000
Facts AbOUt Flour.