The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-01-22
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

Two notorious cOunterfeiters, L. Willets
and Geo. Williams, confined in the Coving-
ton (Ky.) Jail, were strangely released by
their cOnfederates. Two men, representing
themselves as officers of the Government
from Louisville, appeared at the Jail on the
evening Of the 3Oth ult. with an order for the
cOunterfeiters' deliverance to their hands, to
be transferred to the Louisville Jail. The
: order was considered all right and the men
released. After they were gone the forgery
was discovered, but too late.
AT dance near Pilot Point, Denton
County, Texas, three young men, J. S. Beard
and two brothers, John and Thomas Taylor
had a slight difficulty and an alteration en-
sued. 1t is supposed TO have been about
young lady. In the morning the Taylor
boys started out to the woods to haul wood
and it is thought, met Beard in the road,
and that they fired on him. Boards body
was found where he was killed. The jury's
inquest gave a verdict that the Taylors killed
Beard. John Taylor was arrested but Tom
escaped, followed by the officers.
The Atlanta Block at Paducah, KY, was
burned on the 30th uIt.
An elderly gentleman, aged so, well
dressed and a Stranger, who had been school
teaching in Fayette County, Tex, came to
Brennan on the 29th ult., and put up at Nc
Intyre's Hotel. In the morning he was found
dead in his room, with his throat cut from
ear to ear. He left letters showing that his
suicide was deliberately planned.
business was entirely suspended at
Athens, Ga, on the I'd, in consequence Of
the feneral of the late Senator Houston
Public buildings and stores were heavily
draped i'll mourning and the Court house bell
muffied. A number of United States Sena-
tors and Representatives and many other
prominent men attended the funeral. An
immense crowd marched to the grave, where
religious services were conducted by Rev.
DR.. Price of Huntsville, who made a general
review of the life, virtues and services Of
Senator Houston. The procession extended
half a mile, and was composed of all classes.
AT Charlotte, n. c., on the I'd, the wife
Of VIM. Jones was filling lighted kerosene
lamp, which exploded, burning her to death.
-Delano Walcutt, boy u years old, son
of Capt. John Walcutt of Franklin County,
KY, on New Years Day shot and killed Ed.
Burns, cOlored, his fathers carriage driver.
The boy did not know the gun was loaded.
Miss Lizzie Cook of Dallas, Texas, was
sitting in front Of the Fireplace and fell
asleep. a spark from the fire fell upon her
great alarm and ran out of doors, thus fan
ming the flame into greater fury. Before aid
could reach her she was fatally burned and
died in a short time.
Gov. Blackburn of Kentucky, in his an
nual message to the Legislature, recon-
mends an appropriation for the erection of
monument at Hickman, to the memory Of
the eight physicians who gave up their lives
there during the prevalence Of yellow fever
in 1878.
Bishop McCloskey of the Louisville
Diocese has issued decree prescribing that
Catcholic parochial schools be established
throughout the diocese, and ordering
parents, under pain of refusal of absolution,
to send their children or wards, under 8
years of age, to such schools. The edict
causes considerable cOmmotiOn in Louis
vile, as some 1000 Catholic children there
attend the public schools.
Miss Florence Z. Davis of Waco, Tex, 4
beautiful girl of II years, on the Sd shot
herself through the heart while careleSsly
handling a small pistol, which she supposed
was unloaded. Death was instantaneous
The young lady was the accomplished
daughter of Hon. J. L. Davis, prominent
lawyer.
AT the town of Burnet, West Texas, a
ploded, and the building was torn to pieces.
Brice Smarte was instantly killed, being lit
orally blown to shreds. The engineer and a
young man named Blackburn were fatally
injured aud have since died.
An electric light stock company has been
organized at Memphis with a capital Of $50,
600, with the privilege of increasing TO $500,
900. The company comprises leading cap
italists.
Mr.. Sampler, Wholesale clOthier, Mem
phis, has made an assignment Liabilities
about $75, 900, mostly to New York parties.
The first number of the Ledger, the new
Republican paper in Eow Orleans, was is
sued on the 4th.
Mrs. G.. E. Lewis, a widow, committed
suicide at Memphis, on the Sd, in a fit Of
mental depression.
Two Deputy Sheriffs near Garden VAL
| ley, Smith County, Texas, on the 4th arrest
ed three alleged horse thieves and were con-
veying them to Tyler. The party was met
/ by stranger who through assumed pity
! gave one of the thieves a cloak to shield him
! from the rain. The cloak contained pistol
with which he killed one of the officers
when all three of the prisoners escaped.
President D. T. Porter of the Memphis
! Taxing District Government on the 5th ten
/ QeTeO HIS TeSlgldJIOH 10 IH6 0OfeEnOf IN COI-
| sequence of radical differences with the ma
| jOrity of the Legislative Council on sanitary
measures. The immediate cause Of his ac-
tion was the passage Of an amendment prac-
tically repeating the ordinance requiring the
establishment of earth closets by April 1.
Wash. Williams, colored, a notorious
desperate, who served two terms in the
Tennessee Penitentiary, was killed on the
5th at Brownsville, while resisting arres
on a charge of burglary. Williams fireC
three times at the officers before they shO
him.
There has been a largely increased de
velopment in the gold fields Of Georgia dur
ing the past year. From a bullion yield o
only S1OO, 900 four years ago the product thi
year promises to exceed $1,000, 200, and i
| rapidly increasing.
An investigation into the accounts Of n
C. Taliaferro, retiring General Agent anC
Storekeeper of the Virginia Penitentiary
brought to light a shortage Of from $4,000 T.
$4,000. Taliaferro acknowledges the short
age, but says it will be made good by his Sc
eurities
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