The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-02-26
SOUTHERN GLEAxINGs.


TO be erected in Metairie Cemetery, New
Orleans, is completed. The uuveiling and
dedication ceremonies will take phlce on
February -. Hon. L. J. Semmes VIII -5e
the orator OF the day. r. j. $50 ne, Presi-
dent Of the Association, viii make the pres
entation, and Col. Owen will respond. The
ceremonies win be the occasion OF a large
military turnout.
The Confederate monument 70 be erected
at Tuscaloosa, Ala, VIII be % feet in height,
and the cost will De 500. sIt-V iii be of Ala-
bama marble, quarried at Dickson.
f.. The largest sugar mill in the world viii
soon be erected in st. Charles Parish, La.
The weight Of the mill, including engine,
viii be $4,000 pounds.
The Memphis Directory, just published.
shows population OF 40, 927 as against 49,
~ lasL year. 81 ~
"A heavy snow-stoFm occurred through
out the South on the night OF the 1st.
The stone cutters, go in number, en-
ployed on the Memphis Custom house.
struck on the I'd, on account of disagreement
as to wages and the discharge of the fore
man.
The cattle men of North Texas convened
at Henrietta on the I'd, for the purpose Of
forming a combination to pool cattle ship
ments for the coming season. Each member
of the combination is required to give bond
in the sum OF $1,000 for the faithful carrying
out Of the contract entered into by the Ship
ping Committee. The object is 10 ship all
cattle by the railroad giving the best rate.
II freights are not sufficiently low, the cat
tie, amounting to upwards Of 1000 carloads,
are to be driven to Kansas City. The meet
ing adjourned to reeonyene at Jaczsonboro,
March s.
Judge i. f. Buckley Of the Supreme
Court of Georgia has resigned, and Gov.
CoIquitt has appointed Judge Martin j.:
Crawford Of Columbus to fill the vacancy
thus caused.
Eli Barner, Secretary and Treasurer of
the LOngview and Sabine Valley Railroad
was recently killed by. train on mis- road
He was well known as a railroad builder.
"A large number Of illicit distfIleries have
recently been raided in the mountains Of
Rabun County, Ga. Eight prisoners were
brought in to Atlanta.
The Historical Society-of Tennessee has
purchased from Clark Mills a bronze eques-
trian statue Of, Gen. jackson. 1t is 40 be
identical in appearance with the one in
Washington and the one in New Orleans,
the three having been cast in the same
mold. VI ztillA-tfk
"A large crop of Irish potatoes is being
planted in some of the. Louisiana par
ishes. E--s SKA --e L+
The County Court house at Dallas, Tex,
was nearly destroyed by fire on the morning
of the 4th. Iteost $4,000, No insurance.
Inccndiarism suspected.
The Legislative Committee appointed to
investigate the conduct aud condition of the
kentHelly PeiIit entitry report that the pris-
OH is oyercrowded and unclean, and its in-
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sewerage and Improper food. During 1879
more than 700 men out of total of 1000
were treated for scuryy, and about 70 died
of This and other complaints. The report
conel udes withi recommendation that
represent keeper of the Institution be- re-
moved.
Judge James "A. Anderson of Memphis,
late Public administrators of Shelby Coun-
ty, Tenn, has been indicted by the Grand
jury for fraUdulently appropriating- moneys
belonging to the estates under his official
charge. a number of suits have been be-
gun against him and his bondsmen to re-
cover moneys so misappropriated.
The Democratic STATE Convention of
Texas has been eilledsto meet at Galveston
on the Goth Of April.
According to the Nashville American,
the~amouRt Of money invested in steam
boats summing iIi-the- Nashville trade from
1878 to 1876, was over s., 900, 900. Now the
| investments in steamboats, can be counted
only blythe thousands, instead of by mil
| lions, the railroads having, to a very large
extent, absorbed the COMMERCIAL hnsiness
of not only Nashville. but Of the entire
country. ~ ~ - d = 'l-'1 "a --''
Il The Tennessee Republican. State -Con-
ventiofr has been called to meet at Nashville,
May 5, to Nominate a candidate for Governor
and to select "a delegates to the National
Republican C0nvention. ~ eF-IA
II The procession of the knights of Momus
at New Orleans, on the night of the-5th, had
for its SUBJECTIVE Fair Women of History
the womengwhose portraits adorn the great
picture gallery. Of the past. "A Dream of
Fair Women (tableaux), appeared on
! handsomely decorated cars. The festivities
closed with grand tableaux and bali at the
| Opera house, i,
AT La Grange. Tex, a Mrs. Katten went
down into n well to recover the body Of her
young child, who it is said had been killed
! by dogs and thrown into The we'll. The
mother was unable to get out and drowned.
Mrs. O'Flaherty- and -her. sonNVere re-
| turning home along the railroad track from
/ Falmouth, KY, both, as supposed, some
! What under the influence of liquor. A train
coming around snarp curve struck the
mother, throwing her Beneath the wheels
and severing her body above the hips. She
was thrifty Irish woman and owned nice
farm.
AT Atlanta, Ca, on the 9Th, Mrs. Dozicr,
! aged over 60, was burned to death by her
clothing taking fire from an open CRATE Her
son-in- law, AIr.-PiRseR, Il we'll known drug
gist, was badly burned while trying to ex-
tmguish the flames. aGE
"A reunion of Texas veterans will be held
at San Antonio on the DIST of April.
An And-Profanity Society has been
started in Savannah, Ga, the members of
which wear a white ribbon as a badge n.
In, Buyal County, Fex., it is said many
spring clips OF wool now on the sleeps back
are already sold in San Diego at from 81 to
% cents. Last year sheep could be puF-
chased for a mere song, but now there are
hardly any for sale at any price.
LOne orange tree at Bay st. Louis, Miss.
produced crop of oranges which brought
the owner $50.
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A Playful Elephant.
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