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

Z. NJ. Price, and then blew out his own
brains. The tragedy was brought about by
domestic difficulties.
At Leavenworth, Kas., on New Years Day,
w. w. Embry was shot and almost instantly
killed by Thos G. ThurstOn. The two men
were partners in the publication of a Sunday
newspaper, and having quarreled, each had
the other arrested upon a charge Of embez-
element. Both were released upon bail.
ThurstOn says that Embry threatened
to club him to death the first
time they met. On New Years
Day Thurston was in a saloon playing
cards when Embry came in, and as the latter
advanced towards the caTd-table, ThurstOn
| drew his revolver and shot him through the
heart. Embry will be remembered as the
man who shot Col. Anthony about four years
ago. Thurston gave himself up.
Three boys, Harry Coles, Charley Burlin
and Charley Dorman, aged from y to 10,
were drowned on New Years Day while
skating at Alliance, o. The ice ON the pond
suddenly gave way, letting eight boys down,
only five of whom were rescued.
AT Cincinnati, on the LIST, Col. L. A.
Harris, ex-Mayer, shot w. II. Adams, in
an alteration growing out Of business
| transaction. The wound was supposed to
be fatal.
A strange and most terrible affair occurred
on the Sd at Lyons, Wayne County, n. Y.
Miss NJ. Frances HOvey, a young and intel
ligent lady, while caressing her father,
Hiram HOvey, in an apparently affectionate
manner, suddenly placed the muzzle of a
pistol to the back of his head
and shot him dead almost instantly.
She then went to another room, and with
! the same weapon blew out her own brains,
her aim being directed unerringly by the
| aid of a little hand-mirrOr which she held
in her left hand. Miss Hovey had some
time previous been engaged to be married
| to young man named Eugene Rains. Her
father opposed their marriage, but sub
| sequently relented and the day was fixed
for the wedding. Young Rains meanwhile
committed suicide in Louisiana, and this 50
affected Miss HOvey that she became par
| tial monomaniac, although she had never
previously exhibited any disposition to harm
| either herself or others.
Eugene L. Sloan, aged So, recently con-
nected with the Marshall (Texas) Weekly
| Herald, committed suicide on the Sd by
shooting himself through the head. No
cause is assigned for the act other than tenn
porary insanity.
An explosion occurred in the works of the
Celluloid Manufacturing Company, Newark,
/ n. j., on the 9TH, by which VIM.
Fenter, Frederick Stiles, John Yates
and Spencer Atwood were instantly
killed and Elmer BOgast and Frederic
Piere were fatally injured. All were en-
plOyees. The building with its contents was
entirely destroyed. The explosion was
caused by the accidental ignition of a mass
of celuIoid, which is a highly inflammable
material.
Turner Hall, on East Fourth Street, New
York, was partially burned at an early hour
on the morning of the 9TH. William Win
kle, the proprietor, together with his family
and several employees slept in the
upper part of the building, and
the flames spread so rapidly that
all ordinary means OF egress were cut off,
Henry Gehweiter, aged %; Louis Schmidt
aged 80; Teresa Erhard, aged %, and VIM.
Geib, aged 10, were burned to death. Win
kle and his wife were both badly burned
and three others were injured by jumping
from windows.
1t is reported that two young Americans
Geo. Green of Texas and Frank Senter o.
Boston, were in a mail-coach, near Guara-
jantO, Mexico, when it was attacked by
band of so robbers. With Winchester rifles
these young men fought the whole band
killed five and wounded several, compelling
the others to retreat. Green was slightly
wounded.
A letter recently published by Mrs. NC
Meeker discloses the horrible fact that all o
the women who were held as eaptives by th'
Indians after the massacre at White Rive
were subjected to the most ignOminious treat
ment at the hands of the brutal savages
This fact was given in evidence before tn,
Commission, but out of consideration TO
the women concerned, it was not given t,
the public.
Columbus Miles, negro, was hanged by
mob at Amherst Court house, Va, on tht
night of the 5th, for committing an indecen
assault upon a white lady.