The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-03-11
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.


DIR. J. O'Reilly OF Louisville, KY, CON-
mitted suicide in the station house at Dallas.
Texas, on the night of the 18th. He was a
prominent praoticlug physician in Louisville
but given to periodical sprees, and while
drinking was quite reckless. A diary among
his effects showed that he left Louisville
about three weeks ago while drinking, and
was wandering around aimlessly. He had
just received a telegram from his wife. indi-
eating that money would be sent him, and
asking him 10 come home and relieve her
suspense. He was arrested for disorderly
conduct and locked up. He cut the carotid
artery with a lance, making CHASTITY wound,
and was so bloody he was scarcely recogniza-
bic. He was a handsome man, about thirty
nine, black beard, blue eyes, weighed about
80 pounds, and was genteelly dressed, but
his clothes were badly sOiled from his pro-
tracted spree.
"A bill is before the Virginia Legislature
to amend the criminal law so as to include
razors in the act in which concealed weapons
are defined, and to make it a misdemeanor 10
carry razor habituaily, the penalty TO be a
fine Of $50.
"A quarrel over trifiiDg matter led to
a murder near Newbern, n. c. Milton
of gate together, and got into dispute as
to which should shut the gate. Both being
quick tempered men they soon began
abusing each other, and finally Weston
seized an AK lying near and crushed in the
skull of Sadler, killing him instantly. Yves
ton was arrested.
The stage from San Diego to Loredo, on
the Rio Grande, was stopped by three Mexi-
can desperadoes on the 18th. Two walked
in front Of the horses and third held a pis-
tOl on the passengers. One of the passen-
gers got the drop, however, and forced the
deSperadOes to abandon their intentions,
when the stage drove on. A posse went
after the rascals and bagged them all.
Adam Faggart, of Concord, n. c., was
carelessly handling a revolver when it went
off, killing his sisters two-year- child.
james Thompson, of the Pickett, To-
bacco Warehouse, Louisville, was robbed on
the crowded street Of a package containing
s, GOO, by two men who followed him from
the bank and rudely jostled against him as
he was walking along. The thieves escaped.
During the session Of the Louisiana
House the other day Speaker Ogden's pistol
fell from his pocket, causing it to discharge.
District Attorney Finney filed information
against Ogden, charging him with carrying
concealed weapons.
w. w. Benson, the notorious leader of
n band of freight-train robbers and horse
thieves, has been captured and is now in jail
at Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, the wife of prominent
merchant of King ,ton, n. c., after putting
her little children to bed, the other night,
knelt down at chair to offer up her evening
prayer, when a spark fell on her night
n Ta 90 10 Il, II,
died the following morning.
Revenue officers in Milton and HARRISON
Counties, Ga, have been having some hot
work arresting illicit distiilers.
"A serious fire occurred at Batesville,
Ark, on the morning of the 20th, supposed
to have been kinded by an incendiary. Mr.
Garusch, q well known citizen, was killed
by falling walls, and several others were in
Iured. The GlLETd printing-Otfice was de-
stToyed. Total loss about So, 200; insur-
ance, $500.
William Parker and J. T. Martin, two
young men OF good families at Lawrence
vile, 5. c., had dispute at a social gather
ing which terminated in a shooting bout.
Both were armed with revoIvers. Parker
received four balls in his BODY and was
killed; Martin was shot twice and was badly
wounded, probably fatally.
The General Assembly of South Carolina
have passed bin to facilitate the compile
tion of the Blue Ridge Railway, which will
supply the missing link connecting Charles
ton with the Cincinnati Southern RailrOa
via Knoxville.
AT Austin, Tex, on the 10Th, c. D. Me-
MILAN, we'll known citizen, was shot in his
own house, in the presence of his wife, and
instantly killed, by a man named Fans.
Fans alleges that Mcmillan had sedueed his
sister
The old Republican Executive Commit
tee of Georgia, which has been disbanded
for several years, has reOrganized and called
a convention to meet in Atlanta on the 21st
of April.
The deficiencies in the accounts of the
County and City Treasures Of Virginia, ex-
tending back for a period of eight years,
aggregate over 1891 600, as officially reported
by the new Auditor.
AT Fort Worth, Tex, the other night,
an unknown negro effected an entrance to
the bedroom OF one of the most respectable
ladies Of the city, dragged her out of bed,
and would have accomplished his hellish de-
signs but for a servant girl, who was aroused
by her screams. The negro made his es-
cape.
The fourth trial of VIM. Early, at Nc
Kinney, Tex, for the murder of Charles
Winter, resulted in verdict of murder in
the first degree, the penalty being imprison-
ment in the Penitentiary for life. Early
and Winter came to Texas together from
iowa, and the murder was committed on the
day the two left Mckinney for the West.
The evidence was entirely eircumstantial,
but apparently conclusive. The first trial
resulted in conviction, but the case was taken
o the Court of Appeals, reversed and re-
m lnded. In the second and third trials the
curry hung. The father of Winter was pres
ent ut every trial, and has expended over
5 O,O00 in securing his conviction
A fight took place recently in the Pan
handle of Texas between two white men
and thiTty-fYe Indians. One Of the men was
wounded, and a mule killed. The Indians
surrounded and took them prisoners. A de-
tachmeBt of twenty United States soldiers
brought deliverance, captured the Indians,
and took them to Fort sill
Some one has figured out that sugar made
in Louisiana costs so per hogshead to pro-
duce, and from one and half to two hogs
J eads can be made to the acre, worth from
$40 TO Sl6O.
Tit for Tat.