The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-03-25
SOUTHERN GLRANINGs.

the progress OK the Louisiana Western Rail-
way: The track is laid % miles this side of
Lake Charles, and is proceeding at the rate
of about half a mile q day. BY the middle
of March there will remain TO be laid be-
tween New Orleans and Houston only about
40 miles Of track, over the gap between YER
milliOnyille and Lake Charles. 1t is proba-
bic that in June the trails viii run through
from New Orleans to Houston.
Geo. McFaden, living in Richmond
County, n. c., about forty miles southeast
Of Carthage, shot and fatally wounded his
wife, on account of jealousy. he also shot
twice at young man who was in company
with his wife at the time, but both shots
missed. McFaden had been married only
few weeks, and his wife was a mere girl.
The neighbors do not believe that her hus-
band had any cause to suspect her faithful
ness. the murderer fed.
"A young lady named Miss Leins, resid-
ing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D. c., was
outraged and robbed by a negro the other
Sunday night while going home from church.
Her assailant was arrested and identified,
and would have been lynehed but for I'M
usual precautions taken by the police.
The extensive wagon mandatory Of
James Rosa and o. Graham, at Memphis,
Tenn, was entirely destroyed by fire on the
morning of the LIST. Loss about 1000; in
surance, $4,000.
Edward G. Stockton, nephew Of the old
Commodore, recently committed suicide in
st. Louis. He was born in South Carolina
graduated at the Naval Academy and served
in the Navy. At the breaking out of the
War ne cast his fortunes with the Confeder-
acy, serving both on sea and land. After the
War he went into railroading and other
Efnde Of .Tafnaqc lint id moi fir,au
cialfy, and finally took TO drink, which COM
pleted his ruin. His wife. whose family
name is Mitchell, is said to be a cousin of
Mrs. Jefferson Davis. Stockton was at one
time very wealthy, owning fine plantation
in South Carolina and a summer house at
Newport. He was member of the knights
Of Honor, and his wife will receive $4,000
from that order.
The Virginia Legislature has passed a
bill repeating the Moffett beIl-punch liquor
law, and establishing the license system.
The Town of Harrisonburg, Parish OF
Catahoula, La, was lately the scene of a
shooting affray, in which A. j. Tanton,
Newton Tanton and E. D. Spann partici-
pated. The first named was killed and the
others wounded.
Gum & Blacks Hotel at Brinekley,
Ark, was burned on the Sd. Loss about
$40, 900; uninsured.
"A block of ten business buildings al
Seguin, Tex, was destroyed by fire on the
3D.. Loss about So 200.
1t is stated There is to beno consOlida-
ton of the Louisville and Nashville and Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railways, but pro-
rating agreement to run five years is to be
drawn up between these two companies anC
the Georgia Central and Western and Allan.
tic. Work on the Owensboro line is to bt
! stopped at once, and the Louisville and Nash.
| vile Road to Hendersonvillew will be used in.
stead. The policy of a trunk-Iine will be
| fully carried out on the line from st. Louis Il
Savannah, and application will be made fol
admission to the trunk-line pool.
The Governor Of Virginia has vetoed tn,
Riddleberger bill. He says the title of tn,
act, "to re-establish the public credit" is
mispomer, the object being really to repudi
ate a large part of the State debt. He hold
that the people, by repeated acts of the As
sembly and by the Constitution adopted il
1869, have acknowledged as due the entir
principal, more than thirteen millions o
which is now attempted to be repudiated b,
this bill.
Three murderers have been sentenced *
be hanged by Judge Carroll at Gainesville
Tex, on April 18th: Ben Krebbs and James
Preston, for the murder of the En- glanC
family in Montague County, and l.. NJ. Noft
singer for the murder of Cline at Dexter, il
/ Cooke County.
AT Chester, s. c., Mr.. Scott Hopkin
went into the store Of J. L. Clubhouse 81 Co.
to buy something, and while there met Mr.
Jas. Stroud to whom he owed some money
They began talking over the matter, and fin.
ally got to cursing each other, when Hop
kins drew a pistol and shot Stroud in tn
breast, from which he died within a few
hours.
The trial of Virgil Gully for the murde
| of ex-State Senator John p. Gilmer com
menced at De Kalb, Miss, on the Sth. Dis
trict Attorney Ford conducts the prosecu
ton, assisted by Judge Ware, U. 5. Distric
Attorney for the Southern District of Mis-
sissippi.
Two children Of Mr.. Abner whitening
living near New Berne, n. c., were playing
with shotgun. The boy, aged nine, play
fully pointed the gun at his sister, aged six
and it was instantly discharged, the load en-
tering her brain, causing instant death.
"A ten-year- boy recently COMMITTEES
suicide by hanging in Lawrence County
Ky. No cause assigned.
AT Winnsboro, S. c., two brothers names
Young had an alteration with VIM. Steven
son, in which the latter was fatally stabbed
The Youngs were arrested.
About twenty prisoners confined in tn
Work-house at Wheeling, w. Va, on tn
evening of the 9th mutinied and, attacking
the guards escaped from custody. During
the attack several of the prisoners wcr
handling Frank McSherry, one of the guards
pretty roughly, and in self-defense he pulled
q reyolved and fired, the ball missing his as
sailants and striking Patrick DAILY, a prison
er who was taking no part in the fight, in tn
abdomen, killing him instantly. The attack
ing prisoners escaped unhurt.
Hon. Robert L. Montague died suddenly
at his home in Middlesex County, Va, OF
the Sd, aged sixty-three years. He was Lieu
tenant Governor of the State with Gov
Letcher during the early part of the lat
war, and was subsequently elected a mem
! Der of the Confederate Congress.
The annual camp-meeting at Biloxi
Miss, will begin June 16 and continue tel
| days.