The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-03-04
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

Company has sold to Alfred Stamford White
Of Liverpool I ,2S0 acres of its land in Ala
chua County, to be occupied by colony Of
English immigrants.
"A bill before the Senate OF Mississippi
provides for the severe punishment Of rail-
road employees or officials and legislators for
giving or receiving free passes.
The owners OF the cotton factory at
Hawkinsville, Ga, viii soon have four
Clement attachments in operation.
w. p. Cassells, a prominent planter Of
Ellenton, S. c., is preparing to erect cot
ton factory on his farm. Besides his cotton
crop last year, he has just marketed 10000
bushels of rice Of his own production.
The Alabama Historical Society at Tus-
caloosa desires to collect complete cabinet
Of Confederate money. Those who have the
different denominations Of money, and have
no special use for it, would be glad, no
doubt, to send it to the Historical Society,
where it viii be carefully preserved.
| "A resolution has been introduced in the
Mississippi Legislature providing for the
consideration of the question Of calling
Constitutional Convention.
The South Carolina Historical Society is
/ considering the question of erecting mcnu-
ment over the grave of Cardinals poet, Hen
| ry Timrod.
Memphis on the morning Of the 10th. About
o O'Clock Miss Mollie Quinlan, aged II,
most estimable young lady, was alone in 1T.
Peters Cathedral, engaged in her devotions
at the foot of the altar, when young negro
suddenly seized hold Of her and attempted
to stifie her cries by putting his hand over
her mouth. She struggled violently and
succeeded in making herseIfhea bythesex-
| ton, who ran to her assistance, and the vii
lain made good his escape. The suppositiOn
is that the negro, seeing her enterthe church,
followed her in, and, finding them to be its
only occupants, conceived the deviIish
scheme in which he was fortunately frus-
trated.
Marshall, Tex, has a steam road-wagon
in successful operation. 1t was built in New
| York City, and is intended for the prairie
roads of Central Texas.
On the It'll the Monticello Branch Of the
Little Rock, Mississippi River & Texas Rail-
road was completed, and the first train
reached Monticello depot. The citizens were
greatly rejoiced and made a corresponding
demonstration. The Helena and Iron Noun
tain Railroad has also been completed to
Mariana, about 20 miles from Helena.
AT Atlanta, Cass County, Tex, recently,
two boys aged about 13 years, named Jas. A.
Pierce and Willie E. White had dispute.
Pierce was stabbed in the neck by White
with pocket knife, causing instant death.
The murderous youth was arrested, had a
preliminary examination, refused bail and
held for trial on charge of murder.
: AT Louisville, KY, on the 18th, Mrs
Nellie Fitzgerald committed suicide by set
ting her clothes on fire. She was burned to
a crisp before her situation was discovered.
The unfortunate woman was doubtless in
sane, caused by grief for the death of her
daughter. She had previously threatened,
and once attempted to take her own life.
AT the annual meeting Of the g African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Conference" re-
Gently held at Amite City, La, a resolution
was adopted pledging the ministers of the
Conference to discontenance and discourage
the emigration of colored people to Kansas
or elsewhere in the North; but on the other
hand Ito encourage them TO remain at home
among their friends, to purchase homes, ed
ucate themselves and their children, anC
learn that honesty and industry are the true
and only roads to prosperity and happi-
ness"
1t is stated on authority that the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad Com
Z pany has made q contract with the
, |, Georgia Central and South Carolina
and Port Royal roads for five years
, thus gaining control of every seaport from
New Orleans to Charleston, except Bruins
wick. An extension of the Macon anC
: Brunswick from Macon to Atlanta will bt
1 built at once, connecting by the Western
and Atlantic with the Cincinnati Southern
thus preventing an absolute monopoly on
5 the part of the Louisville company.
AT Onancoek, AccOmack County, Va,
: recently, two young colored women, Louisi
+ Wise and Margaret Downing, had fata
Y encounter growing out of jealousy engen
1 dered by the divided attentions of yOun:
n colored man named Benjamin Young. Ont
I of the dusky damsels was armed with
l. pitehforl, the other with club, and so ter
e rifle was the combat that both were mortall
injured and died within forty eight hours.
The cotton factory Of Lehman, Durr
= Co., near Prattville, Ala, was burned on tn
10th. Loss 500, 900; insurance $4,000.
AT Henderson, KY, on the night of tn
) 18th, Pat Graham, who had been arrested o.
3 complaint of his wife for beating her, brok
Z out of Jail and found his wife on the wharf
J, boat. He shot her three times in presenc
of the passengers of the steamer IdlcwilG
> killing her instantly, and then escaped in
: skiff.
u The following tragic affair occurred re
u Gently at Hensley's ranch, on Duck Greek
u Kent County, Tex: j. n. Browning, broth
i er of the County Attorney, armed with
II gun and pistols, went TO Hensey's hOus
: and entering, cooked his gun in Hensley'
L face, and said: "John, L hear you hav
been talking about my wife, JennieF
l. Hensley answered: 81 have but only toll
It the trdth" Hensley then reached for hi
n gun, when Browning fired ut his head bu
S missed, and ran, followed by Hensley. 4
a duel with six-shooters ensued resulting i
It Browning being carried off the field by hi
e wife, shot through and through.
d Two brothers named Dow, members c
Y the Rev. Haynes's f" Sanctiicationist'
II Church, were recently run out of BeltoT
n Tex, whittier they had gone for the purpos
It OF starting tabernacle. About midnight
d mob of sixty persons, some masked, WEI
e to the residence of the Bows, awakened an
If took them one mile out of town to tn
d woods. Here they tied them up and Iashe
n them severely, after which the mob Ordere
them TO run for their lives, hurrying the
/ Digit with yolleY Of pistol shots.
h The Fire Laws of Japan.