The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-01-29
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

distressing. Young Roberts went to How
lands house about 8 O'Clock, and Howland,
being in nervous state, caused by the re-
cent burning Of his barns, demanded to
know who was there, saying that he would
shoot unless the party spoke. For some rea-
son not known Roberts kept still or else How
land did not hear or recognize him, and the
latter fired with his gun, killing Roberts al
most instantly.
"A horrible story is told by the Huntsville
(Miss.) Independent. Two coIored men.
brothers, Robert and Dennis Patrick, were
engaged in killing hogs on the premises Of
Mr.. SOlon Kelley near that place. The
brothers got into dispute about the division
of last years crop, which led to a personal
encounter, during which Dennis
caught Robert around the body
and pressed him backward into a large l1et-
tie Of boiling water which had been pre-
pared for scalding the hogs. AS Robert
went in he clasped Patrick tightly around
the body, pulling him in also, and both were
so badly scalded before being rescued that
the flesh literally dropped from their bodies
in shreds. Both died within 4 hours.
Charlotte, n. c., furnishes a story al
most too shocking for belief. Squire Car
rington sent his 12-year- old boy out to the
field to mind some COWS. The boy neglected
his duty, and for this trivial offense the
father took the boy to the woods, tied him
to atree, and with a stick actually beat him
to death. The inhuman father left the boys
body in the woods and came home. When
asked as to his boys whereabouts, he said
he did not know, but he was soon detected
| in his crime, and an infuriated mob of col
ored men took him in custody until the ar
! rival of the officers Of the law. The boys
oh
reeking flesh.
M. A. Seay, in a fit of insanity, went to
the residence of j. n. Ladd, 10 miles east of
Cambridge, Tex, and shot Ladd dead with
out the least provocation. He then went to
Samuel Tubbs's house, and shot him five
times. Tubbs is not expected to live. Seay
then went to Logan's farm, informed Logan
of what he had done, and, before he could be
prevented, placed the pistol to his own head
and blew out his brains.
Two young men, James Harkey and
James Barbee, had a difficulty near the head
of Pear River, Tex, and Harkey shot Bar
| bee four times, killing him instantly.
Harkey was shot once in the abdomen and
died in a few hours.
In the Federal Court at Dallas, Tex.
DR.. Thos. A. Finn was sentenced to the PEN
| itentiary for 10 years and fined 800 for coun-
! terfeiting.
! The Tennessee River Improvement
! Convention, held at Huntsville, Ala, on the
Sth, was largely attended, among those
present being Gen. Wilder and ChancellOrs
Bradford and Vandyke of Tennessee,
| Generals Wheeler and O'Neil and ex-
| Governor Patton Of Alabama and other dis
| tinguished men from Tennessee and Geor-
gia. A, resolution was adopted asking an
in the river. A committee of 20 was ap-
pointed to go to Washington and represent
the matter to Congress.
The Texas Improvement Company, re-
Gently organized under the laws of Connecti-
cut, has signed the contract fOrthe extension
of the Texas and Pacific Railroad westward
to Ell Paso, distance of nearly 500 miles
Gen. G. NJ. Dodge, who has been chosen
President of the Construction Company
says he will press the work TO CON-
pletiOn by the stipulated date, January 1
1888.
Milton White, aged nearly 20, keeper of
toIl-gate near Mackville, Washington COun.
ty, KY, few days ago shot and killed il
cold blood a boy named Philip White (not
relative) with whom he had previously quar-,
relied.
Morgan Rye, Sr., Morgan Rye, Jr., Ran,
1
Liberty County, Tex, who, two years ago
hung two alleged horse-thieves, Sam Blacl
and Finley, have been sentenced to impris
onment for life.
Preparations are going on in New Or
leans to celebrate the approaching carniva
(Feb. 5-11) on ascale Of unsurpassed mag
nificePce.
AT Greenville, Miss, the other day,
man calling himself W. Stanley, aged abou
50, was arrested upon charge of breach 0
i the peace. Upon searching his person anC
his baggage there were found $500 in golt
! and $40 in silver, all counterfeit. He wa
held for further investigation.
Lindsey Shif1et, a young farmer resid
, ing in the vicinity of Richmond, Va, on tn
Z morning of the 18th was found dead in hi
: barn-yard with bullet in his brain. 1t /
: stated that Shiffiet had been circulating re
/ ports damaging to his cousin, Miss SOphroni
Shiflet, a beautiful young lady. She and he
7 two brothers, Tarden and FlOurney Shifflei
: have been arrested on the charge Of murder
f ing him. The affair caused much excite
: ment.
: Sam Sparks, a prominent citizen o
= Houston, was assassinated while walking tb
r streets of Giddings, Tex, on the night Of tn
5 18th, by an unknown murderer. No motiv
: is known for the crime. Parties living nea
: the spot heard the shot fired, but paid no at
tention until next morning, when the bod
5 | was found.
:. "A man named Taylor, brother of Rev
= Joshua Taylor of Harrisburg, KY, was re
= Gently killed at South Fork trestle, on tn
a Cincinnati and Southern Railroad, by Mac
|, Young and two brothers named Updegra1
:. He was shot and then cut and beaten with a
r AK. The murderers were arrested. The
i had been drinking.
! ! President Porter of the Memphis Tax
5. ing District, who recently rendered his resig
q nation on account of the Legislative COunc
! having refused to sanction certain recon
5, mendations for cleasing and sewering th
y city, has been induced to retain his pOsitiO
J. by the assurance that the former obstruC
q tioBjsts would cease their opposition to a
/, necessary sanitary reforms.
y RoMANCEs may be developed even
n | the duU routine of business in the 90