The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-20

Michael Br0deFlck died from the Ell
fects of an overdose of laudanum, at
Knoxville, few days ago. No rea-
son is known for the suicide.
T. F. Walker, a printer, and ex-
policeman of the Chattanooga force,
attempted suicide with laudanum on
account of family troubles, in that
city recently.
Comptroller Nolan has issued cir
cular requiring Clerks of County
Courts to collect the privilege tax on
telegraph companies at each station,
Of five dollars per annum.
Hawkins county has six fine marble
quarries, which are being successful
ly worked. The marble is shipped in
blocks to the eastern cities and sold
At remunerative prices.
A number of the leading business
men of Memphis have signed a peh-
ton to President Arthur urging Con-
gresham Moore, of Memphis, for a
cabinet position.
The petition of a Tennessee woman
for divorce sets forth the fact that she
beat her husband at a game of check
ers, and was pulled across the room
by her hair as a reward.
A number of Northern and South
ern ladies, led by Miss Willard, of
Chicago, propose to place a portrait of
the venerable widow of President
Polk by the side of his in the White
House at Washington.
Says the Shelbyville Gazette There
seems to be a dreaful fever falling
upon our people. Besides several
deaths within the past few weeks, two
other victims. Mr.. John S. Bell and
Miss Matte Calhoon lie seriously i'll
of this disease.
The stock of peanuts in Nashville
is 10000 bushels, 10000 being held by
one firm. The profits on the goober
will lie immense. this winter. The
bulk of the crop in Tennessee is raised
in Humphreys, Dickson, Perry and
Hickman.
Sixty per cent. of the cotton crop of
East Tennessee has been gathered a;
sixty-fOur in Middle, and fifty-six in
West Tennessee. The average wheat
sOwn over the State is slightly above
the average. The sowing of rye and
winter oats it largely increased.
According to the NeaU Era, the
Greenville Jail was delivered, one
night last week, of all its inmates,-
four prisOners-viz: Lige and Philip
Grey, Robert Fair and George Dick
son, colored. They were assisted by
outside parties conveying implements
inside with which to operate.
Memphis Appeal: The Custom
house of this city seems to be labOring
under a great disadvantage. Work
was begun again a short time ago, but
the stOne-cutters concluded to strike.
The foreman, DermOtty, had the hours
announced as ten minutes before seven
and ten minutes before six, thus max
! ing the hours of work ten. The men
have only been willing to work nine
| hours a day, and they think Dermotty
has acted very arbitrarily.
The remains of a colored infant
were scratched up from their hidden
! burial place by a dog in Nashville
! Tuesday, and when discovered tho
dog and a hog had nearly devoured
| them. The dog was seen with a por-
! ton of the child's skull in his mouth
which led to the discovery. The
mother of the child claimed the re
mains, stating that it was born dead
and she was too poor to defray funera
expenses.
A team of mules driven by a NOrtl
Carolina emigrant arrived at Knox
vile Tuesday, one of which wore al.
tificial ears. The animals ears haC
been cut off close to its head by al
enemy to it's owner, and the artiiciali
had been adopted to escape having tC
answer too many damphoOl question:
as to how the animal lost his aura
appendages. The owner stated tha
before he made the artificial ears i
was worse than trying to wear ;
stovepipe along the line of an army a