The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-09
SOUTHERN GLEANINGSl


leans. Numerous societies were Officially
represented in che procession, which was
honored in various ways on its route from
the church to the grave, even the brokers
quitting the stock exchange 10 stand uneoY-
cred on the sidewalk as il passed by. Mrs.
Haughery was OF humble origin, unedueat-
ed and had boasted OF never wearing silk
dress or kid glove; but she was famous
and beloved as n friend Of the poor children
OF Louisiana. Many years ago she nursed
dying mar He had n little property which
he left TO her for charity. She bought with
the money cheap eating-house and bakery
on the river front, and sold wholesome food
to steamboat labererssst a..lttle moro tbaa
cost. ''she gave them az roll and cup Of
coffee for cents, to keep them from spend
ing quarter for whisky, y SAYS 8lfsaccouut,
sand they took the roll aud eeffeo, and thee
spent 20 cents for whisky all the sans. -
The business prospered, and size might have
accumulated wealfbs butt she es stablishud
and partly maintained three orphan asyl9Ims
with the profits, and died rich only in Tepu-
tation. fn1 A
There are. six breaches in tber Mis-
sissppi between Cairo and New Orleans
where navigation is difficult, and the River
Commission has begun work on two oI
them; Plum Point reach, which begins ll5
below Cairo, and is thirty eight miles long
with seven shadows, and Lake Providence
feaeh, Ala miles further south, and twenty
five flilFs long with six shadows. The wa
ter is shallow because the, stream is wide,
OF course, and The pIa0 of the Commission
is simplYs1o-deep -by- narrowing the
channel. To do this structures are placed
at the sides to partly stop the current so that
sediment will be deposited and finally new
banks formed. Their work IL still largely
experimental
In Palatka, Fla, within the last three
months vacant lots have advanced 80 per
cent. and improved property at least 90 per
cent. on the last years rates. E.r...-..-.
The cotton factories mt Columbus,
Ga, have a capital Of 81 ,96s, 900, give em-
pl0yment TO 1850 hands, and consume H.
$50 bales Of cotton annually. s
Some since the Chattanooga (TennO
City Council passed an ordinance appointing
two men In each ward 10 kill out the EDgIish
sparrows. It has developed that the ordi7
nance is illegal.
In Birmingham, Ala, one night re-
Gently, the police captured and placed ia
the calaboose a married woman in male at
tire. She was out in disguise, so she said in
the Mayors Court the following morhingte
see If she could discover her husband and
learn where he spent his time.
An effort to purchase the United
States, Arsenal in Augusta, Ca, as a site foS
hotel has failed, as the Federal authorities
were unwilling to sell, the arsenal being the
only one left in the entire South east OF the
Mississippi. ar funa aaf .u
Bishop Lynch, of South Carolina, is
dead.
The Exposition cotton factory at AZ
latita, Ga., viii start with 10000 spindluE,
to be fncreased to 20,O0O, and with looms
sufficient TO weave the yarn for all spindles
employed
The Alice iron -furnacesy at Birming-
ham, Ala, cleared Sl2, 900 In January.
BY new fast mail service all points
in Florida will be reached twenty-four 10
thfrty-six hours sooner.
1t is reliably stated that the Porter
Rifles, of Nashville, Tenn, will during the
spring or summer issue challenge to drill
against any military company in the United
States for any amount They anticipates
some tough work, both at Nashville and nc
louisville, II prize dril is inaugurated at
the latter place this spring, after which they
propose TO go on TO New York And ehallenge.
the Seventh Regiment, or any other COM
pany fl che State.
The Hessian fly Is playing havoc with
many Georgia oat fields. as Hl. fnals
Gainesville, Fla, has more visitors
this season than usual.
Dalton. Cal, viii soon be the location
for an imm8nse car factory. Northern capt
tai Is at the back OF this new enterprise, IA.
The widow of President Polk, says
the 1ntericdH, Of Nashville, has not the
means to keep up the home left to her by
her husband in trust for the State of Ten-
nessed.
Florida shell mounds are mines %
wealth. They contain the richest kind of
calcareous marl- #fLe na La b
After three attempts, Mechanicsviile,
has voted to be anne ted to Knoxville, Tenn,
which will swell that city's population 5000
and give It 1910 inhabitants. u
A few months ago piece Of mineral
land In Murphree's Valley, Ala, was bought
for 81, 900. 1Oh the fifth uIt., half interest
was sold in IT for $4,000. .s.-ssl. Ids Buv
There seems to be a fearful state Of
impoverfshment in Texas. The State has
Sc, ,0o0, 900 In her treasury, and is not able
to have safe place Of deposit for the
money. ....-,.....
There are / 100 blacks and 1l5 whites
in the Georgia PenitentIary.
Sturgeon fishing in the waters around
Georgetown, 5. c., has become large and
profitable industry. About one hundred
men are employed in the business, and large
quantities Of sturgeon meat are shipped TO-
Charleston in kegs every week. .-.s
A Brandon (Miss.) woman is cutting
her third set Of teeth.
The fall in cotton caught Savannah
speculators for $4,000.
From present indications there will
be good supply Of peaches about Chatta-
n0oga, Tenn, while the apple crop will be
exceptionally large, sa t 4era s.H
A big peach grower near Griffin, Gas,
says he planted 90, 900 peach trees some
time ago and has not lost one OF them.
Florida has thirty-eight newspapers.
Charles Hagler, over so years Of age,
was on trial at Clayton, Ala, for petit lar
ceny. and the case was far advanced when
the old man was observed 10 be In great DIS.
tress. The case was suspended and Rtten-
tfon given him, but he expired In few mo-
ments, and before physician could be
called from the street.
The largest sale OF real estate ever
held in Macon. Ca, took place last week.
Several fine stores and building lots were
sold, one bringing 10000 any two others
81, 900. The prices realized showed an up
ward tendency in real estate.
New Orleans pays s1.25 a pound for
a certain brand Of Massachusetts, butter
1t was reported in Knoxville, Tenn,
some davs ago, that PaFham Adams, young
cadet attending the University at that place.,
was diving from nicotine poisoning. He
smoked forty cigarettes on a wager, and was
at once taken sick. eE-rF
A countryman was pulled from the