The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-10-19

Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
HOWARD CARROLL, n journalist of
New York. whose name has been mentioned
as the Republican candidate for Congress-
man at-large, sends out card stating that
he will pay nothing to secure an election,
nor, II elected, viii he take any notice OF ap-
pllcations for office.
ELECTION returns from Ohio give the
Democrats a majority Of sixteen TO twenty
thousand. West Virginia has elected three
Democrats and one Republican to Congress.
HENRY WARD BEECHER has with
drawn from the Congregational Association,
assigning as a reason that as a Christian
gentleman he could not afford to lay on any
body the responsibility for hisradical views.
THE Democratic State Convention of
Minnesota unanimously indorsed the Re-
publican nomination OF James Gilfllen for
Chief-Justice Of the Supreme Court. The
platform opposes the submission of an
amendment to the Constitution lessening
the rights Of the people, and demands a
chance to sell in the highest and buy in the
lowest market in the world.
IT is reported that the prospect of a
duel between Wise and Smith in Virginia is
ness OF Wise to fight with shotgiins.
WILLIAM, the youngest son of Prince
Bismarck, has been raised to the rank of
Government Councillor.
THE London Times believes that M.
De Lesseps Is more reasonable than might
appear from his proceedings during the war.
If those Objectionable proceedings, it says,
should be renewed at a critical time, Eng
land might be driven to adopt stringent
measures as a safeguard of her interests.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR attended the
Webster centennial, at MarshfeId, Mass,
on the 18th, and paid glowing tribute to
the honored dead. lie was warmly re-
ceiyed.
REPRESENTATIVE LOWE, of Ala
bama, died at Huntsville, Oct. u.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
DANIEL HUNT, laborer, was buried
alive in a gravel slide at Westerville, Ohio,
the other day.
Two daughters of Mr.. Rosecrantz, of
Lowell, Kans., were burned nearly to ashes
in their home, the other morning. Mrs.
Rosecranz and her eldest daughter, aged II,
succeeded in getting out OF the building,
when the girl again entered and rushed up
stairs for her younger sister, aged 7. She
had succeeded in reaching the child and was
bringing it to the head Of the stairway when
the floor gave way, precipitating them both
into the burning mass.
III. G. MEAD, of Waupaca, Wis, was
murdered in bank-robbery which occurred
at that place the other uight.
CHARLES SCARRITT, n wholesale gro
Ger at Columbus, Ohio, was thrown from a
buggy and fatally injured, on the 10th.
ARABI PAsHA believes his Iife is in
danger. The Khedive has remarked that he
and Arab could not live in the same coun-
try. An indictment against the rebel chiefs
contains three counts. First, instigating
the massacre; second, directing tho burning
OF Alexandria; and third, abusing the flag
OF truce.
&. M. RHoADEs, carpenter, was
shot and mortaly wounded BY j. j. Lewis,
gambler, in Houston, Texas, the other
day.
MISS SALLIE BRONSON, of Detroit,
Mich, committed suicide by jumping from
n steamer, near Star Island, the other day.
She was highly esteemed member of the
Presbyterian Church, and taught In the
Sunday school.
CHARLES IRWIN, 16 years old, fatally
stabbed Chiffon Lemmons, a companion
aged 10, while returning from church at Ha-
mersville, Ohio, the other night
AT Speedsville, n. Y, on the 9th, a
dentist named Courtright shot dead a ped
dler named Joel Evans. The killing was In
settlement Of an old grudge.
THREE firemen, named StOltz, Brand,
and Thiesson, were badly burned by the ex-
ploslon OF an Oil-tank, in Milwaukee, Wis,
Oct. 0. Stoltz can not recover.
p. T. EANGUELLE, a prominent law
yer OF Galveston, Texas, was drowned while
yachting the other day.
REV. j. l.. DENTON, Superintendent
of Public instruction of Arkansas, cast HIM
self from balcony at Fayetteville the other
day and was killed. He had been mentally
unbalanced for several days. He was for
many years one OF the most prominent di-
vines in the Methodist Church.
RICHARD CHAPMAN, Baptist minis
tor, had a difficulty with John Turner at
Pine Bluff Springs, Texas, the other night.
Turner was stabbed three times, and died
soon after Chapman escaped.
RICHARD DAVIS was shot and fatally
injured by James Dunden, near Macon, Ga,
the other night. Dunden says he mistook
Davis for thief
q. G. RANDOLPH, merchant of Rip
ley, Miss, took fatal dose Of morphine at
Holly Springs the other day. Business
troubles prompted the act.
GEORGE YOUNG was killed and Henry
Smith fatally injured by the explosion OF a
saw-mill boiler near Shelbyvine, Ind, or
the 9th. II
A SERIOUS riot occurred at O political
meeting az Kenner, La, the other night.
Daniel King, white drummer-boy, was
killed and several negroes were hurt.
In a political quarrel at the Soldiers
Home, Dayton, Ohio, the other evening,
August Neneke fatally stabbed John Dear
in the groin.
A FARMER named Davidson, living
near Deekorville, Mich. killed his wife ant
seriously injured his son the other after
noon. They were quarreling about somt
property
JAMES PRICE, a Texas & Pacific
brakeman, was crushed to death at Dallas
Texas, Oct o.
ROBERT SELTz was fatally injured by
a train at Port Clinton, Ohio, the other
night.
A DISPATCH from Detroit, Mich, on
the 10th SAYS; BY the fall OF a rock in tht
Republic mine this morning, John Car,
roll Roe Erickson, Robert Roberts and
Peter Domer were killed. Thomas Hooper
was fatally injured, and 1t is reported tha
others were killed whose names were no
ascertained.
In a collision on the Atlanta division
OF the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgi'
Railroad, at Ooltewah, twenty miles from
Chattanooga, the other morning, Engineer
J. n. Waters and Pilot John Hobbs wer,
killed and two chill ldren were fatally injured
There was a dense fog.
MRs. JAMES COwGER, residing near