The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-11-30
miscellaneous Items.

William Cromie has for two years
been trustee of the Bun estate, at Louis
vile, Ky, valued at So, 600, 900, but counsel
for the heirs attempted his removal. The
court decided that Cromie was guilty of
neglect, especially in allowing $4,000 in.
cash to lie idle, and he win probably resign
his trust.
The State Temperance Convention at
Montgomery, Ala, adopted a resolution
that no general prohibitory law be asked Of
the Legislature, but an amendment to secure
better enforcement of the present license
laws. A State Temperance Alliance will be
formed. The sentiment Of the convention
was opposed to making the temperance
question apolitical question.
Judge j. L. Caldwell a leading men,
Der Of the bar Of Kentucky, fell dead OF
appoplexy, at Shelbyvile, the other day.
The two adventurers who are making
their way from Lake George to the Gulf of
Mexico in canoes, were escorted over the
falls at Louisville, KY, the other day, by
members OF the life-saving service.
The body of an aged colored man
was found by the side of a straw stack on
the farm of George Yount, near Eminence,
KY, recently. 1t is supposed death was
caused by cold.
There is a violent disagreement in the
factl>ty OF the Mississippi State Agricultural
College, at Starkville. Two professors have
resigned.
The clothing house of H. Meyers g.
Co., at Memphis, Tenn, has been closed by
New York creditors.
The citizens of Chattanooga have sub
scribed 100000 toward the erection OF
hundred-ton iron furnace.
Editor Watterson and Mayor Jacobs
placed a crown OF laurel upon Miss Mary
Anderson's head in a Louisville (Ky) the
ater the other night.
A peculiar case of hallucination comes
from Fort Mills, n. G. K. S. Hawks, OF
Ashfeld, Mass, arrived at that place re.
Gently on a hunting expedition, and shortly
after became impressed with the idea that,
because he was Northern man and a Re-
publican, conspiracy was on foot 10 kill
him. Singularly enough, the conspirators
Of his phantasy were negroes. One day while
out hunting he became totally insane, hid in
the swamps, and when found TWO days later
was nearly dead. He was taken care of and
sent home.
John Matson and another negro
named Long, entered store in Yicksburg,
Miss, the other night, and a wager being
agreed upon between them as to the relative
capacity OF each other in respect to the
quantity OF bad whisky they were able to
imbibe, drinking match was at once ar
ranged between the parties, and the whisky
furnished to be paid for by the one who lost
the wager. Milton drank five pints, and he
was the subject Of coroner's inquest.
AN attempt was made to kidnap Miss
Lula Ford, oldest daughter of Col. John s.
Ford, Superintendent of the Texas Deaf
and Dumb Institute, near Austin, the other
day. She left the building for a moment,
when she was suddenly seized by a power
full man, who, with the assistance Of a negro
woman, gagged and tied her. They then led
her in the direction OF the city, but before
reaching it buggy was seen approaching
and the man and woman released their VIC
tim and made off. The driver of the buggy
released Miss Ford from her bonds and had
her conveyed home, where she had not been
missed.
The National Cotton Planters Asso-
citation invites competition from Western and
Southern cities for the location OF the worlds
cotton centennial exposition.
Secretary Lincoln declines to author
ize the use of the United States barracks at
Chattanooga for q smallpox hospital.
Reports from Texas are to the effect
that immense herds of antelopes, driven
south by the cold snap, have got as far as
the Texas & Pacific track, and that north of
the road, between the sand hills and Big
Springs, the country is covered with them.