The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-07-13
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

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last of September last season sent up young
shoots almost Immediately. As usual, oxen
and sheep were pastured on it. But in in
stances where the planters had more good
pasturage than they needed, water was
turned on the field for the purpose Of kill
ing the drop rice. The long continued warm
weather forced an extraordinary growth,
producing a second crop, making from ten
to fifteen bushels of excellent rice, which
made good samples Of pearly grain, slightly
reduced in size. It is likely as much as five
thousand bushels was saved, and perhaps
more"
family of negroes living in the bend
of the river, short distance from Shubuta,
Miss, placed their infant in care OF some
children, among them girl of some size. II
seems they went into the woods to play, and
becoming tired of the baby, and wishing to
rid themselves of its demands for attention,
broke its neck with sticks and threw the
! body into a slough near by. When they re-
turned home, later, the child was inquired
for, and several conflicting stories were
told, which led to suspicion. The larger girl
was taken out, and, by means Of threats to
shoot or beat to death, was forced to a con-
| fession.
The Augusta Ne21s says =" Georgia has
a mine of wealth far greater in value than
her gold fields in her timber growth, if she
| only utilities it properly. Seventeen thou
sand million feet of timber at the present
market value, on shipboard at any of OuI
| ports, would represent q capital Of $780,
900, 600, and certainly, if the lumber interest
| (Which has advanced nearly 100 per cent.
/ in value in the last few years, while lumber
has advanced only 80 per cent. during the
/ same time) is worth an equal amount, this
would make the total value of these two
! great sources of wealth 100000, 900, which
sum far exceeds the total valuation put up
on all the property of every kind in the
| State. Still, we venture to say, that in the
list of our taxable property the lumber in
terest is almost the smallest in valuation"
The United States garrison at Fort
! Barrancas, near Pensacola, Fla, will not
leave for other quarters during the sum-
mer, as has been the case usually hereto
i fore.
The grapes grown by the Georgia
Wine Company, at Cuthbert, will this year
make twenty thousand gallons OF wine, the
full capacity of the works.
1t is stated that for every ten hogs
heads extracted from the sugar cane eleven
hogsheads are lost, because no adequate
machinery has been devised for crushing
! from. The assertion comes from the very
highest authority on matters appertaining
to the sugar culture that our planters lose
| 200, 900 hogsheads a year by the waste, an
amount representing $20,OOO,O0O per annum.
A wonderful spring which exists in
Coffee County Alabama, is a cure for all
diseases Of the skin, and the fine white sand
sent up by the bubbling waters is said to
cure the worst cases of dyspepsia.
Kaolin is being used on the South
Carolina Railway with great success as a
covering for boilers. 1t is mixed with plas-
ter of Paris in the proportion of two parts
of the former to one of the latter, jute be.
ing mixed with it instead of hair, which is
destroyed by the heat. It is said to prevent
loss of heat much more effectually than the
ordinary wood tagging, while the greasy ma
ture of the kaolin preserves the iron from
corrosion, at the same time having no chem
ical action upon it.
1t is reported that there is great de.
mand for merino bucks in Western Texas.
The present is an excellent time to send them
there, as the owners of sheep are we'll sup
piled with money.
moccasin snake eight feet long was
killed at Yazoo City, Miss, the other even
ing.
While William Carter was hunting in
the great San Pedro Swamp, Florida, re-
Gently, he heard a noise in front of him
and started in the direction of it, when he
came upon human skeleton. He was so
badly frightened that he left in great haste.
Mr.. Carter told the citizens of Mosley Hall,
and about thirty of them went down into
the swamp, found the skeleton, and brought
it back with them. A bed of pine tops was
Dh Blake, after examining the skull, pro-
nounced it that of negro woman.
George Allen, a machinist in the en-
ploy of the South & North Alabama Rail-
road, at Birmi ngham, died from the effects
of chlOrOfOrm few days ago. The deceased
had been suffe ring greatly from toothache
for some time. An Intellectual attempt
was made to extract the tooth. The dentist
was opposed to administration Of chlorO-
form, and refused to take the responsibility.
Two prominent physicians were called in,
and the chlorOfOrm was administered by
them. Every precaution was taken, but IN
vain.
Immense herds of cattle are being
concentrated near Tampa, Fla.
The planting of sweet potatoes is in
order throughout South Florida.
I n6I6 al OuG lllOuSdIlu AlultLS vel
in the Everglades of Florida. They speak
their own language, but are civilized, friend.
ly and honest.
The ladies of New Orleans are about
organizing an association for the promotion
of silk culture in Louisiana.
Flames swept away the Courthouse
at Magnolia, Miss, few days ago, with all
the records and papers.
/ Ia av,eflNOv, a ho
accused of numbering Miss salina Benton,
Of Bonneville, Miss, was shot dead in a
field by a party of eight men a few days
ago.
A curious freak of nature to be seen
in Owensboro, KY, is a catalpa branch
growing out of the side of large locust
tree.
The Florida cattle trade is brisk.
John Lyons, of New York, mer-
chant, died in the GreenviIle Is. CO. jail the
other day, of too much whisky. He had
sobered up from big spree, and his wife
would leave him. Last week he started on
another tear, and, true to her word, Mrs.
Lyons went back to New York, and the next
day he died in prison.
Judge Horrigan, of Memphis, fined
/ CnaTieS SlnnOL 91OU ana sent MIN lC jan
for twenty DAYS for attempting to pack
the jury in the Mudlinger embezzlement
case.
Natchez merchants refuse to put the
copper coins into circulation.
Mr. John Helton, workman for the
Chestatee Company, says the Savannah
(Ga.) NeteS, killed large rattlesnake last
week by cutting it in two, leaving foot OF
more with the head. Mr.. Helton undertook
to examine the fangs of the serpent with 4
I short stick and was struck at bv the snake