The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-10-26
: SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
The annual report of Lac .United states

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The annual report of the United States
Commissioners of Education shows that in
the sixteen Southern States and the District
| of Columbia the white school population is
! 1873. 961; the total enrolment, 2,2I5, Ga
| As to the celored the botalssehool pOpula-
tion is I, ,S03,25 total enrolment, 784, ,7O9;
/ and the expenditure for both races is S12,-
| 475,044. There are II, SGD eolored public
schools, A normal schools, 36 colored insti-
tutions Of secondary instruction, 10 coIored
universities and colleges, % eolored schools
of theology, 8 eolored law schools, 2 colored
medical schools, 2 colored deaf and dumb
and blind institutions. Delaware, Kentucky
and Maryland are the only States where the
school funds are not equalized between the
two races.
At the National Christian Convention
I'm Lexington, KY, the Secretary OF the
Women's Board of Missions read a report
showing the good results of eight years.
work in the South and West, increased con-
tributions, and growing interest among the
young. The report of the Treasurer show
ed the years. expenditures to be $662. .341,
and a balance Of $S76,176. Encouraging re
ports from various State Secretaries were
received.
/ AC AAdSOulC III 6SSS1OH
| at Louisville, KY, elected the following Off
GERS: G. D. Buckner, of Lexington, Grand
Master; H. r. French, Of Mount Sterling,
Deputy G.. M; J. G.. Arendorf, G. S. W.;
B. Ct. Witt, G. J. W.; T. Fl. Leathers, G..
t.; Rev. Henry Ronsh, G. c.; Jos. T.
Davidson, G. T. ...--
The brotherhood of Locomotive En-,
gineers assembled in annual convention al
Louisville, KY, the other day.
The Orphans Home at Decatur, Ca,
is said to be ready to give an education tc
every orphan child in Northern Georgia
The managers say they will never turn one
away. gross u4ee- sHE aas-af..
"a "A Confederate fiag-pole still stands al
| the county seat. of Early County, Georgia
where it was planted twenty -one years ago
The fall racing meeting of the East
Tennessee Fair and Turf Association a
Knoxville attracted horsemen from all parts
of the country.
The monument to Union dead il
Chalmette Cemetery, New Orleans, b.
Mower Post Grand Army OF the Republic
| was formally presented to the United States
the other day, Gen. A. t. Badger repre-
senting the post and Col. E. J. Strong, de
tailed by the War Department for that pur'
puses representing the Government.
A bronze statue of General Lee, from
fifteen to eighteen feet high, is to be erect
ed in Tivoli Circle, now known as Lee Place
in New Orleans. 1t VIII cost S10, 600.
The ninth annual meeting of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance,
Union will be held In Louisville, KY, Oct
25 to %. One hundred delegates will be il
I attendance. The society has three thou
sand local auxiliaFies, and is the most sue
cessful IN the United States. sfs.s-s-.
James and Edward Bean, the two
desperadoes who killed the City Marshal o
Caldwell, Kans., last June, and attempted
to murder Deputy Sheria Regus, Of Var
| Zandt Comfy. Texas, some time ago, anC
who belonged to the gang that planned tn,
Il robbery of the Texas & Pacific train nea
Dallas, frustrated by heavy storm, wer,
OEertaken by posse under Constable Har
vey near Sunser, few days ago. Jame
was Killed and Edward mortaily wounded.
Three unknown negroes were abus
ing little son Of John L. CoRley, a lawye
living near Atlanta, Ga, few days ago
when John Polk, an elderly gentleman, hap
pened to ride that way. He interfered, ant
was knocked senseless by ashower of stones
When it was learned that Mr.. Polk wa
dying, a large party of armed men went il
search of the assailants.
The Insurance Commissioner of Ken.
lucky has issued circular warning peopl
against speculative matrimonial, birthday
and endowment insurance companies, anC
giving notice that persons acting as agent
for such concerns will be prosecuted TO
violating the insurance laws of the State.
The recent storm damage to the cot
ton crop in Laurens County, Central Georgia
is estimated at So, 900.
1t is estimated that at least THIRTY
thousand men are engaged in the 'smatrf
monial- benefit" business in Mississippi.
Three Georgia ladies, with a Phila
pelphia lady who has lived in Europe 10
many years, are soon to leave for a year.
trip in England and on the Continent. The,
take for their expenses 5000 for the year, in
cluding passage. The four, living togethe
in apartments in London, Paris, or Rome
can do we'll on S25 a month each, and b,
travelling second class can go almost any
where.
The citizens of Brazos County, Texas
have subscribed $780, 900 to induce the Hous
ton, New Orleans & West Texas Railroad t
lay rails to Bryan.
At Memphis, Tenn, the other day
the 2-year old son Of J. A. McCarver fel
into large kettle Of boiling water and wa
scalded to death.
Arkansas State taxes for 1882 are al
follows: General State tax, 10 mill; sink
ing fund tax, mills; State school tax,
mills; Insane Asylum tax, 1 mill; total
12 mills on the 81.
The wholesale trade of Charleston, S
c., the past year was nearly SO, ,0O0, 600, al
increase of nearly 81, 900, 600 over the previ
GUS year.
The census of 1870 showed voting
population of 1sS, 900 in Arkansas. At tn
last election $4,000 votes were cast, leaving
28rQ0O persons who did not vote.
Nearly fifty shots were fired in a diff
Guilty at Triton, Ga, the other day, between
Green B. Mayo and Martin Harrell, who's
friends took part. Both principals wer
mortally wounded, and sympathizer witt
Harrell was shot.
Burgess N. Nichols, in Jail at Arka
delpbia, Ark, has been sentenced to b
hanged December 1.
Miss Lowery horsewhipped EdwarC
Ore, at Gray's Falls, Ontario, beeaus'
he preferred another girl in marriage
Her two brothers and new lover helC
him fast while she piled the whip. Tha
happened year agos Orr obtained tn,
4 whip, and has since fogged each of th'
three men separately with. it, the last t.
receive punishment getting 50 mucl
that he was confined to his he'd for :