The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-20
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

Recent letters received from Quit
man County, Miss, say that the cotton
prospect in that county and upper edge of
COahoma was much improved, and the yield
viii be increased over what was thought
possible thirty days ago. Seasonable rains
in that section. had also helped the corn
crop, and planters were jubilant at the ont
look. Many of them are raising thair own
meat, having big gangs of fat hogs, and
consequently feel independent.
A twenty-two-pound onion was one
of the sights recently in Springtown, Tex.
Camphor trees flourish in the neigh
borhood of Starke, Fla.
Wildcats are plenty in the swamPs
of Houston County, Georgia.
Four victims of the collision near
Waco, Tex, were taken to the Railroad In
firmary. Three of the men were very bad
ly wounded and had scarcely a chance for
life.
Newton Gibbs, of Morehead, KY, was
attacked a few nights ago by two brothers
named Gillespie, with whom he had quar-
relied, and fatally shot. The Gillespies es-
capped.
Bell the Waco CTex.) hack-driver
who killed Overton in that town last Christ
mas, was arrested near Dallas and taken
to Waco a few days ago.
A few days ago while Samuel Mac
| Quinn, aged eighty years, in company with
his son, was sitting under a tree on Sand
Mountain, near Scottsboro, Ala, flash of
| lightning struck the tree, splitting it in
twain. instantly killing both. Mr.. Mac
| Quinn was one of themost highly respected
| farmers in that section, and very wealthy.
Two white convicts were killed and
two negro convicts badly injured bv an ex-
plosion a few days ago at the Pratt Mines
near Birmingham, Ala. Several cans of
| powder exploded.
Jas. Kingsland and Geo. Gaddis, ne
| groes, were arrested few days ago at Ed
wards, Miss, on the charge of robbing the
grave of Mrs. Hattie Howell, and confessed
their guilt, informing the officers that they
stole the body for the purpose of securing
the bones of the arm which they used in
their profession as conjurOrs. When the
! news of the robbery aud arrest became
known crowd of 150 men assembled and
1 demanded of the Sheriff to turn over the
| prisoners. He refused. In the confusion
Gaddis attempted to escape and was rid
died with bullets by the crowd. The Sheriff
was then overpowered and the other pris-
oner taken from jail and hanged.
Richard BashOur, a jealous lover of
Miss Jessie Foster, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
confronted her at her gate few evenings
since, and, seizing her roughly, Missed be-
tween his cIenched teeth: 81 love you, and
you shall die before you love any other
man." He then struck her powerful blow
in the right temple with blunt instru-
ment, supposed to be a slung-shot. She fell
PROSTATE at -his feet, and the demon, to
complete his work, chol1ed and kicked her
unconscious form and left her a supposed
corpse. The would-be murderer then fed
and had not been since heard from.
The victorious DeMolay Comman-
derry K. 7. were given genuine ovation on
their return home to Louisville, KY. All
Masonic orders were at the depot to meet
them, and the procession marched to the
Exposition grounds, where an elaborate
programme, including banquet and grand
display of fireworks, was successfully car.
ried out. Over $4,000 people went through
the turn-stiles at the Exposition during the
day and night.
Bob Farrell and Bill Taylor, who had
been carrying on extensive operations as
cattle-thieves,. were recently captured il
Johnson County, Tex, and taken to Dallas
and placed in jail.
The Eastern District of Texas was
still without a Federal Judge since the res
ignation of Judge Merrill.
The story goes that away back,
nearly hundred years ago, in Jefferson
County, Georgia, lady was bitten and
went mad, and was cured sound and well by
the use CT poke-root tea.
Greencastle, Va, comes to the front
with the champion sunfower. 1t measures
ffty-five inches in circumference, anc
weighs five pounds. 1t would be too heavy
Tor Oscar.
NJ. Ussery, one of the wealthiest citi
zens of Luling, Tex, was murdered a few
DAYS ago in his own residence by younG
man named Sam Brown, whom he had re
fused the hand of his daughter in marriage
Brown rode up to the Ussery mansion, re
marking on the way that he was going t.
get his girl or else kill some one. On hi
dismounting Ussery and his wife consultet
privately, then informed Brown he Nigh
have Gussie if he would get a license an'
marry the girl in her home. A discussion
ensued, but was cut short by Brown draw
ing pistol and deliberately shooting th
old man, killing him instantly. Mrs. Us
sery rushing to the rescue, Brown 1evelIe,
a revolver at her and fired, but she ha'
/ knocked the muzzle aside and the powde
only scorched her face. Brown fed, bu
was so hotly pursued by the aroused an,
/ infuriated neighborhood that he abandone'
his horse and pressed through a thicket t
Lockhard jail and surrendered.
: Samuel johnson, charged with vic
timizing a Galveston dry goods house and
! Houston dry goods establishment to tn
I, tune of about 50 900 worth of goods, wa
arrested and placed under guard at Sal
Antonio few days ago. He was prepar
l ing to realize on them and skip.
:, In Houston, Tex, a few days ago
4 the wife of prominent insurance man wa
stopped by a white man-seemingly
I tramp-who roughly threatened her with
d stick il she didn't turn her purse over t
S him. The lady did so, when the rascal de
liberately emptied it of its contents, quite
q sum of money, and fed.
t A large number of negroes were pois
$ oned by eating boiled shrirnps at celc
bration in Beaufort, County, s. c., a fe'
4 days since. Three died and seven NOR
/ were expected to die.
+ Deer plenty in Manatee County, Fla
The complete official vote of Ken
tucky at the August election gives Knot
Democrat, for Governor, 133, ,61s; Morrow
: Republican, sS,1s1. Knobt's majority il
therefore, AZ, ,437, which is larger by 81
. than was Governor BlackbUrn's maJorit
in 1879. when the last election for Governo