The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-12-20
MisceIlaneous Items.

LIZ, as against 0-4 pOunuS'
miscellaneous Items.
A tramp was killed, Engineer Rich
ard Pond probably fatally injured and two
others slightly injured by recent collision
on the Norfolk & Western Railroad, near
Lynchburg, Va.
Fire destroyed the residence of VIII
liam Bradley, at Knoxville, Tenn, a few
days ago, entailing loss of over 81 900, in
cluding a fine piano and S315 in cash. An
adjo ming house, occupied and owned by
George Robinson, also caught fire, and was
totally destroyed. Robinson's loss will
amount to about $1,000. Bradley's insur-
ance had expired only few days before.
The Louisville (Ky.) Board of Trade
has bestowed upon Walter n. Haldeman
the compliment of life membership as a
reward for his efforts toward the develop
ment of the city.
Chattanooga, Tenn, has the finest
Jail in the South, but fourteen inmates
sawed their way out with steel shanks
taken from their shoes. A posse of one
hundred men went in pursuit.
Sigmen A. Vogel. who died suddenly
two days after his disastrous failure in the
clothing business at Mobile, Ala, left $685.
900 in the hands of banks and individuals
in the shape of notes indorsed by his pre-
ferred creditors, Messrs. Shoonfelt and
| Henry Bernstein. The Endorsements on
| $4,000 of this paper have been pronounced
forged. Great excitement existed among
the holders of the paper.
The Supreme Court of Georgia has
rendered decision in case of cOnsidera-
BILE interest, that of Hayden VS.. the Georgia
Railroad. Hayden was manager of a the
| ~,
company played at Madison and took the
| night train for Augusta, as they were billed
| to appear in Columbia, S. c., on the night
! following. collision below Madison,
caused the train conveying the profession
| ais TO be delayed and it impossible to
make connections so as to reach their des
tination in time In this suit the point was
| whether Hayden could recover the entire
| amount of the loss or only the amount he
had paid out for railroad tickets and reas
| enable compensation for actual loss of time
| The court below held that he could recover
the entire amount of loss. The Supreme
Court held that the peculiar nature of c
passengers business could not be consid
cred unless it was made known to the rail
road, and as in this instance the railroad
had no such notice at the time it sold Hay
den tickets for the transportation of him
self and company, Hayden could not re
cover more than the price paid for the
tickets.
John Williams, colored, has been ar
rested at Vicksburg, Miss, for murder
committed three years ago.
MacKinson, recently tried for high
way robbery in Austin, Tex, was sen
tanced to four years in the Penitentiary.
A boy named Lewis was seriously
| I far rlax
by the accidental discharge of pistol whicl
he, in a fit of anger, was loading to shoe
his father with.
w. L. Barlow of Live Oak, Fla, i
1O3 years old. His father lived to the ag
of 1O6 and his grandfather to the age of 12C
Mrs. Jane McCurry, was baptized Ol
her Tooth birthday, recently at Buzzard'
Roost, Winfield County, Ga.
A negro named Thompson, VIII
made criminal assault upon a Miss Lyon
near jackson, Miss, a few days ago, wa
pursued, captured near Edwards and rid
died with bullets.
An order went into effect in Nash
vile, Tenn, recently stopping all kinds O
business on Sunday except the running 0
street cars and the publishing of papers.
Miss Gunthorp and mother, of Cen
tral. S. G. were arrested few days ago TO
infanticide. They are both highly connec
ed, and their arrest created great excite
ment.
A supposed insane man entered
dwelling at Owensburg, KY, few day
since and assaulting one of the ladies, wa
killed by Henry Bumpers, who lodged i
the house.
Orange business booming in Florida
The rooms of guests at the America
House, Dallas, Tex, were entered one nigf
recently and a large amount of none
taken. Oscar Nickie was arrested on
charge of being the robber.
Two hundred citizens of McDadC
Tex, met few days ago in a church
consider the best means of suppressin
Iawlessness in the vicinity
While Harry and Joe johnson, CO
ored. were on their way home from churc
a few nights ago at Dallas, Tex, they wei
fatally shot by a muIatto named Tip Wi
SON, with whom they had some words.
The Coosa River furnace at GadsdeI
Ala, burned; loss $4,000; no insuranc
The bill to repeal the civil rights a
Of South Carolina will die quiet death
the Legislature, as it is stated that Sen
tors Hampton and Butler have written
letter to prominent members Of the Legi
lature condemning any attempt 70 rePe
the act as unpolitic and unwise.
The Federal Judges have removed q
Of United states Marshal Stroback's dep
ties in the Mobile District, Ala, on aecoui
of official misconduct.
Fort Worth, Tex, is to have bu
glar-proof jail, the iron work Of which vi
cost so, 800.