The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-03-01
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

A tragedy Is reported as having oc-
Cured at a school house two miles from
Graham, Young G unty, Tex, lately. The
particulars were said to be as fellows: A
few weeks ago a man by the name OF Allison
was appointed trustee OF the school in the
place OF one Brown. Brown swore he would
continue to act, and he forthwith employed a
young man named Rogers, of Coleman, to
teach the school. Allison and party
armed themselves with shot guns to
prevent Rogers from entering the
house, and when Rogers arrived Brown
informed him that he would have TO take
possession by force OF arms. Rogers and
party then armed themselves and repaired
to the school house. Allison and party,
who had secreted themselves il the house.
fred on them as they entered the doors.
The Rogers party returned the fire, aud the
result Of he casualties Yveres Rogers killed,
BrOwR wounded, Aliison's right hand shot
entirely Of aud fourth party, whose name
could not be learned, Slot iii the thigh.
A twelye-year-old BOY named AIagnus
Boyd was shot through the heart ut Owings-
vile, Ky, the other day bya companions
who was carelessly handling pistol. The
k1nfortunate boy was son of Rev. r. BT
Boyd, " ho but short time ago losthis vile.
/ by frfghtfuI accident She was burned 10
ldeath while trying to rescue one OF her chill
I fdren from a like fate.
Recent adviees from San Antonio,
| Tex, stated that ack-Iaying bad com
meneed on the extension OF the Mexican
Branch OF the Southern Pacific Railroad in
/ Mexico. Forty miles were graded and ready
for the track, and a strong force was put on
both grading and track-Iaying. The work
was light, and progress for the first 180
miles would be rapid.
/ Deputy United States Marshal Woody
arrested William Liske, charged with en-
| gaging in the whosesae whisky business on
an extensive scale at Cleburne, Tex, with
out license, and took him TO Dallas a few
days ago, where he would have a hearing
before Commissioner Buford.
A young rascal claiming to have been
robbed Of $4,000, passed himself off at San
Antonio, Tex, the other day as the son OF
| McManus, banker Of Chihuahua, Mex,
and obtained considerable money. The
fraud was detected and officers were after
him.
| Columbia, S. c., recently with counterfeit
money in his possession had hearing be-
fore the United States Commissioner the
fessiOn, duplicating several white men in
II Union County, where the spurious coin was
manufactured. Officers were sent there to
capture the men and their tools. The negro
also gave the names of New York and Bal
timOre parties with whom the gang of coun-
| terfeierS were in league.
The Arkansas Legislature has passed
a law prohibiting the sale of intoxicants fol
two years within three miles OF any church
or school house, upon petition of MAORI
ty of the Inhabitants, irrespective of sex.
/ S. j. Kulinski, q matchmaker Of
Charleston, S. c., is the son of Russian
nObIeman, who owned two villages. The
Young man left home before he became Of
age, and was made an American citizen
The Gar Alexander II. issued a pardon fol
leaving the empire, and Kulinski now petit
tions the reigning Car for the right to sue
for his estates. The document will be sen
to President Arthur, to be forwarded to the
American Minister at St. Petersburg,
Articles of incorporation of the United
/ States Loan and Trust Company, of Ho
Springs, Ark, were filed in the office of tn,
Secretary Of State recently, the capital stocl
being 100000. The object of the COMPANY
is to borrow or loan money, construc
bridges, build railroads, do insurance bust
ness, etc.
At Atlanta, Ga, two boys, aged four
teen and thirteen years, confessed havin!
made four distinct attempts to wreck train
on the Richmond e Danville Railroad re
Gently and were placed in Jail
John q. Rutledge, author of DREAMY
Eyes That Haunt Me Still,' and numerou
other songs, died in Memphis, Tenn, few
days ago.
While party of six or eight gentle
men were standing in the bar-rOOm of
hotel at Wheeling, w. Va, recently, ,Georg
Williams, we'll known young man, VIII
had been on q spree for several days, sud
denly entered, and without apparent cause
drew revolver and fired into the crowd
wOunding Frank Paul seriously.
The militia in camp at Grayson, KY.
had a night alarm recently. Somebody fire
, on the piclkets, who returned the fire.
skirmishing force ewas thrown out and foun
| that the enemy had made tsracks.
, The Board of Regents of the Louis
vile (Ky.) Academy of Pharmacy, for tn
, education Of ladies as pharmacists, hav
; perfected arrangements for opening tn
| academy March 1.
} S. D. Houston, Tax Collector of Law
renee County, Ala, was robbed by highway
men Of S., 800 on a lonely road a few day
ago. The robbers also took Houston
horse.
General Augur has taken steps +
have Fort Duncan removed half mile dow
! the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass, Tex, in or
| der that its guns may cover the Mexica
Railway bridge, as desired by General Sher
t man.
, Colonel j. Ross Green, of Bastrop
/ Tex, whose wife was burned to death i
his presence several weeks ago, became
| raving maniac and died the other day q
brain fever.
At Tracy City, Tenn, a shooting
affray occurred at wedding, few day
ago, between James Berry, groom, and Viii
: liam EIler, father of the bride. The latte
I objected to the match, and for that reaso
the ceremony was being performed in th
} formers house. While it was in progres
} the father appeared upon the scene, and h
and the groom exchanged four shots. Ellie
) then fed and the wedding proceeded.
} Water, water everywhere!
During a friendly scuffe between tw
negroes at Louisville, Ky, the other even
ing, pistol which one of them had in hi
hand at the time was discharged and pene
trated the others brain, killing him in
stantly.
c. Jones was married to Fora Cole
at Gainesville, Ga, the other day, and upo
being arrested on a charge of bigamy ad
mitted that he had another wife living i
o Cherokee County, but said his desire was
strong toward Miss Colley that he deter
mined TO have her IL he hung for it. He wa
! sent to Jail.
Robert w. Hampton has been ap
pointed Pos tmaster at Ashland, Ky.
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