The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-11-08
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

investigation. It is said that he may be re-
moved.
A little girl aged seven years, the
daughter of John Easterwood, living near
Corsichester, Tenn, recently attempted to
cock an old pistol. The hammer slipped
through hersfingers and the shot instantly
killed little six-year-old brother.
Henry Henderson was feeding a corn
mill near London, Tenn, a few days since,
when his head was caught by the lever of
the machine and severed from his body.
Burglars recently entered a residence
at Chattanooga, Tenn, and saturated the
pillow of a Mrs. Farnsworth with chloro-
form. She awoke and her screams alarmed
the household and scared away the thieves.
P. Carter Walker, impeached and re-
moved from office as Collector of Harris
County, Tex, on aschaSys e4ae4nbezzfement,
was tried by jury at Houston and acquit-
ted. Several libel suits are likely to
follow.
Seven store-houses at Edward, Miss,
burned few nights ago. Loss 1000; par
TALLY insured. The sufferers are John H.
Odoneal, B. Griswold, John Barker, Cook
& Gaddis.
Miss Annie Craft, of Nashville, Tenn,
unintentionally took an overdose of NOR
phine few days ago, from the effects of
which she died in a short time. Deceased
had been suffering for some time from heart
disease, and by the advice of her physician
took morphine to alleviate the pain.
A carload of cotton, consisting Of
fifty bales, caught fire from sparks from a
passing engine in the Texas & Pacific yard
few days since, and about half of it was.
destroyed. The damage amounted to about
81 800; fully insured.
A number of public-spirited Southern
men some time ago contributed 81 600 to be
given in premiums to Southern newspapers
publishing the best articles on the material
development of the region. The Savannah
Ne,1s was awarded the first prize among
dailies; the Greeenville Advocate, of Ala
bama, the first prize for weeklies, and the
South Georgia Immigrant for monthlies.
Mai. d. F. Holland, well-known
planter living near Shreveport, La, fell
dead with heart disease a few nights ago
while conversing with his wife. He had
only returned from his plantation a few
hours before in fine spirits, and apparently
in good health. Maj. Holland formerly re-
sided in Holly Springs, Miss, and Calves
ton, Tex. He was a nephew of Gen. Dab
ney H. Maury. The announcement of his
sudden death caused deep sorrow, as he
was universally esteemed.
There is a terrible diphtheria cpl
demic about Greensboro, n. c.
Key West, Fla, has six papers print
ed in the Spanish language.
Adams County, Mississippi, has 1908
more females than males.
It is now claimed that the crops in
| Worth Carolina will turn out two-thirds OF
an average yield.
Ex-Governor Alcorn is a candidate
for Supervisor in Coahoma County, Missis-
sippi
A large college is to be erected at
Rugby, Tenn, Thomas Hughes having con
! ceived the idea while on a recent visit to
that place.
Female BARRIERS are becoming popular
in East Tennessee.
Robert Wright and George Ebert,
colored gamblers, quarreled at Savannah,
Georgia, recently, when Wright killed Ell
bert with a stick of wood.
A Miss Schofield, of Miller Station,
Tenn, rendered temporarily insane by
fear, escaped from home few days ago
and threw herself in front of a railroad
| train. She received probably fatal in
| juries.
The civil rights cases against Texas
railroads are to be dismissed, as a result o.
the recent Supreme Court decision.
Alfred Gossett, a convicted murderer,
while on his way to court few days age
to receive sentence in New Orleans was
shot dead by a son of his victim, John Cof
fey.
The Southern Spiritulists recently
| held convention at Chattanooga and eff
fected permanent organization.
Catahoula and Tensas Parishes, La,
were visited by destructive tornado few
days ago.
A man named Loon, convicted of q
criminal outrage, at Guilford, n. c., was
sentenced to be hanged November 20.
Jas. Miller, living near Riceville
Tenn, was run over and terribly manglec
by the cars few nights ago.
1t isreported that the town of GoTdons
vile, Tex, was totally destroyed few
nights ago by a conhagration that started
in a drug store which had been set fire K
after being robbed.
The first bale of cotton picked from
the field by machinery was exhibited recent
ly on the Charleston Cotton Exchange. Tt
condition was pronounced as good as if th'
cotton had been picked by hand.
J. R. Lively, charged with having {
wife in Sedalia, Mo-; one in De Soto Par
ish, La; one in Limestone County, Texas
and another in Fort Worth, Texas, was re
Gently arrested at Fort Worth as a biga
mist.
Mary E., Isabella and Annie L. Nc
Clure, sisters, of Chattanooga, Tenn, wer
all married together few days ago.
United States Collector Crumbaugh
of Louisville, KY, has been acquitted o
the charge of Illegal use official stationery
An accident occurred on the North
ern Railroad in North Carolina a few day
ago by which the engineer, P. B. Strattou
was killed, and three coIored men seriousl,
injured.
Northern traffic on the Texas Centra
Road was blocked recently, the bridge a
Bear Greek giving way under a freigh
train 1t was burned with the cars, whic
caught fire.
Waco. Tex, has two new daily papers
By a recent great storm in Bourbo
County, KY, George NJ Bedford's large K
bacco barn and contents were blown away
The old Goss residence, a stone house o
James E. Clay's farm, was demolished.
was occupied by two negro families. On
family of four persons were killed.
Pat Healy has been arrested in Dal
las, Tex, for a murder committed in Men
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