The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-03-01
CR1MEs AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CA8UALTIE8s
THREE men were killed at Portland,
Ore, few days ago by an explosion of
giant powder.
TOLEDO, o., estimated its loss by the
rushing waters at Sl,0O0,O00 on the 18Th.
One bridge was left Of five which spanned
the Maumee. Trains could not reach the
union depot
FRANCIS WARDELL, Special Pension
Agent, has been found guilty Of forging the
name OF Pension Agent Post, OF Detroit.
Mich, and sentenced to four years in the
House of Correction.
The steamer Morro Castle, running
between New York aud Charleston, S. O.,
was totally destroyed by fire at the latter
city on the 21st. The loss on vessel and
cargo was estimated at $780, ,000
THE ice started in the Illinois River
On the 21st, causing considerable damage at
Havana. The Alton gorge also broke. but
lodged again, The Southeast Missouri
swamps were filing up rapidly. The river
was at a stand At Cairo, but was doing great
Damage below. The Wabash was falling
slowly, but causing much destruction. Loss
OF life was repoEted IN -Indiana.
A MUrINY among the conviets at
Sing Sing, ". Y, has heen reported. Eighty
men in the shoe-shOp who refused TO work
were locked up in their cells. More trouble
was anticipated.
JOHN CAvANAUGH, who shot and
killed John Remmick on the Pacific Rail-
road near Pittsburgh, Pa, the other night
and escaped by jumping off the train while
1t was going at the rate OF thirty miles an
hour, has been captured and committed for
trial.
A DESPERATE attempt was made a
few days ago to rob the express car on the
Albany q Susquehanna Road, near Albany,
n. Y. The messenger was shot twice but
held the car.
THE family of William Bush, living
near Corsicana, Tex, were poisoned the
other day by having morphine administered
to them instead OF quinine. The mother and
three children died. The mistake occurred
through having quinine and morphine in the
same sized bottles.
A COLLISION on the Danbury & Nor
walk Railroad near Danbury, Conn, the
I other morning caused an oil tank to explode,
burning the night mail bags from New
/ York.
THREE tramps entered the only store
in Germantown, Webster Parish, La, the
other day, tied the proprietor and clerks,
4 robbed them and the store and made their
escape.
/ A MINER named James Noonan fell
( down 14O- foot shaft near Leadville, Colo ,
the other day and was instantly killed.
In the United States Court at Cleve.
land. o., the other day. Fayette Brown was
] appointed receiver of the irOn-works OF
Brown, Bonrell & Co., and gave bond in
500, 900. He had closed the mills in order
to take an inventory.
A FIRE in the grocery and spirit ware
house OF -. Mason & CO., of Montreal,
/ Cana, followed by numerous explosions,
caused loss Of $4,000 and the manning oi
two firemen. This was speedily followed by
the partial destruction OF the Provincial Re-
formatory for Boys, causing damage to the
amount OF $4,000 and the wounding oil
three more members of the fire depart
ment.
An Indiana journalist, after travers-
ing the flooded section OF the state, estimates
the damage 10 property at S3, 155, 600. over
six thousand residences have been swept
away or devasta ed and thirty-fve thousand
persons are dependent upon charity for food
aud clothing.
FOURTEEN of the victims of the re
cent school house panic in New York were
buried on the 22d.
A MILITIA company in New Mexico
captured three cattle-thieves at La Mess
the other day and killed a fourth, a noted
desperado.
The defaulting officers of the City
Rank Of Jersey City, N. J., have been SEN
teuced to hard labor in State Prison for ten
six and tour years respectively.
COUNSEL for NJ. T. Polk, the default
ing state Treasurer OF Tennessee, have sub,
mitted to the Legislature of that State
proposition for settlement OF his deficit
Polk, who was still in Jail, was said to b.
very III, and his physicians feared that i
confined for several weeks together he would
die.
SCARLET FEVER was reported as epl
demic at Sigournev, Iowa, on the DIST. Tn
Board of Health ordered the closing OF al
schools, churches and theaters.
FRANK RAHM, formerly Sheriff o
Yolo County, California, and his cousin
George were arrested recently for the mur
der OF John E. Maltby last March. wit
ness of the tragedy was said TO have beer
found.
THE ice gorge at Alton, Ill, broke Oh
the 22d causing some damage at that point
a great deal OF soft ice floated down th
river, taking little more than afOOt rise wit
it. The Ohio continued falling. A sligh
decline was reported at Cairo. At Arkausa
e. ? City the rise continued and the situation
was growing worse, No important chang
was reported at Memphis. Southern Tllinoi
and Indiana were stin suffering great loss
, the waters showing little signs Of abate
3 ment.
T. b. LEWIS, hack driver of Ceda
= Rapids, Iowa, was arrested by post-ofiee in
spectors recently for rohbing the mails a
the depot. He made full confession, an
returned S2,490.
AT political meeting at Thrasher'
j, Corners, Out,, few days ago, sixteen me
4, were injured by the giving way Of a floor.
THE United States war steamer Ashue
{ lot was lost in Chinese waters the other day
/ 4 eleven OF. the crew being drowned Pay
! master f. n. Whitehouse, OF Chicago, III.
was on board.
DONALp s. PEDDIE, who was recent
t " buried in the Po,ter's field at Philadel
, phia, Pa, swindled religious and charita
Z, BILE associations in Edinburgh to the amour
OF SI30, 900.
: MISCELLANEOUS.
A SOCIALIST society has been dis
covered at Heres, Spain.
ITALY viii resume specie payment
, April rs.
PREPARATIONS for the spring driv
in Texas aud the Indian country are said t
be further advanced than. ever before a
z | this season.
Ir is said that President Gonzales
. Governor Maluro, General Trevino, an
other leading Mexieaus are about to pur
chase seven million acres OF rich lands i
t. the northern quarter OF the Republic, an
; hold them for sale 90 american emIcrants.