The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-08-16
SOUTHERN GLEANI0C3.

A rattlesnake seven feet long was re-
Gently killed at Gulf Hammock, Fla. It
had nine rattles, showing it to be nine
years old.
A Anumber of people in the town of
Union, S. c., were poisoned recently by
eating ice-cream favored with almond ex-
tract.
Sidney Gardner. twenty-five years
old, was run over and killed by train on
the c., o. & S. w. r. r., at Paducah, ky,
few days ago.
The Georgia Legislature consider
ing bin to prohibit Sunday excursions.
Half-pound peaches are advertised in
Mobile, Ala.
At Langley, Crockett County, Tex,
few days ago, Solomon Norris, who had
recently been appointed Deputy Sheriff,
was given warrant for the arrest of A.
Lamb, who was charged with the theft Of
cattle. Norris attempted to arrest Lamb,
when the latter pulled his sfx-shooter and
attempted to use it, whereupon the Deputy
Sheriff fired and killed him. The Coroner's
jury rendered verdict that Lamb was
killed while resisting arrest.
Two men and one woman, all colored,
were arrested at Spartanburg, S. c., few
days ago on the charge of attempting to
poison the family of Andrew Daniel.
Ben Hume, at one time prominent
and successful merchant in Vicksburg,
Miss, was arrested and placed in the
County Jail the other day to prevent his
committing suicide
A Charleston, S. c., church stecple
finds itself suddenly in commercial demand.
The owners of few tug boats in the har-
Dor learned that an incoming bark could
be sighted from its Summit while yet afar
off. Business prospered with them, while
their rivals, despite Industrious cruising
off the bar, could get no vessels. At last
the secret of the lookout was discovered,
and now the steeple is to rent to the highest
bidder.
Among the patents issued from the
patent office at Washington recently were
the following to Arkansas inventors: VIII
liam Q. Coleman, Little Rock, seed cotton
separator and cleaner; Margaret Smith,
Little Rock, muff; Wnber F. Southard,
Berlin, ehurn.
The little town of Sumpter, S. c.,
was thrown into a state of great excitement
recently, by the discovery that John d.
Lynch, married man forty years old, and
the father of two grown children, had
eloped the night before with Miss Sallie
Slack, sixteen years old. They were traced
to Brunswick, N. c., where they were ar
rested.
Recent advices from eighty points in
the Texas cotton belt report the cotton suf-
fering from continued drought; from thirty
points it is estimated that only half the
usual crop win be made; from fifty points
the crop is placed at two-thirds the usual
amount. Cotton worms have appeared in
some sections and are doing much damagS
Early corn is made and is n full crop.
Late corn is a total failure in some sec
tious.
Putnam county, Florida, is excited
over large panther which has made its
appearance near Rice Greek.
A Columbus (Ga.) company, with
100000 capital, viii electrically light that
city.
The Board of Managers of the World s
Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposi-
tion held regular meeting at New Or
leans the other night, with Vice-President
Albert Baldwin in the chair. After trans
acting other business, E. A. Burke was
elected Director-General of the Exposition,
with salary of $4,000. The subscriptions
to the enterprise aggregate 100000 and its
success is considered assured.
A freight train on the Chesapeake.
Ohio g. Southwestern Railroad was
wrecked the other morning, near Kerrville,
about twelve miles north of Memphis,
Tenn. Fifteen cars were badly damaged,
and a negro brakeman was injured. About
100 yards of the track was torn up, necessi-
tating a transfer of passengers.
Two negro girls, twelve and eight
years old respectively, were left alone by
their mother in a cabin on Mrs. James
ans he
other day. When the mother returned she
found the cabin in ashes and the body of
the youngest girl in it. The elder girl could
not be found and it was suspected she
/ burned the house Intentionally.
1t was estimated that fully forty thou
sand people were present at the opening OF
| the Confederate reunion, which occurred at
| Mckinney, Tex, few days ago, fifteen
thousand of whom were. served by the or.
ganization with dinner on the grounds.
The speakers were General Cabell, ex-Gov.
ernor Throckmorton,. Governor Ireland
General NJ. Lewis, Ex-Governor Hubbard
| Colonel Bowers and Congressman Welborn
The tenor Of Governor Ireland's speech was
that the ConfedeTates had no excuse ,tc
make for the part taken in the late contest
''We are to forget the political strife which
led to the war, but must teach our children
GnG O9SuS OL buOoS WHO FfOIG btAS BttAc 6lU
the gray. We are all Americans, and ever
ready to battle with the country's assaiI,
ants from whatever quarter"
Therefwas great excitement at Sis
| terville, W. Va, on the Ohio River Rail
| road, recently. Negroes and Italians
were working together blasting The ne
groes put in a blast, notified the men oil
their danger and ran to a safe distance
The Italians ran only short distance and
two of them were killed. The Italians pur
sued the negroes with revolvers, picks and
dirks, when the negroes drew razors. Fur
ther trouble was feared.
Clarence Rutherford whowas recent.
" pardoned from the Kentucky Penitcu
tiary by Governor Blackburn, had served
two wears Of life sentence for murder He
had been ,insubordinate mp to the revival
held in the prison, last year, by Evangelis
Barnes, when he was converted. Mrs
Blackburn was instrumental in his refor
nation.
A Georgian has pound peach.
Fire the other afternoon destroyed thg
pavilion at the foot of Center street in Gal
weston, Tex, and several other buildings
Robert Sprauger, snare drummer Of tht
Pavilion Band, lost hislife in the conf agra
! ton. The fire was believed to be the svorl
of an incendiary. The total loss was SD,
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