The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-11-06
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

were killed at Louisville, KY, few day
ago, one by the caving in of a sand bank,
the other by falling through hatchway.
A party of one hundred excursionists
from Northern States arrived at jackson,
a few days since. They were looking for
land.
William Besringer, a drummer from
New York, died at the Southern Hotel in
Austin, Tex, q few days ago, from the
effects of an overdose of morphine, be-
lieved to have been taken with suicidal in
tent.
Joe Orifcie, a business man of Terrell,
Tex, was shot and killed a few days ago
by a painter named William Boren, in a
difficulty over a job of work done by the
latter. The slayer was arrested and
jailed.
An old man named John Orlicks was
found murdered in his store near Houston,
Tex, few days ago, with rope round
his neck, head and body badly dishgured.
There was no clue to the murderers or
cause assigned for the murder.
A difficulty occurred few nights since
at Cottonwood. Tex, between four cattle
men, in which Julius Hager was killed
and Washington Boren believed to be NOR
tally wounded by Joseph Price and VIII.
liam Ross, who made their escape.
g. B. Gerold, County Judge of Waco,
Tex, adjourned his court for five minutes
one day recently, for fist fight with an
attorney named T. A. Blair. After
friends had stopped the contest the court
calmly resumed its session.
Willie Smith, aged seventeen, was
found in the last agonies of death, in a
cornfield near his stepfath er's house, at
CynthIana, KY, few days ago. He had
takon his shotgun out for hunt, and it is
supposed that he shot himself accidental
ly, as his gun and rabbit were found on
one side of fence and his body on the
other.
James Duncan, living twelve miles from
Dallas, Tex, went to the city few even
ings since, and fell dead from his seat in
a saloon. He evidently committed sui
eide, as a note was found ON his person,
saying: 81 am fifty years old to-day, and
this is my last day. on earth. l am tired
of the world"
In the Hastings (Va.) Court a few days
ago, the Grand Jury found a true bill
against Thos. Whyte, late Cashier of the
Planters g. Merchants Bank, charging g
him with being accessory to w. w. Why te,
late Teller of said bank, in making GER
tain fraudulent entries on the TeIler's
book, whereby Thomas Whyte was credit
ed with 50, $50 as deposited January 18th,
1888, and So, ,150 as deposited January 21st,
1888.
Miss Fannie Robertson, beautiful four
teen-year-oId girl, the adopted daughter
of Mr.. James c. Robertson, of Broken Ar
row, Ca, disappeared from her home a
couple of weeks ago. 1t has since been de-
veloped that her foster father has told
contradictory stories abou5 her disappear
ance. These circumstances and the abso-
Lutte absence of any clew as to her move
ments have aroused the suspicion that
she has been put out of the way. Greeks
have been dragged for her body, but with.
out avail.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana recent
ly affirmed the decision of the De Soto
Parish Court in the case of Benjamin F.
Jenkins, sentenced to the Penitentiary for
life, for the murder of Rev. J. Lane BOr-
den. Jenkins was tried and sentenced at
Mansfield last February, and has been ly-
ing in jail there since.
Barton s. Frawley's steam co5ton-gin at
Mason, Tenn, forty miles northeast of
Memphis, an the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad, burned few nights ago. Total
loss 5000; insurance, 81, 100. The fire
was caused by the overturniug of coal
oil lamp.
The Texas Presbyterians, North and
South, at their recent convention at Aus
tin, agreed to work together in future.
The Houston (Tex.) Chronicle, a new
Democratic daily paper, has made its ap-
pearance, with J. W. Mitchell as editor.
w. D. Ward, a Texas newspaper man
was sentenced for ninety mine years al
Castroville, for the murder of Bob Fly.
A. c. SOrrels, wealthy farmer of Bar
tow County, Ca, was killed few days age
by being drawn into a cotton gin.
Jack Bryan, a coIored man, who burned
down two school houses at McDOnOugl
Ca, was convicted of arson and sentenced
to three years in the Penitentiary.
As Captain 7. H. Picket, a well known
attorney of Dawson, Ga, was walking
down the street a few evenings since he
was assaulted by G.. W. Cheeves, editor o1
the Dawson Journal. In the melee the lat.
ter shot Pickett dead. Cheeves was lodged
in Jail.
At Mckinney, Tex, the Houston &
Texas Central Railroad won a 81 900 dam
age suit against the Baltimore & Ohio
Telegraph Company for trespass.
The Georgia papers report that sharpers
ere going over the track of Sherman's
Jaarch to the sea, quilting farmers into the
belief that the Government is going to pay
for the damage done at that time, and col.
lecting fees in advance for services to bt
! rendered in putting through claims.
A rumor was current recently at Clinton
La, of the murder of three persons, father
son and nephew, in st. Tammany Parish
and that posse of men pursued, captured
and hanged four negro murderers, and
were on the track of others.
Tallapoosa, on the Georgia Pacific Road
was burned by supposed incendiary fire
| Of
The fire started in the store of Pope 6 Oar.
nell, and destroyed the business houses OF
TumIin & Matthews, Stebbins & Dough.
erty, T. L. Dougherty and s. H. New.
On October DIST, at Charco, a country
Post-office twenty miles from Goliad, Tex.
two Mexicans robbed the store of r. J. Hor-
ton They tied hat over the clerks face
and compelled him to stand with his face
to tho wall while they rihed the store, Sc
curing all the money there was in it and
some dry goods. A posse was organized
| but the robbers escaped.
The drought in Northern Texas is ended
1t is stated that Deputy United States
Marshal S. NJ. Racer, of Chattanooga
| Tenn, who recently resigned his position
has eloped with a grass-widow named
Frye, deserting his wife and six small chill
| dren, whom he left perfectly destitute
Racer pretended to be going to Arkansas
| to prospect.
At Arlington, Ca, a few days ago
| Stephen Sasser, colored, was shot and
| completely riddled with bullets by a party
of his neighbors who had become scandal
| lied by his living with white woman and
| refusing to mend his manners. The wOm-
| an in the case was notified to leave.
Richard Holley shot Henry Wiley dead
| in a quarrel, at Franklin, La.
| W. n. Mott, postal clerk, was convicted
| at San Antonio, Tex, in the United States
| Court of purloining mail, and sentence de-