The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-11-20
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


tiago Garcia, well known ir stock circles,
was stabbed to death by Mexican un-
known, who made his escape. His assailant
grasped Garcia and stabbed him repeated
ly until he died on his feet.
A company of sixty men, said to be the
pick of the Mexican army, arrived in abb
line, Tex, a few days ago, en- route to New
Orleans The men were accompanied by
native mechanics, and viii remain with
the Mexican exhibits during the Exposi-
tion.
A few days ago while the streets of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, were crowded with people
learning the election returns, some one
threw a dynamite cartridge at the building
at the corner of Ninth and Market streets.
Striking the curb it exploded, tearing up
the street and shattering the windows. in
the building and those of the Alabama &
Great Southern Railroad Auditors Office.
Fortunately no one was injured.
In an alteration IN Fort Worth, Tex,
few days ago about an old feud, Po-
liceman W. 7. Neely was fatally shot by
Thomas Evans, son of a prominent and
wealthy citizen. Neely was a defeated
candidate for Constable, while young Ev-
ans was warm supporter of Neely's op-
ponent. They met at q voting place,
where the shooting occurred. Evans was
arrested.
Henry Smith, residing in the northern
suburbs of Memphis, Tenn, shot and killed
B. N. Kaiser a few days ago. The weapon
used was large sized horse pistol. Kaiser
went there from Texas about four months
ago with some stock, which he was pastur
ing at Smiths fathers farm. The cause of
the difficulty was Smiths wife, with whom
Kaiser is said to have been intimate. Smith
shot him in the back and then mounted
horse and made his escape. Kaiser has
wife and several children.
In a row about a woman at San An
tonic, Tex. "a few nights ago, Mexican
named Roman Castro was perhaps fatally
stabbed by Luciano Pinzon near the In
ternational & Great Northern Depot.
The latter fed and has not been heard of.
The wounded man was expected to die at
any moment.
An exciting scene occurred in the Con-
ference of Methodists for Southwest
Texas few days ago, when DR.. Kelly
arose and charged criminal neglect on the
part of the district officers in failing to
collect moneys for the Missionary Fund,
and saying that the officers should be
impeached and removed. Rev. Joyce
sprang up and excitedly moved that the
reverend gentleman be allowed to pro-
ceed no further with his remarks, which
were false to the core and SANDER on the
officers. Rev. Graves, of San Marcos,
replied to Mr.. Kelly, stating that Texas
| had been two years afflicted with drouth,
and the people had no money TO buy bread
| and meat. One of the ministers remarked
that Brother Kelly should be hung, and
that were a rope round his neck he would
gladly help to pull it. The Bishop had
much difficulty in preserving order.
ID D.Ts Ova-
leans to close the Exposition on Sun
| days.
A Georgia paper says that q society has
been organized in Water Valley, that
| State, for the purpose of forming colony
for settling in Nicaragua.
At the North Carolina State exhibition
| one man showed an entire female ward
robe constructed with his own fingers, and
another bed-quiIt of six thousand pieces.
| Charles H. Young, hardware merchant
| of Marshall, Tex, dropped dead a few
nights ago in the Capitol Hotel in that
| city.
! The Governor of Louisiana has signed
| the death warrant of Joe Foster, con-
! victed of rape in the Parish of Natchi-
/ toches. Execution December 9th.
Squire Thomas (colored), convicted of
burglary at Charlotte, n. c., September
! 10th and sentenced to be hanged Novem-
| Der 14th, has been reprieved to Febru-
ary 9th, 1885.
The jury at Petersburg, Va, disagreed
! and were discharged in the case of w. w.
White, late Teller of the Planters and
Mechanics Bank, indicted for making
fraudulent entries, White was released
ON $500 bail.
Suit has been brought by the Memphis
! (Tenn.) Package and Grain Elevator Com
| A. e
Railroad for violation of contract, the rail-
road having guaranteed the elevator COM
panv yearly dividend of eight per cent.
| on S15s 900, the cost of building the ele-
vator.
For the week ending Saturday, Novem-
ber 10th, seventeen Clubhouse fires took
| place in Georgia, in which 800 bales of cot
ton, valued at $4,000, were destroyed.
| This is an average weeks casualties, and
shows the steady drain made upon the cot
ton farmers by fire.
The delivery freight depot of the Loui s.
| vile & Nashville Road at Louisville, KY,
burned few days ago. Seventy car
loads of general freight were destroyed.
Loss fully 100000. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
From jefferson County, Florida, comes
the news of a shocking parricide, the true
story of which is wrapped in mystery
The first version was that George Dawkins
was engaged IN a fight with a negro. The
senior Mr.. Dawkins endeavored to part
them, when he was shot dead by his son.
The negro has fed. The old man is dead,
and there remains at present no one to tell
the story but the parricide himself.
The final report of the National Cotton
Exchange, Mt New Orleans estimates that
| the cotton crOr1 of the United States for the
current year is 5,726,0O0 bales, or a trihe
larger than last year. Should the pros
poets of a top crop in certain sections be
realized, some -, 900 bales may be added.
In Texas there was a large decrease, and
in the Mississippi Valley the crop is not
quite up to last season, but the Atlantic
States and Alabama show gains to Offset
these deficiencies.
The Georgia Legislature is in session.
The grocery firm of Bryan & Bradshaw
at Dallas, Tex, has failed. Nearly $4,000
| of attachments were run. The liabilities
are much larger. The firm say their as
sets, if they could be collected, would more
than settle their liabilities.
Just as the firing of a National salute in
honor of the Democratic victory was con-
cluded at Richmond, Va, few nights ago
the caisson of a can non exploded, injuring
a dozen bystanders, including eight small
boys One coIored man was so badly
burned that it was thought he would die
Two or three others were seriously hurt.
The accident was due to carelessness.
new village in Kentucky has been
named Cleveland.
A few nights ago, during the jollifcation
at Palestine, Tex, City Marshal Chris
Rogers shot and killed John ChiIds. ChiIds
persisted in attacking Rogers, until the