The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-08-28
SOUTnERN GLEANLNGS.

troubles there.
Green Mccullough, of Catula, Tex, mIr-
dered Chas H. Bragg a few days ago, and
a few hours later the murderer was taken
from Jail and hanged by a mob.
A company of Texas rangers had
lively battle with four mounted men
caught cutting fences in Edwards
County a few days since. The offenders
opened fire with rifles. Two of them were
shot through the heart, and the others es-
capped. One of the latter was nephew of
Chief Justice HemphiIl.
Mr.. Arbuckle, of Dallas, Tex, recently
sold thirty head of fine cattle for 5000.
One Holstein bull, bought by Gadbolt,
brought 5000. Mr.. Love, a breeder of
Austin, bought three Holstein heifers for
$50, 1860 and $3.50, respectively. A five
month's-old colt brought $40, bought at
Ennis.
w. H. BrutOn, editor of the Memphis
AdUaRce, a Republican paper recently
started, attempted suicide in Court Square
& few days ago by taking morphine, the
result of excessive drink. He was taken to
the City Hospital, and at last accounts
there was prospect of recovery.
At Newbern, Tenn, a few evenings since
VIM. Kennard and J. w. Smith, rival res.
taurant keepers, had a fl GIT. Kennard was
armed with a chair and Smith with a
knife. The latter cut his adversary in five
| places, once in the alb iomen. Citizens in
terfered and Kennard was taken to his
room, where, at last accounts, he was not
expected to survive. Smith was arrested.
very sensational tragedy occurred at
Emory Gap, on the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad, a few nights ago. Some days
previous a young named Staples made
numerous slurring remarks concerning
Will H. RogersOn, a drummer from Cleve-
land, Ohio. This soon reached ROgersOn's
ears, and, Staples being cripple, Roger
son challenged him to fight a duel. The
challenge was accepted, and they fought,
at ten PAGES, with pistols, and both were
killed.
| A few days since Conductor Bob
| Broyles, of the Western & Atlantic Rail
road, put three negro tramps off his train
at Rogers, a station fifty miles north of
! Atlanta, GA. AS the train pulled away
one OF the negroes fired into the conduct
! oT's cab several times, but struck no one.
| When the train reached Kingston, the
| next statiOlR Conductor BrOyles obtained
a shotgun, and going back on the road on
| foot, he met the negroes about half way
| between the stations. He ordered them to
! surrender. Two held up their hands, but
| the third began firing at the conductor,
who responded with both barrels of his
| shotgun. One negro was killed instantly,
| and another mortally wounded. The
| third negro has escaped. Broyles has
skipped.
| A white deer was killed in West Florida
a few days ago.
! More schools have been established in
| North Carolina during the last four years
than during the previous twenty years.
The first new bale of Alabama cotton
received at Selma brought twelve cents
! per pound.
| Nearly the enthe business portion of
| GreenviIle, Tex, was rec 5ntly destroye d
| by fire. Loss estimated a 50 0,O00.
About half the business portion of Gre
NADIA, Miss, was destroyed by fire a few
| days ago. Loss estimated at $500, ,OOJ; in
surance, S65,0O0.
| A negro woman in Holmes County,
| Mississippi, recently gave birth to trip
! lets, whom she appropriately named
| Faith, Hope and Charity.
Three negroes who fired at a freight
| train at Cass Station, Tenn., few days
! ago, were pursued and exterminated by a
! party of citizens
Counterfeit silver money is in great pro-
! fusion throughout Southwest Georgia.
| The ten-cent pieces are most numerous.
4u6y are llSuLeE JBdH genuine coin ana
! bear date of 1919. Quarters and halves are
also very numerous.
The Federal warrant for the arrest OF
| Governor Ireland, growing out of a mis-
| cegenation case, causes great excitement
| in the Lone Star State.
AlsOp and Graves, the Kentucky Peni-
| tentiary convicts who led the revolt at
! Frankfort and escaped, were surprised 10
! a cOrn-field near Lexington. They killed
! Geo. Cassell, a prominent farmer, and the
| posse shot the convicts.
A sporadic case of yellow fever recently
| made its appearance at Key West, but the
| patient was reported recovering. Should
the necessity arise, hospital tents are
ready for transfer from New Orleans.
Quite cOmmotion was created at Sen.
eca, S. c., few days ago, by the arrival
| at Greenville of two colored Deputy Mar
| shals having in custody two white prs.
ouers. The off GERS seemed to take special
| pride in parading the streets to show their
authority over the prisoners. One of the
prisoners was aided by some young men
in making his escape, and the arrival of
the train only saved the other.
The trouble at New Iberia, La. growing
out of the siege of the Courthouse, has
rs quired the constant presence of the mill
tary. Merchants have been compelled to
watch their property for fear of incen-
diarism.
Captain Sheely of the Ranger force cap.
tured a band of horse thieves in Banderas
County, Tex, few days ago, and recov-
cred twentY-seven horses stolen from
ranchmen,
An incendiary fire a few nights ago at
Waxahachie, Tex, destroyed B. F. Green's
furniture house. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000; also, P. l. GammOn's livery estab-
lishment Loss, 1000; insurance, $4,000.
a young man named Frank GOsne, en-
ployed in the East Tennessee, Virginia 81
Georgia Depot at Chattanooga, Tenn,
committed suicide few days ago. Gosne
had been in bad health for several months,
and on the fatal day he procured a razor
and, standing before the mirror in his
room, deliberately drew its keen edge
across his face four times, inlcting horri-
bic gaping wounds ola fatal nature.
There are !, SD Post-Offices in Tennessee.
A farmer at Nash, Ellis County, Tex,
recently turned up a curious bone from
depth of twenty -one feet below the sur
face. The teeth are said to run cross
wise, and there are eleven rows of
them. A mass of comb-like substance,
about two feet across and several inches
thick, incrusted the bone.
A few nights ago New Orleans detectives
arrested Henry Arman Holds worth, form
erly banker of Elizabeth, KY, where he
is charged with forgery. The accused
forged notes for $1,000 and fed to Texas
and Mexico. He had just reached New
Orleans.
An artillery company has recently been
organized in Selma, Ala.
The city authorities of Weatherford,
Tex, are determined that place shall have
a fair water supply for use at all times
They are building a strong dam across
Carter's Branch, and have purchased a