The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-03-20
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

c. d. Sharp, convicted of outraging
two girls at Gainesville, Tex, has been
sentenced to hang.
Chas. Lippincott, who married col
ored girl in Louisiana about year ago,
was arrested in Denison, Tex, recently
with his wife on a charge of miscegena-
tion.
An aged couple at Monroe. La,
named Rodgers, were murdered a few
nights ago by two men to whom they ex-
tended hospitality. The murderers failed
to secure the old mans money, which was
concealed in a mattress.
The Galveston (Tex.) Cotton Ex-
change recently passed resolutions urging
Texas Congressman to oppose the further
coinage of silver dollars upon the present
basis of valuation.
Burglars recently effected an entrance
to Vince & Kirby's hardware store in
Chattanooga, Tenn. They carried twenty
five kegs of nails over 200 feet and placed
them against the fronRdoOr. By means of
sledge hammers and wedges they opened
the safe. The work showed the hand of
professionals. Several hundred dollars in
money and checks were taken, but the
thieves left behind several city bonds and
a pension check that had been placed in
the safe. The members of the firm refuse
to divulge the amount of the losses, but it
is known to be considerable. Messrs.
Vance and Kirby were from Urbana, O.,
and are extensive Wholesale hardware and
agricultural implement dealers.
In the United States Circuit Court in
Louisville, KY, the trial of notable dam
age suit was recently inagurated. The
plaintiff was Thomas Sufford, negro, the
defendents DIR. n. w. johnson, John Want
ers, d. Jenkins. J. G. Stetson, DR.. Bush
and S. Adococlz. All are white men. The
plaintiff made oath that on the night of
| July q, 1888, the defendants went to his
house at English, near Turner Station, KY,
and after getting him out of bed, carried
him to branch near by, where they point
| ed pistols at his head and threatened to
kill him unless he turned over to them a
sum of money which they charged him
| with stealing from the Express Office at
| English. He refused, and after threaten
| ing to kill him if he ever disclosed the out
rage they left him standing naked by the
branch. The negro's claim is $4,000 dam
ages.
Thirty-five families, Austrian and
Italians, were landed at Galveston, Tex, a
! few days ago in a destitute condition by
the steamship Harris from Brazos, Santa
go. They claim that they were induced to
| emigrate to Mexico by promises of land
and assistance from the Mexican Govern
ment, which were not fulfilled, and say
they were compelled to labor on railways
and other works for exceedingly meageT
wages. The Austrian and Italian Consuls
have been applied to for help.
The house of Henry Oglesby, colored,
at Shelton, Fairfield County, S. c., was de-
stroyed by fire a few days ago. His two
children were locked in the house at the
time, one of which was roasted to death
and the other seriously burned. The par
ents were at work in a field near by, but
out of view.
While Jim Shered and his wife, col
>ored, living in Abbeville County, s. c..
were absent from home their house caught
fire and burned to the ground. Their two
small children we in the house at ths
time, and, being unable to get out, were
burned to DEATH
In Heard County, Ala, during the
recent cyclone, logs were whirled into the
air and broken before they reached tht
ground.
At Leeds, Ala, the recent tornado
deposited near the railroad woodwork
ing machine which no one about there haC
ever seen before.
Three horses belonging to DR.. Thos
Wright, near Birmingham, Ala, were lift
ed into the air during the tornado, anC
have not been seen or heard from since.
Near Midway, S. c., Martin Mingo, ;
colored preacher, was lifted from his bet
by the wind and deposited in a valley 30
yards away, with but slight bruises.
Nobody in Chesterfield County
} South Carolina, dares to arrest w. B. Cas-
for the murder of Marshal Richards. I
posse of citizens who organized for tina
purpose were implored by Sheriff Shoffen'
not to attempt act so rash. The Govern
or has taken the matter in hand, and pre-
poses to bring Cash to punishment.
The Louisville (Ky.) Indictment
against Manager Douglas for sending Iot
terry circulars through the mails have bee
quashed. Judge Barr of the United State
; Court held that they We're defective be
cause they did not allege that an agent o
the lottery placed the matter in the mai
box.
Arrangements have been perfected a
Birmingham, Ala, to consolidate th
Pratt Coal and Iron Company, Alice Fun
mace Company and Linn Iron Compan
into one organization with S3,O0O,O00 caI
ital.
William H. Horton, Clerk and Com
missioner of the United States Circuit an
District Courts, and United States ShiI
, ping Commissioner at Pensacola, Fla, ho
, absconded, being defaulter.
A few days ago the dead bodies {
l Charles Beck, a prominent citizen of Maso
County, Tex, and his two horses wei
, found on the bank of Llano River. Fro
! evidence gathered, it appears that he fir
shot his two horses and then committe
: suicide with laudanum. Family troub
was the cause.
7 Father w. j. Hamilton, who wa
:, buried recently at Louisville, KY, ws
well known during the war for missionar
j., work in the stockade at Andersonville, fl
, which he was presented with a testimoni
- by the Grand Army of the Republic.
Judge Amos Merrill. who recently r,
signed the United States Judgeship OF tt
. Eastern District of Texas, died few day
ago at Austin, in that State. He was boz
2 in Massachusetts, in 1910, but had lived
S Texas for forty-five years
The floods have done their worst.
Whiteside Station, on the Nashville
Chattanooga Railroad, fifteen miles fro
Chattanooga, Tenn, was visited by a to
nado few evenings since and consider
bIe damage was done. The house of La
renee Morgan was blown down and b
VI four-year-old son instantly killed. NJ
- Morgan and his family narrowly escap'
death by falling timbers. Several 9th
+ houses in that vicinity were partially d
If molished and Miss Mollie Ramsey badly
iured.
Is A violent tornado passed near STAR
@ Vile, Miss, a few evenings since.
The recent move on the fenee-cutte
a has had salutary effect.
- The unanaOeTn mt of the Worlds Fa
70 at New Orleans announce that exhibits W