The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-01-17
SOUTHERN GLEANINCS.


A young man named Bob Vaughn
was crushed to death 10y tree he was fell
ing near Owingsville, KY, on New Years
Day.
Captain John Dent, of Vicksburg,
Miss, died a few days since. Flags Of
steamers in port were put at half-mast in
token of respect
VIM Heisler, of the coppersmithing
firm of HeisIer, Mcbride & Co., of VII
mington, Del, was killed by the inexrIica-
BILE explosion of large copper kettle in his
Office on New Ycal's Day.
The Texas Land BUard recently sold
100000 acres for two dollars per acre.
-Four business houses burned at Dal-
ton, Ga, few days ago, causing loss of
about 50 900; partially insured.
A. c. Turner and L. Reeves, travel
ing doctors from indianapolis, Ind, were
arrested in Memphis, Tenn, recently,
charged with obtaining money under false
pTetenses at Cla -ksville, Ind.
Newton Levere,t, street-car driver,
was arrested in Chattanooga, Tenn, a few
days ago for The murder of a convict near
Graysville, Ga, in August, 1882, while he
was convict guard.
Phinezy & Co.'S and Wheelers &
Co.'s warehouses at Augusta, Ca, burned
a few nights ago with 4 400 bales of cotton;
loss, $1,000.
w. Irving LanIell arrived N LeXing-
ton, Ky, with his tweIve-year-old bro her
a few days ago and al only one dollar in
money. He gave that to a boarding-house
keeper for his brother, refusing to cat him
self. He found employment as brakes
man, and after thirty-six hours exposure
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d. J. Collins, Il mashcr, who arrived
in Clinch County, Ga, about six months
ago, and who on December Unmarried Mrs.
Luldre Dickerson, lovely widow, is dis,
covered to be a bgamst, having a wife
and six children in Emanuel County,
Georgia.
Mrs. w. p. Anderson was fatally
burned at Dallas, Tex, few days ago,
her clothing becoming ignited while build
ing a fire.
Morris II. Marcy, a guest at the
Markham House, Atlanta, Ga, committed
suicide a few days since in his room by
shooting. He was travelling salesman for
the firm of Marcy Bros. & Co., Hartford.
Conn. He leaves a wife and two small
children.
The Planters House, City Hall and
the Hickman Lumber and Manufacturing
Co.'s factory at Hickman, Ky, burned a
few days ago; loss, $4,000.
A few days ago the storehouse of H.
Fricke, at OakdaIe Junction, Tenn, was
blown up by a keg of giant blasting pow
der. The building was torn to fragments,
and the goods scattered in every direction.
1t was not known how the powder was ig-
nited, as there had been no fire in the store
for several hours.
The dead body of a negro man named
John Burton was found lew days ago on
Silvery Creek, near Richmond, Ky. He
was very drunk on Christmas Day, when
last seen alive, and it is supposed that he
fell by the wayside that night, which was
very cold one, and was frozen to death.
The freight and passenger depot at
Darwin, Tenn, on the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad, was destroyed by fire few
nights ago. The building was packed full
of valuable freight, all of which was
burned.
About two-thirds of the Old McmphIs
debt has teen funded.
The mercury at Charleston, S. c.,
stood 13 degrees below zero on the morning
of the 9th.
The weather at Shreveport, La, on
the 6tu was the coldest for several years.
There was a heavy hail-storm during the
night, followed by snow, covering the
ground several inches.
Mrs. Mary Campbell, who was wen
known to old settlers of Galvt s5on Island
as the widow of James Campbell, the fav-
Orite Lieutenant of the renowned buccaneer
Lafitte, and who landed upon the island
fully siNty-six years ago, and who has
lived sixty years of that time either on the
island or in the vicinity of Galveston, Tex,
died at CampbelPs Point, eight miles from
the city, at eleven o'clock the night of the
5th.
The city of Richmond's (Va.) exhibit
at the Worlds Exposition at New Orleans
is now assured. A large number of manu-
facturers, embracing every industry, have
applied, through General
Morehead, for 10000 square feet of space
which may be enlarged to 10000 This
space will be taken in one body and be
known as the City of Richmond exhibit.
Burglars have been doing their work
in western portions of Oktibbeha County
Miss, and at Chester, in Choctaw County
by breaking into stores, etc At Chester
the safe in which the Sheriff keeps his
funds was blown open, but fortunately
they obtained but little money, the Sheriff
having settled with the Treasurer a few
days before.
Tom Marshal shot Joe Ncroe through
the brain at Marshal, Tex, Il few days ago
on account of scanduIous remarks by Ne
roe about Marshalrs wife. Beth are ne.
groes.
THE Texas Land Board recently sold
225, 900 acres at - per acre, and leased 49,.
600 acres for a term of years. Bids yet to
be opened cover about 100000 acres.
The temper of the Texas Legislators
Just assembled at Austin seems to favor
the enactment Of rigorous laws against
tence-cutters; but there is n great diversity
of opinion as to how the end IS to be
reached. The cattle men are on the ground
in force to represent their interests.
Two persons were poisoned recently
in Texarkanr, Tex. by eating wild turkey.
Memphis had eight inches of snow.
Judge Pardee of the United States
District Court at New Orleans recently de
cided the case of the New Orleans Ma
tionaI Bank against Pos master w. B. Mer-
chant, in favor of the bank, decreeing that
the bank is entitled to the full and free use
of the mails.
Washington Wyatt, the oldest and
weaIthiest undertaken in Louisville KY,
died suddenly few days ago. He was
one of the founders of the celebrated
Archer Packet Line, which at one time had
a monopoly of all the river traffic between
Memphis and Louisville.
4 $4,000 fire occurred at Milan,
Tex, a few nights ago.
In Louisville, Ky, few days since,
Cope Snopp, convicted Of stealing the city's
money while employed in the back-tax col
lector's office, was sentenced to three years
imprisonment.