The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-08-14
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Mississippi has 444, 14l children of school
age, for whose education she appropri-
ates S300,J0O, or sixty-seven cents per
capita.
A twenty pound shell from a Parrott
gun was Lately found imbedded in the
roof of the Vicksburg Opera-house.
Five thousand acres of tobacco will be
raised in Bourbon County, Ken ucky, this
year. Ten years ago not ten acres were
raised.
A farmer of Clay County. Mississippi,
has 160 acres planted in peppermint.
Jackson Brown, an aged colored man
of Harrisonburg, Va, while returning
from wood-cutting the other night at
tempted to crawl through a board fence;
his head became fastened, and he strangled
t0death.
J. F. Ray shot and killed an escaping
convict, Wash Mcintosh, colored, at Yayoo
City, Miss, few days ago. Ray surren-
dered.
The steamer Citysof Yazoo sunk at st.
Delphine near Baton Rouge, La, few
days ago. She was loaded with cotton
seed and oil.
Theodore Dempster, a painter, fell from
he roof of a three-stOry building at Louis
vile, KY, few days ago, and was in
stantly killed.
OOVeEnOT lTe1duus VI 4C4dSs 1Oop4eC0 III
sixty days Bill Bass, the rapist, who was
| to have been executed August 1.
Attorney General TempletOn of Tex as
| rules that county funds cannot be used to
! defray the expenses of county exhibits to
/ the New Orleans Exposition.
| Governor McEnery, of Louisiana, has
| fixed the 29sh Of August for the hanging
| of Berry Johnson (colored), who murdered
his wife a few months ago by choking her
to death.
A few nights ago, on Captain John
! Willis plantation in Sharzey County,
| Miss, negro named Tom Sanders de-
| hberately shot and killed another negro
because he dunned him for a debt of 81.
The murderer escaped.
Andrew K. Jackson, a respectable white
citizen of Marlboro County, S. c., was
killed at his supper table a few evening"
since by a negro named Eli Gale, who GU
his throat. Gale was in Jackson's employ
and they had had a slight difficulty.
party went in pursuit of the murderer.
A fire at Lampasas, Tex, few days agC
destroyed the Post-office building and TIVE
adjoining stores with contents. Total los
estimated, S62, 900; insurance, $4,000 Ih'
mail matter was saved.
Thomas Calhoun, of Beech Island, S. G.
was found dead in his bed few morning.
since, lying in pool of blood, face down
with a pistol in his hand. Financial troubles
was the cause of the suicide.
Sing Wing, a wealthy Chinaman, dice
recently, the first Celestial who has giveI
up the ghost at Fort Worth, Tex. Hi
brethren gave all the attention possible t
the remains, embalming and placing then
in metallic casket. Lee Tai and San
Ling went to San Francisco with the body
from vrybjob YOOiut thew tn China
A few days ago brute named Antoni
Rivera, of Brownsville, Tex, whipped hi
woman, Carmen Redellosa, terribly with
mule whip. Next morning Carman pleaded
hard for the fellow with the Mayor, bu
Antonio was set to work on the streets.
A novel appeal for pardon was recent,
sent from Augusta, Ga, to Governor Nc
, , Daniel. One year ago George w. Han
cock ran lottery establishment in Au
gusta. A raid was made upon him, an
an indictment found. Pending trial Han
: cock became seized with religion, an
, Joined the st. James Episcopal Church
: On trial Hancock pleaded guilty, and wa
fined 500 and sentenced to three month
in Jail. Now the church appeals to Gov
ernor Mcdaniel to pardon Hancock, ina
,. much as he has become subject of Grace
The first Hawaiian cotton was recent
). sold in New Orleans.
Geo. Webber, agent of the Texas TrUn
"a line at Simons, Tex, was fatally injured
= few days ago.
Cotton reports compiled at New Orlear
,l show the crop in the various States to
- favorable, though somewhat late.
At San Saba, Tex, few days ago, fiji
destroyed 900 worth of property, il
70 Guiding the Post-office and fixtures.
IN One-third of the counties in the State
n. Texas report an aggregate increase in ia.
"a able values in one year of Sl8,000,00O.
The Supreme Court of Alabama holC
In that the reorganized corporation of Seln
. is liable for the debts created undo
r- the old city charter, repealed by ii
Legislature.
Stephen Massie eloped with and Wi
married to Tillie Wallace at Maysvill
KY, few days ago. John Calvin, wi
N cOnnived at the scheme, got drunk al
shot Tobe Hawkins through the stomac
n John B. Carter, prominent citizen
Augusta, Ga, was accidentally burned
Is death a few nights ago in that city by IL
breaking of a kerosene lamp in his be
in chamber. He had been forty years
druggist