The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-05-29
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


A verdict Of murder in the first degree
has been returned in the Spence case at
Nashville. Tenn.
Albert Mills, who was sentenced to be
hanged, at Natchez, Miss, for wife muir
der, has been respited until July Is.
The stores Of Clebaugh, Wilson & Burns
and G. c. Savery at Talladega, Ala, were
burned a few nights ago. Loss, SO 900;
insurance, $4,000.
A terrible accident occurred a few days
ago seven miles from Taz9well, Tenn
William Phillips was sprouting when tree
fell on him, breaking his neck.
DR.. William Kendrick, prominent citi-
zen living near Nixburgh, Ala, was killed
a few nights ago by Walter Parker. 1t is
regarded as a cold-blooded murder.
A Democratic joint caucus at Baton
Rouge, La, nominated J. B. Eustis for
United States Senator to succeed Senator
Jonas. Eustis was nominated on the first
ballot, receiving 80 votes; Jonas, 50; Man
ming, 4.
The news of the killing of John Ketchum
by man named Bowles, in Rock Castle
County, KY, has been received. Ketchum
stopped at Bowles' house on his way home
from court, and the men quarreled, when
BowIes shot and instantly killed Ketchum.
the principal actors in the Breathitt Coun-
ty troubles.
A few days ago Candelana Garcia, an
old woman of seventy years, assisted by
her son-in-law, became involved in diff
Guilty with two other Mexicans at Eagle
Pass, Tex. A lengthy row ensued and the
old woman was beaten to death.
The dead body of a colored man named
Tom Green was found on a raft below the
railroad bridge at Shreveport, La, few
days ago, by another cOlored man, who
was catching driftwoOd. Foul play is sus-
pected, and the case is undergoing investi-
CATION. The deceased started, with a col
ored man named Sam Thomas, to help
strengthen the levee above, on Shady
Grove place, and was found dead as stated.
A. J. Alexander's sale of thoroughbred
yearling's at Woodburn, KY, was mOder-
ately attended, and prices ruled low.
Thirty head sold for S14, ,345, an ave-
rage of S377.
William PIues, the Hutchins (Tex.)
youth, who stole his fathers horse and
tried to rob Schneider's store few days
ago with shotgun leveled on the sales
man, has been arrested and Jailed at
Waxahachie on a charge of hOrse-theft
Governor McEnery of Louisiana was in.
augurated on the 18th inst.
Mississippi proposes to erect a monu.
ment to S. S. Prentiss.
The average cost of producing merchant
able cotton in South Carolina is eight cents
a pound.
The Kentucky Legislature refused to
enact the anti bicycle bill.
The new school law passed by the Ken
lucky Legislature is generally commended
by the press of that State.
Bill Bass, who outraged an insane wo-
man in Lamar County, Tex, has been SEN
fenced to be hanged on Friday, August l.
There is talk of esta blishing race-track
and inaugurating a regular system of turf
contests at SOmerville, Tenn.
C. B. Robinson, merchant of Indian
Greek, Miss, was found dead in bed in
Memph is few days ago.
The Southern General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church will meet next year
at Houston, Tex.
DIR. Pitts, of Tangier Island, Va, called
DIR. Walter, a rival physician, into his
office few days ago and killed him.
A reunion of the Ninth Ohio Veterans at
Louisville, KY, recently, was attended by
fourteen carloads of ex-soldiers of both
armies. Mayor Jacob delivered an address
of welcome.
Eighteen boys of HarrOdsburg, KY,
were poisoned few days ago by eating
hemlock, which they mistook for wild
parsnips. Two died and five others were
not expected to live.
At Hampstead, Tex, where the white
people and negroes have been having
trouble for some time past, three bad
darkies were killed few days ago.
A man named Bailey, a workman at one
of the furnaces at South Pittsburgh, Tenn.
met with a very painful accident few
days ago. He was standing near a kettle
of molten iron when it overturned and
BaiIy was covered with liquid. All his
clothing was burned from his body and his
legs were painfully burned.
A remarkably heavy hail storm recently
destroyed wheat, corn, cotton and oats il
the neghborhood of Mckinney and Bon
ham, Tex.
While a Mormon elder was waiting al
the depot at Water Valley, Miss, a few
days ago for several other elders he was
| assaulted by unknown persons who
| emptied buckets of tar on his head. He
made his escape. 1t is reported from Cal
| houn and other counties that the Mormons
| are making great headway among the low
er classes and these elders were on theil
/ way to a great revival meeting.
c. B. Robinson. a merchant doing bust
| ness at Polk's La nding, near Commerce
| Miss, committed suicide at Memphis
| Tenn, a few days ago, by taking NOR
! phine. He had been on a prOtracted spree
| for a week, and when found in his room a
/ the Freddy House was dead, with a goblet
! containing a quantity of morphine on the
! table near his bed.
A few days ago W. II. Moore, Jr., con
| nected with the Georgia Central Railroad
went to Chattanooga, Tenn, and regis
! tered at tho Hamilton House. He haC
| considerable baggage. He expressed a de
/ sire to go into the cave under Lookout
/ Mountain. His friends tried to dissuadt
! him. but to no effect. He made prepara
/ tions and started. Since that time nothing
/ has been heard from him, and it was sup.
posed that he had lost his way in the cave.
There are ], 1,405 Iunatics in Texas.
A negro at Denison, Tex, insulted a mum
| ber Of Young ladies on the street a few
! davs since, and assaulted policeman who
! attempted to arrest him. He was after
wards captured and taken to Jail, but
| mob of over 200 citizens gathered and tool
him out and filed him full Of lead.
Mark Moore, living six miles west OF
| WahaIak. Miss, shot his wife fatally a few
| davs ago, and then grossly assaulted hii
step-daughuer, intimidating her with 4
pistol. He was found hanging TO a ire,
! next morning. Moore was from Kentucky
and was well connected. He had killed
| six men.
Flattering reports come in from the cat
/ tie regions of North west Texas.
A prominent Lincoln Parish farmer say
the report that North Louisiana farmer
! have increased the cotton acreage thi
year is true as applied to that parish. 4
much larger cotton area has been planted
this year than last.