The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-08-07
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Green's bank, at Jackson, Mississippi,
one of the oldest institutions in that re-
giOns, where nearly every Sheriff in the
State kept his funds, suspended a few days
ago, with Liabilities of ,00). J. L.
Power appointed receiver by the
Ninth Chaucery Court.
Houston, Tex, claims to scoop the world
upon receipts of the first new bale of cot
ton, which was sold in that city a few
days ago, grading low middling; weight
$40; season one week later than last year.
Mr.. John Gregory, citizen of Edgefeld
County, S. c., recently gave his daughter,
aged fourteen years, a dose of morphine,
through mistake for quinine. She died
shortly afterward from the effects. He
had purchased it for quinine from a coun-
try store, and without noticing the label
on the package, administered the drug
freely.
F. Escutente, a convict, was shot and in.
stantly killed few days ago at Marion,
Tex, by G. w. Harrington, a guard, while
trying to make his escape. Escutente was
sentenced for five years from Kinney
County for attempt to murder, and had
served one year of his term.
Edward McKittrick, by an accident on
| the Richmond & Danville Railroad to
which he in no wise cont ributed, lost his
life, and counsel for his widow and four
children brought suit in the court at
GreenvilIe, S. e., a few days ago for
$4,000 damages. The jury brought in a
verdict of $500 for the plaintiffs. The
defendants gave notice of a motion for
new trial.
An accident, which narrowly escaped
| being attended with lamentable conse-
! quences, occurred few days ago at Cor
mans Station, Tenn, the Nashville,
Ssl-
passenger train dashing into an improper
ly locked switch. The engine, baggage
car and one coach were derailed and al
most demolished. George Warren, the
porter, was injured, and Conductor House
bruised.
William Ames, locomotive engineer on
the Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad, was
killed at Jackson, Miss, few days ago, in
personal difficulty with r. E. Stratton,
fireman on the same engine. The de-
| ceased was very abusive and overbearing
| to Stratton, who left the engine, when de-
| ceased made an attack on him with an ak.
Stratton then drew pistol and fired three
shots, killing Ames instantly.
! Emanuel Coleman, a voudoo doctor, near
! Brownsville, Miss, killed a negro girl
few days ago by giving her dose of his
| compound. Some think her death was the
result of accident on his part, while others
assert that the potion was given her for
! the purpose of causing death. A posse of
| six negroes pursued him within five miles
/ OF jackson and brought him to bay. He
resisted arrest, and being armed with gun
and pistol, they were afraid to advance on
him. While waiting for reinforcements
the culprit escaped.
| An unfortunate occurrence took place in
! Butler County, Ca, few days ago, in
which two lives may be lost. Quite num-
ber of persons had gathered for some pur.
| pose, when difficulty took place between
/ Mr.. Frank Blair and man named VIII.
/ liams, in which the latter was cut in sew
eral places with pocket knife in the hands
| of Blair. Mr.. VIM. Blair, brother of Frank,
seeing the difficulty, stepped between the
| two men for the purpose of separating
/ them, when Williams fired two shots with
! his pistol, the contents of which took effect
in Mr.. Blair's face, terribly mangling both
his upper and lower jaw-bones. 1t was not
| thought that Mr.. Blair could possibly re-
covor, while Williams was seriously cut
and will most likely die.
The growing tobacco crop is the largest
ever planted in this country. Virginia,
| North Carolina and Kentucky planted
more than ever before.
A colored man at Madison, Fla, recently
|
| open found sixty three young snakes in it's
abdomen.
The American Bible Society Hhas EN-
/ plOyed thirty colporteurs in Georgia at an
| expense of S35, 900.
| Otis Strong, a member of the Yale Glee
| Club, who lost a leg in the Ohio & Missis-
sippi wreck near Charleston, Ind, last
winter, has brought suit for $40, 900 dam
| ages at Louisville, KY.
| A number of young gentlemen connect
ed with the Superior Court and other Off
ell positions in Atlanta, Ca, have formed
a company for the purpose of exploring
the upper regions of the State OF Georgia.
! Forty-six members of the Georgia State
Editorial Association recently visited the
battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa.
| Silas Hudson, James Padgett and Ar
thur Page, all young men, are under arrest
at Lynchburg, Va, for placing logs on the
track of the Richmond & Allegheny Road.
Villa Finch was killed at Fayette Court
| house, Ala, few days ago by Simpson
Lindsey, in a drunken quarrel. Finch's
throat was cut from ear to ear.
| A young man named Crawford Black
shot and instantly killed Captain L. Latto-
way at Caledonia, Tex, few days since,
| In dispute as to how some land should be
worked which Black had rented of Latto-
way. Black escaped.
Mrs. Deville, an aged widow, who resid-
ed alone in Henderson County, Tenn, was
| found dead near her cabin a few days ago,
| part of her face and breast having been
eaten by hogs. Her daughter and her
daughters husband are in custody, on the
charge of having kill ed her for her
money.
| Four forged checks on the Raymond
| Bank, of Austin, Tex, signed with the
name of Stern, proprietor of -four mill,
have been cashed by different merchants
in that city, but were refused by the bank
! in the last few days. They were for small
amounts. The bank claims that one for So
is in existence. The suspected party had
left the city.
| No yellow fever in New Orleans.
| Pink Petit, a wealthy farmer in Murray
/ County, Ga, asked his wife few nights
/ ago to return certain deeds of land he gave
/ her when they were married. She refused,
| when he became enraged and shot her
| four times in the breast, killing her in the
presence of her two daughters. The muir
| derer escaped.
Joseph Braker, young man employed at
| the Gulf City Cotton Press at Galveston,
/ Tex, took an overdose of morphine, pre-
sumably with suicidal intent, a few DAYS
ago, and though medical aid was sum-
moned his recovery was considered very
doubtful.
In Kentucky both corn in the ear and its
alcoholic extract are sold by the barrel.
Mrs. Rachel Job, aged fifty years, was
/ killed at McKey's Siding, ten miles east of
| Del Rio, Tex, few days ago, it is sup
! posed through the carelessness of railway
employees. The train stopped, and the old
lady got off at the brakeman's call, sup
1 eRa 4 har frfa ha