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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-11-20

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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-11-20

GGE MONTH and board for alive Young
smE#9H Men or ladies' in each county. Address
~%ssS 7. " ZIEGLER d CO. CHICAGO. Illinois.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
uNRIGHTE0Us PEOPLE.
Some Specimens of the Doinga I
the Dangerous Glasses.
Reported Revolt Among Arkansa,
Convict Laborers-A Texas Item
Stabbed, Robbed and Dishon.
ered-Deathbed Confession.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. 4.-There h
much excitement over the state of affairs al
the Coal Hill coal mines in Polk county,
which are worked by contract-convict labor.
The penitentiary lessees have received a no
tihcatlon from committee of citi
zers of the county, stating that the cit
zens would give them ten days in which
TO take the convicts out of the
mine now being worked there. The docu.
ment relates the imminent peril Of the com
munity, owing 20 the insuIficiency of the
proper restraint which should be kept Oh
criminals, and the damaging effect OF com
petition of convict against other labor. The
question has been submitted 10 Governor
Barry, who las not yet expressed an opinion.
The question Of convict labor outside the
prison walls will be one of the leading
questions before the next legislature.
LATER.-It is stated that revolt has broker
out among the convict laborers at Coal Hill
The mutineers number twenty, and the lead
ers are of the most desperate class, consisting
Of the train-robbeIS, Cox and Moore under
sentence Of twenty years, Red Miller
Brady, Evans, and Zen Taylor, lnur
dererS, under life sentences They hay;
taken possession of all the mines unsioI
ground, refusing to come out and defying the
authorities II enter. Having smuggle,l
rations into the mines, they are well in
trenched and capable of conducting a long
siege, although destitute of firearms. Th'
mining utensils answer their desperate pur
poses. A posse Of armed guards from tn,
penitentiary, in charge of the captains q
the day watch, have gone to the scene of til,
raKpIf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
Tho Eirc Recnrd.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Aug. 4.-Maguire &
Co S humber yard in southeast Minneapolis
burned There was 700, 600 feet of hard wood
in the yard at the time valued at SIS, 600; in
surance, $4,000 The fret supposed to have
been incendiary.
PoUGHKEEPsTE, N. Y, Aug. 4.-The
steamer Eagle, from Newburg for Albany,
burned to the waters edge, near Milton.
The passengers all landed safely at the Milton
dock. Some of the freight was saved. The
steamer was then towed to the east shore and
beaahed. The loss is $4,000
PITTsBURG, Aug 4 The extensive glass
plant Of King, Son & Co, covering an acre OF
ground, was almost totally destroyed by fire.
The works have been shut down for the an
nual six weeks vacation. Fire was
put in the furnaces Tuesday prepare
tory to starting up The employees turned
on the natural gas, intent on an experiment
and not understanding how to control ii
caused an explosion and confiagration. Los
about $50, 900; insurance s59, 900. Two hun
dred and fifty men and boys are thrown out
of employment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04

NEW York, Aug. A tenant of one of
the Rutherfurd farms at Vernon, n. j., has
for some time past owned an immense family
cat. In disposition she is very fierce, prob
ably owing to the fact that each fore foot is
provided with six toes instead of the usual
complement of five Each toe is armed with
terrific claw which the other cats in Yer
non were quick 10 acknowledge "a
the champion fur scrapers of Sussex
county. Recently the cat presented
her owner with q litter Of seven young ones.
They have, however, a very unkitten-ike
appearance; indeed, they all closely resemble
the grounding. Their legs and ears are
without fur and in shape and color are identi-
cal with those of the American marmot.
Arctomys monay, vulgarly called the wood
chuck" The people of Vernon believe that
at some recent period the mother cat must
have teen frightened al ground-hog an an.
innal very common in that section.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

There are $1,000 clergymen preaching in
the United States.
Encouraging reports continue to CONS
in from the northwest in regard to the grain
crop
The Chicago ball club defeated Detroit
to ., and Providence triumphed over New
York to 3.
Heavy rains have damaged hay seri
ously and caused the potato rot to put in an
appearance in Quebec.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, will open
the Republican campaign in North Carolina
by speech at Asheville, in that state.
John Niley, an attorney of Delphi, Ind,
thinks he has fallen heir to fortune Of
g., 500, 900 left by a relative in Ireland.
During July there We're eighty-one
alarms of fire in Chicago The insurance in
volved amounted TO Sj65955, on which the
total loss was a., 21333
Assistant postmaster Camp, of Boston,
summoned to Atlanta, Ga, to attend a post
office trial, was arrested upon his arrival for
embezzlng government funds
The Delaware and Hudson and Platts
burg Dock company's freight-houses at
burg, N. Y, with their contents. two ware
houses, and number of loaded freight cars
were destroyed by fire,
A correspondent of The Baltimore
American, writing from Long Branch, says
| that Gen. Grant will soon write. from a
| strictly impartial standpoint, an account OF
| Gen. Lees surrender at Appomattox
Miss I iyzio TalI,tr Of If;U
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04

CHICAGO, Aug 1.-THE Inter Oceans Sara
toga, n Y, special says: Your correspond
ent had long chat with John Kelly on the
piazza of the Grand Union. Kelley seemed
to be in the best of spirits and piled the cor
respondent with questions regarding the
political outlook, hardly giving an oppor-
tunity to be questioned himself He shows
an intense interest in the campaign, and evil
IDENTIFY quite anxious to learn the
feeling especially III the west, over the nom
ination of Cleveland. He shows that while
anything but reconciled to Cleveland's nom
ination, he is extremely friendly to Hen.
bricks althou9 h he said that Tammany will
not announce its position until after ths
meeting in September. Your correspondent
feels convinced from remarks dropped by Mr.
Kelly that he will support the Democratic
ticket when it comes election day. The warm
relations existing between Hendricks and
Kelly assure the Democracy of his support
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. p. P. Shelby, gen
eral freight agent OF the Union Pacific rail
way, telegraphs that the infection among the
Nebraska cattle was genuine Texas fever,
but he believes that it has been completely
stamped out No new cases have been re-
ported during the past two days, and extra
precautions have been taken to prevent cat
tie from coming i'll contact with the infected
spots and trails
New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE board of health
have despatched meat inspector to Chicago,
with orders to thoroughly investigate the cat
tie disease in all its phases as presented there,
and making n searching inquiry into the
mode of killing beet sent to this city likewise
the circumstances under which the cattle 50
kiil,d are Kept ami fed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
Held I'm Default.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4.-Judge Taylor has
entered an order in the matter of the re-
ownership OF the Indiana Banking company,
holding John c. Harrison in default to the
amount of s95 Gil, but not determining that
that is the full sum of his delinquency The
cash on hand was turned over to the Gus
tOdy Of the clerk, and, owing to the doubt ex-
listing as to the power of the court to APP
point receiver in vacation, that matter
was passed, and all moneys will be paid to
the clerk in the meantime. Mr.. Harrison's
report shows that he has received as receiver
S2l5,91S, and disbursed $136, 825, and that
the face value Of the trrst-assets yet remain
ing is S5S2,9lS The receivers expense &C.
count besides an allowance of $1,000 to him
self for services, amounts to sS,l27. 1t is
claimed that sum would have transacted the
active business for the largest bank in town
for the time he has had control--not to ex-
coed half a year
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04

THE nasty story which the Blaine man
ayers have been circulating about Ceve-
land really needs no contradiction, and
the democratic press have acted wisely in
letting it severely alone The following
general contradiction from gentleman
of unquestioned standing and the head OF
the largest printing company in the state
outside of New York city. is all the notice
the slanderous tale is entitled to:
BUFFALO, July 27.-Dear Sir: Yours
of Gath inst received. and we thank yoU
for your manifested interest in Gov
Clevelands behalf With reference to thu
reports about Gov Cleveland, you car
say, and you tell the positive truth every
time you cay it, that the story over Rev.
Balls signature, and the other reports
about Cleveland's immortality, are
absolutely false. The Rev Bal
was an ardent supporter o
Cleveland during the gubernatoria
campaign, and was paid for his work
We understand, however, that he wa
disappointed about some position, hence
the flop and dirty work unbecoming any
man. whether he wears the cloth or not
Rev. Balls article has no weight in th
place, where he is well known. Thu
story as published is false, absolutely so
and will be met in due time. Cleveland
will carry Buffalo by 5000 or 5000 ma
jority. and New York state by at leas
$4,000 and in all probability, considera
bly, more. He is man whose social o
public life has never been married to pre-
vent his associating with and having tn
confidence of the best people of Buffalo
And if elected, which he surely will be
the United States will have an upright
honest and fearless president.
Yours truly, G. W. MCCUNE,
President Courier Company.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
Freight Rates on the Burlington.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4-The Burlington road
announces that the list of changes in the
joint western classification, as named in gen.
eral freight order 1883, tariff from Omaha
and Council Bluffs will be amended
by the following exceptions, to
apply from Council Bluffs and
Omaha only; Bores, C. L.; eoal-tar,
c. L., O. r. l.; fertilizers, c. L.; glucose, C
l., o. r. L.; hog int%sincs unclaimed, in
barrels, c. L.; scrap iron. c. L. oil cake, oil
meal, and tankase, c. L., 3 cents per 100
pounds less than class d. The rate on sixth
class to Chicago Will be y cents; to st
Louis, 20 cents; and 10 Detroit, 80 cents. The
rate On dressed heel, hogs, OF mutton, in re
frigerator cars with u,udl difference if in
common cars, will b. ;3iz cents to Chicago,
u cents to st Louis. and % cents to Detroit.
This company has also Issued a list of
special rates now in effect between Missouri
river points and Chicago, Peoria OF Ml55is-
sipPi river points On east and west bound
business, beside new equai2ed rates on sea
board business. The rates on soft lumber,
lath and shingles, carloads from Mississippi
river points to Missouri river points, are as
follows: From Fulton, Ills, Is cents; from
Davenport, Rock Island, Moline, and Keiths-
burg, Az certs from Fort Madison Mont
rose, keokuk, and Burlington, 1875 cents
from Quincy, Hannibal, and Louisiana, l21S
| cents, from Alton, st. Louis, and East st,
! Louis, IL cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
Injury MoSt Foul.

BOSTON, Aug. 4-Shortly after midnight
Friday morning Morianio Marciona, Il IrtIit
peddler, while asleep in his tenement Oh
Endicott street, was stabbed in the neck by
Gennearo del Ninno, another Italian. The
instrument used was a common sailors
sheath knife, with blade five inches long.
The wound, which is considered dan
gerous, is between four and five inches
deep. After committing the deed Del Ninno
left the house in company with Mrs, Maroi
ona and the wounded mans money, and at
tempted to get out of the city. The police
however, watched the early trains and cap
tured both Del Ninno has been boarding
with Marciona, and alienated his pretty
young wife's affections, and they had planned
to elope after the murder.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
rhs pen,,,,,,ca,, ,,en,,re,s,,,nal eonven

The Republican congressional eonven.
ton Of thu Ninth Indiana district held at
Frankfort, unanimously passed a resolution
presented by Mrs Helen NJ Cougar, that an
amendment to the national constitution, en-
franchising women, be submitted to the
several states Of the union.
Near Mount Morris, Mich, lives a
family of sixteen persons, all believed by the
neighbors to be bewitehed since little child
died in the house not long ago They have
cut Sits in the ears of all their cattle and
hogs TO lei the devil out, believing these to be
also affected like themselces.
1t Is rumored that James Gordan Ben
ilctt, who is shortly expected to arrive at
Newport i'll mis- yacht Namouna, is bringing
with him French lady to whom he has
been married more than year, and that a
young heir TO his fortune is an important
member of the party now at sea.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

The Democracy of the several counties in the
Eleventh Congressional district are requested to
send delegates to q convention TO be held at Mon
month. Warren county, on
TUESDAY, AUGUST Goth, 1854,
at O'Clock P. NJ, for the purpose of nominating
Board Of Equalization and to transact such other
business as may be presented for the considers
ton of the convention.
The several counties in the Congressional dis
trct will be entitled to the following representa-
ton based upon the vote for Hancock and Eng
lish in 1880:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
WAITING FOR CLEVELAND.
Buffers letter to Follow That
the New York Governor,


New York, Aug. 4-"Yes, have every
reason to believe that Butler will run, said
Col George Q. Jones, of Albany, weIl-known
as the father of the Greenback movement
when will his letter be ready?"
Il don't know. He was nominated by our
convention two months ago, and / suppose
he is merely waiting until Clevelands letter
is produced. He will command the full
strength of the party. Last time we polled
$4,000 votes, and this time it will reach Ger
tainly 500, 800, and most likely exceed even
that. Butler has an enormous following
among the greenback- labor element, and it is
vast mistake to suppose that the greatest
strength of this element lies in the
western states. have no hesitation in say
ing and believing that Butler will command
more votes right here in the city of New
York than in all the balance CT the state
AT Albany he viii divide the vote with
Cleveland In Massachusetts, he will, Oh
course, gather in the bulk of that element, all
OF which will make the presidential result
mite dubious
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
A Texas Murder.

DODGE CITY, Kan. Aug. 4.-Jesse Green.
ex-under sheriff of this county, was shot and
killed by Clay Cooper, q cowboy. Both
parties were upon their horses and began
quarreling. Green jumped to the
ground and drew knife. Cooper
said that he was unarned, and the
row was stopped until Green mounted again
and started for town. Cooper, armed with a
revolver, followed him, and it was chase
for eight miles over the prairie. Cooper
finally overlook Green, and shot him three
times through the body. Cooper rode back
to camp, said Goodbye boys" and started
for the Rio Grande
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
Her Horrible Confession.

RALEIGH, N c., Aug. AIRS Francis
Stegan, aged 20 years, died in Goose Greek
township, near Monroe, n c., a few days
ago On her death-bed she confessed
having murdered her husband by
pouring molten lead in his car.
Thirty years ago her husband while
on drunken spree diei very suddenly, hut
no foul play was eFer suspected. None Of
the old residents had haard Of any suspicious
circumstances in connection with the affair
Mrs Stegall never remarked, but liveo
rather a solitary life She made the con
feSSiOn tn a clargynaD
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
The Situation AZ Foo Cbou

LONDON, Aug. A dispatch from Foo
Chow says thst the situation there is I'M
changed with the exception that the panic
which has prevailed for the last couple of
days seems to be abating, and although the
French men of war lying off the port are
cleared for action the opinion prevails that hos
Utilities will be averted and that negotiations
between NJ. Paternotre, the French minister
to China and the viceroy of Nankin, which
have been proceeding for the last several
days at Sh anshai, will be concluded salts
factorily to both governments
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04

MILWAUKEE, Aug News of disastrous
storms in the northwest have been received
on change The stolm ranged over portions
OF Dakota, Montana and other wheat-grow.
ing districts and it is said thousands of acres Of
we're beaten to the ground by the rain and
hail The storm at last accounts was NOV
ing southwark
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
The IesAes by EInnds.

BALTIMORE, Aug. Charles + Mayer
president OF the Consolidated Coal company
and OF the Cumberland & Pennsylvania rail
road, has returned from the mining region of
west Mary land After an inspection and
an estimate nf the damages by the
food of the 18th ult, Mayer
states that none of the mines
were damaged, hut the bridges will probably
require $40, go in repairs. The damages on
his road, which Were reported at $780, 900,
will not exceed S30n0O The individual
losses of property, chiefly dwelling houses,
washed away, and personal property will be
covered by $4,000. The loss of life was four
persons at Parton
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
PARED 10 Take Strxehnine.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. five people were
poisoned Friday night at All Nineteenth
street from taking strychnine pills One of
them is dead, one is supposed to be dying,
and the other three are thought to be out Of
danger. They are: Annie Kelley, aged IL,
who is dead; Thomas Moran, aged 81; Daniel
Gallagher, aged %; Mrs. Kelley, aged
50, who is dying, and Mrs Bridget
Doyle, aged As. They all lived in the
same house At E O'Clock in the evening
Thomas Moran said: Il wish supper was
ready. I'm hungry" Mrs Kelley picked
up a box of pills, and, tossing it to Moran,
said, with laugh: There, eat those if you
are hungry" "Oh, can eat those, " replied
Moran, and he swallowed a handful and
dared the Others TO swallow some and they
all did SO, They thought the little pills harm
less. Five minutes later they sat down t.
supper, and soon Were in spasms They be
came unconscious. a neighbor gave the
alarm and restoratives We're applied Annie
Kelley was beyond help. A mob of thou
sand people gathered about the place ant
great excitement prevailed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04

BLAINE is surely doomed to defeat.
Steve Elkns, the man selected to carry
on his campaign, has resigned his position
as cashier of large bank, in order to
enable him to devote his whole time to
Blaine's interests. When a man gives up
soft snap" for an empty honor he Is
in no way fitted to become leader
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
Supposed rIutineers Arre,,ed.

KEY WEST, Fla. Aug 4 = The
crew Of the schooner Julia Baker,
of Philadelphia, who has been
cruising around the gulf ports peddlinS out
her cargo at low prices, led by man not
answering the description of her captain,
have been arrested here on suspicion of
having mutinied and murdered the captain
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04

ST. LOUIS, Aug, About $50, or nearly
half of the coopers in the city, have struck
for an advance of from to 10 cents per bar
rel. The bosses say they cannot pay the ad-
vance asked, while the coopers assert that
they have not made more than an avera a.
of 81 per week this year, and must have
more money. There being a surplus of coop
ers in the city, it is not thought their move
ment will be successful
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
The L,ghtnlng Round Him Out.

LEXINGTON, Mo-, Aug. 4.-Frank Castle,
who has been evading the officers for some
days because of his completely with the Clay
township vandalism, was instantly killed by
lightning during Thursday mornings storm
He was hiding under large Gn-tree, having
left the house about O'Clock in the morn
ing, and about three hours later, when hi.
father went ont to the pasture to take hin
his breakfast, his dead body, terribly burned
by the electric fluid, was found
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
CIeveIaDd,s Letter,

ALBANY, N Y, Aug 4.-Governor Cleve
lands letter of acceptance is assuming :
tangible form The governor spent an houl
or two on it Friday night. The great objec
is to cover all the issues of the day in a brie
but perspicuous manner. All the arts o
jud cious condensation will be used to com
press it into two columns.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04

THE Iowa geniuses are now rakin9
their brains to manufacture some new
kind of drink that is not intoxicating, All
manner of devices are being resorted to
and some queer tasting beverages are the
result "Mumm' appears TO be in the
greatest demand.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
4 HiaboIieaI Deed,

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 4-Walter Ford
was arrested here Saturday morning for a
diaboIcal crime About 5 O'Clock fire was
discovered in the dwelling, 5 Necessity alley.
Firemen rescued Harriet Mollix and her
child with difficulty. Both were seriously
burned. 1t has since been discovered that
Ford, who Uassshariet's paramour, quar-
rolled with her at night, and in the morning
early entered the house unknown, and after
robbing Mollix Of some $50, set fire to the
premises The child u his.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
state Interest DefauIted. .

New ORLEANS, Aug. 4.-The state has
failed to pay the interest due on the CODY
bonds, about $4,000. The principal and in
terest of these bonds is payable out of the
collection of back taxes. No money to the
credit of this fund is now IN the hands of the
fiscal agent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
The Cholera Bulletin.

PARIS, Aug. 4.-The official reports from
the infected districts show decrease in the
number of deaths from cholera at Marseilles
only eight being reported during Friday
night, and an increase at Toulou, where foui
were reported.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-04
I.aEa Fields nm Fire.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. 4.-The lava field
north of Snake river towards Shoshone art
on fire and thousands of acres have beer
burned over The fire threatens to destroy
the great river range of Idaho.