The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-11-13

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Gen. w. A, Quarles, of Clarks-
vile was rendered the Consulship to
China and declined it, because he
was unwilling to 60 so far way from
home. This ConsuIship is an inn
portant office and pays a Salary Of
SO, 900 per annunf:
There WAS hung jury in the case
Of SInaliy VS. Illinois Central r. r.
at Jackson. Eight were IN favor OF
giving the plaintiff $3.50, and the
others were opposed to giving any
thin.
Clark Briggs, Agent, at ClarkYiIie,
Of a northern manufacturer of sulky
pIows. skipped the town few days
ago for parts unknown, with the pro
ceeds of numerous sales made by
him. lie was accompanied by a
woman who was not his wife
On Monday last Fader Frank &
Co, of Memphis Tennessee, received
Il, 633 bales Of cotton; the largest
amount, by 400 bales, ever received
by any one house in that city, in one
day. The cotton WAS raised in Boil
iyar county Miss, and was shipped
by parties who have heretofore ship
ped their cotton to New Orleans.
Judge Z. n. Nolen, for years past
tie Chairman OF the County Court OF
Haywood COUNTY, died at his home
in Brownsville, on Sunday night
last. He was one Of the Oldest
tsrs Of the county and II al Of ster-
ling integrity.
Gen. Frank Cheatam recently re
ce:yed his commission as Postmaster
at Nashville OIL Saturday last, and
at once took charge Of the office.
Dir. w. P. Jones. the retiring Post
master hes held the position for eight
years and made good officer.
Chancellor Merritt held, in the
case OF the State vs. W. 3. Ward,
hat the property owned by DR.
Ward on Spruce street, Nashville
was liable for taxes, Notwithstanding
it was used as a school building
The defendant appealed the case t
the Supreme Court.
J.. n. Strong, night Waterman a
the Illinois Central Shops in Jack
son Tennessee, stot and killed jam
| Gibson, Of st. Louis, on last Mon
day morning. Gibson, who had jus
arrived on an early train, was warm
ing by a fire on the depot ytrd
when Strong approached and knock
ed him DOM with a stick of woo
.and.:then shot him, Strong fed the
country The murder was entirel,
III provoked.
Trenton Recorder says: New
came from Humboldt Wednesday eve
ming that Dr. joe Niece, a DENTS
ard an old citizen of that town. la,
to ken his life. The facts are abnu
as follows: Fe ate his dinner Wit
lis fami!Ya as usual and immediatel
enped into an adjoining room AM
licked Up = pistol and placed
against ms left breast and fired. tn
bail entering his body two IncHe
below tae nipple. r, McGee ha
/ been suffering with lung disease 70
! years.
An Avalane' porter met Unit
ed States Marshall Freeman on /:
train on the LOUISVILLE and Nash
vile road yesterday evening and wa
told by HIM the following facts con
corning the crookeIness Of the post
master at Bible HiU in Decatu
county. SAID Mr.. Freeman: g
d.sp: tohed Deputy Marshal Ra, Col
her this morning to arrest the post
master at<Bible Hill for alIedeec
crookedness ia the disposal Of stamps
| He is allowed certain profit on al
stamps lie sells, and it is said that HI
has been making heavy requisitior
on the department at Washington
for stamps and hnYing goods " IL
them in Louisvi. e AMI other elite.
wnere he purchased goods for th,
small country store he conduct d
Marshal Freeman SAYS he has bur
doubt but that the postmaster q
Bible Hi! has been carrying on tai
little game for some time, as the PCS
tai inspector who visited his office 9
lew days ago found he WAS selling
stamps tar IN excess Of the demana
from the little town. The p0stm. 5
ter was proba 0iv arrested Yesterday
and VII be given uu opportunity I,
expla.n MS shol iconings at Tie com.
ing tern ottne Unted States cou
j in Memphis. I Avalanche