The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-03-19
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.


nine children, hung himself to a fence
few days ago, leaving a placard lying
near, written in German, saying he had
lynched himself No cause assigned.
The Lookout rolling mill at Chattanooga,
Tenn, has been sold under Court decree,
to A. NJ. Johnson and Nesbit Hazelhurst
for $4,000. The mill will be put in opera
tiOn at once, giving employment to 125
hands. 1t has been closed down for a
year.
In Roane County, Tennessee, near Chat
tanOOga, a Miss Jenkens was recently on
a visit to a neighbor, and, while standing
near an open CRATE, her clothing caught
fire. She escaped from the house COM
pletely enveIoped in flames, and ran the
entire distance home. Her body was lit
orally roasted, and she expired in short
time.
August Schaefer and wife were found
dead in bed at their home in Boerne, Tex,
a few days since, by neighbors. Schaefer
was an industrious wagon maker, and his
wife was faithful and indus trious. They
had one little child. The bodies were ly-
ing side by side, the mans arm over the
wOman's breast. a pistol was lying near
the bed with four barrels discharged. The
woman was shot once in the head and
twice through the body; the man through
the head. Both had been dead some hours.
The bed was horribly bloody. It's thought
to be murder and suicide, but no positive
motive can be assigned.
John B. Martin, a farmer from neal
Pewee Valley, Kentucky, was found a few
days ago lying dead by the side of the
turnpike on the Bro wnsboro Road, about
mile east of Louisville. He was terribly
crushed about the head and body, and had
evidently been killed instantly. He was
discovered at the foot of an embankment
about thirty feet high, and near by were
his horses and wagon. He had evidently
driven off of the embankment and the
wagon had fallen on top of him, MASKING
him almost to pulp.
A new epidemic has appeared in Ian
caster County, South Carolina, to which
five members of Mr.. r. W. Draffin's fam
lily have succumbed in the past few weeks,
leaving only himself and a little son re-
manning. The disease has baffied medical
skill. Mr.. Drafin had eight physicians to
visit his family, but none of them were ac-
quainted with the disease, and their treat
ment was simply experimental. Mr.. Draffin
says the spread of the disease is becom. .ng
alarming. There are thirteen cases on his
plantation alone. 1t first makes 5its ap-
pearance with nausea, with bloody flux
and gripping, followed by excruciating
pains. 1t is similar in many of its symp-
toms to Asiatic cholera, but it more nearly
resembles the mountain scourge which
swept away so many hundreds of people
in Kentucky and West Virginia some
months ago.
In the City Court at Louisville, Ky, a
few days ago, jeremiah Haden, a gentle
manly appearing person, said to belong to
distinguished Virginia family, and who
had been arrested for larceny, swallowed
a dose of "ROugh on Rats" and few
minutes later was conveyed from the court
in mortal agony. He preferred death to
the disgrace of conviction.
Watts Earl, J. NJ Richie and William
Walls We're arrested a few nights ago in
the act of attempting to rob j. c. Evans
gambling house at Hot Springs, Ark.
The Southern Hotel at Columbus, KY,
burned a few days ago.
An Old Indian woman died recently in
Dade County, Florida, whose notable name
was Lilly Walk-in- they ater- Same
Shape-Au-the Way Down Foot Likes a.
Board"
Ranges store and Post office at John.
son City, Tenn, burned few days ago.
All the mail was destroyed. Loss, $500
The county officers of Habersham Coun-
ty, Ga, have been indicted for completely
III inc buI gary u Illb stt1ts IOCL MAI llll
confesses to the burglary and duplicates
the officers.
Four negroes were drowned at Minock's
landing, Red River Parish, La, a few
days ago while trying to cross the river in
an overloaded skiff.
In the case of DR.. r. J. Penn, for the
murder of r. B. Riols, at Hazlehurst,
Miss, last year, the Supreme Court has
affirmed the judgment of the lower court.
Penn is under death sentence.
A fire at Nurlreesboro, Tenn, a few
days ago burned three buildings, causing
a loss of $4,000. Engines from Nash
vile telegraphed for arrived in time to
prevent confiaEration.
Mrs. Sukie Turner, an aged woman in
Murray County, Tenn, committed suicide
few nights ago by cutting her throat
with a razor.
The whisky establishment of Williams
Bros, at Louisville, KY, was partially
destroyed by fire a few days ago. Loss,
$4,000; insured.
Mary c. Randall, who was buried at
Maysville, Ga, recently, came to her death
from starvation. For forty EIGHT days
she refused to taste food and could not
bear to hear it mentioned. Reference to
eating would make her turn deathly pale
and throw her into commissions. She
would drink water, however. She was
seventy eight years old.
Alexander Carter, proprietor of the Ar
lington Hotel of Gainesville, Ga, recently
went 70 Atlanta on alleged business, and
from that point continued on to New Or
le ms. This caused a rush of his cred
itors, who believed he had absconded. 1t
was developed that he was heavily in
volved. All his property has been attached,
and the hotel has changed management.
The building is the property of Congress
man Gambler.
Miss Lou Cotton, most estimable lady,
while going to her home at Darby Station,
Tex, on the international Line, recently,
was thrown out of an ambulance and in-
stantly killed. She had reached the gate
of her home, and when the boy came out
to open it, the horses became frightened
and ran off. Her back was broken.
Spring opens fairly.
The will of B. F. Avery, the celebrated
Louisville (Ky.) plow man, has been pro-
bated. He leaves 100000 from the sale
of the plow mandatory of B. F. Avery &
Co. to his wife and children. No bequests
are to be paid until two years after his
death.
The house of W. a. Kelly, a wealthy
cotton buyer at Social Circle, Ga, was OBJ
served to be on fire by neighbors a few
days ago. On notifying the ia mily, an
investigation was made upstairs, where
quantities Of cotton were found in four
different rooms, all fired simultaneously.
There is no clew to the incendiary.
The New Orleans papers advocate keep
ing the Exposition open till fan.
A little child of Mrs. Townsend, at Uni
versity Building, Dalton, Ga. ran under
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