The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-31
State News.

Dir. Stacy Lord, one of the leadin.
citizens of Brownsville, is very sick.
| Frank P. Kesee, secretary Of the
Rock Building Association, of Nash.
vile, was arrested last week for EN-
bezzling $4,000.
David p. McCroskey, of the 15tl
district Of Afebfinn county, committe,
suicide by hanging himself on Sunda,
morning.
Thos. eagle, of Fliutville, while
attending court in Fayetteville, feL
cut Of second story window of the
courthouse and was fatally injured.
Marion McCullev was drowned in
Obion river. West Tennessee on last
Sunday morning.
Mrs Mary Spoon, who lives foul
miles from Bristol was struck BY
lightning and instantly killed, one
day last week. An infant, lying in
her lap, was uninjured. Her hus.
band VINO was sitting in the same
room was rendered unconscious by
the shock.
Eight German families located in
Hamilton county last week.
The comptroller has decided that
the wholesale beer dealers shalt pay
$500 into the treasury as tax for
1884. They will contest The decision
decision in the courts.
Haywood Turner. COL, of Richland
Station. murdered a young colored
girl, Laura Turner by name, aged nine
years, by boating out her brains with
rocks and sticks. Il ia supposed that
he outraged her AMI then murdered
her to conceal The other c,ime. He
VIII doubtless be lie principal person
at a necEtie party this tall.
qhe residence Of W. K. Lecroy, at
Tnhahosaa, was burned last week.
dosiroyiae 81 his household. goods.
The fire was supposed to be Of incen-
diary oriein,
There we're three runaway marri-
agot were porformod at Ga'Iatin. on
Thursday All the parties were from
kentucky.
The cnnvocation of Nashville met
at Cumberland Furnace on Tuesday,
and remained III session four days.
It rs said that ton thousand young
men have attended he Cumberland
University, at Lebanon. since 1912.
OF this number 1907 have gradua,
ted.
There has been shipped from this
place during the season 2,754 pack
ages of peaches. weighing 59,Os0 lbs
Express charges. &8S0.35,-M onroa
Democrat.
A negro named Tim Fcrroll, an ox-
convict was shot in the shoulder dur
ing difficulty on Clinton street, on
Saturday, by annthor negro. whose
name is unknown TO the police.
Saturday the firm Of ". &. Lewis
& Son, OF Nashville, made an assign
ment.
A difficulty occurred in Memphis
on Sunday night, in which Chas Pete
stabbed Geo. Stepler several times
with pocket knife. The wounds will
probably prove fatal Pete WAS ar
rest ed.
Miss Mamie Leake. young Lady
belonging to q prominent family OF
Kingston, has mysteriously dissap-
peared and left no clew to her where
ab0uts.
A stock company to be composed Of
young business men is being worked
up a Grsenvill for the purpose OF
establishing a tobacco factory. 4
capital Of IS, 900 is wanted Shares
500 each.
A barn close t. Chattanooga was
struyk by lightning on Thursday and
s25, 90 worth Of grain destroyed and
a fite mule allied.
EA's In,nan, col, made murder,
ou~ sssault on john L Y ucy. me.
chant at Wales station, ia Giles
county, on Sunday last. Yaney was
solln- the negro some goods, and
viii doing so turned ms back, when
the :.eggo sirack him blow wIth Fl
large rock vii cA he had concoaled
az I; Sis elesha.g, knocking I;a
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