The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-05-22
General News.

W. Thomas Is appointed postmaster
at Canton, Miss.
Joseph L. Mead was appointed
postmaster at Hazelhurst, Miss.
The Terrell Lunatic Asylum, Tex,
IS now ready to. receive patients.
It is said the coal fields of Arkan-
sas cover u, 900 square miles,
Miss Kate Morgan, of Taylor, Tex.
was drowned last Friday evening. in
the San Gabriel river.
Cotton in the Black Belt, in Miss.
has been seriously injured by the re-
cent cold weather.
S. J. Reese, we'll known lumber
man of Texarkana, Ark, committed
suicide last week by taking morphine.
S. w. Hatch, of Gainesville, Tex,
committed suicide a few days ago, by
cutting his throat with a knife.
Ohio papers are bringing up the
subject of Gen. Grants possible cam
didacy for the presidency in 1888.
The new pottery works of Elliott Il
Jones, at Texarkana, Tex. were des-
troyed by fire on Thursday night.
I,oss SIS 600.
Miss Witt, the travelling agent and
correspondent of the ''Sunny South"
was married to a MIR. Trousdale, of
La, last week, in Atlanta.
a little son of z. T. Kindred, liv-
ing near Solgahatchie, Conway county
Ark, fell into a pot of boiling water
a few days ago and was scalded to
death.
The indications are that the New
Orleans Exposition will be continued
another year, provided the United
States viii! keep its departmental ex-
hibits there.
Hugh Riley, of Boston, who mar
ried a young lady of Oneida county,
New York, was tarred and feathered
last week for extreme cruelty to his
young wife.
A company has been organized at
Dallas, Tex, to build large roller
skating rink. The land has been Sc
cured and buildings to the value Of
$100. 900 are to De erected.
Hicks and Taylor, the alleged in
cendiaries of James Wheeler's prop
erty at Franklin, Ky, were quietly
removed from that place on Saturday
night, to Bowling Green to prevent
IYnching.
At Locust Gap, Pa, on the 18th
inst, Peter Knolbauck shot and kill
ed Miss Julia Kramer, because she
setused to marry him. He then shot
at VIM. Newman, her accepted lover
but missed his mark.
Prof r. L. Odlum, of Washington,
on Tuesday, May 20, jumped from
the Brooklyn Bridge, distance of
1875 feet, to the water below. He
died few minutes after being taken
from the water.
A waterspout descended upon a ra-
vine near Kearney, Neb., on Friday
night, washing family OF emigrants
named Scott, from their wagon and
drowning two children.
w. K. McLauren, a prominent |
attorney of Rolling Fork, Miss, and
S. T. Shelton, chancery and circuit
clerk Of Sharkey county, Mis-, fought |
a duel with shot guns on the morn
ing ef tho 10Th inst. Shelton was
instantly killed; hlS gun was not dis
charged.
Some time ago a family named
Surrah, living near Mason, Michigan,
lilled hog which had been sick, but
mad recovered. Eight persons partook
IF the meat. About ten days there
after they all took sick, and were all
similarly affected. One has died and
t is net believed any of the others
ian recover.
On May 16, Louis Bell, colored, of
Columbus, Ga, was shot and killed
~ a negro woman named toilet
Jackson. She gave herself up TO the
ficcIs. claiming the shooting was
u accident, as she did not know the
un was loaded. The coroners Jury
cquitted her.
B shop Miles. colored, Bishop of
louisiana, preached at the Methodist
hurch, (white) at Minjcn, La, on
unday. The sermon was pronounc-
d excellent by all who heard it. i
Miss Julia Jackson, the only daugh- a
~ Of Stonewall Jackson, is to be a
larried 10 William f. Christian, at +,
,e Second Presbyterian Church, in
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