The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-04-09
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

A tragedy occurred few nights ago in
the northwest part of johnson County,
Tex, in which wealthy cattleman named
Hall, late druggist at Fort Worth, was
killed by leading citizen named Vincen'
Wicher.
The Texas Legislature passed a bill to
compel railroad companies to keep their
principal offices in the State, under a PEN
atty of 81, 600 fine for each month of neg
lect.
c. Armstrong & Co.'s furniture houae at
Memphis, Tenn, burned few nights ago.
The building was owned by J. d. Lake,
and was valued at $4,000; insured for
$6OOO
Burglars ri1ed the safe of Griffith &
Conover, lumber dealers, of Dallas, Tex,
a few nights ago, securing cash and secu-
rites to the amount OF about $500 The
notion store of H. B. Burr was also bur-
glarized of nearly 5000 worth of goods, and
all the samples of D. L. Malone, a drum
mer for Cincinnati house. No clue to the
burglars.
Section No . of freight train on the
Illinois Central Railroad ran into the real
end of section No. L near Grand Junction,
Tenn, a few days ago. Brakeman Turner
of Mcconnell, Tenn, was killed and Con-
ductor Turner, a brother, probably fatally
hurt The caboose of one train and the en-
gine of the other were wrecked.
Not to be outdOne by other cities,
ganized movement is being made at tShreve-
port, La, to suppress gambling, which
merchants of the city claim has been OPEN
ly carried on, detrim entail to commercial
interests. Money has been subscribed to
employ the best attorneys of the city to
enforce the laws against gambling, ia or
der to have them fully carried out. The
city authorities will aIs0 be invoked TO
carry out the ordinances.
Charles Cooke, a defaulter from jack
sonville, Fla, was captured in Western
Texas a few daye since Young Cooke
was employed in the Office of the Florida
Railway & Navigation Company. In
February he stole a package of money
amounting to $1,000 and fed. The dectec-
tives followed him 5000 miles before he
was captured. Young Cooke belongs to
one of the best families in Florida.
On the Western & Atlantic Railroad,
near Tilton, Tenn, a few days ago, as the
north bound express train thundered
around a curve near the station, Engineer
McNabb saw a two-year-old girl toddling
up the track. He did all in human power
to stop the train. When the locomotive
whistle sounded the little girl turned, and
seeing the train threw her hands to her
face and knelt down on the track, where
where she met horrible death. The child
was daughter of Engineer Walker.
One night recently, Chloe Randolph,
cOlOred woman, of Orangeburg, S. c., went
from her house and left four children in bed.
During her absence the house caught fire
and burned down. One of the children
was literally roasted to death, and the
other three were so badly burned that
they are probably dead now.
The Tennessee Legislature repealed the
railroad commission act.
man named Cleveland who is not re-
lated to the President has been found at
Gadsden, Ala.
Jacksonville (F'la.) merchant disposed
of 10000 marbles within three weeks re-
Gently. The boys must have them.
There are 25O disabled ex-Confederate
soldiers living in the poor -hous es of North
Carolina.
A South Carolina planter raises Sea
Island cotton for a French spinner and re-
ceives 81 per pound.
Willie Jones, son of Mr. Thomas Jones,
wealthy farmer of Bath County, KY,
committed suicide a few nights ago by
shooting himself with a pistol. He was
about thirty years of age.
The $40, 900 damage suit against Hon Jno.
J. Sumpter by J. Joseph ended in the Circuit
Court at Hot Springs, Ark, by verdict
for plaintiff awarding $500. Defendant
gave notice of appeal to the Supreme
Court.
HartwelI, Ga, is excited over a tragedy
in which a son is accused of the death of
his father. Morgan Brown, an old man
sixty five years of age, was found dead
by his fire place, with his skull crushed in.
1t was stated that the fatal bru ise was the
result of a fall, but the son, jeff Morgan
said TO be unbalanced in mind, is in jail,
charged with the crime.
On April 10th an Industrial Convention
will be held at Richmond, Va, under the
auspices of the Virginia State A gricultural
Society, to discuss the best and most prac-
ticable means of furthering the general
prosperity of the State. The executive
committee of the society, Messrs. R. V.
Gaines, w. G. Wickham and A. S. Bufcrd,
in their address to the people of Virginia
call attention to the losses of the State by
large emigration from it to other States.
A novel case was tried in the Superior
Court at Rome, Ga, recently. In April of
last year, T. B. Veasey, a grocer of that
city, posted a blackboard in front of his
store with the words: ''Deadbeat-R. A.
Welch, S6.3S." Welch, who is a miller, at
once entered suit for 5000 damages for
libel. A large number of witnesses were
introduced ON both sides. Mr. Veasey
pleads truth in justification. The jury
awarded Welch $3.50.
Mr.. Jacobs of Lexington, Tenn :, ex-
hibited recently a black terrier dog,
that, for his peculiar and wonderful taste
for tacks and small scraps of iron, per-
haps has no rival. The dog is six years
old, and has been known to eat two pa
pers of tacks at one meal, and devours
them or any small piece Of iron with as
much relish other members of the ca
nine race would a bone.
The oldest and happiest married couple
in the State of kentucky are DR.. and
Mrs. j. G. Chinn, of Lexington. Mrs.
Chinn is ninety eight years of age, and
her husband ninety -four. They were
married six years ago, and are as lover
like in their home affairs as married
folks generally are at forty. DR.. Chinn is
still quite hale and hearty, and so is his
good wife.
Wheat prospect in Kentucky is gloomy.
A colored man of Key West, Fla, went
to the fish market a few days ago, bought
a conch, and upon cracking the shell was
surprised to find a hidden treasure in
the shape of a handsome pearl the size of
an ordinary bean, which he subsequently,
sold for $50.
While standing before fire at her resi-
dence in the Pawee Valley, Kentucky, a
few days ago, the clothing of Mrs. Judge
p. B. Muir, a prominent society lady of
Louisville, caught fire and she was burned
to death. Her son, Sidney, in attempting
to extinguish the flames was seriously
burned.