The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-26
souTHERN eLEANlNes.

Major R. c. Bransford, secretary and
treasurer Of she Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Louis railway, died q few days ago at
Nashville, Tenn.
William Taylor, living near Camden,
Tenn, while attempting TO cross Burrell's
Greek, in Benton County, few days ago
was swept from his wagon and drowned.
A. r. McAllister recovered Judgment
at Jefferson, Tex, against the Texas & Pa
cific railway for $1,000 damages for per-
sonal injuries, and Mrs, Laura Kirk got
jud gment against the same road for $11, 900
for the same cause. ..t 5000. -. y.
The Dehison (Tex.) City Water Company
has been incorporated with a capital stock
of 100000, with the following officers:
Denton Durgea, president; Emil " elton,
secretary e. W. Abendroth, treasurer
all of New FORK. fs- s..s--.f
The jury in the case, of John @. Fergu-
son, who was recently on trial in Abbe-r
vile, sc, for the killing OF Arthnr nj.
Benedict, in December, 1884, after being
out for two hours, failed to agree A new
trial was ordered and the jury was dis
charged. ~
In the Circuit Court at Louisville, KY,
the jury in the case of John Gilman,
charged with numbering Jacob Schaurer,
returned verdict of guilty, and fixed the
punishment at sixteen years in the peni
tentiary. sa 'r
Careful observation among the Florida,
orange groves shows that the accounts of
the late freeze instead of being accurate
are seventy five per cent. exaggeration.
Bearing orange trees are far from being
killed are even now in bloom and prospects
for, the new crop are quite as promising as
in any other year. at this season. ~
The total amount received by the com.
mittee at Galveston, Tex, for the relief of
the sufferers by the great fire was SOS, ASH
90, out of total subscriptions of $124, 7O6.93.
There has been paid out to sufferers $107,-
529.7O, and deducting Incidental expenses,
the committee report a cash balance Of
S15T.66. ssR sfss. -a.F aH# -l-.
Governor Bate of Tennessee has issued
a circular letter to the Governors of States
quarantining against TennessSe cattle by
reason of the jackson herd being afflicted
with pleuro- Pneumonia, asking that the
qarantine be raised. It is doubtful how
ever, il this is done unless the herd in
question shall be slaughtered. -- 81,
George Davis brutllly murdered Arch
Reams in Russell County, Ala, a. few
days ago; shooting him twice in the back
of the head and shoulders, stabbing him
twice in the neck and crushing his skull
with the butt of his gun. Davis fed, and
at last accounts was still at large.
A horse was struck by a locomotive
while crossing the track at Adairsville,
Ca, the other day and was knocked sixty
feet by actual measurement.
During the recent cold snap and snow
storm in Florida the unsophisticated chick
ems greediIy snapped up the first snow
flakes fell, supposing them to be a new
species of food. = ss 81
A fire a few days since burned John
Zent's saw mill, in the northern part of
Memphis, together with a ccrsi deIable
amount of lumber. Loss, $40, 900; Ansur.--
ance, S6 900. a.
The cotton goods trade, An Georgia is
looking up Stocks are exhausted Z and all
: factories in and near a ugusta are'Funning
to their full capacity. The mills are work
ing at a small margin of profit for the first
time in three years.
Cora TroWbridge, a cofored belle, of
WaynesborO, Ca, eighteen years old,
committed suicide by drowning in Mc1n-
tosh creek lew nights ago. She had a
Clisappoil-zaehs in love affair.
Little sjiH% Hutchins, of Lawrenceville,
Ca, isTA hero A can of powder dropped
into basket OF chips and was thrown on
the fire. before which stood BiIlie's three
little sisters. The boy jumped for the can,
but just as he seized it the powder ex-
ploded The little girls were not hurt at
all, but the boy was badly burned. Some
one asked him why he grabbed the pow
der. He answered as well as he could, for
he was suffering intensely: ITO save th6
/ girls.'' .-
George Robinson, colored, was taken
from jail at Monroe, La, by mob and
lynched for having shot white man in
self defense.
I A sensation was created recently in
Montgomery, Ala, by the finding of the
dead body of Charles Owen, a negro, who
has been employed at the Mobile & Mont
gomery freight depot for the past two
years The dead body was found the
other morning in a ditch near the Mont
gomery & Eufaula railroad, in the north
! ern part of the city, He had evidently
fallen into the ditcr and pile of lumber
near by fell in upon him. His face and
/ body were horribly crushed and mangled.
James B. Ward, middle aged farmer
residing in Trousdale County, Tenn, was
arrested a few days ago at Memphis on a
| telegram from the authorities at Nashville,
charged with assault to murder. w ard,
| with his two boys, aged about twelve and
sixteen years, were on their way to Helena,
Ark They claim to know nothing of the
charge as preferred.
| T. J. Taylor, sheriff of Upton County,
| Tenn, in company with deputy D. Sparks
and Don Smith, attempted to arrest Steve
| Waddley, a negro, a few days ago, near
| Covington, Tenn, who was wanted on a
i charge Of grand larceny. The negro re-
sisted and drew a razor from his pocket,
| whererpon' the posse fired upon him killing
him instantly. WaddIey was also wanted in
Lauderdale County on charge of burg
larry. f--e
! A. notorious colored desperate named
| James, who had twice escaped from jail at
/ Beauregard, La, was discovered in his
! old neighborhood, on Bahama Greek, re-
| Gently, and was surrounded by posse Of
| citizens James refused tossurender, and
be was shot, seven buck shot taking effect,
| but he made his escape in the dark. Next
| dav the entire community renewed the
| search. They. tracked him to Burlington
| Bryant's house. He surrendered, and was
taken to RoeRport Bridge, where he was
hanged to tree.
| Smallpox prevails near Cotulla, Tex.
| A probably fatal shooting affray took
| place near Vicksburg, Miss, a few days
| ago between Justin W. Gilmer and Con-
| stable John L. Frazier, in which the latter
was shot through the neck and wiz proba-
| blv not'recover The difficulty was the re-
! suit of an interview with commercial re-
portaFTfu which Frazier aeeusesa Gilner Of
| atteha5ting 60 gain his assistance IN COM
| ponnaing Of d felony
The gin house of Dr. James u. Hunt, q
/ Vicksburg, Miss on his Alnloch place III
Sunfower County, was destroyede by fire
a few nightsago. togstaeE VI IA aaoat six
ty bales OF cotton;sE p oartiaily insured
There hasbeen snoyS eHough for slsSghe
ing, but slsishs have been scarcgs -
T,hn- alal,arna ard fsraaf sonfher.n ax-