The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-19
SOUTHERN GLEANINes.


were present.
at Queen City, Tex, a few days ago,
Mike Clements killed his brother-in-law,
Sam Summerfeld.
A gang of robbers which congregated at
Dayton, Tenn, on the line of the Cincin-
natl Southern railway, recently attempted
| to burglarize the large jewelry store of
| Obil & Co. and the Cincinnati Southern
depot at Chattanooga. Their plot had
! been revealed to the sheriff, and a dozen
officers were in each building. When
the thieves broke in and commenced to
drill holes in the safe, officers demanded
their surrender. The burglars opened fire
on the sherif's posse, and, by means of
the darkness, escaped without securing
any booty.
A bill passed the Mississippi House of
| Representatives authorizing the Treasurer
to issue 100000 in bonds redeemable in
twenty years, and bearing. six per cent
interest. This bill gives him authority to
! borrow money to meet present needs at
/ eight per Indebtedness not to extend
/ longer than ten months, and to be re-
deemed with money secured from sale of
! bonds. Unless authority of this kind had
| been given the State could not meet its in
! debtedness on account of the common
school fund
The Sheriff of Gillespie County, Texas,
and his posse have been indicted for kill
! ing convict.
| Robert S. Fowler, of Morganfeld, KY,
who murdered his niece, is to be executed
! April %.
The steamer Ike Bonham exploded her
! boiler near Vicksburg, Miss, few days
ago, killing six men and injuring several
! others.
Twent g-five masked men took Handy
| Woodward, colored, from jail at Russell
| vile, E,,., few nights ago and lynched
| him.
| Charley Jones, eight years old, died at
! San Antonio, Tex, few days ago from
morphine used in a prescription by mis-
| take instead of quinine.
James Bird shot and fatally wounded
| Tom Martin at a dance IN Anderson Coun-
| ty, KY, few nights ago. An old grudge
was the cause. Both are farmers.
The free miners at Greenwood, KY,
spend the nights in firing shots at the
convict camp, preventing the militia
guard from getting any sleep.
By a decision of the Supreme Court of
Georgia, George T. Jackson will spend
six years in the penitentiary for en-
bezzling $l17,O0Lo of the funds of the En-
terprise Cotton Company of Augusta.
that it can be concIusiveIy proven that
Neal, Craft and Ellis were innocent of the
murder Of three children, for which they
were executed, and that the real perpe-
traitors are known and about to be ar
rested.
The convention of the Cattle Raisers'
Association of Northwest Texas wound up
in a grand complimentary ball at Weather
ford, Tex, on the 18th. 1t was a grand
success and was largely attended.
According to reports from a large num-
Der of the most extensive sheep raisers in
Texas, sheep are in fine condition, gener-
ally free from disease, except a few cases
Of scab. Mostly healthy and very promis-
ing tor the future.
Constable Lee Jenkins, of Waco, Tex.
recently arrested Frank A. Henry on
suspicion of being one of three men who
robbed the safe of VIM. Cameron & Co., at
Brownwood. Young Henry says he can
easily prove an alibi and asserts that he
was in Waco on the occasion of the
robbery at Brownwood.
Jay Gould and family made a visit to
Key West, Fla, the past week on the
yacht Atalanta.
The people of Mississippi are elated over
the action of the House Of Representatives
in refusing to pass the Senate bill, submit
ting to the people the question of a consti-
tutionaI convention. 1t saves the State
$4,000.
The District Executive Committee of the
Knights of Labor, after full inve stiga-
ton of the boycott against the Atlanta
(Ga.) Constitution, has declared the boy
colt off.
John Judson, a locomotive engineer at
Fort Worth, Tex, recently died from in
haling the fumes of a sulphur match while
lighting a cigar.
James LaFontaine, a dissipated carpen-
ter, was found dead at Loreno, McLennan
County, Tex, few days ago. He hailed
from Vermont
A. P. McCauley, Galveston, (Tex.) po-
iceman is held in custody on the charge of
kicking Clarence Clarke, of McCOmbo, H.,
in the abdomen until he died. Clarke was
drunk and provoked a quarrel with the
officer who was off duty.
The trial at Gallatin, Tenn, of VIM,
Moss and 5 on, charged with the murder of
Arch Harper, of Bethpage, resulted in the
acquittal of the father and the conviction
of the son. The latter was sentenced to
Imprisonment in jail for four hours. The
killing was caused by the circulation by
Harper OF a report rejecting on the char.
acter of Miss Moss.
of a noted gambler, was robbed at the st.
Charles Hotel in New Orleans a few nights
ago by masked burglars, of jewelry val
ued at $4,000. =. j. Carroll, who was in
the room with her at the time, was relieved
of 500 and a gold watch and chain. There
are some who hint at put-up job.
At College Hill, Madison County, (KY.)
a negro boy named JEFF Grider bought a
half dollars worth Of trough on rats a
few days ago and put it in some sassafras
tea, which was drunk by Mrs. Deatheroye,
her nine year-old daughter and the cook
ahmed Jennie Henderson. None can pos
sibly recover. The boy is but fourteen
years Of age. Excitement was great, and
it seemed probable that Judge Lynch would
deal out speedy justice to the young wretch.
These are decidedly striking times.
The Supreme Court of Georgia has af-
hrmed the decision of the court below
in convicting George T. Jackson; of Au-
gusta, on the charge of emhezzling Si17,
600 Of the fund. of the Enterprise Cotton
factory, of which he was president. jack
son viii go to the peuiteEtiary for six
years.
James H. Montgomery, who had his
throat cut and who was robb ed in Cincin-
natl recently, died subsequently at Louis
vile, Ky, OF apoplexy, superinduced by his
wounds. Montgomery was man Of means
and during the war killed a man with a
sword cane for kicking his dog.
r. Bonner, of White County, Ark, was
robbed and urdered a few nights ago.
The Mississippi Senate has passed the
House bin giving the right of local option
TO counties, with the amendment that in
case the election goes against whisky it
shall not annuI licenses existing at the
time; that saloons shall he allowed to run