The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-01-29
souTHERN oLEANINos.

The body of a man cut into eight pieces
was found few days ago buried in tan
| yard at Nashville, Tenn.
Samuel B. Hughes, President of the City
| National Bank at Paducah, KY, was
| found dead in his bed at that place q
! few mornings since.
| William Churchill, a coiored waiter,
| shot and killed Lopez Jefferson, a cook az
| the Hutchins House, Houston, Tex.
H. Barton, claiming to represent Chi
cago firm, which proved not to be in exist
| ence, was arrested at Atlanta, Ga, few
| days ago charged with being a swindler,
and was sent to jail.
| Thomas Miller and Robert Forbes, both
| aged thirteen years, who were sentenced
| to three years imprisonment in the Peni-
tentiary for theft, in Shelby County, Tenn,
| have been pardoned by Governor Bate.
/ They have been taken in charge by worthy
| people, who will endeavor TO reform them.
| Israel Triling, brother to N. d. Trill-
| ing, prominent merchant at Clarksville,
| Tex, shot himself through the head a few
! evenings since and died instantly. He was
about thirty-fve years old and unmar-
| ried
| Senator Joe Brown, of Georgia, is de-
/ scribed as fair trencherman, earning his
| food by very hard and constant labor. He
is fond of Georgia "eompone" bread, and,
although born in South. Carolina, never
| eats rice.
Andrew Picket and Colonel Sidney Mead
| of Floresville, Tex, had their guns levelled
/ on each other the other day when Mrs.
| Mead went between them and prevented
| bloodshed.
! The total product Of rice for the last crop
| year, ended September, 1885, is estimated
/ o HaA To 4V1VVf
as follows: Louisiana, 46,400, ,130; South
| Carolina, 33,444, $50; Georgia, 1886, $50;
| North Carolina, 1858, $3.50; remaining rice
| growing States, 920, 900 pounds.
! Grant Allen and Noah Mills quarreled
near Meadowfield, Hancock County, Tenn,
a few days ago and exchanged shots. Two
| bullets lodged in Aliens body, and he died
soon afterward.
Joseph Byrne, of San Antonio, Tex, has
been sentenced to two years in the State
| Prison for embezzlement.
| Charles DeBow shot and mortally
wounded DR.. W. B. Cummings, his father
| in-law, at Sparta, Tenn, few days ago.
| Two shots were fired, both bullets taking
! effect. DR.. Cummings was unarmed.
&C. Vernon, the seventeen-yeaF old son
of DR.. Vernon, a wealthy citizen of Dyers-
| burg, Tenn, attempted suicide few morn
/
! vile, KY, by shooting himself in the left
breast. The wound was pronounced fatal.
| The boy refused to give any reason for his
] act, only saying he intended to kill him
self
John Courtright, noted outlaw, and
who is well known as partner of man
named Mcintyre in various crimes, was
arrested few days since at Gainesville,
Tex, by G. B. Holland, and was taken to
! Fort Worth, where he was wanted.
Frederick Wayne Gordon, negro ninety
| years Of age, was buried at Sylvania, Ca,
a few days ago in a coffin made out of
/ lumber which he had worked for and
saved for fifteen years for that purpose.
His son is Principal of the Colored Deaf
and Dumb Institute of Georgia.
Colonel Ashbel Smith, the sage of Ever
green Place, on Cedar Bayou, Tex, was
reported at the point of death, with pneu-
monia. During the days of the Lone
Star Republic Colonel Smith was its Min
lister to the Court of France. He is a dis
tinguished citizen of the State.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee has
affirmed the verdict of the lower court in
the case of John Grace, who was sem
fenced to five years. imprisonment in the
Penitentiary for killing a man named
Price at White Bluff two years ago for as
saulting his brother. Price was struck on
the head with bottle, and died soon after
ward.
The Mississippi Legislature, in joint con-
vention, elected for United States Sem
ators, Messrs. J. 2. George and E. C.
Walthan.
Georgia Belle Lyons, seventeen years
old, died suddenly at Nashville, Tenn, a
few nights ago from disease superinduced
! by starvation and exposure to cold
weather. The family are poor, and for
| several days were without food or fuel and
suffered intensely.
The Merchants National Bank of Vicks-
! burg, Miss, has opened for business. It is
a new bank, with a paid-up capital of
| 500, 900, embracing in its list of stockhold-
ers some of the best business men of Vicks-
burg. It's officers are: G. g. Willis, Pres
ident; w. P. Richardson, Vice-President,
and w. S. Jones, Cashier.
An old negro named Nose Chambly was
run over and killed by Western & At
lantic freight train at Atlanta, Ca, a few
days ago. He was aged about sixty five
years. While walking up the Georgia Road
main line, when near the Bell Street Cot
ton Compress, an engine came up behind
him pushing five freight cars. Before the
old man could be warned of his danger the
front car struck him on the head, knock
ing him from the track, killing him in
stantly.
No clue has yet been found to the iden-
tity of the man whose mutilated body was
unearthed near HELPS Half Acre at Nash
vile, Tenn, recently. The detectives are
still at work, but have little hopes of maxi
ing important discoveries.
Owing to the heavy apple crop in Ten
nessee many illicit distilleries have been
put in operation in several counties, and
vast quantities of the illegal product are
offered for sale at very low prices. During
the past few days a number of proprietors
and employees of such establishments have
been arrested by Deputy MarshaIs and the
stills with contents destroyed. The liquor
meets with a ready sale, not only in the
mountains where it is made, but also in
prohibition towns.
Kentucky has repealed her fish law.
While Mrs. P. Henderson, was sitting in
front of her fire at her hons in Granville,
Ga, a few nights ago, surrounded by her
grandchildren, her clothing ignited and
she was instantly enveloped in flames.
She ran out of the house only to have the
flames famed by the fierce winds and she
was burned to death.
Colonel A. r. Reed, prominent citizen
and Chairman of the County Court of
Madison County, Tenn, died at his home
near Denmark few nights ago. Colonel
Reed had Just been elected Chairman Of
the County Court, but never had the pleas
ure of calling the Court together.
Rev. s. G. Jones, father Of Sam, was re-
ported dying at Cartersville, Ga.
Jim George, a well-known old colored
man in Vicksburg, Miss, was attacked
with neuralgia a few nights ago and called
in a colored physician, who administered
an overdose of morphine, from the effects
of which he died.