The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-05-28
SOUTHERN oLEANINes.

and fatally wounded. The difficulty grew
out of the strike.
| Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, is canvass
| ing the cities of North Carolina in favor Of
prohibition, appealing especially to the
| colored people. The election will be held
| early in June, and the campaign grows in
warmth daily.
| Colonel Bart Jenkins, sergeant-at
of the Kentucky Senate, was recently re-
| ported to have been killed by his son Will
liam. The two quarreled at hotel dim
ner in Frankfort. The father threw a
glass at his son who, pulled his revolver
and shot at his parent. Neither of the two
was hurt.
John Miller and wife of Butler County,
Kentucky, while returning from visit to
Indiana, recently stopped over night in an
outhouse in Breckenridge County. Ed
Ramsey, John McGrif1n and Mike Ramsey
ord cred them out of the place, and as
Miller came out of the door Mike Ramsey
deliberately shot him through the head,
killing him almost instantly.
General John L. Lewis, one of the most
noted citizens of New Orleans, died few
days go, in his eighty-sixth year. He
served as a courier for General Jackson in
the battle with the British forces. He was
three times sheriff of the parish and once
mayor of the city. He was Maj General
of the forces of Louisiana in the Confeder-
ate army when sixty -One years of age.
Nearly one hundred moonshine whisky
prisoners are confined in the jail at Cow
ington, KY.
Mrs. Jones, an aged lady, was run over
by a transfer train at Nashville, Tenn, a
few days ago, and was instantly killed.
Says the Grenada (Miss.) Sentinel: An
other Legislature like our last would build
a wall around the State of Mississippi so
high that even old Sol himself would find
it difficult to look in.
The so-called peanut factories of Nor
folk, Va, handle and put on the market
$1,500,00O worth of peanuts each year.
The factory is simply cleaning, polish
ing and sorting establishment, and the
work is all done by machinery.
The law and Order League of Louisville,
KY, succeeded in having held to the grand
jury pool-seller named Emile Roulier.
Rev. James E. Evans, one of the oldest
preachers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, died in Thomson, Ca, a
few days ago, while on his knees. He was
presiding elder of the Augusta district.
He was seventy-six years of age, and had
preached ffty-four years.
Returns from the election in the Second
congressional district of Louisiana to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Rep
resentative Hahn, indicate the election of
Wallace, Democrat, over Martin, Republi-
can, by about /, 900 plurality.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi has
decided the constitutionalitY of what is
known as the amnesty act, passed ny the
Legislature, which measure gave relief to
merchants who had not paid the privilege
payment to June 10, thereby restoring
them to their full legal rights under the
laws of the State.
James Furey, wife and child and Miss
Alice Mitchell, all of Philadelphia, who
arrived in Nashville, Tenn, few days
ago, ate some bologna sausage and be-
came quite sick. The child, who was in
| delicate health, died in great agony from
congestion. The others were doing well.
Augmentation was ordered by the health
authorities.
Christ Church, Fred eric, Ga, on the site
where John Wesley preached, has had the
biggest contributions of any church in the
South the past year. This was caused by
bequest of S111, 900 by the wife of Rev.
MIR. Dodge, who died in India on her we'd
ding tour. Her husband has Just turned
it into the church treasury. OF that sum
$4,000 has been put in trust as an endow-
ment for missionary work.
The prohibition contest in Oconee Coun-
ty, Ga, has demoralized colored church
circles. Rev. Mr.. johnson quarreled with
three deacons who refused to become dry
and had them expelled. The expelled dea-
cons, with their adherents went into the
church forcibly, kicked the preacher out,
and now hold the keys. The preacher is
Abo la A,or +E,,l
Andrew Meaders, of Nashville, Tenn,
and Captain H. A, Penrose, of Memphis,
shot match, at 100 live pigeons each, at
Spring park a few days ago, for $780,
Meaders won, killing ninety three birds.
Penrose killed eighty-three.
jackson Carter and one Roe, farmers,
went to a circus at Mt. Sterling, KY, a
few evenings since, quarreled and started
home on the train. AS Roe, with his broth
er, was leaving the crowded car Carter
suddenly pulled his pistol and shot him
dead. Carter attempted to escape, but as
he jumped from the car Roe's brother shot
him and left him for dead. He was picked
up, however, by the next train dangerous
ly wounded and given over to the Mt. Ster-
ling authorities.
Three young ladies of Newman, Ca, Miss
Sallie Hinson, Miss Annie Dent and Miss
Laura Petty, started out in a buggy few
days ago to visit a friend in the country.
AS the horse stepped on the railroad track
he baked; no crack of the whip could
move him. The train was approaching at
the rate of forty miles an hour; it struck
the horse, crushing him under its wheels
and wrenched the shafts from the buggy,
left the buggy unhurt, the ladies keeping
their seats in perfect safety.
Governor Lowry of Mississippi has ap-
pointed Captain Charles J. Searles, of the
Volunteer Southrons, Brigadier- General
of the Third district, vice E. T. Butts, re-
signed. Captain Searles is not only one
of the youngest commissioned officers in
the State, but is one of the best drilled.
North Carolina has no savings banks.
A desperate fight occurred at Martins
vile, Va, a few nights ago, between D. P.
Spencer and the Terry brothers. J. <.
Terry was killed, and his brothers and
Colonel Spencer, Tarleton Brown, Hugh
Dyer, Robert Gregory and two negroes
were frightfully, if not fatally, wounded
Mrs. William Shearer, the wife of an
English machinist at Atlanta, Ga, was
notified a few days ago by mail that she
had fallen heir to $50, 900, and that it was
awaiting her order in England. The FAM
ny was thrown into great excitement, and
has been the recipient Of numerous con-
gFatulations.
The Texas Press Associa tion met at San
Antonio on che 18th inst.
Purvess' sash, door and blind factory
and lumber yard the German Protestant
Church, Michael McEnnery's and DR.. J. G.
Boards residences at New Orleans, were
destroyed BY fire, and a number of other
buildings were damaged a few nights ago.
Loss, SIC, ,00o; insurance, SO, 900.
Dan and Lon Mann, who murdered Mar
shal Campbell and wounded Officer Nc