The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-01-08
SOUTHERN oLEANlNGs.

gro murderer, named Alexander r. Reid,
was captured few days ago, chained to
tree and slowly burned to death by mob
of whites and blacks.
The Governor of Virginia has pardoned
from the Penitentiary, after serving five
years, James Young, who fatally shot
George Hinton for a distasteful allusion to
lady.
Fire destroyed eight stores, large guam
tity of cotton and the depot of the Alabama
Great Southern Railroad at Collins
vile, Tenn, few days ago. The fire
originated in the Post Office, and was the
work of an incendiary.
A shocking accident occurred at Rich.
mond, Va, the other day, by which a
youth, aged twelve years, was manned for
life. Three boys-Fado Spott, Farim Tay-
lor and Willie Cummins-took a flask of
powder and a toy cannon and commenced
to charge and fire the cannon. A prema-
ture explosion of the powder in the flask
tore off one of Spott's hands and injured
the other so badly that it had to be partial
ly amputated. The boy Taylor was badly
burned, but Cummins escaped unhurt.
A seven-year- negro boy, Nelson
Mitchell, whose parents live in East Sher-
man, Tex, died very suddenly a few days
ago from strange cause. He went to
neighbor's house and drank two glasses of
egg-nog. In a short time he returned
home and took an ounce of Christmas
whisky straight, which made him drunk,
and went to bed to sleep it off. Shortly
afterward he was noticed to be breathing
heavily, and efforts to arouse him failed,
and he died in a few hours.
New Orleans has never seen so bloody a
Christmas week that just passed. There
were two murders Christmas eve, and one
on each of the two following days.
At Charleston, S. c., a few days since
an Italian named Geretti fatally shot
James p. Colburn, an insurance agent, and
shortly afterwards blew his own brains
out.
The census of Charleston, S. c., recent
ly completed shows a total population of
6O,145, against 49,9Sl in 1880, an increase of
over twenty per cent. The white popula-
tion is 27,G05, and the coIored 80, $40. The
colored surplus consists mainly of chill
dren.
Ex-senator Bailey, of Tennessee, whose
death was announced recently, died of
tumor of the stomach, with which he had
suffered severely for years Death was
not unexpected, as he had been in a critical
condition for months, and his recovery was
known to be impossible. He endured much
during his long illness, but never COM
planned. His last hours were peaceful and
We're spent with his family at his bedside.
The Kentucky Legislature elected the
following officers: Speaker, Charles Offut,
of Bourbon County; Clerk of the House,
Green Kellar, of Nicholas County; Door
keeper, Robert Tyler, of Grads; Clerk of
the Senate, Harry Glenn, Of Carlisle
Information is received Of the death, a
Beasley's Bend, Tenn, of a young son of
TT,,I, Do
ally inflicted by his father. Beasley, who
is very near-sighted, was cutting wood,
when his son came in front of him and was
struck by the axe, which split his skull.
Beasley is nearly crazed with grief.
The Chicago syndi ate now building the
new State house at Austin, Tex, have
agreed to establish a trail between that
city and their lands in Hockey and Lamb
Counties, if sufficient money is donated by
citizens to open and mark off the route. The
money is being raised. Colonel Taylor and
the Farwells, of Chicago, have worked
good scheme, but to carry out their agree
ment they win have to open wells of water
and establish shelter stations at intervals
along a trail $50 miles in length.
At the recent Conference of Southern
Rabbis in New Orleans, reports were
adopted relative to text books, rituals and
Hebrew college were indorsed, and each
rabbi was requested to deliver a sermon on
January 8th on the life and character of
Moses Mendelssohn. @4
John PeeIer, living near the Mecklen.
burg County Is. CO. line, was killed at a
"cake waIk' held by the coIored people a
few nights ago. Peeler became involved in
quarrel with another man, named Howser,
and some hot words passed, though moth
ing further occurred until some time later,
when Howser slipped up behind Peeler and
shot him in the back.
A complimentary banquet was given to
Senator Beck at Lexington, KY, a few
nights ago by representative men of the
Blue Grass region, without regard to
party lines. General VIM. Preston pre-
sided. The responses to toasts showed
what a strong hold the Senator has upon
the esteem of his fellow citizens, and his !
remarks, made with much feeling, indi-
Gated a warm appreciation of the honors
received at home.
A quarrel arose few days ago between
Flop Wells, a white deSperado, and a col
ored man named Jim Cramer at Towns
vile, S. c., during which Wells shot at
Craner with a derringer. The bullet |
grazed Cramer's throat, passed through |
the clothes of Cramer's little boy and |
struck a white boy and lodged in his |
body, inflicting a fatal wound. Wells was |
lodged in jail.
In Mount Airy NJ e. Church, at Atlanta, |
Ca, E. L. C. Jones is the pastor, and he |
was called upon few nights ago to lead |
in some devotional exercises over a Christ |
mas tree, from the branches of which hung |
many useful and ornamental things. |
Everything was harmonious and pleasant |
until the presents on the tree were handed |
out, and then it began to be noised around |
that the preacher was dividing up in the |
sort of way that gives turkey for me and |
crow for you, or crow for you and turkey !
for me. The preachers basket began to /
get pretty well filed, when a colored dude |
said something about the matter and col |
ored belle took it up, and a fight ensued. |
The preacher got on his muscle and put the |
dude out of the church, using both fists and |
feet in the performance. The brothers are |
all to appear in court.
The Kentucky Legislature is in session. /
Mrs Lucinda Helm, widow OF the late /
Governor John Helm, ed a few days /
since at EIizabethtown, KY, a aged seventy |
six years, after long illness. She was
the daughter OF the eminent jurist Ben /
Hardin, and the mother Of Ben Hardin I
Helm, of Chckamsuga fame.
The towboat Jumbo exploded her boiler /
at Pensacola, Fla, Il few days ago, fatally 1
wounding the engineer, Wm'T0uart, and 4
the colored fireman J. C. Patterson. A pas,
senger threw the captain and deck n and
overheard and then jumped into the water
and saved both, although badly scalded
himself.
A fire at Artesia, Miss, few days ago
destroyed anthe stores IN the place.
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