The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-03-30
SOUTHERN oLEANlNos,


kill wolves.
Rev. George McDufie, colored, was SEN
fenced to be hanged at Greensboro, Ga,
for the killing of William Cheney last
fall.
Father Taafe, who has been Catholic
priest at Flemings burg, KY, two years
has apparently become temporarily de-
ranged by smoking cigarettes.
The Oldest person in Chattooga County,
Ga, is Mrs. Shaw, a grandmother of the
Flournoy boys. She lives above Trion a
short distance. She is in her ninetieth
year, and is quite active and able to get
about without any trouble.
J. A. Pearson, sheriff of Leon County,
Fla, has received the reward of $400 Of
fered by Governor Seay of Alabama for
the capture of Dink BuckaIew, the noto-
rious Chambers County outlaw, who was
arrested few days ago and taken back
to the scenes of his crimes.
James Taylor and John Cheek were
taken to Chattanooga, Tenn, few days
ago, by Deputy Marshal Hill, on a charge
of violating the revenue laws in Sequat
chic Coun ty. Both men were before
United States Commissioner Ewing. Tay,
lOr was bound over to court and Cheek
will have further hearing on the 31sts
Hon. s. L. Hutchins, member of the
Tennessee Legislature from Chattanooga,
| got in to row with man from Georgia,
| in the southern part Of the city, few
| days ago. when Hutchins was badly cut
| in the left leg. The Georgian was shot
| through the abdomen by Hutchins.
T The Ievees on Caldwell and Eagle Bend
| plantations, fifteen miles below Shreve-
! port, La, broke few days ago and the
| lower country for a distance of eight
miles was all under water.
A white man giving his name as John
| B. Andrews was arrested near Birming+
| ham, Ala, a few days ago His clothes
/ were torn to shreds and he was cut. and
/ bruised in several places. Itwas thought
| that he was insane, but he says that he
| had discovered an organized band of
| highway robbers and received the wounds
| while trying to escape from them. AM
drews was held in Gus tody, and posse
| of officers was searching for the highway
| men and their hiding place.
| News was received at Raleigh, N. c.,
| few days ago of the death of Rev. DIR.
| Matthew Yates, in China. He was the
| oldest of the Baptist Missionaries, having
| been in China forty two years. His age
| was seventy. DIR. Yates was born in
/ Wake County, near Raleigh, and grad
| uated at Wake Forest College. He was
! looked upon by the Baptists as one Of
their leading preachers.
The regular racing season begins at New
! Orleans April 2
| tee of Kentucky has decided to hold the
State convention at Lexington, May 10
Miss Postelle Green, of AshviIle, Ala,
| was burned to death a few days since,
| while parching corn before open fire,
the sparks in some manner igniting her
| clothes.
The Georgia Democratic State commit-
| tee has called a State convention for May
| 8, to select delegates to st. Louis, and an
other for August s, to select candidates
| for State officers.
The Bell Meade sale of thoroughbred
yearIings will be held April q. Fifty
four head will be disposed of. The first
Ken lucky sale will be Easton's kentucky
Tattersalrs at Lexington May T.
Rev J. L.Vass has closed his pastorate
of the First Baptist Church of jackson,
Tenn, and has gone to Darlington, S. c.,
where he has accepted a pastorate.
Two boys, Willie and malcolm Jones,
were playing with loaded pistol in front
of ArnOld's store, seven miles from Al.
bany, Ga, few days since, when the
weapon went off accidentally in the
hands of Willie, shooting his brother
Malcolm in the mouth and killing him in.
stantly. The dead boy was twelve years
of age.
The most destructive hurricane in the
history of East Tennessee passed over
+ portions of Loudon and Knox Counties a
lew ulBubS ago Il H1OSb b6IlOuS udHlT
age was in the vicinity of Loudon, the
county seat of Loudon County, and near
Lenoirs, six miles east of Loudon.
Governor Lowrey of Mississippi has ve-
toed the bill which passed the Leg islature
amending the Local Option law.
Mr.. w. A. Howard was bound over to
+ the Circuit Court at Jackson, Tenn, in a
bond of $780, charged with shooting q
negro named Jim Bird, in the left arm.
A reward of So 600 has been offered for
the arrest of Tate, the defaulting Ken
tucky State Treasurer. His shortage is
between $4,000 and 5000, 900.
i Senator WalthalI, of Mississippi, has
purchased a house in Washington. He
bought the handsome property, No. 1714
Rhode Island avenue, paying Colonel
Hartwell P.-HeathJ-of st. Paul, Minn.i
$13.500 for it.
Jasper Davis, the Columbia Is. C.)
wife murderer, who was to have been
hanged last week, was respited by the
Governor until April q. 1t is believed
that the Governor will refuse to commute
the sentence.
Thomas l. Crit enden, a young man
with an interesting record, died al B eat.
tysville, KY, a few days ago. He was
the son of ex-United States Marshal
Thomas J. Crittenden, grandson of j. j.
Crittenden, and nephew of ex-Governor
Thomas CrIttenden of Missouri.
] lie AnO4 h6LNHus bIb CDAAbbE1ClAbE Wn0
was arrested and jailed in Jackaon, Miss.
! recently, was examined by United States
Commissioner McGhee, and IN default OF
, bail was remanded to jail to await the
action of the Federal grand jury.
A S tate convention of all labor organi-
cations in Alabama was held last week al
] the Capitol in Montgomery. The Knights
/ OF Labor, the Farmers Alliance, the
Agricultural Wheel, and a number Oi
trades unions were represented. +. l.
Morton, of Mobile, was chairman
| Rome Barnes, a wealthy farmer living
near Russellville, Ark, was shot and
killed a few nights ago, while riding along
the road, by unknown partiesl lying il
/ ambush 1t is supposed he was mistaken
for another man named Williams, whose
life had been threatened. W. J. Mat
/ thews, another farmer, has been arrested
on suspicion.
Allan ia, Ca, has a white slave.
Hon. John p. King died at Augusta
Ga, few DAYS ago, aged eighty mine
He was elected to the United States Sen
ate to succeed Geo. NJ. Troup in 1888 and
was reelected TO succeed himself in 1885
He resigned in 1887 and was for nearly
n forty years president Of the Georgia rail
4. / road. He was the oldest living ex-Sena
tor.
t J. g. White, who for a number Of years
y lived at LeOta, Miss, and at intervals re-
sided at Greenville, committed suicide a.
the Capital Hotel, GreenviBA a few
nights ago, by taking an overd Jse Of NOR
| phine. He left letter to his brother in
forming him that he was tired of life.
Gottman & Co, bankers of Aberdeen,
Mss, have failed.
, A Louisiana negro, near Bayou Go oula
saw a bear in his turnip patch and tried
70 drive him out. The bear resented the
insult, drove the negro cut, and caused
him to run up the railroad track. Tho
darky stepped aside to let an express
. eraf- r,aer and kha haar didn't Altar fhe