The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-05-04
SOUTHERN aLEANIHes.
rhe President has approved the act for


frightful manner and infiicting internal
injuries from which he has since died.
Henry Miller shot at a crowd of women
few nights ago at South Pittsburgh,
Tenn, who were laughing at him Smith
Langford, of Admission, Ala, interfered
and Miller shot him through the brain,
killing him Instantly. a general row fol-
lowed, in which George Cook was fatally
cut about the head and neck.
At Somerset, KY, a few nights ago,
Nanny Sidebottoms, who was convicted
of the murder of Thomas Wilson, a vet
eran Federal soldier, and sentenced for
life, barely escaped a mob They had
gathered, but as they were on the way to
the Jail the Methodist Church caught fire,
and they stopped to help put it out. Mean
time the jai1er got word, and with his
prisoner escaped.
A desperate cutting ARRAY took place
some days ago between VIM. Swift and
man named Dewes, neighbors, living in
Muhlenburg County, KY. The trouble
grew out of an old feud, and they met in a
secluded spot and had cut each other up
badly before friends interfered and parted
them. Dewes was not seriously hurt, but
Swift's Injuries are such that he can not
recover.
A Montgomery (Ala.) restaurant boasts
of waiter who is a German baron.
Chief Rea of the G: A.
R. was banqueted at Nashville, Tenn,
both Federal and Confederate veterans
participating.
Ten practicing physicians of Barlow,
Fla, have written letter in which they
state that no yellow fever cases have been
in existence in either the town or county.
The strawberry crop of Eastern Tennes-
see is ripening rapidly, and the growers
are beginning to ship. The yield promises
TO be fair.
Fire destroyed the Louisiana Furniture
and Coffin Manufacturing Company's es-
tablishment at New Orleans, entailing
loss of $4,000.
The City Court of Mobile, Ala, return
ed a verdict giving $4,000 damages to g.
Hall, a brakeman, who had his foot cut off
by train on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad.
Elder L. w. Welsh, pastor of the Chris
tian Church at Hopkinsville, KY, has IAN
dered his resignation. He will g to
Columbia, Mo-, to accept a position as
teacher there.
James Ford, of Simpson County, KY,
shot and fatally wounded Jim King, the
marshal of Adairville, a few days ago.
This is the third killing in that hamlet in
the past year.
Tom Hanberry, Jr., formerly Of Hop
kinsville, KY, was shot and instantly
killed at Australia Landing, Miss, a few
days ago.
The attorneys representing the $4,000
suit of Rev. Frederick Howard against
three newspapers of Tennessee and six
teen members of the First Baptist Church
of Nashville, have Withdrawn from the
suit. They decline to give any reason.
Chief Post-O Office Inspector Gullich has
received notice of the arrest OF Theodore
LosweH at Monroe, La, for robbing the
Monroe post-office.
The Weather in Virginia has been very
cold for tia season, and there have bee u
some heavy frOsts. Great anxiety is felt
for the fruit. It is thought to be ruined
in some localities.
While an engine on the Louisville, New
Orleans & Texas railway was backing up
Levee street to the depot at Vicksburg,
Miss, to pull out the sOuth-bound passen-
ger train a few days ago, it ran over a
two-year- old son of Mr.. Joseph Stackner,
crushing it so that it died in few min
utes.
II. Dorsey, Jr., the well-known trot-
ting-horse breeder and turf writer, fell
dead at his farm near Louisville, KY, q
few days ago, aged sixty-nine. For over
thirty years he has bred fine trotters in
this country. He founded the Gold Dust
family. Epaulet sold for $22,500, and was
probably the finest horse he ever trained.
uate Of Oxford.
R. F. Sullivan, of Rockingham County,
va, agent for ]. P. Cooper, representative
of foreign bondhOlders, of London, was
recently indicted for selling Virginia
coupons. During the term of the Circuit
Court at Harrisburg, just adjourned, one
hundred suits against parties for Offering
coupons in payment of State taxes were
tried. Eighty-six judgments were rem
dered.
The dwelling of Louis Stromans,
near Springfield, S. c., was burned a few
mornings since and four of Stromans'
children, two boys and two girls, who
were sleeping upstairs, perished in the
flames. Stronmaus' eldest son was
frightfully burned while franticalIy en-
deayoring to rescue his brothers and sis
ters, and viii probably die.
The business portion Of the town OF
Harrellsville, in Hartford County, N. c.,
was burned a few days ago. An incen-
diary fred the restaurant of Geo. Baker,
and the fire quickly spread to nine stores,
all wooden structures, and burned them
all, as well as a dwelling and the post
Office The loss is estimated at SIS, ,000
There was considerable salvage of goods
| in the burned stores.
Judge Key, of the United States District
| Court, at Nashville, Tenn, has sentenced
Arthur A. Stanton to twelve months i'm
prisonment and a fine of $500. Stanton
was storekeeper and gauger, and while
watching the distillery of J. c. Barnes, OF
Putnam County, let the owner have the
| keys to the bonded warehouse for the pur-
pose of removing several barrels OF
whisky, the profits Of which were to be
equally divided.
Mrs. Holly Sheldon, of Graves County
KY, at this writing had eaten nothing fol
| fifty-six days. All this time she has beer
in apparent good health, being perfectly
rational ali the while and suffering NJ
| pain up to few days ago. She says she
merely lost her appetite, and has no de.
sire to eat. The case is attracting great
| interest in the neighborhood, and medical
men are at a loss to account for the
strange affection of the lady.
| The convict camps are doomed.
The amount of ex-Treasurer Tate's de-
| falcation, with all credits made, is now
placed at S150, 200. 1t is learned that JUS
before leaving Tate sent the negro porter
/ to the bank for large sum, saying ht
| wanted it to pay a school claim. As nC
| school claims were due, this is made evi
dence that he took with him $4,000 K
800, 900.
John Moore, alias W. J. andJ. 7. Moore
a white man, aged about fifty years, hal
been arrested on an affidavit Of the Regis
ter Of the Louisiana State Land Office and
| lodged in Jail at Baton Rouge, charged
with forgery in making applications fol
| homesteads.
Candidates are getting to be a positiv'
| quantity nowadays.
The little daughter of Louis Hardman,
wealthy farmer of Hopkins County, KY.
| got hold Of some concentrated lye severa
days ago, which she ate, thinking it wa
candy. She also set fire to her clothing IA
reaching to the manteIpiece for pape
/ Of candy, with which the lye had gottel
mixed, and was badly burned. Her re
| covery was considered doubtful.
Hardin Tatun, sixteen years old, whili