The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
SOUTHERN cLEANlNos.

against the company.
In Edgefie'd County, S. c., they have
found way to scoIrage proselyting in
the interest of Mormonism. Two elders
who were passing through the county re-
Gently, and engaged in making converts,
were tied up aud fogged by citizens.
Jim Cornelius, a negro fourt cen years
old, was hanged at Minden, Webster
Parish, La, recently, for the murder,
year ago, of Ernest Wren, the four-year-
old son of G. p. Wren, member of the
Legislature from that parish.
Uncle Larkin Brown, keeper of the toll
bride at Roseville, Ga, is very sick and
not likely to survive. He is eighty eight
years of age, and this is his first confine-
ment of illness, having never taken a dose
of medicine. He still refuses to do so.
Tom Ellis, editor of the Birmingham
(Ala.) Hornet was shot and mortally
wounded by Detective Sullivan, few
nights ago. Ellis published matter in his
paper concerning Sullivan which the lat
ter regarded as Iibelous.
W. G. Farmer, a commercial traveller
from St Louis, was shot and killed few
nights ago in a saloon at Shreveport, La,
by one Charles Parker, from Georgia.
Parker and man named Pierson had a
d ficutY over a card table, and Farmer
received the bullet meant for P ierson.
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a lengthy article giving his views in refer
ence to the appropriation of S., 600 for the
education of the colored people. A brief
synopsis of this paper shows that the So,
0C0 has not been drawn from the treasury
for this year, aud the Governor will not
draw it for the Atlanta University or for
another colOred institution of the State,
but will refer the question of its DISPOSE
tion to the next General Assembly.
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worth OF watches and jeweiry ct Norfolk,
Va.
DR.. E. Miles Wfllett supreme medical
examiner Catholic knights of America,
died suddenly at his residencein Memphis,
Tenn, a few days since, of heart disc ase,
aged sixty one years.
Jake Fulter farmer of Bolivar Coun-
ty, Miss, shot and killed his son a few
days ago fer atteml ing to interfere when
he beating his wife.
A railroad laborer named Lahey, from
st. Louis, who was employed in the con-
struction of the Nashville & Knoxville
railroad, was killed near Gordonsville,
Tenn, few days ago, by premature
b asst.
A negro, who was a stranger in that
neighborhood. was lynched a few lights
ago at Ponchatou'a, on the jackson rail-
road, in the Parish of Tangipahoa, La.
The punishment fitted his crims.
Captain Fletcher Parnes, of Mount
Pleasant, Maury County, Tenn, fell dead
on train near that place a few days ago
from heart disease. He ran two hundred
yal ds to catch the train, aud, walking in
to the baggage car, took a seat, but sud-
denly rolled lifeless to the floor. He was
fifty years old.
Rob Cloud, colored, wayIaid his wife
and negro named Henry Phelps in an
alley at Atlanta, Ga, a few days ago, and
fired W tn a shotgun, taking off the top
of Phelps skull AMI killing him instant
". With the contents of the other barrel
he fatally wounded his wife. Cloud then
surrendered TO the police.
Hon. A. w. Hawkins, of Hunting gton,
Tenn, died at his residence in that place
a few DAYS since. He was a brother of
Hon. Alvin Hawkins, formerly Governor
of the State, and served as Commission CT
of the Bureau of Agriculture, Statistics
and Mines during the latter's administra-
tion.
The extensive saw-mills of Sawell, King
& Co., situated in the southern suburbs of
Paducah, KY, We're destroyed by fire a
few nights ago. The loss on mills and
stock will amount to $50, 900, partly COW
cred Lv insurance. The mills were
| located beyond the city limits, and be-
yond the reach of the fire department and
water supply. They were among the
most extensive lumber manufacturers in
| the State.
1t has been found necessary to dis
charge Joe, the colored sexton of the
Walnut Street Pres byterian Church in
| Louisville, KY, on the ground that he
! had fitted up the church tower poker
room, and even far forgot himself as to
indu ge with his friends in the inticing
| game while the congregation was at wor-
ship in the church below.
w. T. Burkam, manager of the Chat
| tanoOga (rean.) Daily Commercial. re-
! Gently swore cut a warrant for the arrest
! of w. J. Co!burp, secretary of the Mount
! ain City Fire Insurance Company, charg-
! ing him with purjury in making false
| statement to the financial condition of
/ the company. Major Colburn gave bond
| in the sum Of $1,000 for his appearance
for preliminary hearing.
The Louisville (Ky.) EUe ming Times
/ publishes a sensational story concerning
! VIM. Patterson, thu negro murderer, who
was recently respited by Governor Buck
ner for month. Patterson was to have
/ been hung January ~ An old negro
named John Grow, who was con fined II
/ Jail with Patterson, says the latter con
| fessed to him the crime for which he was
sentenced, and also other crimes for which
limo cent men now suffer.
A H Green died very suddenly at hi
| res dsnce in Chattanooga, Tenn, a few
days since, of a broken heart. He was the
| father of Miss Jessie Green, who met will
such horrible death in the railroad col
| Iision on the Cincinnati Southern railroa d
near Greenwood, on the 3lst of December
| Miss Green was his only daughter, ant
| the circumstances of her death were to,
much for him to bear. He was one o
| Chattanooga's Oldest citizens
The steam launch Irene, plying in tn
| river al New Orleans between Canal sire e
and the French mau-of- wa, La Minerve
| lying in the r.ver opposite PoYdras street
| blew out fius head few days since, re
| sulting in William Meade, the engineer,
being drowned, and two boys, aged re
| spectfully eight and nine years, being
scalded fatally. At the time the acci.
dent occurred she was in the m iddle of tn
| river.
The rivers are all nearly full.
Win Summerville an eighteen year ole
boy, was killed at Memphis. Tenn, few
nights ago by contact with an electrit
light wire. One of the Brush lights wa
on the ground and lot of boys were hav
ing fun with it by touching it and being
shocked Summerville touched it with I
| piece of hOOp-iron and was killed almos
instantly by the shock.
News has been received of the wreckine
of the Catamaran Maize in Barataria bay
The vessel was built by Charles L. Pom
eroy on the headwaters of the Ohio, anc
with it, about year ago. he started dow
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers on scien
tific expedition.
There is a fourishing growth Of 81, o0
cocoanut trees at Cape Sable Fla.
Hattie Lindsey, colored, of Greensboro
n. c., died recently, aged sixty years.
She was the heavy woman Of that State
her actual weight being seven hundre'
pounds. For five years she had not beer
able to walk, and was prac tically help
less. Her coffin very nearly resembled
piano-box-