The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-03-01
SOUTHERN eLEANINes.

m4uCS3 A0dF bumlugDdIIs Aloss growing
out of the recent 1ynching of the negro,
George Meadows.
Mrs. w. J. Burton, the wife Of promi-
nent confectioner at Memphis, Tenn, has
myster1ously disappeared. Fears are en-.
tertained for her safety.
The grand jury at New Orleans returned
true bill against DR.. Etienne Desehamps
for the murder of little Juliette Deitch
on January 30, at his Office, in that city.
A serious shooting affray occurred al
Lansing. Tenn, recently, in which DicE
and John Burns were both fatally wound
ed by G. A. Quinn, a merchant of thai
place, whom they assaulted.
A cyclone passed through Rib County,
Ala, few nights ago, doing great dam
age. Several persons are said to have
been killed and many injured.
The great revival which has been going
on at the First Methodist Church, in Jack
son, Tenn, for the past few weeks, is pro-
crossing with unabated interest. Large
congregations attend the services nightly.
All the factories at Augusta, G a., were
closed, a few days since, on account of
high water. The new banks of the canal
stood the pressure we'll. The river rose
to thirty three and one-half feet above
canal banks could resist the pressure for
few hours more all danger would have
passed.
Atlanta, Ga, has decided to enter the
Southern Base Ball League.
Leading Georgia men, Democrats as
well as r republicans, are talking strongly
Of Judge Emory Speer of the United
States District Court for a place in the
new Cabinet.
Esther Reynolds, while attempting to
cross the Louisville & Nashville railroad
,aE- ET,Io
station, Tenn, few evenings since, was
knocked down and crushed so severely
that her life was despaired of.
Fire at Norfolk, Va, recently destroyed
two dry houses, worth $4,000, and about
5000 worth of lumber, belonging to the
lumber mills Of Tunis and Serepell, in
Norfolk County. The mills were not in
jured. Insurance, $35, 900 on the proper
ty destroyed.
While driving a loaded car in the coal
mines at Central City, KY, few days
ago, a bank of forty tons Of slate caved in
upon Henry Reese, suddenly, crushing
him and the animal he was driving to
death.
An old man named Malone recently
died in Crenshaw County, Ala, supposed
to be almoct penniless. A few days ago,
when the appraisers went to the house to
value the little personal effects, they
LOunQ p, QUO u1Q away III u DOOk WneIO LIE
Did man had placed it.
The passage by the Alabama Legislat-
Ire of the bill prohibiting pool-selling in
Ill the counties of the State, except JEFF
!erson, virtually makes Birmingham, out
side of New Orleans, the racing enter of
he South.
Judge o. D. McManama died at Frank
fort, KY, few days since. He was noted
as the presiding judge in the trial Of
! 4
| Elliott, of the Kentucky Court of APP
peals. His charge to the jury was COM
mented upon by the press generally, in
eluding the London Times.
Governor Fleming of Florida has signed
the bill pas sed by the Legislature in the
extra ession before adjournment Great
/ ing a State B oard of Health. The board
will be appointed and begin operations at
once so as to remove all possible danger
Of the introduction or spread of yellow
| lever in Florida next summer.
| Mr.. Pat McNeill, for a long time an en-
! ploye of the Western Union Telegraph
| Company, fell from a train, a few even
| lngs since, at PearsOn's station, Miss,
and was instantly killed. being badly
mangled. He was an old citizen and was
hard-working and industrious man.
2. G. Patten was appointed by the Chat
! tanooga CTenn.) Chamber of Commerce
/ to represent that city in the convention
at st. Louis to formulate a National bank
rupt law. The chamber also adopted a
| series of resolutions favOring the enact
ment of such law by Congress.
Several new railroads in Alabama are
! before the General Assembly with strong
! petitions for a share in the three per cent.
/ fund due to Alabama from the sale of
swamp and overfowed lands. There is
now in the State Treasury something over
i B52, 900 accumulated from this source, and
about S., 5,000 still in the q nited States
Treasury.
Elias Ward, a negro who is to be hanged
at jackson, N. c., on March 6, is a desper
ate character and has desperate friends.
During his last trial, and for several days
after, the Jail was constantly guarded by
/ twenty-five armed men, and now he ha
been taken to Warrenton for safe-keep-
ing He is a member of the cOlored
Knights of Labor, many of whom live in
/ Northampton County. 1t is feared res
cue will be attempted when he is take
back to Northampton for execution.
Rev. ames Gibson, a prominent Bap
tist minister of York County, S. c., was
drowned recently under peculiarly dis
/ tressing circumstances. He was return
ing to his home from a pastoral visit to
one of his charges in the country, and ar
irving at the banks of Sugar creek, found
the stream very much swollen and the
/ bridge washed away. He therefore de-
/ termined to wade across at point which
he thought was shallow. When about
half way over, however, he suddenly
found himself in deep water, and was I'M
able to maintain his footing. As he could
not swim, he was borne several hundred
Yards by the swift current, until he
/ clutched some Overhanging limbs, to
which he clung with desperation for eight
! hours, assistance being impossible on ac-
count Of the rapid current, and he was
finally washed away and drowned.
The body Of D II. Smith, a negro from
Forrest City, Ark, was found a few
mornings since suspended to tree near
Artesia, Miss. The only crime imputed
/ to him was shipping negro laborers tC
Arkansas. Two reputable citizens o1
/ Okitibbeha County and one from Lowndes
are charged with the crime.
The biggest financial sensation in Geor
eia in years was the arrest, recently, o
Joe Adams, a member Of the firm of A. B
Adams & Son, cotton brokers, at Macon
upon a charge of forgery. Adams is il
iail in default of bail. He has Away,
stood very high, and has had entire con
troll of the firms business for six years
1t is now learned that he has been CROOKED
to a more or less extent, his practic'
being to forge cotton receipts and plant
ers' notes.
The latest reports from Muhlenberl
County, KY, are TO the effect that serious
trouble is anticipated over the collection
of the bonded railroad debt of that coun
ty, which has grown. inclusive Of interest
to the enormous sum Of almost 81 900, ,00C
At Gloucester Court house, Va, a fey
nights ago, Geo. Hughes, wealthy Irish
man, while asleep, was shot by hi
nephew, Joshua F. Ross, and Instant,
killed. Ross confesses to the shooting
but is silent as to the cause.
The two fine Calling guns owned by tn
Second Regiment Alabama State troop
were recently shipped TO New York, hav