The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-11-08
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

OSE day last week while party: of
ladies and gentlemen were returning to
Mt. Pelia from a nutting expedition, a very
serious accident occurred. A gun, which
one of the party had, accidently went of
and the entire1oad of shot took effect in the
shoulder of Mrs. Matte Caudle, making
severe and painful, though not necessarily
fatal wound.
ONE night last week Jodie Holmes, q
young man about 10 years old, was shot at
Purdy by stray shot fired by some one on
the streets. It is thought that the shooting
was accidental and that the reckless shoot
ing of the party or parties cost this young
man his life. The verdict of the coroner's
jury was not made public as to the parties
implicated.
A FIRE at Cumberland City last week
destroyed the residence and buildings
of Mr.. J. J. McCauIey. Loss, $1,000; no in
surance. It is thought to be the work Of
an incendiary.
Mr.. BOB MULLINS who had been feeding
gin at Atwood happened to a serious ac-
cident last week. While in the discharge
of his duty one of his arms was caught in
the gin, tearing it to the elbow. A physi-
clan was summoned and his hand ampu-
| tated. At last accounts Mr.. Mullins was
doing as well as could be expected.
WILL JELLINGs, who was employed on
the Frank place, near Memphis, became in
| toxicated one day last week and entered a
room occupied by several Swedes. The
Swedes, wishing to sleep, elected him, but
he returned shortly afterward and COM
menced firing into the room with a pistol.
One ball entered the groin of a Swede; /;
then one of his countrymen seized Win
chester rife and shot JelIings dead.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, colored, who sold
Homer Byaht stolen mule some time ago
and who was arrested by said Bryant q
short Tins afterward at Gardner, Tenn,
and delivered over 20 the authorities of
Kentucky, from which State he was au
escaped convict, is in the tolls again. He
soon escaped from the Kentucky peniten-
tiary, but has again been captured and is
now on trial at Union City for stealing the
mule he sold to Homer Bryant.
THE trial of w. T. Davis for the embez-
Element of the funds of the State Wheel,
was commenced at Dresden last week.
After several days of fruitless endeavor to
| get jury, the judge saw that it would
take more time to try the case than he had
to devote to it at this term of court, and
postponed the trial until the next term.
and was sent to jail. A few months ago
Davis was one of the most popular men in
that county; to-day he Ianguishes in Jail
without friends sufficient to make his bond.
A BAPTIST minister living near Carthage,
| Tenn, has a double calf which has two
bodies, two spines, two tails four hind
| legs and four front legs, the legs and tails
| being full size and well formed. The point
| of union commences at the breast bone and
continues to the end of the nose. IL has
four eyes, four ears, and one mouth-being
two complete calves in one. It is living
and doing well.
ONE night last week the lock to the Rip
ley Jail was broken and two prisoners made
their escape. The others, four in number,
could have left but preferred to stay, and
were found standing on the porch laugh
| ing at the jaiIer when he came up. They
| were put back in the cells and new lock
placed on the door. A few Fnights after
| the new lock was broken and the prisoners
| again escaped and are still at large with
| the exception of one named Summers, who,
| after visiting his home in the county, re-
turned to Ripley. On account of his indis-
| position to leave, the authorities deemed it
unnecessary to hold him longer and al
| lowed him to give bond for his appearance
| at the next term of court.
THE announcement is made that the
Southern Iron Company, which was re-
Gently organized with a capital stock OF
| So, ,000, ,OO0 has completed negotiations for
| the purchase of the W est Nashville furnaces
| located near Nashville. The works are
/ almost new, having been operated only
| about a year. The Southern Iron Com
| pany will expend $4,000 in improving the
| property and will supply the ores required
| from their lands in neighboring counties.
The establishment of a great Southern
| University in Nashville with an endow-
ment of 81 100000 has been discussed for
| some timo past. At meeting of Baptist
| ministers held there last week a special
| committee presented letter which was
| agreed upon, asking Baptist leaders in the
| Southern States to aid in the movement,
| An organization will soon be formed and
steps taken to solicit contributions from
wealthy and liberal members of the church
| There are 100000 Baptists in Tennessee
| alone, and it is believed the endowment
fund can be secured without difficulty.
AN interesting ilroad fight is in prog
ress in the courts at Chattanooga
The Belt Railroad, operating forty miles
of local transportation lines, attempted to
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