The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
SOUTHERN cLEANlNos.

Elijah Armstrong, a prominent citizen
OF Christian County, KY. died at his
home, west Of HopHnsville, recently,
aged about seventy years.
William Dallas, a young colored man,
employed at the Sloss furnaces, at Bir-
mingham, Ala, fell into one of the fur
naces and was burned to ashes in a few
moments.
Sheriff Grcenlee of Granger County,
Tenn, was shot and instantly killed
while attempting to arrest John Wolfen-
barger. an escaped convict from the peni-
tentiary.
At PattievilIe. KY. Milton Lloyd and
Jerry Devices had a shooting affray over
some whisky which Devices charged
Lloyd with stealing. Lloyd was shot in
the face and Devices received serious and
perhaps fatal wounds. Both men are
rough characters.
Near Burleson, Tenn, a few days since,
A. j. Yarbrough was shot and killed by
d. s. Billings while advancing on the lat
ter with an axe. They quarreled about a
line fence. Yarbrough was at one time
tax collector of Upton County. Billings
is a school teacher.
The Tennessee Senate, by a strict party
vote, passed the gerrymander bill max
ing an interchange of counties between
the Third, Fourth and Fifth Congress
sional districts SO as to make the Third
The bill had already passed the House.
John Taylor (colored) died at the City
Hospital in Louisville, KY, a few days
since, from concussion of the brain,
caused by blow from Jacob Becker, Jr.,
on March 23 Taylor was being elected
from the saloon of Becker's father when
Jacob interfered with a club and knocked
his victim senseless. The Beckers have
been arrested.
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a noted criminal, was fined in four cases
for carrying a pistol and one for stabbing.
While the sheriff was calling some wit
nesses Myers slipped from behind the
bar railing, went down stairs, unhitched
and mounted a horse and made good his
escape.
A severe wind storm passed over the
town of Chipley Hundred, twenty miles
east of Pensacola, Fla, recently, tearing
up trees, demolishing chimneys and COM
pleteIy destroying the Methodist Church
and other buildings. John Dickens was
killed at Greenwood in the same storm.
The Atlanta Cons titution prints a his
tory of the Southern Pine-Straw combine,
which, it is understood. intends fighting
the Jute Trust in the bagging business.
The pine combination has built a large
new mill at Comfy, S. c., which will turn
out 100000 to 100000 yards of bagging
a year.
The Washington Light Infantry of
Charleston, S. c., will take part in the
centennial pageant at New York and will
march under the original crimson battle
flag of Colonel William Washington's
cavalry. This flag was actually in the
battles Of the Cowpens and Eutaw
Springs, and is the only Revolutionary
standard extant in a condition for use in
a parade.
The extensive planning mills belonging
to John III. Wilson, at Wilson'S Mills, N.
c., together with a large warehouse ad-
joining were burned q few nights ago.
The Richmond & Danville depot was also
destroyed. The main line of track was
so warped that trains could not pass until
it was repaired. The loss on the mills is
estimated at $4,000
The court of inquiry appointed to inves-
| tigate the charge ''of conduct unbecoming
officers and soldiers" made against the
Mississippi College Rifles and the Missis
sippi College Invincibles, of Clinton,
Miss, has submitted its report to the Gov
ernor, through the Major General, in
which both companies are exonerated
| from the charges.
A fight to the death in dark room oc-
Cured at Blocton, Ala, few nights ago,
| between two miners named Jim Brown
| and Fayette Davis, in which the former
| was killed. The two men roomed together
| and quarreled about a loaf of bread. They
commenced fighting and overturned the
| lamp, which was extinguished. After a
| long fight, Davis succeeded in drawing his
| pistol, and shot Brown dead. Davis es-
| capped.
It is reported that White Cappers are at
| work in Walker County, Ga, a few miles
| from Chattanooga, Tenn. The matter has
| been brought to the attention of Governor
! Gordon.
The Southern Baptist University Com
pany, which was incorporated by the last
Legislature of Alabama. has commenced
the erection Of a 100000 college at Flor.
ence.
Thomas Rigby, one of the wealthiest
men in New Orleans, and for many years
president of the Vicksburg & Meridian
Railroad Company, died recently, aged
ninety years.
| Jake Baker, Of Jackson, Tenn, aged
| about nineteen years, attempted to jump
on the caboose of q moving freight train
| few evenings since. He fell under the
| wheels and was crushed to death.
In the Circuit Court at HOpkinsville,
| KY, Judge Grace recently rendered his
decision declaring null and void the elec-
| ton held in Christian County last No
vember voting 500, 600 worth of bonds in
| behalf of the Ohio Valley railroad and q
! similar amount to the Cairo e. Cumber-
land Gap road. There is great excite
ment over the decision, and the case will
be taken to the Court of Appeals.
The second section Of Louisville &
| Nashville train bound for st. Louis, ra1
over and horribly mangIed Clay Rails,
| the fourteen-year- son of Rev Mr..
| Rails. of Audubon, a suburb of Hender-
son, KY, few evenings since. 1t seems
that the boy was trying to board the NOV
ing train to ride to the station, and miss
ing his footing, fell under the train
Death was instantaneous.
The town of Hatchie, twenty miles
south Of Jackson, Tenn, on the Tennes-
see Midland railroad, has had several de-
structive fires lately. They are. believed
to be the work Of incendiaries. Five
negroes arrested charged with the burn
ing were tried before a justice of The
peace, were proven to be guilty and wer'
taken to jackson and lodged in Jail.
The railroad indebtedness of Mullen
| burg County, KY, having grown until i
amounts to $3.50. 600, the bondholders have
made a proposition to settle with th'
J county at twenty cents on the dollar.
Herman Gratz, an eight-year- old boy
whose parents live at Avondale, Ala.
played with a dynamite cartridge recent
Iy. The result was that Herman wa
/ killed and Emma, his fOurteen-y year-oI'
sister, was dis1gured for life.
A fracas occurred at Curdsville, KY, a
few days ago, in which Wick AVickiih
was stabbed and instantly killed by Hen
r. Bell.
Charles Echols, who was recently triet
for murder at Covington, Ca, was ac
quilted.
At Oneonta, q suburban station on ID
Birmingham (Ala.) Mineral railway,
few nights ago, Jane Simmons, "a woma
gcorned," entered the sleeping apari
: nlents Of her former paramouT, Davi
Brooks, and nearly severed his head froi