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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23
miscellaneous.

The second annual reunion Of the
Confederate Veterans Association OF
Upper East Tennessee at Knoxville
last week was grand success. The
procession. was "a mile, long, Mayor
Dickson delivered the address of vel.
come, which was responded toby Hon.
Peter. Akers.' Col. George Yoe was
orator ef,fthe day, and delivered an
eloquent address one hour long.
j., G. C.s-TURSAeE has BEEN appointed
postmaster at Castoria, Upton County.
CONTROLLER ALLEN last week issued
a distress warrant against the United
States Express Company to collect the
taxes due the State. The company has
promised to settle, but Mr.. Allen con-
cluded the States interest would be
jeopardized by longer delay. as he had
information that the company will re-
tire from the State on the expiration Of
it's contract with the Cincinnati South
ern Railroad about December l.
DAsTARDLY deed was committed by
by unknown negroes near Ciarksville
last week The negroes went to the
house of an aged. and infrm couple
named Jones and asked for bread. MIR.
Jones took three of the men to get the
desired food. leaving the other two men
with Mrs. Jones. These two despera-
does picked up Mrs Jones trunk ana
started to leave the house with it. Mrs
Jones endeavored to prevent this.
whereupon one of the men shot her.
Mr.. Jones came in upon hearing the
shot fired. and was set upon by the me-
groes, who brntally beat and kicked him.
There IS no elew 10 the perpetrators.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23
a Prehlstorlc Relic.

NASHVILLE, Get. 15.-Dr. A p. Clarke,
of the Smithsonian Institute, Washing
ton, d. c. was in the city today, en-
route homo from Cleteland, Tenn,
where he and a party of other learned
gentlemen from the Institution investi-
gated the selid,stoue wall near Cleve-
land, on which are marks which con-
meet ancient and prehistoric formations
with the geological wonders of the pres
ent' day. The. party were furnished
with full history of its discovery, the
geology of the sci on, the various form
ations and S @atiAcations, With el4b7
orate drawings Of the, wall proper and
the characters, Inscribed thereon. DR..
Clarke said today: '1t-is a genuine
wall, similar to some found in Central
America and NJ sxico. Some formations
are peculiar to tropical climates only
and none have ever been found SO far
north of the equator as this one. The
wa I was found buried beneath the
earth and enough of 1t, was uncovered
last spring to give the, biologists of the
country some idea Of whatit was. We
uncovered more of the wall, and on one
stone 1sp feet. under the. ground we
found the imprint Of Q man'sfoQt plainly
and distinctly marked is inches long
and five inches wide, with some mystic
characters in the heel and foot. If
these characters had been in the ball of
the foot they would have been identical
with the curious hieroglyphics found
only in India. sWe have some splendid
photographs of the wall and the marks,
but have been unable to decipher the
characters as YETI: - -
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23
The Polk Estate.

NASHVILLE, Oct. 1s.AWhen the will
Of Mrs. James X. Polk, widow of Presi.
dent James X. Polk, was admitted to
probate recently, it was found that Mrs.
Polk had left Polk place TO her niece,
Mrs. G.. w. Falls, who had resided with
Mrs. Polk at Polk place for many
years. 1t was soon understood that the
viii would be contested, and the ex,
pected struggle to retain possession of
Polk place on the part of Mrs. Falls
and the determination on the part of
the, consanguinousE heirs sof President
Polk was begun today by the filing OF a
bill in the :chancery court at Nashville
by the Polk heirs. The bill recites at
length the provisions of President Folks
will and the will left by his widow, Mrs,
Srrah Polk, and gives the names and
location of between forty and fifty heirs
to the property. The bill declares that
Mrs. Falls refuses toleave the premises
aud theu com plainants ask that re-
ceiver be appointed who shall take pos
session OF the Polk place and Ecollect
rents, pay taxes and take care of the
psopefty, on the ground that CIV.
Falls is insolvent and rents cannot be
collected from his wife. The bill states
that Mrs. Falls claim to the property is
based upon the residuary clause of the
will of the dead President, by which
in case his will does not go into oper;,-
ton, Mrs. Polk would come into it's pcs
session, and as Mrs. Polk left every
thing to Mrs Falls the defendants
claim she is the rightful heir to. the
Polk place. This will form the basis OF
contest in the suit, which, owing to the
prominence ofsthe parties interested,
will agitatsthe social surface.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23
Thriftv Congressnan.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE secretary
of agriculture is being greatly annoyed
by some person is Washington. who is
sending postal cards to new members
of congress, offering for sale 500 copies
of the agricultural report and ZIG
copies of the special report on dis
eases of the hors The number adj
vertised of each of these reports is ex-
actly the allotment of member of the
fifty first congress, and the conclusion
is irresistible that Lome member of that
body is converting into money docu-
ments which congress voted for the
use and benefit Of his constituents.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23
sir charles Dixie Denies.

DENVER, Col, Oct. 15.--The chief of
police of this city is in receipt of let
ter from Ii. L. Hudson, of London,
solicitor of Sir Charles Dixie, in which
he SAYS that the stories sent out from
this place, connecting the name Of Sir
Charles with that of Nine. Astle, the
abortionist, now on trial for murder. is
false in every particular. Mr.. Hudson
says that Sir Charles feels very badly
at being mixed up with such a woman,
and that he will assist with all means
in his power in the prosecution of the
guilty correspondent Yho originated
the story
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

Eleven Persons Injured, Three Fatally. by
the Explosion of Locomotive Boiler
1T st. Paul. Bint4--So1tie of the Victims
Terribly AIuti1ated The Engine Had
dust Been Repaired and the Boiler was
Being Testeda
ST. paul, Mimi, Oct 15-Short1y
before 4 4o'clock yesterday afternoon q
terrible explosion rent the air at the
shops of the Chicago. st. Paul g. Kan
sHs Cfty Railway Co. at South park.
As soon as the smoke and noise had
subsidetl agonizing groans were heard
Ia the debris of the wreck, which told
too plainly that several human beings
were victims of the casualty. The em-
ployes in the shops had been repairing
an old engine. and, having completed the
work, decided to test the boiler Fester.
day afternoon. Doubtless too 1siuch
steam was put on. for the boiler ex-
bloded sspitIa. te1s-ible force and eleven
persons were injured, three of them
probably fatally. Five of the victims
were terribly mutilated, and We're
picked up unconscious. The others
were quite badly injured and taken to
their homes. The three who are IA
bd1Ay Oo hClC Cti OJ oPO-
cial train to the Union depot and taken
to St Joseph's hospital.
l.. f. Newton, a clerk in the com.
pany's Office, who was al eyewitness
of the accident, said: ''The engine had
just been brought out of the shops,
Hostler May being in charge. Sud-
denly the explosion occurred. and saw
May shoot up in the air and come down
behind some freight cars, SO feet away.
Clancy, who was standing near, was
thrown two car lengths away. Tho
explosion tore the fire box out and
ripped open the right side of the boiler.
The boiler head was blown 100 feet
away and through the machine shop
door,"
The following is the list of injured:
J. Clowry, John May, Martin McGril1e,
VIM. Davidson, David Zield, James
Dicks IN, James Slavin. Charles New
man, Harry Garrickson and two others
whose names were not learned, slightly
hurt. Clancy and May cannot possibly
1.-Two and the recovefy of Newman is
very dOuhtfu
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23
Confessed the Burning of the Washington
Hndl Court House.
WHOLESALE INDICTMENTS.

The United States Grand jury at FL Paso.
Tex, Pays Diligent Attention to the
Lottery People.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Col. M. ID.
Wheeler, chief post Office inspector, has
received the following information
from Inspector Maynard, at Ell Paso,
Tex: ''The United States grand jury
reported four indictments here yester-
day against Paul Conrad, president of
the Louisiana state lottery, and other
officers and employees of the lottery
company, for violation of the antilot-
terry law The grand jury has been in
session since the 5th instant, and yes
terday reported the results of their
labors. Five hundred and fifty indict-
ments were returned, covering an equal
mum mber of separate and distinct cases
against the officers and employees OF
the Juarez lottery for violation of the
anti-lottery law. The trials will proba-
bly, begin next week.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23
AN IMPORTANT ARREST.
The Man Who Put the Moose Owe
Smiths Neck Taken In.


Smiths Neck Taken In.
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 17.-What is con-
sidered the most important arrest OF
the series which began with the lynch
ing of Smith, the negro criminal, was
made in Beatrice yesterday. Officers
Drummer and Meals, of the Omaha
force, went down to that town and
when they returned to this city brought
with them John w. Haight, a black
smith, who resides there. He was
placed in the city jail and the charge of
murder in the first degree placed
against him. Haight is believed to be
the man who placed the moose. about
Smiths neck and threw the rope over
the wire to which he was hung.
The county attorney refuses to say
whether he viii cause the arrest of any
more of the participants, but it is be-
lieved no more will be taken until the
preliminary examination is held.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23
A BAD WRECK.
-Four Passengers Killed, Three Fatally and
Many Seriously Injured.

Four Passengers Killed, Three Fatally and
Many Seriously Injured.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 15.-The
Baltimore & Ohio fast line from Chi
cago to New York left the track at
Hicksville, o., at A p. m. yesterday,
killing four passengers, and wounding
three others fatally and ID dozen others
less seriously. The wreck occurred on
a sharp curve. The express, mail, bag
gage and smoking cars passed the curve
in safety. but the sleepers jumped the
track and piled up in a mass OF ruins.
The killed are supposed to be: Alan,
from Montpelier. o., two children from
Chicago and lady from some eastern
citv. The track is blocked and trains
are running around via the Wabash
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23
COURT HOUSE BURNERS.

Intense Excitement Caused by the Arrest
of County Auditor Lavelle of Dayiess
County, Ind, and Others for Setting Fire
to the Court House.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 15.-The
most intense excitement prevails in
Washington, Daviess county, over the
arrest of County Auditor Lavelle, Basil
L. Ledgerwood and John Harbine on d
charge of setting fire to the court house
last week and destroying the records.
man named Hawes was also arrested
and efforts are being made to arrest
Michael Lavelle, brother Of the audi
tor. Ledgerwood and Harbine have
confessed that they fired the building
at the instance of Lavelle, who
gave Ledgerwood house and
lot and Harbine $1,000 cash.
Auditor Lavelles bondsmen, becoming
frightened at the turn affairs were taxi
ing, required him to turn all his prop
erty over to them yesterday. Experts
are now at work on his books.
The four men were taken before
Judge Hefron yesterday morning. La
velle and Hawes were held in $1,000
bail each, and Ledgerwood and Har-
bine pleaded guilty to the charge of
arson. Sentence was suspended as they
will be used as witnesses.
Confessed the Burning of the Washington
Qnd.) Court House.
WASHINGTON, Ind, Oct. 15.-Samuel
Harbine, a day laborer, was arrested
yesterday morning, charged with burn
ing the court house. Harbine COM
fessed the crime and mplicatedAuditor
James NJ. Lavelle and /. b. Hawes, a
prominent farmer. The two latter
were arrested Harbine claims that
Lavelle hired him to burn the court
house for $500, only five dollars Of
which has been paid.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-23

Eleven Persons Injured, Three Fatally. by
the Explosion of a Locomotive Boiler
1t st. Patl Binti.--Soit1e of the Victims
Terribly AIutilated The Engine Had
Dust Been Repaired and the Boiler was
Being Testeds
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28

A mechanical power has been IN
vented by Mr. William Riley Hunter, of
Alton, la, which is intended to run
any light machinery by foot power.
such as buzz saws, scroll saws, lathes.
etc, and consists Of a main frame car
rying main shaft on which is mounted
= fiy wheel, carrying a belt adapted TO
convey power 70 a saw mandrel or
lathe head adjusted at top Of frame.
Two friction clutches are on said shaft,
a rope passing over two idle pulleys at
top Of frame, thence over and several
times around the perpheries Of said
clutches, the ends Of rope being fass-
ened 70 treadles. By sitting upon the
seat and operating the treadles in the
usual way with the feet the machine is
put in motion. New York Telegram
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28
The Great Boat Race.

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, June 26.-The
sixteenth annual four mile. eight
cared straight away boat race between
the crews of the Harvard and Yale
universities was rowed at noon today
on the river Thames course, frOEl
Winthrop point to Gstes' Ferry. and
won by Harvard by eleven lengths;
time, p minutes, % seconds. Ysle's
time was 81 minutes, 81 seconds. The
cord now stands: Yale nine victO-
riCs, seven defeats.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28

The average normal Greek is a wide
awake, active, shrewd individual They
are proud Of their ancestry, and this
pride finds expression in the naming OF
their children. IL is a common custom
for them to name them after the gods
and demi7gods of the heroic period
You hear on the streets one ragged,
dirty urchin hailing another of kindred
appearance with, Hi Themistocles.
or ''Oh, Phidias-" You behold Plato,
Demosthenes and Theseus indulging in
noisy games at the street corners, while
mothers come TO their doors shouting
at youthful Socrates to stop pulling
Aphrodite's hair, or for Athene to
stop making faces at Apollo. Pro
fessor D'Ooge in Pittsburg Dispatch
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28
Drugs In the Stable.

The extent to which drugs are used
gratmtously and without pathological
cause by unscrupulous grooms is a
matter for surmise rather than for Dir
rect evidence; but many of our readers
may recall the alteration for good or bad
in the condition of their horses which
has become apparent before long upon
a casual change of grooms-where one
predecessor OF successor, as the case
may be, has INDUCED in this prac-
tee of useless drugging and the other
has abstained from it. Hunters for
which no day seemed too long a year
ago now stop" and give ont half way
in an ordinary run, and chance fences
at which they used to rise freely; OF
phaeton horses sweat profusely at the
end Of a quarter of an hour at eight
miles AN hour with the thermometer
only temperate.
When such symptoms disclose them
selves the master may begin 10 suspect
that something is wrong, and that an
timony is superseding the brush and
currycomb in his stables. II a direct
accusation does not elicit confession
and a promise of reformation be WIZ
do well TO give notice and 90 look ont
lor a new servant before the health OF
his stable Is ruined. me drug thus ad-
ministered for this special purpose be
gins 10 lose its former eficncy after ~
peated doses the groom then probably
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28
FLOODS or RAIN.

FORT DODGE, Ia, June 26.-For the
list TWEEN y-four hours the Western
part of Iowa has suffered severely
from rain and wind storms. In
O'Brien county the effects were the
most severe, and there 1t devastated
the towns Of Calumet on the Illinois
Central railroad and Sutherland on
Chicago and Northwestern. AT the
latter place over forty building were
blown down. Quite q number of psO-
pie were injured, but none fatally.
The first storm was followed by q
eloudburst north Of Cherokee, which
made the Little Sioux river q flood.
Cherokee and COrrectionville suffered
the worst. The lower portions Of both
towns we're flooded and four persons
in each place we're unable to escape
the rising water and were drowned. II
is stated that when the waterspout
struck the earth north Of Cherokee II
burst, and the water came down in Q
wall about ten feet high, filling the
ravInes, and spreading over the coun-
try for long distance.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28

charged with the murder Of Few Tail-
last January has been completed.
Few Tails sqUsw, Grown Woman,
the first witness for the state. gave a
description Of the killing Of her bus
bend and recognized Andrew gilbert
SOL, one Of the prisoners but was IN
able TO identify either Of the others or
testify as to which one did the shoot
inc
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28

When a newly welded pair com
nence life in a home Of their own, it h
customary TO issue ''at home" cards, tos
a few afternoons ar evenings at no dis
tant date, unless the marriage occuD
In early summer, when these informal
receptions are deferred until the ao-
tumn. Only such persons are invited
as the young people choose to keep -
friends, or perhaps only these whom
they afford TO retain.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28
HE ESCAPED THE DEATH PENALTY
A Confederate Sentenced to BE SID
Evades His Onion CRptors.

A Confederate Sentenced TO Re Sh~s
Evades His Onion Csptors.
Il have one man under sentence Of
death for smuggling arms across the
lines, AID hope Mr.. Lincoln will ap-
prove IT," This sentence was contained
10 the letter from General Sherman to
his brother, John Sherman, written
from Memphis. Tenn, under date Of
Aug. 13. 1863. and published since the
generals death
The man whose death sentence was
referred to by General Sherman is NJ
A Miller, an eI-captain Of engineers in
the Confederate army, who lives on q
farm in Henrico county, near this city.
Captain Miller has narrated the story
Of his wonderful escape from the doom
that awaited him Says the captain:
1T was such sudden thing the way
In which ! Eas first made aware Of the
seriousness Of my position IL was one
afternoon late in July, 1862, while l
was in a Federal prison in Memphis,
Tenn. that friend Of mine, Miss Glib
son, who had been TO call on me,
whispered, Lieutenant, You are under
sntence of death and are 70 be shot at
w early day. Take my advice and get
away from here before they put the
bracelets on your wrists and shackles
on your ankles, for then you will be
totally disabled and can do nothing
Mr.. Lincoln did approve the SEN
tence Of death, but am still here while
be and General Sherman have gone to
Join Lee and J Ackson and other good
soldiers. When Sherman first took
possession Of Memphis he issued an
order declaring gold, medicines and
salt contrabands, and as such prohibit
ed their sale to the people. But his
orders were practically ignored and We
got anything we wanted
For a month was steadily supply
ing our soldiers with arms, and met
with no serious difficulty But one
afternoon in July my good luck de
serted me. was carrying over two
boxes of officers swords, and was IN
the middle of the. river when a picket
boat ran up to me. at once knew
that danger was ahead and jumping
on the gunwales of the boat l tried u
sink it. But the skiff was too heavy
and would not dip. The officer in charg'
of the picket boat arrested me and tbs
skif man also. and took US with th'
two boxes to a gunbOat near by.
There the boxes were opened and
as soon as the nature of their content
was disclosed was at once carried Z
the military prison in the Irving block
IN the center of the city"
Miller describes his trial by cour
martial, conviction and sentence TO b
shot the Friday following the MOnda!
of his conviction. OF his escape tn
captain says that he induced his guard
who was not aware Of the gravity O
his sentence, to let him go home to -
, his sick child. While in the house b
} went upstairs. jumped out of a windoN
and fed through the lines --Atlant
! Constitution.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28

WASHINGTON, June 26.-The case OF
the t)wnsite owners ia Butte, Mont,
-ainst the Pacific Slope lode claim
which has been pending for eight
yesrs IN the interior department, was
decided by Secretary Noble, who HOLDS
thst the townsite entries are not good
wherever they interfere with the lode
company claim, sud must be can
celIed.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28

increases the dose, and Issrhaps before
long some valuable animal i-hopsleSsly
ruined in health, if not absolutely
poisoned and taken 70 the kna0tSers-
London Field.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28

MI. CARMEL, Pa, June pa
building belonging to the Patterson
Coal Company, near here, was blown
down by a cyclone last night, and elk
wOrkmen were crushed to death.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28


Dunwalter-Why, sir, the DunwaI
ters for centuries. without an excep-
ton, secuted the idea Of anything like
trade, sir.
Woxby-Didn't believe in giving an
equivalent for what they got, ehf-Life
The Bargain Was Not Closed.
''He that will not when he may" is
likely to repent bis indecision for many
a long day afterward- A lady who had
spent weary hour in beating down"
the salesman at a Turkish shop IN
Paris, returned the next day prepared
TO purchase. Il believe you said TWEEN
ty francs" she began, taking out her
purse. Ninety, madaIne" answered
the smiling Turk But you came
down to twenty" "Ah, that was yes
terday, madamel Everything goes up
again IN the night l''-Youth's CompaD-
ion
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28

Stoves should be kept in a dry place
when not in use. Stove pipe hues and
elbows must be well cared for, or they
will rust out in a single season II
there is no dry place for then, they
should be well rubbed over with talloW
C. ther grease, which will do much to
keep them in good condition
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28
THE STORM GENERAL.

OMAHA, June 26.-The big storm
was general throughout Nebraska and
Iowa. The Elkhorn and 81. Paul
roads are covered with water IN severa'
places and no trains have arrived since
yesterday noon. At Nest Point, Neb.,
the water covers the track three feet.
At lie Mars, Iowa, the joint track
used by the Illinois Central and st.
Paul roads is covered aud no trains can
pass. Small wsshOuts are reported On
the Burlington and Union Pacific and
all trains are late.
A special from York, Neb., lays that
by the washout Of n small culvert two
miles east Of here, freight train of %
cars and q locomotive was thrown
down the bank. The engineer and
firemPn were pinned under the wreck.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28
The Bargain Was Not Closed.


Passengersi is not allowed
On tn platforms, sir, when the train b
IN motion.
Passenger-Beg pardon VIII 9
20. l did not notice that the train w.
b rnotion. New York Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28
A poubtfaI CompIiment.

Sometimes an expression of thank
fulness can be turned into one Of things
which are better left unsaid. One
sunny day a sad eyed man. clad in
shiny raiment tound a prosperous
youth enjoying the warmth of Broad
street. and besought him for aims. He
himself, quoth the applicant, had
known prosperity in earlier days, and
he knew what was due from one gen
tleman to another Therefore he had
not hesitated TO address the youth,
who, being happy himself, should Try
to make others happy. All this had its
effect upon the young man. He pro-
duced a dime and handed it to the
stranger, who accepted it with bow
and a flourish. "Ah, mister" he said,
Il hope we shall meet again. and that
then shall be in position to recipro-
cate" Then he went his way, leaving
the youth sadly puzzled as to Just what
he meant. -Nsw York Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-28

Ashland, Pa, June 20. A coal
breaker was blown down here today
and five persons killed.