The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-04-01
Miscellaneous.

THE western division of the State Su.
preme Court will convene at jackson on
April 4.
GEN. G. w. III. JACKSON, major-gen-
eral commanding the Tennessee Divis-
ion of United Confederate Veterans, has
selected Miss Birdie Brown, daughter
of the late Gen. and ex-Gov. John G.
Brown, to represent Tennessee at the
April reunion of Confederate Veterans
in New Orleans. Each Southern State
is to be represented by some beautiful
girl, and they will figure in tableau.
w. A. SETTLE filed suit last week
against the sureties of the defunct
Franklin Bank for ZOO damages
alleged to have been sustained by an
attachment suit tying up his property
for the benefit of the bank. The at
tachment charged fraud on the part Of
Settle in the disposition of his prop
erty. Settle gained the suit in the Su-
preme Court, and now claims damages.
A BLOODY fight occurred in the twelfth
district of Gibson County last week.
Tom Cannon and Bill Benthal were
erecting a fence for Tony Woods, who is
sixty years of age. Woods objected to
tho work, and fight ensued. Cannon
and Benthal spraug upon the old man,
Benthal striking him with an ak on his
head and neck. Woods sank bleeding
to the ground, and was badly beaten in
the face with a hammer. The wounds
are serious and probably fatal. Woods
assailants were arrested and jailed.
TIE most notorious outlaw and leader
of lawlessness in the history Of Eastern
Kentucky, Berry Turner, was captured
last week by Sheriff Colson and four
deputies at White Oak, Tenn. He was
hiding at the secluded home of his
sister, and when the place was surround
ed, surrendered without resistance.
He was the leader of the Turner faction
in the famous Porter-Turner feud OF
eight years standing.
? ONE night last week Sheriff Ross, of
Hawkins County, went with some
deputies to the home of a farmer named
Aaron Templeton to arrest James
Wright, murderer and jail-braker,
who had taken refuge there. Temple
ton refused to let the officers in and
fight ensued, in which Templeton was
killed and one of the deputies fatally
wounded. Wright made his escape
through trap door during the fight.
THE East Tennessee Worlds Fair con.
vention met at Knoxville last week.
Delegates from thirty-four counties cf
the State were present. Representa-
tives present expressed themselves in
favor of each county making approprfa-
tions for East Tennessee exhibit in
sums of $40, 900 to $4,000 Resolutions
were adopted by the convention urging
all East Tennessee counties to make APP
preparations. aa-tei--
TTHE steamer Herbert, owned by a
joint stock company of Chattanooga
business men, reached Chattanooga last
week from her first successful trip to
st. Louis SO. heavily laden that her
speed was only three miles an hour.
She cleared, for her owners, $4,000, be-
sides great saving in freight, and it
demonstrated that she will save the
iron furnace owners 100000 year. She
was put on to demonstrate the feasi-
bility of navigation on the Tennessee
river from Chattanooga, and to get
lower railroad freights by making that
a competing point.
THE residence of A. N. Moore, at Union
CITY, was broken into last week by an
unknown person and 50 in money stolen.
A lady living at Mr.. -Moore's discovered
the thief, who choked her and otherwise
abused her to prevent her from giving
an alarm, when Mr.. Moore appeared and
the ruffin made his escape.
A STRANGE animal has invaded the
Rossview neighborhood of Montgomery
County. 1t has visited the farm of Col.
J. B. Kil1ebrew several times. 1t has
eaten several large, fat hogs, leaving
nothing but the feet and larger bones.
One night SOW and eight pigs were de-
voured at single meal. 1t travels over
wheat fields, leaving tracks as large as
a mans hand with long claw prints.
Mr.. j. f. Murry has some of the ami
mails hair. which is three to four inches
long. The color next to the skin Is
white. while the outer ends are of red
Ish color. Men are going nights in
squads o! iour hunting the beast