The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-07-15
miscellaneous.

The total taxable valuation of prop
erty in Shelby County this year, accord
ing to the estimate of theg Board of
Ell ualiza tion, is $50, Oo6 600 against $780,
10000 last year. Tho difference of
81 600, 900 is caused by the Is conts re-
duction. The above valuation includes
all the property in the county save NOR
chants capital Ssh
Mrs. HENRY COLEMAN, of Legate,
village in Stewart County, was sitting
in front of her door churning last week,
when a storm came up and she was
struck ny hgh thing. Though the stroke
did not prove fatal at the time, she has
remained unconscious ever since and
cannot recover. A vast amount of dam
age to crops and farm fences, ETC., is
also reported, caused by water spout
which occurred during the storm.
AT a ball givenin Grundy County last
week by Swiss eolonists and Americans
the lights were blown out and all but
seven OF the dancers fed. The Ameri-
cans wanted to fight, and every one of
the seven were more or less hurt. A
man named Grimes was mortally shot.
Doc Fultz and Tom Givens were fatally
cut and the rest were badly hurt. Grimes
has since died. l tEIa71
WILLIAM PARTIN, Chief of Police of
Pineville, was killed last week by Brant-
ley Smith at a picnic. Partin got nto
dispute with negro and hit him over
the head with billy. Smith resented
and Partin reached for his pistol, when
Smith fired. Five shots were inter
changed between them, when Partin
fell, shot through the breast. Partin is
the last of the. old Partin gang in tho
celebrated Partin-Turner feud.v
TIE eighth annual convention of the
Tennessee Sunday School Association
will meet in Pulaski September % and
90, 1892, This will be the most impor-
tant convention ever held in the State,
and spec al preparations are being made
for it. Some of the foremost Sunday
school workers of the whole country
will participate in the discussions A
large representation will be expected
from all the denominations in all parts
of the State.
THERE was panic on West Nash
Vile dummy train one day last week
A drunken man attempted to board the
moving train, and was about to fall un-
der the wheels, when a passenger showed
him out of danger. Several other drunk
en- men made it a personal matter, and
assaulted Charles J. Myers, an innocent
party, who they thought had showed
the man off. He was terribly beaten
over the head with pistol and had all
his teeth loosened. He finally escaped
by falling off. In the meantime the
other passengers in tho crowded coach
had become panic-stricken at the sight
of the pistols, and half dozen women
Jumped off before the train could be
stopped. A Mrs. Davis was probably
fatally injured by fall, and all were
badly bruised up.
ONF of the most destructive cloud
bursts ever known occurred last week
in Christian County. Many acres Of to-
bacco and corn we're washed out of the
ground and many shocks of wheat were
seen floating around in the water all
along Little river. The damage is so
great that IL is now impossible to esti-
mate the loss. go f,.
fg Gov. BUCHANAN, Comptroller Allen
and Treasurer House went to New York
last week to fund certain bonds of the
State. The treasury of the State is
empty and very few bills are being paid.
This is because of the fact that the
seni-annual interest was paid July 1.
THE State Board of Health met at
Nashville last week. Secretary j. Ber-
! rien Lindsey read his report, in which
he says there is greater need OF caution
against disease than ever before in the
history of Tennessee. M A
Ar Nashville last week 200 Odd Fell
lows in full regalia gathered about the
coffin of Isaac Vaughan, who died at the
poor-house several weeks ago and whose
remains had been disinterred. The
coffin lid was unscrewed. but no Isaac
was there. 1t is thought that this will
lead to the discovery that all the bodice
in the poor-house graveyard are sold.