The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-01-12
Embellishments

TIE State execut tive committee of the
draw the suit for 1000 against ex-State
Buying Agent George A. Gowan.
JUDGE LURToN has appointed the
Nashville Trust Company and Z. w.
Wrenne as receivers of the United Elec.
trio Railway of Nashville. The appli.
cation for receiver was made by nom
resident bondholders.
THE demand of the employees of the
Nashville, Chattanooga Sc st. Louis
railroad for restoration of wages to
where they were before the 10 per cent
cut last September will not be pushed
just now.
Gov. TURNEY has pardoned Shade
Franklin, who was convicted of house
breaking last September in Weakley
County and sentenced to one year in
prison. The Governor has also pardoned
VIII Pracht, convicted of ousebreak-
ing and larceny last April in Lauderdale
County and sentenced to three years.
THE charred remains OF Mrs. Jesse
Faulk, an aged woman who lived alone
on her place near Mason, were found
one day last week in the open fireplace
Of her home, burned beyond recogni-
ton. 1t is supposed that the old lady
was stricken with paralysis and fell in
the fire, or was murdered and this means
adopted to cover the terrible crime.
Two men were fairly cooked alive in
terrible boiler explosion that occurred
at Nashville last week. Charles Beck
ert, white boiler-maker, was engaged
in repairing locomotive. He was
standing in the fire-box with Jesse
Lang, a colored assistant. Mistaking
screw plug for driven plug he gave
the screw careless tap, driving it in.
The steam burst through the small
aperture with loud report. Both men
were horribly scalded and the flesh
dropped from their bodies in sicken-
ing manner. Death was instantaneous.
THE quarterly report of the State
Treasurer, issued last week, makes
remarkab BILE showing in regard to the
collection of delinquent taxes. ltshows
that the Comptroller during the past
quarter, October, November and Deem
Der, collected from this source over $780,
600. The greatest amount ever before
collected during full term of two
wears is $4,000. The States finances
are in excellent condition, the January
interest having been paid without Dor
rowing, and there now being surplus
on hand.
Mis-. MARIETTA DUNLAP, widow of
the late Gen. John N. Dunlap, died at
Paris last week, aged 79 years.
DR. EDWARD E. KERR, a prominent
young physician, was expelled from the
Chattanooga Medical Association last
week for publicly indorsing the Koeley
cure. DR.. Kerr in an open letter COM
mended the cure. The charge made is
the violation of a clause in the consti-
tuition of the State association, which
visits expulsion on any member who
advocates a secret nostrum. By this
action DR.. Kerr is barred from consul
tation with all ph ysicians in good stand
ing.
LAST March three men committed a
foul murder in Fayette County. John
McCully, Robert Burnett and Alfred
Chambers were suspected, and 5000 re-
ward for each was ofered-s100 when
caught and 800 when convicted. Sheriff
Knox located McCully in Perry County
and arrested him. The trip cost $50
and the sheriff lastwe applied for the
reward of S1CO. Gov Turney declined
TO authorize the reward on the ground
that the sheriff under his oath of Office
wss bound TO arrest the fugitive, and
vas only entitled TO his compensation
ard expense money Is provided hy the
statutes