The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-12-14

Two MILES south of Frankfort, Ind.
on 5thc 5th, Jennie, the 5-year-Old
daughter of Frank Groves. was burned
tO death before her mothers eyes. The
child's froclI took fire from an open
CRATE.
HARRY GOoDLOE, student Of Cen
trail university, at Richmond, Ky,
died. on the jth. of injuries sustained
while playing football. He was son
of State Senator John ID. GOodloe.
THE appropriations committee of the
house, on the 5th, received from the
treasury department estimates for the
urgency deficiency bill, aggregating
81, 700, 900, which includes the amount
required to collect the income tax. The
committee will go to work on the bill
as soon as possible.
THE British steamer Dorian, from
New York for Halifax, while passing
down Long Isla nd sound. on the night
of the 9Th, ran into the schooner Clara
Simpson and sent her to the bottom.
There were six men on the schooner, of
which number the mate. the cook and
a seaman were lost.
WHILE A. l.. Johnson was hauling a
load of nitrO-glyccrine from Belmont
to Archer's Fork, w. Va, on the 5th,
the team ran away. An explosion fol-
lowed which was heard 40 miles away.
All that was found of the outfit was a
horse-collar and hole in the ground.
Miss ELLA HAINEs, of Biddeford, Me-,
has brought suit against the estate of
the late Luther Bryant, the Biddeford
millionaire, for $3.50. 900. She sues to
recover tin box containing $3.50, 900 in
government bonds and stocks, which
she alleges Mr.. Bryant gave her before
he died, but which she was compelled to
give up by the executors of the estate
after the millionaire died.
WHILE Maria Gett, a megro maiden,
was being baptized in Olivet Baptist
church at Pottsville, Pa. on the even
ing of the 4th, the false bottom of the
baptistry gave way, and the convert,
the pastor in charge, Rev. T. A. T.
Hanna, and deacon were submerged.
All were taken out of the water unin-
jured, and the services were continued.
THREE masked desperadOes held up
train on the Texas g. Pacific railroad,
Smiles west of Fort Worth, Tex, on the
evening of the 9th, and robbed the eX-
press car of money, gold bullion and
checks to an amount said to have been
no less than $4,000. They then or
dered the engineer to move on and
leisurely rode off. Armed posses were
soon after organized in Fort Worth
and sent in all directions in pursuit.
Miss CELIA FOWLER, of Detroit, threw
herself in front of a passenger train
miles south of Richmond, Mich, ON the
9th, and was instantly killed. She is
supposed to have been temporarily in
sane.
FoR November the Northern Pacific
railroad earned S1,s15,2f7, an increase
of S79,0l
THE treasury balance, on the 9Th,
stood at S154, 737, 900, of which S1O9, 7OO,-
600 was in gold.
An extensive strike was inaugurated
by the silk weavers of Lyons, Franco,
most of whom left their work on the
9th.
The Chinese at Port Arthur make
presents to the Japanese who recently
captured that place and give dramatic
performances for the entertainment of
the visitors.
COUNT FERDINAND DE LEssEPs died at
Lachenaie in the department LIndre,
France, on the 7th. He was taken i'll
just before the Panama canal expo
sure, and for months had been at the
door of death.
GEN. ELEAKIM PARKER SCAAIMON died
of cancer of the stomach at the resi-.
dence of his daughter. Mrs. y. 5. Jones,
in Audubon park, New York city, on
the morning of the 5th, aged rs.