The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
SOUTHERN 6LEAAlNes.
tr,cr,da,s onlv oentleman Dead.

from Morocco. where MS uDcleS 0oSSs
E. Levy, was prime minister to the
sultan. Years ago the family came
from st. Thomas to Florida. Moses
e. Levy married In Florida and be-
aarne the father Of David L. Yulee,
once tinted states Senator from Ff0ff-
da. Samuel Benlisa inherited a large
fortune. which he used crafty
ing his eccentric tastes. All his
Wearing apparel was made IN
London. He claimed to be the only
man in Florida who knew how to dress,
He wis said TO be the best educated
man in the state He once wrote a
pamphlet entitled 81 Am That Ann
replying to Robert Ingersoll, and it is
said the latter admitted the pamphlet
was the most powerful reply ever made
t5 hitt; Benlisa was the one man
chronicled in the directories OF eaetH
sonville as gentleman" To intimate
he would work gave deadly offense.
He claimed ability to trace his ancestry
back to. King David. He was proud OF
Ills Hebrew lineage; bit was Chris
tian. The bulk of Enlisa's preperty
was in land, and of late years he has
used the land as currency. He met his
bills by giving deeds to land:
Hanged Near a Church and Cemetery.
At Scale, Ala, early the other morn
ing. a mob of masked men went to the
county Jail. took Reddick Adams, col
ored, therefrem and lynehed him. he
was carried to little clu1np Of Wo6ds
about 200 yards east of the Jail, within
20 yards of the Methodist church, and
| the Scale high school building; where
he was securely tied; 0f1e end of plow
line placed around his neck; the sthef
| end thrown over limb, and he was
drawn about three feet from the
ground The rope was tied to post
| of the fence Of the city ceffiet6ry; ind
Reddick was left dangling in the air:
Reddick Adams was alleged to be the
man who waylaid and shot Mr.. r. L.
| Renfroe last November, robbed his per-
son, burglarized his store and set hre
to his dwelling:
mf. Bankiiead's narrow Escape:
CONGRESSMAN John II. Bankhead, OF
Alabama, had a narrow escape IRON
drowning while crossing the Tomblg-
bee river at Fairfield Ferry, Ala. Mr..
Bankhead has been stumping the state
for free silver and in the interest OF
his candidacy for the United States
scf1ate. He was en- route to P1ckeni
county to speak, and was crossing the
Tombigbee on a fat, when the horse;
attached to the buggy became fright
ened and backed into the river Mr.
Bankhead and the driver jumped from
the vehicle just in time to catch the
nat, and were saved Mr.. Bankhead
lost his valise containing his personal
e fleets and a number OF valuable docu
tnents:
Gave Poisoned Meat is ChiIdren:
Robert Williams, a negro employees
at meat market at Opelika, Ala, wa
, sent to deliver some beef, and havini
to pass the house of another negro
} John Williams, against whom he ha'
{ a grudge, he poisoned the meat an
threw a piece of 1t to Williams dogs
. who began fighting over it. Williams
, children ran out and took the mea
away from the dogs, and the negr
. then turned over all the meat he ha
: to the children, telling them they coul
$ have it. They carried it in the hous
! and cooked it., and as a consequence
j they were made very i'll. The dogs ar
/ dead. The affair aroused much indil
! nation.
d Population of St. Louis.
o The late city directory of st. Lou
r fixes the population at Gil, ,26s. In lo'
n the total population, according to I'll
estimate of the directory publisher; WI
e. 46o. 2O9. The United States found 451
y 77O inhabitants. At the present rai
A. of increase the population OF the cit
is in 1900 will be 1884, 900, in round nur
or bers. This does not include suburb
c. that are essentially part OF the CO
Id poration, except that they are not IN
t. Blew of HIS Head.
T. i. Duke, who lived four mil
northwest of Dresden, Tenn, died
his own hand. The weapon used VI
a double.barreled shotgun. 1t is su
- - posed the gun was placed on the foo
and trigger thrown with the gun site
or the muzzle being placed at the back
a. the head, which was blown of. IL
10 family suppose that a deranged min
h. due to ill-health, caused the deed.
,. A Fortunate Family.
y There is family at Macon, Ca,
- which there has not been death
- so years. The head of the family Is
: and the mother 72. They celebrat
- :, their golden wedding the other d
= with their ten children and % graz
ed children.
Remembered Jefferson.
The one hundred and fifty-third
niversary of the birthday Of Thon
Ir Jefferson was celebrated at Monticel
Va. Jefferson's birthplace. by the
-. tiona1 Association of Democratic clu
re Burned to Crisp.
.r- Mrs. Gay Nicholson was passing
IS an open fire at Ducktown, Ten
lly when her clothes caught fire.
'ss was burned to crisp, her body be
"a almost consumed.