The Knoxville Press and Herald of the 22d ult. Says: By a letter from a correspondent at Duvall’s Bluff, Arkansas, dated Monday, 19th inst., we are informed that a man, who is supposed to be W.B. ROBBENS, sheriff of Anderson county, was murdered at that place on the day before,
Robbery – Henry CORY was robbed at the Clifton House in Nashville, on Monday night last, of his pocket book containing $920, and his vest, containing a fine gold watch and chain. The pocket book was taken from the pocket of his overcoat, which hung against the wall, and the
Recovering – We are truly rejoiced to learn that our genial friend and occasional correspondent, R.M. TINNON, who was so dangerously shot on the night of the 22d of February, at his residence near Decatur, Ala., by a negro soldier, is now likely to recover. The wound was a ghastly
Cotton Stealing – On Friday morning last Col. Rob’t DICKSON discovered that there was a bale of cotton missing from his place of deposit at the depot. Naturally enough he set to work to trace it up, and as it was too large a package to secrete well, succeeded in
Mrs. Belle BURGER, wife of Mr. Joseph BURGER, died at the residence of her father, Mr. John CURRIER, in this place, at 11 o’clock p.m., on Friday, 26th ult., after an illness of several months, being afflicted with that dread disease, consumption. The deceased was in her twenty-fifth year. A friend says
DIED Wm. SEXTON, who formerly lived in this place, died on the 8th inst., in Knox county. Aged 52. Blount County democrat. (Maryville, Tenn.), 17 June 1882. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96091617/1882-06-17/ed-1/seq-4/>
W. MERRILL, a citizen of Memphis, was drowned in the Yalabusha river near Grenada on last Saturday. (this would have been April 28, 1866) Source: Bolivar Bulletin, May 5, 1866, pg. 3. Available online at ChroniclingAmerica.loc.gov.
We learn from the Jackson Whig of the 28th ult, that a gentleman by the name of DAUGAN, while engaged in repairing the rail road bridge near that place, a few days since, fell into the river and was drowned. The Bolivar Bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 05 May 1866.
On the 28th ult, Mr. BIGGS of Fayette, representative to the lower house of the legislature, was sworn in and took his seat. The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 05 May 1866, Page 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
Thad STEVENS, from the committee on ways and means, has presented a sweeping confiscation bill. He proposed to seize all the public lands in the Southern States as conquered property. The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 05 May 1866, Page 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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