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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-01-27
General Gossip.

The Mayor of a Western town proposed
to kill half the dogs in the place, and tan
their hides with the bark of the other
half.
The Supreme Court Of Tennessee has dis
missed a suit for the value of gun. sold
with the knowledge that it was used for
rebel military purposes.
A new. comet has been discovered at the
United States Naval Observatory, Washing
ton. 1t is round, about two minutes of an
arc in diameter, and its right ascension ON
the 5th was 23h 33m 298Os.
An examination of the records of the
Attorney Generals Office at Washington
shows that General Lee has fled no applica-
ton for pardon, as was reported some
months ago
A fact is disclosed by a late report of the
New York Inspector of State Prisons, that
while all. other occupations are represented
in their large number of conYicts, there is
not single printer.
Gen. Sherman has written a letter to a
friend in Louisiana in which he says q
wish the South well and if have been a
scOurge how much better it was, l, than
Ben. Butler, or some other of that school -
Gov. Brownlow is so much impressed
with the increase of crime in Tennessee,
that he has sent a message to the Legisla-
ture recommending the establishment of
two penitentiaries-one at Memphis and one
at Knoxville.
The New Orleans Times says We
have been shown compound interest note
United States currency, purporting to be for
the sum of $50, which is dangerous coun
terfeit intended to deceive the unwary. Il
| is the first Of its class and denomination
! which bas appeared in our ciity, and we eau
ton our rcaders to be on their guard II
monetary transactions.
Arlington Heights still remain in posses
sion of the Government, but it is said tha
the wife of General r. Z, Lee has recently
written to a friend that she intends to re
turn there, even if she 4" is Obliged to iiv,
in the black quarters" This is indicative
Of the strength Of her determination to re
assert what she considers the right Of heT
self and her husband to the historic pro
perty but among the other obstacles. sh'
VIII probably encounter Is the fact tha
twelve thousand Union soldiers have beel
buried upon its soil
The ProPFietors of the Montgomer
Daily Advertiser are desirous Of engagin
the services of number Of ladies to b
taught the business Of type setting in thei
printing ofiee. In Boston, and other cite
, Of the North, this work is done by ladies
equal to chat Of tie best male composition
It IS a work peculiarly fitted to the delieat
finger Of the female, and the remuneratio
exceeds that which woman can earn j
any other employment The Publishers
the Advertiser declare their determinatio
70 adhere 70 this new policy
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-01-27
BL.aCKS.WTTHS' VICES,
Circular and Other Saws,

Screw Wrenches and Tackle Blocks,
Pumps and Fixtures Grind Stones and
Gearings,
Pad, Door, and other Locks,
Hollow Ware, Castings,
Stock and Wash Kettles,
Blacksmiths' Anvils, Vices Bellows, ETC.,
Stocks and Dies, Railroad Mauls,
Picks and Burrows Iron, Cast Blister and
German steel,
Tin Plate and Metals,
French Window Glass,
Guns, Percussion Caps, and Shot
Fishing Hooks and Lines, -rs- =
Piows and Cotton Scrapers,
Cultivators and Harrows,
Corn Shelters and Feed Cutters,
Betting and Packing,
Reaperss Powers, and Saw Mills,
EEf[ CHS
And every other article 20 be found in Hardware or Ag
ricultural Establishments
AGENTS for Marvin's---former lyStearns omar
vin's--Sa1es
Agents also for Howes Counter aad Platform Scales
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Axes. Hammers. Hatebets. Files. Rssps.

Axes, Hammers, Hatchets, Files, Rasps,
Chisels and Gauges,
House, Ship Carpenter, and Railroad
Adzes and Axes,
Augurs, Saws, and Drawing gknives, ..- =
Iron and Steel Squares, ' =
Trace, Wagon, and Coil Chains, 1ze
Dog Halter, and Jack Chains,
Planters, Garden, Cane, and Grub Hoes,
Butt, Strap, Window Blind, and other
Hinges,
Frying Pans, Corn, Coffee, and Paint
Mills, -
Patent Balances and Steelyards,
Razors a"d Razor Strops, Curry Combs,
Flour and Meal Selves, Wire and Wire
Cloth,
Cotton and Wool Cards, Shovels and
Spades
Manila, Hemp, and Cotton Rope,
Hand, Bench, and
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VARISA DAVIS.
Aspects and Prospects,

Horace Greely having returned from
Washington. where he had a long inter-
view with the President, writes as follows to
the Tribune
We spent the latter part of last week at
Washington, anxiously inquiring into the
political situation, and seeking to measure
the probability OF the Tumored breach be-
tween the President and Congress touching
Southern " Restoration or g Reeonsfruc-
'tiOn ;" and we believe most Of our readers
Will share the satisfaction with which we
announce our conclusion that there need be,
and probably viii be none. What mala-
droit, or malignant, or tale bearing inter-
meddlers may achieve, we cannot foreteH
but we are confident that there is no neces-
saEy incOmpatibility between the views and
purposes Of Congress and those Of the
President, and no desire--at least, no pre-
pOnderant desiFe-On either hand to create
such incompatibility And we feel sure
that frank, earnest, kindly conferences be-
tween the Capitol and the White House
will speedily and almost certainly remove
any obstacles which may seem to exist to a
cordial and thorough cooperation.
Let Us briefly set forth the chief elements
of the problem to be solved
The President earnestly desires and urges
the restoration of the Southern States to
their former position in the Union and Con-
gress. In his view those States have never
been out of the Union since they were sever
ally admitted into it, because they had no pow
er to 90 out, and no portion of their peopel
had the power to take them out He would
have the right Of ca h State to a voice in
the national councils recognized-fully cor
daily, and promptly as may be. Such is,
essentially, the Presidents position.
Secondly, it feels solemn obligation to
protect and shield the freedmen from Op-
r,raeaiou inineffca rava N "a ftsl inH
prompted by their participation in and pro-
fit by the great national triumph. In
other words, it feels bound to secure to
them the rights and immunities, not mere
ly of freedmen, but Of fFeemen
We believe this is perfectly fair state
ment of what is meditated at either end Of
the avenue
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EP3EI not Stog.-AYe regret to learn from
planters who have obtained field hauds IN
this city and carried them 70 the country
under contracts, that the groateE nulss3er o.
them quit before operations on the sesias
commence. ne extensive planter c@ifsed
a large number on bis place under rood
arrangement for shem. but only g .eE des 9
elapsed before they MI went on Trey 90
not feel b0u8d - any e8nLrscf. g aesm e
eomprehea,5 fhsr taf an THIS enfie-
mar has - lee 9 arlh -et tle .fgee
Of 1,raeaFifs white Iahorers.
that many others NiH DO l3,cs1se. ~
phfs Iedqes
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-01-27

The correspondent Of the Sew York
Herald at Cordova, Mexico, gives an ac-
count Of his visit to the city Of Carlotta
founded bY the ex-rebels under Sterling
Price Tie city contains about a dozen
houses and fsag tents. Price has a pianta-
ton Of SIX hundred and forty acres, from
ghicl1 be has said $ coo worth Of coffee,
aud 4 considerable quantity Of tobacco and
fruits Governor Harris plantation adiOins
his and Generals Eweli and Shelby are
am6ne ais nearest neigsbors Price $ en-
fhusiastie over the prospects 81 garlotta,
and thought It would become great city.
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France, Mexico, and the United States
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE.

Ad1iaailian's late decree Of outlqaory and
e1ecutiOH-Hr. SeVards representation 10
tie French Government Remarkable reply
Of the French Jfinister-N Mammalian Cor
ernn1eat disoUHed.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-01-27

To the Poets ef the South Mr.. VIM.
Gilmore Simms purposes to collect apd pub
lish all the poems of merit, put forth 10 the
several states of the late ConiedeFacy dur
ing the process Of the war Of secession, and
relating to, or suggested by its events and
incidents lie requests that copies Of al
such may be sent him by their several writ
ers, at the earliest possible period he
would wish that each piece should be accom-
panied by the name Of the periodical or pa
per in which it originally appeared The
date also should be given where this is pos-
5ibie Communications, with the writer's
names, may be addressed to him in Char
lesion, at the Office Of the South Caro-
liniaa newspaper The press Of tlie South
ern. States generally viii please notice
communication z Herald
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-01-27

perceive by the Nashville papers that in
the Senate, on Tuesday, House Bill No. 293,
making ;p 1ropriations for tie relief Of the
Railroads Of this State, was taken up and
after being amended by adding $4,000 for
the EdgefeId and Kentucky RAILROAD, $500
600 for the East Tennessee and Virginia
Railr ad. S200,O00 for the Mississippi Cen
tral Railroad, and s56000g for the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad. it was read
third time and passed. The amendments
viii have to be passed upon By the House
Memphis Commercial
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Freedme1l,s A6airs-An officer Of the
Freedmens Bureau, who was recently sent
by General Howard to investigate matters
pertaining to Freedmeu's affairs in South
Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. has just re-
ported to the Bureau the result Of his obser-
vations in those States He says that al
though much opposition IS manifested to-
ward the free labor system, rs n general rule
men Of Intelligence in the two first named
States express their determination 10 coop
crate with the Freedmen's Bureau in its
efforts to elevate the condition Of the negro,
and in restoring and preserving harmony
between the races. In Florida, however,
the same good feeling does not exist, "a hum-
ber Of whites having notified Gen. Foster
by letter that unless they were allowed to
whip and shoot negroes whenever it suited
their fancy thew would leave the Suite.
Their request not being aeceded to, large
numbers Of the planters are immigrating to
Texas, where they hope to enjoy unrestrict.
ed liberty IN the exercise af their harmonic
ing efforts in behalf Of the African.
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Aldermen

E.P MeNEAL. r. HARDY. L. B. ADAMS. JOHN
A BAKER. JAMES PYBAsS R. C. CRAWFORD
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TERMs DECLIYEp.

Secretary Seward, under date Of Dec 6,
1865, writes a letter to the Marquis de Mont
holon, In which he says " After a review
Of all the facts, the President is gratifed
with the assurance you give of the Empe-
ror's good disposition. / regret however.
to be obliged to say the conditions which
the Emperor presents is one which seems to
be impracticable.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-01-27

We have been engaged in the Hardware business Mem
phis for twenty and have now the pleasure of in
forming many old friends and the public generally that
-receiviHg very extensive stock cf Hardware
such kept before the and enabled
Country Merchants Planters and 9TH
who may be wanting anything line Our stock
sists in part Of the following:
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-01-27

CorTespondence-Letters from
Marimtiian to the President The letter
Retlvued-T'he French GoUe1Unlcpt Told
that the Attempt to Establish NGriuaiIia1a
IS Recognition asked and
Catergoricaliy Refused
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-One Square, Of ten lines or less. 81, Coz
each subsequent insertion 50 cents; Local
Notices 20 cents per line.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-01-27

The first Of these papers Is a eommunica-
ton from Senor Arroyo 70 Mr.. CJrwia, dated
March 2, S65, in which he expresses q de-
sire to see Mr. Seward extra officially in re-
gard to the recognition of the eonsuls of the
empire.
THE EMPEROR WRITES 10 THE PREsiDEST-
THE OVERTURE REJECTED
A memorandum by Mr. Seward notes that
the MARQUIS De MonthOlon on the TIA oi
july called at the Department Of STATE say
ing that a special agent had arrived from
Maximilian to the President Of the United
States, with papers making certain expiana-
tions relative to transactions oa the Rio
Grande. upon which the United States COY
eminent had made representations to tie
inperiaI Government af France.
Fhe1 Sscsefare,l on the stf, lal Ter sCslEIfsF-
euce with tie President returned she 4esteEs
to Monthoion saying that The United states
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-26
.knowiedee which + obtained from nv

knowledge which Z obtained from my
own observation, as wei as from the
information of others, is sufficient
not only TO authorize me, but, in my
estimation, to make it my duty to
advise all those who are desirous of
seeking new homes not to give up
their present ones and emigrate to
Mexico until they shall have examined
the country in person, or asoertained
through some friend, on whose judg.
nent and experience they can rely,
that their situations will be bettered.
Above all, let no man who has a wife
and children carry them to Mexico
until he has secured q certain home
and a fair prospect of support for
them. By observing this caution
much disappointment and suffering
will be avoided.
I send this communication to your
paper for publication, as I have no
doubt that in that way it will sooner
reach the mass of the readers for
whom it is intended.
Respectfully,
j. A. EARLY.
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CossaT1sRCTAL AND F1N.str.,

I sei !ioSD0S, April u. CoDso!s far money
sS;ose9 soy. Five-twepties T3a7.i. Pho buj.
lsoh y, a, IN tha Bank OF England has ,le,1,,s,.J
. tllo,300 sterling.
scl cLloSp9N, %, scf ,Apri! 7.-con-ole tof money
! 80" &'"S63. FIve-twe1tics 73!a.71
LIVERPOOL, April g. Sales rf ..f,,,on t,.,
the week Al 200 bales. The markn, h.'
6ecn duh, and American has GocGmed in5
90, and india and other desc crintions IL
~ -. .ne ABOVE sales, 800 bales were talen
~ Spectators and 10000 by e1nor.crs
Saics to-day lFridayl 7.OoO bales, the mar.
kct closing duIl ard prices weak. Stoct
IN port 664, GOO bales, OF which 3O7. 500 arr.
American. '''0 -
Advices from Manchester arc nnfaror.
ao1e. he market Is fiat and prices tend
downward. e-'''
The Liverpool Lreadstuffs market was
primer. Flour fir1 and quiet. Wheat
nrmcr; lower qualities have improved
most. Corn quiet, at 2Ss. Cd. ass Sd. for
1nlAcd. The provisions market tends down
dull and declined lG52s bat closing stoa-
der. Butter very dull Tallow heavy
and declined Gd.0lls
The Internal Revenue Bureau has been
at work re-organzing the collection d;,
trlcts IN the States of Virginia and Ten
nessee, SO as to make them correspo,,t
with the Congressional DISTRICTS. The
agents to MI the positions thus created
are already under Consideration. ai,J win
be appointed within few days.
Inc treasury receipts for the fiscal wear
endlng with juno. 1865. wcrc: From c;!--
toms, So. 900; .!ltnrmal revenue. 2C4
AGA, 900; mise ceiianeous. 35.l75 l2s. tnl5i
receipt-, exclusive %: loans, 32a, ,;5t7 1876
As contraste1 with the above. the follow
ing Is u statement of the actual receipts OF
the government from all sources for the
nrst tATec-q3artcrs II the rresen, fiscal
year, which VII end with the 3Oth OF June
next, as prepared by the Revenue Commis-
sion for the use Of lhc Committee o+ Wav-
and Means:
Custonl receipts to April J. 1896 IN coin
SIPS. .aa7,3 81; internal reve..uc. to April
1866, 2i3, $50, ,5lS; miscellaneous. pr.n,;l,,,
on gold, etc, 1883. 309 actual arercr2tr
receipts to Apri1 40 2ll ,232.
From the above, it viii be seen that tn.
m"n,hly acreage customs receipts for nina
months are $1,000 000, and the raenthl,
average internal revenue receipts for t,,.,
same period $1,000. coo. The rcceipts Of
!Ic treasrri tor'he hfst three quarters o!
'hc present ycac wee near $50 500, 900
more than those Tor TIC entire urcyiou.
Year. The est stimated receipts for the re-
naming quarter. from all sources. will. il
Ia hehcvod, b" sufficient 10 bring lip tl..
revenue for the year ending June 30 next
! 20 SOU o,0U'. or nearly Sill 300 600 nlnrv
than those Of the Year previous
AUGUSTA, Apri! 2i-Therc is 10 demand
Tor any grades OF cotton below strict mid
ding: VIC quote strict middiinG Bic; good
mldd'lng TO m:d1LnS lair. 52c. Gold dnll.
brokers arc buying at 26; selling at 27.
SILVER buying at 20; selling ri -.
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"THE BARBARIS,I" NOT

AHE BARBARISM" NOT ''OF
SLAVERY. An old man, residing in
johnson County, Illinois, was re-
Gently murdered and buried by two
OF ms children, aged, respectively,
thirteen and fifteen years. Suspicion
having been excited, and the chill
dren questioned, they confessed the
murder, and alleged as its cause that
their father was old, sickly, and a
great trouble to them.
What pity this had not occurred
IN some Southern State, so that our
radical cotemporary might have got
on another sensation article on the
demoralizing influences of slavery
and the shocking barbarism of South
ern society!-Nec York Neus.
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Atte,n p, at Mob Law.

! BOWLING GREEN, kY., April 25.-A mob
has been endeavoring to rescue the negro,
who, committed murder, from the sheriff,
with the intention Of hanging him. The
sheriff was aided by the soldiers The
excitement is intense.
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THE Crops IN Ono. A subscriber
writes us as follows from Morriston,
Highland County, Ohio: :
lin regard to the wheat and fruit
crop, the wheat is almost ruined with
the severe winter. Some of the
farmers are going to plow up their
fields and put them in corn and oats.
The peaches are all killed, but cher
ries and apples arc hardly injured. )"
The Dayton (Ohio) Jounal says:
We are Informed that the wheat
between this city and Union, Ran
dolph Township, has proved an al
most entire failure. Many farmers
are plowing up their wheat and SOW
ing tiax-seed instead; and others are
breaking up their wheat fields, in
tending to SOW oats or plant corn in
them. North of Union, the wheat
looks better, and will turn out
pretty well. The greatest injury to
the wheat has been done within the
past three or four weeks, the weather
having been very unpropitious. We
have pretty nearly the same account
of the crop from other sections of
the Miami Valley. It is not likely
that the crop has entirely failed, but
1T will not, we feel sure, make more
than half crop, and will be depen-
dent upon other sections for our full
allowance.
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WEST VIRGINIA. New York
Herald notices the Cautious manner"
in which the President refers to West
Virginia in his proclamation. He
says nothing about the State of West
ern Virginia, but speaks Of it as "that
part of the State of Virginia lying
West of the Allegheny Mountains,
as certain specified Counties in the
State of Virginia." and as 1.-The forty
eight Counties of Virginia designated
as Western Virginia.
The Herald opines that this phrase
ology means something more than
appears on the surface, and that per-
haps the President doubts the consti-
tutionality of the Act creating the
State of West Virginia.
The Constitution declares that:
"New States may be admitted by
the Congress into this Union; but no
new State shall be formed or erected
within the jurisdiction of any other
State, nor any State be formed by
the junction of two or more States or
parts of States, without the consent
OF the legislatures of the States con-
cerned, as we'll as of the Congress.
There is only one alternative in
this matter. Either the secession of
Virginia was .faH accompH, or else
the creation of the so-called State of
West Virginia was unconstitutional.
1t was created ''within the jurisdic-
ton" of Virginia. and the consent of
her Legislature was never asked or
obtained. If Virginia was out of the
Union at the time, West Virginia
may have been regarded as territory
acquired by conquest, and the or
ganlzatlon of q new State therein
would be as valid as that of New
Mexico Or California. But if Viz
glnla was never out of the Union-as
MIR. johnson holds, and as the radi-
calls dare not stultify their record du-
ring the war by denying-then the
Act was clearly unconstitutional.
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In Berwickshire, England, there is
a little parish called Legerwood, CON
tanning population of GOO persons,
among whom there has not been n
death for fifteen months.
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Congregational.

XAsHINeToS, April as The Senate hal.
passed the bill admitting Colorado.
Phe House, to-day, resumed the .iiscus-
sion: OF the Pacific Railroad bill.
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The Rev. W. H. Watkins, late
pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Natchez, and said to be-
one OF the ablest and most eloouent
divines in the conference, has been
elected President of the Centenary
College at Jackson, La.
Maj. Gen. Candy made his appear
ance in the United States Court. ot
New Orleans, on Tuesday last in
answer to the summons of judge
Durrell.
The Iowa Legislature has passed
Joint resolution amending their
State Constitution by extending the
right OF suffrage to the colored peo-
pie. N
In Michigan, at the recent local
elections, the colored people voted for
the first time, having recently been
admitted to the right of suffrage.
General Thomas Francis Meapher
acting Governor of Montana, has re-
canted his radical opinions. and come
out for President johnson.
Thad. Stevens sardonic smile il
SAID to be whiskey straight.
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BuTLER's BuMps.-A New York
phrenologist has been examining
Gen. Buffers heal, and has furnish,
ed the public, in the shape of chart
OF character addressed to that dis
tinguished officer, with the results of
the inspection of his bumps. The
document is funny one throughout.
but the following extract is especially
entertaining:
You are sure to make what YOU
touch pay. You are an excellent
Judge of the calue Of prope,1v. Are
almost skeptical in the matters of re-
lg1on: Are more radical than con-
servative, and if ever inclined to be
conservative, are SO from policy.
Can anybody question that phre-
nogoly is science after this?
Philadelphia Age.