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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-04-21
The Cholera is it Contagious 2

Dr.. Shrimpton, an eminent English ply
sician nraeticing in Paris, has published 4
very interesting pamphlet en- the subject Of
cholera He considers it not contagious
and accounts for, its rapid propagation on
other tgrounds-the result of his vast per
sonal experience in treating the complaint
DR.. Shrimpton says
We attribute the propagation of the
cholera to an electric action, which~acts di-
rectly, somewhat in the same manner as
tightening, on henervous system of organic
life. We do not require any great stock Of
modesty to confess that, as to this electric
actisn, we should not be able to demonstrate
1t scientifically; but its existence, neverthe
less, appears to US certain. In admitting it
we clearly explain to ourselves the charac-
ter Of the cholera, its progress, even its
propagation in rejecting it we see inexpH-
cable cnignas which become the more and
more obscure in proportion as they are more
deeply studied This opinion, moreover, is
not ours alone many eminent physicians
share it with us The cholera attacks pei.
sons the farthest removed from ali contact
with patients-prisOners IN their cells; wo-
men closely confined and seQuestered even
from view in harems isolated individuals
antine, no sanitary Gordon can prevent the
approach of cholera, whatever care may be
taken to keep persons attacked at "a distance
from the spot whore we are. w hen the dis
ease makes it appearances in n town, either
sporid c;lly or after the arrival of an afflict-
ed person, far from followinga regular course
and gradually advancing IN any particular
quarter, or from one quarter to another. as
healthy per.Ous may chance to come in con
tact with those having the malady 1t strikes,
on the contrary, suddenly and simultaneous
", on the most opposite points-does not
make a second victim In Il family where one
has already expired, while it win carry of
several In a family where no signs Of the
epidemic had appeared, and that In quite d
different quarter, often the healthiesJ or one
of the heathiest In the town. Frankly, It
seems to US impossible, in presence of facts
so positive, repeated daily, and which may
be verified By any ore, not to attribute prop
agation Of cholera to some kind Of electrical
action still unknown, ut not the less real,
and the more 20 that the direction and viO-
1ence of the wind exercises no influence on
/ the extension Of this formidable maladv
( Lastly we believe that this electrical action
/ to which we assign the origin Of the cholera
+ is the result Of two forces combined coming
4 at the same time from the atmosphere and the
carth-a fact which renders the cholera en-
/ demieal, we are convinced that the electrical
influence affects most seriously those per-
/ sons whose nervous system of organic life
I Is weakened by moral or physical causes,
+ such as negligence Of the ordinary laws for
! preserving health, sensual induIg gence, and
/ IN "a word, all th ose excesses which occasion
a grave depression Of the vital forces
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Gen. Grant was fined for fast driving in
Washington, on the llth
The postal service in the Mississippi val
ley is to be reorganized.
The small pox is raging with much vio-
lence il many parts Of Alabama
a FIRE in the Pennsylvania oil regions last
week destroyed $l50,0O0 worth Of property.
The salary Of the Governor of North
Carolina has been fixed at 81, 900 in gold per
year
The awards for the capture of Booth,
Harold and Atzerott, amounting to over
100000 were paid on the Both of March.
A woollen mandatory and several other
buildings were destroyed by fire ut Danville,
Virginia, on the 26th ult Loss $4,000
8 telegram from Louisiana indicates that
recently in the Parish lberville, six fine
plantations sold for less than the machinery
upon them originally cost
The official statement of the population Of
Nebraska one year ago was forty thousand
1t is reported that the Territory contains at
the present time al least ffty-fve thousand
inhabitants.
Information in possession of the State
Department shows that the entire rebel army
east of the Mississippi on tie 4th of Febru-
ary, 1865, was 10000 west of the Missis-
sippi 50,00o
a drunken negro at Murfreesboro, Ten
nessee, ran against little girl the other day,
and, angered because she was in his way,
| deliberately drew revolver and blew out
! her brains lie is in custody and will be
hanged.
A meeting was held at Lake city, Florida,
Of the stockholders Of the Pensacola and Tai
Iahassee, and the Florida, Atlantic and Gulf
Central Railroad, running from the latter
city to jackson lille, with view to the con
solidation Of the two under one organiza-
ton 1t is thought probable it will be done.
The following statement exhibits the
amount of vacant lands in five Of the late
insurrectionary states Alabama, 1882
/ O58 acres; Louisiana &, Dds, ,IO2 acres; FIori
da, !, I,9S2, res acres Mississippi, AGO, 1876
acres; Arkansas, 9,29S,OI3 acres. There
are no public lands in the States of North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee OF
] Kentucky.
Rev Dr. Cross, lately advanced to the Di
ocenate IL the Protestant EPISCOPAL Church.
by the Right Rev. Bishop Quintard, was ad-
vanced to the Priesthood by that distingu
lshed Prelate IN Memphis on the 9th. The
Memphis Commercial Of the 10Th says:
We understand that Dr. Cross proposes
leaving in day or two for New York, where
he viii take the first Cunard steamer which
leaves for Liverpool lie intends remaining
in ENGLAND on mission fr the Church, fol
year, making London his headquarters
On his resurn it Is very probable he vii
take charge Of some parish Ia the Diocese
oil Tennessee.
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What Constituteg a Congress.

When Parliament refused to admit the
member from London, (Wilkes,) the discus
sion drew forth expressions ike the follow
ing. We extract from an article in the
Marlboro Prince Georgian:
d" If there be a defect in the representa-
tion Of the people, that power, which alone
is equal to the making of the laws, Is not
complete and the acts Of Parliament, under
these circumstances, are not the acts Of a
pure and entire legislature
IN the end the people prevailed, and the
House of Commons had to declare by reso-
luton, that the Constitution of England and
the law of Parliament secured the right Of
election to the people; as the electors Of Mid
dlesex had claimed.
What would now be the position of Com
gress, II the President should assert the Lord
Chancellor Camden's doctrine Of cunstitu-
tional law, and refuse &" in the exercises of
his Office, to regard the vote or any such
vote denying the right Of representation
In the Legislature which the States hold
under the Constitution. - the supreme law
of the land :" Or if he should assert, as
the city Of London asserted, under the ad-
vice of great LAWYERS that the illegal expuI-
sion of members afferts the legality Of the
Legislature and validity Of all their proceed
ings; or with the great writer whose doc
trines are now Of such high authority with
all who uphold the principles Of free govern
ment, that, if the legislative bodies be in
complete and defective, their acts are not the
acts of a Legislature.
Certainly the President would raise no
point of technical nicetF. but one Of indIs
pensable substance, If he should deny their
power to make by expelling members of the
minority, that majoaity which the Consti
tuition requires TO pass laws over the Execa
tive veto
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EDUCATIONAL
Bolivar Male Academy
!, j .lKiEtoa Hu66ard, 4 NJ, 'Priiictpal

J. Milton Hubbard d. N, ,PrlHcipaL
rps per Session months 70 Be paid at the eEqra
tIor 81 every half session. ara IS folioNst
primary LseEsi
~ H.. .-. .-. s--.
lJlsFsfsal Matheulatical DaIarl laent 5 %
tn. gerng gsssion win hsgin Monday, the sth day of
rsiruaTy Students win be eharsea from tlo dse q
Che Session. and 40 deaucton pl De
s5e ereert ia cases protracted sickness rigid dis
i5iiae wifi 30 and rtuaeut viii Do re1rea g. con
49, 5seevea Nsth rentiemaaiv decorlm both y and OUT
- gchool hottA! 9 "O'''' - 49, V y ~
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The Men to Marry Pun ch gives some
good advice to women in looking for suit
able husbands. Among other things he
says The man who don't take tea, Ill
treats the cat, takes snuff, and stands with
his back to the fire, is a brute whom | would
not advise you to marry on any considera-
ton, either for love or money, but decidedly
not for love. But the man who, when tea
Is over, is discovered not to have had none,
Is very sure to make the best husband. Pa
tience like bis deserve being rewarded with
the best Of wives and the best Of mothers
in-law. by dear, when y0u meet with such
a man, do your best To marry him In the
severest winter he would not MUD going to
bed drst
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ORIGINAL.
70 the F5rss Blue ag5asssa y u. Author in ,ee


To the .Fir5t Blue Bird dseen by the Author in Is
SUBSCRIBED TO LITTLE sAILIE B., OF BoLIvAR.
sFcs. harbinger, love thy pretty coat.
But I love the warblings Of thy throat
For they proclaim that lovely Spring is near.
And that swift passing IS old Winter drear.
'Tz January 5.ill but this days skiss. n
AIike the poet and blue-birds prize
sos And while thou soaress on eerriean wing,
Thou dost with E1o Of future pleasures sing.
Poets and birds are much alike, 'tia said.
And come say both possess a empty head!
Weu, be it so; for neither Of pOut
when men Of sober views warblings fout
We have our pleasures. On many an old dry tree
I've seen full many pretty bird like thee
ID St still awhile them sLake its pretty poll, -
Whsu from It's threat sweet melody 7OaId roll.
So many poet. In his attic co'd,
Has coined verse he would sell for gold
j.. And though his fare was homely elbows bare,
He'd sit and muse. and writs, and laugh at care.
Then pretty bird Of Spring. come to ny heart.
For with thy warblings sweet 1 would not part
For al the uissrs Lright. ft-goeea gola.
Though He may suEsr and then with cold
Sing. Warbler snzi be happy while you may :
Sing. though it be q January day.
Winter win soon be gone, and spriug disclose
70 us .the beauty Of the bluahing
Then, meath the lalmy skies Of Aowsry Nay,
With song and muse wen while away the lay :
You tas bough and L bsReath the tree,
Few then vii! bo happy than
1IIDDLEBUEG, MARCH. 1866 W.
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Eo35
MEMORIES.

The following bed1tiful lines ere taken
from tie coulmns OF the =. Orleans Il mes 4
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-04-21

MEMORIES.
A bo5k. q ring = fsv5ri5e song
III llIl4-A bunch CT faded HeHers--' 81
How elsgaensly. yet4h9w "a
They ssl Of e. by-gone hears
Psrelslce the g4vsr's far away.
i5Jl Meath weeping willows sleeping
.r- OK uaqasriRs in some distant land.
For you no iove-th9usht keeping.
DeaJ-faIss-'tis sI the sa ne
ai We touch with tfs}ab5ihg Ehgsrs
.o These precious relics of the past. a7
Round which haIIow HaEers.
We close oar eyes. and like the dew
94 A On dropping flowers falling,
Thoss nleHa'ries steal into our hearts.
Their olden bloom re-silins.
Again vo read the peaeilsd hook
Al evening with the eivsr.
Whose sEirit-boat. long years ags y 70
Sailed Ger the Lethezn river
Again-ohl Memory blest OF al,
'. Rouud 7Fhiea the heart rnsy iinger-
~ Tep hssr the words with which ho plssod
Igys's vow. qs9a your finger
You feel kiss up0n your cheek
~. o. Beneath his lore-gance flushing
rr ARother. on yQur bros is pressed zoo
To keep yen swestes Msshipg
Once more beside Jour light guitar
a-E ID a u.aniy form is bending.
.F And with your own low. .tremtaing notes.,
A richer voice is blending.
Onco more you wander forth with him
Meath green and shaded bowers.
Aui twiniBg for your brow a wresth,
lie crowns yOa Queen Of FlJWsrs-
Oh Memories. II snaQries how Ike stars
On troubled waters cleaning
saTal. You lin our hearts. antil in tears -
s We sigh. aud whisper-DEEAlaNG. .l,1
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+" Do you Ike coDfsh bale, Mr Wiggin {?
Mr Wiggin, hesitatingly, ] really don
know, Sir. I never recollect attending ono.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-04-21

Preservation Of Eggs The best method
] know of TO preserve eggs Is to fl1 the pores
Of the shell with fresh clean lard; go as to
exclude all air 1t Is my opinion that this
simple and easy method IS preferable u az Z
now in use. some put them down IN lii a.
water some put them down IN salt; ae,
Pat them in saiy-dust But the lilne .osI.
them, so that they have dried appea rsaee
salt has 4 similar effect, while Eggs sstnrat
cd with lard, a. far as my czperie &c ooes
opeu fresh and nice
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Bolivar, April, 2Ist, 1865
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-04-21

When was beoesteak the highest2 When
the COW jumped over the moon
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-04-21

Our selection of SPRING AND
SUMNER Goods are daily expect
ed to arrive, and it would be well
for purchasers to note this fact, as
our purchases were all made after
the late HEAVY DECLINE.
ap m3 HAREISGTON & Co
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Danger 10 t!1r Party.

The -Nnti~:"h Rsyutli.4m, of Tues
day, has the following remarks upon
the Pi!i.drlphi; Convention, wl.;c:.
W. .,"'nin~n,; to th@ attention OF those
WHO :;!r !clrfn! iHat thc Democratic
party VIII be swallowed Up by the
Republicans:
The tnn icrncss with which some
"f "'li' radical III ads express their
fears that The mcun.i, of the Union
parry who 80 into the Pliialelph!a
EnNvcntinn will be swallowed w by
tho c"pprrhrads and Southern rcbcls'
IS ut times uui,. overcoming 10 us.
We ;;.:nnst .'l:iI,lcr ut the idea, and
orr mind r.v@ltS 40 the sad fate OF
joma'l. Thcn We turn to the Demo
cratic pannrs. and We nnd consolation
IN tie :.:c: HAT SONS OF them express
the same Tear about their brethren,
namely, thnt they viii BE swallowed
up by the National I mon party, mcm-
brr> ut which initiated m | called the
'hiiadclpl.i.- Convention. With f,-nr
.tNd trembling, we !il"" looked about
10 ascertain VIII" WI: b. til" whale
@Hl Tlr vii, % Jonah. We don t
think II c..tl"ric would damage
either the | nion or Democratic part y
Juet at th:S t.mr. | mlttc.s Very !itt L.
h!th party ut Philadelphia is :hc
Whale or which is Jonah. After the
So.re.;Si ~ ot Jonah, We have no
lunrn%liStic accounts OF the move
mcj!!s oi the whale. Whether If died,
or swallowed another man or II whole
convention. 0,' acrtS $truilo~.nI, is not
s;aicd
rAe .t~pu>aoo, :h,4a lc'.vasscs Ii,
history ot valions coalitions Which
succeeded IN defeating the old parties,
and concludes thus:
"Thcre are a. good fish in the sei,
rs were ever caught. We arc now
willing to make another coalition fo!
these high. national purposes, il
necessary. And to that end we wei
como ,a"n to tn" Philadelphia Con
ven!ion from every State an the Union
who can endorse the principles of tht
call As there is i Just God, the right
viii triumph ut Philadelphia.
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StatcItCnls.
Tho Lancaster.Jeelqe,. saws:

Tho LancasterTee}ge, says:
The drought still prevails in this
vicinity. Rain fell in several portions
Of the District, last week; but in
many sections there has been no rain
for number of weeks, and we regret
to hear that the general prospect for
a crop is very unfavorable.
The Anderson Lteligsnce;. has the
following:
We learn that, on Sunday last, a
disturbance took place among the ne
grocs of coIored Sunday School,
some six miles Southeast of this vii
lagc. Knives, clubs and rocks were
freely brandished during the melee,
but nobody hnrt.' We did not hear
the origin OF the fray
Tho Yorkvilie E1aquire7 saws:
An unfortunate rumor prevails to
tic cfectthat thcrc are several cases of
smallpox in this town. We take
great pleasure in assuring our ftiends
from elsewhere, !, that there is not a
case OF the disease ut this place.
/ The Spartanburg Express says:
he int tppSa bnnt nf fl,n ,,,c@ %.,,o
weeks and lo,y co,+;,uo1 1,o,,l,,,4
ore exc;t;no tbn foor, ~ o,,,. tar,.Io,'s
wifi, ,,.sn.,.t -, tI,a;. -. nv 20
carly INLAND corn ;s ,lreodv sor;o,'r1..
in;urel and , low ,nnrs 49, ,f ,,ai,
Intense be,t .on1 1r,.i,,Ir ,r;,,1s IN
DESTROY Il and >l,n.t.n b. ,,,I,1,,t
/ or thn 1.t,,. ,.r,,,, w. ~ -, j
t hear tl,o+ so,.,e ,,,rtc nf 80 n;.f.nt
/ have not sn t1ernd fortbc WON'T nf ,..,;,,
rho s.,,. ''''.'
] ne S''' ''''' paper Nea III interest
ih3 account "f a trccdmcn's picnic.
Il says: -
On SATURDAY, .,st.rr,on =, ,
,nny with .ry.r,i ,..,tI..,,nn ,..I.,
wnr1 invited ..ue,t w.. r.n,;ra1 -
the beautiful rror. in rear nf Mr.
Whites housn- 70 ,.tr,,} :, n;.-n;,.
! y:yun by ike freedmen nf Ills I,},n.
. The lou,. PROCESSION, wlicl, h.l ho.n
formed -, the tourt H,,,s. .r,1
marched M N.in street wos alr.,1,,
upon the rrnru, in ono, ,,nI, f,,,,o.
iii.. two long line; Of hotI, scves
arrived IN ali the CAV attire ,,,.cnl;o, !,
to that r..cc. The Nh;.c quests head
ed hy .nn of tin. mar>,hals unre
''A' AoA''ht'AH, "G1S
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Eh. Tennessee Legislature.

AS this body, in the extraordinary
course of its Governor and the radi-
cal members thereof, is attracting
considerable attention, we extract
from the Nashville Union o,ad Banner.
Of the 18th inst, the following state
ment, which exhibits some character
istics of tyranny that is Of a piece
with the radical programme through
out the country:
The first fruits of the revolutionary
proceedings Of the Tenpessee Legis-
lature were witnessed in this CITY.
The Hon. Pleasant Williams. q mem
ber OF the Legislature from Carter
County. was lorcibly arrested at his
nome. on Sn".. = morning last. be-
foe rvh2nt, by two men, named
Irar" and Slgel-one of them Il
white man and the other negro
which Was the white and which the
black, We did not learn He was hur-
ricd to the cars by these persons in
hot haste and brought to this city.
On his arrival, he Was turned over to
Wm. Heydt, :, special sergeant-at-
arms, (an officer unknown to the laws
of Tennessec,) created for this special
occasion. He was then carried to the
capitol, and there kept in close Gus
tody during the greater part of the
day--not being allowed to go to his
! dinner
In the afternoon, Mr.. Williams,
through a friend, was cna abled to com
Inunicate with counsel, who immc-
/ diateiy applied to Judge Thomas n.
| Frazier of the Criminal Court, for q
writ Of h"be>S co'puS, which he grant
ed. and the hearing IS set for this
morning, at 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Williams has also instituted a
suit against the party making the
arrest, together with all the members
OF the House wao were present and
voted tor the measure which led to
his arrest-!aying his damages at
+ $50. coo. for false imprisonment.
We cannot refrain from pronounce
ing tHls entire proceeding on the part
OF Ike Legislature as the most high
! handed and faSitous usurpation, and
outrageous violation of personal
liberty, that has ever occurred IN the
* lo1itl' 4 tllSlCt.. Va AiDC1N'd- IL ti(
radicals have deliberately resolved TO
enforce their opinions and measures
upol. the people of the State of Ten
nessoc by usurpation and violence, it
is time for us to arouse and yindicate
/, the ma 1sty OF popular rightSGd
irst;t;.Ions.
We do not counsel violence, but
we do advise and insist upon the
assertion OF the liberties Of the peo-
pie according to law, and the prompt
suppression of lawlessness. whether
It IS manifested 10y the petty thief, the
highway robber, or member Of the
Legislature, or a cabal or conspiracy
Of members. The suhversion Of tie
liberties OF !; free people is the most
heimous Of public crimes.
a mulatto and young lady, who
eloped, have been ovortaken and
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we have been requested to state fiat
there viii be barbecue at Joincr's Hotel
to-day, at o'clock. Tho lovers of good
eating should not fail to be in attendance.
| S>~>,->---.-r----
Melvin NJ. Cohen, Esq, advcrtises some
delicious and scasonablc articles, to which
consumers would do wen to paw attention
HIS heme-made blackberry jelly is really
fine. His store is on nAssembty street, near
! Pendleton.
fASoks. we axe indebted to the obligipC
and attentive agent Of the Nation al Ex-
press Company for renewed favors in the6
latest papers from Richmond, baltimore.
&c. Also TO J. T. Zcaly. ESQ. for similar
attentions.
GoDuYs LADY's BOOK. -Wehavc received
fr"m Messrs. Townsend II. North the Au-
gust number Of this fashionable work. =
! IL rToflscly illustrated, and It's reading
matter is. as usual, adapted to the circle
of readers for which it is intended. Messrs.
Townsend q North can supply the demand.
Peter e. Glass, Esq, has also furnished
us with Il copy Of Godey. Persons de-
slrous of subscribing can Go 80 through
Mr.. G..
Prof. Eernhardt's glasses are ground by
peculiar machiuery. Their spherical accu-
racy ~ true. The focus at the exact centre.
This is point OF vital Importance No
other lenses possossit They are used at
all the hospitals for diseases of the eve. in
Berlin. Prussia, and elsewhere Thcae are
some "T the advantages set forth in the
Professors advertisement. He has met
with unprecedented success here He is
constantly engaged in ministcrins to tn.
relief OF the afflicted whose vision is i'm
paired from any cause. The medical ia
Guilty endorse him, and all who hayc had
occasion to avail themselves OF his profes-
SIGNAL skill. The Professor has a book of
testimonials from various parts of the
i United States. His Office is at Nickerson,s
Hosel, ladies entrance, second floor. As
his stay is limited, all who have defective
eyes should call on him soon.
! %tw ADVERTISEMENTS. Attention is call
=: ~ IT,, 'o.loui,:s ::>.vcrtis"u,ents. ~Licl
arc rahlis!.c.l tnis morning :oi IL, arsi
! t,iu..:
i;rownc X Schirmer- Rice, Corn, &c.
! Melvin NJ. Cohca--J -Jellics, Butter. &c.
J. 4 T. Y. Agrcw-Ncw Goods.
; Shepherd, Duo Co!.en-Tinuers' STOCK,
! 7. Can;well Pig Hams, Lard, &c.
4 Durlec Y walter dissolution.
! Y. I. Naturalization business.
1 j. W. Daniels Distress Sale.
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a mulatto and young lady, who
eloped, have been ovortaken and
brought back. The friends of the
young lady took the African to parts
unknown. It's believed they lynch
ed him. His father, who has con
siderable property, is determined fully
to investigate the matter. <
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S;i:CEirAEY SEWARD - Ii is reported
III Washington that Secretary Seward
has prepared a letter OF resignation.
His object is t'ionght to be. TO induce
other more obnoxious members OF
thc Cabinet to follow lis example.
His resignation will not be accepted.