The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-09-01
Special Correspondence.
CHArrANooaA. Ara. 23. $50.

Ar. Editor Enclosed ! hand you
printed notice, signed by Adolph Bernard,
Of Memphis, agent for the Mem & Charles
ton Railroad, in which he tells the travelling
public that passengers for New Y ork meet
with no detention, and that connection with
the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad at
Chattanooga is complete. Such a tale will
do to tell to the marines, but those who have
tried it are satisfied, upon reaching Chatta-
nooga, that Mr.. Bernard has published what
is not 50. A stay of nineteen hours at this
place will prove to the most obtuse traveller
that Mr. Bernards +" close connection is
myth, Or rather a humbug, Of the worst de
scription. The regular schedule of the NJ
q g. Railroad brings passengers to this
place at o clock A. NJ, while the East Ten
nessee & Georgia Railroad train leaves here
at 3 A. N. making it necessary for passen-
gers to stay here / 8 hours. In view Of this,
l would advise passengers for New York to
pay no attention to Mr.. Bernards notice,
but to take some other rode than the Mem
phis & Charleston if they wish to make
quick time and avoid delays.
Our trip thus far has been very pleasant.
At Grand Junction we fell in with Messrs.
Hardy, Adams, and Fleming, of your quiet
little city, all bound for New York At
Corinth we partook Of a good supper, indeed,
much better than is usually found at rail
road eating-hcuscs. At Iuka we were over
taken by glorious rain, which kept us com
pany to Stevenson; which point we reached
this morning at daylight, where we discov-
cred the poorest crops of corn it has ever
been our lot to lock upon Since our arri-
val here l learn that the grashoppers have
entirely destroyed the crops of corn in this
section. The appearance of the few fields
along the line Of railroad remind one Of the
ravages of terrific hail-storm. feel sorry
for the people Of this country, who must
undoubtedly come to want, unless our patri-
otic-God save the mark-governor comes
to their assistance In the language of Pat
rick Henry" let him comel" One thing
is certain, somebody viii have to pay him for
coming, if he does come
Chattanooga seems to have improved con
siderably since the war, though the majority
of the new buildings erected are of a tenn
porary nature.
Our party this evening, paid visit to
Lookout Mountain one of the most grand
and picturesque mountains in the south;
from its summit we had a view Of FIVE diff
ferent States and seven or eight battle-fields;
and above all, while there, we had the pleas
ure of gazing upon the face Of that great
and good (?) man, Brevet Marjor General
Clinton B.(ureau) Fisk-the man of all men
the man who has enough presumption to
think himself as good as a negro in fact,
the man who rules and governs the detinies
of the African race in the States of Tennes-
see and Kentucky. The General is man
Of remarkably fine personal appearance,
with countenance which would remind one
of negro overseerl He seemed to be hav-
ing good time on Lookout, and to have the
good Of the whole human race, especially
the African, at heart. Long may he keep it
there, and long may he wave IF he
neUer gets higher Than the top Of Lookout
mountain
he question of loyalty, for the present,
seems to be overlooked and the question of
bread and meat seems to rule the hour in
this section, and unless our governor or some
other good man comes to the rescue, the
people are bound to suffer for the necessa-
ries of life
The people about Chattanooga do not
seem to have very high opinion of COVER
nor Brownlow; the majority of them do not
think that he is acting in good faith. Since
my arrival l learn that he has appointed as
Judge of the Sequatchie District one New
ton A. Patterson a man who was particular
ly obnoxious to him before the war, and to
whom he devoted columns of his delectable
paper to prove to be thief One Of two
things is certain-either Brownlow lied be-
fore the war, or else he has appointed a thief
as Judge of Judicial Circuit Be it as it
may, our governor has stultifed himself If
this was the only instance we might oVgr-
look it. As it is late at night, viii close
withe the intention of letting you hear from
me again. Truly Yours,
JENKINS.