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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

Forth from its seab6ari. pure and bright,
FLASHED the sword Of Robert Lee!
Far in the front Of the deadly hght.
High Ger the brave. in the eauss Of night,
It's stainless sheen, like beacon light.
Led Us to victory.
Out OF its seabbard. where. fun long.
It slumbeFed peacsfully-
Reused from its rest By the battle song.
Shielding the feeble. smiting the strong,
Guarding Che right. aveBgiHs the wrong
CLEANED the sword q Lee.
Forth from ats sesbbard. high in air.
Beneath virginia's sky-
And they who saw it cleaning there.
And knew who bore it. knelt to swear
That where that sword led, they would dare
To follow and to die
Out Of its seabbard Never hand
Waved sword from stain as frss,
Nor purer sword led braTsr band.
Nor braver bIed for brighter laRd,
Nor brighter land had a cause a. grand.
Go< cause = chief like Lee
Forth from its soahbaFd how We prayed
That sword might Eistor be
And when our triuuph was sIay5ds
And many heart grew sore afraid
We sill hoped On. while cleaned the blade
OF noble Robert Lee
Forth from its sozbbard all in vain
Forth flashed the sword
'Tis shroudsd now in its shsath again,
It sleeps the sleep Of our noble slain,
Defeated, Jet without stain,
Proudly and peacefully.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13
Passed February 6, 1866.
CHAPTER XXI.

An act to amend the Attachment laws of
this State, and for other purposes.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Tennessee, That in
all actions for torts, which may be hereafter
brought IN any of the Courts of this State,
or before any Justice of the Peace having
jurisdiction thereof, where the defendant or
defendants are non-resideRts of this State, or
fall within any of the provisions of existing
laws Of this State, authorizing attachments
to issue, it shall be lawful in such case for
the plaintiff or plaintiffs to commence such
suit by attachment in the same way and man.
ner as suits are commenced upon contracts
by existing laws. Provided, the plaintiff,
his, her or their agent or attorney shall first
make affidavit before the Judge, Clerk or
Justice of the Peace issuing the attachment
that the damages sued for are justly due the
plaintiff or plaintiffs, as afiant believes, but
that the true amonnt Of such damages are
not ascertained, and that one or more of the
causes exist for the issuance of said attach
ment; and provided, further, that the plain
tiff, his, her, or their agent or attorney shall
give bond with one or more approved securi-
ties In double the supposed amount Of said
damages claimed, payable to the defenant or
defendants, and conditioned as now provided
by law In attachment eases
DEC. :. be IL IurJner enacG6O, 4ua6 upOu
said affidavit being made and bond given, as
provided in the first section Of this set it
shall be the duty of the Judge, Clerk or JUS
tice of the Peace, before whom the affidavit
is made and bond given to issue said attach
ment returnable as IN other attachment ca
ses upon contracts.
SIC. 3. Be it further enacted. That this
act shall take effect from and after its pas
aags. WILLIAM HEISKELL,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
JOSHUA B. FRIERSON,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Passed February g, 1866.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

The Arkansas Conservative, printed at
Little Rock, in late issue, says: There is
no doubt but that the rains which have fall
len, during the present month, have serions-
ly damaged the cotton crops. But for the
heavey and almost continuous rains which
have fallen in the last several days, we would
not have apprehended any serious injury,
particularly if the weather for the next
month had continued dry But this being
the equinoetial storm, it must be general, and
added to the rains which had fallen before,
must result in inca4culable injury.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

At close of business Saturday at the Treas
ury Department there was So, 100000 in
gold, of which S64, 100000 belong to the Gov
ernment, the balance being held in gold GER
tifcates. On the Ist of November the inter-
est on the five-twenties, payable IN gold, is
due. This amounts to S24,OOO,0OO, and in
January another 100000 is due on the
same. The total legitimate gold disburse-
ments, including ali the amounts mentioned,
viii not exceed $40OOO,OO0 up to January
next, and at the present rate the gold re-
ceiyed in the treasury increases at the rate
Of between two and three millions per day.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

Gen. Santa Anna has located his head
quarters on Staten Island, near New York
city, and has opened a regular business bu-
reau for the transaction Of matters looking
to the declaring Of Mexico from French au-
thority. He is occupied, so report goes, con
stantly with various people on that subject,
and has enlisted sympaties Of the Fenian
brotherhood. Col Roberts, Gen. Sweeney,
and other Feuian chiefs, are Jealous in their
attachment to his cause, and are directing
the Irish to that belief Three large sea-
going vessels have been purchased for their
use It is believed for transportation to
Mexico. Il is further stated that the old
General Is soon to return to ST Thomas
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

: CHASGE-We observe that the Panto-
graph, published at Little Rock, Arkansas,
by our old friend }. D. Butler, has ceased to
make its appearance in our sanotum, but in
its stead comes the staunch Arkansas Con
servative, of which B. F. Danley is editor in
chief 1t is a neat paper and deserves . lib
eral support
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

Brown (DemOcra) is elected Mayor of
Nashville by 1909 votes, against Hoods 456.
The Conservatives carried the Councilmen
and Aldermen in every ward by majority
of from three to four to one. Brien (Con-
servative) is elected Representative.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

It is announced that the Right Rev. Au-
gustine VerOt, the Catholic Bishop of Sa-
vannah, has addressed letter to the clergy
and laity in his diocese, informing them that
one of the objects to be considered at the
Catholic Plenary Council, to be held next
month at Baltimore, viii be the means of
educating and converting the emancipated
slaves in the South
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

No longer any Excuse for being s0itEOut Mail
Having recently returned from the South,
| am we'll aware of the great Inconvenience
to which the Southern people are subjected
on account of lack of mail facilities. This
is, to a very great extent, owing to the oath
with which contractors are required to com
ply, there being but few men at the South
who can take it. Having conferred with the
proper authorities, land obtained their ap
proval, | find this difficulty can be obviated
and the mails established upon every Route
at the South, and at the highest rates admis-
sible for the people of the North or South
Being national Union man, (late Of North
Carolina, } by which Lmean one that is alike op-
posed to the heresieso Of the extremists North
and South. i can take this osg5h, and thus
form the connecting link between the South
ern people and the United States Govern
ment. This propose to do, and to establish
n mail on every route at the South now des-
titute of the same as follows
Any person who is desirous of becoming
contractor should address me at once, stating
the route or routes for which he desires con
tracing, there state the extreme points to be
connected which of course, should be on
some route heretofore established) / will
then contract for such route or routes in my
own name and let the parties have them at a
discount Of D per cent on the annual
amourt for carrying the mail on said route
or routes, which will be about 25c. per mile
for aweekly, SOC. for a semi-weekly, and 75c
for a tri-weokly mail This arrangement
viii secure the route to the sub-contraetors
substantially the same as if it were his own
contract and frequently ata better price than
could be obtained in the usual way wllere
there is so much competition.
My percentage or mileage, as above, viii
not be required uatil the end of the first
quarter.
The first applicant for route or routes,
judging by the postmark on the letter Ct APP
plication, will have the preference, other
things being equal.
Persons when making application, should
send guarantee signed by at least two guar
untOrs. The guarantee should be certified
to by postmaster or Judge of a Court of
Record + Applicants can, if they desire, OBJ
tain blank forms, together with a small pam
phlet, giving full directions relative to mail
services, also copy of test OATH all printed
by the Government, and sent free, by ad-
dressing the subscriber.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

The advance of the grand army of-grass-
hOppers reached St Joseph 2Ist ult from
Kansas. The air was filed with them all
the afternoon. Ia crossing the river from
the Kansas side, great clouds of them were
seen to drop into the turbid stream.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

The Pennsylvania Corn Crop.-It is esti-
mated that the corn crop of Pennsylvania
for the present year viii amount to about
30,000,O00 bushels, being an average yield
of thirty-three bushels for each acre planted.
Last year the corn crop Of this State amoun-
ted to 81, All, LOG bushels, and S66, ,928 acres
were planted IN corn, being an average of
about forty bushels to the acre. Last year
crop was valued ct SIS. .S38. .I68.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13
A Southern nanar tells of g visit to a 9

A Southern paper tells of visit to cave.
near Augusta, Georgia. While the party
were within investigating the gloomy ints-
rior, there was noticed an old colOred man
standing outside and he was asked, Say,
Uncle, why don't you go in p "Ah, nv
master" says he, ah, Lord, see trouble
enough on top of the earth, don't 20 ia dat
hole a searching arter misery"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13
FORM oFA GUARANTEES.
The undersigned residing at =
1000 81 crRTTFIcATE-

The undersigned, postmaster at, State
Of --, eertifes under his oath of Office, that
he is acquainted with the above guarantors,
and knows them to be men Of property and
able 70 make good their guaranty.
Dated Tsep22-6t
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

The Boston Post says The abuse
ieveFled at President johnson reminds us of
the ealumnies uttered against Presidents
Jefferson and Jackson. President jefferson
was called 3 coward and ahbertine; accused
Of haFiffs 8 black l8istTcss--" DIIsky SAP
and with teihg an fnfidel he was denounced
also, as 4 traitor IN the interests of France.
jackson was proclaimed an usurper, n tyrant
and murderer, a duelist, horseFacer,
debauchee. and charged with stealing and
living with another mans wife-a here Of
e!ub-laws by the power 0f which he accom-
plished bis purposes; it was asked Il there
were no Brutus to rid the country of such q
tyrant In the same extravagant terms IS
President johnson assailed by his political
enemies.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

There is negro in Philadelphia whose
feet measure twentyHine inches. The
Republicans are going to secure them as
party platform
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13
Laws of Tennessee.
CHAPTER XVII.

An act to reduce the rate of Interest from
twelve and a half per cent. to six per cent,
in cases of Appeal.
SEC. /. BE it enacted by the General As
sembly Of the state Of Tennessee, That
judgments or DEGREES, when affirmed in
higher court, shall be for the judgment or
decree of the inferior tribunal, and interest
thereon at the rate of six per cent per an
mum, instead of twelve and half per cent.
as now allowed by law
SEC. . Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from and after It's pas
sage. WILLIAM HEISkELL,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
JOSHUA B. FRIERS0N,
Speaker OF the Senate.
Passed January 25, 1865.
CHAPTER XXI.
An act to amend the Road laws of the State
of TENNESSEE.
SEC. /. Be It enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Tennessee, That sec
ton 1877, Article ?, Chapter 5, of the Code,
be so amended that the fine for failure or re-
fusal to work on Public Roads, shall be two
dollars instead of seyenty-fve cents.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from and after It's pas
sage. WILLIAM HElSKELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOSHUA B. FRIERSON,
Speaker of the Senate.
Passed February g. 1866
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

A Southor editor writes I'VE happened
to be in the clutches of some loyal patriots
once, who surrounded as with violent objur-
cations like the following: +" You tam
reppei you NIT ter cOondtryl Nit der kon-
shitooshunl Nit der old phlag, by tam !
You beest mine prisner l-reppel-by
tam 2"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

arabian ColsrtShfp.-An Arabian having
brought blush to a maiden's cheek by the
earnestness of his geze, said to her: My
looks have planted roses IN y0ur cheeks
why forbid me to gather them The law
permits him who soWs to reap a harvest.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

A dispatch from Madrid says the Spanish
government have been informed that
negotiations undertaken by the United States
government to bring about peace between
Chill and spain were progressing favorably.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

= =
less person Is deserted by himself. and he
who fofsakes himself Is soon forsakcR by
his friends and fortune.
Victor Emmanuel owns an emerald 8
inches long, four broad and three thick-the
largest in the world.
The gross receipts TO the Douglas monu-
ment funds, from the ceremonies, were
s5,973 a.
Bishop Colenzo, Of England, has written
a hymn book which does not contain the
name Of Jesus Christ
A Philadelphia paper announces the
admission 70 che bar Of Jonathan J. Wright
a fullblooded negro.
Artemus Ward has engaged Egyptian
Hall. in London, and commences his lecture
season early in October.
a boy fell from the 9Th story Of house
in Boston, and when picked up It was found
he had broken no bones
4 Dutchman's definition Of square poll
tics: " AnnypOdy which votes for somebody
what not gets elected NIT chinnyvine con-
vention ish not no Democrat, py cot
A down east Yankee has recently inven-
ted a rat exterminat0r, consisting 0f sort
Of powder stuff The animal jerks his head
of at the third sneeze
Let the lady who eontemplates buyihg a
false hoson consider whether she hasn't enc
already
Hartley Coleridge once being asked which
Of WORDSWORTH g productions he considered
the prettiest, very promptly replied, his
daughter Dora.
Young Stipples, when asked what be
thought Of the present style Of ladies heepe,
81 b 81.
far as be coald see.
The farewell Of most wives 70 their has.
bands these expensive times Is buy, buy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

Sltfcide.-fln Tuesday morning last, Miss
Mary, daughter Of Horace Marshal, Of this
county hung herself with rope until she
was dead She had been sick and rather
low spirited for some time, but the family
had not noticed any serious mental de-
rangemeut Affer brsaklast she reDaifelf 70
a room up stairs and after locking the door
threw rope over the rafters and tied Il
around her neck, and then launched herself
into eternity. She was soon discovered but
too late to be restored to life. She was about
% years Of C1arksUiEle Chronicle
Sent 2S
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

The man McBurnie, who drew $4,000
out of the First National Bank of Cincinnati,
on deposit of a box of shot purporting to
be specie, has been arrested and oonfesses.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

A clerk in a mercantile establishment
writes to friend at home: 81 have a nice
time Of it now-a-days-very little work to
do--our firm don't advertise"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

The Pulaski Citizen says the negroes of
that place have been discovered drilling ut
midnight They were easily dispersed by
the town marshal
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

The Supreme Court at Knoxville has just
decided, under the Federal confiscation IaR,
a Conveyance Of property by rebel wss
void, so far as the Government is concerned,
bat valid as to individuals.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

Admiral Semmes has pnrchasei an
interest in the Mobile, Gazette, and become
the editor.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

Colonel Charles KiDgsbury, Of Ironton,
Ohio. formerly Adiutant General on General
Sheridan's staff, died Of cholera at Mays
vile, KY, on the 24tb ultmo.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

Captain Simmons J. Shaw was aeciden-
tally shot and killed in Rapides Parish, La,
last week, by a lady whom he was training
to use the pistol.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

" You cruel man. exclaimed Mrs Jones :.
my tears have no effect on you at ell y
Well, drop them, my dear" said Jones
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

The whole debt Of the State of Virginia,
including interest up to the Iat of last July,
was 50, ,3I2, ,297.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

To the People of Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Missouri, Floria and Texas
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

A TRAVELLERS EXPERIENCE OF WoMEN.-I
have observed among all nations, that the
women ornament themselves more than the
men; that wherever found. they are the
same kind, civil, Obliging, humane, tender
beings that they are ever inclined to be gay
and cheerful, timorous and modest. They do
not hesitate like men, to perform a hOspita-
BILE action; not haughty nor superciliOus, full
of courtesy and fond Of society industrious,
economical, ingenious; more liable in gene
raj to err than man, but in general, also more
virtuOus and performing more good actions
than he. l never addressed myself IN the
language of decency and friendship to a wO-
man, whether civilized or savage, without
receiving a decent and friendly answer.
With a man it has often been otherwise. In
wandering over the inhOspitable plains Of
Denmark, the honest Sweden, frozen Lap
land rude and ehurlish Finland, unprinci-
pied Russia, and the widespread regions of
the wandering Tartar, if hungry, dry, cold,
wet or sick, women have ever been friendly
to me, and uniformly so; and 70 add to this
virtue, so worthy of the appellation Of be-
nevolenee, these actions have been perform
ed in so kind a manner, that if thirsty l
drank the sweetest draUght, and If hungry
ate the coarsest morsel with q double relish.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13
n. R PARRISH. EDIToz-

The cholera has ceased to be epidemic in
st. Louis, Mo.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

Bores.-Old gentlemen who sit down in an
editors sanctum and read exchanges aloud
to him
Mothers who force disinterested persons
to notice their children
A man that reads his poetry to you.
The man who reads all the newspapers
but never buys one.
A man who visits an editorial sanctum
under the mistaken impression that it is a
reading room.
The man who is always asking you to
drink.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13
BT "HOIEA A.

From the Nashville Gasstts)
THE SWORD OF ROBERT z. LIZ
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

Never quit your hopes Hope is often
better than enjoyment 1t Is certainly B
very healthy and pleasant passion. a hope
less person is deserted By himself. and he
who forsakss himself IS soon forsakcp by
his friends and fortune
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13
Method of Payment.

As | am recognized as principal in this
matter, payment must necessarily come
through me. | can however, give the par
ties drafts on the Sixth AuditOr of the United
States Treasury for all the quarters for which
contract may have been awarded, and these
can be presented one at time as they fall
due, and the money drawn substantially the
same as if the parties were BONA FIDE con-
tractors, IN this case the expense (24 per
cent) should be paid by or before the expir-
alton of the first quarter after the commence
ment of service; otherwise payment for this
quarter viii be drawn by the undersigned
expenses deducted, and the residue, with
drafts for the remaining quarters, forwarded
to the parties carrying the mails. If persons
prefer, / will draw and forward their money
at the end of every quarter without extra
charge. ] would, however, prefer that they
accept the drafts, in order that they may
have the matter in their own hands.
1t would be a source of much qualification
to me If | be the means of extending mail
facilities to the Southern, people Their at
tention is therefore respectfully called to this
matter. As | am not required to cut down
by competition, it would doubtless be 70 their
interest to make speedy application before
any modification is made in the test oath, in
order that they may obtain these routes at
the highest rates admissible.
Persons confding 20 my care may rely upon
fair and prompt dealing All accepted bids
will be entered upon the books of the Post
! Office Department, where they will be open
TO inspection.
All letters Of inquiry relative to the fore
going should contain a stamp and be address
sed to Bryan Tyson,
Box 1000, Washington, D. G,
Bas- References, (6y permission G. W
Samson, d. d. LID. President of Columbia
College; Hon. Charles Mason, President
National Democratic Executive Committee,
also Patent Attorney
| The foregoing has believe, been pub
/ lished In but three papers South. Judging
| from the business that has been received
/ frem the readers of each of these papers the
amount would be quite large If it were gene
| rally noticed Editors throughout the South
will therefore insert the foregoing for six con
I secutive weeks and forward bill with amarked
] copy of paper containing the same, directed
as above.
FORM oFA GUARANTEE
The undersigned residing at --, State ol
-, undertake that if the bid for carrying
the mail on the Route No. ~, Of the nam
Der be not given tits not essential,3 be &C
| cepted by the Postmaster General, the bid
der shall enter into the required obligation
or contract to perform the contract, witt
good and sufficient securities
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-10-13

Old Women -Itis said that a Mrs. Porch,
who lives in the mountains of East Ten
nessee, is aged one hundred and twenty-oae
years. She is blind, but quite hearty, and
walks without assistance Her memory is
unimpaired, and she can recount many of
the events of the Revolution with great
accuracy. The Staunton (Ya) Spectator
says there is a negro woman at Mountain
Top, near Stauaton, who is one hundred and
thirty years old