The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-11-17

was planter IN the vicinity OF Council Bend,
where his family at the present time reside
Memphis Commercial and Argus 1871
By late advices we learn that Mr. Lusby's
wounds are not so dangerous as indicated
above and that he is in fair way to recover.
On the day after the difficulty, Dr. Peters
was examined before committing court
and discharged, as he acted entirely in
selfdefense
Genl n. B. Forrest has become heavy /
contractor on the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad He left Memphis the other day |
with over two hundred hands, all Of whom
are in his employ. Work on the road beyond |
Madison viii be pushed rapidly ahead and |
the road completed to the capitol Of Arkan-
sas at an early day.
Two old English brass cannon, bearing
the initials of George I. and George H.,
which were captured by Admiral Foote at Is
land No. 10, have been presented to the New
Haven Historical Society
The Arkansas Legislature declined to act
on the Constitutional Amendment, On the
ground that the State is not considered IN the
Union, and that it viii act when recognized
as the governing power of State in tbs
Union
The Democrats will have, in the next Sen
ate Of Maryland, sixteen the Unionists,
eight The house of Delegates will stand
ffty-nine Democrats to twenty-one Republi-
cans. The latter only carry four counties
in the State
A recent telegraph dispatch in one of our
exchanges reads: Queen Victoria on the
Atlantic Cable" Rather an undignifed
position, if not announcement, for the head of
the British Empire.
Brownsville dates of the Sth annouce the
arrest of Ortega and party at Brazos by
order of Gen. Sheridan, who offers to per
NIT him to return to New Orleans if he de-
sires to. He filed protest.
The Marquis de Turgot an aged states
man of France, who, when Minister in Mad
rid, fought duel with Mr. Soule, then
Minister Of the United States to Spain is
dead
Joseph Rodman brakes fairy poem, 1.-THE
Culprit Fay, which has been for some two
years in the course of preparation, viii
make its appearance from the press of Garlic
ton in few days
TeIegraphic dispatches have been received,
which state that the war in Japan has ended
The report Of the death OF the Tycoon is
confirmed.
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VIM. p Ross, cousin Of John Ross late
Chef Of the Cherokee Nation, has been cleo
ted Chef, having received four-ffths of the
votes cast,
tits charged by some of the Northern Dem
ocratic papers that the Fenians defeated the
democracy in the recent elections.
The Fayette Falcon is the title of new
paper started at Somerville, Fayette county
Tenn by 5. G. 81 L. Sparks
The corn crop of Yalabusha county, Mis-
sissippi, is almost an entire failure
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A generation has passed away since the
first bale of cotton was sent from America
to England
The Republican majority IN New Jersey
is little over ,, 1000
Thereceipts Of the Southern Hotel bar, St
Louis for the six months ending October
Ist, were $4,000
Rumors are adoat that the Emperor Maxi
milan has been offered the crown of Poland
under certain eventualities
John Mitchell has arrived in New York
from Paris
That love which survives the tomb is the
noblest attribute Of the soul
General SheTma5tS Sympathy riZh the
PyeSident-Lieut General sherman. when
IN Washington, made no secret of his sup
port Of the Presidents policy. On one oc-
casion he said: Soldiers have something else
to do now besides fighting. We fought the
? rebels as long as there was any to fight.
What we have to do now Is to secure the OBJ
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