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historical Character.

A correspondent makes mention OF
yrcat raffic, which came of not long since,
In Santiago, the capital Of Chilli of the large
,ity property Of Mr.. HrNRY MEdos, The
American railroad millicnairc.
The witness says there were two really
valuable piizcs-onc house valued ut $50
600 and the other ut over 100000. II Is
understood that MglGGs was fortunate
enough to draw both houses with numbers
among the tickets unsold. There were la
the rattle, among a great variety of other
valuable articles, two pianos--one American
and one English-which received the nigh
eat premiums at the Worlds Fair In Lon
don. Mr.. MEGGs' daughter drew one OF
the pianos valued at $4,000"
This MrIdGs was splurging San Fran
cisco banker, several years ago-along
about 53-5-commanding AN immense
business and large degree Of public con
Rdencc. on the eve Of II squeamish imam
cial period. to the utter CONSERVATION OF
banking and business circles in the great
Pacific metropolis, he disappeared one
bright morning. For few hours tue
mystery of his absence was painfnl-for IL
had leaked out that there was a suspicion
! ailoat Of number of thieves, robbers ana
murderers frequenting some of the more
lexposed localities of that State, and that
| he had been made away with.
So he had! With an adroitness that
challenged the admiration Of all the smart
people in the town, MEIGGs' had entrusted
to a confidential friend, an important mis-
sion-to Slip down to the shipping and buy
him the fastest clipper In port, anchor at
safe spot out In the bay. equip we'll with
sailors and stores, and be ready at a mo-
ment's notice for sailing. 1t was done, and
was a success.
what "a beggarly account of empty boxes :!
Surprise induced wonder, and wonder In"
ouiry, and that, discovery The had sailed
many hours before with his family and
several hundred thousands aboard, for un-
known regions. High rewards were offer
ed and pursuit, by steamer, clipper and
brig, induced, but of no avail.
4 In time, it was discovered that the re-
. nowned MEIGGs had safely landed at Val
paraiso, that he struck right out in active
business. as the contractor to build the
National railroad from that point to the
capital, had accomplished agreat under
taking, and was beyond the reach of be-
ing compelled to settle the little bank ac-
counts ofhis California depositors.
We bring up these "reminiscences simply
to remind ambitious operators in th'
CROSBY Opera House line that the swindlinl
genius of freshwater lakes has at least beer
equaled by that of the saltwater Pacific.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16
No. 80
GInomv ReReeffnns


DR.. Nathan Lord, ex-president Of Dart
mouth College, New Hampshire, writes tne
following to one of his former pupils:
do not justify in point of Christian prin-
clple or common prudence the methods by
which you sought redress of the wrongs you
have, for more than a generation, received
from the North. But | more blame our
selves, first, for our denunciation of slavery
itself, IN distinction from its abuses, and then
for our iTrepressihle conflict" with 1t. IN
dertaken upon false moral and political
grounds, and carried on, hatefullv as It has
been, after MahOmetan fashion Were the
Institution a nahum in Sc, a1d not sometimes
a conservative necessity for all the parties,
our method of overcoming it has been, from
first to last, unworthy of Christian people
We have done the work. We have given
you a dreadful punishment But, as we
have done It in unrighteousness, our retri-
button, sometime, some how, viii come, per-
haps to a general dissolution. Yet | dare
not speculate about the future. fold
my hands, and wait upon the providence Of
God. But in the general and in the long run
see no good before as Judgment will come.
X
l think thus the rather because 1 seem to
see an approaching catastrophe Of all the ma
tions The world has grown old in trans
gression. From east to west the experiment
of performing and saving it has been tried in
vain. w e are the westernmost and last
and now that christianized, Anglo Saxon, re-
publican wisdom has failed, instead of call
ing on God for help, we are calling on the
negro We look to a brutifed, shiftless and
icentiOus people to aid us IN the work of
self-gOyernment, which has been impossible
to ourselves, and which l now believe is i'm
possible on earth
The demonstration seems now almost COM
plete that man can neither govern, be gov
erned, nor govern himself, and that the last
failure will somehow prove the greatest of
all The volcanic thrOes of the nations to
Oyerturn arbitrary power will be ultimately
successful Then liberty, equality, frater-
nifty, will have It's short day; and when It's
Babel seems to be completed, the dream of
earth will vanish.
Here all such prOphesying is vain. find
myself almost alone / sometimes imagine
that l could do more among your people, and
even among the outcast, suffering and per-
ishing negroes, than among the philanthrO-
pists who have given them boon which they
know not how to use, and which these boast
ers never would have given them but to make
them subservient to their fanatieal enter
prises or their lust Of power. Butmy day is
past. What can one at three score and
fifteen do but to repOse and prate and lament.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16
Military Law-Tennessee EnsIaved-
BrOWnlOWs Orders.

Commenting upon the first general or
der promulgated by /" William g. Brown
low, Commander-in-Chief,e etc, and which we
printed in our last issue, the Memphis Bull
letin of the 9th says
We print the military orders of Governor
Brownlow Law-abiding people everywhere
in Tennessee will be startled by this last Ex-
ecutive illumination. This assumption by
our local civil magistrate, Of supreme dicta-
tOrial authority and investiture of his royal
person with all the adjuncts OF tyrannical
rule. is a movement too sudden and violent
to meet the approval even of his own parti
san associates Very certainly it is the pur
pose of Gov. BrOwnlOw to provoke collisions
and excite disturbances that may seemingly
justify measures contemplated by Stevens
and Butler. BrOwnlOw has invariably acted
a part written out for him in Washington.
His purpose is to perpetuate and not ailay
local and sectional animosities. He would
provoke collisions between his militia and
the peaceable people of the interior, and
sooner or later his rowing, irresponsible bands
will accomplish his atrOciOus purposes.
Without pretext or provOcatiOH, and
simply that Congressional policy may be
seemingly approved by Tennessee, this in
iquitOus policy of tyrants has been adopted.
No fact and no public necessity, or local in
cidcnt gave origin to the measure. Radi-
calism in Tennessee would have it appear
that military authority is quite as essential
in this as in other Southern States. Hence,
while Tennessee is exempted from the ope-
ration of Congressional military despotism,
our Legislature and Governor come to the
rescue of partisanship, and approve, by prac-
tical measures, the action Of Congress. IL
there be a sentiment of decency left among
the members of Brownlow's party If there
be those who hope for future peace and
ObliteratiOn of unhappy memories of bygone,
unhappy years; if those who would have
Tennessee escape utter ruin, bankruptcy,
disorders and tumults all such citizens,
whatever their partisan affiliations viii con-
demn this extraordinary proclamation Of
BrownlOw that disfgures our columns and
blackens the annals of Tennessee.
How long must these fOllies be borne
The whole people are weary, even to utter
loathing and disgust. A treasury plundered,
State discredited, internal trade destroyed
I commerce staggering beneath exaotions such
as were never borne 10y any people, legisla-
ton shaped by partisan animosities, cities
plundered that parasites Of power NAV
hourish-these are the achievements in leg
/ islatiOn Of this new class Of laWgiVer vomited
i up by throes Of a revolutionary age. There
must be remedy; and while we bear al
these calamities patiently, other people Oi
other States cannot always be misled. The
/ truth will ultimately be made known, and the
very wrongs now inflicted by Brownlow, tina
! his power may be strengthened, will resul
/ in the utter overthrow Of plans that cOntem
/ plate the perpetuation of his present au
/ thority and elevation to the Vice Presidency
the goal Of his ambition.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16
High Handed.

A the municipal election recently held at
Alexandria, D. c., the officers of election re-
fused few negro votes, on what was believed
to be lawful reasons. For this insult to the
loyal'African citizens the offenders are to
pay dearly and to this end, on the 9th inst,
Mr.. Wilson introduced into the Senate of the
United States, so-called, the following reso-
luton, which was ordered to be printed
A joint resolution declaring that the mu-
nicipal officers of Alexandria have refused to
obey and execute the laws of the United
States therefore be it
ResoZUed, ETC., That the municipal Offices
of that city are hereby declared vacated, and
that the persons exercising the authority of
said Offices, or who shall hereafter exercise
the authority Of the same, shall, on convic-
ton, be imprisoned for not less than one
year, and pay a fine not less than one hun
dred dollars.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16
Great Flood in white River.

The Jacksonport Ark Herald of the 23i
ult says:
Once more we float, swim, wade, and foun-
der in the plentitude of moisture that greets
the eye and offends the senses wherever the
weary, languid gaze may turn. Water covers
the streets that whiIom resounded with the
busy tread of man and beast battling for
daily bread Water in the churches and
school rooms, and even the busy shops of
sharp tradesmen are not exempt from the
direful scourge. Water everywhere. Dis
aster and destruction holds high carnival
The water rose rapidly and covered the
town, and crawled up into peoples dweil>
ings ere there was time to move thing.
Every spot in town not covered with water
was covered with refugee men, women and
children
The high water of 1874, in the memory of
the oldest Inhabitants, has never been sur
passed. but is fully equalled by that Of 1867,
and for the first time IN twenty-three years
White and Black rivers rose simultaneously,
and the result is the most disastrous food 70
the White river valley ever known.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16
The RevenueglBiu.

The revenue bill, with amendments.
recommended by the Committee of Confer
enee. was taken up. The amendments were
eoncurred in, and the bill passed its third
reading, on the Sth inst, by ayes Al noes
26 The following is the bill as it now
stands
SRCrIon l. Be 1t enacted by the General
assembly of the State Of Teanessec, That
the revenue laws of the State shall be, and
are hereby amended, as provided in the fol-
lowing sections:
SEC. 2. That goods, wares and mereban-
disc brought or sent into this State, for sale
at auction, or on commission, except raw
cotton, shall pay the same tax as is imposed
bv this act on sales of merchandise by mer-
chants, and shall be collected in the same
manner; and all attempts to evade said tax,
or refusal or failure to pay the same, shall
be a forfeiture of the said goods, wares and
merchandise And it shall be the duty of
the Attorney General of the district on In
formation, to bring suit, and enforce said
forfeiture, for which he shall be allowed out
of the proceeds Of sale, fee Of twenty-five
dollars.
SEC 3. On all merchandise purchased for
sale by merchants, tax Of one per cent.
shall be assessed on its invoice cost at the
place where purchased, unless the tax on
the same has once before been paid to the
State, In which event no additional tax shall
be paid.
SEC 4. Ali laws taxing saw mills, tan
yards, aud other manufacturing establish
ments otherwise than in the general assess
ment Of property at its value. are hereby re-
pealed, but such establishments shall be in
I cluded in the general assessment of prop
erty and stock at its value.
SEC. 5. All laws of the State in reference
to taxes, except as altered, repealed, or sn-
perseded By the provisions Of this act shall
remain in full force and effect; and it is e1-
pressly provided that the taxes heretofore
imposed upon saloons for refreshments, and
upon the sale Of liquors in quantities less
/ than quart. are not to be affected by any
provisions Of this act
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

odd Place for an Eye.-A man stopping
at hotel IN st. Louis recently, took out bis
glass eye before going to bed, and placed it
in a tumbler on the washstand, beside the
pitcher full Of water. Another traveller ar
rived at the hotel, and was shown bed in
the same room. lie awOke very thirsty du-
ring the night, and going to the washstand
In the dark, filed the tumbler with water,
which he swallowed in a gulph, glass eye
and all. Traveller No. / awOke at daylight
and missing his eye, dressed, and after break
fast went to purchase a new one. Meantime,
the other traveller, who had passed an IN
comfortable night, ana was restlessly dozing
In the morning, awOke at clock with
severe pain in the stomach ana doctor was
cent for Various remedies were tried with
out avail. when an emetic was resorted to-
which, to the astonishmsnt Of the sufferer,
brought up the glass eye, which be had an
consciously swallowed in the night
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

Marry her First Many years ago, in what
is now fourishing city, lived stalwart
blacksmith, fond of his pipe and his joke.
He was also fond Of bis blooming daughter,
whose many graees and charms had ensnared
the affections of susceptible young printer.
The couple after a season of billing and
cooling, " engaged themselves" and nothing
but the consent of the young lady's parent
prevented their union. To obtain this an
interview was arranged, and typo prepared
a little speech to admOnish and convince the
old gentleman, who sat enjoying his favOrite
pipe in content Typo dilated upon the fact
Of their long friendship, their mutual attach
ment, their hopes for the future, and like
topics and taking the daughter by the hand,
said Il now, sir, ask your permission to
translate this lovely flower from It's parent
bed'-but his phelinx' Overeame him, he
forgot the remainder of his oFatOrical F.;
flushed, blushed, stammerred, and finally
wound up with" from its parent bed, into
my Ot0H.
The father keenly relished the discontinue
of the suitor, and removing his pipe and
blowing a cloud, replied
Well, young man, don't know as I've
any objections, proUided you t0iH marry the
girl .fIrst"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16
For the Bolivar BaTetin.I
TO MISS s*&ss.

TO MISS %*sss.
III speak-Iu thiRk-T'u dream Of thee
When joyous friends around me dwell,
And laughter peals are high;
When Pleasure binds me in her spell,
And loved ones Iingsr nigh
Fear not FOR in my widest glee
III speak Of thee-I9l speak Of thesi
When meditation flls my soul,
And Fancy bids my spirit roam
When Memorys tides around me roll
And Hopes bright visions Ger me come
No tears shall make my pleasures fee
III think OF thee-Iu think Of thee!
And in the sacred hours Of night,
When gentle silence reigns supreme.
Ny bosom thrills with wild delight
It finds alone in siumber's dream;
No tongue can tell ny ecstasy.
Idream Of thee-I dream Of thee!
III speak OF thee in festive halls.
III speak Of thee when fortunes smile
And when Adversity befans
may not sPeak-I'II think the while;
But from my troubles soon set free,
III al forget in dreams Of thee.
March = 1867
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

SUIcIBE-A gentleman named J. Holli-
bird, a few days since, while laboring under
ALTERATION Of mind, jumped from the steamer
J. L. Graham into the Cumberland river, a
few miles above Carthage, and was drowned.
In conversation, previous to the fearful leap,
deceased said that he was member Of the
firm of 0. b. Hallibird & Co, Cincinnati
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

HIGn WATER.-The Nashville Press and
Times of the 9th says:
On the Nashville and Chattanooga road
the cars 90 only as far as Stevenson. The
water is up even with the bridge at Bridge
port a large working party is engaged in
preventing the accumulation Of drift-wOod.
Every effort is being made to save the bridge.
In some places the track is submerged to the
very top of the telegraph poles
On the Western and Atlantic road the
Chickamauga bridge is considered unsafe,
and trains do not now attempt to pass.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

Emma Leonca, aged three years, daughter
of J. ~ Strickland, Of Holly Springs, died
in that place on last Wednesday week, from
the effect of injuries sustained by her clothes
taking fire.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

The Panola Star Of the % inst, says:
A very distinct shock Of an earthquake
was felt in this vicinity at 3 o'clock last
Monday morning 1t awakened many Of our
citizens, but was of short duration In the
Southeastern portion Of this county aud IN
the neighborhOod Of Water Valley and
Grenada, in Yalobusha county, it was more
violent and created considerable alarm.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

Columbus Barrett has purchased the Holly
Springs Reporter, and will hereafter conduct
that paper on cash basis-the only one by
which man can keep his head above water
nowadays. uccess to the Reporter, say
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

The Idaho Avalanche of February 10th
says that General Crook is prosecuting the
Indian war with great vigor At the battle
of Stone Mountain sixty Indians were killed,
and thirty prisoners captured. The Boise
Indians rendered material assistance.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

Liberty IN TeHnesSes.-The following
comes to us from good authority, and Is q
pungent satire on American republicanism
as administered by the revolutienigt: A
firm In Nashville, one Of the largest and
most respectable mercantile houses IN the
west. naying annually many thousand dol
lars of taxes, and, doubtless, well known to
most Of the Market street merchants has,
including clerks, six persons employed an
the concern besides the porter, who ls q
negro. The latter is now the only one OF
the whole concern who is allowed vote
under the presant BrOwnlOw constitution
The point Of the joke is, that the negro
was the bitterest rebel Of all, and was an
officer a servant in the late rebel army, and
when fighting by his masters side, he was
the third man over the rampaFss Of Fort
Pillow, where he fell like an syengihg thun-
derbolt upon the negroes, who 50 calamity
surrendered that stronghold-PkitadeLphia
A0s
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

On tho 9th inst the Legislature passed
the Free School bill The little "nigs" will
be educated at the expense of white tax
payers who are not allowed to vote!
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

WELCOME, MIssoURL-The lower branch
of the Missouri Legislature has passed the
bill enfranchising the freedmen, by consti-
tutional amendment by vote of rs to 46.
The amendment is to be submitted to the
people, and will carry beyond doubt Mis-
souri, follows the bright example of Tennes-
-NashUjlIe Press and Times
Missouri follows the bright example of
Tennessee, does she? It's downright
falsehood According to your own language
" the amendment is to be submitted to the
people" Did the Legislature of Tennessee
allow the people to express their views on
the negro suffrage question? 1t did no such
thing Hence Missouri will follow the
bright example of Ohio and refuse the negro
a vote
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

Connecsicut-A Northern paper says:
"a The chief spring election contest is this
year 70 be fought IN Connecticut, on the first
Monday in April Both parties have selec-
ted their candidates-the Governor on the
Republican ticket being General HaWley,
and on the Democratic ticket 5aERes T. Eng
lish. Last year, after most animated con
test in which both parties br0nght ous their
full strength, General IIawley was elected
Governor By 54l majority, IN a total vote Of
S6g74 This year the Republican platform
indorses negro suffrage and supports the
course Of the majority IN Congress, whist
the Democratic platform opposes the ton
gressionaI majority and supports the Presi-
dent"
4 (Y.ee FgE-Eiarried, in Fulton eouuty,
an the 2Oth ult.. Mr.. n j. Close snd Aliss
Ennnie Fit
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

A clerk in a postofice heard tap at the
window of the ladies' department., when
who should there be but man by the name
Of Drake. " SIR. Drake said the clerk,
a will you please to 60 20 the other side; this
department is for the ducks.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

$4,000 PEOPLE STARVING TO DEATH-Ala-
bama and Georgia accounts represent the
destitution in those States as greater than
heretofore stated. A leading Georgia paper
estimates the total number starving in that
State at 10000
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-16

SHAKE Nor Thy CORY LOCKS AT Me p
On last Friday, in the lower House of the
Legislature, protest against the uneonsti-
tutionality of the Military bill" melish' -
was presented by Mr.. Jarvis, and which was
signed by the following persons, all members
Of the House
Messrs. G. w. Overstreet, T. A Lough-
miller, $. 5. Warren, E. Simmerly, Dan.
Able, John Lellyett, Peter Pearson, Henry
Biggs, James Jones, J. T. Street, L. NJ Jar
Wis, j. r. Shuts, s. L. Colville John S. Brien,
Harvey Brown, L. NJ Sharpe }. F. Moore,
d. w. Coleman, James Parks.