The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-07-27
Happy Cufey-One Days Work.

From the Memphis Avalanche Of the goth
we clip the following items It will be seen
that CuGey is rapidly advancing along the
road of social, moral and religious worth,
and that his w-found freedom is calculated
to do him much good-that is, if one don't
care what he says:
A negro named Sam Graham is charged
with shooting at Andrew Peters with intent
to kill him.
Sam. Reynolds, negro, is under arrest
for forging the name of Mr.. Winston to an
order for S35.
Two colored men, last evening on the ez-
tension of Poplar street, got into an alterca-
ton about the shooting of John Able. Both
drew revolvers and fired. One was hit in
the side and one on the groin.
Some time ago we noticed the injury done
to Thomas Tally, colOred man, by his be-
ing struck with a brick by a colored woman
called Fanny. On Thursday Talley died,
and, an inquest being held yesterday, Fan
ny has been arrested.
A very well behaved colored man, named
John Able, who works for the Hon Dan
Able, had an alteration with another col
ored man, named Tom Marshall, when the
latter drew pistol and shot Able, who was
SO badly hurt that he is probably by this
time dead
One of the colored voters was yesterday
much astonished when told by gentleman
in whom he had great confidence, that he
could vote for any person he pleased "Why,
they told me that l must vote the ticket
they gave me, and follow the king bee but
if l can vote for any person / please, 1 is
mighty glad l tell you"
The imprudence that characterizes col
ored people, and their being hudled together
in novels about the bayous, has, it is said,
formed disease and medical man states
that more colored men have died in Mem
phis during the last two months than during
the entire year 1858. 4 he rate of mortality
among them in some sections of the city is
appalling.
Says the Nashville Union and Dispatch of
the 10Th
We have most cheering intelligence from
several quarters of the State. The cOlOred
people are beginning to fathom the plots into
which many of them have been ensnared,
and are deserving the leagues in large mum
bers Once out of these foul caves and eel
lars, and they will not enter again. They
are beginning to appreciate the true value
Of that sort of political freedom which con
sists id stealing into corner after nightfall
with a few low white men, and swearing to
do their bidding. They perceive that the
better class of white people those they have
been accustomed to look up to and respect
and initiate, have a more manly way of ex-
ercising political rights They find that on
the first introduction into the political com
munity they fell into bad company-lewd
fellows Of the baser sort who are endeav-
Oring simply to over reach and use them.
The white Conservatives are everywhere
making gallant struggle, and are gaining
ground daily. From both East and Vest
Tennessee we hear that the people are
aroused thoroughly, and by the first of Au
gust we have confidence that the lethargy
that has lain upon some portions of Middle
Tennessee will be thrown off Upon the
whole, our friends may be assured that the
indications are encouraging.