The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-09-12

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There are now confined in the Peniten-
tiary 359 prisoners, Of whom a majority are
colored,
Nashville is infested by a gang of robbers,
who not only plunder houses ct night but
rob people on the streets in broad day light
Gen. Meade has told the truth at last. He
says to the people of the North that the
Southern people are trying to do rightr'
Andrew Johnson says that he has great
confidence " in the success of Seymour and
Blair, reports to the contrary notwithstand-
ing
Negro outlaws have destroyed hundreds
of fine cattle within the past few weeks near
Nashville. Efforts are Being made to arrest
the scoundrels.
Reuben Dotson, living near Trade Post
Office, Johnson county, East Tennessee, is
now in his 1O4th year. He was born in
I764, 10 the western portion of North Caro-
lima.
Vermont is the strongest radical State in
the Union, and is loosely immoral" In
1866 there were 3,6O1 marriages, and I55
divorces; or one couple out of every nine
teen divorced from the marriage bond!
Married, in Salt Lake city, 18th ultimo, in
the presence of the saints, Brigham. Young
to AIRS l. I. Martin, Miss Emily P Martin,
Miss L. NJ. Pendergrast, Mrs r. NJ Jenick-
son and Miss Susie P CIeYeIand, ali of the
county of Berks, England. No cards.
Two darkies in Lowndes county, Nississ-
ippi having seen a gray haired son Of Ham
receive forty dollars, went at night, masked
and wrapped in sheets, to the cabin of the
old freedman. They announced themselves
members of the Ku Klux KIan, demanded
ana received the money. Judge Foote sent
them to the penitentiary.
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a rich farmer of Calais, Maine, aged
sixty-lve, recently married a second wife
who Is only nineteen years of age A
daughter by his first wife is forty years old,
and her daughter aged twenty, is about to
be married Thus there is a child twenty
one years older than her mother, and a
grand mother who is year younger than
her grand daughter.
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The lease cf the Nashville and Northwest
ern road to the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad Company takes effect on and after
to-day. At a meeting Of the Directors held
yesterday, Maj. A. L. Landers, of Bedford
county gallant Confederate, was elected
Superintendent for the ensuing term So
says the Nashville Union and american
Of the 4th inst
Coon News FROM MAINE.-The Democracy
are rallyiDg to theic work to place the State
in the forefront of the defenders of the
Constitution Cheering indications of re-
action are manifested everywhere within its
borders. In Penobscot and KeBnebec coun-
ties-hot beds of radicalism-the people are
Hocking around the Democratic banner. The
contest is appreciated and its momentious
issues fully comprehended.
The shelbyvlIIe american Union, of the
4th inst, says:
There was never 80 much sickness known
/ in this section of the country as during the
/ past month. The physicians who have
! been lying on their oars for some months
/ past, have now as much as they can attend
! to- Flux and Bilious fever are now the
prevailing diseases. We have heard Of one
/ family near this place which has lost four
members within ten days.
! The Bristol NelcS states that the disfran-
chised citizens of Sullivan county are re-
fusing to pay their poll tax, and where it has
been collected by force Of law, proceedings
are to be taken to test It's legality Counsel
have been employed and suits for damages
are to be instituted where the tax has been
collected This win test the power of the
Legislature TO deprive them of the right tc
vote and hold office, and at the same time re
quire them to pay taxes the same as those
who are allowed to vote and hold the Offices
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A CHILD HUNG-The Springfield Registe,
states that a very sad accident occurred in
the family OF Mr.. VIM Walker, worthy
citizen, near Port Royal The circumstances
are as follows Mr. Walker is a carpenter
and was at work from home Not being ex
pected at night, late in the evening his wifi,
thought it necessary that she should look af
ter the stock; but before doing SO, tied hel
little child to a bed post to keep it from fall
ing out OF the door. On her return sht
found that the cord which was tied just be
low the chiId's arms, in loose draw knot
had slipped up around It's neck and choeke'
the child to death.
The radicals, says an exchange, ar
making a great parade of the statemen
made by the white-washing Wells that sine
the war the national indebtedness has bee
reduced about $3.50, 100000 But they fai
to state IN the same connection that the rad
2 Gals have extorted from the people With
the same period by taxes the gigantic SUI
! Of 81 f54T25- sol Sucb has been thei