The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-09-19
Letter from Memphis, Tenn.

EDITOR OF BOLIVAR BULLETIN
1t may be of some interest to your pat
rons to know what is going on here in the
cotton market. Prices opened at % to 80
cents almost two weeks ago, and have stead
lily declined to 22@223c for middling yes
terday The late unfavorable weather has
been experienced in all parts Of the country,
and has added materially to the damage
which had already been suffered and con-
sequenty picking has not more than fairly
commenced, and receipts are much short of
what was expected at this time. This has
caused a slight reaction in prices, and to-day
middlings will command % cents. While
think the planter should sell as long as 20
cents and more can be had, would advise
him to be slow to submit to anything less
than that, especially for the first pickings.
Everything that can be brought to bear to
depress the market may be expected, but if
the producer manages it right the average
/ price which his crop will command will GER
tainly be remunerative. Receipts for the
past few days have been light, bat this morn
ing we have brighter skies and cooler
weather. and may indulge the hope that
/ from this time forward it viii be more pro-
/ pitious, and by another week the wheels
I will move business ike, and the duIIness
which has peryaded all circles viii give way
to that life and activity which belonged to US
in brighter days.
Crop estimates are generally 100000
{ bales. FACTOR
That CoNDuTTEE.-We gather the follow
ing from the associated press dispatches sent
from Washington on the 18th inst.
The committee from the Tennessee Leg
islature took final leave of the President
to-day and forthwith telegraphed to that
! body that the President will sustain the civil
authorities, and an order has been issued to
the Department commander, Gen. Thomas,
to sustain and aid the civil authorities, and,
also, that a sufficient force will be furnished
for that purpose. This is merely in accord
ance with the orders heretofore issued to
Gems Meade Thomas and Buchanan The
committee, however, are satisfied with the
result Of their mission.
The following is the telegram sent by the
Committee TO the Legislature:
To the Speakers of the House and Senate,
also to Governor BroWnlOw:
Mission accomplished. The President
will sustain the civil authorities. Orders
have been issued to the Department com.
mander to sustain and aid the civil aathori
ties, and a sufficient force will be furnished
such purpose.
(Signed) W. II. WEIsNER, SR.
THOs HAMILTON,
j. II. AGEE
The Committee, this evening, received
from the Secretary of War a letter addressed
to him by the Committee, together with a
copy Of the orders sent to Gen ThOmas.
General Rosecrans, in recent converse
ton with a contributor to the New Y ork
Times, said it was a part of has mission tc
Mexico to create better state Of feeling on
the part Of the Mexicans toward our gov.
ernment The United States, continued he
should have an 4merican policy which II
should apply to all the people of the Ameri
can continent This policy must be based
on Justice and on friendliness. 1t won't dc
for US to go on the idea of giving very
small favors with the view Of getting a very
big advantage, l would have the govern
ment deal with Mexico on the same princi
Piles upon which business firm deals with
, its neighbors and CORES ondents-with fair
ness and mutual helpfulness.
The revival Of old institutions of learning
and the Inauguration of new ones, says the
Nashville Banner, and the multiplication Of
the number of primary schools in the coun
try, are among the signs of social improve
ment in the country, which renders US hope
full of the future of our people, whose every
effort to secure prosperity is more or less in
terlered with by the expressions of radical
ism.
There are many ways of boiling potatoes
but the best and only right way is to let the
water boil before putting the potatoes in
When done, pour off the water and scatter
in three or four teaspoonsful Of salt; cover
the pot with a coarse cloth, and return it tt
the fire for short time. IN five minutes
take them out and serve. Watery potatoes
are made mealy by this process.
Money brings friends want Of it frenzy