The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-12-25

DEF THE TRACK As next week falls
clearly within the meets and bounds of the
ever popular holidays, DO paper viii be
issued from this Office next Saturday We.
are disposed to give the devil his due as
well as you " Amt that nice p
RENEMBEG.-On next Saturday, James B.
Harriss, Clerk Of the County Court will sell,
in frOnt of the Court House, fine farming
lands and town lots
Sheriff McCarley viii also sell, on the
first Monday in January, IN front Of the
Court House, large amount Of desirable
land Interested parties will do we'll to
bear this in mind, as the lands are to be
sold by order of the Circuit Court.
COMMERCIAL CoLLEGE.-Prof u Gregory,
gentlemaa Of experience and who comes
among US bearing high testimonials, propos
es to organize in our midst commercial
college. We wish him success and urge
upon the citizens of Bolivar the proPriety of
encouraging the Professor in his project, as
good is sure to come of it More anon.
The weather for tbs past few days has
been extremely cold
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Hatchie River is on the rampage and has
overaowed its banks in many places Dye
Legislature, snatch the Brownsville hridgs
bald headed and let steamboats, pyroot
around loose on the bully stage of water
that now surges between Bolivar and ye
huge daddy CT all rivers; Set EN- ep they
are ali down but nine, and we want to give
Memphis lively turn. OJdles Of fua on
Hatchie!
LOOK -lfyou want work done neat, cheap
ami quick, call on Adams Z Craig, stove
and tin dealers, south side of the public
square, We have tried them, AID know that
they are o. K
The Legislature has adjourned to meet
again on the Ssh of january
The Constitutional Convention will meet
in Nashville on de second Monday IN Jan
nary next
Congress has adjourned AMI viii meet
again on the 5th Of January.
Congress has bayonetted Georgia and
will force the l4th and 18th amendments
upon that State.
Blzzarl. alias B,ld-headeI Eagle, some
times called BIZ SsokaS, wants to mnzzle
Tennessee and has introduced bill in
Congress to thas eject. Il can't be dill!
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ADvAxcIxc W. c. D,rion is my au-
tIorizel agont, and will make liberal ad-
vanees on cotton consigned to me-
CuAs. H. D0EIox,
Cotton Factor, 3a4 Front St, Memphis, Tenn
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4 resolution has passed both houses
of the General Assembly Of this State
allowing bounty TO those who served the
cause of the Union in the Seminole war.
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An effort is being made in Congress to
issue 81, 600, 600 more currency in order to
relieve the stringeucy in the money market
throughout The country.
The FIRE in the Dismal Swamp yet burns
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| Minnie Warren is dangerously i'll.
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There are ninety-six different kinds Of
street pavcments in use in this country.
Fifteen hundred different American books
have been published in London within thir
ty years.
Jenny Lind and Sims Reeves are coming
! to this country.
By the sucz Canal the route from Gibral-
tar to Calcutta is shortened $500 miles.
Wisconsin has raised its Governors sal
airy to 81 500
The Postmaster at Norwalk, Conn upon
opening a New York mail bag last week,
found 10 it a live kitten.
Mrs. General sherman is reported to have
replied to a question: No, indeed, can
not wear diamonds while ] bear in mind
that there are so many soldiers widows and
orphans deficient of the first necessaries of
life"
An exchange says that 4 farmer, the other
day, drove up to the freight depot in G ardi-
ner, Me-, and hitched his horse to platform
car standing there Imagine his surprise
on looking around short time afterwards
at seeing his horse making better time than
usual over the sIeepers, doing his best to
keep up with the engine at the other end of
the train. a brakeman seeing the condi-
ton of affitirq, stopped the train to the great
comfort Of the horse,
The wine cellars Of San Francisco are
now stocked with more than a million gal
Ions Of wine, large portion of which has
been bottled and ready for use. About two
:lI:.. drIrg b,ya haan exnQnded bv the