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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23
No. &c
Tax Payers.

Read the following. We clip from the
Vest Tennessee Whig:
The citizens of this county, and of all
others situated in Brownlow's tax-ridden do
minion, will bear in mind that Monday,
January 25th 1869, is the day fixed by law
for the collectors of County and State
taxes, to file with the Clerk of the Circuit
Court list Of delinquent taxpayers, for the
purpose of having the property of said de-
linquents condemned by the Court and sold
to pay taxes. The penalty of ten per
cent has already been charged against those
who have not yet paid their taxes for '68.
Tkis penalty viii be increased to 25 per cent
after the property Of the delinquent has
been advertised, and if not paid before a
sale Is made, the property thus sold can be
redeemed only at an expense Of fifty per
centum on tax and penalty, together with
all costs fees etc.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23
Lessees <ofthe NJ. C. r. R.
They are Able to Pay.

For weeks past great deal has been said
about the Mississippi Central, Col Sam
Tate and the Lessees of the road, and the
assertion has been made that the Lessees
were not able to meet their obligations, as
their reputed wealth was all hoax, etc.
The following letter, received from Gen
a NJ West, president of the M G. r. r.
Co, will serve all purposes, effectually put
to rest every doubt concerning tne ability
and fairness of the Lessees of the road:
WATER VALLEY, Miss, Jan. 18th, 1869
Editor Bo6Uar Bulletin
DEAR SIR: learn from my official cor
respondence and other sources, that much
Misrepresentation exists relative to the terms
of an agreement entered into in November,
1867, between this Company and majority
in interest of It's Bondholders and the as
sumed obligations in connection Herewith,
of the Lessees of the Railroad of said
Company, viz to pay certain coupons,
which it becomes my duty to correct.
A majority in interest of the Bondholders
! stipulated that they would desist, and re-
| frain from sueing, or collecting, or reeeiv-
| ing the principal of bonds and coupons
that matured anterior to certain periods,
and that they would detach from the bonds
to which they respectively appertain, said
coupons, and deposit the same in trust with
Charles Butler, Esq, of the City of New
| York, who was authorized as the agent Of
all interested parties to enforce and carry
into effect the terms and conditions of said
| agreement" Upon compliance by the
holders of the bonds with these terms and
conditions, the Company expressly, or i'm
pliedlv, agreed to resume payment on thC
remaining coupons, as they respectively
matured
The coupons that matured in November
last were embraced among those that by i'm
plication were to be paid; but the holders
of the Bonds failed to detach and deposit
the deferred Coupons with Mr. Butler, al
the agreement stipulated they should do
which failure rendered it impracticable fo
either the Company or its Lessees, to com
ply with their obligations; and to remedy
this omission, the Company and the Lessees
co-operated in the appointing of an Agent, IL
the person of Mr. p r. Leigh, to visit eaci
of the Bondholders In person, and explain
the necessity of prompt action on their part
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23

"PLAIN SHIRTS" AND PLANoHETTE-
gentleman residing in suburban town,
called to his door, the other evening, by an
energetic pull of the bell, found the Irish
servant of neighbor, who delivered herself
as follows:
" If ye place, Mr.. Cooker, master wud Ike
the loan of your plain shirt. :"
my plain shirt !" said the puzzled Cook
er, "what the deuce does he want a shirt
for p
Faith, I do know, surr," said the do
mestic, "only heard the missus say she
thought she could make the plain shirt move
if she put her hands on it.
What p screamed Mrs. Cooker, who had
been listening to the conversation through
the crack of the parIer door, ''put her hands
on your plain shirt2 i weuld like to see
her about it; the huzzyt''
Cooker grinned, and then exploded in a
shout of laughter. As soon as he could re-
cover, he turned to his excited spouse, and
said:
''Don't get excited, my dear, but hand
Biddy the Planchette from the parlor; L
think that is what she wants
{" Yes, sur " said Biddy, 4" the bit of board
and the pencil, wild the divil in en-" which
proved to be the case.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23

The following is from the wild, frey pen
of the Rev w. II. Plat, and first made its
appearance in the Louisville Courier Jour
nal Ms. Platt is certainly child of genius.
Never viii we forget the Burial of God, -
as revealed to the Reverend gentleman in a
dream, and published by US ayear or so ago.
Read the following lines, and if strange
and inexpressible feeling does not take pos
session of your soul you certainly have but
very little of that God-like attribute-sIIND ::
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23

Dan Bryant, of the minstrels, tells of the
most complex family ever known, something
In 5his wise: I" l married young widow,
who lived with her step-daughter; my father
shortly after married the step-daughter.
My wife was, therefore, the mother-in-law
and the daghter-in-law of my father. l am
the step-father of my mother-in-law, and my
wife's step-daughter is my mother. Well,
my step pmother-that is to say, my fathers
wife and my wife's daugter-had a son. He
is my step-brother, Of course, but being the
son of my wife's step-daughter, my wife is
of course his grandmother, and | am his
grandfather as well as his step-brother.
My wife also had boy. My stepmother is
consequently the step sister Of my boy and
also his grandmother, because he is the
brother-in-law of my son, who is the son of
my step-mother. am my mother brother
in-law, my wife is the aunt of her own son, my
son is the grandson of my father, and am
my own grandfather
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23
T 7 II E

The sun. moon, and stars mark that as Time
Which else is part Of Gods eternity.
Upon the dial Of the armament
They score. in light, the record Of its rounds
The aeeting Nows that span from THEN to THEN.
Times's hut eternity's crushed-bleeedng side
A woefuI memory to God of
And sin and death and hell
FROM THEN
Up. up, from the primal deeps;
Ye clustering Worlds arise
Blaze blaze, 0 We signal Lights
Across the dial skies!
I,-Time,-now begin my flight
And ye, my servants are;
Burn. burn, o ye make-day Sun,
And flash each night-born Star!
By you viii my Ages move,
And you shall my records keep,
Until from THEN to THEN
On tireless wing sweep.
Ye Winds and ye tapping Waves,
Begin your ceaseless roll!
Descend, o ye ghostly Shows.
And ye Ice, lock up the poles!
Ye Summer, bud and bloom,
And ye Autumn. fruitage bear
Ye Spring from your flowers twine
wreathe for nay children fair.
THE Now
'Tis the pulses Of hope that beat but to die
Tis ehildhoods low leap at the
Or a chase for the Bow way up in the sky,
When the rains battering work is done.
'Tis to toll tbs to climb-'tis to suffer and wesp;
'Tis to gain-'tis to lese-life's dream;
'Ts to love- and hate--'tis to grasp and to keep
The Shadow less than the Beam.
The Now is a NOTHING but birth and a death.
And mocks with its mimic span;
1t comes and it goes like an icy breath
A dream to each dreaming man.
It's voice is a vail, and its end is a tomb :
Its glory crown of gore
Itsweeps like ghost to its dawnless doom,
When its mournful fight is Ger.
To Then
To THEN-it is the death-end of the Now
A wall, abrupt, of darkB ess upward piled,
And downward sunk, unmeasured zen by thought
The Worlds BEYOND, whose screen no heshly hand
May lift. To this, like endless battle-line
With reinforcements thick ast thoughts of love
Or hate, advance the skeletons of men.
Here Kings uncrown and sanity serfs are great.
T&rths pompous pageant stops, and silence reignss
Here, Iipless teeth eloquent of death,
And eyeless skulls behold endless Then
URTghted save to faith, by One-sole-7star,
Upon the darksome verge they thrOng whita
And spectral host, to try the blaokened way.
THEN has gloomy path,
Tracked by ghostly crowd
Down in the valley lone,
Winding beneath the cloud.
THEN has a spacious vault,
Closed by each eofin-lid:
Under its silent clasp
Every sweet hope is hid.
THEN. Usher grim,
Points to his banquet spread
Thither in robes of shrouds
Gather che grnning dead.
THEN is a veil let down,
Hiding the fearful past;
THEN, a loving friend
B rings US sweet rest at last.
JANUARY Ist, 1869.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23
BookIess Houses.

| We form judgements of men from little
things about their houses, of which the
| owners perhaps never think Flowers
about a rich mans house may signify only
| that he has good gardener, or that he has
refined neighbors and does what he sees
them do But men are not accustomed to
| buy. books unless they want them. If, on
visiting the dwelling of man of slender
means, we find that he contents himself with
cheap carpets and very plain furniture, IN
order that he may purchase books, BE rises
at once in our esteem Books are not made
for furniture. but there is nothing else that
so beautifully furnishes a house. The plain
est row of books is more significant of re-
fnement than the most deliberately carved
sideboard
Give us house furnished with books rath-
er than furniture. Both if you can but books
at any rate To spend several days In a
friends house, and hunger for something to
read, while you are treading on costly car
pets, and sitting upon luxurious chairs and
sleeping uoon down, is as if one were brib
ing your body for the sake Of cheatingyour
mind
Books are windows through which the
soul looks out. A house without them is like
a room without windows. No man has
right to bring up his children without sur
rounding them with books, If he has the
means to buy them. 1t is wrong to his
family. Children learn to read by being in
the presence of books. The love of knowl-
edge comes with reading, and grows upon it.
And the love of knowledge in young mind
is almost warrant against the inferior ex-
element of pas sions and vice
Let US pity those poor rich men who live
barrenly in great bookless houses. Let US
congratulate the poor that, In our day, books
are so cheap that a man may every year add
hundred volumes to his library for the price
of what his tobacco and his beer would cost
him Among the earliest ambitions to be
excited in clerks, workmen, journeymen-
and, indeed, among AL that are struggling in
the race of ife-is that of owning, and con
stantly adding to- library of good books.
A little library, growing larger every year,
is an honorable part of a young mans history.
It's a mans duty to have books. A Ii
brary is not luxury, but of the neeessaries
of life
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23
.TEEyWFHES, TE.y.T.

Dry Goods.
n. Wolf e. Co, $50 Main street
Walker, Bros q Co, 229 Main street.
Wells Il Coil, POI Main street
Groceries, Cotton and Commission.
Wolf g. Co, 1914 Main street
Mosby IL Dorion, 304, Front street
j. f. DOwdy, 264 Front street.
Hugh Torrance, No. 10 Jefferson street.
Ralph Wormeley, No. 3l6 Front street.
Williamson, Hill & Co, 226 Front street.
Milan, Bowling & Co., $50 Front street
w, s. Pickett ~ Co.
Meacham. & Treadwell, 9 Union street.
Hardware Etc.
Allison BroE, 270 Front street.
Orgill Bros. q Co, 3l2 Front street.
Wall Paper, Shades, Etc
]. Grieshaber, 237 Main street.
Guns, Ammunition, Etc.
Lullman a. Vienna, 345 Main street
Hotels.
Worsham House, cor. Main & Adams SITS.
Peabody Hotel, corner Main and Mon
roe streets, d. Cockrelh q Sons.
Life Insurance
Mcmahon & Otis, Madison street, Kit
William Block.
Fire Insurance.
Geo. w. l.. Crook, 2791 Main street
Lawyers.
Stephens & Smith, % Madison street.
Remedies.
DR.. C. Williams d Co., 544, Second street.
Mansfield d Higbee.
Dental.
W Z Soutbarp 251 Main sfraat
Seeds.
R. G. Craig & Co, 379 Main st.eet
Undertakers.
J. c. Hoist & Co., 800 Main street.
Clothing.
: Robson, Sneed & Co., 261 Main street
Hats, Etc.
J. T. Handlan IL Co., 279 Main street.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23

a few nights ago, watchman in Colum-
bus, Ohio, discovered lady in her night
clothes crouching behind fence. She ex-
planned that she had been walking in her
sleep had wakened suddenly, and was so.
bewidered that she could not tell which di-
rectiOn to &c to reach home The officer
asked her to name some locality near her
residence, which she did. He walked to-
ward the place named, she followed at some
distance. AS they reached well known
grocery establishment, she said, = l know
my way now, sir, thank you, and good night"
and ran quickly up a cross street to her
home. 1t seems she had travelled some dis
tance in her sleep, and before waking had
arrived IN part Of the city entirely strange
to her.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23

THE TRIGGER.--The Chicago Tribune of
late date says
Captain John Travis gave another exhibi-
ton of pistol shooting at his gallery last
evening, in which he excelled any of his
previous astonishing performances in this
city, by series of hazardous feats requir-
ing the most consummate skill on his part
and extraordinary daring in that of the
gentleman who assisted in them. Mr.. John
Rover, of Texas, held cup on his head
and Travis fred a pistol bullet through it
from the distance of twelve PAGES. The feat
was repeated twice the ball going each time
within an inch of the Uranium of the ven
turesome holder. The same gentleman also
held between his fingers a small lemon and
afterwards business card about an inch
and a half square, and through each Cap
tain Travis put a bullet, at the same
distance, with one Of the regular gallery
pistols. Few people would care to run such
risks as Mr.. Rover did, and fewer still could
successfully initiate Captain Travis wonder
full skill
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23
UneonstitutIonality of the Legal Ten
der Act.

The fiat is coming The PAPER money
issue of the government, which it declared
to be legal tender, ignoring the old doc
trine of gold and silver, will be declared by
the Supreme Court of the United States as
unconstitutional. When this declaration
will be made depends upon Circumstances, for
the official announcement will make the
present commercial chaos still more cha
otic That it will be so announced is a
moral certainty, and it may be given to the
country in few weeks. Stand from under.
Contracts made prior to 1861 and maturing
after the reign of money paper set in, must be
paid in gold and silver. Contracts made sub
sequent to the passage of the unconstitu-
tional act, embracing the payments of mon
eys in equity, should and probably will be
liquidated in the kind of currency which
was circulating at the date Of said contract,
and which was understood by all parties at
the time to be a satisfactory equivalent, to
be received, or to be paid. But the very
announcement of this decision by the Sup.
preme Court will open up series of the
biggest legal fights as to its bearing upon
commercial contracts and of course mort
gagers and the mortgages will have lively
time. Lord help the poor debtor, for in any
event he can reap no benefit by this decis
ion.-M 7. Day Book.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23

days after Witnessing this strange apparition,
but yesterday, as we were informed, had
about gained her usual strenth.
As the lady in question has never been
troubled with any affection Of the visual
organs, nor ever before saw, or imagined
she saw, phantom, this must certainly be
considered q very queer case.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23

and to receive and receipt for the Coupons,
and deposit re same with Mr. Butler
Mr. Leig,. has been energetically and
efficiently engaged in this service since
August last, and WILL be thinks, be able to
make his final report within few DAYS, and
if it should appear Gas it doubtless willy
that majority in interest have consum-
mated the agreement, by deposlting the de-
ferred Coupons with Mr. Butler, we will
then direct that provision be made, immedi-
ately, for the payment of the Coupons that
matured in November last, and we feel war
ranted in saying that the Lessees will com
ply.
We, therefore, submit, that neither this
Company, nor its Lessees are in default, as
is evidenced by the employment of Mr.
Leigh at their own expense, to aid the Bond
holders to execute their part of said agree
ment, In order that they, the Company, CT
its Lessees, might be legally placed in a po-
sition to execute theirs, which they have al
ways been ready to Go.
By reference to our last annual report it
will be seen that we stated, " that good faith
has characterized the action of the Lessees
thus far; and as all of the parties compos-
ing the Southern Railroad Association are
gentlemen of high standing in society, and
are men of wealth and commanding infu
ence in financial matters, we may conf
IDENTIFY expect continuance of good faith !"
This statement, and, in this connection, it is
now our pleasure to reiterate with enpha-
sis
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23

a Hint" Father, what does printer
live on? p Why, my child p 90, because
you said you hadn't paid for your paper for
three years !" Exit father with flea in his
ear. Some of our readers would require a
small sized pork in theirs.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23

Lathrop, Ludington & Co, dry goods
firm of New York, have failed, for liabilities
reported at 81 900, 600
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23
A NJ WEsT

President Miss G. r. r. Co.
For the agreement above mentioned, Gen.
West refers to his last Annual Report, i'll
which it is published in full.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23
is Published Every Saturday.

Copy One Year Three dollars inva
ri1by in advance; One Copy One Month
delivered Fifty Cents.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-01-23

ADVERT1SING-One Square Of ten lines or less 81 o.
eaen subsequent insertion 90 cents: Iocr
Notices 20 per line.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08
i TrssSts sf Rsspoet.

|: at ID regular lnssliss OF tho Eaglo Steam
Fire Engine Company. haId pn the 80 Of Sep.
tembsr, 1859. tho following pm sh!blo and 70.
solutions were nnsnimoisty adopted: = IL Il
Death, ever present among nisu,. has laid
low apotfisz or our tsibd and trusty brothsrs,
and go suddenly and unexpectedly has; the
dart been hurled that we arc startled and
scarcely able to realize that one who has been
identified with our organisation s:tof ID, many
years, aud VINO has Been AMONG our most
jealous and efficient membdrs, serving we'll and
,bithfdlly In every position, from that OF prt-
yate 70 the highest Office 10 the gift Of tho com.
pany, and who besides had drawn around
him, by his gsn,slisy and kIndIiness OF man.
nerr circle of friends. eSabranins eveyy mem
bar OF our company during the entire perIoa of
bic r.s .. Ea-s.:ss 4 s5s Wsss in the
tsinkling ofau syes pAAsed fsom isins TO eter-
nifty. Memory WIN Hbs sc6n oesss to recall
The many p,ssslna. a.sess,leetsensct on Depart
I'd brother greraaa. Shnssswis, and srSpartse
iEess Only leCs asuts and ready thaR hioI warm
ksert;tp sympsthisss slta ihs ;dls,sss.ed. sna
I. s,Sa hand 70 relieve; nd'tkossa saddsped
~ NJ dsath, vs shall ssyA ,e5sssh tbess 70.
sollsossaes - y iash stoesul NJ shtuss; there
tafe, bsR Il E, 5.si
& xResossed. TAas b ths death oil or ls.s ex-
Prssident, JAAns ~ DUiKAAs this sonpNay
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08

has lost ono Of it's most devoted. jealous and
ieihcient members, who has served us long and
a6iy III every capacity, from tho lowest to the
highest duties, OF private r:,d officer.
eesotued, That NO heartily sympathize with
his MS >, family in their aGlction. aud feel that,
and dearor ties. husband. b-other, &c. we. as
. company and as individuals, can sincerely
join in mourning over tho loss Of friend
RESOLVED, That whilo we bow in submission
10 the ways OF Providence, which arc past
finding out, We deeply dcplore tho loss OF our
friend and brother ireman, e1-Prcsident J. NJ.
DURYEA.
Resotued, That page Of our minute book
be inscribed and dedicated to his memory.
Resolued hat copy of these resolutions
be sent to the members of his immediate fam
ly as expressions oil our coincidence and regret,
and that thoy also be published in the daily
papers. ARTHUR III. COHEN
Secretary T.. 8. F. Z. Co.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08

duty OF tho measuror that when board Ia not
icll 5-4 It shall DO measured az "A, and where
board is not sawed parallel it shall be mcas-
urod at the narrowest point OF said board. a.
SEQ II All two inch, three inch and four
inch plank and other lumber clear OF Bhakos,
splits, rotten or red wood, worm holes or defec-
two knots, showing two thirds heart on tho
heart side and being square edged, shall be
coming up to this standard shall be classcd ar
refuse 80 = IGIii )
SEQ. 15. All scantlng clear OF shakes, spI,ts,
rotten or RED wood, worm holes or detective
knots. aud having four edgos square, shall be
ciassed fa merchantable, and sll scantlipg not
refuse. ,1.i,Ul \ II-Ii -. ~ -
SEQ. 16. Ana the. measurer shall rendcr to
the owner or soller bill. showing tho number
and kind OF pieces OF each duality, and he shall
be entitled to 80 oenta per thousand feet; oil
said amount the inspector general shall re.
cetVe l0 cents for every Thousand feet, the On.
tire fec to be paid by the seller.
bRo. IL Any ,measurer making wrong
measurement, the asmer being reported to the
Inspector general. and he, Guiding ,the meas.
uremept wrong, shall not allow the measursi
any foes whatever for said measurement and
upon being reported . second time for wrong
measurement, shall lose his feea and be dis
charged as measurer OF lumber. -
SEQ. ID. Any one violating any part OF tbii
ordinance shall be subject to fine Of one hun
e sro uJaStai 10 an '1aHd 1na,dn,i,rio Iii. ,"i -. :,
nances conflicting with this ordinance. are
hereby repealed.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08

VALUABLE PROPERTY FOB SALE Or LEASE
Alonzo j. White & Son offer for salo tract of
about two acres Of land on East Bay street, in
this city. The tract forms an entire square, is
conveniently located, and is admirably adapted
to the erection OF sheds or storehouses for
cotton. The buildings could have entrances
on four streets for receiving and delivering
cotton, and would bo in no danger from thieves
or fire. This property will be sold or leased.
or the proprietor will take an interest with
persons who can command storage business.
Fol further particulars see advertisement.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08

LIGHT READING FOB THE WARM wRATHER.-
Our friends in the country who desire to ob.ain
Hight reading for the warm weather, at strictly
popular prices, are referred to the advertise
.nent OF Mr. C. @. Fighter, the very enterprise
ing and trustworthy King-street dealer in books
and periodicals OF oil kinds. His list will be
found to include something to suit every taste,
and it seems to us marvel how he can afford
to send his books by mail over the country,
postpaid, ut tho ridiculously low prices named.