The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-06-04


4th Regiment Tennessee Infantry.
In the General Conference of the NJ E.
Church, South, lately in session at Mem
phis, the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
ResolUed, That we express our desire
that the day may soon come when proper
Christian sentiments and fraternal relations
between the two great branches of North
ern and Southern Methodism shall be per-
mancntly established.
The annual address before the Alumni
| Association Of Cumberland University, Leb-
anon, viii be delivered on Thursday even
ing, June 30th, by Alumus Rev. L. G. Ran
som, of Memphis, class of So.
The Lebanon Herald tells of duck
which was run over by horse one day last
week and killed that had attained the age of
forty years.
The colored people about Lebanon are
going to hold an agricultural fair next fall,
and are now preparing the grounds, erecting
houses, ETC.
Lebanon, says the Herald, has haunted
clock
Brownsville ladies decorated the graves
of Confederate Soldiers on the 24th ult.
The Brownsville Bee wants a boy thirty
years of age to learn the printing business
The local correspondent of the Bee says:
CAPTAIN DUPUY-I observed this gentle
man upon our streets a few days ago. mix
ing with the sovereigns. The Captain is a
candidate for Attorney General of this dis
trict, and if elected will mako a good one
Though we have numerous candidates for
this Office from this county, yet we extend
a cordial welcome to the Captain, and will
be glad to have him visit our city and
county again.
One day last week two negroes attempted
to steal a ride on platform car on the
Nashville and Chattanooga railroad near
TuIlahoma. They were knocked off by
falling bar of iron. One was killed out
right and the other mortally wounded
4 fine marble quarry has been discovered
in Williamson county, seven miles from
Franklin
a $4,000 residence has been purchased
in Memphis for Bishop Quintard
The Clarksville Chronicle of last Satur-
day, says negro woman, wife of a man in
the employment of Sandy johnson, Esq, in
| this county was filling lighted lamp with
coal oil, when it ignited and exploded. The
woman was terribly burnt, and her little girl,
about three years of age, was burnt to
! death-the cabin also was set on fire in
several places But for the timely assist
ance of Mr.. job nson and his son, much
greater suffering would have been the re-
suit We publish synopsis of the affair
as caution to those persons who are in the
habit of filing their lamp whilst burning.
1t is inexcusable carelessness and should
never be attempted.
Referring to one of our townsmcn, the
Upton Record of the 9th uIt, says
We had the pleasure of a call this week
from Capt r. H. Wood, of the Bolivar bar,
who is a candidate for Chancellor of this
Division. Although Capt Wood comes
to US almost a stranger, yet he has the earn
most prominent citizens and members of
the bar in West Tennessee, and is certainly
a most agreeable and accomplished gentle
man. Should the Captain be the choice OF
tho people at tho August election we have
every reason to believe that he will prove
one of the brightest ornaments of Tenness-
ee's Judiciary,
The Columbia Herald Of the 9th ult
informs us that the Rev. Mr. Beckett and
the principal lady teacher in the Institute
at that place were thrown from a buggy and
severely hurt one day last week The same
paper says they have very efectual way
Ofsecuring attendance at the Sunday Schoo
! at Lasting Hope. The teachers are fined
f 25 cents, and the Superintendent so cents
Q for every non-attendance. The money i.
used to buy books for the library.
At Jacksonville, Weakly county, on The
10th ult. Dan Hill, aged II years, shot anc
instantly killed his brother Brock Hill, be
cause the latter rode his colt! The mur
derer was arrested and lodged in Jail
) The State tax on marriage license ha
been reduced to one dollar
a very important immigration bill is nov
before the Legislature, and if passed. vii
be of great benefit to the State at large
(. The proposition to hold a convention a
Nashville for the purpose of nominatin
suitable candidates for Supreme Judges i
re gaining favor all over the State Hardt
to man endorses the movement and will doub
less send up full delegation. In so impol