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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-12

Mr. EDIToR: Will you allow me through
your valuable columns to call attention to
what I, and many others, conceive to be a
deleterious practice among the merchants of
our town. I alIude TO the custom requiring
the clerks, our business young men, to re-
main at the store and keep open doors until
nine o'clock at night FIRST, maintain that
the employer is not pecuniariiy benefited
That he does not sell enough, over and
above what he would get anyway, to pay for
the lights burned Second, that young men
who have no family ties here, must neces-
sarily have some time for association with
each other, and in consequence of the pre-
valling custom, they are denied that privi-
IeEe unless they encroach upon the time re-
quIred by nature for refreshment in sleep,
thereby impairing their health and uniting
them for duty the following day. Third,
this cruel practice allows them no time for
visiting the daar young ladies' and certainly
nothing can be more conducive to morals
refinement and elevation of character. than
association with young ladies'
No time for reading, for cultivation of the
mind, no relaxation from the one continuous
monotcny. Not an hour that they can call
their own. They must put on pleasing
face and entertain any loafer who may see
it to drop in, no matter how unreasonable
the hour. An hour of privacy, without tress-
passing, is luxury too sweet, even to be
dreamed Of by Bolivar clerk Instead of
pleasure business becomes an irksome
task, drag. No other class of laborers are
compelled, at the peril of losing a situation,
to work after sunset The clerks feel the
injustice of this stinting penury, and if the
merchant viii discard the idea that clerks
are mere machines to be run at will, and
treat them as beings rational, and display a
little more iberality toward them, they will
find it greatly to their advantage. The clerk
would feel more under obligation, and would
double his ezertions in the interest of his
employer, if he could only feel that there
existed mutual interest It is not mans
nature to give something for nothing, If
he benefits he expects to be benefited in
return. ONE OF Them
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"The people Of Corinth, with wonderful
public spirit, ana illustrating degree ofin-
telli=ence not often developed in Southern
communities, have begun the construction
of q magnificent cotton mill in the very midst
of the historical city. The building will
stand hear the Scrugg's House just west of
the Mobile and Ohio road, 1t Will give en-
ployment to every impoverished widow and
orphan girl in the city, and prove the best
school Of morals and industry ever estab
ished Most cities have chain gangs and
Houses of Correction. COrinth wiser than
these, organizes a school in which lessons of
honest toll and mechanical skill ere incul-
Gated Evils and misdeeds that are else
where punished, in COrinth will be prevent
ed Corinth Will now begin a new life
This one will beget a multitude Of kindred
manufactures. The progress and greatness
of the city finds it's true basis Of growth in
this cotton mill ana they who build it, If il
never return dollar, are the truest of their
country benefactors. Memphis AppeaL
Now that the people of Hurdeman have
gone earnestly to work for the purpose oi
securing funds to erect large and magnif
cent cotton factory at or near Bolivar, they
TOO, may soon expect such handsome com
plinents as the above. Come up nobly TO
noble cause, and assist in giving employ
ment to the poor. Hardeman county can
and she ought to build factory as well a,
! Corinth or anv other community.
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The Jackson Whig of last week, says: 4
very serious ARRAY took place at Mifflin,
Henderson county, on Monday night of last
week, between three hlacksmiths, named
respectively-K Kennedy, TiIton and Edwards.
Kennedy was the owner of blacksmith
shop in the village. Tilton and Edwards
we're both employed by him. quarrel
arose about some trivial matter between
Kennedy and Edwards, which resulted in
Edwards shooting his antagonist in the hip
inficting a painful though not dangerous
wound. Tilton took sides with Kennedy,
aud several shots were exchanged between
him and Edwards. The next evening, soon
after dark, Tilton was shot through tie body
while standing in the door Of his own house.
The unfortunate man fell prone on the floor
and died Ibe next night An inquest was
held. but no evidence was adduced to dis
cover the murderer No arrests have yet
been made. Tilton formerly lived in Pa
dueah. He left a wife and two or three
small children, who are left in very desti
tute condition.
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SIander.

Slander Is the tribute which envy pays to
virtue, greatness and success, and there are
few virtuous, great or successful persons
who pass through life without encountering
it. Generally, it is the weapon on which
towards fight, but its use IS not confined to
the cowardly and treacherous. 1t is the
weapon of envy, and unfortunately envy
frequently finds q lodgment in courageous
men, who If not great hearted, are capable
of great deeds, are often devoured by an
envy of successful rivals, and often resort to
SANDER to cripple them. It's an ugly thing
to encounter, end the most virtuons and
pure minded cannot always contain them
selves under the smart of its shafts. And
yet silence Is the most effective shield to its
darts. He who makes its practice to resent
every false assertion that the en7ious may
cast upon him, descends from ;antage
position to fight slander on its own chosen
level, and IS sure to fight at a disadvantage,
and to lose some moral strength in the
descent. Blameless lives do not always es-
cape the venom of the caluminator, but still
a blameless life is the best answer to y
calumny. The public do not iadge a man
by one act they form their estimate Of him
by the aggregate of a lifetime, and while a
few enyious and wicked persons may wel>
come an evil report about the character of a
good man, the mass of his fellows y.ill
neither believe the SANDER nor forgive the
slanderer. There is something in the uni
formly upright and exemplary conduct Of
an innocent man-there is generally 50 clear
a stamp on the brow of genuine honesty,
that the simple denial by such one of an
imputation is enough to cause it to fall harm
less to the ground As truth, even without
fighting, eventually triumphs over error, so
innocence and honesty will in the end gain
the victory over faIsehood and calumny.
though making no reply to their aspersions.
Next to tie despicableness of uttering \
slander Is that Of listening to it. There are
many who are incapable of aspersing the
character of good man, who welcome false
accusations brought him by others. They
like to hear that as good as he seems-that
he has little weaknesses like others-that he
sometimes yields to temptations. To listen
to whispered stories like those which are
never intended to reach the ear Of their
victim, and which the whole conduct of
their victim is a refutation of, is playing the
part of accomplice to the slanderer. 1t is
beneath the dignity of any man or woman
of noble and gentle feelings. Calumniators
would forget their trade if they found no
listeners, and every one who opens his ears
to the voice of the slanderer is guilty of en-
couraging him in his miserable vocation.
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HORRIBLE of our Memphis ex
changes of the 9Th, says:
We are informed by reliable parties that
a negro woman named Dicey Long aged
about twenty five years. died of small pox,
at her house on St. Martin street, near
South, on Friday night last. She died alone
and unattended, and up to midday yesterday
the body had not been laid out A party
who went there yesterday afternoon reports
that the rats had commenced to eat the body.
This is horrible
Yes, that is horrible; but why was not
some of the 'trooly loil, such as Judge
Barbour Lewis and honorable "Jinerar'
Smith, for instance, notified of the horrible
fact? Certainly they wonld not refuse to
come in contact with dead negress, mas
much as they Tore the live ones so well.
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w. G Brownlow, the old ravenOus repro
bate in a letter to the editor of the Knoxville
WHg Of recent date, says;
Il am in favor of setting aside the present
State government Of Tennessee and the do
ings of the State Convention and the present
LEGISLATURE. and Of the appointment OF a
military Governor, backed up by national
troops, who will pnt a stop to the wholesale
mnrder Of white and colored Unionists
throuohout TIE State. Whatever Of influence
| have shall be exerted in this direction.
That Congress viii do this have 10 sort of
doubt Those who suppose that By my ad-
vocacy Of universal suffrage, and the gradual
process of restoring rebels to the ballot box
] am willing to sec the loyal people OF len
nessee turned over to the rebel party, bound
hand and foot, 20 be persecuted and murder
ed, are mistaken iu their nan.
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During the past few days some ten or fif-
teen mad dogs have been killed in this place.
1t seems to be an epidemic among the dogs.
For some months past, three miles west Of
this place, the dogs have been going mad,
and not less than twenty five thirty have
been killed People should be on their
guard, for their is no telling how soon their
dogs may fall victim to hydrophobia.
The above is clipped from the Shelbyville
american Rescue Of the 4th inst. From
the following paragraphs, taken from the
same journal, it may be inferred that more
than dogs have gone mad in that neighbor.
hood
Every man should make up his mind to
vote for the New Constitution, as its adopt
ion will settle the question of suffrage per-
haps forever"
"Let every one remember that if they vote
against the New Constitution, they vote to
disfranchise large body of the white tax
payers.
/ Has our Rescue friend forgotten the Fif-
teenth Amendment Can he not see thatit
makes no difference to the people of Tennes-
see whether the New Constitution is voted
down or not, that under the folds of the
patchwork stuck on to the Constitution of
| the United States, both black and white men
are given the right ofthe Elective Franchise,
and this, too in utter disregard to past con-
/ ditions or color? And then; tie idea of the
ensuing election settling the qrestion Of suf-
/ f-age perhaps forever In the language Of
George Washington Potts, that greatest sirs
Of all the little Pottses, tell such staff 10 the
! lubbcr boys, the marines won't believe it.
/ NJ, not once.
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The great number of deaths among the
negroes in Franklin, is remarkable. Three
or four are buried there nearly every week.
The ReUielo of the 4th, says:
'Fhis week six died in two days, some of
them the most prominent of their race in the
community. This extreme mortality is at
tributabe, we suppose, to the sudden
changes Of the weather, and also to the fact
that many Of them are thinly and sEsbbily
clad, and live in open and miserable huts,
that afford them no protection whatever
against the wiutery, chilling blast"
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Memphis & Charleston
RAILROAD.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT AND LEAVE MEMPHIS AS
FOLLOWS;

TRAINS ARRIVE At AND LEANE MEMPfIIo As
FOLLOWS;
Throuvh Mafi-DATrY- y 45 p m u 30 p m
Through F1x press.... -. .......-..II N 90
jorIHth AccOslt1Oda Ito R-DAILY-eX-
cent sunday at - .--..... O5 a II
Srand Junction Accommodation, daily
except Sunday. at - m u p m
Express Grand Junction with morning train
Mississippi Central Railroad for Holly SPRING. Wster
Valley, Grenada Jackson Vicksburg Miss New Orleans
La,
At Cornth Okoona mbus Miss Mobile, Ala,
At DScatur, for Columbia Nashville LoivsuillH Gin
ciunati,
Chattanooga all places in Eastern Alabama Geor-
gia North and south Carolina Virginia, Washington Ba-
more, Philadelphia, New York. etc.
Through Rail Grand Junction with trains for
BoliN and jackson, Tenn.
At Decatur Athens Pulaski. Ala. Columbia, Nash
At Chattanooga, trains connect points as
Express Trains.
Baggage checked through
tickets further information. apply at the once
csrnsr lain and South Cart street.
w. J. ROSS, Gej.I Superintendent.
A. a. BARNES. CT9nI Ticket Agent oct5
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HARDY, FRANCIS FENTREss. c. NJ. wELLONs
MAGISTRATES and Constablec.
St. James Church, Bolivar, Tenn.


ervicas every Sunday and all the Holy Days BY the
RECTOR W. c. GRAY.
T-e opening Sunday School isl. So o'clock IL
Il ,rning Service Sundays--.---- l01s
ycnipE Servce Il Sundays. --............. do
Holy DaYs... ....-.....7Iz and ~ N
Services twice each day during Lent.
From to I2 A. NJ from 10 P. NJ. the Rector
be found in his study at tho rear Of the Church
al- TIE seats Of this Church ALL FREE.
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Northern newspapers and even st Louis
circular are giving currency to the statement
that the No TIA and West will soon plant an
immense corn crop, that 1t viii not be worth
forty cents next fall, that bacon and bread
throughout the West will be unusually
rbean and therefore the South should only
slant sugar and cotton, and suffer the gener-
Gus, kindly disposed people Of the West to
furnish us bacon and bread -AempAiS
Appeak
a regular slab-footed Yankee dodge, and
the editor of the appeal is entitled to credit
when he says he has no faith in such one
sided clap-trap. Let the people Of the South
produce ali the corn and bacon they can.
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GEO. NJ. AGENT BOLIVAR
Trains nass Bolivar follows:
MAIL TRAIN South-IlOT Sorth- 4.22
EXPEEcs train Ssuth-I-35 North, 52
Freight trainSouth-lolO North. 422 n
R- u all traiu runs every day. Express
every day-MOTFAYS EXCEPTED TIA
Connection by the sJuthward bound Nail and Ex
press trains ae Junction with the NJ c. Il
going north Jackson TenA with
trains the vi o. K. X.
The above schedule took effect May %. 1863
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Methodist Church.

Services every sabbath, at IOJ4 a. NJ and p. N by
tie Rev. S. B SURRAT
SABBATH SCHOOL at SIS a. n.
Singing Scholars Sunday evening
% o'clock. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday night
Choir meeting every Friday night Regular Church meet
ing Wedu -sdav night in each month. Houns Mems
prayer meeting every Meuday night
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omclaI statement Of Col. Tate.

SOUTHERN RAILROAD Association, !
Lessees Of the
Mississippi Central Railroad
Office of the President:
WATER VALLEY. MIss.
March 2 1870.
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Memphis and Louisville Il. r.,

DEPART. ARRIVE,
DAY EXPRESS. City Time-..-.....-.... 90 2i5 II
NIGHT EXPBEsS DO do 245 p n leo P u
Ticket Offices 2 Main Street and at the Depot he ad Of
Maiu Street.
LOU - -'0 SAM. b. JONES svps.
SELL HOWELL, Passenger Agent.
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Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Services as Second Sabb'h in each month. by
DR.. A. MooREMAE; FOu th Sabbath in each month By
WN II. NORMENT.
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O,Ol-A meeting was held in Washington
few days since by a posse of the anointed
few, at which the cock-eyed, spoon lifting
thief, Ben. sirnamed Butler, was nominated
for the next Presidency. Don't he rise
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The conventional interest bill as passed
by the Legislature on the 23d ultino, allows
persons to charge ten per cent on money
loaned, but the contract must be reduced TO
writing, otherwise six per cent only can be
charged.
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Spring fights have opened at Franklin.
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EDITOR BULLETIN: Finding so many vague
and wild rumors going the rounds of the
press, in relation to the unfortunate accident
at Buckner's Trestle, near Oxfurd on Friday
last, and they so far from being correct
deem it a duty eve to myself and the
road as well as the public, to make this
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Had Three AU0oSi 40
The Gold Hill Nsss e Dsesmber oNh has
he annexed: I'VE heard ono Of The wicked
Old chaps upas vlsSinia, yesterday, telling
earthquake experiences Of Sunday evening.
1sys he! When that n cussed old s,ake
Dome On, - end BIN sdlllls 'xt11aeeh isIud
. p,ayin poker-four bits ante And wo wss
! playing I. mighty reckless, too, 'cssss both
of.us.belh ous- ballio ,lnltpf. Aa18sora,d
Jerry, and didn't care dam. I stsaddled
ths bind. md - did NIL He chipped, md
! shippsd, tapd ~ ,kape - . asslAliaa NJ
: chlppiu' hn - had1ofsn hundssd ~.
hss ID lhs pot Then be called No and I
ealled him, and ~ WIS both just Suan' ~
call Tor more hoestDle f. EOld Tires SECS,
md old Bill thoaght - rh9d - b)a@ed,
yhea ~ casssd hyIhake duns q, iUagh.
on RiR - O. AAeviA@A RlfsL Mhl
loalersd edit mt inta - af1paf, bit ] didt
1t 70 q tkcss tliss GO, yoa 1T; not -;
but BilbAsasR uUhlteksss6s, W00fs Ming
IN mixed, Whea ~ GhAh9s laaaD4l9Ao
vent lAek IRA divi6ed ~ SsGl, 81
aot jolly drunk over q bqt darn ne q ]
don't AsAk ~ t4t1piksNGld III Aat
yssiir~T ssA @. ..oaH sn.E:ta ss.aio.7s ssst ~
Y .hs s5grA -
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DANCING RUx NAD.-At . hall In Pitts
burg, recently, aprize- gold ring yves Of
fercd to the lady and partner who should
outwaltz oil competitors. At IL n. the band
strsck sp IN Baccio, = and a dozen oaup'es
started esily Of; 1t I l. X. only three re.
msined on the 6oor; y = ono Of these three
gave up, hut the band played on and on, end
the cmulous survivors gyzated aud whirled
in even The spec,sy6r5 grew dizzy: At The
end Of tlBs fourth hour blood beksn - tlick.
lc from the ends of the violinists' fingers,
but stin To danes cpatinpelt A. thsee min
utes past one of the ladies tainted and i'm.
mediately Afterwards her pastner followed
be. example, when the prize was presented
10 tbs winner amid thS tumult6ous spp 3a6e
Of the spcctatoEA The fooliah quartette,
moro dead thsn alive, had 70 be csrried to
their bouses n osxsiageeadN ~ nscapsasJ
70 cut the girls shoes from their feet, and
their limbs swelled up to On enormous size.
All NE foar ase asw saia - b IN pescasi.
ous condition. c1nv.,li
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-,is,0 nsaak& ',espsAtJ004e..o~iI
n- xsus. INV xoers.w1:
The country abounds in runners ~ -
sip bst s,s9 s-iteuA" sncl = x30lhP big
bsieG.," marriage II high lie, new dis
covery," ETC., h9d, no origin n this valley:
Amid season OF various sad disappoint-
nents, 1haselAo1gpr hreaihad IL laetUtshout
struggle, but the new year was ushered In,
csshe4 win hapss. nd psosJpessayeadk
every man in the Territory seems to feel,
especially our Ro011ktd, r.: Cedar Creek"
Notwithstanding.
Fam sAiS ptsphsht t4a.a~sA sSsahs
spring crop, miners cling to their ground
and improve the same, a. much - the 1reer
ent calm weather, win permit, and every
thing around 10 bespeaks prosperous fu-
ture. -
A child Of Kr: r Dsun wAfss playing
before the fse place, - GeEhrby ~
namsa IL clothaawoa cous1anea apoD ~
little body, In sight OF nsr parents, vAo, up
on seeing the einfpleigbt rPsbea a greek
for wafer, but before they returned the child
VA burned to DEATH Had they wrapped
The ehild in : blanket, instead Of running 10
tle egssky n might have beee ssvsd, from ths
awful death. "' ''
AE. EDpks NslaQs, theNsllknQWnfleight-
e., -has besn daily elected - sepreseatrBoul
DIR Valley 4 Ceair Creek No snou n ths
valley, but the mountains are well suppAed:
The eastern coaches nre void of crowded
passenger either Wy, akee tie late st.m-
pede l,@ 7sai,,o1 5ma .4.s, test a sent IL :a Il
Jenerson CITY Il 70 have another opportu.
mtg Ut our next election to say where'the
county scat should be located. -------
.. L: 'afm flga a"r o Y9egr' !; evtE:
Boulder Valley, January Z, 1870
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Z. A. E4QYElF WRp1Hss-RcspilinD .
New York wedding, daily paper says: "A
pssson.ssa.djxg on4he lowssesAsare6dlAs ~
10 the very roof of the house. when, to use
N expression of one Of the guests, you were
reminded of =. tspiarl Rasptalp - full
bloom. Of course, al these flowers were
mot saiscd in or near New York. The grsen-
hoWnaee IF Pfeito,s Phil dflphis nd Rsl'k
more were 1ansacked for the occasion. One
may get Ia t6aiof tie e1hibiti8h' 1hen We
ssy that u drought into itse 10000 ciadsla1s,
1000 primroses, $4,000 white azali.s, and
1900 heads of dsphnes. The collection, a.
togetbes9 ass pt5dbisbiy VI AAtnSeesst yatSaahg
ofex4acscver brought together n one hosse.'
Forty men and boys were, occupied some
days, in preparing the frame work, and they
were IL engaged. dnriag the whoae sfthe
night preyiouss p tho wedding j., aFFpsips
the flowers" ...-- ..
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From the Coenhi1 Aagasioa

half In lcsgth, With point and edge -
shasp - rasorA This ~ handed, pros.
,rating himsslf, " she coo,sonsd man,
who received II ssvessusly, vatss1g htohb
head with both hsnds, and p,aesd h In
front Of hjnssll. -..r.r ,r.r--r
After another profound obsissucc, Taxi
ZanssbuEo. In voice which betrayed Just
% msca saDoeion and bssitatios whieh
might b s5pccted flom man who b max.
Ing . peisfsl confession, Vat viii 10 dtn
1t fear either IN bio fscs Or mansss, spoke
- follows ..~,x,,rr.
Il. and I s,oue. uiiwaarra,n..bly gave he
order 70 Dire on the Foreigners at Kobe, md
again ~ they tsisd % escape Fos. this
crime disembowel a1sslf, end ~ ypu
who ass present to 10 me- The honor Of Wit.
nesslng The sct" '-' ~
Bowing once more, thsspeakef Showed
hn upper garments u slip down. 70 bic cir
de. nd ssaAslssd naked - ~ waas&l
Carefully sooosding, 10 ealssoa, - tackled
his slesvse under bio hnsss to prevent him.
self issn lalliag llid1ss1Eda, Sotrsluss,s
Japansss gentlemen ahapN A. fal|ing fps;
wssda Deliberately. VIII ssesdy hand,
hs sook sks' diFk .thaehy bsSoss him hs
jnptsd 81 Sjsstui6v aa0De1dsolissats6
Sos . moment hs seemed % collect bic
tboagbss To- To Ut dna Ind shsa. -.
bipg hiaaaslf deeply bsssw, - waise o. -
- -ss-s - - 49, avss- ! 49, Ha1 49,