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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-23

Additional Convention to the Convention
between the General Post Office of the
United States of America and the General
Post Office of the Netherlands, signed at
the Hague the twenty-sixth day OF Sep
tember in the year 1867.
An Additional Convention, between the
General Post Office of the United States of
America and the General Post Office of the
| United Kingdom of Greal Britain and Ire
land, having established a reduced charge
of six cents per ounce, or per thirty gram
| mes, for the sea conveyance across the
| Atlantic of letters sent in closed mails
through the United Kingdom, the under
| signed, duly authorized by their respective
governments, have agreed upon the follow
ing articles:
ARTICLE 1.
| The single rate of letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administrations by closed mail, via
England, subject to the reserve mentioned
in Article Of the convention of the twenty
sixth day OF September, 1867, shall be as
follows:
l. On letters from the United States, ten
cents, u. S.
2. On letters from the Netherlands.
twenty-five cents, (Dutch.)
And for the sea conveyance of letters in
closed mails across the waters of the At
lantc Ocean, the United States office shall
receive six cents per ounce, or per thirty
grammeS.
ARTICLE II.
The conditions of articles 5 and II
of the convention between the general
postothce of the United States of America
and the general postoffice of the Neither
lands. signed at the Hague the twenty-sixth
day OF September. in the year 1867, SO far as
they are contrary to the preceding article,
are repealed.
ARTICLE III.
The present convention, which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
OF the twenty-siXth of September 1867.
shall come into operation on the first day of
February next.
Done in duplicate, and signed at the
Hague the tenth day of January, one thon.
sand eight hundred and seventy, and in
Washington the twenty day of the
same month.
[SEAL.] JOHN Al. CRESWELL.
Postmaster General of the United States.
j. P. HOFSTEDE,
Chief Director of Posts of the Netherlands
l hereby approve the aforegoing conyen-
| ton, and in testimony thereof I have
| caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed.
SEAL Q. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary OF State.
Washington, January %, 1870.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-23

aRIlCA<E n.
Consuls-general, cOnsuls vice-consuls, and
consular agents may take at their offices, at
the residence of the parties, at their private
residence, or on board Ship the dispositions
of the captains and crews of vessels of their
own country, of passengers on board Of
them, and of any other citizen of their ma
ton. They may also receive at their offices,
cOnfOrmably to the laws and regulations of
their country, all contracts between the cit
liens of their country and the citizens or
other inhabitants OF the country where they
reside, and even all contracts between the
latter, provided they relate to property stu
ated or to business to be transacted in the
territory of the nation to which said con-
sular Office may belong. Copies Of such pa
pers and official documents of every kind,
whether in the original, copies or translation
duly authenticated and legalized by the con-
suls-general, cOnsnls, vice cOnsuls, and con-
sular agents, and sealed with their official
seal, shall be received as legal documents in
courts of Justice throughout the United
states and Belgium.
ARTICLE XII.
Consuls-general, cOnsuls, vice-consuls, and
consular agents shall have exclusive charge
OF the internal order of the merchant vessels
OF their nation, and shall alone take cOsni.
zance OF differences which may arise, either
as sea or In port, between the captains, Of
Rcers, ana crews, without exception, partic.
hlariy IN reference to the adjustment OF
wages, ana the execution of contracts
Neither the federal, State, or municipal au-
thorities or courts in the United States. nor
any court nor authority INF Belgium shall, on
any prctext, interfere in these differences. 4.
ARTICLE XII.
The respective consulsgeneral, consuls,
vice consuls, and consular agents NAV
arrest the officers, sailors, and all other
persons making part of the crew of ships OF
war or merchant vessels of their nation
who may be guilty, Or be accused, of having
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

them to do is to respect the rights of my
people, and when they do that l am their
friend; and it has been insinuated on this
floor and elsewhere, that | was most
too great friend of railroads; that where
the interest Of railroads were at stake, that
| would lean little too far over towards the
RAJ road. l am their friend, sir, as long as
they do right, but when they undertake to
disregard the rights of the people am not
their friend in that particular.
The gentleman from Fayette reiterates
the declarations of that celebrated legisla-
ture, and says the navigation Of that river is
hnmbug, a nuisance, and that it is so full
of logs and snags that catfish can't naYi-
gate it Yet he tells US that he goes TO that
river to fish for catfish every year. There is
just about as much consistency in that as
any other portion of his argument
But, sir, he tells us another thing that
fully explains his opposition to the bill,
whsch to ne was uHaccouutable before He
tells us that people have to haul their cotton
from that river fifteen miles to a branch of
the Memphis Il Charleston Railroad at his
town of Somerville. Yes, sir, haul 1t fifteen
miles, and lay it in the lap of Somerville, is
what he wants them to continue to do But
that is just what l don't want the people to
have to do. | want them to have the privi
lege of shipping their cotton at that river as
they used to do, hence his opposition to the
bill. The gentleman from Dyer and
Lauderdale tells us that there is such a rapid
at the mouth Of this river that steamboats,
can navigate it. This, sir, will certainly
be news to those old steam boat men who
have been navigating it for thirty years
Bu8 all ! will say in answer to him is, that
if we can't stem that current and get up
the river that his bridge is in no danger,
for we propose for steamboat to pull it ont
of the way on certain contingencies.
Now, sir, | will say in conclusion, that
the people on this river has been greatly
damaged by this unguarded act of the as
sembly and the rogues Of that railroad. They
had bought their lands at a high price be-
cause they were on the margin Of navig
able stream. But since the navigation has
been obstructed by this bridge their lands
have greatly deprecated in ;alue. And it
will be remembered that this bill is based
on an humble petition of a large and resS
pectable portion of the people [ represent,
asking this legislature to restore to them
the rights that God and nature had given
them. But your committee in their report
say, no you have no rights that we will res
pect when they come in conflict with this
highly favored railroad | regret the action
of that committee, sir, and hope it will be
nonconcurred in, and the bill passed. l am
done, sir, and leave the question with the
HOuso
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

or words of like import and each voter who
wishes to vote against the ratification of the
New Constitution, shall have written or
printed on his ticket, the words "Old Con-
stitution." or words of like import
3. The election shall be held and the
/ judges and clerks shall be appointed as in
the case of the election Of the members of
the General Assembly; and the returning
officers, in presence of the judges or in
spectors, shall count the votes given for the
New Constitution" and those given for the
Gold Constitution, of which they shall keep
a correct estimate IN said roll books. They
shall deposit the original poll books of said
election with the Clerks of the County
Courts In the respective counties, and shall,
within the five days after the election, make
out accurate statements Of the number of
votes In their respective counties for. or
against the New Constitution /" and i'm
mediately forward by mail one -eopy of said
statement to the Governor and
one to the Speaker of the
Senate. So soon as the poll books are
deposited with the County Clerks, they shall
certify to the President of the Convention
an accurate statement Of the number of
votes cast for or against the New Constitu-
ton" as appears on said poll books And
if any of said returning officers sh Ill fail to
make the return herein provided for within
the time required, the Governor shall be
authorized to send special messengers for
the result of the vote in those counties
whose officers have so failed to make
returns
f. Upon the receipt of said returns, it
shall be the duty of the Governor, Speaker
of the Senate, and the President of this
Convention, or any two of them, to compare
the votes cast in said election, and if it shall
appear that a majority Of all the votes cast
are for the New Constitution, it shall be
the duty of the Governor, Speaker of the
Senate, and President Of the Convention, or
any two of them, to append to this Consti-
tuition certificate of the result Of the votes,
from which time the Constitution shall be
established as the Constitution ofTennessee,
and the Governor shall make proclamation
of the result.
5. The Governor of the State is requested
to issue his proclamation as to the election
on the fourth Saturday in March, 1870,
herein provided for.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

A correspondent writing from AdamsviRs
TO the editor of the jackson Tribune under
date of the 22d ultimo, says: Nothing IN
the history of the prosperous little town Of
Adamsville has ever occurred that was 80.
horrible or destructive of human life as the
explosion of the boiler belonging to T.
Wash and r. F. Scott, which occurred or
yesterday There is but little, if anything,
known as to the cause of the explosion, as
not one was left to tell the sad story Of the
unfortunate five, who were attending the
mill. About two o'clock terrible noise Ike
the sound Of a cannon was heard IN the
direction of SCOTS sawmill, which the eiti-
zens of Adamsvillc and surrounding country
interpreted at once as the explosion of the
boiler. simultaneously with the report
the citizens residing near ran instantly to
the alarming scene. II. L. McWhirter,
William Stigalf, Samuel Strickland and G..
A. Combs, were the first to reach the horri-
bic spot, They had hoped that the danger
had been perceived in time for all to make
their escape. But to their sad disappoint-
ment they found the bodies of all the at
tendants at the mill, including r. F. Scott
William Rose, Frank Warden, Jesse Carroll
and Alonzo Hoeman, lying promiscuously
at from ten to seventy-fve yards from the
engine in the most mangled condition. Some
portion of the machinery took effect in the
breast of r. f. Scott, which completely
severed his head from his body, the former
was shivered into atoms, and blown so far
away that not bone of it has been found.
There were none of the rest mangled and
disfgured so much as Mr. Scott
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

amounts to 100000 pro rata toward the
of past-due coupons on the
bonds of the State of any series issued for
the purpose. Of internal improvements
The provisions Of the bill are made to apply
to the ass sessments for 1870
In the Senate, on the 25th ultimo, the
House amendments referred to above, were
concurred 10, and the bill is now law
From the foregoing resume of the act pro-
perty-hoiders can see what is required of
them and the changes made.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

Uncle Sam alias Brother Jonathan, alias
U. $, alias Best Government in the world,
sometime since bought huge chunk of ice
from the Grand Tycoon of the Russians, for
which he paid the snug sum of seven
million dollars. Its called Alaska, and
don't pay worth a cent" for Secretary
Boutwell, informs the House that the dis
bursemeHts for Alaska thus far amounted
to $597, ,7S9, and the receipts from customs
and postofiees only foot up 81, $50. The
sooner that ice melts the better it will be for
the old gentleman, who is so economical
that he cannot afford to pay for advertising
his own business.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05
Memphis & Charleston
RAILROAD.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT AND LEAVE MEMPHIS AS |
FOLLOWS:

TRAINS ARRIVE AT AND LEAVE MEMPHIS AS
FOLLOWS;
Through FIail-DAILY-.. ...........l2 - - 10
Through Express. ..... ..........li 10 90
.1OrIHth AccOslm odatiO OR-DAILT-eX
cent SUNDAY at. ......... o5 a
Grand Junction Accommodation, daily
except Sunday. at .........-. IS a 4 IS
Express Grand Junction with morning train
Mississippi Central Railroad for Holly Springs Water
Valley Grenada Jackson Yicksburg, Miss, New Orleans,
La,
Corinh, Okolona Col mbus Miss Mobile, Ala etc
At Decatur, for Columbia, Nashville Louisville Gin
cinnati,
At Chattanooga for all places Eastern Alabama Geor
gia South Carolina Virginia, Washington, Bat
more, Phad elphia New York,
Through Grand Junction with trains for
At Decatur for Athens Pulaski Ala. Columbia, Nash
vile,
Chattanooga mail trains connect Tor anne points as
Trains.
baggage checked through.
or further information. apply at the oues,
csrner Main AZ South Court street
w. j. ROSS, GerI Superintendent.
A. A BARNES, Gsnl Ticket Agent oct5
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

On the night of the 10Th uItimo, a fire
occurred in Lebanon, Tenn, which destroy
ed property to the amount of $500 One
good hand-engine could have confined the
conhagration to the building in which it
originated. Another evidence that every
town of similar Importance should organize
a fire company, and especially Bolivar.
When will our people be prepared to fight
the fire fiend
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05
Baptist Church.
Mississippi Central r. r.

GEO. NJ. BOLIVAR
Trains pass Bolivar follows:
NAIL TRAIN ,Soutn-IIO7 orth. 422 p
train S0uth-l-55 North 032
Freight train,South-Iolo N Nefth ~ P n
evsry day-MOECAYS EXCEPTED. ga
Connection IS by the southwark bound Mail and Ex
GraRd Junction with trains the NJ G. X
trains going north at Jackson TenH with
trains 81 the Nj. .. II. r.
The above schedule took effect May % 1868
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

Memphis is badly in debt Her liabilities
amount to S4,422, AT, while the available
assets only figure up s745,9ll %, and the
loss to the city by the sale of the railroad
bonds reaches $683,O75. Our "big sister
should trim closely and take lesson or two
in economy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05
iAhDI, Uranus IEN NIItElSo' . NJ =" "EI4i1O-'1
Magistrates and ConstabIeC.
St. James, Church, Bolivar, Tenn.

srvees on every Sunday all Holy Days by the
RECTOR w. G. GRAY.
Tee ,our opening Sunday School ISL. So o'clock
Morning Service Sundays..-..-..-....... l015
Evening Service Sundays s.--....,........ do m
Idly DayE....-.-... i52 A III anu "a 7
Services twice each day during Lent.
From IL A NJ. and from to 10 P. NJ, the Rector
be found in his study at the 0 the Church.
egEy- Tae seats Of this Church ALL FREE.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

Minnesota will submit the question Of
woman suffrage to vote of the people
meaning, by "the people" individuals of
both sexes who have attained their legal
majority. This is the fairest way of bring
ing that problem to a final solution
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

Eight delegates seeded from the Con-
vention and refused to sign the Constitution
Seven were East Tennessee Radicals.
The eighth was Hon. George W. Jones, of
Lincoln
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

Townsend, of Shelby, has introduced
bill in the legislature to regulate the fast
freighting business. We think a bill, to
regulate the slo1O freighting business would
be more appropriate.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05
Presbyterian Church.

Sunday School 4 81
Bible Glass on Tuesdays.
Prayer Meeting Thursdays. P n
Services every Sabbath at IO11 A. NJ. and P II
Seats all FREE.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

The Gentiles of Long Island have told
the Mormon missionaries to get up and
git. They do not want such missionaries
among their wives and daughters
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

A bullet received at the battle Of Seven
Pines during the war was extracted by a
surgical operation from the arm of Mr. E. 7.
Burnet, OF Sparta, Georgia, few days ago.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

During the past six months our exports
have been twenty millions of dollars more
than they were for the corresponding
period of last year which makes the balance
Of trade in our favor.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

The Boston Post says the carriage in
which Prince Arthur rode TO Ceutral
Park is engaged for five weeks ahead by
New Workers anxious to get a rub of
royalty.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

Sir Frederic Adam spoke with a strong
Scotch accent One day, when inspecting
a regiment, he noticed that the man was
an Irishman, and bit of hunorist.
tWheres your feyther (feather) my mon T.
asked Sir Frederic Hes in Ireland, your
honor" was the prompt reply.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05
CumberIard PresbYterian Churoh.

Services follows Second Sabbath in each MONTH b.
Dr. \. A. HooREMAN Fourth Sabbath in each month b.
WIN. h. NORMENT.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05
Methodist Church

Services every Sabbath. at IOE A. NJ. and p. NJ by
the Rev. 5. B. SURRAT.
SABBATH SCHOOL at 81 A. M.
Singing Scholars Sunday evening
at 2s o'clock Prayer Meeting every Wednesday night
meeting every Friday night Regular Church meet
ing fFstW Wednesday night in each month. Young Mems
pray meeting every Monday night.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

Twenty thousand acres of land In
Mississippi and Arkansas were sold at an
assignee's sale last week, for about ten
Thousand dollars.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

The negro Revels has been admitted to a
seat in the United States Senate by strict
party vote.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05
Memphis and Louisville R. r.

ARRIVE.
DAY EXPRESS City Time. 10 a N z43 4 M
NIguT EXPRESS do do ........ .... 2,45 leo P n
Ticket 237y and at the Depot head Of
Street.
Sleeping Cars Night Express through to
Louisville and Nashville without change. - ,
SAM. b. JONES, Sspt.
SELL HOWELL, Passenger Agent.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05

The legislature adjourns Monday next
and will not meet again until next May.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-03-05
Hardeman County Directory.
CLo~,,,,vx g1o,,,4

IOIIN W. HARRIS, .. Chancellor
SRANCIS FESTRESS. Clerk and Master
Court meets Sd Monday in september and March
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-07-22
,ler is needed. Cows, II need be,

that water is needed. Cows, II need be,
should be induced 10 drink. Milk con-
tains about 81 per cent OF water. BY in.
dueing moderately "a COW to drink freely.
several more quarts OF milk may be OBJ
tanned without making any special change
in the quality.
The quantity of water drank by COW
is in general an index OF her milking
qualities. The method of inducing cows
10 drink, however, should not be pushed
SO rs TO dcterioraic the quality OF the milk.
Frosts affect the grrss to such degree
that il is not good plan to keep cows IN
the pasture without additional food after
the first hard irosts. IL requires one
fourth more food to winter COW if she
comes 10 the barn in poor condition. AT
no other season of the year is so much
care needed as in late autumn, and so
little care exercised Barns should he
warm and well Ventilated and by So con-
structing them rs 10 secure these two
conditions large amount of food will be
economical.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-07-22

This Remedy does not simply reiiere for a short
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of the worst eases Of Chronic Nasal Cstarrh, and
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Cold i'm the head" and Catarrhal Headache are
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weak, feel dull have pam or pressure In the head,
YOU may rest assured that you have Catarrh.-
Thousands annually, without maniiesting half Of
the above symptoms, terminate in Consumption
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more deceptive or less understood by physicians
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-07-22
Com InissiOner's Notice.

WE having been appointed by the Honorable
w Judge oi Probate for Oxford County, 10 re.
cciye and examine the claims Of the creditors of
Oakes i. Bo,warth, late o Canton, in said County,
deceased, whose estate is represented InsOlvcnt.
give notice that six months, commencing the 2lst
day OF June, 1870 have been allowed to said cred
tore 10 bring in aud prove their claims, and that
will attend the service assigned us n the Office
OF John L. Swasey, in said Canton, on the last sat
urdsy of August and the third saturday Of Dccem-
Der next, al two O'Clock In the afternoon or each
Of said days
HIRAM 4. ELLIS,
CALVIN =. BROWN.
Canton, July :, 1870. Commissioners.