The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-05-14
state News.

The general Government has appropria-
ted the sum of 100000 for the purpose of
building Custom House at Knoxville, and
the building is to be completed as soon as
possible. ao
Bill Stokes has cadetship to dispose of
on the most reasonable terms No whites
need applyll
The Jonesboro, Tenn, Union Flag re-
ports the conclusion of case in the Cir
cult Court at that place, over superannua-
ted mare, worth about $75, the entire cost
of the suit being about eight hundred dol
lars.
There are no prisoners in the Fayette
county Jail.
Isaac NJ. Steele and T. J. Flippin are can
didates for Judge of the 18th Judicial Cir
cult.
The people of Fayette want railroad
through their county from Jackson via Den
mark, SOmerville and Macon, to CollierviIle
or Germantown on the line of the Memphis
and Charleston road.
On the I'd inst. a meeting was held in
Somerville, at which the following resolu-
lutions were unanimously adopted
Whereas, the citizens of Fayette county
desire speedy and direct Railroad connec-
ton with Memphis and Jackson, but are
without charter for that purpose, be it
therefore.
Resolved, lst. That our representatives
at Nashville are hereby respectfully re-
quested to introduce bill at the ensuing
meeting-of the Legislature, for the purpose
of building a Railroad from jackson, in
Madison County, through Denmark, Somer-
vile and Macon to Colierville, or German
town, or some point between these towns
on the Memphis aAd Charleston Railroad
I'd That we regard direct connection
with Brownsville and Holly Springs of
great Importance to Fayette county; and
that these two Railroads, passing throxgh
Brownsville and giving Us direct connec-
ton with all the great commercial marts
north, south and west of as, will bsget a
competition beneficial in every respect, TO
the producer and consumer.
3rd. That as the benefits flowing flom.
Railroads are never limited to localities or
neighbOrhoods, but diffuse themselves over
whole counties, the NEST equitable mode of
building them is by county subscription,
payable at such a time that the citizens can
reap the benefits before the debt becomes
> due
4th. That Fayetts county is sufficiently
interested in both these Railroads to justify
US voting county subscription large
enough to prepare them for the iron; OF
about 81 900 per mile as far as they may be
built through this county.
5th. That as soon as charter shall be
attained We will meet again at SOmerville
and take such steps as may be necessary tC
organize the company and 60 to work to
., wards building the Road; and we will thor
request the cooperation of the friends o
the Somerville and Brownsville enterprise
9th. That the papers of SOmerville, Jack
son, Brownsville, Bolivar and Memphis ar
respectfully requested to publish these pro
ceedings.
The meeting was addressed by j. I. Trez
y want, and presided over by J. r. Mosby
The Athens Post has seen letter from
Horace Maynard, announcing that he vii
. be a candidate for reelection to Congress
!. and that Reconstruction is failure 70
Tennessee, and the party must stand on it
/ own bottom.
Recently Glasgow Junction, on the lin
K, of the Nashville & Louisville railroad wa
the scene of terrible and bloody fght
te Two desperadoss, brothers, named Shiye'
had violated the law by stabbing and brr
te tally beating a cripple in the store IN whic
he was clerking. When the sheriff of Sun
r. nsr county, who had summonsed a posse
attempted to arrest the offenders, they dreI
,s- their navies, each having four of the deadl
weapons, and bid defiance to the officer an
r his assistants. The sheriff ordered his me
to FIRE On them, which was done, with bU
r. little effect. The brothers then returned th
FIRE, mortallY wounding r. w. Proctor, NJ
IN James. and inhicting painful flesh wOun
upon II. Clay Stacker of GAINESVILLE, a
an members of the sheriff posse.' The Shiye
IL then made good their escape to the wood
IN but were followed by large number of cit
zens, captured and lodged in Jail 500
N after James and Proctor died of their il
juries, an exasperated party took the mu
Fl dersrs from the Jail and hung them.
The jailor of Davidson county is negr
There is a negro living in Maury count
th named Frank Polk who is one hundred an
of five years old.
Nd The improvements on the TennesssG
th river at Colberts Shoals are progressir
oe rapidly to completion, When the obstru
nd tions in the river at that point are all T
ne moved preparations will be made to cle'
inf out distractions at the Muscle Shoal
When this is done, the Tennessee river W
en- have uninterrupted navigation from P
dueah to Knoxville.