The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-04-08

-'00iy dNp several OIneTSY we E6LL Oh the
Il:30 mail train, and after a delightful trip
was landed at the celebrated Maxwell
House-tbe pride of the City of Rocks. We
visited the Penitentiary; saw the usual
sights to be met with in States Prison,
and got glimpse of Mitchell, the murderer
Of Mashburn. He is looking rather sallow,
yet seems to enjoy II oderate health, and is |
stocking plows. He is said to be an excel
lent hand, and works with vim. There
are nearly six hundred convicts in the pris~
on at this time, and the number Is increas-
ing daily. Our party next visited the Capt. |
toll: assembled the lofty dome, and enjoyed |
a magnificent view of the city. The MUIR
muring Cumberland, threading its way
among rock ribbed hills and meadows green,
cleaned in the bright pril sunshine like a
belt of FURNISHED silver, while all around
lofty ridges that seemed to kiss the horizon
made up picture enchant ting to the eye.
After a sumptuous dinner at the grand no
tel, we wheeled out to the Lunatic Asylum,
situated on the MurfreesbOro pike, sig miles
from the city. At the first glance Of the
grounds and buildings, all felt richly repaid.
Oar Jehu dumped" US at the main ems
trance where We met the Superintendent
of the instltution, who extended a hearty
welcome, aDd introduced us to Mr.. Buohan-
an, who kindly piloted us throughout the
building, green houses and grounds geper
ally. In the Asylum there are at least three
hundred and forty unfortunates-the sexes
being about equally represented. Every
thing in and about the buildings bear evil
dence of scrupulous care, exquisite taste
and faultless cleanliness. Take the asylum,
all IN all, it's just what it should be-a liv-
ing monument to Charity and Mercy, and
every son and daughter Of the common
wealth has just cause to be proud of this
magnificent home for the unfortunate, and
the humane laws enacted for it's government
and the manner in which the laws are ex-
ecuted.
At night we visited our old friend and
companion of other days, James T. Bell and
as usual found him at his editorial duties in
the sanctum of that old standard sheet-the
Nashville Union and American. By the
way, "Jeems" promised US to visit Bolivar
at an early day, and We know the Democra
cy of old Hardeman will extend him a
hearty welcome.
Next day we visited the water works, and
many other places of attraction, and at I
o'clock in the evening took seats in one o.
Puilman's far, famed sleeping coaches, or
the Nashville and Decatur road, and were
borne southwark, as it seemed, on the
wings of the wind passed the scene o
Hood s disaster; through the blood-sOakeC
fields of franklin passed Columbia ant
Pulaski-through the Tunnel; switched OF
at Decatur, then passed in rapid succession
the magnificent farms along the Tennessee
valley, and drew up at COrinth for breakfast
And we got it, but it was a repast unequal
led in all its features by the poorest grub
ever knawed upon by the miserable WItche
who used to dance the pigeon wing aroun
huge pots in the days of Macbeth Dish
rag coffee, cold as the watery milk was sour
blue beef as tough as a hickory wythe
, sobby bread; ancient butter and fragrant
: eggs, with a sprinkle of"biled rice" fried i
| pot liquor, completed the "lay out" Onl
' dollar for all this-'Only this and nothin
/ more nothing LESS. Our advice to tray
: elers going east is this: When you leave tn
: Stonewall House at Grand Junction, &c
' Russell & Kirby to put you up "snack !;
t and to those going west we say provid
t for a hungry nav somewhere east of Coz
e NTH, or you viii be done up and done for q
that huge Scruggs House, to a dead mora
certainty. AS kept now, the eating-hous
t at Corinth is disgrace to the Memphis an
n Charleston railroad, and should be shunne
+ by travellers.
s Leaving Corinth, homeward bound, a
s soon as we struck Big Hill, sounds of tn
e pending contest in the new county of Be
= were plain and distinct. At every static
8 candidates and their friends were at wor
like beavers. Strong advocates OF the cour
l. ty site were on every hand. Here was on
r for Salisbury; there, one for LaGrange, an
J. yonder were two for the junction, thong
e the latter were very quiet, and evidently th
y most confident of all. To-day the electio
!. takes place, and after the votes have bee
Is counted we will let our readers know VIII
l. lost and who won. just now things al
is terribly mixed in Bell county, and nothin
n but an official count of the votes viii conve
g facts in the case.
h Thursday evening, at 3;35, our party a
p Trived in Bolivar, safe and sound, havin
" made the trip from Nashville in Is runnin
f. hours. Hurrah for the railroads
Ex-senator Howard, Of Michigan, WI
y was stricken with paralysis a few day
since, died in Detroit last Sunday.
Thirty-fve thousand Germans are e.
pected to participate in the grand peaC