The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-05

1e04SSSSe ktemf.
The wheat crop thIou 'hout this dis.
trict is in most excellent condition; how.
ever, there hss been but little planted.
During the recent snow storm the
prisoners confined in the Lawrence
county Jail rugged q dead-fall and cap.
tured about one hundred and 6fty snow
birds.
There are seven hundred and sixty
three eoRvicts in the TeDnsssss Peni-
tsntiarv. OF the Whsls number Of con.
victs thirty-ops axe females, of whom
there is only one white woman.
A young man, IN the nsighborhsod Of
HenryVille, in this State, recently killed
twsnsy-eight patFidges at four shots !;
twelve at two shsts, seven a. another and
nine at another. He also killed Rt seven
different huRtiRgs fourteen desr.and only
discharged his gnn twelve times. He
killed four ct two shots.
The Lawrence .JotrHeI Of the 22th
ultimo, from which We eRllad che aboye
item, says:
The report from the iRteFgieg e Boil.
var By the Pulaski Rpmmittee, regarding
the LawrencebuFg and PElaski route Of
the Memphis and Knoxville Railroad, is
certainly very encouraging. We are glad
20 know that altar so long q time the
Honorable President and others of the
Directory haze been brought to see the
real advantages of this route over sll
| others, not only with regard to economy
OF construction and economy Of distance,
bat IN view Of the very superior advants
ages offered by this route, in the way Of
| the Developments Of the vast fields Of iron
| and coal Of Lawrence county, directly on
the proposed route, end Of she further de-
VelOPmsnt of the magnificent Eater power
in the immediate vicinity Of Lawrence
burg, Whieb viii eventually make her the
| Lowell of the fOgth. Is Is for our peo-
pie of Lawrence and Of Giles counties 60
take immediate sctiOn and show their
Willingness to respond ia an enterprise
in which they are so vitality interested.
Pin Hook, in the southern portion Of
Lawrence county, vas devastated By FIRE
on the Goth nit
Mrs. Sarah HaEVeF, of Memphis, took
night shade instead Of blue msss pills,
and ended her existsnce on earth thereby
On the 18th ulE
Tennessee u ne second Sssts iP tie
Union in point OfigDoraHoe, 1pd Jet Jess
than thirty Of the Hinesy'lWo counties
composing the State have LEVIED tax for
common school purposes the present
year. We don't seem ashamed Of our Po-
sitien on the roll of iIliserAcy.
The First Congregational District, hAk>
Jag the last GubsrnAtoEial count has g
Radical majority of less than one hun
dred.
The farm of william Davis, of Han.
cock, was sold recently at Knoxville to
satisfy the Judgment obtGined against
hiR by Ars. putnam foF damages in
breach of promise. The widow became
the purchaser at $1,000.
All business was suspended in Galla-
tin yesterday one geek ago during the
funeral Of 81 Governor Trousdale.
Rev. Young. Of Elm st Church, Nash.
vile, who was 70 go to Baltimore TO ill
the position made vacant by the sxpul-
sion Of pulpit spider, is to remain in the
former city.
Misc Susan Caroline GodsSy, better
known to the public as the sleeping
Beauty Of ObiOn County is now on s1-
hibition at Union City. She is now
thirty.One years old, and has been liV'
igg mystery for twenty-shree years.
On the night of the Goth ultimo, in
Shslbyeille, Michael Murphy Was muir
dsrsd by unknown persons, and the
warehouse of Cyrus MOoremAh was set
on FIRE and consumed. 4 reward Of $500
is offered for ths aFFsst and conviction Of
the fends-S50O by the Governor and
$1,000 by the corporation Of Shelby.
vile.
A mad dog was killed in Germantown
last week. Before it was killed, however,
several persons were wounded by its poi
sonOuS teeth.
The District Conference of she Meth
odist Episcopal Church meets in Brovns-
vile to-day.
In Nashville, last saturday, q police
man named Starkey was shot and nor.
tally wounded By desperate whom he
was trying 70 RFEast
The Democracy Of Shelby Is to meet in
convention on the goth Of jane next aRd
nominate candidates for county Offices.
The called session of the Legislature
flushed its labors last Saturday, and I'D
journed on Monday.
By resolution Of the Assembly the
State Treasurer Is to report to Congress
the Free School Ssytsm Of Tennessee.
Maj. E. +. FAlcOnnst has commenced
the survey Of the Deck River Valley
Railroad.
Hon. r. p. Caldwell, n. c. Of she Ssv.
snth, and Hon w. ". Vaughan, II. C.
Of the Eighth District, under the OLD APP
portionment, are now both members Of
the new EigAsh Congressional District,
and will 10 doubs aspire to re election.
Colonel P. G. Glass has become q can.
didate for the Tennessee Senate from
Haywood, LAudsrdals and Dyer sOua,
k;oa