The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19

intend g locate in Middle and We It len
nessee.
The Wayhesboro Re0ieaO says that
James Dicus, near Clifton, killed three
deer without leaving his stand, and suc-
eeeded in getting shot at and woupfed
the fouIth; and it was no day for deer
hunting neither.
The Dyersburg Progress of this week
says that petitions were going the rounds
on Tuesday asking an appropriation from
Congress of one hundred thousand dol
lars for the Improvement of Forked Deer
river, The editor says 1--WE hope they
will DO some good, for we need the i'm.
proyoment and ought to have it.
The Chattanooga Times reports the
prospect for fruit crop in that section
of the State as never better than at the
present time, and that with no more frost
it looks for the finest peach crop that
they have had for many years.
The State Central Republican Com
mittee of the State of Tennessee has re-
Gently called State Convention to meet
at Nashville, on Wednesday. the 18th of
May next, to appoint delegates to the Ma
tiOnal Republican Convention, which
meets at Philadelphia on the 9th day of
June
Tie -4gricultaralist reports the pros
pect for good wheat and fruit crop as
truly iattering in Warren county. Is
also says their County Court has lowed
tax Of twenty cents on the 500 worth of
property, fifty cents on each poll and one
dollar on each dog in excess Of one
owned by one individual, for school pur-
poses. eH
Henderson county has a venerable old
citizen now in his ninety first year, who
is lifting with his old spouse, to whom be
was welded more than half century
ago. Ills name Is Elias Stuart lie is
the f@ther of six children, seyenty-six
grandchildren, ninety-one great grand
children, and one great~great~g grand
child. So says one of our Eve forget
which) exchanges.
The Union City Colaie, says that "the
Illinois Central Railroad and McCombs
have determined to build road from
Humboldt, Tenne ssee, to Cairo. It is
said the necessary money matters have
been arranged and that the road will GER
tainly be built Il viii prove of vast
i benefit to West Kentucky and West Ten.
nessee"
The Upton Record says; eve learn
just as we go to press that General Frank
Cheatham, the old war-horse of Tennes
see in Confederate days. has become &
cand date for the Governorship of Ten.
nessee. We go for Cheatham, All the
State Executive Committee should at
once postpone the Convention called for
the 9th of May"
The editor of the franklin Pabios, on
a trip to old Mitchelville recently, passed
the old dueling ground where Gen Sam
Houston and Gen. White, two prominent
citizens of Tennessee, fought a duel in
1923; or 1924, in which White was shot
through the body. Tile died from the
effects Of his wounds in two or three years
afterwards. Here, three or four years
after the first, another duel was fought
between Smith and Drank, IN which the
laser was killed outright, having be 4
shot through the heart. 9e was buried
in . neighboring field, and a little grove
Of eumac marks the spot Many other
parties have made arrangements to fight
onthis spot, but have either become recon
cile3 after arriving on the ground, or the
hostile meetings have been prevented by
the officers Of tie law,
The Trenton Gazette, under tLe head
of "Cotton VS. GRAIN says ''that as the
I present high price of cotton may induce
our 7lanters, or more properly farmers,
to plant too large q crop Of the staple, to
the neglect of other, few hints upon the
subject may not be o1t Of place. It IS
almost universally conceded thatthe bans
of Southern prosperity has hitherto been
the failure to plant more grain and grass,
and to give the proper attention to stock
raising. A large crop of ,Otton reduces
the price, and necossitates the purchase
OF supplies and diminishes the net profits
of the planter. Experience has demon
strated that for this latitude, diversified
farmihg is the most profitable, the season
always suiting one crop OF another. 1t
is understood that tie cotton States win
plant largely this season, and, hence, the
necessity for light crop here
Memphis and Knoxville Railroad.
A meeting of the Board of Directors Of
this company was held at Somervl'e on
| the sth instant, when the follbwing di~
rectorg' we're present: O MsAlsup and
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