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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
Sensible Talk.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle of last Sat
urdnv saws:

The ClarksvilIe Chronicle of last Sat
urdny says:
L" 1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody
any good" One happy effect, at least,
is likely to flow from the recent election.
General disgust at politics is turning the
attention of our people, IRON national
and State affairs, to those things which
moro directly concern them at homo.
We have wisely concluded not to fret
about what we cannot help. Aud though
there is a corruption at Washington, and
Observation-Disclosures of the government
everywhere, we, not being able to purify
and correct these matters, at present,
have determined to look around our own
doors, and see if there is not little clean.
ing, mending and bailding up, which we
can 10, with no one to hinder uz.
In the first place, the South is unfor~
tunately, perhaps, a very marked section.
Our history and institutions before the
war, made US as q section; the war con-
frmcd US as a section; and 1t seems to
have been, and to be now, the intention
of the federal government, since the war,
to treat US as a section. The South Is
not only a section, but the weaker, when
compared with the North. And our only
hope is that Of The small boy, who is inn
posed upon by an overgrUwn, overbear>
ing, larger one; we hope, some day, tc
be stronger. Let US, then g to work
with cheerfulness and confidence in the
result, We will gain strength by every
little improvement. Every acre of land
that is made more productive, every rod
of improved fence that is built, every
mile of good road, or railroad that is judi
eicusly constructed, and every Cevice
that is adopted for saving labor, and
making 1t more remunerasiye, will all &C
toward getting for US an independence
and peace, more precious and permanent
| than We can ever secure, either in th
arena of debate, or on the field of battle
/ The strong are always safe. And wha
we now need is strength, material
| strength. Money, factories, improved
! lands and q well educated population
/ are all essential elements of power il
modern civilization.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13

This is to certify that have been
using one OF q w Swinebvoad's Cotton
Presses for about ten months, and have
olcked six hundred bales Of cotton on il
weighing from 4JO t. Col pounds, the
blocks forming complete racaet on the
bars by the working of the leavers as
natural az though they were cast thereon,
there being no chance for slipping while
packing the bale. Tao men will pack .
500 pound bale with ease
'THOS. ALEXANDER"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
Notice.

I viii sell to the highest bidder for
cash at the Court ouse door in the town
OF Bolivar, on Monday, 3Oth day Deem
Der, 1872, the following described tract OF
land, lying in Hardeman county. in civil
district No. II, being the north east quar-.
ter of section No. Is, in township MOL
of range No. 5, east of the pasis merad-
ian ofthe Chickasaw cession; containing
$50 acres. Levied on as the property Of
Margaret Gay, to satisfy an execu ton in
my hands Dec, 8, 1872.
j. j. NELLY, Sheriff
dec.6.-4tpf$5.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
Bad Business.

T The mystery of the Dover, Delaware,
murder has been explained, Professor
West was not killed. 1t nov turns out
he killed a colored man whom he hired
temporarily After the man was dead,
the Professor cut his hands and feet of
and burned them. The object was TO
make the authorities believe the body
was his, so that his wife could obtain the
insurance Of twenty-five thousand d3l-
lars on his life. lie Acknowledged that
be killed the negro, but in self-defense.
West is now in Jail.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
"HAEnElIlN CoUXTY, TENS,
Eab-uary 81 1870

This will certify that we have used one
of G.. w Swinebroad's Cotton Presses
this whole season. and have packed one
hundred bales weighing from $50 TO 525
pouad5 1t works simple, strong and
easy. w ehave not broke anything this
whole season. The hands packed down
a bale in ten minutes, that is the pressing
part, as they usually work. We chesrfully
recommend it to any one in need Of a,
press TO be worked by hand.
"WM A. CARU THEIRS.
"COL J. Is FRANKLIN"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
Particular Notice.

Call in at T. c. McGuire's-Powell's
corner and get your fine drink, cigars,
etc. J. b. Muse will be pleased to meet
you and will take pleasure in waiting
upon you.
Also, call at I. c. McGuire's store
Lightforts new buildiug-snd get your
staple and fancy groceries.
Dec l3-wG
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
"WM. A. CARU THEIRS.
"COL J. Is FRANKLIN.
"MEuPnrs. Tgxx., Oct. %. 1871.

AlEAPltl5s ENN-s yet W ioI 1.
Nj. @. W. swinsbroad. Bolivar. Teasossss.
Dear Sir-Ne take pleasure in tsstI-.
flying to the efficiency Of your Cotton
Press We make a 500 pound bale with
four men easily in four miuutes-that Is
the pressing part. The blocks form their
own ratchets, rendering it safe from slip
ping. IL is convenient and simple, and
easily worked, aud VIC can cheerfullT TO-
commend it to all in need of press to be
worked by hand.
SHARPE & ROBERTS,
"Fublic Ginners City Of Memphis
Other certificates could be given, but
deem the above sufficient for all purpas -
Respectfully
@. w. SWINEBROA9,
Bolivar, Tenn, Feb. %, 1872.
lSsZ3iyI
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13

No Goa Washington special says
that Judge Macarthur, of the Criminal
Court, has reversed the decision recently
given against the keepers Of restaurants
for their refusal to entertain colored
men, and holds that the proprietors of
hotels or restaurants were the proper
judges of those who should be entertained
The horse disease is on the increase in
ST Louis, but hOTcs are entertained that
It will disappear in a few days.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13

APoLoGY Having been confined to
cur room for several days with lame
foot this issue of the BULLETIN is one
day late in making It's appearance.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
REWsPApER pEtrsEoNs

Any person who TAKES psper regularly from the
- Ohas- directed 70 his name smother Or
vnethsr lie has subscribed nosis responsible for the
pay.
:. II person Ordsrs his paper discontinued he must
nay an GTrearaEes or the puhlher may continue send
Il until payment is made and collect the whole amount
Ehethsr Il IS taken from the 0faee or not.
2 The have decided that refusal to taFe news
papers and periodicals ths Post Oce. removing
and leaving them uncasd for lie prima fac1e evidence Of
intentional fraud.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13

The Chicago express train on the Kan>
sas City, 1T Joseph and Council Bluffs
Railroad, when about nine miles south of
St Joseph, at 920 last Saturday morning,
ran into a wagon crossing the track, kills
ing George w. Rono, Francis H. Jones,
and Mrs Hannah Branstellear, and fata! !.
ly injuring John Biminger and Airs Su-
san Mickey. The horses TOOK fright at
the locomotive and ran on the track IN
front Of the train
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13

"MEAPHI2, EN- VI. D. III
"This is to certify that We have acted
as agents for the sale OF & w Swine
broads Cottnn Press, and from the favor
able reports received from parties tc
whom we have sold, do not hesitate ID
recommend it to any one who may wish
to purchase a Press.
GUY, Nc 'LELLAN & co
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
(No. 524, R. D.
Original Bill
IN The Chaneery Court Of Hardeman
County, Tennessee.
ec.6.-4t,pf.$5.
RObert Seott Is. J. B. Scarbrough.

Robert Scott rs. i. B. Scarborough.
In the above cause, it appearing from
the Bill fled, which is sworn to, that De-
PENDANT, j. B. : carbrough, is a non>resi-
dent of the State of Tennessee, 1t is
therefore ordered by the undersigned
that said j. B Scarborough enter his ap-
pearance herein on or before the Ist Mon
day in January next, at the Court House
in Bolivar, Tennessee, and plead, answer
or demur to compIainants Bill or the
same will be taken for confessed and the
cause set for hearing e1pate; and that a
copy of the above order be published four
consecutive weeks in the Bolivar Bulle~
tin, newspaper printed in Bolivar,
Tennessee.
This 4th day of December 1872.
4. Il. MCDO WE'LL,
Clerk Il Master.
j. & Z. Fentress, soils for Compliunants.
dec 6~w4-pf S..
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13

WELL SAID.-The Cincinnati Enquire.
gets of the following;
The Liberal Electors of tennessee and
Maryland distinguished themselves yes
to-day by robbing the dead, and confer
ring an equivalent upon Governor Hen,
bricks. Georgia Distributed her favors
between Greeley, Gratz Brown and
Charles Jenkins, of Georgia. Who is
Jenkins
Yes, who is Jenkins; and who gave
Liberal Electors Of Tennessee the author
ity to rob the dead D.?
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
(No. $40 r. D
o. 4. Bill.
III the ChGHcery Court Of Hardened
County, Tennessee,

John ! Baker Is. James Toone, Jr., d.
|. Wells and Hugh Davis.
In the above cause it appearing from
the Bill filed, which is sworn to, that De-
PENDANT, James Tonne, Jr, is a non~resi-
dent Of the State Of Tennessee, 1t Is
therefore ordered by the undersigned,
Clerk d Master, that said Defendant
James Toone, Jr., enter his appearance
herein on or before the lst Monday in
January next at the Court House In Beli-
var, Tennessee, and plead, answer, or de-
muir to ccmplainant's Bill or the same will
be taken for confessed and the cause set
for hearing ESParte as to him ; and that
4 copy of the above order be published
four consecutive weeks in the Bolivar
Bulletin, newspaper printed in Bolivar
Tennessee.
This 2i day Of December. 1872
r. b. MCDOWELL,
Clerk q Master
Jesse Normens, sol5. for Cons lainlnt5.
dec. j~w4 pF s.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
Read the Following T1stimo
mails

J. F. Dowdy, agent for my Presses in
Memphis, writes as follows:
"MEMPHI@, Tenn, Feb II, 1872
"T our Presses are now n complete sac
cess. | have not had single complaint
this season, but, on the contrary, all are
highly pleased, and prefer them to all
other hand presses"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13

Henry Ward Beecher is a woman
suffrager all over. In recent letter to
Mrs. Lucy Stone he says
l have never been sanguine as to the
near and rapid accomplishments of the
admission Of women TO the duty of SUI
lrage but have never doubled OF its ultI-
mate accomplishment, because believe
that every movement founded in justice
and wisdom will at length prevail.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
(No. 52I, r. D.
.. A * J. Bill
In the ChaHcery Court Of Hardenlan
County, Tennessee
Pitser Miller rs David Thorn, James
Toone, Sr., r. II. Wood and ). II.
Dnncan

In the above cause, it appearing from
the Bill filed, which is sworn to. that De-
PENDANT, David Thorn, is a nonresident
of the State of Tennessee, 1t Is therefore
ordered by the undersigned, Clerk L
Master of said Court, that said Defendant,
David Thorn enter his appearance herein
at the Court House in Bolivar, Tennessee,
on or before the LIST Monday in January
uext-and plead, answer or demur to ecTnr
plainants Bill, or the same will be taken
for confessed and the cause set for hearing
exparte as to him. Ordered that a copy
Of the foregoing order be published four
consecutive weeks in the Bolivar Bulletin,
newspaper printed in Bolivar, Tenn
This d day of December, 1872
T. b. MCDOWELL,
Clerk & Master.
J. & i. Fen.ress, sols. for Complaiuants.
decJtw4~pf-S5
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13

Louisiana is not happy at all, neverthe-
less she has two legislatures to mako laws
for the lawyers. Happy country; I'M
happy people
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
~FOCAHogTAs, TESEEgsEE. I
EsLruary .. IsI2. /

'sir. C. V. : insiros5:
Dear III take pleasure in testify
ing to your Press I have packet 100
bales of otto on it The blocks perform
their own work on the leavers, and makes
a complete rachel thereon The hands
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13

81 take pleasure in teshfying to your
Press 1t works as well as / want il to,
and cheerfuliy recommend it to any one
that may want a press to be worked By
hand. have pressed sumo fifty bales on
it Of the usual size. Yours truly,
y. y. KNIGHT.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
PATENT COTT0N PRESS 50:
simplicity strength; Durability.

work it without any feag Of getting hurt
believe it to be the best hand press in
use, and that bY covering 1t over so "a -
keep It dry it will last lifetime.
&c I ours truly,
"W. . ADAMS
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13

"HIBrIEBURG, HARDEMAN Co. TGSN-,l
FebrsaTy, y, 1872. !
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-17
A Live Newspaper

There are very few newspaper offices In
the country which, In completeness OF equip
ment,. are equal to that Of the Savannah
Neans; a paper in every way up to the times,
and a worthy exponent OF the vigor and
thrift Of the bustllng city In which 1t is pub.
lished.
The proprietor, MI. ]. a.. Estlll, Is a
"working man." who takes a just pride In
the establishment he has bullded up. Writing
the addresses upon newspapers was too slow
a process; he obtained a mailing machine
which can address five thousand an hour.
Folding papers by hand was not quick
enough; he has put in operation a new ma
chine which folds, and presses, three thous-
and an hour. A simple newspaper was not
enough to keep Mr.. Estill employed; 80 he
added to his establishment a job office and
bindery, capable OF executing the heaviest
work with economy and dispatch. The out
side public know little OF these things. They
see the results, and care nothing for the pro.
cesses by which the results are reached. But
newspaper men. who have examined the
Savannah Neus Office fad it to be every
thing that we have said.
The Savannah Neus Is q staunch Demo-
cratic paper, and rendered the State good
service in the Liberal canvass. Mr.. Estill,
himself, Is a prompt, trustworthy man, who
will fill honorably, and useiully, any public
position to which he may be chosen.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-17
TERMS OF IHE fS"0;

NM, ,,,,v NEWS, by mail one year. %; sA
nontn. ca. three months zoo. esi.eu 49,
s,tv at EIGHTEEN VENTS o week. pasaoe oro.
o,Ss 60 a year, paid In advance az tne omce.
r'ess, Ta1.wEsklY NEWS, published on tuesdays
~,n-e,ays and Saturdays, one year S4' Blk
aanntna 80 80; three months 81 IS
Tup WEEKLY NEWS, one year 81. SIX copies
en- Ten copies, to one address. slt.
snasoRur1oss In all cases payable IN advance
and no paper continued after the expiration Oh 'ne
lime paid for. ,u.on,a
RrnrrrANcKs should be made oy foatomoe
Haney order or by Express. II this cannot Do
done. protection against losses by mall may Do
secured by forwarding a draft on Charleston pay
shle TO the order Of the proprietors OF TIE NsWs'
or hy sending the money in a registered letter.
Tp.NsrESr Advertisements 10y measaremenp
Afteen cents a line the first insertion, and ten
cents q line each subsequent insertion. BUSINESS
Notices (by county twenty cents q line eacn inser'
ton.
NOTICES Of Wants, To Rent, Lost ana founa'
BOARDING. &c, not exceeding 20 Words 70 Genus
eseh insertion: over 20, and not excesains oo
vnrds. 10 cents each insertion; over 3d. ana no'
exceeding 10 words, so cents each insertion.
Tneaa rates are NET, and must invariably DC
Bald in advance. wsoNx , M.
Address RiohOdN'
No. 10 Broad street, Charleston, :. Y.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-17
silk Culture in south Carolina.

A reporter for the Savannah Republican
has had a long talk with a Beaufort planter,
who expects to go North soon for the pur-
pose OF making arrangements for the estab-
lishment of a silk-worm nursery at Beau
fort. The reporter says:
she appears to have given the subject the
closest attention, and brought to our notice
several very Interesting points In the report
of the Agricultural Department published last
year. The coeoons which he showed us, and
which were grown near Beaufort, were GER
tainly very beautiful, and were stated by MIN
to be as fine as any ever. grown In the United
States. He carries them on with handsome
letters of introduction and recommendation
to silk manufacturers at the North, and GER
talnly, upon consideration of the facts be-
fore US, we cannot but say that he must sue.
eeed In making arrangements satisfactory
to all.
1.-THE breeding of the silk worm was In Col
onial times quite an extensive business In
South Carolina. Its final abandonment, as
far as We can learn, was not on account OF
the want of profit, but the great difficulty ex-
isting at that time In transporting from the
old country a sufficient number OF skiltul
msnipulators to take care of the plant and
the feeding Of the worm in Its earlier stages.
At the present time these are comparatively
easily found at the North and from the West.
In England the matter has engaged the par
ticular attention OF the government for the
past two years. Nurseries have been estab-
lished In various parts of the kingdom, and,
aith the encouragement OF government, are
making large importatlons of eggs and cocoons
from all parts of the world. In Mexico and In
various parts of the Northern States 1t Is q
b~usipess carried on with great profit to the
owners of nurseries.
1.-THE experiment of raising the Silk worm
! at Beaufort has been made with the most sat-
~isfsctory results. The cocoons produced are,
as we nave stated, very beautiful to our I'M
educated eye, and the fact that efforts are
being made to establish q nursery at that place
proves that the parties making the experiment
are willing to risk q considerable amount OF
capital In 1t. Should the doctor succeed In
his efforts, (snd we sincerity hope he WILL IL
must open in South Carolina field OF great
profit for her people, and will probably do
away to a certain extent with the culture OF
| cotton on the sea Islands,"
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-17
The Chester Fire.

| When the sad tidings OF the destructive
fire in Chester were received in Charleston
on Sunday morning the first thought was
for those whom the swift marching flames
might have rendered homeless and desti-
tute. We were confident that the people Of
| Charleston would help their suffering breth'
rem to the full extent OF their means; but it
would have been unwise to make an appeal
to the public without good reason. A
telegram, therefore, was dispatched at once
to the ~Iutendant OF Chester, inquiring whether
any OF his people, by reason OF the fire,
were In need OF assistance in money or pro-
visions. The following reply wa received
yesterday morning:
CHESTER, 8. c., December Is, 1872.
| Messrs. Riordan, Dapson d o., Charleston,
10:
The loss is sustained by merchants: None
reouire assistance. The lowest estimate OF
damages Is sl6O,OOO Insurance $50, 600.
GEO. W. MELTON, %Intendant.
This is gratifying intelligence. A terrible
loss has befalien Chester, but at least there
are no starving men and women pleadingrin
the panic, for bread and a roof to shelter
them. The good people OF Chester will not
be dIsmayed. They are made oil stuff which
does not melt in the furnace. OF affection.
The disaster OF Sunday will be overcome in
time. and all the sooner II the insurance
companies pay up promptly, and those to
whom money is due practice q generous
~forbearance. And this prompts the thought
that none but a mailman would, In these
days, take any step which makes insur-
ance dearer or less secure. Far from
throwing difficulties In the way OF insurance
corporations, it should be the aim OF the
Legislature to encourage frst.class compa-
mics to maintain agencies In this State.
The bill before the Legislature, doubling the
deposit required Of Insurance companies,
will, If passed, cause most Of the sgenciesto
be withdrawn, and those which remain will
increase their price. With the fires In Alb
beville and Chester and Cheraw before them
the Legislature cannot, If they have any re-
gard for the public welfare, take any step
which will prevent the people from insuring
their property in responsible companies at
a fair rate Of premium. The insurance on
the property destroyed In Chester Is sixty
thousand dollars. That insurance fund,
although less than hall the total loss, will
'euable the b%urned-out merchants to get on
their legs and 60 to work. Without that,
most OF them would be hopelessly ruined.
We trust that the origin OF the Chester
fire will be investigated, and that, in rebuild
ing the burnt houses, care will be taken to
avoid any modes Of structure which may
have been found especially dangerous. No
town can be made Hre-proof; but care in
building, and an efficient fire department,
often contine to a small area a fire which,
under other circumstances, would lay a
civ low,
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-17
have been in vain. The Mutual Company

have been In vain. The Mutual Company
claims that It Is enabled to reduce ls
rates because Of greater economy OF manage.
ment and greater caution In examination Oh
applicants for insurance than Its rivals. ontne
other side it is argued that, granting tnls W
be 30, the reduction will make an unfair dis
elimination in favor of the new class OF insur-
ers against the old policy-holders; tnat oe-
sides. the directors have no right to hazard
the large assets accumulated, which are the
property OF the pollcy.holders and not Oh tnelr
managers; that the surplus which it ID intend
ed to reduce secures the safety which insur-
era desire, and which led many Of them to In
vest their means In this company; and thst
even II this were not 30, the reduction WILL
bring ruin to many younger and poorer
companies which cannot AFFORD Inc
reduction. The directors Of the Mutual
allege, that the opposition to their new
scheme does not come go much from
their policy.holders as from the rival COM
panies; that they are satisfied by calculation
that they can afford the reduction, and that
the older p%olicy-holders are not discrimlnated
against, as they will receive dividends IN pro-
portion to their payments. Petitions are
being signed, however, BY many OF the policy
holders of the Mutual in this and other cities
against the reduction, and unless the difec'
tors recede, which it ls now thought they will
do. it is likely that the Legislature OF New
York will be called upon to take some action
In the premises. The New York papers most
" oppose the reduction, but mainly on the
ground that, warranted or not, it will bring
disaster and ruin upon the weaker companies,
| and thus seriously disturb the business AND
| financial prosperity of the city.