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the law Of this State; that public policy
requires that thoy themselves should exercise
supreme Legislative powers pxs as between them
less as it is nudacious; it is revolutionary and
mobocratic. 1t has been fostered by SUCCESS in
bribery, and success in controlling 1egislation
through tho Lobby. It is now true that the
laws aro not made at Springfield, Albany, aud
ton, but in the Offices OF Scott, Gould, Vander-
bilt, Joy, Jn; Cooke, and other raiIroad kings
The law-making power ut the fountain heads OF
legislation must be purified. The Augcan Sta
bles Of corruption must be cleansed. The peo-
pie alone can do 1t. You must throttla this pre-
tension Of
VESTED R10uTB
in railroad corporations. It is baseless prete1,-
sion, and fiction unknown to the lap. New
York has regulated passenger fares, and tho vs.
Hdity Of eucL legislation hasnot been questioned
Michigan has done 80, and the law has been
obeTed. Iowa and Indiana have inst passed
sucl laws. We shall see it tho united efforts OF
the railroads will override this legislation. II
will certainly rule. It they suffer themselves to
be divided BY petty politicians in the interest Of
the railroads, and petty local or great metropoli
tan newspapers, which are bripod By free passes
or money, they will have to work on, giving the
bulk Of their earnings to the railroad companies,
as they have done and are doing.
ny ADVICE La:
unite; organize work together: stand by each
other. Let suits be brought for every e1tortion,
Until the railroads obey the laws. Mr. Hldrup's
bill, now before the Legislature, is q good one.
It strikes home., It compels ticket~agents and
conductors to obey the laws Of the State, or dis
obey ut their peril. II this bill becomes law,
fcket-agents and conductors may find out that
tho State is stronger than railroad company,
and that it is mora healthy for them to obey the
statute than the printed instructions OF their
Superintendent.
Samuel Wiley made some remarks' indorsing
the fa1mers' movement.
Charles Wallace, farmer, thought there was
q surplus Of corn and tho best Way to get rid Of
the surplus :vas to give two bushels to the rail-
roads for carrying three to market.
RESOLUTIONS:
The following resolutions, offered by 4. J.
Grover, were unanimously adopted,
llesotred, That this uass-meetnR unanimously In
dorses the bill pending before tho Legislature at
Springfield, introduced by blr. Hidrup; and that
urge Representatives to do all in thetr power to
secure Its passage
Resolved, That ne ndorse the oourse OF our Repre-
sentat:e, Mr. Hart in opposing the confirmation Of
the Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners lately
meeting, men selected by the railroad interest.
Resolred That the laws must and ahau b enforced.
COMMITTEE.
The Hon. E. R. Wicks, 4. J. Grover, s. H.
Keeler, James Wood, and Jacob Eply were ap-
pointed to report q constitution md bylaws, at
a meeting to DO held at Earlrilte, on Saturday,
March /, at o'clock p. m.
The meeting then adjourned,
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01d-Fashtoned Ideas Of official Duty.
The following letter, written nearly ninety-fve
years ago BY Gen. Greene, has q special interest
at this time, and might be read to advantage by
some OF the public oHce-ho1dera in this city and
elsewhere
DEAR s1R wrote to yon some little time
past by relation Of mine, Mr. Griffin Greene,
from the State of Rhode Island, in which re-
quested you to give Mr. Greene such letters Of
Recommendation and credit rs he might 7tnnd IN
need Of to execute his business to the best ad-
vantage. also desired you to give him al the
assistance in your power, and that !! "onta
ba responsible- For fear you should nus
take my intentions, I have thought proper
to write you this letter to acquaint you
that it was not my intention that you should give
Mr.. Greene any aid or assistance IN bnslnees
that he may undertake which will interfere IN
tho least degree with the duties Of your ofdce o.
affect it's reputation. Neither must you ler M
Greene any public moneys Il he p. .,on,d wan;
cash, and you cannot supply hin .f.hont maxine
use of the public money, hss demand must nof
be complied. with. !. tnake it standing ruie
never to make p<<e Of the public money for any
private purpose whatever. But ii you can oblige
Mr. Greene in your private capacity or furnish
him with money out OF your own private stocks
without injury to yourself, shall be much
obliged to you to do it. am, with great respect
aud regard, your most obedient, humble servant,
NATH. GREENE, A. IL. G.
James Calhoun, ESQ.
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This afternoon, Ut O'Clock, Messrs. VIM h. Buffers
Co. viii sell, without reserve the beautiful collection
Of oil paintings belonging to Mr. Il. HcCAnn, tho well
known art oonnotsseur OF Philadelphia. The sails will
be held in the Auction Rooms, Nos. IS aud 81 South
Canal street,
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and tried by all means in their power to make
the head Of the guild dssist from taking sec
ond apprentice. He, however, on the strength
of the magistrates decision, would have lis
own 17uv, and, as he was threatened BY the work
man, asked assistance from the yamen to pro
tect him. The worknen at last invited him 70
He went, accompanied by some Yamen runners =
to protect him. Having arrived at the guild hall
some 120 men we're found assembled there. VINO,
after having pushed the fanen runners ouf,
closed the doors. Ali efforts On the part OF the
Iamen people to gain an entrance we're useless;
they we're told bg tho workmen inside that no
one but the nnagistrnte himself would be ad-
"Murder!" by tho m.ster eold-6eater whom
they had accompanied to the hall, and being
unable to affect an entrance, ran to the magis-
tr.te. This officer at once hurried to the
hall, and readily gained admittance- But what
mus. have been his astoniahnent when he Gu
tered! 4 horrible sight met him 4 man
naked and already dead WAS bound to pillar,
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2QLeT tQ1EAg0 IL BILL uuuo 61l44uGA- AA0 OoA4A-
pany can afford to await timely develop
ments, because their relations with the Rock
Island end the Northwestern Companies
are 80 intimate and identical, TINT the
tracks and depot accommodations Of either road
will, il desired be placed at the newcomers dis
posal. This harmony Of working arrangements
Is an advantage possessed to greater degree
than BY any rival route. The Rock Island d
Northwestern can throw into it's lap sufficient
traffic to enaure the road paying business from
in the Decatur l. State Line Railroad, which is
also under Mr. Tracg'a Presidential control. This
road will furnish the shortest line between st.
Louis s. and Chicago, using, from Decatur ,, south,
Tracy interest having secured control of the Va
bash Company, the immense volume OF traffic
accruing On it's $50 miles of road will also be d.
verted into the Canada Southern at Toledo.
!, Some conception Of the strength Of
q elanco ut the subjoined names Of it's
leading promoters: Juo. r. Tracy, Ii. L.
Sykes, Jr., Milton Courtwright, q: H. Porter,
Henry Farnham, William /. Scott, Darid Do"s,
tors in either the Northwestern or Rock Island
Companies; George 0pdyke, Of The Midland
Road Sidney Dillon, Samuel j. Ti1den, Daniel
Drew, David Stewart, John Ross, and Kenyon
Coz. all famous in railroad circles. =
obtained on the line already indicated. Nearly
100 miles Of the ro.d west from the Detroit
River are completed Grading On the balance Is
being vigorously prosecuted, and, BY the opening
Of spring, will be so far advanced, that tracA-
LAYING can be resumed, ind the work be uninter-
rupted1y pushed to completion. A. rapidly ss
the road will be brought INTO daAy
use in connection with the Canadian portion.
Aud it is the resolute purpose OF the COMPANY %
30 push tho work that the entire line 1rom cal-
cago to Buffalo will be in full, successfu opera
hou in time to share in the early fall mosement
Of Enst-bound freight that continuously rolls
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DIR. j. IL. CLARK,

The nb1e and 1e known spccalIs-at Gt EAst HsxI6o1.
st. between Clark and 9tntoss-can be consulted-da7
evcniag-on III dkeases and difficulties Of chsouo,
attention to female aen1.ies Mod!siaes seat b mail
or e1prezs Send stamp for circular TO the Married A6
dress DR. CLARK, 1ol East tLarrtsoust., Chicago. H.
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DIR. A. G.. O1in.

ls r. Ctark,st chieseo, the most sueeessrl ~-e:al
q the ARe VIZ has given lifelong kpetIs sttenon t.
the Chronic. Sevnti sad disease
both sexes Read bis wdrxs and Judge ior your>c
scaled fnt stamp co1Iultatous pes1oua or
By nail free and invtol. Ladies' send for circular
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
Atheism on the Jury

In Paris, member of the Institute of
France, Prof Robin, and distinguished
man, was very recently, as we stated last
week, stricken from the jury, in conse>
quence OF his disbelief in the existence of
God We do not refer to it again for the
purpose of discussing the righteousness
or the expediency of such a decision,
though we do not know what an oath,
taken by juror or witness, means, or what
force it can possibly have upon the cOn~
science, if the man who takes il does not
believe in God, whose name and power he
inyokes A juror is one sworn to perform
4 certain duty. Of course, an oath is of
no account in the estimation of an atheist
II he is to serve on a jury, or is to be a
witness, the understanding is that men
who do not believe may be excused from
taking any such form of words upon their
lips That is to say, Christians must
swear to their statements, but atheists
need not The admission Of atheists to
places of trust requiring an oath Of fidelity
becomes a farce, if the oath is exacted,
| and distinction against Christians if it
| is not.
Bat we recur to it as a singular indi-
! cation that atheism is not, as formerly,
! the popular sentiment of France. We
| re Gently heard with satisfaction that the
| National Assembly set apart a day oil
| PRAYER for France. Such facts as that and
| the rejection of an atheist from jury duty
/ are indications that France has learned
something by her humiliation. She fell
beneath the heel of Germany more be-
cause of her moral than her materia
weakness, and if she now turns to God il
her distraction and darkness, she may
find a refuge and q rock on which to builC
q State that will stand. Except tht
I Lord build the house" &c.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
NOTICE.

By virtue of venditiou exponas directed
to me from Circuit Court at November
term, 1872, | will offer for sale for cash.
at the Curt House door in the town Of
Bolivar, on Saturday, the 1st day of
February, 1873, the undivided one fourth
visionary interest of Mrs Florence
Palmer in the house and lot, the dover
of Mrs. Ellen Joy, of the lands of her
deceased husband, &. e. joy, and de-
scribed as followes, to wit Beginning at
the southeast corner of the residence lot
of the late G. G. JOY and runs west 1856
feet to a stake, thRnce north 385 feet to
the north margin of the town of Bolivar,
Their ce east 1876 feet to the north east cor
ner of said lot. thence south 3S5 feet to
the beginning. Also the undivided one.
fourth interest Of Mrs Florence Palmer
in all hat portion of square No Is on
the plan OF the Polk Addition to the
town Of Bolivar which was not assign ed
TO Ellen D. JOY as dover Also the un>
divided onerfourth interest of Mrs. Flor
ence Palmer in lot No. , in square No
of said addition. Sale in legal hours
janI0 J. J. NELLY, Sheriff
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
To the Point

We most candidly endorse the follow
ing article which we take from the " Her
aid and Tribune" It is every word Of
1t true, and if the Legislature fails to give
the people of the State an efficient School
System, its members might as we'll stav
away from tI'e Capitol The people of
Tennessee demand, and must have such
system.
MARK THE PREDICTION The people
demand an Efficient school system. They
will be satisfied with nothing else. The
| tide of public Cpion is rising The sober
| second thought of the people, that, few
| years ago. cIdmorgd for the repeal of the
school law, now calls for something to be
| done that will bat outthe disgrace which
has fallen upoA the State in consequence
Of the vast number Of illiterates within
her borders. Something tciH be done
for there is general uprising Of the peO
pie on the subject of free schools. Ex-
perience is dear school and Tennessee
has learned n lesson that ehe will no.
soon forget, from the experience of the
past.
The State viii start on a new career o.
pEoFrerity from the day that the Legis
lature gives the people q good, simple
practical and comprehensive school sys
ten. If any of our Legislators yield &c
what they suppose to be public opinior
and oppose free schools, the political ca
reer of such will be short, for the peopl
will call them home the gerry first oppoT
tunity. We will have school law an,
the present Legislature will pass it
Mark the prediction.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
Horse Racing.

The Goliad Guard says horse racing In
Bell county is conducted in a manner
which reflects much credit upon the citi-
zens Of that county, as it is in entire
keeping with the spirit of our State stIt-
ute which has legalized the practice.
Gambling, drinking, fighting, sporting,
ETC., are under a most decided interdict
on all occasions of their meeting to test
the speed Of their horses. If this prevails
as a custom throughout the State, the in
tentiOn of the law would be thoroughly
carried out, and we would have the good
that was contemplated without the evil
that usually obtains with it, and which
brings the law itself into disrepute.
Texas has capabilities in the way of soil
and climate to put upon the turf the fines
racers on this continent, and no where
does the horse fare worse from his mass
ter than here. One reason for this Is
their cheapness, for cheap articles are
always abused When Texansl earn to
hold their fine horses in the same esti-
nation that they are held in in older com
munities, then will there be more atten'
ton bestowed upon their breeding and
keeping, and less scrub races by drunken
riders for small purses.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
Nonresident Notice.

In the County Court Of Hardem0H
County, Tennessee.
John D. Ussery ct ais. petition to par
tition lard, vs.. the Heirs at law of Zebe
dee Bailey decd,
1t appearing to the undersigned from
affidavit made in this cause that the de-
PENDANT Alpha Bailey is a nonresident
Of the State of Tennessee 1t is order
ed that publication be made for four
successive weeks in the Bolivar Bulletin,
a newspaper published in Bolivar, Ten
nessee, for said Alpha Bailey to be and
appear at the February term of the
County Court of Hardeman County, Ten
neFsee, to be held at the Court House in
Bolivar on Monday, the 81 day Of Febru-
airy, 1873, and plead answer or demur to
the petition in this cause, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to him
and set for hearing Exparte.
This, January 81, 1873
ian3 At W C. DORION, G. II.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
BuRaloes.
One Hundred Thousand Penned Up bg
Storm.

The Kansas City Times says On
Tuesday morning last party of our
prominent citizens availed themselves Of
an Invitation extended By superintendent
g. Ii. Nettleten, of the a, T. and S. L.
railroad, to take little hunting exeur'
sion to Fort Dodge, about three hundred
and fifty miles from this city The party
proceeded via the Kansas Pacific to TO>
peka, Kansas, where they were switched
off and started down the Santa Fe rail-
road, reaching Fort Dodge the following
night There they met with @ terrific
northwestern storm, which has swept the
country during the past week. The
country around Fort Dodge was perfectly
black with buffalo. They had run before
the driving storm to the Arkansas river,
which, being frozen over and very slips
perry, they refused to cross. They here
| accumulated by thousands, until every
bend by the river became gorged with
| the black, moving mass of Bufaloes.
The Kansas City party shot between
! thirty and forty without leaving Fort
| Dodge. They report more fun and more
game than they could attend to. On
Wednesday night the people at Fort
! Dodge had a dance, at which three men
were shot and thrown out into the frost
One of these men was brought to this
| city last night, TO be forwarded to his
friends in New Orleans. They make NJ
trouble about killing few men at Fort
Dodge. It is mere pastime at dance
house Eandango.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
Alasl Sam Bard.

We learn from the Knoxville Chronicle
that a delegation of prominent Tennes.
seeans called upon the President on
Thursday To ask him to reconsider the
removal of r. :. Hendricks. postmaster at
Chattanooga. On a full presentation of
the case, we are informed that the Presi-
dent promptly ordered Bard's commission
withheld. Senator BrOwnlow's motion
to reconsider the confirmation is now
pending IN the Senate, and will be acted
upon when that. body re-oHveues on the
sixth of Janulrv kendrick will be
eventually restored to his Office His
splendid war record, his Acknowledged
efficiency as Postmaster and his great
popularity with the Republicans of his
city were evidently not known when the
removal was made. The President was
imposed upon in the case. and has shown
it by bis prompt action on being informed
of the real facts
SenatOr BrownlOw, who was i'll at the
time of Bard's cor GrmatiOn, will see that
the fac Of the case are understood
in the Senate when it re assemblies
Nashville BaRHeT.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
To Be Hung.

4 New York dis .atch of the 9th inst
says:
Stokes was in Oyer and Terminer this
morning, to receive his sentence. IRE
main, his counsel. made an address in
relation to the bill Of exceptions to the
Judges rulings, which he proposed to of
fer.
The prisoner was then asked what he
had to say why the sentence of death
should not be passed. Stokes thereup0n
said that he had not violated the law in
tentionally, and that the testimony upon
which he was convicted was manufaeI
tured and peTured.
Judge BOardman then in a feeling ad-
dress, in which he alluded to the prison
er's youth, sentene d him to be hanged
Friday, the twenty eigth day of Febru arY
psxt, being the shortest time that could
be legally allowed a convicted man
Stokes counsel were in consultation
/ last evening. They expressed great sur
| prise at the verdict, and state it is their
purpose of applying at once for a stay Of
proceedings, and Infinitely, if possible,
/ to seek another trial
1t seems that the lawyers regard the
newspaper and public clamor about the
/ prevalence Of murders as partly respon-
I sible for the verdict They should have
deferred the trial of the case'at this time
/ but Tor the demands Of the prisoner and
has relatives.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
1873. 1874.
GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO SUB
1a SCRIBERS.
2 PAPERS FOR SO!
THE BEST OFFER YET

by esp1eIal arrangements we are en-
abled to offer the follow:n inducements
TO old as well as new subscribers
From this time henceforward we will
furnish the BoLIvAR BULLETIN and the
AMERICAN FARMERS ADVOCATE, to all
cash Daying subscribers for TWO DOLLARS
per annum. The Adrocate is the official
organ of the Agricultural Congress, and
ia published monthly by the Advocate
Publishing Company, jackson, Tenn,
and is alone worth more than double the
price asked for both papers.
To each person who sends US a club 81
lowe furnish the BULLETIN and ADVOCATE
free ono year.
Call and see specimens at this Office
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
A Good Hit.

We find the following excellent tilt and
scrap of history in late number of the
New York Observer, and commend its
good sense to onr readers everywhere:
Now that the Postmaster>Gener Is
proposing to make the telegraph a Gov
eminent business, like the mails, it is in
teresting to recall the fact that IL 1915,
when Mr.. Morse, its inventor and pro-
prietor, had succeeded IN making it a
complete success, it was offered to the
Government of the United tates, that it
might be forever under it's exclusive con-
troll Mr. Cave johnson, Postmaster =
General. declined to burden the Depart
ment with the enterprise, on the ground
that however beneficial it might be as a
private enterprise, and however adVanta-
geous 10 the Government in the rapid
transmission of intelligence, yet it could
never become a paying concern, and
must necessarily be sustained by large
outlay, which he was unwilling to
incur.
That refusal of the Government was a
serious blow to the enterprise, for it had
the effect to discourage capita lists from
putting their money into it. We are glad
that the U. s. Government did not IN
dertake it. Private capital and enter
prise have done far more to extend it's
advantages than tie State would have
done And there is something very un-
gracious and unjust in the Government
proposing to take possession of the tele-
graphs, now that the thing has triumphed
over all obstacles and, without patronage
has become paying business and an un.
Daaaura hla nublin haua6t
1t would be more for the advantage oil
the people that the mails should be car
ried by private enterprise than that the
telegrGphs should be managed, as the
mails now are, by government. Instead
of undertaking to do more business fol
the people, let the government try to dc
better what it now attempts, aAd the
| people will be satisfied
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10

Mr.. Edwin A Pollard. who died the
other day in Lynchburg. Va, was the au-
thor of Southern History of the war,
which had large sale, and a prolific
writer for the press and periodicals of
the country. For some timc during the
war he was one of the editors of the
Richmond Examiner (John 81. Daniels
paper He was also one of the editors
of the Memphis AUalaHche for several
months after its resumption of publiea~
ton, late 10 Is ). His brother, H. Rives
! Pollard, a noted Virginia editor, was
killed in Richmond several years ago by
a mau aegrieved at an article appearing
in paper edited by him.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10

In retiring from the above firm Of
Wilson d Carutbers, | feel grateful to a
generous public for their liberal patron
age extended to Us and with pleasure can
recommend the new firm as worthy the
continuation of patronage. as my friend
and successor W. A. Franklin. possesses
all the qualifications Of industry, society,
and perseverance in business, aud would
sa to the public that he will give salts
faction when called upon. Also Mr.. i.
w Sadler, the polite gentleman and eff
ficent clerk, will continue to preside at
the counter and will at all times take
pleasure in selling you goods at reason
able prices.
JAMS w. a CAKUTHERs.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-10
NOTICE.

The finn Of Wilson & Caruthers Is this
day dissolved BY mutual consent, w. A.
Curuthars sells his entire interest in the
stock, Books and accounts, to ".
Franklin The business will be con
tinued uDder the firm name of Wilson IL
FrankIin.s The new firm assuming all
the liabilities of the old and are authoriz
ed to receipt for the same.
This, 3lst December, 1872.
J. 4. WILSON
W. A GARUTHERS