The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-06-13
Editorial Items

Last Sunday week four negroes escap-
ed from the Lauderdale county Jail.
-McNairy county farmers report their
crops in fine condition.
The Odd Fellows of Jackson are to
build q Hall to cost $4,000.
There are 1900 doctors in the United
States and the cry is still they come.
The cholera has made its appearance in
Nashville, Gallatin, and other points in
Middle Tennessee.
Shelby county pans out thirty eight
column delinquent tax list A pretty good
deal for the printer.
Dyer county is going to levy tax of
20 cents on the 800 for public school
purposes.
To any one taking the trouble to make
us up club of five yearly subscribers,
with the cash, at g head, we will send
the BULLETIN free fer one year.
Cincinnati INDUCED in a $4,000 FIRE
last Sunday. Among the property lost
there were 400 barrels Of coal oil, 3,0O0,
900 feet of lumber and II dwelling
houses.
The big shanty in New York devoted
to the manufacture of pies was destroyed
by FIRE last Saturday. Loss 1928 900, in
Guiding thirty horses !
Rev. p. D. Cowan, editor of "a little
eight page monthly published at Knox
Vile, the publishers of which only claim
a circulation of 1000, says his paper Is
read by the best people in Tennessee.
How are you, 2. D c?
On the 9th instant, at her residence in
New York, Mrs Victoria C. Woodruff
had an attack of heart disease, and fell
unconscious to the floor. She was not
expected 30 recover.
Mr. Beschers salary as pastor of Ply
mouth Church was $500 in 1871, and
is 10000 now. The membership has
! increased II the same time from 81 to
$500.
Sam Mason, who shot and killed J. \.
Shaloupe in Somerville short time since,
has been put under $4,000 bonds to ap.
pear at the next term of Criminal court.
Texas is Spanish word applied to the
Republic First settled in 1872 Was
an independent Republic
December %, 1915. Area 3240lS square
miles population in 1870, IS,S79, Of
which 253, AIS were colored, $40 Indians
and % Chinese.
A few years ago Texas cUuld only
boast Of about 200 miles Of railway; now
she contains over 100 miles, which bids
fair to be increased to 1000 By the close
of the present year.
The Upton Record says that the
colored people Of Upton county have fal.
" organized their Agricultural Associa-
ton, by the election of all the necessary
officers. Honest, Industrious and relir
able men have been chosen for Official
positions, and tie frat Annual Fair will
be held early in September
The Houston, Texas, telegraph says
it Is rumored that Col. Williams, the re,
Gently appointed KickapOo agent, and
Commissioner Atkinson had been cap
tured by the Lipan Indians and held al
hostages for Old CASUALTIES, recently cap
tured in the Mckenzie raid This was
said to have occurred near Saltillo, Mex
leo, where they had been to consult witt
the Governor of Nuevo Leon.
Joseph H. Fore, the emotional In
sanity" murderer Of Munsou Beech, at
tempted to murder his wife IN st. Lou ii
on the 2sth ult with . Ratchet de
! struck her three blows on the head and
feIled her to the earth It is though
: that the rounds are not dangerous. For,
was arrested and will hardly escape pun
> ishmert this time.