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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24
Good Sense sensibly Expressed.

We fully intended writing for this is
sue of the Bulletin an article setting
forth the duties resting upon the should
srs Of our farming friends in this trying
lime of financial distress, and would
nave done so, had we not come across
the folio wing article in late number Of
the Water Valley Courier. 1t covers the
ground completely, and we transfer>it to
cur columns in consideration of its APP
plicability and fitness
Every day this week, our streets have
been alive with wagons going and COM
ing with cotton to our market Most of
the cotton broughtin is sold to merchants
ION old account" as it is called. That is,
there is very little money passing in
these transactions. Our merchants are
paying the very highest figures for cots
ton In this way and ds for them, we be<
ieVe they are doing the very best they
can, under the circumstances. Money
as our readers know, is now all locked
up in the vaults of suspended banks,
and our merchants cannot get it. This
brings about a complete change in the
movement Of the crup as compared with
former years. Heretof re the money
was brought in to move the cotton crop,
this year, owing to the perfect prostra-
ton of money matters, the cotton will
necessarily have to move to bring In the
money.
The farmers are indebted to the mer-
chants for their supplies the merchants
ale indebted to their supplymen, and the
only remedy, obviously is in the farmer
bringing forward promptly his cotton,
making the best settlements he can with
his merchant. The merchant can do the
same thing and relieve his liabilities, and
in this way the pressure is relieved from
both classes, without the money If our
people were out of debt, farmers and
merchants, and had the present crop
ahead we could then probably advise
better course; but we have to deal with
the facts as they are, not as we would
have them.
1t is clearly the duty of the farmer
who is indebted for his supplies, to
bring in his cotton as promptly as posi-
ble."
The merchants of Bolivar have been
buying within q fraction of New York
prices, and continue to do so. Last
weeks sales will prove this on inve stiga>
ton
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24
BoLIvAR, Ocs 10Th, 1873.

MT EdftOT
You doubtless noticed communities
ton in the Wing and 7riJaHe Of the
llth instant over the signature Of "One
WHO Knows" dated at Mifin, Hender
son county, in which he makes Foolish
and uncalled for attack upon Messrs.
Polk, Tilman and Sykes who had eau
vassed that county in the interest Of the
n & K. & Il. & p Railroads
Where these gentlemen are known the
production simply excited smile at the
imbecile attempt to annoy or to provoke
notice from men who are too much en-
gagged in the patriotic labor of benefting
the country and especially the laboring
portion of the com munity to pay any at
tention to such malicious attacks. From
my standpoint it reminds me of an
amusing incident that occurred with
Col P. and his two companions when
crossing the Cumberland mountains a
few years ago.
The Col was great lover of fun and
had lightened for his two friends the te-
diousness of their long horseback jour
ney by Ills wit, anecdotes and practical
jokes. Having made very early start
in order to accomplish long ride for the
day, the first rays of the morning Gun
had just begun to gid the east asathey
approached a log hut by the wayside
The trio were riding along in silence,
Col. p some distance in advance AS
they neared the house a little NANCY,
bench-legged dog rushed furiously out
barking las Maj. Jones would say) as if
heaven aud yearth were coming together.
The Col. screamed as if panther had
grappled with him; drew his legs up
and finally got upon his knees upon the
saddle, screaming cut, Murder Take
him of Save me Get out ouch !!
Save me Save me T. A cOmely mat
ron aroused from her morning snooze
rushed out in a frilled cap and other
night habiliments Cooking like a white
sepulchre) expecting to see tragedy in
stead of farce The Col. redoubled
the "hallibelew. The matron screamed
at the top of her voice, Don't be alarms
ed stranger, it is only our purp Hateful.
be can't hurt you-neyer was able to
hurt anybody or anything Always cre~
ates this tarnal racket at everybody and
everything he don't understand. Hes
more than half crazy with the pesky
mango that's eatin' him up. He can't
sleep for the agrifcation. His barkings
and howlings disturb the whole neigh>
borhood, and my old man says the neigh
bors will rise sgin Us if we don't send
him away and put him in some cellar in
lu-natNic asylum where his crazy
barking and bowling can no longer dis
turb decent people. Stranger, let your
legs down, Hatefurs only trying to make
beIieUe and attract notice. He couldn't
whip an old setting turkey off her nest,
the little fussy coward.
With this repeated assurance the Col
cautiously let his feet down into the stir,
rups, thanked the matron for her kind
and timely assistance, and rode on with
his friends who were now thoroughly
awakened and nearly exploding with sup
pressed laughter.
zone Who Knows" like the MACY
and fairfield Hateful, had made a promi
nent object of amusement of himself in
his recent public exhibition, but sup~
pose he cant help it os he is so grievous-
ly agrifed.
am, respectfully yours,
tGT'rZ NUop,, 70 , rCr,E.rup
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24
Latest From Memphis.

The yellow fever coatinues to rare
most violently in the afflicted citv
There we're over one thousand cases
under treatment yesterday. The How
ard Association appeals for aid. They
are out of funds. Have pity upon the
s0rely afflicted, the sick, the dying and
the dead. Already the disease has
claimed over one thousand unfortunates
for its own and still the work of death
goes on. There is no abatement. Let
eycry one Of our people contribute some
thing. DO not delay. The awful truth
is unmarked at last, and the appeal tells
US that Memphis Is one vast hospital.
Aid her afflicted people If ysu can
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

TExAs.-The election for State Offices
comes off on the first Tuesday in Deeem.
Der next, at which time there will be
elected governor, lieut.. governor, a
treasurer, a comptroller of public ac>
counts, superintendent of public in
struction, a commissioner of the general
land Office, thirty senators and ninety
members Of the house of representatives
in the legislature, all justices of tie peace
and such other county officers as may be
necessary to fill vacancies The Demoe-
racy are making vigorous fight against
the Republicans, thieves and scoundreIs
generally and it is hoped that they may
win a glorious victory.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Fourtemh-No $50 R D. Alexander Ramsey rs A c Nems
lot the of TENNESSEE adio-n-ng
O
from
north 100 S
r. o97f
by w
1866 Of
Tennessee IN book - Terms Cash
The lawful hours Terms
of
the for unpaid purchase
NJ Fl. PIRTI.E,
Per JAMES FENTRESS, Jr. D. &
Omce of CTerk& Master OivarT enness /
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

WAR AMoNG THE GRANGEEs.-An ex-
change informs US that the Boston
grange, composed of grain and commrs.
sion merchants, have been ordered to dis
band by the grand of the nation
al grange, on the grourd that it was not
q farmers grange. 1t has refused and
threatens to carry the matter before the
national grange. The Boston grange re-
tnins its books and initial members,
using the passwords AMI grips OF the or
der
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The free school system works finely in
Gibson county. The Gazette of last
week says the proposition to commence
the public schools of Gibson county the
first Monday in November next for Eve
months term, meets with general favor
IN the county. The schools very prop
erly closed the last of September with
the fiscal year, and school directors
should Immediately renew their con-
tracts with their teachers or make new
contracts commencing Monday, Noyem-
Der Sd.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Some of the newspapers of the cOun'
try are publishing the State debt of Ten
nessee at thirty two dollars per capita
The Chattanooga Commercial says this
does our State great injustice as the debt
does not exceed eighteen dollars per
head. The debt is not more than twen-
sy- two millions, which, when divided by
I, 100000, the number of our population,
will show the results above.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

On the night of the 18th instant the
colored church at Woodville, Lauderdale
county, was destroyed by fire. w. L..
Savage and Riley Cbism, two young men
residing in the neighborhOod of Ripley,
are thought to be the incendiaries. They
were arrested but escaped and have mot
been re-arrested. The Nelos says:
This is the fourth house that has thus
been destroyed by the torch of the in
cendiarY, In this county in the past two
or three months, and it is high time that
the perpetrators of such crimes were
made to feel the heavy hand of the law
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

SINGULAR.-Nik, the Milan corres>
pondcnt of the Humboldt Journals res
spOnsible for the following item:
While digging we'll on one of Major
Halstrums lots, the workmen struck two
walnut logs at the depth of seventy~five
feet On one of them was two incissions
sim lar to those made by an axe. We
wonder if the little Indian boys gather
ed autumnal fruitage, under their once
verdant boughs and the dusky warrior
tested the edge of his rude tomahawk
upon their fallen trunks.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The Upton County Record Of the I7th
announces the death of three prominent
citizens of Upton county-A. A. Temp
Teton, tax collector; W. J. Rogers, mem,
Der of the county court, and T. B. Cara
way, law partner Of Col l. NJ. Steele.
The two former died of yellow fever con-
tracted in Memphis, and the hitter from
bilious rever
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The Henderson, Texas, Times cEuckles
over the fact that the bellies Of Henderson
are learning TO milk cows, and says that
they eau say "Saw, Pide," mighty well.
All this IN the greatest cattle producing
State in the Union.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Elijah Haley and Mrs Robert Austin,
of Carrollton, Mo-, by their sin against
the laws of heaven and earth, provoked
their own death at the hands Of the i'm
jursd husband few days ago. Roberts
suspicious had been aroused, and he Sc.
erected himself in a closet in h is wifes
room. When Elijah came, Robert turned
his double,barreied shotgun loose The
first shot killed his faithless wife and the
other sent Eli2ah's soul to the unhappy
hunting ground. The parties all moved
in good society and were considered
above reproach. Austin surrendered to
the authorities.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

AN UGLY Row-In Ripley, Tenn,
one day last week, an old lady named
Partridge attempted to COW hide Captain
W. H. Foster. She struck him few
licks, when the gallant Captain turned
upon her and shit her a diff on the
snoot :" at this old man Partridge made
ready to FIRE a shotgun, bat before he
could do so Foster seized the muzzie OF
the weapon and stabbed the old man IL
the back. This ended the row, but the
oil lady, SO the Neios informs as, prom
ises to complete the unfinished task.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The residence of j. C. Scott, three
miles from Clarks5urg, Carroll county,
Was destroyed by fire on the 18th instant
All three Of his children, the eldest of
whom was but five years old, persisted in
the flames.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

During last year the profits Of the
Nashville Cotton Factory amounted to
the pretty sum Of s4I 1858, Ga, as shown
by the report of the Secretary Of the
Board of Directors a. meeting
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

viii the coming colored woman be a
clerk in the Treasury Department. is
conundrum prorounded by a Washing
ton paper Upton Record.
That conundrum is not worth fig
Get up good one by propounding the
question thus VIII the coming treas-
ury department be clerk in the color
ed woman
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

RATHER DoUB-FUL.-On Monday last
there was a quorum n both houses of
the Mississippi Legislature. Considera>
ble wrangling and no work. The Dip
peQ[s correspondent says:
What is to be done regarding the cleo
tor, or anything else, is known to the
gods.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The personal observation and experiN
enee of persons who have come in cons
tact wish and attended yellow fever pa
tents establishes the belief that yellow
fever is not contagious.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Grant is getting sober. He says that
speculation in fancy stocks, building rail.
roads not needed &c, de, are the causes
of the financial troubles, and hopes they
have received blow from which they
will not recover.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The Grand EheamPment of Odd Fell
lowsmet in Nashville last Monday. The
attendance was largo. The Grad Lodge
|. o. o. f., assembled in the same place
on Wednesday last.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The jackson Courier intends in the flu
ture to support men and not principles.
We hail the announcement as an evil
dence Of political reform on the part of
the venerable politician Trenton Ca
zette
How now What manner of compli,
ment is this2
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

At the Bond place, miles west of
Brownsville, on the 18th, Miss Edney
Williams, colored, shot and instantly
killed negro man. She was arrested
and placed in Jail
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Miss Matte Stephenson, the brave
hearted young lady who left her home
and friends at Towanda, Illinois, to nurse
the yellow fever sufferers in Memphis,
died in the latter city OFthe dread dis
ease last Friday and was buried in Elm'
wood Cemetery. 1t is expected thai the
Howard Association Wal erect mona
ment TO her memory.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The Odd Fellows and Masons have nos
bly, responded to the calls made upon
them by their brethren in Memphis for
assistance These ancient and honored
Orders are noted for their charity and
true christian virtues.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24
NEWSPAPER DFCIsIONsl

Any person who takes paper regularly from the
Pest Ohes- whether directed lis another,
Whe her be has subscribed n0s responsible for the
If person orders his paTer discontinued he must
al arrearages the publisher continue 20 send
ls until payment is made and collect the whole amount
whether 10 is taken from the ofise not
D. The courts have decided that refusal to tahe
papers IhG periodicals. from the Post Once removing
and leaving them uncaled for is FrmE facie evidence 81
intenJioBaI fraud.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

1t is reported that President Grant and
Tom Scott are at the head of hIibus,
teriDg expedition to capture and annex
several Of the States of Northern Me1i-
co. All humbug.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The election for State officers will take
place in Mississippi on the 4th Of next
month-perhaps
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The steamer Mary E. Poe, valued at
$4,000, was destroyed bp fire LOG miles
above Memphis on Friday lasE Five
persons lost their lives by the oatastro-
nha
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Haywood county allows the Superin-
tsndent of public schools 81 200 a year.
No one knows yet what Hardeman is go~
ing 10 do.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Levi galloway, aged SO, brother of
Col NJ. G. Galloway, died in Memphis
last Monday night
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The Register says that several physi-
oians of that city have deserted the post
Of duty and fed to parts unknown.
Why not give their names 2
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Humboldt is to have a fire brigade. :
Bolivar should have one too.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

A New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial suggest that q
subscription Of sIO0,OO0 be raised for
AndrsS Jahnsen.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The following article clipped from the
Avalanche of last Sunday serves to show
how dreadfully fatal the yellow fever has
been in Memphis
The hand Of death has fallen heavily
Oh the household of Mr. Oliver g. Wood
ward. First, the eldest son died soon
afterward both Mr. and Mrs. Woodward
fell victims to the pestils1ce; Friday
night their little daughter Alice died, to
be followed yesterday afternoon by her
sister Emily, still younger, while baby
sister, Ouly fourteen months, was report
ed dying last night. Another sister,
Sallie, the second to take the disease,
was removed from the stricken dwelling
and is slowly recovering. The only
member of the family who has escaped
the fever is a little boy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Grauts ideas of financial relief are
free banking, silver small change and a
big post-ofice bank.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

HELP One ANOTHER The merchants
of Sardis, Miss, have issued card to
planters, earnestly requesting them to
bring into market as speedily as possible
portion of their crops. The local pa
'Per expresses the hope that planters gen
orally will aecede to this reasonable reo
quest, as such course will greatly tend
to relieve the present distressed fnan-
ciaI condition of the country. Remsm-
Der, that though a bale of cotton only
brings eighty dollars, yet it may enable
one hundred men each to pay an eighty
dollar debt, and that is equal to eight
thousand dollars paid Such a course
win produce like results in Bolivar
During the stringency in financial circles
the people generally should do ali they
eau to make light as possible the grew
GUS burdens of each othtr.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Here is what the editor of the Upton
Record has to cay about one of his ac>
quaintance
Martin F. Conway, the only red>head-
ed printer we eyer knew to be elected to
Congress, took three fair pistol shots at
ex-senator Poueroy, the other day, on
New York avenue, Washington City
Conway, when we knew him, was a go cd
printer, but he has since made a poor
Congressman and a worse marksman
He only hurt PomerOy badly enough to
make him a little madden than a serene
| christian statesman" ought to become.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

Chancery sale eff Valuable Land and Town Lots
I" Grand Junction PooaRopSas WAessas and Agaahomy
T s & fs p Vii Il: S1s9s os , 9s: Il: s
the day Dsesber ISIS the following Tracts Of auds Lots toWs:
o. piece vR yang sR9 sbo ' sosn Of a5n Stat.
side Of '' Pss csest bounded follows
pointers the southeast Of 81 sold by German Hud
28l poles stake With white oak pointers Gmag aos northeast
Hans thence with sad line soh 81 poles hickory with ash and maple
" poles Creek
Beginning Containing sos noro or es TES on tid sas6 Ba
5S8 r so ana Fo RGy &C EVANS and J. pu
3 @ County sad counted 'S a. follows o i Beginning a
with post * and red oak pointers 81 field
fSs 6e e ferris R % one a S e 'f 5a
sEsdi Of = months eGP WITH sod
lot in the village Of AiddIsbars known the Armstrong
estate
Also Village Nebug known
Iy
the south and By the lot of W n Malone and J. Polk
and bounded BY tbeo belong
N A
approved security required
f sss Of s1 nP tn. H'' s6ss Of VIA Ha,d n n s
ming sake beech spanish pointers at northeast
popular the north boundary line Of entry 30 500 for s in the name
Of - thence 1856 poles black northwest
thence west 20 stake white hiofy
white oak and spanish oak pointers the boundary
28 poles stake hickory pointers thence east 10 poles stake oak
poles poles
TERMS one-third months poso
ytS@So sos rii5 Ella L,reu ct ais rs Nancy
Sd'9''. e wAihy
anoTd Ghn W W55y attorney for VIM mh By deed dated
range sor!syof district besnnng b5 ssS
entry
south branch at 80 poles in all lO poles to two
oak pointers thence nGT PG So sad black oak pointers On the
LOT No Lying aFaea1 5Onn range sections and
a R 79 nGh OF 8 y % aSs9 b aa I19 s
% bndrv p ftbe se 9 o Gfk ;E poioter e
sO9hsa ooPoar said dover tense south 70 p l2s black @
east said entry poles
the the 9oGSe 81 @ n ak & s@ pne fenee north e
paI oak pointers thence the west boundary no WHY
passing all 1914 beginning Con-
LOT No o2Dso S 81 lying Gao county mes , in 3
po soa5i" MRS. Sa1y cos dover roD s.
Cox by day Of August $50 r:@Fsd
6Eoy entry hsnoa poles
sn' s poles a a soP 18th 1870 P % % Log
LOT No containing 1913 lying in Haeman
53gs and snd % A hs 0 a. @ distinct D b Rnrt the
beginning black jack the southwest Of said 5 tract and
Nos 1885 and 1880 6 POLES black jack the of said 1850
900
| o. o
No 5 ITO lands
Cox the land of Hardy aashburG the lrdeman State
| of
district beginning black bk and black
the
Thomas Thompson and with boundary line 5 poles
black oak south boundary line
made in the Of Miller
No 10 oak
pointers line of
boundary
hwth
boundary black
line beginning
n
district bounded follows beginning stake
with
black to
stakei oap
j poles stake black OAK Ito
east
the Nos
NancyC a tof
for
lands Asa Cox, decd,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

NORTH CAROLINA LIKE--rhe old
North State is noted far and wide for
many things too numerous to mention in
detail Hence we give only the. follow
ing item as furnished US by the Restern
Erpositor, q spicey paper published at
Asheville
We are informed by bachelor friend
who is posted" that some twenty years
ago, a woman near the mouth of Laurel,
in Madison county, was the fortunate
mother of five babies IN one year-tbree
boys in January, and two girls in De,
cember. And our informant says, it was
not a good year for babies eitheF-the
wicked fellow
The disconsoiate daddy" subsequent~
ly left the country, swearing that he
could not and lVOUEd not stand "sich.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24

The Annual Convention of StockN
holders of the Mississippi Central Rail-
road was held at the Compan, Offices in
Water Valley on the 18th instant The
Stockholders approved the consolidation
movement of this road with the n. o. &
J. Road and reelected the old Directory
throughout, making no change whatever
In the present regime of the Company.