The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-02-07
Editorial Items.

mere we're TWO OF IETee utaLus al
Water Valley last week from smallpox.
An effort is being made to induce
Henry Ward Beecher to visit Memphis.
The National Theatre, Washington.
was burned the other night. Loss $I75,-
900.
"Old John Robinson" and his big cir>
Gus are delighting the people of the Lone
Star State.
Lewis Amis, an old and highly respect
ed citizen of Memphis, died in that city
last Saturday.
Work is rapidly progressing On the
New Orleans, Little Rock and St. Louis
railroad
Failing to receive a supply of paper,
the Upton Record issued only half
sheet last week
A sensitive young lady of Brownsville
parted company with her lover because
he incidentally alluded to Ole Bull.
Knoxville has ruler by the name of
Rule. He is an editor of the radical
stripe and occupies the Mayors chair
A young gentleman over at Wavcrly
spoiled bran new pair of pants irving
to break ice by setting down on it hard.
In consequence of moving into new
and better quarters, the SomervilIe Falcon
will not make its appearance this week.
Kentucky is excited over the PROPOSE
ton to remove her State Capitol. Louis.
vile has bid half million for its prize
The bill before Congress to refund the
cotton tax is before the committee, with
but little hope of a passage or concur
renee.
Rev Edgar H. Osborne has charge of
the Baptist church, Gallatin, Tenn. He
is one of the finest pulpit orators in the
South.
A post Office has been established at
Faulkner Station, Tippah county, Miss,
on the Middleton & Ripley railroad. l..
D. Spright, P. NJ.
Mrs. Mccarthy, kind .hearted, indus
trious lady, mother of six children, was
burned to death in Memphis last Satur-
day night Cause-a coal oil lamp.
A bin has been introduced in the Leg,
islature which provides for the collection
of taxes by the constabIes of the differ,
ent civil districts Rather shabby =
Memphis, Just now, seems to be doing
her best to initiate Chicago in the divorce
business. There is trouble in more thar
a dozen families in the Bluff City.
The Chattanooga Daily Times says i
is probable that within SIX months Chat
tanooga will have one of the largest anc
best cotton factories in the South
Smallpox prevails in Ripley, Lauder,
dale county. The NelUs calls upon the
authorities to take immediate steps tt
prevent the spread Of the disease
Alcorn of Mississippi has introduced ,
bill in the U. S Senate making an ap
preparation of s36, 100000 to improve thu
levees of the Mississippi river
I We learn that Capt. Mark Devenpor
/ has fitted up a new steamer, the MolIit
Baker, for the Hatchie river trade. Oh,
is now lying up at Paducah and will b.
brought down to tue Hatchie as soon a.
practicable.
A few days ago wild deer, pursued
by dogs, jumped into a garden in Way
nesboro, and was captured by Miss Nan
ME McCarner. The young lady held tn,
animal until a gentleman came to her as
distance and dispatched it with knife.
Thomas G Boyd, ofSweetwater, Tenn.
the hero of the Laurel mountain mys-
terry, has been convicted of delraudin;
the Government out of large sums o
money and sent to the Penite ntiary 4
Nashville for FIVE years term, and fine
$4,000
Under the suspension of the rules, o.
last Monday, the House of Representa-
t tives of Congress passed a bill repealin,
the present bankrupt law The vote wa
, 100 to 60. This action Will put stop t
t that almost r,quent pastime of 'breal
t ing with pocket ul Of money!
1t is said that Mississippi will has
5 twenty large cotton factories by the be
! ginning of another Year. Ia the I'm
length of time We hope Tennessee ma
erect an hundred, and that the Iargei
and best one of them all may be locate
in Bolivar, the future indianapolis {
West Tennessee.
] The Nashville air Grounds are to b
e sold under the foreclosure of mortgag
8 for $50, 900 which Is held on them. Th
Nashville papers advise the stakeholder
c to take bonds of the Association for tn
e So 900 and thus save what they hay
! ! already invested in the Grounds.
: The firm Of W. w. Gates, l. Co, pull
. fishers of the Jackson Wing and Tri
: 6une, has been Dissolved, w w Gate
o retiring Messrs. ID. l. Wisdom aud Do
' Cameron are retained 10 the new fri
:, of ID Nj. Wisdom Il Co. Mr.. Gates Is +,
: tanned in the editorial department.
o Suppose man to count out one hun
dred dollars in silver in minute, and
c continue day and night without stopping
e it would take him 6 days, 20 hours an
40 minutes to count out a million; |
years to count billion, and $4,000 year
to count trillion What limited ide
we generally entertain of the immensit
. Of numbers.