The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-03-07
Editorial Items.


Shelby county spent over $4,000 last
year, in prosecuting criminals.
The journal says that Humboldt is
fhvorite point for rosues to perpetrate
their villainy.
Last Monday, at Chicago, the tber>
mometer was ten degrees below zero.
Rather cool for March.
The Memphis and Raleigh narrow
gauge railroad will be in running order
by the first ofJune next.
Hon. A. II. Stephens, Vice President
of the late Confederacy, has been elected
to Congress from the 8,h Georgia District,
without opposition.
The bill to make each county pay the
expense Of prosecuting criminals has
been defeated by very close vote-only
three MINORITY against the bill
Somebody has been stealing Freeman
Randolph's exchanges to the Pa,tala
Star and be is as mad as HI Entirely
UNSUITABLE in that, Freeman.
On the night of the 25th ult. burglars
entered the stnre of Senfer & Baird, at
Humboldt, broke open the safe, and cap
tured over $2UO0in money.
The Nashville Banner endeavors to
make the public believe that the dogs in
Tennessee cost no less titan Sl2, 500, 900
per annum. How is that for high
Smallpox prevails throughout Dyer,
and to add 10 this terror, the farmers of
that at present unfavored county COM
plain Of wolves killing their sheep
The Senate of Texas, by a vote Of %
to 2, has ratified the amendment to the
constitution, which allows the Legisla-
turs to donate lands in aid of public nm
nen.s
Five hundre ard thirty women in the
United Suites are doctors, twenty four
are dentists, five lawyers and sixty-eight
preachers, Which would a man in his
senses run faster from?
The residence of Mrs JOHN May, To-
Gated on Yellow Creek, Dickson county,
was destroyed by fire on Sunday last
The loss was estimated at $4,000, on
which there was no insurance.
The President has signed the act aa
thorizing al directing the Secretary o.
the Treasury to cause plans and estimates
TO be made and a suitable site provided
for public building at Memphis
A convention of druggists, Of Tennes.
see, is called to meet in Nashville, on the
18th of May next The object of the con-
vention is to secure laws for the regula
ton of the drug business.
Some devil 10 human form attempted
to wreck a passenger train on the Nash
vile & Northwestern road near Waverl,
on the 9th ult, by placing a crosstIe enc
upwards in a cow gap. Considerable
damage was done to the locomotive anG
cars but no one was hurt.
Three prisoners confined in the Maur,
county Jail attempted to make their es
cape, one night last week, but anothe
jail.bird "blowed" on them and put
stop to their doings The Mail thinks tn
blowviate the meanest of the lot, an
says: "a fellow-feeling makes US won
drous kind"
The Supreme Court of Tennessee, a
Nashville, on application of Attorney,
General Heiskell, have continued until tn
next term the hearing of that branch @
the Bank Of Tennessee LAVISH t which in
wolves the validity of "Torbett issue
, The record having been filed only tw
: weeks before the meeting of Court.
does not, under the rules, stand for trio
at this term of the Court.
The Scientific American is making
vigorous fight against the renewal b
Congress of the sewing machine patent
which have already had an extension
: and have brought to their owners larg
fortunes. This journal says that thes
: monopies make the price of machine
\ from 500 to 1925 while the actual cos
] is only from $40 to $50 and that the Ia
: does not in any perceptible degree effe,
the wealthy but falls with crushing fore
! upon the poor, those especially who's
sole dependence for their daily bred res
O on untiring labor with the needle
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TIT FOR TAT.-A good joke. practic
in It's nature, and perfectly correct, tran
pircd at the Capitol the other day. Son
time ago the Lower House, by han,
d some vote, resolved to adjourn for fs
i days in order that the members mig
have an opportunity to visit Memph
during Mardi>Gras. The Senate, gra
as a dead mackerel, stuck up its big d
Of nose and refused to do any such thir
# Soon after Tom Scott, tie mighty "a
It roader, rendered free tickets to the me-
{ bers of the Assembly for a visit to Was
ington City during the inaugural T
honorable Senators were elevated ny
they chuckled at the very idea and
: good all over, and like Jim Fleming's !
tie East Tennessee bull beloved OF
= well all 20, we'll all go!" not finding t
Il, least difficulty in passing a resolution
adjourn from the LIST to the 10Th insta
by vote Of fifteen to seven. Forthw
it was transmitted to the House for
k' endorsement, but that body was in
H. term of Mid just then to forgive or f
IS get, so they voted the Senate resoluti
ny down By a vote Of forty-four to twent
<, That's what old Julian Scott calls goi
i slow AID never missing America
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