The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-03-14

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IN print or not. We will not publish
anonymous articles.
DR.. V. Leake, Senator from Shelby
county, died in Nashville on the 7th in
slant
Hells Half Acre-the crossing of
Gayoso and De>ota streets, Memphis-is
noted for the lawlessness Of its iDhabi-
tants. One day last week another mur.
der occurred there. Two negroes, Geo.
Yates and Bill Herman, fell out about an
old pipe. The latter received bullet in
his neck and the murderer made his es-
cape.
Charles F. Durant, who made the first
balloon ascension in America from the
Battery, New York, in 1888, died at his
home in Jersey City on the 50 instant.
On one occasion, when he went up from
Boston Common, he came down in the
Atlantic Ocean and on another, starting
from Baltimore, he landed on the steamer
Independence, in Chesapeake Bay
-as-+o--e-
We would call the attention Of our
readers to the card of Wheeler, Marshall
& Bruce, in our paper of this week. They
have the largest Book House an the State
and make 1oto prices and prompt atten>
ton a specially. Campbolrs Form Book,
just issued by them, should be in the
hands Of every man.
The Citizen and Press informs US that
a goodly number Of the Inhabitants of
Pulaski got most awfully frightened one
night last week at what appeared to be a
monster comet in the constellation Of the
Bear Prof Miller, however, put their
fears to rest by telling the that the
strange looking "crature" was nothing
more nor less than crack an the clouds I
--=S-.st-zz--
CAKES AMEs MoTfo.-A member of
the House of Representatives on SAtur-
day sent page to the various members
requesting that they not only write their
names in his autograph book, butappend
motto or sentiment When the book
was presented to Mr. Ames, he wrote,
with his signature Put what you have
where it will do the most good"
According to the AoalancAs and the
Gallatin Examiner the meanest man in
the world lives in Dyer county. His
name is Butler. Not long since this old
whelp got up log rolling ard after the
days work was done he went among the
men who had assisted him without money
and without price with basket full o
wine sap apples and sold them for q
cents perdozen
The Lebanon Herald tells Of dirt
German pedler who asked lady to lie
him stay all night; she refused with tn
explanation that she could not Rccommo
date him, as che had q number of la'
students boarding with her. '-Oh," wa
the unexpected rejoiner, dat ish all RICH
can stay all de same. do not ohjcC
to shleep NIT one Of dc law shtudouts.
WHOLESALE CLoTHmEs We refer on
readers to the card Of Seidenbach, Schwa
4 Co, which appears in another part
this paper. J. C. Kelly, agent for tn
firm, was in our town last week, an
found no trouble in making q fayorab
impression on our merchants. At 81
Main street Memphis, Schwab & Co ha,
an immense and varied stock of clothin
TO which the particular attention Of Il
trade is called.
Last Saturday the people Of Sou
Bend, Indiana, welcomed Colfax to
home. lie made them "a lengthy speec
expressed his thanks and tried to smoo
over the big bumps ia his personal cha
acter, but that Credit Nobilier businC
would not "quiS and leave" bis sigl
Like the drop of blood on Lady NJ:
beth's hand it is there 10 stay, and all {
''water in the ocean cannot wash it ou
Schuyler is an Artful Dodger, but
can never dodge the shafts already lOdg
in his corrupt body.
Col John S. Kerr, Of Shelby, has !
troduced a bill ia the Lower House
establish Bureau Of Immigration, viii,
We think, should be made a law at on
as It 10 complete in all its details a
will be certain to work to the advaRt ia
of every portion Of our State Col. K
does not overlook the necessary apr
priation to carry out the wholesome
ject be has in view or the repeal Of
Act Of Dec. ), 1871, which, in It's wo
ings Is dead letter Tor fact