The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-08-07
Next Saturday

Next Saturday Hfternooo, Sth instant,
the conservative and democratic voters
/ OF this civil distriet-(the 6th) are called
upon to tnest in the court house for the
purpose Of appointing delegates to rep>
resent them in the important political
+ conventions which are soon to be held
in the interest Of all those who are OPP
posed TO the radical party, and its reck-
less way Of transacting the business CT
/ the country. To be successful, we must
begin the work at home; hence the i'm
| portanco Of fall meeting on the Sth.
Do not fail to ne present If you consider
yourself entitled to a fair representation
/ in the coming conventions.
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We have received volume i number 4
Of the Mississippi Tribune, published at
Holly Springs, and edited by B. D,
Majors. The Tribune is one of the
! numerous newspapers that are SPRING
! ing up all over Mississippi, and whose
existence is fostered by the public print-
| ing ia utter disregard of the wishes and
interests Of large majority of the white
people Of the State. Colonel Majors Is
wsll known, even on this side Of the line,
as an old political hack, and his course
since the war places him among the
foremost Of scalawags
The people about Paris are still excited
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gives an account Of two horses, bitten By
mad dogs, that died in a pasture while
beiag fed. Our cotemporary is in favor
Of having all,the stray and worthless dogs
in the county killed We have no mad
dogs, but should Ike to see q few dogs
herea bouts, that could well be spared,
put gently to rest. One negro and three
dogs is thought be Gust the thing"
The Paris IntelHgsncer is intensely in
favor Of It's townsman, j. D. Porter, for
Governor, and believes that the candidate
ought to be taken from West Tennessee,
whoever he may be. Well, we have rot
a word to say except that we shall not be
SO exceedingly particular about where he
comes from. The convention, after
careful consideration of the clains of
each aspirant, viii be apt 20 name the
proper man tor Governor, regardless of
localities. He viii be cur man.
Holly Springs is building a street rail-
road, but the work has been suspended
temporarily by a bit of an injunction, as
is nearly always the case in such things.
We hope the people of that delightful
city will put the project through without
further hindrance. The last time we
were there, we sIashed through in the
mud-the next time we shall 90 via the
street railway. Things have changed
since the war.
Mrs. Mercer, of Murfreesboro, was
badly burned last week By the explosion
Of a coal oil lamp. The lamp had fallen
from the mantle and as the lady endeavor-
ed to pick it up it burst In her face and
set fire to her clothing. The flames were
eXtinguished by wrapping the lady in
blankets, but not until she was badly
burned. It is thought by her physicians
that she will recover.
Two negro men died from the effects
Of foul air in a well at Columbia on
August the Ist. One descended for the
purpose Of repairing the well, and be-
coming unconscious the other volunteers
e. to 90 down to his rescue, but in a few
minutes he, too, became helpless, and
both died before assistance could be
rendered
Jim Stewart colored, attempted to get
away from the Deputy Sheriff of Madison
county last Tuesday morning. Two bull
let's slid into Jim's skin. 1t is said that
he may recover.
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Last week rumor prevailed to the
effect that Oscar Williamson, or some
other colored leader in Fayette county,
had been lynched by party of infurated
citizens This IS all nonsense; nothing
of the kind has occurred
--H-.s.-s a-
a crazy woman is now the cause Of
much excitement in the mountains Of
Rhea county. The other dly three
hundred men secured the country but
could not find her
The boys around Fort Dodge are hav>
ing little fUn putting down bands of
numbering Indians. Out on the Cana>
dian river, one day last week, they killed
nine Comanches, and the red skins had
any quantity Of white scalps with them.
Barbour Lewis made speech at Col,
lierville last Saturday and endorsed the
civil rights bill Let the people Of Harde'
man county remember this
a magnificent statue of Priesty dis
covering oxygen was unveiled at Bir-
mingham, England, on the LIST instant
Crops in the vicinity of Water Valley,
Mics, are needing rain badly.
Ok TIE WINe.-The Nashville Banner
informs US that letter to Detective
Watson states that Charlie Reed the
! notorious crocks-p1p Who bu-.,I ,>,,,-I