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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
The Fence Law.

The $40 fence law is in operation
in four townships in this (Tecklenburg)
county. The law went into effect 10
March, when the people were busy pre-
pairing to piant the present crop. Near
~ ali succeeded in getting sufficient pas
tuTe fenced for the sto kept on their
premises.
The law works admirably. The
thought of never again having to scratch
cur ha d. with brIurs and thorns, and
tangle our feet with grape vines while
mending Jnr old dila, ,idatel fences, Is
too good to entertain one moment with
out almost shouting for joy. While
those who work on the old plan of
fencing up their 6elds, will be busy this
winter making rails, hauling and build
ing them on their crazy fences, we will
be cleaning up cur ricu fence rows for
luxuriant crop annther year. And while
they are paying out their money for these
repairs, we are spending the same in
compost heaps, clover lots, rye lots, and
fall and winter p!nwing.
Instead of being a disadvantage to
CHOPPERS, 1t has proved the very reverse.
I he land owner secs that it is to his
advantage to provide his CHOPPERS with
a sufficient amount of pasture for all
their stuck If, however, any one should
refuse to do this, his more just and
wise neighbour will have The refusal Of
his hands
When this law first went il to effect,
many of the freedmen thFeatcRed t.
leave the township but they are here
yet, and until it can he clearly shown
that the negro has an uncon9uerable de-
sire to maui, raul and build Faiis, we
tbiuk no mill hara
he i. Nearly all the trouble we had
was on the line Some said the fence
would be burned down; others that it
would he thrown down and not allowed
to stand; but as far IA we know, noe
single trespass ON it has been made
Outsiders kept up the fence tn save their
stock from the penalties Of the inside
law Insiders kept it up 10 save their
crops from the depIe iations of outside
stock
Many persons feared that in fencing
up pastures, cnunfry roads would b, obs
structed hV "a e.; but on the contrary,
it he's almost totally ann bilated the
gate system No wise man will make
his pastu e on both sides of the road,
knowing that the fist careless traveller
may cause his stock u run at large on
his own farm.
County roads can be go arranged by
the generosity OF land owners, as to
shorten the former routes of travel at
least one>third When a farmer wishes
his wagon over bis premises, he is not
troubled with the old system of laying
down and putting up fences By cutting
a few bushes along srme of thuss places
We cali giades (Which before were not
worth fencing up,) he can NOW loads OF
hay Hundreds Of acres can DOW be
cultivated, which befor: could not be
pr0fiably fenced a poor man can now bug
piece IF land ard live comfortably
on it, although there may not be rail
tree upon Charlotte IN g Demo
erdE
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16


J John Calhoun, senior editor of the
Holly Springs Reporter and DR.. Davis
of the Tishomingo Herald are fussing.
let 'em have peace
Bomen Saunders has been indicted by
the grand jury Of Trousdale county for
the murder of Julia Hayden. the onlored
school teacher. He has been released on
SO SEQ bail.
On Thursday Of iast week Mr.. David
Garrett was brUtally murdered and rNb-
bed by an unknown negro man in pub
tic road fifteen miles soatti Of Memphis
in Desoto county. Miss. The murderer
made his escape
A. 3. UPshaw young msH Of expert
ence in the business, and lately connected
with the Courier Herald, has taken
charge of tho local department. Of the
Wkig and Tribune.
Mir Robt. Gates has retired from tho
position of political and local editor sf
the Whig and Tribuue which be has
for several years filed with credit to
himself and the satisfaction OF his read
ers, who sincerely regret his ret5Fsm ent
BlowRl0w has now Withdrawn from
the race as 4 candidate for Congress in
ths 2nd District, to prevent as he says
the election Of dem. crat. Mabrv In
dependent Conservative, aud ThOrnburg,
Radical, are the candidates
Nill Brandon killed wild cat near
Marianne, Ark, the other day which
measured four feet fear inches ia leugth,
end the Lader wants to know If Il was
ever beaten. We suppose it was beaten
very badly when viii put lite emu mex
Quit"
Georgia has gone democratic by very
large majority II is thought that no
more than IL radicals will be ia the next
legislature, and that the democratic VA.
ioritY on joint ballot will be 2r5.
The city records of Nashville show
that of S365 ,O00 collected as taxes in the
course of year, not more than 5000 is
paid by colored men. Comment, polit-
ically speaking, is unnecessary. a nice
set Of ducks to be sure.
Gen. Grant was present at the Fair in
Ct Louis last week apd took q premium
on five ,eir old stallion.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
NOn-Resident Notice.

In the County Court Of Hardeman
Comfy, Tennessee.
Tilman I Pulliam ct al rs The heirs
Of Silas Puliiam, decea-pd Petition to
sell Land, No. 969, r. D
1t appearing from affidavit to petition
in this cause that defendants Pearson
Ussery and wife Adcey Ussenv, are non
residents Of the state Of Tennessee. Il
is therefore ordered that they make their
appearance herein at the Court house IN
Bolivar on the 6rst Monday in December
1874. and plead, answer or demur to the
Petition in this canse, by or within the
first three Gays of December County
Court, 1874, or the same will be taken
for confessed as to them, and set for
hearing exp4rte, and that copy Of this
order be published once a week for four
consecutive weeks IN the Bolivar Buile-
tin. A copy ATTEST.
October is, 1874.
w. G. DORION, e. & NJ
Wood Il McNeal Soils. for pctit's
oct Is VI pr 81 90
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
A New County.

We understand that citizens residing
IN Madison, baTi man, Henderson and
McNaIry, Contiguous to Hend, r5ln = Ia.
ton, propose forming neW county from
fractions Of the counties named, and
making Henderson the capitol Il is
ciained that there X safS eient territory
for that pa pose EiIhGut infringing upon
the constitutional limits OF eilher of the
old counties, and that the new county,
if organized. would be one Of the most
fertile and prosperous in the State.
fhe consent Of the old counties, we
imagine, will be rather difficult to obtain
- Courier Herald
The old counties will have no voice
In the matter.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
johnson on Reputation

The following according to tho Chat
tanooga Commercial is what Mr. john
son says upon the subject of the public
debt, STATE and Federal
The State debt amounted to twenty.
five millions, thu interest on which was
81 $4,000 Bonds were now worth only
fifty cents on the dollar, making tho
twenty-five millinns Of bonds cost the
holders only So, $4,000, the interest
on which W. uld be $750,U00 His props
osition wa to pay oury this amount.
He favored the limitation of public in>
debtedness, in the length of time it
should run, to nineteen years, half the
average duration Of human l;ie. We
cannot entail cur property, and we should
not be permitted TO entail public indeDt>
Cdness upon our children
He favored the issuance of greenbacks
instead of the present national bank notes,
and el lined that by that II cans $24,0O0,-
600 Of interest on the public debt could
be annually saved lie alluded to a pros
positi TN which he had submitted TO Cons
gress for the payment of the public
debt, which was in substance that the
money now paid to the holders of bonds
as interest should be applied to the
extinguishment of the principal By
this means the debt would have been
paid and liQuidated in sixteen years and
eight months Congress met his propo>i>
ton with a resolution of insure. He
thought payment By this method would
be just. because the bonds had not, in
the majority Of instances, cost the hold
ers any more than forty cents on the
dollar, and they had al eady paid inter-
est on them seven years.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
Polk ana Newbern

We have had the pleasure of hearing
these gentlemen, the regular nominees
for Senator and Representative, in some
OF their speeches at their several APPS
pointmcnts in the county, and We can
assure the Democrats and Conservatives
that they arc doing their part nobly.
These gentlemen have divided time with
Dr. Prewitt, the Radical nominee, at all
of tho places where he has seen fit to
aneet them, and all of tho issues involved
in the present canvass have been
SAoughtfully discussed.
Col Polk has as yet no opponent, bus
rightly deems it his duty to meet the peo-
pie Of the Dissi let and explain to them
his views on political questions. We
crust that no conservative or d mOcrat
viii neg ect to place the name Of II. NJ
Polk on ms ticket as we wish to see
che Col. cOmplimented with very large
vote in this District After this week
Col Polk will spend several days in Wis.,
iting the good people of Madison, and
We assure them that he is eminently
worthy Of their support, and as the noun
inoe Of the party he will make friends
from the Start. lie is speaker of no
mean ability and is we'll posted in poli>
tics DR. Eewbera has no trouble in
meeting his opponent and, if the white
people did not have their minds already
made up, he would make votes in he can
vass
His opponent knows that there is no
chance to come in, as it takes something
more than good lodging to win in this
race
Although %e have nearly q dead
thing on IL. we hope to see no, scratch
ed" tickets voted We shall begin with
Porter aud 60 through to the bottom for
the nominees.
Let US give one long, loud, grand and
awful rebpk0 to this social equality in~
fanny.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16

Original Attachment

State of Tennessee. Ha-dsman Counts.
J. II Sannoney ". q. b. hnman.
IN this cause, il appearing BY Affidavit
that the defendant. G b tBman, is justly
indebted to the plaintiff, and IL q nonA
resident Of the STATE, 80 that the ordinary
process Of iaW cannot be served on him,
and an original attachment having been
levied on bis property, it Is therefore or
dered that publicati" be made IN the
Bolivar Bulletin, a Newspaper Published
in the town Of Bolivar. Tor four successive
weehs, commanding the said g. Il Ip-
man TO appear before me at NY s3ce N
the town Of Salisbury, Tennessee, Civil
District No 10 Of said county, on Satur-
day, the 30th day Of OetabeF, 1879, snd
make defence TO said suit against him.
or it will be proceeded with 81 sarfs.
Thistle 22nd day Of September, 1874
J. c RUSSELL, J r.,
seF25it Fer HaEdemsn Coualy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
GRANT AND LOUISIANA
The Last Bugle /!

In an interview with ~ = Herald
correspondent the other day he SAID he
did not believe tkat either Kello!g or
MEnery was elected, but unequivocally
declares that the election in 1872 was q
mockery, and that his oaly motive in re
cognizing Keliog was to save society in
Louisiana from anarchy. He does moi
consider either Kellogg or M'Enery the
lawfully elected governor of Louisiana.
In conversation with southern gentle
man, he intimated that this would be
his position in his next message to cons
gress. and that he should ask that pro-
vision be made for free and fair elec,
ton at the easiest possible day, and
should give emphasis to what he had all
ready declared, that it was time for the
Republican party to unload Louisiana.
This is surely the best of news-that Is,
if Il is true
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16

We listened attetively to Dr. Prewitt
en- last Saturday at Hickory Valley, and
We must say that for a longswinded har-
angue that accomplishes nothing the
doctors certainly is entitled to the
,porsimmon He cannot hope to be elected
and we are sorry to see SC decent and
respectable gentleman as DR.. Prewitt
making such efforts just 10 please his
radical friends and hold the party to-
gether for such men as Maynard and
Lewis DIR. Newbern will be elected by
a large majority over all opposition. Dr..
Prewett has gone far enough to learn
that the white people Of this county want
none of his political notions. The cons
.vention that nominated him consisted OF
-four white men and for = negroes, which
ought to be proof positive to at the INTEL
ligcnt masses of this county arc deter
mined to give HIM an overwhelming de-
feat at the polls. lie ought to save his
self-respect BY Withdrawing from the
contest
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
Gubernatorlal Canvass

Judge Porter and Horace Maynard
candidates for Governor, are to speak
IN Chattanooga to day, having already
Glled many appointments in East Ten
nessee. Leaving Chattanooga they vii
conform to the following list
Nashville Saturday, Oct II
Columbia, Monday, Oct. 10,
Pnlaski, Tuesday Oct, 20.
Gallatin, Wednesday, O1t. 81,
GAINESVILLE, Thursday. Oct. D,
Paris, Friday, Oct. %.
Mckenzie, Saturday, Oct. q,
Humboldt, Monday Oct 20,
UnIGn City, Tuesday, Oct u,
Bolivar, Wednesday, Oct. %,
Jackson, Thursday Oct 90,
Brownsville, Friday, Oct 30,
Memphis, Saturday. Oct. 81,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
WORK-WORKI

The speech made here by Col Casey
Young on the 5th instant is pronounced
the best Of the season by the Democrat
&c and conservative press of tie State.
1t is the subject of great qualification to
his political friends and the dread of his
political enemies. Let 10 stick to him,
.one aud all, like brothers, and put him
over Lewis by FIVE thousand majority
We can do it; we ought to do it; we
must do it Do not become careless
about this important matter, bot wora
in the cause Of a glorious party and IA
good man asirgly-untiringIy
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
NOn-ResIdent Notice.

In the County CoErt Of HardemaB
County, Tennessee
z. NJ. Mvrick and wife ct ais IS heirs ~
Law Of lasae II Moore, deceased. reli.-
to sell Land No 964, r. D.
1t appearing from affidavit IN THE
cause that the defendants Thomas Bailey
and wrf. Z beth Bailey 'ames Camp
and wife, Mary Camp, James Farrell
and wife. Flea ora Farrell, w. 81 Park
and wife El'z beth F. Park, w. s. Luck
ey and aif-. Susan A. Luekey, John,
Norman and g., Willie Anne Norman,
issac 81 Crass, NJ. P. Cross, VIM. r
Moore aud L. W Cross are non-rssr
dents Of Tennessee, IL is therefore order
Ell that they make their appearance
herein at the conrt house in Bolivar IN
or before the FIRST Monday in November
1874 and plead, answer or demEr tn the
petition in this cause or the same will
be taken for confessed as to thsu amt
set for hearing ezParte, and that o copy
of this order b. published once week
for tour consecutive weeks in the 10 iivar
Bulletin. A copy attest
Sept IS 1874
W. e DORION, G. an
Wood & McNeal SrIiot'rs for Petitioner.
aruf25 vi
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
A friend hands us the following com
munieation and requests It's publication :;
Hard Times.

Certainly we have been bebind-hand
before, but 1t has ever been the custom in
| most communities for hard~times to har-
den creditors, and for the man who cons
/ planned of hard times coming to use eve
ry means available TO secure his debt,
and to urge his claim with the greater
vehemence, the less able to pay his
debtor proved 10 be, when such hard
times were fully on hand We will not
| try to account for the change, but simply
say that we hope it is q token of good
! will and sympathy on the part Of the
creditor that has not exiSted TO such an
extent, heretofore when the prospects of
the debtor were probably no less en-
! couraging than now, yet, as we know,
| the dOekets Of our courts were filed to
| uverf0wing. and the SherifTs hammer
| fell constantly amongst our awe stricken
and absconding bankrupts. We say
that we hope that it is an evidence or
| manifestation of q supreme good will
| and sympathy, on the part of the cred
| itor toward those who are in far worse
| condition than him; and not as some
suggest, that few are able to sue for
debts without which they can scarcely
sustain themselves.
But whatever the cause of the change
BE- 1t exists and certainly, a change for
the better it 10 1t is certainly Just and
proper for a man to assert and claim his
rights, and we would not encourage any
man or class of men in Withholding from
creditor what Is due AMI unpaid nor
would we detain oar modern Shyl0ck
20 reason with him on humanity and
fnrbearauce. or to induce him to hold
over bis forfeited bond We had rather
have him continue through to iudg
ment without such contention and not
have a friend less. or a single regret to
sting him in his final failure and fall
i or in the presc mt state of affairs he
will surely fnIl and fall; for in as much
as be 'c0aRot drato blood from a turRip,
it cannot be proper politically nor NOR
ally to bring suit on many accounts due
this winter To those who are willing
to hold uP for season, we can give the
ASSURANCES that the farmers, at least many
Of them, are unable to pay their accounts
this winter, and are unavoidably go
that they a.e ~ willing to pay You as
you are TO receive it-nOt Oniv so but
that acme of them make sacrifices that
ynu would not require Of them to pay
you what they owe you
We see the laboring men are turning
new leaf. in some particulars at least,
large bills Of dry goods were being sold
at this time last year, but the cry is now
for a supply of bread and meat; where
as the creditors and particularly the
merchants, above stated, let their ae-
counts for the wear past lie over, and
deal out to cir customers necessary
supplies, generally. for cash. Could not
all classes make the best Of very bad
thing, and destitute little cnsh system,
by putting this practice into some form,
ON the part of the creditor to hold over
old accounts, on the Tart Of the credit
or to buv neccssaries for another year
for cash
RICK
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
Nonresident Notice.

In the Chancery Court of Hardeman
County, Tennessee.
O. A Bill No 5S8 r. D.
w F. Robinson Il Co. ct al Is. P. n
BIount
In this ease II appearing from tho al
legations of the bill, which is sworn to,
that p ID BI0unt is a nnn>resident of
the State of Tennessee, and resident of
the State Of Arkansas Et Is therefore
ordered that publication be male as to
him in the Bolivar Bulletin. newzpa-
per printed in the town of Bolivar Ten
nesaee, for four successive weeks, re.
quiring him TO enter his appearance
herein at the Court House in the town
of Bolivar, on or before the fat Nom
day in November. next. bring a rule
dav Of said Cunrt. and plead answer
or demur to Complajnants bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed and set
for hearing erparte.
This, October lst. 1874
NJ II PIRTLE, g. & ".
BY J. FENTRESS, Jr.. D. g * NJ
J & + Fentrpss. Snls for Compl'ts.
Oct9w4 of 1915
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
READ, READ READ.
ANOTB EEs
Great Excursion
To Chicago !!
OVER THE
N. O., St. L., C. s !. c. Il. Rs,
on
Wednesday, October 81, 1874
READ
READ.
READ,
Wednesday, October 81, 1874


Rg- Prices for round trip same as be-
fore. (and unprecedently low with
much bet or arrangements in regard to
time Of returning All 90 on special
train and return n plasuIe on any train
within ten days, thereby accommodating
everyone. On Wedu esday morning. o.
Il Der 2lst, at A. NJ Special Excur
sion Train, with first class accommuda-
tons. in every respect viii leave Jack
son, Mississippi. Tor Chicago, passing
Canton at a. IN connectiTg st Cairo
with the Illinois Central Railroad, and
stopping for Passengers ut all stations
Fl I'm Jackson Miss to Cairo. Prices for
the round trip as follows, VIZ: Jackson,
Miss SIG so, Canton, 1900, Ko~ciuskO,
Is 90. Durant 1850 Winona. Is 90,
Grenada. J. 30, Water Valley. 1880 OK
ford, 1900 Holly Springs, II 50, Grand
Junction, II 90, Bolivar, ! ! 60, Jark1on
Tenn, 10 SO, Milan. 10 90, Frust, 600
We cap ,cialiy Invite the attention Of
merchants and business men as this can
be made n very profitable trip to them,
Chicago being one of the best whole
sale Markets on the Continent No pains
will he spared on the part Of the Rail
roads to make this trip Of accommuda-
trnn, comfort pleasure 10 everyone.
Special arrangements have been made
with the Hotels In Chicago, (boih on the
American and European Pran-) I'd board
ExcuTsiuHi-ts at reduced rates while In
the CRY We also invite the attention of
the ladies inse particular, as this will BIZ a
decided charming trip for them One
and all, buy your tickets right away,
and remember the time is near at hanI
p. arrangements will he made
with other Railroads connecting with this
lire.
Train will pass Bolivar $50 m.
L ID. FROST,
Gen'l Manager n. o 1t l. &C. X. Il.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
Ex>PresIdent Johnsons Appoint
meutS

TX President Andrew johnson with~
drew his published appointments for
Clark sville. October 10th Mckenzie,
October 18th, ard Memphis, October
J9th and will speak as follows;
3, liVar, Monday, October l9 b.
jackson, Tuesday, October 10Th.
Brownsville, Thursday. October 22i.
Wa7erly, Saturday, October oath.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
Stockholders Meeting,

A \ Annual Meeting of the Storkhold-
u ers Of the Memphis d Knoxville r.
II. Go. will be held at the IomGany's Or
fee in tie town Of Bolivar, Tenn on
Tuesday Nov 10Th, 1874, tor the election
Of nine Directors, and the transaction Of
othPr business. A. n. MORRISON,
Bolivar, Tenn, Oct. 9 1874 Sec'v.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16

ty Citizen tells this story oF most mys
teriOus arrest
On the night Of the "a of September
two men, whose names were unknown
to any Of The family, went to a house OF
Eagle Greek, near L. II. Grimes saw
mill, and represented themselves to be
Deputy Sheriff TDF er=s and Il friend
They called for woman who was stop-
ping at the house, and stated that they
had q copy Of a divorce bill issued by
the CleIk and Master Of the Chaucery
Court; Whereupon, they served the writ
and fed for parts unknown, taking the
aforesaid female along with them.
Are we to understand by this that the
woman was legally spirited away2
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16
Noficc.

State Of Tennessee, Harieman County.
". w. II Elliott. surviving partner sf
Elliott L Co, IS. Guy Smith.
Before d. }. Newbsrn, j. p.
In this caase. IL app airing By af5dsVit
that the defendant Guy Smith. IL iassIy
indebted tn the plaintiff in the sum Of
49, dollars and interest thereon, aad
il non resident Of the State, so thas
the ordinary process Of laa cannot be
served on him, and an original attack.
RPnt Of garnishemsnt having been exeeu.
ted and returned before me-
h il therefnTs ordered sEas publication
be made in the Bolivar Bulletin, - news>
paper Published in the town of Bolivar.
Hardeman county, Tennessee, far foar
surcesEise weeks. commanding the said
Guy Smith to appear at ny ONCE Ia B,li-
var, before me, on Monday, the 18th day
of October 1874, and make defense 70
said rBit against him, or il will be pro-
ceeded with ez narte This the 10th day
Of September, 1874
ID. J NERBERN. J. p.
Fel84t Hardeman County, Tenn.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-16

The question Of calling 3 State Con,
stitutional Convention is attracting con
siderable attention from many leading
minds in the State. There are many
good and sufficient reasons why our CT.
ganic laws should lie oveIhaulsd once
more and put in shape, as far as possi-
bic 70 meet the present aud prospective
demands Of equal and exact Justice.