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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
The Next GovernOr-Ron W. T.
Avery
Editors 6Olipar Bulletin

A%ItSOfS OOttC0E 1uCtCtGN
The time is near. at hand when the
great contest for Gubernatorial honors
10 our State will be upon as. Already
we hear the notes for preparation sounds
ed, and the names of several different
gentlemen presented. We believe West
Tennessee has been accorded the candi>
date by common consent of the other
divisions of the State. This is no mora
than an act of justice. Properly speaking
West Tennessee has never had a Cow
ernOr. Governor Harris was elected
three times, but when first elected he
had just served a term in Congress and
his district was divided between Middle
and West Tennessee Middle Tennes-
see now has the Governor (wbo is not
candidate for reelection and United
States Senator. East Tennessee had the
| Governor before Gov Blown and now
has the other Senator. 1t therefore de-
wolves upon the people of West Tennese
see to make the selection, and in doing
80 they should present one of their citi-
Gems, not only the choice of her people,
but acceptable to Middle and East Tenn
essee. Among the names mentioned in
this connection, who of them is so well
adapted to meet the requirements as our
worthy, well-knOwn and popular fellow
citizen, Hon W. T. AVERY of Shelby
county !? Mr. Avery is we'll and favora-
bly, known all over the State. He is 8
plain, practical man. He knows the
wants of the people and how to relieve
them. He is capable he is patriotic
and he is honest Ali the rings in chris>
endom could not influence him from a
faithful discharge Of his duties. He has
| often been tried in public positions, and
always found honest, true aud faithful to
the people. He has often been before
the people, always under adverse circums
stances and has nerer been defeated.
The people naturally take to him. They
know he is one of them, and a true
champion of their rights. At this par
| ticular time we know Of no man in the
State vino embodies go many of the ele'
ments Of success. Mr.. Avery's record is
free from blot CT a blur-on the other
hand it is everywhere radiant with victo~
~ and success. Political opponents he
may have, but he has no political Cr
personal enemies. The man who knows
TON AVERY and don't love him, has his
heart in the wrong place. His name is
the sYnonime Of victory; and if he is
selected as our candidate, he will be
elected by an overwhelming majority
and the interests and prosperity of Tenn.
essee will be advanced and our State will
be blessed with an honest, economical
administration. Therefore, let West
Tennessee honor the State and our peo-
pie by comforting this mark of distinc-
ton upon her worthy and popular fell
lOw.citizsn, w. I. AVERY.
OLD CITIZEN.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
The Williams who Couldn't Come
It.

It is established by vouchers in the
Department of Justice that on January
27, 1872, Attorney. General Williams
took 81 600 from contingent fund of the
department to pay for a lardaulet for his
wife and that on July %, 1872, he took
$3.50 to pay for pair Of carriage horses
to draw this landaulet In July, also,
be purchased q pair of stitched pole
straps, a gold slip buckle, and a new elk
lining for the landaulet, and had it var
nished and put other expenses upon it
amounting in all to $21I,l3 In Novem-
Der and in December the same carriage
was repaired again at the cost of the De-
partment of Justice, out of whose contin>
gent fund $500 was taken for these re-
pairs. 1t is also alleged that the same
Attorney General has bought with 800
from the money Of the contingent fund
Tut for his private house, one Sidewalk
glass and one base table with marble top
Moreover, George Wilkinson is borne on
the rolls Of the department as a tempora~
Ty clerk az $40 month, and Charles w.
Lee as a messenger at $50 month, both
of them being domestic servants of the
Attorney-General, and performing no
service whatever for the Department of
Justice by which they are paid.-NeaC
| York Sun
Mr.. Williams could not stand such
charges as the above, and hence he pull
ed of the race FOR Chief Justice. Grant
certainly feels bad about it, that is be
ought to
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
NONRESIDENT Notice.

STATE Of Tennessee, N n
In the Circuit Court of HaFdeman county.
+. Lambeth vs. Z g. Duncan, ir.
In This cause. it appearing from the af-
6dayit of plaintiff, that the defendant is
justly indebted to the plaintiff, and is a
nonresident of the State of Tennessee, so
thar the ordinary process of law cannot
be served upon him, and an original at
tacbment having been sued out before c.
n. Lambeth, a Justice Of the Peace Of
said county, returnable to the circuit
court of Hsrdenan county, Tennessee,
and the same having been levied on the
undivided interest Of the said defendant
in 345 acres of land in civil district No.
/ i of said county of Hardeman, on the
I'd day of January. 1874, 1t is therefore
ordered by the clerk of said court that
publication be made in the Bolivar Bull
lstin, a newspaper published in the town
Of Bolivar, Tennessee, Cor four consecu>
tive weeks, commanding the said E. g.
Duncan, jr., 10 appear at the court house
in the town of Bolivar before the Judge
of our said court, on the third Monday
10 March next, to make defence to said
suit against him, or the same viii be pro-
eeeded with expsrte
J. M RICHARDSON,
This, 18th day Of January, 1874. Clerk.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

"NEAhER, My GoD, TO Thee Henry
Ward Beecher's peace of mind is almost
perfect, if We are to believe what he
says Of himself In one of his recent
lectures he said
At the entrance to G new year | may
say that during the one that has passed
have had very precious sense of the
Divine presence. have had very near
and comforting views of Christ's revela>
ton. The year has given me deeper
and intenser insight into spiritual things
than any previous year. The impulse
to be like-minded with Christ has been
stronger than ever before. have been
able to maintain yearning, wis-fuI, low
ing disposition toward all / have h ad
wrought in me kind of giving mp Of
myself to the care Of God, and can
say now, as never before, Not my will,
but Thine, be DONE do not RENE mber
but one other period in my life: and that
was a short one, when had so close a
communion with God can say of the
year, as it passes into the shadows of
memory, that it has been one of revela-
ton from God to me.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

REFUSING THE DONATIONS. At a
meeting of the Howard Association of
Memphis on the 18th instant, the fol-
lowing important resolution was adopt
ed:
Whereas, 1t comes 10 US that there is
great restitution and consequent suffer
ing among the people, in certain sections,
especially in the large cities of the yari>
Gus States that contributed so generous
ly to the relief Of our sick and destitute
during the late yellow fever pestilence,
it is the sense of this association that
$50, 900 of the $43, 900 now in our hands
be placed to the credit of the several
States, N prop 1rtion to the various
amounts contributed to Us b5 them.
The same to be drawn as they may need
and call for it. The remainder to be
kept for the relief of own sick and suf-
fering
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
As FoLL'ws:
52934 CasL Gifts amounts to.....$226 500
ONE CHANCE IN EVERY NINEt

The distribution will be in pnhlic AMI
will be made uacer tie form aad regulations
the san Frahcisco and Louisville Library Gin
undsr the supervision Of COMMITTEES Of prominent citl
Gems selected BY the tick ct holders.
Reference ms to the integrity Of this
snterTrise and Of the gen made she fol-
losing we'll known citizens
Sam Tibbals. Z Topoaee. ! MASH II Gsrrish-
members Of City Council
Judge r ) Black. Asss L \ Assessor. Halsh Green
valid TrOprietors Metropolitan HetsI Eugene d lore
City Marshal. " W Hull. Arehitees, Kebos. Con .
stable hupfer. JsSeler. Capt Hove. contractor.
ID Richmond Cs. commission merchants, NJ 4 Camp
bell. pruFrietsT Cent al Hotel gi-tOn Crsath pro-
prietrrs Pacific stables. Hitch. merchant, Sandy.
Utah, A 6 Garrison, Helena. Montana.
" e will also announce that each and
every person buyiHE tick a. asy aud all times
examine books aud all bus.nes= traEs.etiast con
neetsd with the enterprise sad the daEisg Of pa
Ees viii be plsosd ia the hands 81 honest and dEiHter
ested il will iHsnre fair and impartial distr1bE-
ti0n.
Good, ReSponsible Agents WaNted
Liberal COHaplisSi0Il Aikoleed
B- MoneJ should be sent by express
by draft sny solvent hank. y post once money
odsr registered letter. 81 risk. FOR particulars
Wv MORGAN. Manager.
Jan2-m3 i.oek EOI rs earning Utah
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

George w. Smith, ex deputy collector
of internal revenue for the northern dis
trict of Mississippi, indicted for emb, z
cling $685. 900 government money, was
arrested in New York last week and
has been sent to the scene of his light
fingered exploits for trial.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Mrs. Gilmore. a woman of some rs
years, killed her husband in Memphis
last week by striking him with broad
ax. She was arrested and is now in Jail
in that city. She says that whisky wa
~Ihs cause of the killing and all her
s4roubles. The mans name was John
Gilmore, and the parties were married
in Nashville about nine years ago Two
little children are left to mourn the fear
,iul tragedy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

FRANKISe PRIVILEGE To BE RESTORED.
"A Washington telegram of the 18th
reads as follows:
Tho House Committee on POstof6ce
and Post Roads to-day agreed to the
amendment 10 the bill providing tor the
partial restoration OF the Thanking privil
ege, authorizing the Postmaster General
whenever in his judgement the mails
are burdened by public documents, and
the public interest requires it, he can
delay forwarding them as long as 80
DAYS, should he deem it necessary.
Congress would perform a righteous
act by repeating the law fixing postage
on newspapers delivered in the county
where printed
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

A large number OF old soldiers who
fought in the Mexican war assembled in
Memphis on the 7th instant and appoint
ed delegates to the convention of Mex
lean war soldiers which assembled in
Washington City on the 18th instant
Fifty of the We tersns answered to the
roli,call at the meeting in Memphis.
Congress is to be memorialized 20 grant
pensions to the survivors ofthe war and
70 erect, at the capital of the Nation, a
monument to the memory Of the gallant
men who bore the the stars and stripes
oyer the plains and mountains in Mex-
co in 1867.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

The GAME OF DEAw.-The local editor
of the Courier Journal has this to say
about his experience in game of draw
poker:
1t was a Mr. Simmonss deal. ] was
the oldest man, and the blind was three,
calls seven. Ike Raggles saw it. then it
was risen by jones to fifteen for to play.
Brown came in, and also the dealer stay
ed. Then it took me twelve to make it
good, which | put up, and ] remarked
to the society that it would cost only
twenty five moro for the draw Every
last gentlemen stayed, but it was not
risen any higher.
Then the dealer says to me, How
many will you take p Says l, " A card. p"
! had aces and kings, and got an ace in
the draw Ike took three and Jones
two, but Brown had enough, and told
the dealer to help himself which he took
only five. There was now about 100
chips on the board Ike bet one, Jones
went ten better, and Brown raised it to
twenty, because he stood pat The
dealer said that his'n was valued at
twenty more
Then said |, How many does it take
me q Some one said forty CHIPS which
| invested likewise, with sixty better
Then all passed up to Brown, and want
ed him bad to stay by his steal, but his
sand gave out, and he passed.
Says the dealer to me, How many
did you draw r Says |, "a card
"W Ell" says he, " / don't want to lay
down this hand will bet sixty more
than YOU" Now the dealer was q
stranger like to our party. He was from
the country, and didn't know much
about d. p. 30 | thought it was my
charitable duty to let him down easy
and | only called him
What have you got 2 said !. p" Two
pairs T. said the Mir. Simmons. Then Il
was my time to be sorry that | had ar
ace M " on kings. But, says the gen.
iaI Mr. Simmp..ss "mine is two pairs Of
lacks r. Then ] saio Or and put or
nv hat and went down in the street to
IooK for Christians. As went out the
door, Brown asked me "h0w many
took q But Brown always Tss per-
son which will kick man when he Ii
down.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Hampton Williams, an old colored
servant of DR.. Laggett's, at Jacksonville,
Miss, lost his life during Christmas by
being shot IN the thigh with a paper
wad. The party who did the shooting,
says the Holly Springs Reporter, never
dreamed of doing harm!
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

1t is understood that the Howard As
ISOLATION has large sum of money on
hand, which was raised as contributions
for the sick and orphans. Several sug~
gestions have been made as to the best
mode of appropriating the money. Now,
it seems that there can be no doub. as
to this, as it was received for certain
purposes, and it should alone be applied
to those purposes. To build a house or
houses, for any purposes, or make any
permanent improvements in Memphis,
would be misapplying thase funds. II
should be applied to clothing and feedi e
the naked and starving orphans, v no
were made so by the ravages of the yell
low fever. 1t was contributed for that
purpose and should so be applied Mem
phis Register.
Our friends Of the Register are right.
The money now in the hands of the
Howard Association should be devoted
to the orphans, every cent oft.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

The supplementary civil rights bill
submitted by the Judiciary Committee
TO the House, Dec. IS, applies to rail-
roads, etc hotels, places of amusement,
and public schools-churches are not
specified. The penalties are heavy fines
and damages, to be recovered by civil
suits. The bill is now being discussed
in Congress, but will perhaps he mods
& ed before It becomes law.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

fE LIMO AT CovINGToN.--We clip the
following paragraph from the Upton Re-
cord of the 9th instant:
Robert Sheriff. the negro that murder
ed Roper; Sullivan and Mslvey, charged
with the robbery of Lynch at Mason De-
pot, last year, aud Ruin, of the Brighton
tragedy, we're all brought here last ines
day night for ial
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Missouri Coz 9EMNs On the 9th in
.t,nt solution passed the House con-
demning IN se,. re terms the President
and every member o. the Forty Second
Congress who voted for or took ue~rk pay
and demanding that no Democrat who
had engaged in it IRON Missouri should
be elevated to spy off of trust or profit.
Daring the discussion Governor Wood
son waa condemned for the appointment
of General F. P. Blair as State Super
intendent of insurance; and all Demo
Gratis we're condemned for voting for
Fernando Wood for Speaker
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

While the Aldermen of Memphis were
in session last Monday a row occurred
between Dent and Davis, occasioning
the greatest confusion and excitement.
1t was a disgraceful affair.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Charley Ford, George Scheitler and
John Moore, three young men, strangers
to the community, are in jail at Lexing-
ton, Henderson county, charged with
horse stealing.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

The hub and spoke mandatory at
Holly Springs, owned and controlled by
joint stock company, is in hourishing
condition, and has capacity to complete
twelve hundred wagons per annum. We
are not envious Of our neighhor, but we
do wish that we had something of the
kind in Bolivar, if it was only hub fac
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

On Monday last the Senate pass ed a
bill by vote of so to 8 repeating the
Act which established the salary grab.
Brownlow voted against the bill and
Cooper, who would have done the same,
paired of with Senator Craigin. who
would have voted for it. The, bill then
went to the House. This bill abolishes
all increased salaries except that of the
President and members of the Supreme
Court.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

George Washington Lane, negro, stole
mule in Upton county last week from
another mig and was dr. wned in Bate
mans Bayou while trying to get away
with the animal
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
NEWsPAPER nFcIsIoNs

Any person who takes paper regularly from the
Pest Oacswhether directed TO his another
Whe her be has subscribed not-is responsible
II person orders his paper discontinued he must
all arrearasss the publisher
t until payment made collect the whole amount
Uhesher it Is tsksn from the once o. not.
p The courts have decided that
pape<s and periodicals from the Post Oace removing
sad leaving them unealed for prima fc evidence
tnseHtioEa Al fraud.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

The old Jail at Ripley, Tenn is being
born dowa, and Lauderdale county win
boon have new one 10 its stead.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Ben Milan, brakeman on freight train
No. g, fell from box car six miles south
IF Water Valley few days since, break
ing one of his legs in two places
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Thomas Pue, of Upton county, was
thrown from his horse ono day last week
and instantly killed.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Small pox is rapidly spreading througbs
out San Francisco in the most conta>
gious forms The Health Officer has
been authorized to post printed plaeards
in the streets Of the city warming citi-
zens Of the threatening epidemic. and to
have printed FIVE thousand circulars con-
veying similar information to the Chi.
nese, and urging them to report each
case to tie Health Ofhcer.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

In Memphis last Saturday Henry
Renders murdered youth named Joe
Wyman for the sum of four dollars
Rather cheap
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Miss Minnie, daughter of Capt. e. d.
Frost, was thrown from buggy near
Canton last week and sustained painful
iniuries
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

The death rate at Memphis for the
ysaT 1872 was 46 in each one thousand
Guhabitauts.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

The Masons throughout the Union
collected and sent to their brethren
in Ne sphis during the late epidemic
1882. 926,32.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Fayetta county needs a new Court
House badly, and steps are being taken
to supply the want.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

The Mississippi Legislature meets on
the 10Th instant.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

The Republicans of New Hampshire
met in convention at Concord on the It'll
instant Luther McCutchens was NOM
mated for Governor by a unanimous
vote. The convention passed resolutions
condeming the back salary grab and de-
mands restitution OF the money pockets
ed by Congressman aud called for an IN
conditional repeal of th e law.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

The Dostors of Henderson county are
TO meet in Lexington on the 18th for the
purpose of organizing medical society.
Eminently correct
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Brownsville reioices in radical mayor
and two negro aldermen City like.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Fred BarGeld has been elected Sheriff
Uf Lauderdafe county.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

President Grant, to his credit be it
said. refuses to NEEDLE in the Texas
political muldie.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

Our old war friend, Capt II c. Nc
Catcher, of Jackson, was married to Mrs.
Addis Talliaferro, of Trenton on the oath
Of Dec. We know that ali the boys OF
the q old 7th will unite with US in wish
ing long life and happiness to the gal
liant Captain o." Co II"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

At recent Sunday school picnic in
Allegheny county gilt>edged Bible was
offered as a prize to any one who would
repeat the Lords Prayer verbatim, as
found in the sixth chapter of Matthew
Not one in the audiences could do it. The
man who offered the prize was asked to
repeat it, but failed.
General Banks, Commissioner of pen.
sions, is going to resign.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16
Under the head "where will the Pres
byterian University te,' the Memphis

"
byterian University lie" the Memphis
Avalanche of the 18th says:
The twelve PIesby terrain Synods o.
the Southwestern States are represent
ed at present in this city by delegates,
who have arrived within the last day
or two, for consultation, and perhaps
to decide where their proposed Uniyer>
sity will be located
1t is understood that several members
of the University Directory are also here,
and that having already something over
half million dollars to begin with, they
will soon Ps possible sitter selecting the
location, commence the work of erect
ing structure in accordance with the
proposed plans and designs. Huntsville,
Ala, Jackson, GAINESVILLE, and Memphis,
Tenn, and Richmond, KY, were all can
didates for the university, and each Offer
ed inducements for it, GAINESVILLE has
college now under Presbyterian man
agement, the grounds, buildings and con-
tents, valued at something over $llO. 600,
which they offer to turn over to the
University Directors, should that site
be decided upon. Richmond, Ky, offers
inducements similar to the above, and
the other towns also present their sdyan-
tages 1t is understood that the sittings
of the clerical body will continue to day
and will be exclusively private.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-16

LOUISIANA TRoUBLE The negroes on
bayous Lafouehe and Teche are on a
strike, the land owners having resolved
not to pay over fiji cen dollars per month,
they paying twenty last year. Large
numbers OF mounted negroes go from
place to pace, allowing none to work.
Governor Kellogg has been asked to
send truors to the scene of the trouble.