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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-04-17
WEST.

A dispatch from San Diego says Lieut..
Bache had attacked Apache camp in the
Penal mountains, Arizona, killed twenty-five
warriors and captured about fifty women.
A boat containing nine fishermen, who
were setting -seines in the lake, about fifteen
miles south of Ohicyun, was eapsized on the
9th, and seven of the men were drowned.
A man named John W. Goodwin mur-
dered an aged man and wife named Haywood,
near Ottawa, Putnam county Ohio, on the 9th
inst. The murderer obtained about 5000 in
money.
Barber, the balloonist, made an as
cension at San francisco ON the 9th inst
When nearly over the town of Lauhan-
dro, 600 feet in the air, the balloon
collapsed. There were four men and two
ladies in the car. The balloon struck the
ground with great force and was dragged
about three hundred yards. No lives were
lost but al the occupants of the car were
hurt none seriously.
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Davis, FOOte and Ouitman.

These gentlemen composed the trium-
virate which ruled Mississippi politics
for twenty years. Henry S. was the
fifteenth governor, and did once pace
The streets of Jackson, proud as any
Henry of Navarro; and well he might,
for in November, 1851, he defeated
Hon. JEFF. Davis, though by the small
majority of 900 votes, taking his stand
firmly on union and comprOmise-mea
ures which, ten years later, found few ad-
vocates IN Mississippi; while, upon the
reverse doctrine of states rights, his
late rival rose to the presidency of the
new confederacy, Foote going into tenn
porary eclipse. Gen. John A. Quitman
had been the successful competitor for
gubernatorial bonors the term before !;
having come to the people with his
laurels gathered fresh from the fields of
Mexico, he was invincible. In Februa-
~. 1851, however, Gov. QUitmRn Ie-
signed the governOrship. The ensuing
summer he was placed at the head Of
the state rights ticket against Foote !;
drew off few weeks before the cleo
ton, after making n hot canvass, and
Mr.. Davis was substituted in his stead.
This victory was esteemed a great tri-
unph for Foote and the "union men !"
of Mississippi. During the canvass g
correspondent for one of the Quitman
organs, published in jackson, went the
rounds signing his communications,
"Peter." " and often giving Mr.. Foote
the benefit of his sarcasm. At Carroll
ton. where the friends of either party
gathered IA great crowds, Foote, when
his turn to speak came, read from g Pc
ter" and made running comments as he
read, expressing a desire to get one
sight of that individual.
No sooner said than young man of
twenty, square built and muscular, with
sun-burnt cheeks, sandy haiI, and mod
est demeanor, walked up on the stand
behind the speaker, laid his hand upon
his shoulder, and remarked
'fI, sir, am the man"
"And is thy name Peter?" queried
Foote, In his comico-sarcastical style.
s'My name is Peter" returned the
impertubable.
cart thou i7ldeed Peter 2"
"I am, indeed" was the rejoinder.
''Then give US your hand" shrieked
Foote, while the crowd roaredits laugh
/ ter and hurrahs. s'Give US your hand
Simon Bari Joan-Ass; for thou art Peter
and upon this rock viii I build M
church, and the gates of h-n shall no
prevail against If.
There was L. ore in the manner thar
/ in the speech, but Mr.. Foote'S friendl
fairly roared as that gentleman turned
upon Peter and bowed him gracefully
off the stage at the end of the episode
The entire campaign was hot, and II
the little fisticuffs that interrupted de
bate it was first Foote and then QnlE
man on top. at Grenada, foote WaIkeG ,IA'-1I
up behind Gen Q. (whlIe thaS gAliait liIt
T;obt and Iefl and struck him a sting
ne blow on the cheek with his oPer
baS2d he Turning upon his assailant
Cen. Gem ouitman applied his riightt, igt, boo. Doc:
snddenly TO Mr.. Foote's coat-tail' m ane
lifted life. him. head-foremost, off the ros
tr,m. Friends interposed-and TIT
GOOD work went on.-COr. C0ttT1eF-Jottr
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A Convention of Confederate Surgeons.

At meeting of the physicians of At
lauta, Ca, presided over by DR.. J. ?.
Logan, resolutions were adopted, call
ing a convention of surgeons, field and
hospital, of the confederate army, to be
held at Atlanta, on the Goth of May
next. The cooperation of the medical
staff of the x-confederate navy is also so
icited. The convention is called in order
for the Advancement of science, to rescue
from oblivion all the important medical
and surgical facts developed in the con-
federate army and navy record. The
resolution says
GO Immediate action is considered alb.
solutely necessary. Since the war,
many of the most talented Of the
medical staff have died, and yearly
others are added to the list, and their
valuable medical and surgical expert
ence entirely lost to the profession.
For the success of this great scientific
and historical association, it is earnestly
recommended that the ex-confederate
surgeons of each of the southern states
at once take such steps as will secure a
delegation. Besides the contributions
to science, the social features of the o.
ganizatiOn, the revival of old army as
sociations, viii be of no secondary in
terest. The railways OF the south, with
their usual courtesy, viii no doubt grant
excursion tickets for this most impOr-
tant occasion"
The call is headed by DR.. S. P.
Moore, surgeon general G. S. A. /; DIR.
Hunter McGuire, medical division,
JacksOn's army; aud DIR. S. II. Stout,
medical division hospitals, army ol
Tennessee.
The medical and surgical history oi
the federal army, during the civil war,
is preserved in very large gathering
of official records and anatomical draw,
ings and samples, IN a government mu
scum at Washington City, and is con
sidered invaluable by the students and
professors of medicine and surgery.
The proposed confederate record,
from the lapse of time and the difficulty
of obtaining the official records, vii
not be so complete "a that ct Washing
ton, but cannot put present incident!
equally as valuable TO SCIENCE
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate, on the 9th, bill was
introduced giving Jurisdiction to the court of
claims to hear the claim of G.. W. Custis
l ee, son of General Lee, to the Arlington
estate. The petition accompanying the bill
recognizes the sacred use to which the prop
erty has been put, but thinks petitioner should
be compensated The bill to provide for the
payment of the bonds of the Louisville and
Portland car al company was taken up and
referred to the committee on finance A
bill was referred to the committee on commerce
amendatory of an act to limit the liability OF
ship-owners. The bill provides that the nom
liability clause of the act Of March B, 1851,
shall apply to all vessels, steamboats, ans
other craft engaged in inland navigation. o..
Consideration was resumed of the bill to pro-
vide for the redemption and reissue of United
States notes. and for free banking. The bill
after much debate, was read the third time
and passed-29 to "a.
In the house, on the 9Th, the com
mittee on elections made a report on the Ken
tucky contested election case, that Young, the
sitting member, is entitled to seat. A
resolution was referred, instructiug the COM
nittee on commerce to inquire into the qUes-
ton OF leyying capitation tax on emlSrants
ct the port of New York. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, the chair
presented a communication from the secretary
of war, transmitting the report of the board
of engineers appointed to examine and report
upon the James river and Kanawha canal
project. The finance committee reported
unfavorably on the bill to refund the internal
revenue taxes erFoneouslv assess and col
lected After the consideration of several
private bills the senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of executive business and soou
after adjourned.
In the house. on the 9TH, the commit
tee on education and labor reported adversely
| on bills granting a million acres Of public
land to trustees of Browns Institute in Flor
ida, donating the former United States court
house building at St. Augustine, Fla, for ed
ucational purposes, and 20 promote education
in the territories. The currency question
! occupied the remainder Of the session.
In the senate, on the Sth, q memoria,
was presented from John Buson, asking fol
the appointment of delegation, composed
in part of women, to visit the Indian tribe.
and devise means to help their condition
/ MT Dawes called up resolution introducet
by him a few days ago, asking the secretary
OF the treasury to report to the senate tI'
| amount Of the dsfalcations OF varlous dis
burslug officers OF the government, and II wa
referred -. A motion to reconsider the Yot
by which the bill for the relief Of a certain
ulacused until the expiration Of the mornlnj
hour. I e senate went into executive ses
sion and adjourned.
In the house, on the Sth, bill wa
PASSED, giving consent for tho erection OF
bridge across the Arkansas, at Pine BluF
Ark. Also, to provide for a sale of the pres
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FOREIGN.

The Dutch have opened several Ae-
heen ports to trade.
A Berlin dispatch represents that the
conservatives and Ultramontanes are actively
intriguing to supplant Prince Bismarck by Gen.
Won Monteuffel.
Capt. Brown, witness fer claimant in
the Tichborne trial, has been found guilty of
perjury. He and Luie were then sentenced to
five and seven years penal servitude respec-
lively.
A special from Calcutta reports that
I'VE hundred natives have died from disease
and starvation in Hatacaul. The mortality
froDa famine is sensibly abated by relief meas
ures Of the government.
a special dispatch from Madrid states
that Ssrrano viii return to that city and Gen.
Concha will succeed him in command OF the
troops operating against the Carlists II
believed Serrano will call q convention.
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SOUTH.

Galveston is the only town in Texas |
has that yet ordered postal cards.
The Mississippi Central railroad is
going to substitute coal for wood as fuel
The New Orleans Times complains of
the enormous number of beggars now found
in that city.
Mayo, the defauIting treasurer of Yir-
ginia, has been adjudged lunatio, and sent
to the asylum.
During the past month Mobile has
had six Gres, five of which are believed to have
been ineendiary.
Lead ore of a superior quality has
heen found in paying quantities in Randolph
county, Arkansas.
The Charlotte, Columbus and Angus
ia railroad has prohibited the sale of news
papers on its trains.
The bridge at st. Louis will be open
to foot passengers and street cars May l. and
for railroad trains July l..
A ship-yard is to be established at
Edenton, in North Carolina, to build barges
for the northern coasting trade.
Seven thousand dollars reward is Of
fered for the arrest of the Austin stage rob
/, bers.
r. M. T. Hunter has been elected
state treasurer of Virginia, vice Mayo, re-
moved.
The ice factory in Macon, Ca, is
turning out six tons Of ice every twenty-four
hours.
Henry @. Hill, of Oglethrope, Ga,
was shot and killed by Warren Law, of Macon
county, in the former place, last week.
~ Crevasses on the Bayou Lafouche, two
miles below the Badeaux, fifty feet wide and
six feet deep, will probsbly overflow Morgans
Texas railroad.
The Hushpuckany levee, near Sun
flower Mississippi, has broke again. This en-
hangers the whole of the Sunfower and Yazoo
river bottoms, which are among the richest in
the Mississippi valley.
The claim of G. B. Lamar, of Geor-
gia, amounting to 5000, 900, for which judg
ment was given by the United States court
of claims and appealed by the attorney gen
eral, is about to be paid, the attorney general
having dismissed the appeal.
Turner Ardazol, an italian, captain OF
the sloop New Louisiana, entered the resi-
dence Of Mr. Jett three miles from Orange
Texas, during Jett's absence, and murdered
Mrs. Jett aud two children. 4 daughter, near
ly grown, made her escape and gave the alarm
when a Mr.. lyon and other citizens arrived
and found Ardazel endesvoring to burn the
bodies. He Immediately arrested. Soon
after the sheriff entered the Jail to give the
prisoners their supper, when crowd of armed
men rushed in on the officer, took the muir
derer of the Jet family ont of the prison, aud
literally riddled him with bullets.
The decision rendered by the Su-
preme court regarding bonds issued by the
state to the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas
railroad under the act of 1871, did not pass
directly on the validity of the bonds but inti-
mated that il the allegations by the state
were correct the bonds would be void, and
remauded the case for further prteN1T: An ap-
plicntion for rehearing the ground that the
allegations of the state are plainly incorrect.
has been made by W W How. counsel fer
the road, and taken under advisement. He
claims THAI by the law the company had till
1871 to build tho Shreveport branch, and that
the grant OF state aid, made in 1870 and re-
newed in 1871, caunot have lapsed.
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Newspapers in New Orleans.

In connection with some remarks up
on the strike Of the printers in New
Orleans because of the reduction of the
price paid them for composition, the
Republican says None of the New
Orleans papers have been self-sustain-
ing during the past year. The Times
has fallen into the hands of its paper
merchant, who does not think he has
drawn prize. The Picayune, after ex-
periencing adversely, finally was sold
by the sheriff for One-ffth of what If
cost a year before. The Bee also has
been published at the expense of the
owners. The doors of the Republican
have have kept open by the gains of the
Job Office, which have been entirely alb
sorbed in the expense of publishing the
daily"
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The National Agricultural Congress.

A call has been made by General
Jackson, president, for the third ses-
sion of the National Agricultural Con-
gress, which viii be held at Atlanta,
Ca, on May 13. The congress had its
rise in 1871, by the consolidation of the
&" Agricultural Congress, a purely
southern institution, with the IenneB-
see Agricultural and Mechanics Asso-
citation. Under the auspices of these
bodies, a meeting was held at Nashville,
Tenn, at which eleven states were rep
resented, and where the national agr1-
cultural congress was formed.
In 1872, the meeting Of the congress
was held at st. Louis, where the 81
Igouis Agricultural and mechanical As
soeiation was amalgamatCd with II.
Last year the congress met at lndlanap-
oils. where, after a very successful meet
ing, it adjourned to meet at Atlanta
Ga, on May 13.
This gathering, representing every
state in the Union, and every form OF
farmers organization, will be OF I'M
mense importance. In view" says
Jackson. in his call, Z" of the represen-
tation, aims and objects, and necessity
of such an annual convOcation OF rep
reseutatiye farmers and scientific gen
tIemen. and especially since the farmer
mind is thoroughly aroused 20 tne ne
cessity Of considering with the greatest
deIiberation the many questions touch
ing the industrial interests of the coun-
try, and has now become ready for Wig
orous and effective action, there IS
every reason to expect a full represen-
tation. and I therefore urge upon all
the constituent bodies. and especially
the Patrons Of Husbandry, 70 be rep
resented.
cit is especially requested that noti-
| fication shall be made Of the appoint
ment of delegates TO Charles ".
J at as early date as practicable.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
EAST.

A dispatch from st. Johns New
foundland, says the steamer Tgress, of the
Polaris expedition, while seal fishing exploded
her boilers. Two engineers and twenty of
= her crew were killed.
A terrible explosion occurred at Pot
terburg, New Jersey, on the 9th, causing the
death of four Of those employed around the
boiler and injuring several others. 1t appears
one of the five boilers used for compressing
air for the use of the drills being worked in
the Jugtown tunnel exploded, causing the
total destruction Of the four others. AS all
who we're in the immediate vicinity of the ez-
ploded boilers are dead, it is impossible to
show how the accident occurred.
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OLD FOLK $.
By ALICE CAREY.

-aAA4ACE LAhEIs
Oh ! don't be sOrrowfuI, darling.
And don't be sorrowful prav
Taking the year together, my dear,
There isn't more night than day.
lis rainy weather, my darling,
Times waves, they heavily ran:
But, taking the year together, my dear,
There isn's more cloud than sun.
We are old folks now, my darling,
Our heads, they are growing -groy;
But, taking the year all round, my dear,
You viii always find the May.
We have had our May, my darling,
And our roses, long ago,
And the time Of year is coming, my dear,
For the silent night and the snow.
And God is God, my darling,
OF night as well as of day
And we feel and know that we can 90
Wherever He leads the way.
Aye, God Of the night, my darling
OF the night of death so grim:
The gate that leads out Of life, good wife,
Is the gate that leads to Him.
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LOOK!

The pencil marks yoa see arsEad tazs
paragraph (tAHEl mean that year sub
scriptioR Is eEt OF unpaid, snd that
you are requested to pay up at cree.
We would take great pleasure IN extend
ing credit to oar friends and patrons,
but cash alone viii pay expenses, and
we are forced 10 adhere to strict eash
rule. We hope you VIII comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of sack 6
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your faVSr.
- We enter no nsw names on eEr
books without the money "a advance
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A Bald Mountain Miracle. -

According to the statement of Miles
Higgins to the correspondent of the
Raleigh News, the reported earthquake
at Bald Mountain was an answer to
prayers sent up by fervent Baptist
preacher. Mr.. Higgins is thus re-
ported
It was about three days before the
first shock that notice was sent over
that Rev. Posey Owensby, a sort of
Baptist preacher that lived on the
mountain, would commence a revival
of religion at the school-house on a GER
tain night. He came but met only a
slim congregation. He kept up his re-
vival three days and nights without get
ting up the slightest excitement. On
the night of the 9th of February he
made long and ferYent prayer, in which
he said: 60 Lord, for three days and
nights hath Thy servant endeavOred IN
vain TO move the strong hearts of this
wiched people. Now. we beseech Thee
that Thou wouldst, In thy great and
omnipOtent power, cause the mountain
TO shake and tremble beneath their
feet, that they might be brought TO a
consciousness of Thy power and wrath, y
etc. The people still remained un-
moved, but at the hour of ten o'clock
next day the mountain shook and trern-
bled beneath the feet of the people.
The Rev, Posey as at work clearing
up new ground, when the shocks came,
one after another. Hurrying to the
house he told the old woman to make
all possible speed, for an immediate
evacuation. When the sun rose next
morning Bald mountain was far in Po-
/ sey's rear.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Announcing the Of person for county
ofhee, 50 state office, SO; federal Office, SIS. In
variably ia advance.
q The above terms and rates VIII be strictly ad-
lhered to.
Religious, marriage birth and death notices so
lcted, and VIII be willingly inserted free Of charge
Obituaries Masonic and other sosiety notices of
deaths, etc, win be charged 10 cents per line.
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TENDERLY stroking the soft, silken
curls of his innocent boy, and gazing in
to the liquid depths of his blue upturn-
ed eyes with a glance that told what
fountains Of parental love were running
over IN his breast, Mr. Marrowfat aifec-
tiOnatelY murmured "NO, ArtaxeTxes,
you can't learn TO chaw tObacker as long
as your dad is boss of this rancho.
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TIE municipal authorities Of Yeddo.
Japan. have written to the mayor OF
New York, asking him to transmit cop
les Of the municipal laws OF the city.
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at the conference in Richmond, at
which were President Davis, Secretary
OF War Randolph, Generals Lee and
johnson, and Majer- Generals W. g.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-14

OFFICIAL VoTE OF EDGECoMBE.
following are the official returns of the
vote Of Edgecombe county;
Supt. Pub. Ins.-Pool 1,142, Punel,
:, 3,4Ol ; Congress-Blount, 1,094, Hyman,
3, 1868; Judge Hilliard, 1915; Solicitor
j. j. Martin, 3,2S2. Senator MADISON,
1882; House-Bunn, 1888, Goodwin,
3,485; Register of Deeds-A. McCabe
3,421; Sheriff-Joseph Cobb, 3,717; Su
perior Court Clerk-W. A. Duggan. 3, ,439;
Treasurer-R. H. Austin, 1921. The
County Commissioners are composed of
three white and two colored Civil Fighters,
who were elected by about the same vote
as above. Of course the entire county
ticket is Radical to the backbone, and that
party gains about 300. Battle Bryan, in
dependent candidate for sheriff, received
about $50 votes. The Boilers were enc
whar."
The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-14
State of North Carolina,
PITT COUNTY.
SUPERIOR COURT.

Petition fer sale Of Land for Paytiti0n.
VIM. Hall Haddock and wife Talitha E. Had
dock, W. A Spain, Mary E. Spain, James
B. Cherry and T. K. Cherry, Plaintiffs,
Sidney II. Spain, Executor of Charles II.
Spain, James A. Brown and wife Mary NJ
Brown, Robert A. Brown, James III. Brown,
VIM. A. Wilkinson and wife Mary Z. Will
kinson, James H. Williford and wife Mary
&. Wiliiford, w. G. Little, guardian for
Emily Spain and Jane Spain, VIM. a.
Brown and Henry II. Brown, Defendants.
ct appearing to the Court that the Defen-
dants, james \. Brown and wife Mary NJ.
Brown, Robert a. Brown, James H. Williford
and wife Martha Z. Williford, VIM. A wis
kerson and wife Mary G. Wilkinson, James
H. Brown, VIM. a. Brown and Henry II.
Brown, are nOn-resdents of this State and
that the Plaintiffs have cause of action against
the Defendants, and after due diligence, per-
sOnal service of the Summons and Petition,
issued in the cause, cannot be made. Now
therefore it is ordered by the Court, that pub
lication be made in the "Enquirer-Southern-
err" newspaper published i'll Tarboro', n.
c., once week for SIX successive weeks, no.
titying said Defendants to appear at the office
of the Clerk Of the Superior Court for Pitt
county, in the Town of Greenville, on or be-
fore the 9TH day of September 1874, and au-
sWer, plead or demur, as they may see fit {:
and upon failure SO to do, the prayer of Pc
titioners will be granted, and order of sale
made according to law.
Witness, W. L. Cherry, CLERK of the SuPc-
riOr Court for Pitt county, at his office in
Greenvi!lc, this July 22nd, 1874.
W. L. CHERRY, CleIk.
July p, 1874 6w