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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-12
The Condor of the Andes.

We can tell you an anecdote about the
condor's power of life. A miner of
Chill, very strong man, ence saw a
condor enjoying his feast on the noun
tains. He had eaten so much that he
could not fly, and the man attacked and
tried to kill him. The battle lasted a
long time, and the man was nearly ex-
hausted. But in the end he thought he
was the victor, and left the condor dead,
as he imagined, on the field. Some of
the feathers he carried off in triumph,
to show to his companions, and told
them he had never fought so fierce bat
tie. The other miners went to look at
the condor, when, to their surprise, he
was standing erect Tapping his wings in
order to fly away. a bird with
such powers of life continues to
exist years and years. Indeed, the con-
dor is said to live for a century. The
Indian tries to catch the condor by
stratagem. He employs him to fight in
a ring at those cruel bull-fghts which
are the favorite amusements In that part
af the world. He does not attempt to
attack the condor openly, for he knows
how strong he is, and he wishes, be-
sides, to take him alive. He prOcures
the skin of COW and hides himself be-
meath it. Some pieces of flesh are left
hanging to the skin, and are sure to at
tract the condor. He comes pounoing
on th e prey, and while he is feeding with
his usual grsediness the Indian con-
trives to fasten his legs to the skin.
When this is done he comes out of his
concealment and the bird sees him for
the first time. He flaps his wings and
would fly but that his feet are entan-
gled and more than this, number of
other Indians come running up and
throw their mantles over him.
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Condition Of the LeHees.

NJ. jeff Thompson, chief state engi-
neer of Louisiana, reports to Gov. Kel-
lOgg, under date of the 9th of May, as
follows. concerning the condition of the
Mississippi leyees: CT have just re-
turned from a reconnaissance of the le-
wees and creyasses on the Mississippi
river in this state, and I have found
that we will require a much larger
quantity of earthwork than for several
years to give our people any promise of
safety from overflow next spring. The
tax provided to pay for the construction
of new levees will not build one-third
of the number actually needed, and
see no safety for the state except
through the powerful hand of the Uni
ted States government, therefore must
pray you to take such steps as Will pre-
sent our case TO the present congress as
soon as possible, as a few days delay,
so near the adjournment, may deprive
rs of this sadly-needed aid for another
year, and entail upon the present suf-
fering thousands of our people another
year of desolation ard ruin. The river
actually run over about three hundred
miles of our levees, which VIII have to
be raised and strengthened, and the
yawning crevasses at Ashton, Bass,
Point Pleasant, Buckridge, Hard Times,
Disharoom, Waterproof, Green's, Glass
cocks, Old River, Morganza, Morrl-
sons, Point MANOR, LObdell's, Hickey 8
and Bonnet Care Will have to be closed,
besides the numerous small creVasses
and the additional number OF breaks
that will occur from the caying OF the
banks when the water falls, which viii
have to be built up, as well as the nu-
merous works needed on the Lafourehe,
Atchafalaya, Red River and Ouaehlta-
/ The needs for the coming Ievee season
will be not less than three millions OF
cubic yards, and it is impossible Tor the
state to pay for one million cubic yards.
and therefore this additional amount
must either be left unbuilt, and the
state again flooded, or the general gov
/ eminent will have TO give MS its mighty
aid"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-12
An Uncomfortable Island

The little island of Niceros in the
Grecian archipelago is suffering under
a " constant supply" of boiling water.
Some months ago, says the Pail Mall
Gazette, the inhabitants were seriously
annoyed by a series OF earthquakes,
which did much damage, and culmin-
ated in the bursting open of the sum-
NIT in the highest peak in the island,
and food of steam and boiling water,
which at one time led TO the apprehe1-
sion that not only would the whole is
land be destroyed, but every living
thing contained in it. The mountain,
however, suddenly ceased to boil over,
and it was hoped that for some years at
least there would be no recurrence of
this disagreeable phenomenon. These
hopes were unfortunately dissipated the
other day when the mountain resumed
its Objectionable practices, and emitted
such volumes of boiling water that the
position of the island has become al
most unbearable. To add to their dis
comfort, the ground is convulsed with
earthquakes, and at the date of the lat
est advices the people had taken to the
open fields, where they were safer than
in their tottering houses. A scarcity of
provisions is added to their other troU
bIes, and without houses, without food,
and with the prospect of being either
scalded or starved to death, the con-
dition of the good peop,e of Niceros is
at the present time by no means envi-
ahJa
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-12

| cannot be indicted and tried for any crime,
except before an impeachment. The court re-
| served decision and postponed the case until
the next court, which meets in October. This
is regarded as substantially a triumph for
Moses
The agricultural congress in session
at Atlanta, Ca, adopted resolutions looking
to the union of the cotton states and direct
trade movement without expressing prefer
ences for any port. The report Of the com
mittee on immigration, which was adopted,
favors land owners donating land to actual
settlers. A resolution was adopted urging the
refunding of the cotton tax to producers
The masters of the state oranges of the cot
ton states appointed an executive committee
to urge congress to refund the cotton tax.
The reports of both meetings show large in
crease in the acreage of cereals and a decrease
of cotton.
The following appointments have
been made by Governor Baxter of Arkansas
E. H. English, chief justice, vice John Nc
Clure, impeached and suspended; W. NJ. H.
Trapon, associate justice, vice NJ L. Stephen
son, resigned; John T. Rearden and r. W.
Compton, associate justices, vice Searle and
Bennett, impeached and suspended; John
Clenden. circuit judge, vice John Whylock,
resigned ]. G. Davis, circuit Judge, vice W.
H. s. Clayton, resigned r. S. Fuller. circuit
judge, vice George A. Kingston, resigned; J.
N. Smithee, commissioner of immigration and
state lands, vice W. H. Gray, impeached and
suspended.
Last week an aged crippled lady
named Donaldson, residing on her plantation
near Island No. 10, was brutally murdered by
a young man named Murphy, who went to
the house for the purpose of robbing Mrs.
Donaldson, who was quite wealthy, and knock
ing her down with club, took an AK and split
her head open. The negro woman who was in
the house gave the ALARM when Murphy at
tackled her severely, she in the meantime cry
ing m urder Two men passing heard her
cries and ran to the house, and Murphy see
ing their approach fled, but was pursued and
captured. In the meantime the news spread
throughout the neighborhood, and citizens
soon collected in considerable numbers. Af-
ter hearing the statement of the negro woman
and the captors of Murphy, they hung him to !
a tree until he was dead.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-12
Is 1T COME

Is it come? They said on the banks Of the Nile,
Who looked for the worlds lOng-promised day,
And saw but the strife of Egypt's toll,
And the desert sands and the mountains gray
From pyramid, temple, and treasured dead,
We ask in vain for her wisdOms plan;
They tell of the slaves and the tyrants dread,
But there was hope when that day began.
The ChaIdee came with his starry lore
That built up BabylOn's crown and creed,
And bricks were stamped on the Tigris shore
With signs that our sages scarce can read.
From Minus temple and Nimrod's tower,
The sway OF the old casts empire spread,
URreasOning faith and unquestioned power;
But still " Is it come " the watcher said.
The light of Persian's worshiped flame,
The ancient bondage its splendor threw,
And once on the west sunrise came
When Greece to its freedoms trust was true. {
With hopes to the utmost ages dear
With human gods and god-ike men,
No marvel the far-off day seemed near
To eyes that looked through her laurels then.
The Bomsn conquered and reveled too,
TIL honor and faith and power were gone;
But deeper Old EurOpe's darkness grew,
As wave after wave the Goth came on.
The gown was learning, the sword was law,
The people served in the oxen's stead,
But ever some gleam the watchers saw,
Ard eyermOre Is it come " they said.
Poet and seer that question caught
Above the din of Iife's fears and frets,
It marched with letters, it tOiled with thought
Through schools and creeds that the world foI
gets;
And statesmen tr1fe and priests deceive
And traders barter our hearts away,
Yet hearts to that golden promise cleave,
And still at times Z" Is it come? " they say.
The days of the nations bear no trace
Of all that sunshine so far foretold.
The cannon speaks in the teachers place;
The age is weary with work and gold;
And high hopes wither aud memories wane;
On hearts and affairs the fires are dead;
But that brave faith has not lived in vain,
And this was all our watcher said.
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WEST.

Dispatches from eastern Oregon indi-
cate that the democrats elect their entire state
ticket. Eighteen counties give Grover 584
majority.
The small pox has been introduced
into Elko, New, by italian emigrants, and is
spreading very rapidly. The Indians have
the disease and the people are fleeing from
the town.
The managers of the Chicago and AL
ton railroad having reduced the wages to $45
a month for old hands, and $40 for new,
general strike of brakemen has taken place,
1t is quite probable general suspension of
business on the road viii be caused by the
strike.
The National Crop Reporter estimates
the wheat acreage of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota. Missouri Ohio and Wis
consin at IA, 4,s12, ,S14 acres against 13, SOC, 900
last year. and predicts yield of 200, 900 900
bushels. The Colorado beetle has appeared
in all the states north of the Ohio.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-12

New Orleans dispatches state that
! Chss. Claiborne, late clerk of the United
| States district court, absent since the 14th Of
| May, is now reported absconded with large
amount of money belonging to litigants, esti-
mated at from 100000 to $40, 900. The La.
Patrons relief company of the state grange
have been doing good service in rendering as
sistance to the members Of the order in the
overfowed districts. They appeal for further
aid to grangers throughout the union.
AT the session of the Reformed Pres
| byterian Synod, held recently at Philadelphia,
the committee on the order known as Patrons
of HusbandrY and Changers, presented re-
port which states that they emphaticalIy and
unequiVOcally condemn this and all other Sc
cret orders, as ensnaring, deceptive and sin
full in Themselves as prejudiciai to the best in
terests of society, and as a lawless and ineffi-
cient way of obtaining the redress of griev-
ances. They also recommend the synod to
enjoin upon all sessions non-fellowship with
members of this or any other secret order
and warn all under their care to beware Of the
ensnaring influences of such organizations.
The report was adopted by unanimous vote.
The will of John Edgar Thompson
appoints trustees. After providing for his
wife, two sisters, niece and a nephew, said
trustees are to appropriate the remainder of
the net income of the estate, after payments
specified, or so much of it as may judiciously
be applied thereto, to the education and main
tenance of the female orphans of railroad en-
ployes whose fathers may have been killed
while in the discharge of their duties. Pre-
ference is to given first to the orphans
of employees engaged upon the Pennsylvania
railroad; second to those of the Georgia
railroad, between Augusta and Atlanta, Ga.
third, to those of the lines controlled by
the Pennsylvania railroad by lease or other
wise fourth, to those of the employees of any
other railroad company of the United States of
America. The estate is valued at two mil
lions
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-12
SOUPH.

It is believed that the present wheat
crop will be the largest that was ever raised in
the south.
The supreme court of Louisiana has
decided that levee bonds issued under act
number 80, of 1870, to be valid obligations of
the state.
The branch of the Mississippi Central
railroad from Durant to Kosciusko was opened
for traffic last week. The event WAS celebra-
ted at Durant.
In a speech before the Memphis
chamber of commerce, Mayor League stated
that the entire business capital at that city
does not exceed three and half million of
dollars.
A ply sician in Ouachita parish, La,
writes to the Minden Democrat, that there are
three thousand people within the limits of his
practice who are sick and destitute and need
medicine.
A GAINESVILLE, Ca. special announces
the discovery OF another rich gold vein near
DahIonega, on the Pigeon-roost branch,
wherein the ore is rich and in immense
quantities.
A boy named Martin Oates, son of
George A. Oates of Augusta, Ga. was killed
at Athens in that state, the other day, by the
accidental discharge of pistol in the hands
of little girl.
Harry, aged 10, son of Frank Mel
lersh, of the firm of Eader & Mellersh, of
Memphis, while.trying to get a loaded pistol
from playmate was accidentally shot through
the lungs and probably fatally wounded.
A late dispatch from Helena, Arkan-
sas, says Robert Reed, a notorious desperado
formerly keeper Of low groggery and lately
proprietor of hotel there, was shot and killed
by his partner, Elisha W. Cannon. Cannon
escaped.
Mayor Wiltz, of New Orleans, has ad-
dressed another urgent appeal for aid to
Mayor Havemeyer, in which he says: " Will
New York come to the rescue Of our destitute,
ruined, famishing people? A deadly famine
in Louisiana would be a national disgrace,
which the wealth Of America must prevent at
all hazards"
Thomas Farrell, mattress maker re-
siding on Front street, Memphis, was fatally
cut last week by Harvey Porter, colored, who,
with Henry Clay, oolored, got into a dispute
with Farrell about the civil rights bill, and in
the quarrel Porter drew razor across the alb
domen of Farrell, letting out his intestines
Clay and Porter were arrested.
A special from Nicholasville, Ky. =
ports horrible murder the I'd inst.
Harding II. Masters, a much respected mer-
chant of Nicholasville, went to all the saloon
keepers in that town and requested them not
to sell whisky to his sisters husband. All
consented except J. H. Soper, who assaulted
Masters. n h Soper, brother interferred.
A friend of Masters then interposed. A me-
u. W
proprietor OF the saloon, shot Masters in the
back through the right lung, killing him al
most instantly.
The trial of Gov. Moses for grand
larceny, which was set down for Friday at
Orangeburg, did not take place, in conse-
quence Of the absence OF the accused. The
collector for the state asked for a warrant of
arrest, but the court refused it. The counsel
for Moses then moved to strike the case from
the docket, on tho ground that governor
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-12

risk never mentions such things himself
in mems society, or if he does it is with
a sigh and respectful stroke of his
moUstache. Nobody would think of
calling him a ladies' man, or chatting
him about any girl he thought fit to
dance with several times at same ball.
We have shrewd suspicious that Aste-
risks affectionate nature but rowing dis
position has caused more than one
bright eye to grow dim, and more than
one heart to palpitate in a disorderly
manner and we have heard stern NAM
mas, who were very polite to him when
they first knew him-for our friend has
considerable expectations speak stern
ly of him and call him a dangerous
man, and cluck to their chickens to
come under their wings when he is
abroad in the ballroom. But we never
think of calling him a hirt. And if we
palmer and less interesting people envy
in certain way his successes, we never
feel any malice towards him, for he has
a remarkable knaek of keeping clear of
jealousies, and is scrupulous about
poaching on other peoples preserves.
At least, so we agree in the smoking
room, when we talk about him. True,
there is one old fogy-let us call him
Major Pendennis-who wags his head
when Asterisk is mentioned,
and he has said on more than one occa-
sion, "You are very generous, and I
like You for it. Asterisk is a doosid
pleasant fellow-no mistake about that.
But he'll overdo it one of these days.
Mark my words, he'll overdo it. And
we shall all be sorry for it. Hang the
rascal ! he will have our sympathy
when we see him figure as a co-respon-
dent in the divorce court, instead of
our excrations as a fiendish
disturber of domestic happiness" Let
us hope that the majors gloomy proph-
ecy Will not be fulfilled.-LOndOR So
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-12
Lucky Numbers,

There is a widely spread tendency to
believe in lucky numbers. The mysti-
Cal properties of numbers, and the doc
trine of chances, have both something
to 20 with this, matter. Card-players
have number of crotehets of this kind
-" luck under the Deuce" bad luck
under the nine of diamonds, an even
number for the trump card. One theo-
ry says that even numbers are Unlucky,
because each can be divided into two,
thereby denOting death and dissolution.
One nation made the year consist OF 359
DAYS, in order that it should not divide
into u equal months. Some of the ear
lY christians pronounced for odd num-
bers, because God Is 1 in 3, and because
He made holy the 7th day. The num-
Der z and its multiplies we're on other
grounds made lucky; because a human
being sheds his teeth at Z, becomes a
youth at twice z, man at thrice z, and
reaches his grand climacteric at nine
times z. In some parts of England,
the housewives put their hens on an odd
number of eggs, because, with an even
number, they fear there would be no
chicks. The current year Of our Lord
is always q lucky number in the estima-
ton of some persons Addison said,
in the Spectator ''I have been told
of certain jealous dissentsr, who, be-
ing a great enemy to popery, and be-
lieving that bad men are the most for
bunate In the world, will lay two to one
on the number 666 against any other
number, because, says he, it is the
number of the beast" This mystical
number has played great part IN luck
speculations. Some ApOcalyptic inter
preters will have il that CSC is the pope
himself. while, on the other hand, Ro-
man Catholic journalist has recently
striven to show that If Bismarck we're
spelled Bistmarck, it would be exactly
equivalent to 666. Number three is
greatly In favor of luck; school-boys
insist that the third time will be fair, or
Will result in success. There is an old
superstition or maxim, call it which we
may, that three handfuls OF sand on a
dead body are as good as a funeral.
/ The Romans had notions about the
breadth of a camp fosse measuring an
odd number of feet; the holding of
markets at intervals of an odd number
of days; the taking of the census at in
| tervals of an odd number of years the
| dining at q tricliaium or three-sided
| table the graces being three, the furies
/ three; and the muses. seven. Greek
cities had an odd number of gates. The
| French peasantTy have a knack of max
/ ing out lucky and unlucky years for
/ great persOnages, by adding together
the year of our Lord, the digits which
/ compose that number, the age of the
individual, and the number of years be-
tween his birth, marriage, or some other
notable event in his lIfe-an elastic sort
of process, which can be made to prove
almost anything we wish.- Chambers
Journal
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-12

NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
EAST.


The broadway stage strike has ceased.
The hod carriers of New York are on
a strike for $3.50 per day, stopping all build
ing operations.
-Four hundred men have been dis
charged from the iron mines at Port Dram,
n. j., and five hundred viii be discharged
from the Hibsrnia mines next Saturday The
wages of those retained, has been reduced to
$l.25 cents per day from S1.5O.
A gypsy fortune-teller encamped with
tribe a few miles from Brooklyn, n. Y,
quarreled with the leader of the band He
struck her, and her son, a boy, knocked him
down. The leader fired several shots at the
boy The latter, who was hit, staggered to-
ward the leader and stabbed him in the arm.
The leader then shot the boy through the
heart. The boy was thrown into one of the
wagons, and the band hastily left.
A painter named McCulloch, while
working on bridge at the Three Sisters is
land, at Niagara falls, last week, fell off the
scaffold, and was carried by the current to the
edge OF the falls, where he caught on a rock.
After unceasing efforts from the bridge and
shore, McCulloch was finally rescued from his
perilous position by John ConFoy, who, at the
peril OF his own life, tied rope to his body
and made his way to the rock where McCul-
loch had been hanging.
United States war vessel Gettysburg
has arrived at New York, with instruments and
appliances for the scientific corps engaged to
make observations OF the transit of Venus.
The stores contain five sets of houses and
tents, besides scientific Instruments, which in
clude five splendid clocks, each worth nearly
1900. The value of thematerial is said to be
about 81, 900. The officers of the Swartara
laugh at the scientific men, who, among their
supplies for the expedition, have supplied sec
tional houses for Hobartown, a place of 5000
inhabitants
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Grangers' Cooperation in California.

At the late meeting of the State
Grange, representing 10000 California
farmers, efforts were made to lay the
foundation for an extensive system of
cooperation in selling and storing grain,
purchasing supplies and borrowing
money. By combined action, they
could doubtless sell dearer and buy
cheaper than they have done hereto
fore, but there is much difference of
opinion among them in regard to the
policy to be pursued. Many are afraid
to intrust their money and grain to men
who have had no experience in anything
save arming, and they argue that their
association should restrict itself to So
clal purposes at first, and go very eau
tiOusly into business, advancing slowly
under the encouragement of success.
Generally the oranges have as yet not
made any pecuniary ventures but in
many cases the individual members
have associated themselves to provide
warehouses and make contracts of diff
ferent kinds for the benefit of their
class. The oranges are strongly i'm
pressed with the importance of cooper
alton, and are confident of their ability
70 manage it successfully. The state
grange recommends the establishment
of farmers bank in every agricultural
county, with a warehouse attached for
storing grain, and of state bank with
a capital of $1,000. 900.