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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
JOHN &. EZOgyN,
Governor Of the State Of Ten
n6SSee.

To all tCho shall see these Presents,
Greeting
WHEREAS, vacancy exists in the Of
fee of Chancellor Of the 10th Chancery
District, composed of the counties OF
Hardeman, Madison, Haywood, Upton,
tayette and I4auderdalc, caused by the
resignation or Hon. James Fentress, now
therefore, /, John &. Brown, Governor OF
the State Of Tennessee, Ivy virtue of the
power and authority vested in me by the
Constitution and Laws, hereby order an
election to be held within the limits Of
said Charcery District, on the FIRST
THURSDAY, Icing
The 9th Day of August, 1874,
to fill said vacancy until the next regular
election for judicial officers and the
Sheriff5 and other officers entrusted by
law with such duties IN said Chancery
District viii, on said day, proceed to open
and hold said election at all the various
precincts and voting places within their
respective counties, and due return make
as provided by law
-- In lrjtHcss rRercoG ! hereuutO
g., : set my hand. and have caused
'''''' ! the Great Seal Of State to be af-
-- fixed, az Nashville, this 2Gth day
Of june, 1874 JNO. e. BROWN,
Governor.
CHAs \. GIBBs,
Secretary Of State july3w4 |
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
The New Postal Law.

The main points about the new postal
law are, that the postage on newspapers
published weekly or more frequently Is
to be two cents per pound that on pubs
locations issued less frequently than once
a week, three cents per pound that the
prepayment on them is to be compulso>
~ after the LIST of January, 1873; that
the postage on public documents is to
be 10 cents a volume, and on the Con-
gressional Record one cent a number,
and that IN these and all other cases the
postage is to be prepaid. Weekly news.
papers are to pass free through the
mails IN the county in which they are
published
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
The Congressional Convention

The proceedings of the Executive Cons
mittee, which met in Memphis on the
/ It'll ult are published elsewhere 1t
will be seen that Bolivar has been selects
ed as the place and Tuesday the Sth
day of September as the time for holding
the convention for the purpose of nomin-
ating candidate for Congress from this
the 10th Congressional district.
Among other duties which will de-
volve upon the county convention on the
18th of August will be that of appoint
ing a delegation to cast the eighteen
votes to which Hardeman is entitled in
the Congressional convention. Every one
who desires the success of the anti-radi-
Gals ought to turn out and participate
in the district meetings on the Sth of
August or whenever such meeting is
called in his district AS we have FREE
quentlY said, this will enable us to have
a large and interesting county conven-
ton, and more than that, the convention
will be the better enabled to reflect in
its deliberations, the will Of the conser-
vGtives of the county.
We earnestly desire that the antj-radi-
Gals of Hardeman by what name soeVer
they have been called heretofore, shall
show to the men of Fayette and Shelby
whom they will meet in convention on
the 9Th Of September that the people
of this county are not only opposed to
radicalism, but that they are aggressive
in politics and willing to make sacrifices
for the good of the State. Once again,
let as have interesting district meetings
and the best men as delegates to the
county convention.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
Genuine Blaok-apd-Tans.

The radicals of Shelby county met in
convention at Memphis last Tuesday and
nominated candidates for county officers
Taking the list Of nominees as an index
there remains no doubt of the fact that
this was the most complete black and tan
collection of Office seekers ever ASSEMBLE
ed on the Chickasaw Bluff. They lodged
the Civil Rights bill when they endorsed
the Collier vile resolutions but endorsed
it throughout by their actions in every
thing else, and right here their opponents
can make a strong point Hold them to
the responsibility of such an outrage on
decency at every turn. As matter of re
cord We print the list of nominees, from
which it will be seen that one negro man
was so unfortunate as to get his name
on the ticket, not that his melting white
friends wanted it there, but in order that
the dose may be more easily swallowed
by his peODlR:
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
Meeting Of the Congressional Dis
trict OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Call
ed to Meet at Bolivar September
9Th.

The executive Conservative-Demo-
cratic committee of the tenth congress-
ional district met at the Peabody hotel,
July lItb, 1874, in pursuance of a call
of the chairman. Present: NJ D. i.
Stewart, chairman; 5. g. Sparks, of
Fayette county. and J. 81. Hubbard, of
HaTdeman county, representing General
Marsh T. Polk The following is d
synopsis of the proceedings, as entered
upon the minutes Of the meeting: :. q.
Sparks was elected secretary ofthe CONS
mittee. Bolivar was selected as the
place, and Tuesday, September s, 1874
fixed as the day for holding the conven-
ton The committee recommended the
adoption of the same basis of represen>
tatiOn which was unanimously agreed
upon in the last convention, to wit: one
delegate for each thousand, and one for
every fraction over five hundred OF pepu-
lation in each county, giving seventy SIX
delegates TO Shelby, twenty-six to Fay
cite, and eighteen to Hardeman, max
ing total of one hundred and twenty
The county committees will see to the
election Of delegates
NJ ID l.. STEWART. Chairman
5. G.. SPARKS, Secretary.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
For Sale.

The House and Lot on Market street,
Bolivar, opposite court square, lately oo
cupie6 by Bolivar Bulletin.
The Residence and Lot On Main street
lately occupied by H. NJ. Parker
4 tract Of about $50 acres Of Land, D
miles southeast Of Bolivar known as the
- Pete Riley place
Terms 10 suit purchasers
Apply 70 FRANCIS FENf KISS
Nav % 1874 Attorney.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

FUNNY.-A, leading republican of
Shelby county who was on visit to our
town few days since said in converse.
ton that Barbour Lewis voted to take
the Civil Rights bin from the Speaker $
table in order to kill itf'' How will Ed
Shaw of Memphis and Oscar Williams OF
FaYette and their mixed school friends
throughout the district take this Did
he tell the truth on Barbour or was he
"only gassing?"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

There was a difficulty at the fair
grounds near Jackson, Tenn, last Tues
day which produced great excitement
and resulted in the wounding of one
man by pistol shot and the beating Of
another almost unto death Our inform
ant says that jolly Rogers, radical cam
didate for sheriff Of Madison county had
denounced Deputy Sheriff Kendrick, and
this coming to the ears of the latter gen
tleman be tackled Rogers aboutit, when
Rogers drew his pistol and fired, the ball
taking effect in Hendricks arm. At
this juncture the police pressed forward
for the purpose Of preventing further
fighting, but were made to stand back by
II number of citizens, and this was
Hendricks opportunity for pelting Rog>
ers with stick to his entire satisfaction.
Our informant says that Kendrick' s
wound is not serious, the ball from
Rogers pistol having passed through
the leshy part of his left arm near the
shoulder; but that Rogers is badly hurt,
his head having been beat almost to
Jelly"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

Here is what Nellie says to Sartoris
when she finds him as "full as q tick:
Why, Algernon, l do declare that you
are almost as bad as pa" 1t is useless
to add that Al. swiGs fire water like a
fat>headed Indian
The constitutional convention Of Ark
arsas met on the 18th nit and Grandson
D. Royston Of Hampstead county was
chosen president. Mr.. Royston was
member Of the constitutional convention
of 1886.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

When you are in need of a good SER
mon and have not the opportunity of
hearing your favorite minister, call to
mind the following, which is the pithiest
sermon ever preached:
"Our ingress into life is naked and
bare; our progress through life is trouble
and care; our egress out of it we know
not where; but doing well here, we shall
do well there; could not tell more by
preaching a year"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
ClOyerpOrt Academy !!
Male and Female.

Located at Clorerport Hademan county,
Tennessee,
Five Miles Northwest Of Toms Station
L. a. IUTRALL, A. NJ, PRINCIPAL
The Third Session will begin on Nom
day, the 9th day of July, 1874
BaE" TERMS of Tuition per Session
of FIVE MONTHS.
Primary and Intermediate
English Branches so to SIS
Advanced English Branches, is
Languages and Higher Mathematics, 20
BOARDING. may be obtained ut Ten Dol
lars per month (iunel 2W6)
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

The cOlored people who went from
Jackson, Tenn, to Cairo July 4th on an
excursion were not met at the depot
when they arrived in the metropolis of
modern Egypt or toasted or toasted by
. single white or black radical. They
had to pay for all they eat and drank
and just hung around loose until the
train started south. We are told that
the colored excursionists are of the opin-
ion that Cairo am a poor plnce chuck
full of mean white trash an culler1 pus
sons who don't give a d--n for nobody
nor muffin but demselves" The Jack
son darkies should remember that Cairo
is in Illinois aud that they could not be
used as voters up there, and that SINH
lar fate awaits them wherever they may
go at such time. They are only toast.
ed and feasted during election times, by
by northern and southern radicals.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
WE WANT AGENTS.

We want represe NATIVE in every ueghborhood -
Nothing equals IL for agents male female, young
old! LARGE CASH WAGES AND 4 SUPERB OUTFIT.
exclusive territory. which is rapidly filing up Must
aPply at once Subscribe by sending S300 and receive
the paper one year, magnificent premium share il
the distribution. and receive Also FREE a Complete
Outfit send for particulars Name territory desired
in writing. Address WATERS Co. Publishers. CbrcA
60 IN. msy2lm6
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
The 9th Day of August, 1874,
EnsOIVent Notice.

Having this day suggested the insoI-
yency of the estate Of r. =. Reed de-
ceased to the clerk Of the County Court
Of HaTdeman county, Tennessee, notice
is hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate to file them,
duly authenticated with said clerk on or
before the 9th Of December 1874, and
any claims not So fled will be barred
both in law and equity.
JOHN II REED, Adm r.
June 9th, I874-4t
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Notice.

l will open and hold an election at
the voting places in Hardemau County
on the 9th day Of August, to elect a
Judge Of the Chancery Court to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation
Of the Hon. James Fentress.
j. j. NELLY,
July 18th, 1874 Sheriff
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
NEWsPAPFR DECISIONS

Any person who takes paper regularly from the
Post OHec-whether directed his another or
he her he has subscribed or nots responsible for the
pay
II a person orders his paper discontinued ne must
arrsaraEes the publisher may continue % SEND
until payment is made. and collect the whole amount
ghether tits taken from the Once or not.
The have decided that refusal to tsFe news
apers nd periodfeaIs from Post once. removing
aud leaving them unealed for is Prma ace evidence Of
entional fraud.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

Rev. X. s Swift Of Henderson county,
was thrown from has buggy near Lex
ingtOn one day last week and sustained
,daiufpl injuries
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
by his peopl

Mulvihill was a candidate before the
Bartlett convention, but developed no
strength.
Concerning the strength of the black
and tans, the AUalaHche says;
The republican or radical party in
Shelby county is a colored party. Even
before the Civil Rights agitation it could
not poll more than 800 white votes, and
the stand taken by the leaders of the
cOlOred people has driven out of the
ranks nearly all the whites, excepting Of
fee holders or ofhce~seekers, like Barbour
Lewis, w. J. Smith, l.. T. Dyer, r. F.
Patterson, s. S. Garrett, and fifteen or
twenty others, some of whom, like F. NJ
Winters and Andrew Davis, are latter
day acccssions as manipulators of COM
binations. The ticket is inf
nitely weaker than was anticipated
The voting population of Shelby is as
follows: Whites 14,I23; Blacks 10, O64
showing a white majority of 4,O59. Tais
is a healthy exhibit, and coupled with
the AUaldnche's statement certainly Fore
shadows defeat to the colored party " if
the white people will only go to the polls
on the day of the election and vote.
In the last number of the Pulaski Cit
izen there appears strong card, signed
by over an hundred of the staunchest
citizens of Giles county, favoring the
claims of Maj ". J. Sykes of Shelby
for Governor of our State We do not
think, however, that the calls will be
favorably answered by the Major, as he
has heretofore most positively declined
to become candidate for the position.
Still, he is a first class human being,
and has all the Ingredients which enter
into such natures, and it may be possis
BILE that a change may come over the
spirit of his dream, his consent gained,
and his friends made happy. Maj. Sykes
is beyond doubt one of the best posted
men in the State, is familiar with State
affairs, is honest, self>sacrifcing and
devoted friend to progress and reform;
more, he is a strong man, and the equal,
if rot superior, to any public DICTATOR in
the State. If he should be pitted against
the radical candidate for Governor he
would certainly peel that individual at
every point of discussion and expose the
rottenness of radicalism and the evil
deeds of its leaders. His consent gain
ed and nominated by a fair convention
Maj Sykes would carry the State by a
large and greatly increased majority.
II. S. McComb, President of the New
Orleans, st Louis and Chicago Rail
Road and other railroad magnates were
in Jackson last Saturday to confer with
the people of that city IN regard to To-
eating the Machine Shops at that place.
For jackson this is but another step to
greatness. The enterprising spirit of
her people is being richly rewarded.
| May it long continue so.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

MEMPHIS MARKETS We quote from
the AUaLanche as follows:
Corn, choice yellow, SO to 85c. Corn
meal 81 ,25 Flour, 80 to- 80 Sugar,
hard refined white, III to 12!c. Molas.
ses, so to soc. Clear sides, II! to lI5.
s. C. hams, Il! to I6c:
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

The Union and american says: "HGn.
Marshall Jewell, the new Postmaster
General, was telegraph operator at
Columbia, in this State, twenty-seven
wears ago.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

Gen. Alex. w. Campbell declines to
become 2 candidate for Governor. He
has many warm friends and would have
made lively RAGE had he allowed them to
put him on the track
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

Nashville Bonner, 3D.. One Of the
most exciting accidents that has occur
red recently, took place this aide Of
Springfield on the Southwestern road
Yesterday When just passing on high
trestle the locomotive attached to the
train due here at lao Q. II was thrown
from the rails and ran for distance Of
a quarter Of mile on the cross>ties.
The passengers having been seized with
alIrm, protruded their heads out Of the
windows, and were ready to jump ont
in the event the engine went overheard,
drawing the train with it as an ineyita-
be consequence. But it happened to
stop before so direful catastrophe was
brought about. The passengers, thus
becoming assured that they were out Of
danger, waited quietly until the engine
was again put on the rails, and the train
came on to Nashville
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

Tennessee is the great University
State of the Union, and no other can
surpass her in educational facilities.
The University of East Tennessee, ems
doWed by the State, is.loclted in Knox
vile; the Central University Of the 81.
E. Church is also to be at Knoxville; the
VI. +. Church South have the Wander
bilt at Nashville; the Presbyterians
have, just within the last few weeks, To-
Gated their Southern University at
GAINESVILLE, that city giving $4,000
The EpiscOpalians have their institution
at Sewanee, while the Cum erland Pres
byterians are located at Lebanon.
The South~ Western University of the
Baptists is to be located somewhere in
this State.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

Gov. Todd X. Caldwell of North Caro-
lima died suddenly OF cholera morbus at
Hillsboro in that State on Saturday last
He was native of the State and a citi-
zen of Burke county
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

Another great fire was raging in Chi
cago at last adVices and had already
burned out space in the heart of the
city one mile long and four blocks deep.
Thousands of people have thus been
rendered houseless and homeless.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
See the Great Watch Offer

OUR FlRESIDE FRIEND is now in its FIN Vol
ume, thoroughly established the leading family and
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and the best appointed printing and publishing establish
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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

The report that Vice-President Will
son would resign on account of i'll health
is now said untrue and his health is
pronounced good.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
Bad News from Upton.

George B. Eggieston, editor of the
Upton Record publishes a card in his
own paper of last Friday in which he
saws:
The Radical leaders have made Sc
cret nomination for every Office in Tip
ton, and the whole ticket will be elect
ed We have reason to believe that the
names of some very good men, such as
any of US might be willing to vote for,
have been placed On the secret ticket
but these gentlemen have been placed
under such heavy obligations to the
colored Radicals that hereafter they will
feel bound to do their bidding in every
instance.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
Communicated

Editors Bulletin
1t is rumored that our old
and highly respected citizen Lenard
Ow ems, if pressed would become can,
didate for the Legislature. In these dis
tressing times Of financial and political
crises it would be well for the public in
selecting a candidate, to keep in view the
great Importance of the efice and the
fitness of the man elected. a great many
constitutional and other vital questions
both of State and National character will
be discussed in the next General Assem-
bly,, and in looking around can think
Of no man better adapted TO the position
than Mr.. Owens. 1t would be q great
pecuniary sacrifice to Mr.. Owens, but, in
this, as in every other instance, private
financial matters will weigh but little
with him where the public welfare is
concerned RENO.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
See the Grand Gifts
OF Our Fireside Friend to its
Subscribers.

Entirely new and unprecedented, and such
as will interest every one. You miss it IL
you don't send for samples and full particu-
lars which are sent free.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

Henry has held a County Convention
and appointed her delegates to the GU
bernatorial and Congressional Conven>
TONS with instructions to cast the votes
of tue county for Hon J. D. Porter for
Governor and Hon. J. D. 9. Atkins, for
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

Here, again we see the result Of in
action on the part of the opponents of
radicalism. The district polls only
1886 votes out of total register of
1908, and the radical candidate receives
496 majority over the Democratic stand-
ard bearer. The new county of Crockett
which will vote with us in the coming
election, is not enumerated in our table,
but we take it for granted that her vote
will not materially effect the figures
given above or change the matter politi-
cally to any considerable extent
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
Political Figures and Facts.

As we are on the eve of what promises
to be holly contested political cans
paign, it is proper to refer 70 few lead
ing facts and figures, in order that the
voter may be fully able to comprehend
the situation, We shall confne our pre-
sent article to cur immediate Congress.
ional, Senatorial and Pictorial districts.
In 1871, according to the census re,
ports the number of voters in the 10Th
Congressional District were as folio VS.:
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

Another Massachusetts reservoir has
burst its dam and has caused much
damage to property and some loss of
life.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

1t is well to remember that the law
repeating postage on papers delivered in
counties where printed went into effect
on the first of the present moHth. SUBJ
scribers to the BULLETIN and postmasters
in the county will please observe.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
NASHVILLE, TLNN.
Founded in 1875.

THE next Session Of the College and
L Preparatory School opens September
9TH, 1874 Studies in the College School
elective Discipline, military. Tuition
fee term Of twenty weeks, thirty 10 fifty
dollars. Board, washing, fuel, furnished
rooms, and Surgeons fee for same peri>
Cd. one hundred and five dollars.
Apply to z; KIRBY SMITH.
julyl0w5 Chancellor
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

In a speech at EIizabethton, Carter
county, the other day Andrew johnson
said to the people that he thought the
new Torbett issue of Tennessee bank
notes would come along after while;
meaning, we suppose, that sooner or
later they must be redeemed.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17
Totals

Here, then, we see the District with a
total of S,844 polling only 6,264 votes
$50 less than its actual strength How
ever, it is good to know that the district
went Democratic by l,006 majority,
which argues defeat to the radicals in
November next, and the election of a
sound man to the State Senate
For Floater, however, we are not quite
30 we'll fixed, and it will take some hard
licEs to carry the day. In 1871 the
strength and complexion of the Pictorial
district was as follows:
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-17

The Democracy of Humphreys coun-
ty met in convention on the 9th and ap-
pointed delegates to the State eonven>
ton. They also appointed delegates to
attend their Congressional and Senatori-
al conventions.