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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-16
Local Intelligence.

GREAT WASTE OF THE RAW MATE.
xyA..-Moniay' terrible events have devei.
O,,ei al uncommon talent III not lew %
on: citizens. In former times there existed
a belief tha: * required seve raj peculiar
ities to max, successful ne WIS reporter
but that IS all wrong 40 Tar as luis .oIu =
Munitv il concerned. Ii chfeo 'iourtus VI
the noncompliance. who were on the streets
last Mondat are no: \ No. repo rters. then
they are decidedly deceltful. hese men.
no matter where they were nor what the
occasion. could infinitely detail al! the facts
o: something that happened a N ile on only
half minute previous. oome' anu the MA .
narsnn was killed. and to on through the
entire chapter. Their wag2ing tongues
carsed many unhappy victiMs to snre1
unknown pangs.
GENERA. BADGERS Co TDIr,ON.-Dr.
Smytk STATE. tha. altho ugh Genera.
Badger. wounds are serious it is not Likely
tina; ne vii! even lose limb. He was
without mlch pain yester day, and IN the
even:u. slep: quite easy. Ono thing Is
greatly in his tavor--his na bits have been
very regular. 40. given to ny sxcesees.
Az uSESowS DEAD MAS.-MOnday even
ing an unconscious man. badly wounded
was taken to tho Charity Hospital. where
hs died q few minutes after arriving
Tier. was nothing On his person to indicate
who lie was. and no one recognized MO
no. has his body been claimed.
BRIEF MESrIOS.-Loeals, in small way
are decidedly brief. 10 large way they
have been TOO abundant.
The Cotton Exchange clos ed it's door
LAS: evening. ann ounciug that 'ie was as &
mark d; sympathy with the movement Il
establish .hs legitimate government o.
Louisiana"
The Vankirk. Policeman, who was az
rested yesterday by the LIE agusrs. a. mo-
the cruelty to animals man. .,
A Waite Lacquer accidentally discharged
his rifle q. the corner OF Julia and ST
Charles streets, wounding several OF hi
companions.
Luis A. Lsno:c. fisherman. was placed
In a Charity HOSPITAL ward vest erday morn
.iry. lis lei, leg bailv fractured. The link
was smpurated. How ha came to b.
wounded il not clearly known. His hom'
d a: No. !. Victory street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-16
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4 MOTHER CHANCE:
N<Ns Sr sftfss

Fifth and Last Gift Concert
~ AID OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY.
PONTPONED Tc
NOVEMBER 80. 1874.
DRAWING certain AT THAT DATE.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-16
0y eher:a Harper.

BY S: Guinault,
SUCCESSION OF WILLIAM MAlTLAND.
Second District Court for the Parish OF Orieans-
No. 3. 80.
DY =. l.CIVACLT, AUCr1ONEER-OFFlCE
Is corner of Z xchange aiev and Bienville street.
WEDNESDAY, September Is, 1874, win De 500 81 p
NJ at the foot Louisa street. Third District OF this
city, by virtue of an order from the honorable the
Second District Court for the parish Of Orleans.
dated August l., 1874
THE TtGBOAT FAIRFIELD her tackle, apparel.
furniture, etc: one four inch gunnei barge. one
scale one copper heath. one sht.
Terms-Cash on the spot. Aulo - se' w 10
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-16

P. F. HkRWI0,
special Deputy Collector.
se.6 ~ q 2j % oci So.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-16
CLASS y.

20 be drawn IN pubic a. New orleans.
On Saturday. October 3. 1874.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

posed TO be the oldest writtensianeuaEe
in the world. One side, where the ex-
caEations have been made, you may see
walls of brick ascending tier above tier
with mastery ambition On another,
ali is CONFUSION and dis 'urbance-huge
masses Of briekwork, rent and oEerturn
ed, yet so solid in their ruin that it is
easier to pulverize the brick than to sep>
arate it frs IN the mortar.
One of these blocks has rolled bodily
to the foot Of the mound. Others are
vitrified or fused by a process which can
be none ether tkan electricity or fire
Curiously enough the Arabs have ira,
dition that it has been destroyed by fire
from heaven. The sid es of the mound
are pierced with holes and strewn with
bones, which plainly indicate the lairs
of wild beasts. The view from the sum,
nit at sunrise is distant and varied. The
broad sheet of the Euphrates winds for
many mile, till lost in the distance In a
sea like plain" Ii is difficult to re-
sist the conviction that Birs NiTnrod is
the Tower of Babel, the Oldest ruin in
the world There are those who like
Mr.. Rich) believe it to be the Tower of
Belus, and regard it as a part of the ruin
of Babylon, bat prefer to held the older
tradition. And surely it is when stand
ing on ground like this that the Ian
guage Of Scripture acquires a vividness
and reality which rewards the toll of
patient investigation, and makes the
privations of travel forgotten; and a
voice seems to breathe from the resting
place of the prophets beside these mighty
rivers which is daily more heard and
felt rebuking the sheer of the seoffer and
the skeptie.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
Trouble in Madison County.

The citizens of the 10th Gi-trict and
vicinity are still intensely exciteu eyer
threatened collision between a band o.
disguised men and the negroes The
negroes are armed and defiant, while the
masked riders are bold and aggressive.
Nearly every night during the past week,
THESE disguised men have paraded
through the county, threatening the me-
gToes, and creating alarm and excite
ment They have as yet committed no
crime, and their movement it Is thought
is for the purpose of breaking up se>
cret society among the negroes of that
section. But a serious collision Is im~
minet, as the negroes are much exaspeT~
ated, white the masked riders seem de-
termined to break up their society at all
hazard. On Wednesday night between
10 and III O'Clock, about fifty of the mask
eTs surrounded the negro cabins at
James Exum's 5, IL miles north of the
city, and closely questioned the negroes,
who were greatly alarmed A young man
by the name of Nat Pearson, living with
MIR. ExuTa, took Il double barrel shot gun
and went out to where they were ard
asked them their business The only
reply they gave was, we are here for a
purpose, but we will DO no harm to anv
one" Young Pearson ordered them of
They refused to leave, whereupca Pear
son jumped behind tree and fred into
them Some fifteen or twenty shots were
fred at Pearson, bat he escaped to the
house unframed The maskers did not
pursue him and it Is Tot known whether
Pearson shot any of them or not. Be.
tween y and l o'clock, on the same
night heavy firing was heard four miles
south of Exum's, but its cause we haze
not yet learned The country is intense
ly excited and preparations for a conflict
are evidently going on. The authorities
should take the matter promptly IN hand,
befores serious damage Is done. The
negroes are exasperated, and defiant, and
SEEM to quote collision Something
should be done at once to arrest the
schief- Wing and Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

During the year 1874 it will be our
aim to increase the usefulness of the
BOLIVAR BULLETIN to tile people of Har-
deman county, and earnestly solicit the
aid, assistance and encouragement of
every citizsn. Bolivar and Hardeman
county cannot do without a papar and
they should not hesitate in supporting
one provided always, that the paper is
worthy of support In a short lime we
viii have the as ,is-an;e of a gentle-
man well and favorablY known to this
community, and with united effort we
will strive to make the BULLETIN a wel>
come visitor to every family in Harde-
man county.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

A PECULIAR PEoPLE.-The inhabitants
of the African Gold Coast are strange
and peculiar people, of whom many
seemingly incredulous stories are told
An appalling Gus tom of these natives is
their habit of pawning their sons and
daughters and wives, with very much the
same indifference as that with which
German student would pledge his watch.
woman who has been pledged be-
comes the absolute slave of the person
to whom she is pawned When
pledged person dies the body is fastened
to the bough of a tree, high in the air,
beyond the reach of animals The ma
tive tribes believe in the Immortality of
the soul, but thy think the dead one
cannot commence his wanderings to the
eternal realms until his mortal re-
mains have been consigned to earth
For this reason the relatives make every
effort to redeem the body of a pawned
person as soon as possible after death
The Fantees rejoice in the possession
of two devils-Abousam, who presiles
over the souls of the wicked in the next
world, and Sasabousam, large, red-ool~
ored, long>haired devil, who rules on
earth. The latter resides in the deep
ravine of q gloomy forest, and near
gigantic Mulberry tree
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
Reputed Site Of Babel.

The Rev. e NJ Gorden, writing in
the Church Missionary Intelligencer,
thus describes the reputed site OF the
Tower of Babel:
high mound is surrounded by a
ruined and unfinished tower of brick,
the summit Of which Is 235 feet above
the plain. An examination of the mound
shows that it IS composed Of the same
elements as the mounds Of Babylon
masses of brick aud rubbish, interspers-
ed with broken pottery. These bricks
are all of them Inscribed on one side
with cnnc;foTm characters The cunciS
form is the ancient Assyrian, aud is sup
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
Public EEsstaEBatIOFa and
Masonic ERaFRgUes,

Notice is hereby given that officers of
Clinton Lodge No. 81, Bolivar Chapter
No. "a, and Bolivar Council No Is, rec
and Accepted Masons, will be publically
installed in Il e court house on Saturday.
(St. Johns Day. December 9th, 1873, at
= o'clock p. NJ. Grafton by Rev. W. &.
Gray. All f. a. Ms. and the public gen
orally are invited to attend
On the same day, at 7 clock p ~, a
Masonic Banquet will be given, to which
all the Ladies are invited Tickets for
Gentlemen, One Dollar each
By order Of TIE Lodge
J. Ii. POLK, Sec'y.
Dec 5, 1873. I'd
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
Bolivar. Tenn, Dec. 29th 1873.

The Waynesborough correspondent of
the Lawrence Journal tells how Scott
HaGcard does it:
Mr.. Jas Berry who lived ia Hardin
county, was shot and killed a few DAVIS
ago, by Scott Haggard The eircum
stances as near as | could learn, are
these: Last summer Berry WAS arrested
for some misdemeanor, Che is said to be
a kind Of Desperate and Mr.. Haggard
Is one Of the party who arrested him.
On last Wednesday, he sent word T. MIR
HagGard that he was coming to Clifton
to kali him, and Of course preparations
were made for him, and at o'clock, p.
m. Thursday, he came Some of the
citizens tried 70 get him u leave, but be
swore that Haggsrd was a coward, and
started towards him. As he came Hag-
gard shot him with a double-barrel shot
gun killing him instantly.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

After the imposing ceremonies were
over, the brothers then dispersed to their
respective homes, with the understands
ing that all would meet again in the
same building at half past six o'clock
for the purpose Of hearing the Rev. w.
c. Gray deliver an Grafton suited to the
day and occasion, to which the public
were invited. Although the weather
was unfavol able and extremely cold, at
the appointed time a large number If
persons, among whom were many ladies,
had assembled, and the Reverend gem
tleman, who is one Of the truly bright
lights Of the order, proceeded to dis
charge the. duties imposed upon him.
He was introduced by L. B. Adams.
worshipful master Clinton Lodge No. 81,
in the IN ost becoming manner, and with
out doubt, considering the briefncss of
his discourse, delivered the best defense
of Masonry we ever heard His recital
of objections by some to the order were
plainly stated ard squareIy met, showing
that he comFrehended the close aud
faithful workings Of the brotherhood in
fact and the idle assertions eff presumers
Familiar with tie great historic events
of the order the speaker was never at a
loss to bring wildly before the minds
of his hearers many scenes of enchant-
ment and attraction. At tue close of
his remarks George w. Hardin, ir, was
called upon, and that gentlemen took
the stand. Prefacing his remarks with
the assertion that he was not in the
habit of making masonic speeches, and
wholly unprepared to add single sen.
tence that would lend a solitary ray Of
light to the beautiful Grafton of the Rev
erend gentlemen who had preceded
him, he dropped the pearls of speech here
and there as he defended the noble order
to Which he had the honor to belong,
and convinced Us as we'll as others that
he too could
Scatter the germs ofthe beautiful
And by the wayside let them fall,
Or twine them around the cottage gate
Ind over the mystic wall,
which shuts out from public view very
many Of the noble deeds of the Ancient
and Honorable Order OF Free and AZ
cepted Nasons. At the close of his
brief but brilliant speech, it was Mr..
Hardin's good Office to announce to the
assembly that public banquet had been
prepared - the new hotel, that the tables
were laden with go01 things for the in>
ner man, and that all were requested to
go down and partake of the same. Thia
last sentence had most wonderful eff
feet upon the assembled people, aud il
less than five minutes the court room
was empty and dark as night could
make it, while the new hotel, in the
same space of time, was as full of light,
beauty and gallantry as any place in
America. Although the crowd was great,
We learn that the provisions we're suff
| cient for all in attendance After sup
per was over, the young ladies and gems
tlemen Joined in a series of popular
dances and kept time TO music until a
late hour in the night. So ended the
festival.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

Col John S Kerr, of Shelby, who is
making tour Of the Western District
and feeling the pulse of the people on
the coming gubernatoriAl question, was
in Bolivar last week, and seemed to be
highly pleased with his visit to our town.
The Colonel is q lively energetic man,
and acts upon the principle that man
must earn his living by the sweat of his
brow. We like the Colonel, and hope he
may never be confounded
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
A happy New Year to All our f.iends.

Business changes in the management
of the BoLIvAR BULLETIN renders it
necessary that v should close up all of
tie outstanding affairs of the Office. If
parties indebted to Is will call and make
payment We will be enabled to Ply of
our accounts promptly. Let US hear
from you gentIemen without delay.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Nan-Rasidant Natiee.

No sos, R. D. John Lensburg Us Adam
J. Neil, Original Injunction biz. In
the Chancery Court OF Harieman coun~
ty, Tennessee.
In this cause, it appearing from the
bill of complaint of John LeRsburg,
which IS sworn to, that Adam j. Neil,
defendant in the above stated cause, l.
q nonresident of the State of Tennessee,
1t is therefore ordered that publication
be made as to him for four successive
weeks in newspaper printed in the
town Of Bolivar, Tennessee, called the
" Bolivar Bglietin,' commanding the
said Adam J. Neil to appear on or before
the lst Monday in January next, Git being
a rule day of said Court) and plead, an
swer or demur to complainant's hill or
the same will be taken for confessed as
to him and set for hearing exparfe
". H. PIRTLE, C. d NJ
Per James Fentress, Jr., D. e. u NJ
This. December LIST 1873
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

Lucy Lawrence, colored, died at our
county poor house, Tuesday, the 9th
inst, aged 100 years. She was once
owned by the noted robDer John A Muir
ren, who figured so conspicucusly IN
Tennessee and Kentucky many years ago
and whose name was once such terror
to our people. Somercille Falcon
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

Sydney johnson, coIored, of this coun-
ty, brought a water >melon TO town on
Friday last, which he had kept in a bar.
rel OF peas in a good stste of perserva-
ton. He was offered one dollar and q
half for it, but refused to take it.-Rip-
leg Missy Adcertizcr.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

Coon Elk AMPLE.-From time to time
we have suggested the idea of giving
more time and attention to the small
products Of tn farm, and proved by facts
and figures, beyond dispute, that in
other localities farmers realize sufficient
money from the sale of vegetables, eggs,
butter, chickens, etc, to meet all their
bills for groceries and dry goods. And
now, right here at home, we have case
in point which is so tull of merit that we
cannot pass it oyer unnoticed, "Curle"
Scott, gentleman who lives on the
north side OF Hatchie, and whom nearly
every one in this section knows, has ac-
tually paid with butter, eggs and chick :
ems fer nearly every article purchased
for his family during the year just
closed At the store of Adams, W ell
Ions Il Co., his account was something
near one hundred dollars, but when his
credits were footed up-all for butter
and eggs-this enterprising firm had to
hand him over a snug little sum in cash!
With the same attention, any man in the
county can do just what Curle Scott was
sharpe enough to do.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

There are 2749 sch DOL buildings in
Tennessee and 459 houses rented for
school purposes, making in all, in use
320S buildings This is splendid show
ing for the State, considering the fact
that an effective school law has but re-
gently been put in operation.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

PERSONAL We acre favored on last
Wednesday with a visit by G. n. Savage,
principal of the Henderson Masonic
Male and Female Institute. Ere long
we hope he may be able to visit our town
again end have the narrow guage iron
horse to pull him through in handsome
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
PROBATE COURT SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE
In the Town Of Bolivar, Tenn,

No. III r. DIN the Probate Court of
Shelby County, Tennessee. Napoleon
Hill, Administrator, etc, vs. Edward
Ii. Dorion ct al.
by virtue of an interlocutory decree
u for sale entered in the above cause,
! will sell, to the highest bidder, at pubs
lie auction, in front of the Court House
door, in the town of Bolivar, Hardeman
county, Tennessee,
On Saturday, January 10th, 1874.
within legal hours, the following de-
scribed real estate, tO-wit, situate, lying
and being In the town of Bolivar, Har-
deman county, Tennessee, and described
as follows: Beginning at a stake the
northeast corner of Thomas Z. Smiths
lot, bought of Lewis Jonson, from thence
east twelve and one-half poles to n stake
the northwest corner of g. Graces LOS,
thence south to said GFaces southwest
corner tn ence east with his line to witl,>
IN fifty feet Of the center of the Nj. c.
a. I. X. K. thence in a southwest di-
rection parallel TO and within ffty feet
of the center OF said r r. to point due
east of the southeast corner of said
Thomas r. Smiths lot, thence west to
the said east corner, thence north to the
beginning containing about four acres
more OF less, upon which there is a
dwelling house, said property to be sold,
however, subject to the dover and homes
stead interest of Mrs Ellen Dorion, wid-
ow of Charles II Dorion, deceased
TERMS OF SALE
One-third cash, balance in SIX and twelve
months, with interest from day Of sale,
purchaser executing notes with suff cient
security, lien being retained to secure
the deferred payments
JAMES REILLY, Clerk,
Charles Z. Bullock Sol. for Cumprt
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

The Henderson (rexas) Times says
that General Sheridan is authority for
stating that the release of Sautanta and
Big Tree by the Texas officials, agreea>
bly, to the wishes OF the Governments
has proved of no practical benefit what
ever The young Indian braves repadi-
ate the arrangement
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

DEsTITUTIoN.-The report of the com
mittee on relief to the holnesteaders of
northwestern Iowa says that $50 Eami-
lies, embracing about Coo persons, are
suffering for want of food, fuel and
clothing, aud there are about $4,000
acres under cultivation for which seed
viii be required in the spring
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
As Follows
52984 Cash Gifts amounts tO....&226, 5OC
ONE CHANCE IN EVERY NINE /

The distribution viii be in public and
will be made UaIer she form and regulations
the San Francisco aad Louisville Library Gin Cneerts,
under she supervision Of tee OF prominent
selected by the ticket holders
Reference as to the integrity of this
enterTrise ard Of the cement is made the fol-
loving well known citizens
sam Tibbais, = Torones, MaIsh. J Ii Gerrish-
members sf City Council
judge J Black, Asst Z \ Assessor, Malsh Green
valid. IroFrict0rs Mstropoisaa Hotel Euzsns II 1ors
Cltr Marshal " " Hull. Architect. Kshoe Con-
stable, kupfer Jeweler, CaPtS Hove. contractor o
d Richmond 1 &c. conn issioa merchants, VI Camp
bell proprietor Cent al hotel Singleton Crsatb. pro-
Preters Pacific Stables. p Hitch. merchant Sandy.
Utah 4 Garrison, Helena. Montana.
W e VIII also announce that each and
every person buying ticket at aay and all times
exsmine our books sud al business transactions
nectsd with the enterprise aad the drawing Of pr
will he Flsced in the hands of honest and dsiEter
esteG men, it vii issure fair and impartial dstribu
tiOn.
Good, Responsible agents Wanted.
Liberal Commission AIoped.
bS- Money should be sent by express
BY draft any solvent bank. BY pest Office
order registered letter. at risk For particulars
address
e W MORGAN. Manager.
N.rE F2orfrIn FTtah
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
Take Nnt,na

i.y Act of Congress-, after the Ist day
of July, 1873, subscribers to all weekly
papers must pay twenty cents postage per
annum, no matter if the subscriber does
live in the county where the paper is
printed. Let each patron ofthe Bolivar
BULLETIN make note of this.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
NEWspAPER nEcrs1nrs

. Any person who takes paper re guIarly from the
fsst Onee-whether directed another or
pay
~ person orders his paper discontinued must
arrearages the publisher may continue send
u until payment Is made. and collect the whole amount
whether 1t Is taken from the once or not.
= The courts have decided that refusal news
papers and periodicals from she Post Once removing
leaving them uncalled for Is prima facie evidence Of
Intentional fraud.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

The residence of Mr. VIM. Norton.
some Eve or six miles north Of Ripley.
Miss, was totally destroyed by fire, to-
gether with its entire contents, on the
night Of the 24.h ultimo. The family
were absent from home when the FIRE
occurred