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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
Bolivar, June 29th, 1874.
Hon. n. J. Livingston.

Editors B0liUar Bulletin:
The people, generally, are so
much engrossed in the next election for
County Offices, but little interest seems
to be taken in the election for Chancel-
lOr, which takes place at the same time,
| have talked to some of the most infu-
entail and prominent men in this coun-
ty, and actually number of them were
not aware of any such election. 1t is
high time that the people should arouse
up on this matter. The Office of Chan
cellor is of much more Importance than
any county Office, and should be filled
by a man who is fully able and compe~
tent to execute its entricate duties eff
GENTLY. No man is better suited for the
position than the present incumbent,
Hon. H. J. Livingston. He was apN
pointed by Gov. Brown to fill the Yacan>
cy occasioned by the resignation of
Judge James Fentress, and some of the
finest judges of the law in this State
tCStluSO Dc W II dDlAiIy " III tAS GSt-
ton. 1t is said by men, eminently skill.
ed in his profession, that there are bur
few in this State who are able to co ;
with him, and his past Chancellors 70
has fully proved that assertion to be
correct Of Mr.. Boyd, his oppcpe1s, |
know nothing personally, but an INFORM
ed by men who are intimately acqu 3inl-
ed with him, and who have been for a
long time associated with him in the
law, that his legal qualifications are
more limited and that he is by no means
so suited for the position. In addition
to what | have said concerning Judge
Livingston, he is hishtoned, temperate
and a christian gentleman. Let the peo~
pie 60 to work in earnest over this mat
ter and elect this most excellent man
and able lawyer to the position to which
he is aspiring, and venture 20 say they
will never regret having voted for ard
sustained him. VOTER. e.
Bolivar, June Both, 1874.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
Don't Be in a Hurry to Go.

The following lines may not be from
the pen of the poet Laureate but they
certainly contain as wholesome advice as
any with which we have met for many a
day:
Come, BOYS, ] have something to tell YOU
Come here, | would whisper it low;
You're thinking of leaving the homestead,
Don't be in hurry to go.
The city has many attractions,
But think of the vices and sins,
When once in the vortex of fashion,
How soon the downward course begins
You talk of the mines of Australia,
They're wealthy in treasures no doubt /;
But ah, there is gold in the farm, boys,
1t only you will shovel it out
The mercantile life is a hazard,
The goods are first high and then low,
Better risk the old farm awhile longer
Don't be in hurry to go.
The great busy West has inducements,
And so has the busiest mart,
But wealth was not made 10 a day, boys,
Don't be IN a hurry to start
The banker and broker are wealthy
They take ia their thousands or So
All, think of their frauds and receptions
Don't be in a hurry to go.
The farm is the safest and surest;
The orchards are loaded to day;
You are free as the air of the mountain,
And monarch of all you survey!
But stay on the farm awhile longer,
Though profits come in rather slow,
Remember you have nothing to risk, boys,
Don be in hurry to go.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

ANashville paper tells US that there is a
constant increase in our States prison.
There are to-day more criminals confined
therein than at any previous time since
its erection in 1890 January l, 1872,
the number was 1852; July l, 1872, 1868;
January l, 1878, 1888; July l, 1878,
1872; January l, 1874, 744, and on June
ID, 1874, 9O5 OF this number IS per
cent are colored, SO of whom are women,
the latter being employed principally in
the laundry and cook room. Among the
convicts every State in the Union is rep
resented, there being so from New
York alone.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
Nonresident Notice.
In the Chancery Court of Hardeman
County, Tennessee.
y, 5OG - n n-;rT,,T nm

In the Chancery Court of Hardeman
County, Tennessee.
No. $50, r. d. Original Bill
Walter German, Maggie E Barrow and
her husband, ". II. Barrow, and Henry
=. German, minor, who sues by his next
friend, the said Walter German, as. John
d. ReiuhaTt, Admir-, &c of the estate of
George German, deceased, Hugh Davis
and job W. Jones,
1t appearing from the affidavit Of A. L.
McNeal, filed in the cause, that the de-
PENDANT, John d. Reinhardt, is a mons
resident of the State Of Tennessee, Il Il
there fore ordered by the Clerk and Mas
ter that said John ID. Reinhardt make his
appearance herein at the cour- house In
the town of Bolivar on or before the Dad
Monday in July, 1874, (it being a rule
day Of said court) and plead, answer OF
demur TO complaiGants bill OF the same
will be taken for confessed and set for
hearing erparte as to him 1t is further
ordered that copy of this order be pub
lishcd in the Bolivar Bulletin, news
paper printed in Bolivar, Tennessee, FOR
four successive wecks
NJ II. PlRTLE, c ~ VI
Per James Feutress ir., ID. T. Il NJ
June 9th, 1864. (pf$S,2j) junl2s4
Watson Il Watson, and. w God a Me-
Neal, Soils for complainants
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
A. T McNeal Declines.
To J. H. Nelson, j. G.. adams, James
Riggs, j. H. Mask, c H. RellOns
and Others

To J. H. Nelson, J. q. adams, James
Riggs, j. II. Mask, c IL Rellons
and others:
An absence from home in attendance
on Circuit Court at Somerville for the
past two weeks has prevented an earlier
reply to the call signed by yourselves
and others upon me to become a candi>
date for the State Senate
sincerely appreciate the kindly par
TALLY which prompted the call and il
would crafty me to place my name in
the hands of my friends to be used by
them for the purpose indicated therein.
/ would not plead to you, either pri-
vate or professional business as a reason
for declining but there are interests Of
others placed in my hands which during
the ensuing fall and winter require a
special and close attention and which
feel 1 cannot conscientiously overlook, and
either public or private duties would
be compelled to neglect. A thorough
canvass of the counties in the district
would perhaps be expected.
| cannot here give fully the reasons
which compel me to decline but feel
sure that under the circumstances No
one of the signers will think that fail
in approaching their call by so doing.
Very Truly and Sincerely,
ALBERT r. McNEAL.
Roi;vor June Goth 1874
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

Notwithstanding Major Sykes letter
published in the Appeal of the twenty
first, some papers in different portions of
the State continue to speak of him as
probable candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor. The Chatta-
nooga Times says: elf West Tennessee
is to be allowed the privilege of having
the candidate selected from her borders,
Major Sykes may very properly, not
withstanding his disclaimer, be selected
as the candidate" We feel authorized
to say that Major Sykes meant exactly
what he sail in his letter to US, /" that he
had no political aspirations" He be-
lieves sincerely that there are many men
in the State much better suited to re-
ceive the nomination than he is, and as
he wishes to devote himself to his pro
fession, he considers it due to himself
and the party that his name should be
entirely disconnected with the nominal
ton. Our object, as he thinks, should
be to promote harmony in our ranks,
and therefore individual interest and
Individual ambition should be sacrifice /
to the general good. We therefore feel
safe in saying that Major Sykes, though
not insensible to these manifestations of
popular favor, could not accept a Mons
nation for any Office which, however, he
has no expectation would be rendered
him, but it is to prevent his name being
at all instrumental in creating discord in
the party that he is thus decided in his
pOsition
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
A Negro Taken from Jail and Hung.

Taylor Crook (colored,) who commit
ted a rape in Henderson county, a few
weeks since, upon little white girl,
was arrested in McNairy county and
taken to Lexington and lodged in jail on
the 10th. The news of his arrest spread
fast, and Friday night, 18th ult., party
of men went to the Jail and demanded
the prisoner, remarking to the jailor thai
they did not wish to harm him or scare
his family, but that they had come for
Taylor Crook, and that they meant bust
ness. The keys were called for, which
were handed to the spokesman of the
party. They then told the jailor he
could 60 back to bed. They went to the
cell where Crook was and took him out
and carried him to the courthouse yard,
where they hung him to n tree and then
riddled his body with bullets. He hung
there until sometime the next day, when
he was taken down and buried. There
is nosone who doubts but that he was
guilty, and although the example is de.
moralizing for parties to take the law in
their own hands, yet he received the
punishment be so justly deserved.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

SOUND DEMOCRATIC DoCTRINE.-In his
letter to the Memphis appeal Maj. w. J.
Sykes utters the following sound senti-
ments, which must and will be en>
dorsed:
awe should" says the the Major,
forget past dissentions and unite as
one man to save the State from misrule !;
to introduce economy, retrenchment and
reform into all branches of State and To-
cal government; to lessen the bu 'dens of
taxation as much as possible consistent
ly with the preservation Of public cred
it; to maintain the honor and glory of the
State, and to preserve, free from blem-
ish, the fair name and fame of Tenn
.essee."
We are more than willing to heed
such good advice, and while trying to
follow closely this "path of rectitude
and virtue shall never fail to do all in
our power to blot out by proper means
whatever Of cancer there may be in our
{" day and generation" All of the re-
cent work of the Legislature is not as
fair as the noon dsyss sun, and it may
be we'll to investigate a little before
it is too late, and by so doing, " maintain
the honor and glory Of our State and the
fair name and fame of Tennessee"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
Chancellor Livingston.


The following article is taken from
the Whig and Tribune and we heartily
endorse the sentiments therein contain :,
ed, and we believe that the people of
Hardeman will see the necessity of CIV
ing Judge Livingston their support at
the August election. He certainly mers
its the appreciation of our people for he
has been faithful to every duty as q
Judge.
CHANCERY Court, AND CHANCELLOR
LIvINGsToN.-This Court has been in
special session during the past week,
and for the first time since the war, the
docket has been purged, and every yes
tige of the old business, thoroughly OBJ
liberated, and hereafter the delays incl
dent to Chancery will only exist III the
Imagination of dreamers.
Judge Livingston is a candidate for
re election, and unless all signs are de-
ceptions, he will be triumphantly en-.
dOrsed by a heavy popular majority.
Livingston fifty represents the worth and
intelligence of the district, and that
worth aud that intelligence may conf
IDENTIFY approach him with the full assur
ance that their complaints will be heard,
their rights protected, and their wrongs
redressed. During the sitting Of the
present term, we heard distinguished
lawyer, not a member of the jackson
Der, and by the way a political opponent,
speak in warm praise, not only of LivS
ingston's legal ability, but above all his
patience, energy and judicial calmness,
qualities that belong only to the real
Judge, in fact as well as in name. We
conjure the people to investigate Living
ston's career since he came upon the
bench, the labor he has done, the learns
ing he has displayed, the overhauling he
has given musty records, cobwebbed with
the tangled meshes of all the intricacies
of the law, which skillful lawyers so
deity weave, and there will not be a
vote cast against him by an intelligent
voter, white or colOred, in Madison
county. Let his friends, however, be on
the alert in every part of the district,
let his ballots be placed in the hands of
competent and reliable friends, and his
defeat will be rendered almost impossi-
Bile. Indeed we will not allow ourselves
to suggest even so positive a calamity.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
England loses $4,000 per week trying
to run its postal telegraphs.

SHOT AT CHURCH Jack Lemons and
young man named Mccoy, got into a
difficulty at church, at Quincy, Crockett
Co, On last Saturday, in which Lemons
received a shot in the left side from
which he died last Monday. The diff
Guilty came Of family feud and was, we
are informed, brought about by Lemons,
who struck Mccoy several times and
tried to compel him to leave the church,
telling him if he did not he would Kill
him. Mr.. Mccoy told him that he was
there with young lady and under no
sort of circumstances would he leave
her, and used every means in his power
to avoid the difficulty, but Lemons follow
ed him up and continued to abuse him
vigorously. Thereupon arose the shoot
ing, in which the aggressor lost his life.
1t is the impression of the public, so far
as we can learn, that Mccoy acted in
self defense.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
Desperate Encounter.

A fight occurred at Woodland mills,
on the Northwestern Road, between four
men the other day. 1t so happened that
during he melee, the four combatants
fell together in heap upon the railroad
track, and were desperately engaged
when Conductor Lstimer's train came
laundering into the station. UnmindfuI
of the approach of the train in their de
termined encounter, they continued to
fight or. The engineer seeing them thus
engaged put on his air brakes, reversed
his engine and succeeded IN stopping
within two feet of them. They were
subsequently separated, and each went
his way, though much the worse for the
fray.-BdnRer
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

The agricultural bureau report, by
Colonel J. B. Killebrew, is attracting
great attention, and receiving favorable
comments throughout the whole coun>
try. 1t is a complete exhibit of the i'm
dustrial resources of Tennessee. 1t will
be worth hundreds of thousands of dOl>
lars to our State. 1t is unfortunate that
so few copies are to be published. It
should be stereotyped, and should be in
the hands not only of every farmer, but
of every intelligent Tennessean, and
should receive, as it deserves, careful
perusal
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

IT TAXES WELL.-Brownlow' opposi>
ton to the dear, dead Summers lega-
cy" takes well. A correspondent in
East Tennessee to one of the journals
printed in this district says
The civil rights bill destroys every Re-
publican member Of Congress from Tenn
essee, except Crutchfeld, nUw and for
ever. That you may have some cOncep-
ton of the rage of the people, let me tell
you that Senator Brownlow's denuncis~
tons of the scheme of legislation are
printed as placards and framed, and
copies are to be found in almost every
farmers house. Preachers recite it from
the pulpit.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
In Very Bad Luck

Recently near Germantown, a woman
was scooped up by the cow-catcher Of q
locomotive. The train couldn't be stop
ped until it had run half mile The
woman was unhurt. When the story of
her escape was told to her husband be
said sadly Well, I'll be darned If
wimmen amt hard to kill. There was
my fine Durham. He got on the track
and the locomotive struck him, and there
wasn't enough life left In him to supply
animation to fly. And my horse ran
away with the gig, and the train came
along and hit him aud IL, and the horse
was killed, and there wasn't piece of
the gig left big enough to make a plug
for the spigot hole of a barrel. Now,
that wife Of mine is of nc account and
she escapes. It's always the same. If
you have two eggs'in your hand, and one
is bad and the other good, and you let
one drop, it's invariably the good one
that breaks. And he looked sad, and
turned his chew of tobacco in his mouth,
and cogitated on the strange inconsistent
cies Of accidents.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

Authentic information has been re-
ceived at London concerning the late
massacre of ten thousand native christian
Chinese by order and with full sanction
of the General Mandrian of justice in
the villages of Toun>Lam, Mo Vinh and
Ban-Tauch. The villages were Destroy
ed by fire. The literates, OF henchmen
of the heads of militia, did the bloody
work. They first cut off the heads OF
the men, then dashed the women and
children to the headless trunks and
threw them into the river The details
of this slaughter of christian men, NO.
men and children by the veritable heath
en- Chinee are too horrible to relate, and
the damnable work of the develish pa
gans should call down upon them com.
mensurate punishment at the hands o
the christian world.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

A. T. MCNEAL-IE will be seen by his
response in another column that this gen.
tleman declines to become a candidate
for the State Senate. This action on the
part of Mr.. McNeal will be regretted by
very many of his friends throughout the
county. as they believe that be would fill
the position of Senator most admirably
We have heard from the gentle man him.
self his reasons. somewhat in detail, for
not responding favorably to the fattering
call of his fellow citizens, and consider
them entirely sufficient, although we
should have been much pleased to see
him enter the list as candidate for the
position of Senator.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

A Pulaski correspondent to the Mems
phis Appeal makes the following graft"
flying and truthful statement:
There is not much division of senti.
ment in this part of the State on the
question of preserving the State credit.
There are but few, if any, regulators
here. The ColyaT party has no strength.
The people have sense enough to know
that the injury resulting from reputation
would be four times as much as the
amount saved in a temporary reduction
of taxes
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PRATT'S
Southern-Made Gin

This celebrated Gin. of light draft
makes a good sample. picks more lint
from the same amount of seed cotton, and
in less time, than any other gin. 1t does
not break the roll, nor choke, is simple
in Its construction, aud not liable to get
out of order
1t is a good rule to try all things, and
hold fast to what has been approved, and
answers the purpose for which it is made.
This is claimed for Pratts Gin, and ad-
mitted by practical planters who have
tried it.
Orders for Gins, from 40 to so saws,
Gum Bands at New York fastOry prices,
and complete sets of Segments, Bands,
etc, promptly filed.
Gins repaired by skillful ginwright.
Address, G. w. TRUEHEART,
agent for Daniel Pratt Gin Company,
No. 10 Court Street,
Price, 81 per SGto MEMPHIS, Tenn.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

Muse, of Madison, a radical of some
notoriety, is out as an independent cans
didate for Congress from the 6th dis
trict. He lodges the Civil Rights Bill
but will have to uncloak long before the
election. Like all other aspirants for
law making positions he will have to rest
his case either with the white or black
mans party. The issue has been made
and shere is no way to avoid it.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

A Council of the United Friends of
Temperance was organized at Somerville
last week, and a number of young ladies
are soliciting subscriptions to aid the
Council in fitting up a suitable hall. The
Falcon wishes them great success, and
so do we.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
NEWSPAPER pECIsIoNs,

Any person who takes paper regularly from the
Post Ohee-whether directed to his smother
he her he has subscribed no-is responsible
pay
II person orders his paper discontinued he
all arrearageg the publisher may continue send
until payment is made, and collect the whole amount
whether IL Is taken from the Ofiee not
y The courts have decided that refusal to take
papers and periodicals from the Post Once removing
and leaving them uneaed for is prma face evidence Of
intentional fraud.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

Information reaches US that Theodosi
us, son of Rev. w 7. Kone, while out
hunting somewhere in Kansas recently
was killed by the accidental discharge
of his gun. The father of the un(ortu~
nate youth will be remembered as the
gentleman who presided over the Baptist
church in this place year before last
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

SHOT To DEATH-We learn that a di-
fculty occurred between B. b. Barnes
and NJ. D. Welch, in Gov. Harris Office,
Memphis, last Wednesday morning
which resulted in the death of the latter
named gentleman from a pistol shot
fred by the former. Both were mem
bers of the Bar of that city; Mr.. WEIGH
was at one time clerk of the Supreme
Court and at the time Of his death was a
candidate for Criminal Court Clerk. The
difficulty grew out of some remarks
made by Barnes derogatory to the char
acter of deceased. Both gentlemen stood
high in social circles and the unfortunate
tragedy participated in by them is deep
ly regretted by their friends and &C
quaintances everywhere. AS we have
heard none of the particulars of the kill
ing we forbear comment for the pre-
sent
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

The people are the controlling power
this country, and If we have bad or
incompetent men in Office no one is hall
so much to blame as the people them
selves. If conventions must be held let
the people attend them largely, and lei
such delegates be chosen to attend these
conventions as will respect the public
feeling, and carry out the public inten-
TONS WgrcrlV Journal
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03
Memphis Markets.

We quote from the AraIanche of yes
terday as follows:
Corn-8O to 8Ic FIour-$5 to 50;
Sugar, in barrels, crushed, powdered and
granulated, Il TO lie; Cefee-RiO % to
254c Salt-per barrel 81 to 10; Bacon
clear sides 1899, S. G. hams Is to 4c;
Lard-refned, in tierces l2c, in kegs
1870 per pound
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

Thomas S. Riddle, an old and highly
respected citizen of Pulaski, "A years of
age, died at his home in that place one
day last week, and was buried with
Masonic honOrs
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

When the small boy of Lawrenceburg
stones a chicken to death he asserts most
positively that-its foul thing, and that
said chicken came to it's untimely end
from swallowing a rock
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

The wheat crop throughout the State
is set down as being the largest aud best
ever produced Should the corn crop
turn out as well, bread will be cheap
next fall and winter
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-03

DR.. b. NJ. Palmer of New Orleans in
accordance with the wishes of his con,
gregation, declines the CHARACTERISTIC
OF the South Western University at
GAINESVILLE.