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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
Negro Killed at LAGRANGE,

Ahout three o'clock on the morning,
of the 23i, says the appeal, MIR j. J.
Swift, Ct LaGrange, was Awakened by
a no se, and discovered an uukn"wn
person raising the window near his bed.
Quickly srizing his pistol and leaning
over the edge of the bed, MIR. Swift
pulled the trigger and simultaneous with
the report of the pistol, the burglar fell
from the window. The neighbors being
aroused by the report of the pistol hast
eued to Mr.. Switts residence and with
him discovered the bleeding form of a
negro with a bullet In his forehead, ly>
ing unconscious by the side Of the house
where he fell. The negro lived only
alb ut half an hour after being shot and
corOners jury being summoned held
an inquest and returned a verdict with
the above facts The negro was
stranger and nothing was found on his
person that would lead to his identity.
He had entered the female academy ear
ly in the night aud stole twelve dollars
and half from Prot Scott, the money
and a pistol being found In his pocket
He Is thought to have been the person
who the same hight entered Walter
NELSON'S residence and was fired at, but
not hit by this gentleman. He had Ell -
tered Mr. SwifU's dining~rOOm, where
he procured q chair upon which he
mounted and WAS endeavOring to get
through the window into the bedroom
VIXEN shot Mr.. Swift, upon examin a.
| ton before magistrate yesterday after
| noon, was honOrably discharged.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
Facts about Voting.

The following article from the Union
and american shows that the people Of
Tennessee are not persistent voters-in
fact that they do not discharge their
whole duty in that respect. 1t is worthy
of little reflection
According to the census of 1870, there
were 1919 Uj6 white and Ga, l3l colOred
males twenty~one years old and upwards
in Tennessee. making total Of 262, 1871
The number has probably been Increased
several thousand All these, with very
few exceptions, are entitled to vote, yet
a the late election not more than 100 900
exercised that right, showing that more
than Il hundred thousand people in this
State stayed away from the pol More
than One~third Of those entitled to vote
tOnk no interest in the selection OF the
Governor and Legislature, yet they will
gTumble a. loudly as an, body should the
laws not be satisfactory ~, and those who
execute them fail in any particular
While the questions that arc t. come be
fore the new General Assembly render
it high ly important that the best men
should be sent 10 that body from every
county and district IN the State, more
tnah one thtru OF tue voters are crh'eHt
to shift the responsibilities OF the elective
franchise to the shoulders of the other
less than two>thirds The latter, who
went to the polls and DISCHARGED their
duty tn themselves and the STATE, may
have done the thing exactly right, bat If
they have not, the stay-iways have estop-
ped themselves from complaining. How
differently was this duty discharged in
Alabama. According to the census of
1870, there were then in that State 1867
474 white and 81 823 colored males
twenty~one years old and upwards max
ing a total of 2O3 297. In the recent
election the people of Alah1 ma pollei
over POI 90 votes These figures show
that her citizens not only know their
rights, but aian take 80 Vi care 10 mains
tain them at the ballot box
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
NOn-Rtsident Notice.

In the Chancery Court at Bolivar Tens
nessee.
Nancy Riley, IS Juher Riley and H. Z.
Knowlton, No $50 r. ID.
In this cause it appearing from the bill
which il sworn to, that Ii. G. Knowlton
Is a nonresident Of the State of Ten
nessee. Il Is therefore ordered that be
enter his appearance IA rein, at the
Court House in the town of Bolivar.
aud plead, ans ser OF demuT 70 the bin,
on or before Monday January 4, 1875,
or the same will be taken for confessed
and set for hearing exparte as TO him
Ii Is further ordered tn It a copy OF this
order be published in the BOLIVAR Bel
LErIS once week for four consecutive
weeks
A Copy, Attest =,
Per- FENTRESS Jr. D. q. q VI.
Jesse Norment, Solicitor for Com =
Nov. s7.'7f-4w. prs fec $3.50
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

SERIOUS ACcIDENT-A few davs since
q party Of genti"'Ueu, among whom was
our Mayor the Hon. }, I'M A Arlington,
visited the lakes in Lauderdnle county.
A. irving ut their camp ground. DIR Ar
ugtnn. in handling an old door, which
he deslted 70 S rye a. II table, let IL fail
and IN falling is struck and broke one Of
his legs Just above the ankle Officer
Robert II Rawls, our informant, states
that DE- Chest r, who was one of the
party. ser the bones of the br' ken limb.
Dir Arlington arrived on the mid day
tain , esterday, and we understand i
now at home and Is doing we'll We
sincerely regret bis misfurtune.-JdcksoR
Dispatch.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

A Mississippi boatman with immense
feet stopping at public house on the
levee, asked the porter for boo6ack to
pull off his boots The colored gentle
man, after examining the strangers feet,
broke out as follows NO jack here
big nuff for dem Feets. Jackass couldn't
pail EN- eff, massa, without fracturing
de leg. Yuse better go back about tree
miles to de forks in de road an pull EN-
of dar."
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
THE HARDEMAN
MILLS !

Are in good running order, and all
work entrusted 60 ne will be promptly
aud carefully attended to.
Our Charges for Carding Wool when
ell is furnished to us) is Ten Cents per
pound on the amount OF wool received.
Wool should be thoroughly washed 10
pure water and thoroughly rinsed. We
have O Burr Machine attached, whieh
will take out all burrs.
Wool Rolls, Stocking Yarns, Jeans.
&c, kept constantly on hand for sale or
exchange.
Als0, good supply of Corn Meal
Address, WOOLLEN MILLS,
BoLIvAR, TEEE.
Bolivar Sept /, 1874 (augllmD
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

Dypt1eria has prevailed to IN alarm
ing extent for some time in the upper
portion of the county. In this country
lying between Wartrace and Norma ndy,
We are informed that the fatality am ang
the children has teen fearful, while
above Wartrace there have been hume =
Gus cases.-ShelbyrHIe Gazette
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
nEwsPAPER nEcTsIONs

AAy person who takes paper regularly from the
Pest Oscs-Wheshsr directed % ms name or another.
VIE hsr be has subscrbsd n0is responsible for the
pay
If person orders his paper discontinued he must
" All arrserages the publisher continue 90 send
antu Payaent Is made aud collect tho whole amount.
uhsthsr Il is taken from the once or not
= The courts decided that refusal to taFe news
papers aud periodicals from the Post once or removing
40 Isayng them uneaed for prima facie evidence Of
tnteusionGf fraud.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

The Governor has ordered an election
to be held in the 4th Congressional dis,
trict to fill the vacancy, caused by the
death of Hon j. w Head, on the 3lst
day of December Several gentlemen
have been mentioned in that connection
and among them Thos. Boyers, editor of
the Gallatin Examiner Edward l. Col
laday, who formerly represented the 4th
District in Congress, has announced him~
self as a candidate.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

CoLuRED Men N THE NEW CONGRESS.
SO far, FIVE colored men have been
elected to the next Congress, and they
are all of them new men. Two are from
South Carolina. one from North Carolina,
one from Alabama and one from Lou>
isiana. One of the South Carolinians,
Lee, Is a Demo rat and was elected by
a Democratic and boiling Republican
constituency, and affords the novel spec
tacle ola colored man representing the
Democracy Of the Palmetto State in
Congress
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
WE WANT AGENTS.

We wait . representative IN every Hsighborhooa -
Nothing equals t for male female y5unE o.
Old LARGE CASH WAGES AID A hrPEBB uuTTTf
exclusive territory. which il rapidly aluE uP Mast
apply Subscribe b. sending s. o. and receive
TIE paper year, magnificent psgmiun q share II
tire distribution. a. receive AL-o fEEE tcmplste
Dutat send particular Name territory desired
In writing AddrosH WATERS Co. Pablsshsrs thieA-
70. Ia HaayZ9ms
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
The Wild Negro of ObIon Who
Feeds on Pumpkins and Corn.

Especial dispatch to the Courier-Journal.I
NASHVILLE, November Is -Huntsmen
Just IN from Reelfoot lake report having
So, n very strange creR ure Sho Is call
Ell the wild negro Of Obi He is
said to call himself Edmund lie was
born within 10 miles of the spot in
which e new makes his home Edmund
is tx feet in hight, raS bansd and mus
cuar. tic has lived in mud hole for
eve years past, claim NJ t. lee afflicted
with the blood fever tor - hic!, he has
no other remedy. When the creeks are
up, however, he sleeps in an old barn un-
I'll they % down again, when he returns
to his accustomed mud hole He lives
in nude state, and has refuse all do
nauons Of luthing, II keeps fire con
SANITY burning by the mudho!e, and uses
the hOr ashes in winter to heat the wa>
ter Gu thisHccount the calves of his
legs have burst open, aud are very scaiy.
the effects Of the akah One halt uf
his feet are gone. having doubtless been
uipped by the frost lie talks rational
~, and has never been known 10 modest
any one His food is pumpkins and
dry corn
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
oe. % u. Va. pr. Zee s.. IS.

WASTED An active man 20 devote
his tune soliciting Life Insurance Ia
Bolivar. Tenn, and vicinity for The Man
haitian Life Insurance Company Of New
York Assets ten millions
Correspond with JUDAH & STURM,
Managers, II Madison Street Memphis,
Tenn Nov l3, 'T4-3s
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

Not Radical vote has been cast in the
Second civil district of White county for
ak years. The Sparta Hder says that
the African patriarch CT the district
Abraham Austin, aged 10 years, walked
eight miles to vote the Democratic tick
ct at the late election, aud induced every
other negro at the polls to follow suit
He says that any colored man who isn't
q Demncrat is fool
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

The Franklin Revielc and Journal
says: Capt. John Il. Hanter near Hills
boro, says that be sent a negro man to
tx up some fencing after the late hail
storm, and as be tarried So long, the
Captain vent to see him, and found him
gathering up partridge snow birds, and
other kinds Of birds, which had been
killed by the hail. Ho got at least a
bushcl Of them. The hail in U8By pla~
ccs wac a. large a. goose czg-
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
Attachment Notice.
: tate Of Tennessee, Hardeman County,
A.V. Scott, Is. J. II Bradley
Before A. W. Fits, J. p.

In this case It appearing by affidavit
that the defendant ) tt Bradley = just
IL indebted 70 the plaintiff in the sun Of
fourteen dollars and interest thereon, and
j. non resident Of the state so that the
ordinary process Of Law cannot be served
on him, and an original attachment Of
garnishment having been executed and
returned before me.
Ia il therefore ordered that publication
be mede in ti.e Bolivar BULLETS, news
paper published in the town Of Bolivar,
Hardeman County, Tennessee, for four
successive weeks commanding the said
J. IL Bradley t. appear at my house, IN
Civil District No. - Of said county bs-
fore NE at my cfice on Saturday the 18th
day Of November. 1874, and make de-
Tense to said suit against him OF il will be
procs eded with exparts. This the 18th
day Of October 1874.
a W. Fits, J. p.
for Hardeman county.
oct % IA, Va prs fee 81. 25.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
Memphis Markets

Pork-Dry salted clear sides los to
cents Hams, new, choice 1910 lac
CorR-Choice white. sac.
Flou-$5 80 70 S7,25
.Sugar-Hard refined white, IL to l2o.
CoGce--Rio, 20 TO &c.
Nglasscs-Commou Soc, clolyc 80.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
According to the Union and Ameriee

According to the Union and american
when a man in Nashville marries his
nth wife his neighbors gather about
his house with tin pans, old bugIes, oys-
ter cans, partially filled with gravel,
cow bells and triangles, and after giving
him serenade, an invitation TO "set EN-
up all round" he does not comply,
they enter his parlor with 6 fence rail
and ask him to take a ride
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

Communicative are ofGovernors
and Governors elect, at PRESENT, twenty
Democrats fifteen Republicans and two
Independents Of Legislatures, t. ere
are thirteen Republicans, twenty4one
Democratic and three Independent
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
4 Chance to Make Money,
aALF INTEREST IN
Mill, Gin, Cotton Press and
Farm For Sale.
= BARGAIN sURN.

THE undersigned will sell an one>haiF
4 interest in bis FIGURING Mills. Cotton
Press and Gin, and half interest in the
plantation upon which they are situated,
at great sacrifice, in order to secure the
practical management Of the same
The mill, gin, press and lands are sta
ated on Clear Creek, eight miles north
west Of Bolivar, and are surrounded BY
a pOpulous and thrifty community.
The Gin. Press and Mills are run by a
sufficient and never failing water-p0Wer.
The Farm contains 2G0 acres, 90 acres
of which is in cultivation. Good houses
This is a splendid opportunity for some
one to secure valuable and paying prop
erty on the most reasonable terms
For further particulars, apply to
W. a. FRANKLIN,
ootl6m3 Bolivar, Tenn
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

Two years ago, Freeman, the Republi-
can candidate for governor, carried forty
counties. Maynard, this year carried
only thirteen. The returns in the gubeT-
material election are very nearly complete
and so far as known Porter has major
81 of 80, 4s6
The Narragansett is the worst beaten
man that has been seen in tennessee IN
g life time, aud yet he is the lion of his
tribe. lie is ready to accept foreign
mission at the hands Of Mr. Grant, and
We suggest that he be sent to Honolulu.
N IL Ill .I.a-.A G.u.... III -
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Attachment Notice.
state of Tennessee. Hnrdeman county
Eli Harriss, and John Pankey, rs.
John T. Bowden,
sfors NJ W Prewitt, J. p.

Eli Harriss, and John Pankey, rs.
John T. Bowden,
Before NJ W Prewitt, J. p.
In this case, it appearing by affidavit
that the defendant John 7. Bowden, is
justly indebted to the plaintiff in the
sum of SIi3,93 and interest thereon, and
is a non-resi lent of the State, 80 that
the ordinary process of Law cannot be
served on him and an original attacks
ment of garGiShment having been execu~
ted and returned before me-
1t is therefore ordered that publication
be made in the Bolivar BULLETIx, q
newspaper published in the town of
Bolivar, Hardeman county, Tennessee,
for four successive weeks, commanding
the said john T. bowden, to appear al
my Office in Grand Junction, before me,
on Monday the 18th day of December
1874, and make defense to this sui
against him, or it Will be proceeded with
&c pdrte This oath day of Nov 1874
Nj w. PRE- WITT, j. 2
for Hardeman county.
nOv>27 4wpr's fee ok
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

Capt Robert Lee the youngest son, and
Miss Mildred c. Lee, the youngest
daughter, of Gen Robt E Lee, are of
on a pleasure trip to Europe
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
For Rent

A Two Story Framed House with
Rooms, near the Depot Good stand for
Hotel or Restaurant
TERMS reasonable. Apply u GRO
~ DUGAN, Agent. Bolivar Tenn.
Oct 27-Ti 4w.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

According to the States Brownsville
is infested with burglars and sneak
thieves.
How could it be otherwise when all
our rail-road lines have of late become
the favorite routes of scores of "tramps"
who claim to belong to the various me-
chanical pursuits, and are daily troubling
our citizens By begging for something to
eat.
They seem to be drifting South like
birds of passage, but the lapse of days
does not seem to lessen the number on
tn road. y
These men must live, and when they
connot obtain a support by begging they
will certainly steal it. Many Of them are
thieves by training, inclination and prac
tice, and the wonder is, that we have not
had to record more OF their depredations
in this community.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

The Fall Session of this School Will
begin on Monday, the 2lst day Of Oote-
Der, 1874.
TUITION from 50 to 81 per month.
BOARD, including washing and lights,
ten to twelve dollars per month.
Gainesville is situated eleven miles
east of Bolivar on the Purdy road, il
healthy locality, with good water.
Oct ., 1874. oc2m3
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
NEW OFFERS,

Entirely new and unprecedented, and such
as viii interest every one. You miss IL II
yen don't send for samples and fall PARTON
lara which are sent free
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

The Iron Mountain in Miss ouri g con .
posed of pure iron ore, is 22S feet high
and covers 500 acres Of llnf
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
See the Great Watch Offer |

OUR FIREsIDE FRIEND is nov in its TifA vs,-
uae thoroughly established the leading family Aud
stery Weekly in the Union bas the arEst circulation,
the Appointed printing and pub shiH satabiah
AID buidiuF is the West l. large, eight page
illustrated and origin al family Weekly. price sD0
year. Every subscriber receives magnificent premium
ana share in the distribution sCB-CEIBE HOW
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

In the foterial district composed of the
counties of Haywood, Madison and HarS
deman, Major Hurt received at the late
election, 5 $50 votes and MIR Barrett go
The latter received only 81 votes in
Madison and none in Hay wood.
There Is certainly less said now about
politics in this region than at any tune
since the war The people have iapsed
into quiet satisfaction, and have ap-
parently come to the conclusion that
the country needs no more saving.
We miss the familiar countenance of
one or two colored politicians who have
frequented our side walks the greater
part of the present year, and judging
from the little said about it we con-
cluie that the greater part Of our PEG
Pile don even care snap who is elect>
ed Senator. They will leave that little
business to be determined by their rep
resentativPs
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

K darkey preacher lining out a hymn
from memory said
Plunged in gulf of dark despair,
Ye wretched sinners-come out Of dar!
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

Thos. L. Jones who was elected Clerk
of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky in
August Iast, by.a majority of SO. 600 votes
has been declared ineligible and the of
fee vacant for the reason that Mr.. Jones
FIVE years ago, accepted a challenge
to fight duel.
A constitutional provision of that
State renders any person that sends or
accepts a challenge ineligible to Office
Grant is certainly safe for a third
term. The great State of Rhode Island
rem aims faithful and Chattanooga elects
a radical Mayor
There is yet one bright spot in Ten
nessee
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

The Wing d Tribune recoants at
length the services of Capt. Lewis Bond
of Haywood, speaks in the most exalted
terms of his character as gentleman,
his attachments as a scholar, and urge,
his election to the Speakership of the
lower house of the next legislature.
We endorse every word of it, and hope
that there will be such an expression Of
opion on the part of the press AMI peo-
pie in West Tennessee, that the Repre>
sentatives from this section will have no
trouble, when they meet in Nashville, in
making up their minds as to who most
deserves the honor of presiding
No such victory has been recorded
among our successes as that ach eyed by
Bond in Haywood at the last election.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

On its last icss-the republican party.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

II. 81. Polk, elected Senator WITHOUT
oppositiou, received $40 votes
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27

The Louisville Courier Journal says:
while We are rejoicing over the recent
conservative triumph, we should not for
get thatit was che victory of a disgust
ed people over rottenness and corrup-
ton, more than the success of a politi-
cal party. To reap the fruits of the vic
sorry the Democratic party Will have to
bear itself very circumspectly, as it Il
merely on trial with those who acted
with it in the late election. Between
now and the next Presidential election
the party will be on probation before
The people of this country, and its fu-
ture is now in :ts own keeping Though
the success of the Democracy was gem
eral, 1t is strictly local 1t has no con-
troll in Federal affairs, save as a check /;
but in the States In which it was success
ful it has full control, and with it corr
responding responsibility. 1t will be the
administration of State affairs under
Democratic auspices that the people of
the country will closely scrutinize, and
every Democratic official from Governor
to constable will have his part to act well
to maintain the good repute of the orr
ganization. If the people are convinced
during the next two years that wherever
the Democrats have come into power
there has bean a marked improvement
in the condition Of State, county and
munich pal affairs, they will not hesitate
to turn the Federal Administration over
to the Democratic party. If on the 9th
er hand, there is no such improvement,
or if the change should chance to be for
the worst in local afiirs, the people will
sweep out the Democratic party, just as
they have shown the power and will to
handle the Republican party There
has never been time when local Off
cials, who desire to serve their party,
can do so better than hy vigorously serv~
lug the public and being scrupulously
exact in the performance of their duties
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
Federal officers

Tie trGy to hare good Local Paper
is n support Il Gg yo't' o'o'i patronage