The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-08-07

earnest desire of the Superintendent of
Public instruction, that the directors
meet as soon after the election as practi.
cable, and appoint one of their number
clerk aud treasurer, and another chair~
man. The new clerk aud treasurer is re
quired to give bond with approved Sc
curitY, or, in case of retaining in Office
the present clerk and treasurer, a renew
al Of his bond will be required as it
was given for ore year, and the year ex,
pires IN another month, August 1874.
School directors are urged to attend to
this matter without delay.
The Big Hatchie Association of the
Baptist church met in this place on
Saturday last 4 large number Of cleri-
cal and lay delegates were present
Elder }. R. Graves was elected modera~
tor. The usual routine work was gone
through with on Saturday and Monday.
Our people had the pleasure of hearing
some Of the most distinguished divines
Of the Baptist church in the pulpit on
Saturday and Sunday We had the
pleasure of hearing Dr. Landrum, of
Memphis, at the Methodist church on
Sunday, and Mr.. Powell, Of Chelsea, at
the Cumberland church On Sunday
nighs. Both OF these gentlemen are dis
tinguishel diyines, and their efforts here
in the pulpit fully sustained their repu-
talion.
DR.. Graves preached a lengthy and
able sermon in the court house en- Sun
day at o'clock p. m. The coDgrega-
ton was very large and many who heard
the sermon speak Of it as one of DR..
Graves best efforts. Other gentlemen
equally distinguished occupied the vari-
Gus pulpits on Sunday, but we could not,
Of course. hear them all
The conservatives of Fayette county
have appointed strong delegations to.
represent hem in the convention at
Nashville on the 10Th instant, and IN the
congressional convention at Boliyar on
the 8th of September. Uardeman will
follow suit on the 18Th and be prepared
to DO her share of the work
CAxSor RECOVER Last week we made
mention of the fact that Judge Black, of
Trenton, had been thrown from buggy
and painfully injured We now learn
from the jackson Co,rier-Hsraza that
all hopes of his life have been despaired
of, and it is more than likely that he
never can recover
On the 4th instant the conservatives
and democrats of Yicksburg united on a
ticket for municipal officers and gained a
glorious victory over the radicals. That
city is redeemed from the control of ig>
norance and vice.
We place with pleasure that admirable
little dialy, the Chattanooga Times, on
our exchange list. The following article
on the comparative amount Of the cur
rent expenses of various States is taken
from la,e number of that Journal
The Precedence journal estimates that
the State Government of Rhode Island
costs each inhabitant $I99 year The
State expenses of the little Common
wealth are $432,558 In Vermont the
States Government cost $343, S22 a year
or Sl.04 a head, in New Hampshire $751;
600 a year, or "A cents a head, and
Delaware S3l $50, or % cents head
Rhode Island is evidently extravaganza
for though the Legislators work for
dollar day, some body gets the money.
The highest State salary in Delaware is
that of the Chancellor, 80. 800
These estimates are, Of course, for
State expenses only, not including in
terest on State debt.
According to the ceEsus of 1870, Ten
nessee had 4 population, in round figures
of 100000. The expenditures by the
State Government, not including pays
mant Of interest on State debt, is some>
thing rear 100000 per annum. Ne
may safely say that full census would
give Us a population now Of 100000,
and that therefore, cur State expenses,
for strictly governmental purposes, Is
siEtyesIx cents and a fraction Of n cent
per capita of she population.
The BONDED State debt, as given by the
/ last ComptroileF's and TTeasurer's re
ports, and as ascertained by the funding
and registry law, is, in round figures,
81 600, 600; the interest On which will
be 81 100000; making the total State
expenses for ali purposes 1860, 900, or
81 ,43 per year for each inhabitant to
pay.
Thus, we see that our State expenses
proper, are less By three fourths, consid>
eFing our population, than those of
Rhode Island; less than half those of
Vermont, and slightly below New Hamp-
shire Vermont has no State debt, and
/ Is now laying aside Il sinking fund, upon
/ the interest of which she will, IN few
/ years, run her State government. This
/ levy Tor sinking fund in that State Is
! nearly one-half the State tax; but still
! the fact remains that Vermont is not as
! economical as Tennessee.
/ Another point needs to be considered
! W. pay our public servants decently
| remuneratlve salaries, while the States
referred 70 IN the statistical paragraph
4 quoted, pay them a beggarly stipend
/ which probably leads to questionable
! practices among the officials, looking to
/ their own interest, and increasing the
/ burdens Of the State.
Looking at these flcts we can see no
/ good grounds for the fears, that the pre-
4 sent State levy will have to be Increased :;
/ and much less can we perceive the pa
( triotism or honesty Of those who cry
( aloud daily against the fearful burdens
4 of State taxation.
The present rate Of 40 cents on the
hundred dollars of taxable property, Is
/ amply sufficient to meet al our liabilities.
/ 1t can be greatly reduced in the next
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