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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05
SOUTE.

The steamer Cora Belle was burned
on the 23d, near Pocohoutas Ark one hun
dred and fifteen bales OF cotton lost.
Ike Hooper, colored, was hanged in
Augusta, Ga, Friday, for the murder of Hcw-
ard Satterwhite, also colored, in December.
1878.
The Georgia legislature has adopted
a resolution indorsing the Texas and Pacific
railroad, but leaving the subject of federal
aid to the discretion and judgment of the
Georgia senators and representatives,
A dispatch from Sedalia, No., says
tornado passed over Houstonia on the 23d.
blew down and destroyed nineteen buildings,
the railroad depot. No one killed, but Sheriff
w. II. Porter was mortaIly wounded, and five
other persons badly injured.
Last week a hunter found in the
woods near Grenada, Mississippi, the body Of
an IIish peddler named Pat Keaferty with
bullet hole through his skull. His pocketbook
was missing, and his body almost entirely
eaten up with hogs and dogs. No clue to the
murderer.
On the night of the 18th a negro was
caught in the act of fastening crosstie on The
trestle work over Hickohola bottom, on the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad. After
being arrested he confessed to having thrown
a tain Off near there recently. This time he
expected the train to be dashed to pieces, and
then he would rob the bodies of the passen-
gers.
The North Carolina Senate has passed
a bill on it's third reading to adjust the state
debt. It provides for the funding of the
debt, as follows For old debt and registered
certificates forty cents on the dollar; for
funded internal improvement bonds, twenty
five cents on the dollar. 1t does not include
construction and special tax bonds. The fol-
lowing interest is to be paid: For the first
two years, two per cent; next five, four per
cent. next twenty, five per cent. Notice is
given that supplemental bill will be intro
duced to fund special tax bonds.
Investigation of the accounts of the
Georgia state treasurer, under the directiC of
the finance committee Of the legislature, shows
that $3.50, 900 of bonds has been paid twice,
and the examination is not concluded. State
treasurer Jones states to the committee that,
ne was unable for long time to eb' ain from
Henry Clews & Co, of New York, the inan-
cial agents OF the state, any account of their
transactions. When the statement WAS finally
obtained, it showed that the same bonds had
been paid in New York by the state treasurer
to the amount above stated. Treasurer Jones
charges by implication that Clews paid the
state bonds, and without caNcelling them,
again put them on the market.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05
Crane Culture.

We have never yet heard of rot ap-
pearing In grapes of the first or second
years bearing. We believe that it is
because, up to this time, there has been
but little pruning done. You disturb
the functions of the vine by close prun-
ing and over cropping. It gives the
vine too much root.
If you have a large root power, a
great quantity of cruLe, unripened sap
is taken up. 1t is the raw material to
make sap of. It goes to the foliage and
is there elaborated ard changed into
true sap, so as to be made into fruit,
wood and root in the proper healthy.
Suppose you have a vine, and cOnfne
it to a stake, say six feet high, year
after year, or to a trellis which Is six
feet high, with laternal arms six feet
long, and you have root power suffi-
cient to carry it forty feet in every di-
rectioD, it is clear that if you do not
give it extension you cannot have the
foliage to elaborate that crude sap into
the true sap. What happens? Why,
this crude, II ripened sap surcharges
the grape. When this crude sap has
once got to the grape, the circulation of
the sap in the vine, and all its natural
processes, are impeded for want of foil
age, and the berry is engorged with IN
ripe sap from the surface of the grape,
it is surcharged with unripe Juice,
which, when the finer functions of the
grapes come into play charges the it's
sue, rOts 1t, and the grape perishes and
falls.-IeTds Farmer.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05
FROM WASHINGTON.

The President has nominated Harvey
Jewell, of Massachusetts,, brother of the
postmaster general, to be judge of the court
OF commissioners of Alabama claims.
The Louisiana committee will re port
through Mr.. Foster. Tuesday, and minority
report will be submitted by Mr.. G. F. HOar.
The report Of the committee, which will be
signed by Messrs. Foster, Phelps, Potter and
Marshall, will adhere to the original views
presented in the subcommittee report, aud
will contain s. recommendation that a Tesolu-
tion urging the proper authorities in Louisi-
ana to give the control of the lower house to
the conservative members, be adopted by the
house. Some OF these sig ming the report viii
express their Willingness to supper a resolu-
tion formally recognizing the Kellogg govern
ment, but this resolution their report does not
urge, for the reason that the rights OF Kellogg
have not been established by any evidence
taken by the committee, but are admitted upon
general rumor, and as to the best possible 60
luton of the present difficulties.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05
LATE NEWS SUMMARY
WEST.

" 6SI.
The glue works of WahI Brcs., of
Chicago, were destroyed by fire last week.
The loss is estimated at S4OO, 900, but insur-
ance men say it will not exceed $3.50, 600. The
insurance amounts to $50. 600, and is distrib-
uted among large number of companies.
". b. Shipman, a prominent liquor
dealer OF Lawrenceburg, Ky, recently de-
camped with funds in his possession belong
ing to other parties, which it is supposed
amount to quite. il not more than, 800, co.,
He is we'll known in most of the towns of CEN
tral Kentucky.
Joseph II. Garter aud William K
Nixon were arrested on the goth, FIVE miles
west Of Sedalia, Mo, and thirty thousand dol
lars in counterfeit and nearly nine thousand
dollars in good money found in their possess
sion. The arrests are said to have been made
by st. Louis detectives, but nothing in regard
to the affair has been given out by the police
authorities
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05
MISCELLANEOUS

The deputy freight agents of the
three trunk lines, running west from New
York, have been notified of a reduction in the
rates made on sugar and coffee only as fol-
lows Chicago, 80 cents per one hundred
pounds; Dayton, 26 cents; Indianapolis, % ;
ST. Louis, 4S Columbus, d; Cincinnati, % {;
Louisville s.; Quincy, 49; all other points
ON the basis of So cents to Chicago. This
order is for car loads of eighteen thousand
nnupds and upward, for one consignment OF
the came date and will be so way billed. 1t
is believed by merchants that the reduction of
rates on this class of freight Is merely the
beginning of the lowering OF all rates.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

John Mitchell is again a candidate in County
TipperaTy, and it is not supposed that there
will be any opposition to his re- election.
A Berlin special says one of the prin-
cipaI measures contemplated by Germany to
check emigration, is the prohibition of enlist
ment of emigrants on foreign account by the
payment of premiums. This is specially di-
rected against Brazilian agents.
The Politica asserts that the indem-
nifty to be paid in Spain to the relatives of the
American victims of the Virginius affair has
been fixed at $s4, 900, and that the convention
will be signed Immediately upon Mr.. Cushing
presenting his credentials to the new govern
mani
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

CATTLE IN CENTRAL AFRICA.-The
Baris eff Central Africa own immense
herds of cattle, but will suffer pro-
Ionged abstinence from meat rather
than sacrifice one of their animals for
the sake of it's flesh. The sustenance
which they derive from their herds is
limited to milk from the COWS, blood
from the bullocks, and steaks cut from
the hump and headquarters of living
cattle. Both cows and oxen are bled
periodically, and the blood thus OBJ
tanned is made into dish resembliT &
the black-puddiDg eaten throughout
Europe. Bruce describes, In his Afri-
can travels, a cruel operation which he
once Witnessed, by which "a steak was
cut from the hind quarters of COW
driven by the natives. The Baris are
in the habit of practicing vivisection
upon their cattle, removing the lump
which grows upon their backs, and
which is the most delicate portion
of the beeve. After each removal
q new lump grows again. Thus the
operation may be several times repeated
upon the same creature, and thereby
its 5ner enjoys an OCCASIONAL feast of
Juicy iteak, and still retain a living
spring to draw from.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05
FOREIGN.

A recent letter from Rio Janeiro re-
ports So follows The hunt for JeEuits in the
north OF Brazil is not yet over, and two more
have been caught and sent on board = WRIT
vessel to await some steamer for abroad.
Notwithstanding the declaration II
the British parliament that he is ineligible,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

WEIGHT AND HEIGHT OF Americana -
According to a recent work of Mr.. B.
A. Gould, actuary TO the United States
sanitary commission, in which some
very interesting figures relative to sol
diers % the last war are given, it ap
pears that the American nation, instead
of being degenerate and inferior to the
European race in point of physical per
lection, is far the reverse. The figures
adducsd show that "the tallest men
were from Michigan, Illinois, and WIe-
consin; the next tallest, New England,
New York, New jersey; and the short
est from Scotland, England, Gslmany. "
In weight, the men of Kentucky and
Tennessee were the heaviest, averaging
$50 pounds; England, Scotland, France,
Belgium, ali between 138 and l39
pounds. The ratio of weight to stature
gave in pounds to the inch: Ohio and
Western states, 2.I85 New England,
2121 England aud Scotland, 2.l18 /;
Germany, 2 16S.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05
The New Senate.

The new senate, which cOnvenes in
extra session, on the 5th of March
next, will consist of the following mem
bers
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

IT is estimated that the new revenue
bill will realize 1000, 900. as follows ::
$l2, 100000 on whisky, $8, 600, 600 on
sugar, $4,000, 900 on tobacco, 50, 900, 900
on cigars, and S8, 900, 600 on restoration
of the horizontal tax.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

THE number OF bales of cotton seized
in the south under orders from the
treasury department after the close of
the war was 80. .6Ss; gross proceeds,
81 $50. GIG tetal expenses, g, 100, 434 I;
proceeds released. S6O8, $40 +; proceeds
in the treasury, S4,s86,672.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

IN Illinois the courts have just de
cided that sleeping-car companies are
not responsible for articles stolen from
passengers. In New York jury has
Just found a railroad company guilty of
negligence in the case of bonds stolen
from a party on their cars, and gave a
verdict for plaintiff foz $40 6S5.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05
CHAs. FOSTER,
VIM Waller PHELPS,
CLARKsON \. POTTER,
CazrT q MaDcuAH

It may be stated that all the members of the
committee report against the action OF the re-
turning board that Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler
and FRYE unite in minority report, and that
Mr. Foster assents, with Messrs. Hoar, Wheel
er and Frye to a compromise, recognizing
Kellogg as governor and giving the majority
in the house to the conservative delegates.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

IT is stated that Earl Derby has ac-
cepted from Spain, as indemnity for
the Virginius outrage on British sub
Iects, five hundred pounds sterling for
each white, and three hundred for each
black man murdered.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

THE New Orleans Republican con-
taios an elaborate article claiming that
the Eads' bridge at st. Louis, while it
is an obstruction to the upper COM
merce, is an engineering failure, and
ihat the Eads' ietty scheme is one to
delay the permanent improvement at
the rivers month, in tine interest of the
bridge stock and the st. Louis local
railroad rings.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

THE Georgia legislature has declared
unconstitutional, null and void, the
second series of six hundred thousand
dollars in bonds endorsed by the state
in 1870, issued to the Macon and Bruins
wick railroad, said endorsement having
been declared binding by the legisla-
ture of 1872. First series bonds, $780,
600, are declared valid and binding on
the state.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

THE committee appointed to examine
the Georgia state treasury find that the
accounts of Treasurer Jones are def
cient some sos, 900, and that he has lille.
gally paid 1852, 900 old bonds. The
committee recommend that Jones he
requested to resign. They do not at
tack the integrity of the treasurer, but
condemn the loose system of book
keeping and general admins ration of
affairs
The New York herald., 1875-09-28

tributed business The largest transactions were in
Central and Union Pacific and Harlem 6rsts which sold
at 1861 1867, 103A ll32E a ll31s, respectively.
Chicago and Northwestern consolidated coupon gold
bonds in demand and sold at s714 a s716. Rock
Island brought 1l0A Morris and Essex sevens
Of 1871 100; do consolidated hrsts lO5; Fort Wayne
second, 1919, and Albany and susquehanna second
lOs4 Michigan Central sevens declined to 1887.
The following the latest bids:-Oho and Mssis-
sippi seconds sold at 20 and Wabash Grsts at So
BANK
Bank shares sold at $50 for America 1SO for Butchers
and Drovers' and 95% for Fourth National The latest
bids are:-Amerca, $50; Chatham 1873; Chemical 6l0;
City 3oOi Commerce, 12l; Continental, 9l; First
National 200; Fourth National, 95I; Fulton 1856;
Gold Exchange, 1l6; Importers and Traders, 200;
Irving 1872; Leather Manufacturers $50; Mercantile,
10S1Si Merchants, 12116; Metropolitan, 13l; Nassau,
10o New York, 13o; New York National Exchange,
100; North America, loO1S Republic 90; Union, l41.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
The following are the Philadelphia stock quotations at
The New York herald., 1875-09-28
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT DULL-FUTURES WEAK
FLOUR sTEADY-wHEAT DULL AND NOMINAL
CORN FIRMER-oATs QUIET-RYE FIRM-BAR-
LEY FIRM-BARLEY MALT QUIET-PoRK Ex-
CITED AND HIGHER-LARD QUIET BUT
sTRoNG-PETRoLEUM QUIET AND EASIER
NAVAL STORES QUIET AND sTEADY-GRo-
CERIEs QUIET AND sTEADY-HIDEs QUIET
OILS QUIET AND FIRM-wH1sKEY STEADY
FREIGHTs UNCHANGED-HEMP AND JUTE
QUIET AND sTEADY-GUNNIEs QUIET.
MONDAY, Sept 27-6 P. NJ
There rather more excitement and rather more
business in commodities to-day, but on the whole
trade could scarcely be considered to have improved to
any apprecable degree. On Change -four steady.
Wheat was irmer for kinds but the general
ket no better Corn in fair demand and frmer
Oats quiet Whiskey quiet Pork excited and radically
enhanced. Lard strong Freights firm Charters
easy Cotton on the spot was dull easier Futures
closed weak Petroleum quiet and easier Naval stores
quiet and steady Hides quiet Hemp jute was
quiet steady. Gunnies quiet. Oils quiet and
firm Groceries quiet and steady.
CoFFEE-The market quiet, but very firm. Other
grades steady We sales Baltimore of 500
Rio, Momosa, private terms We qnote Ordinary
cargoes, 19c. l914c fair do 2olc 2o1sc good do.
2o24c Gle prime do 2l14c 21ac extreme range for
lots 19c 22ac Santos, fair to good, 19c 2oc gold
ninety days; Java, government bags 26c 27c do grass
mats, 27c 29c. Singapore. do 22c o4c Ceyon 21c
Jamaica 1s11c zoe St Domingo, 1sc. 1s15c Porto
Rico 1s1Sc 21c; Costa Rca, 19c 22c. Mexican 2O6c
a21Hc Angostura 19c. 2112c Savanilla, 20c. 22c
Curacao, 19c. 201Sc
CorroN-Quotaons marked down &c. for all grades
spot Some of the sales below reported
figures which would justify decided reduction the
market being quite irregular the pressure
free offerings Of cotton from wharf and arrive The
excitement at Fall River inerered materially with the pur
chase of pnners The purchase of 6S bales below
for export for the Continent Exporters for Liverpool
still hold off anticipation Of lower prices Telegraphic
vices from Liverpool private parties declining
market with free sellers shipments from till Decem
Der CSC The market for future deliveries opened
lower, mainly in consequence of unfavorabe Liver
pool advices, and sustained further loss of
lice, owing indications of large receipts
the ports. September showed the most
marked depression owing large receipts ut this
port and the very coaswse cearances reported by
telegraph. Parties who have attempted corner' Sep
tember thinking that cotton would reach here in time
have found out their mistake and no further attempt in this
direction is apprehended for this month 1t is unwse
tack fortress without ascertaing the force Of garrison
within. The final quotations to-day Sep
tember, 13 lee October, II 2732c I25Sc November,
II 2332c December, II 2332c. January, u 27-32c.
12%c; February, 13 1-32c. l3 1-16c. March, 3 1920
1314c April, Is 716c. 10 15-32c.: May, i3 2i-s2c a
Is II 16c June, 13 2932c 1890. July 14c IA Lice
August, l4Sc. a IA 36c Quotations based Ameri
standard of classification running
in quality not than half grade above below the
The New York herald., 1875-09-28
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Unsettled
and Lower.
GOLD JIG SO A 116 3-4.
Currency Worth Only Government and
Railway Bonds Firm-Financial
News from California.
WALL STREET,


The week opens upon dropping and langud stock
market There is absence of enthusiasm, want OF
undertone and poverty and doubt written in the
faces Of hhs the who frequent the street.
Only those who have large capital dare anchor them
selves anywhere in the downward tide and await
its food while hundreds precarously situated
that the slightest check to the drift of the current COM
pels them for shelter 1t is the few therefore,
who are enabled make profit at the expense of the
many and who practically control and 'milk the
market Considerable frmness was developed at the
opening compared with later prices and at the close
there was partial recovery which encouraged those
who think dangerous just be short of stocks.
The principal point Of interest evolved during the day
the announcement, made the close, that the
Direct Cable has with misfortune in the
of its wire between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland,
and that several weeks will probably eapse before the
repair of the damage The friends of Western Union
took advantage of the fact the price OF the latter
stiiened. Within day two the truth will be
fully published until which time it may be well TO
serve judgment It is said that several weeks must
pass before the line will be again commercially work
ing order.
RANGE PRICES TO-DAY
foows:-Western Union opened at 767S,
ceded to 75s improved to 76 and ended at 75zS. Erie
began II, but quickly sold off to 1873 162
ing at the close to 167S. Pacific Mail weak
sequence of the circulation of alleged private advices
concerning the condition Of the steamers Toxic and
City of Pekng, and declined from 35 the opening
TO 34< Later the stock strengthened to 34T and
ended at 341 Lake Shore 1uctuated between 534
62A, ending at 53 ST. Paul, common sold at 34%
"a 332S .33A; do preferred, at 62zS 621s
63 Missouri Pacific sold at 45H. Union Pacific
somewhat more active than usual, at 70k 70N coz
701S New York Central declined from 1929 to 10l r.
but recovered, and closed at 1925. Hannibal and st.
Joseph sold 1s9l 1S% 1S& Michigan Central fell
of from 55% to 53 Northwest common opened at 39H
3e3S declined to 3SzS and ended at 39 Northwest
preferred steady at about 53{. Ohio and Misss-
sippi firm, at 15H 152 a 15S a 15K a154
Wabash better request at 6lz Ga, with close
at 63<. Other changes unimportant
amounted to 144 700 shares, which among active
stocks distributed as folows:-
New York Central and Hudson, 1850; Erie, IL 400;
Lake Shore, a. 400; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 620;
Northwestern, 3,S00 do preferred 300; Rock Island
1890; Pacific Mail, 29325; St. Paul. 23oo; do pre-
ferred 1900; ohios, $780, Western Union 29,5o0;
Wabash, $3.50; Union Pacific, l,133.
oPENING, PRICES
The following table shows the opening highest and
lowest prices of the day:-
The New York herald., 1875-09-28
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

! GALVESTON, Sept. 27. 1878.
good ordinary, c Net receipts 500; gross $40 Sales
| 575. Stock 1884.
Cotton quiet mdding 1876 low middiing, l21c; good
ports coastwise, 2e6a sales, $500 Stock 20, 72s.
MOBILE Sept "a, 1873
ding, 24c good ordinary, llAc. ailhc Net receipts.
e,S55. -'
SAVANNAH Sept; "a, 1875.
good odnaTy s Nes receipts Ass baes ads gos
Exports coastwise 65s Sales 2e of which 45o last
CHARLESTON, Sept 81, 1875
reepts Pdsns haps is% %Ssnf sas Ss
WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept ", 1875
Spirits tgrpentins firm as s2c Rosin steady strained.
80, oswEco, Sept. ~. 1875.
No Flour .ss sales s. s @ steady
Barley dull and lower sales 1000 bushels NC Canada .0 at
ssSs PSI fSs
oo4 and ND % per e ton Oasey e' & h S
barley ~ 70 Albany; lumber = sSs Iad'
Canal bushels barley,
1,o44 900 feet lumber.
5000 ss bVsShsae Thsaf ssg 3! sas
SS 40 wss ys a. Sa
Ga Dds OSTss %ass S El
$4,000 do oats, $500 do barley 2eoo do Canal
oo Do oass 800 DO Il Saas Ss
S '9 s &c oaas ss9 =, SsS
tols included Flour quiet and unc6Snged Wheat nom
Western dSl
62 Oats neglected. held at 45c. for No Chicago. Rye
dull Milwaukee offered $50 Seeds quiet and unchanged
Barley dull sales Of six rowed
ST. 15 Pork dull, scarce; $23 so for heavy Lard
dull at lac l4]sc Highwnes nominally 81 10.
CHICAGO. Sept. 81, 1875.
Flour steady and unchanged Wheat demand and
prices have advanced; No Chicago SPRING 81 o% bid.
spot 81 o9 seller, September 81 06, seller October
81 o6 seller November 81 o5, seller all the year No g.
do e61ac rejected, SEC. bid. Corn-Demand fair and
prices have advanced No mixed &c., spot 53c seller
October; 47c, seller Noyember 45c seller all the year
rejected 5sc 54Hc oats-Demand fair and prices have
No aelle Sent l.c
seller october Bic s1Sc, seller, November 3os4c'
3c, seller all the rejected 29c Barley steady and
firm at 81 10, spot seller, September 81 ON seller
octOber s9c asl seller, November Rye quiet weak
Pork strong and higher at $as 2s spot; So 2Vs CO.
seller October Lard quiet but rm $l3 As spot $I3
s$ls 47 October Bulk meats quiet but firm shoulders
l2Ac Whiskey, 81 l5A iReceiPtsIFlour, 1900 bbls !;
barley $1,000 do rye 10000 do shipments-Flour 5000
bbs wheat 5000 bushels corn 144Ooo do; $4,000
do barley 5000 do rye 1000 At the afternoon call Of
the Board, wheat lower 81 o5 October 81 O4z No
vember: Corn lower at 53Ssc. 53Ac October 47c a
assc November; 4Se seller all the year Oats easier at
bid October. Lard lower, $13 35 $l3 40 October