The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-11-16

Farmers are paying seven cents per
shock for husking corn.
There were from 5000 to 10000 cattle
fed and Craze in Clark the past winter
Pendletou, Robertson, Owen and
Braeken counties are becoming very
mach interested on the subject of turn
pixies.
A Graysou county couple married
one day reoently and separated tn
mkt
The gap in the Cincinnati Southern
road, near, Lexington, was closed on
Friday week, practically completing it
from Cincinnati to the Kentucky river.
The Mountain Echo is certain Tom.
Turner is an atheist, a skeptic, a ration
alist Democrat, CD ristian, or 8 some
thing, it is not certain which. 1t will
soon find out that he is a Congressman.
There ia great trouble among the farm
ers of Cumberland county. The Courier
saws: Farmers on every hand are com
planning Of the trouble caused by the
enormous corn crop, and crib-bulldlng
is the order Of the day
MISSISSIPPI
Vicksburg Is proud of the fact that
she has no dwell ing houses for lease or
rent.
After Kidding themselves of carpet
bacgers, the people Of Louisiana pro-
pose organizing an active ca mpalgn
against their next worse enemy-the
gas companies
Sugar rolling has now fairly started,
and everywhere throughout the parishes
can be heard the putting of the ponder
Gus engines, as they crush the sweet
ness cut of the cane. Several of their
planters will average 500 hogsheads.
TENNESSEE.
Barbour Lewis couldn't get to Con-
gress from Memphis any more, and the
President has appnin ted him register OF
the land Office at Salt Lake.
A storm two miles wide passed over
Carroll county. Tenn, last week, un-
roofing houses, destroying crops, and
causing many thousand dollars damages
FLORIDA
SAYS the Jacksonville Union: The cat
sle feeding on the river are very conf
cal sight Thew wade in and plunge
their heads under the water until they
get mouthful of the grass growing on
the bottom, which they snatch, and with
q snort proceed to devour, then repeal
the operation ad libtum. This diet
seems to agree with them.
VIRGINIA.
FIoyd and Patrick counties have ship
ned $40. 600 worth of chestnuts.
Rockingham Register; On. Tuesda.
last five members of family N Rocking
ham, four gentlemen aud one lady
weighed 1,2Sl. They weighed separated,
8I5. 294, 232, $50, $40 He who kicket
the beam at 2l0 is eighteen years Of,
snd homes by proper attention to bi
health, in due time to become fuI
orown. It is hardly necessary to sa
that the entire family went for Illden
Hendricks and reform.
According to the latest returns th
conclusion of the West Virginia Legi'
Iaiure remains unchanged. The ns'
LEGISLATURE, which meets next January
will be Democratic by exactly the sam
r,s;oritv as in lSI6-47 on JOINT ballot
The ne y Legislature will elect tw
United States SsRAtors-one to sueeee
Harry " DAVIS DenocraVi "hoHe tsi
expires in March, 1877, and the other
RIl the vacancy caused By the death
senator Allen Z. Caperton. The latte
lace was filed last August by &c verno
Tsrob but this appointment could onl
=. GOOD until the meeting Of the Lsgisl'
ire Amongst the candidates alread
e1nounced for the vacant places ar
Hons. II. G. Davis, @. j. Faulkne
samuel Price, Frank Hereford, and Nj
Henry @. Walker.