The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ir looks as if Belknap exercised con-
siderable discretion in awarding the
contracts for headstones for soldiers
graves.
IF republican Ofice-holders can afford
TO nav political assessments, why can
they not afford to have their pay re-
duced?
ono administration SENATOR" says the
New York Evening Post, Stands any
chance of becoming the next president of
the United States"
TREASURER NEW thinks he will resign
April first, if the president is willing
There are fifty hoOsier radicals waiting to
plump themselves into News place by
the grace of Merton.
MIR. CRooKEs calculates that the force
exerted by the sans light is equal to
thirtv-two grains on the square foot, or
fifty-seven tons on the square mile, or
three billion tons on the whole surface of
the earth, a repellant force which, but
for the far more powerful attractive force
of gravitation, would drive the earth off
into space.
IN New York city a gentleman named
Parsons got up in the night to admins
ter some medicine to his young son, as
directed by the attending physician, but
nicked up a bottle of acOnite by mis-
take. lie did not notice the mistake
until Che child had taken the dose. He
cried out to his son that he was poisoned
and the boy went into commissions, which
ended in his death, having literally died
from fright.
IT IS conceded that Belknap should be
tried and punished for selling pOst-trader-
sbins But if Belknap had brother to
whom he gave control of certain posts,
and If the brother sold them for whatever
he couId get, would there be anything
,,yono in the transaction? The brother
would probably be grateful, and 80 was
OTvilIe Grant when his brother gave
him the "tip" III respect to vacant In
dian traderships.
EVEN the Soldiers Home at Washing
con must be investigated, if economy i.
40 be the watchword of success. The
oo-+ of this institution is enormous. II
ND he cheaper to board all the inmates
~ Wizards dress them in broadcloth
~ rive them enough spending money
a. IyeeD M appearances. If the invalid
OILERS cot the benefit of this extrava
,rancc II might be well enough, but sus
SS;cious democrats think able-bodIed Off
r;als make away with inc htdNF aPPio
,,riations in a manner not altogether
honest.
TIE New York Evening Post, which
6 certainly not democratic journal, il
o,,1,,entino upon the testimony of Peck
T IoFarc the house committee on expendi
,,res in the war department, says: " ]!
= I'm impossible to believe that all thi
" etc buying and selling of patron
ace could have gone on about the presi
I Jsnt mon the threshold of his hous'
md under his very nose, without an un
.,araIIeled. and almost 'inconceivable IN
ons;bilitv on the part of the presiden
sens -oif x Is il possible tina
M president can surround himself will
oo IN and personal associates 50 obtus'
oltI sharing their obtuseIness tina
W., live in such an atmosphere OF IN
neo;h;Iity without suffering .from Tn
sa,I malaria? General Sherman right !!
mo- hat General GRAFT did enough Z
go him to absolute confidence II
eli H. life. President Grant IN civl
n M y startling illustration OF the los
lie , - : sense--the decent sense o
shame"