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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
SHERIFF'S SALE.

E Reaves, guardian, etc, vs. G w Strict
land, } A Park, w \ Mcdonald aud
a J Strickland.
By yirtue of a condition. erpoRGS to me
directed from tue Circuit Court of Har-
deman county, ut the March Term, 1876,
l will sell at the Courthouse DOR, IN
the town of Bolivar, on
Saturday. the 2Oh Of Hay, Neat.
one tract of land of about 40 acres and
bounded as follows Beginning at dog
wood bush in James LIZARDS field south
of the NJ. & e. r K and running north
across said railroad along the line OF w
4 Tipler and Is jenkins land, in all
IA poles and 10 feet, to the corner OF
+ Lambeth's land; thence east l56 poles
along the south bound airy line Of + Lam
beth's land to a stake in the line Of X IL
PoweIPs land; thence south along the
line of said Poweus land across said
railroad, in all IA poles to "a stake IN
the corner of the Coleman tract Of land ;
thence west along the line of the Cole
man tract of land and James Lillard' s
land l56 poles to the beginning corner
and being the tract of land conveyed by
G W Strickland to II L nj Strickland and
registered in the Registers Office of liar
deman county, deed book ., page 453
and lies in Civil District No. II, Of Har
deman county, Tennessee, about | mile
east of the town of Middleton, on the
east side Of the Memphis & Charleston
railroad. Levied on as the property Of
! q w Strickland to satisfy this execution
J. J. NELLY, Sheriff
Printers fee, 50 april20-4w
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
DEMOCRATIC SURGERY.

Federal legislation is feeling the whole
some influence of Democratic ascenden-
cY in Congress. Until the Democrats
obtained a strong foothoII, the Republi-
cans were unchecked in scheming to
delraud the government Now the scene
changesI For fifteen years the public
conscience Of the North has been posi-
lively debauched. Emerging cut of t e
late civil struggle, flushed with the sue
cess always accompanying revolutionary
conquerors, the republican party claimed
that the government virtually belonged
to 1t, by reason Of the successful war
mentioned by the North in defense Of ma
tional unity. Thus fortified in belief the
LADDERS of this party at once commenced
to parcel out federal patronage, as just
so much plumber, among certain chief
tains and pro -consuls. Some Of these dan
gerous men were sent south, and there
inauguratcd wild and wicked inroads
upon the very life and integrity Of many
great States. They aimed to dethroue
white civilization and in It's stead err
throne the domination Of an inferior and
degraded race. While this order OF
things was being carried out in the South,
these same men and their aiders and
abettors in the North, were securely en-
trenched at Washington behind official
desks and government authority. Thus
posted at the national capital, they com
mcnced to pililer the federal exchequer
of enormous sums through directly,
and indirectly, dishonest pleas. Every
Office soon became an extraordinary
drain-pipe to the national treasury.
POorly-salaried men soon became mil
ionaires and men formerly unknown
leaped into notoriety as infuenti al and
fabulously wealthy. The entire ma
chinery of the government was used to
build up private fortune, and to elevate
mediocrity to seats of official power.
This singular cond ition of public affairs
continued until the Democratic party en-
tered the House Of Representatives. and
sounded halt in the march of Federal
corruption. a revolution at once set in
and public sentiment was directed to
lash with scorpion sharpness the iniqui-
ties that have been unearthed by the
surgical touch of Democratic audacity.
Let these ferretting operations go on uI-
til the Grant Administration shall be-
come a stencil in the nostril5 of the
American people. Our inherited rights
are at stake, and craven be the hand
that would hesitate to expose such re-
publican villiany as has disgraced the
country.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
aIegal Advertisements:
SHERIFFS SALE.
JR Rea7es vs. & W Strickland

J r Reaves VS. q W Strickland.
By virtue of a Ue,pditioni erponas to me
directed from the Circuit Court of Har-
deman county, at the March Term, 1876,
| will sell at the Courthouse door, In the
town Of Bolivar, on
Saturday, the goth Of Mag Neat,
One hundred and forty acres of land "
ing in the 18th Civil District Of Harde-
man county and one mile east of the
town of Middleton, being the same con-
viewed by G. w Strickland to II l. NJ
Strickland, and recorded in the Regis
ter's Office of Rardeman county, TenneS-
see, book U, page 453, and bounded as
follows: Beginning at a dogwood bush
inside cf James LIZARDS field south of
the Memphis & Charleston railroad and
running north across said railroad along
the line of w A Iipler and J B Jenkins
west boundary line, in all IA poles and
10 feet, to a hickory with black oak point
ers, the corner of f Lambeth land;
thence east along the south boundary
line off Lambeih's land 1856 poles to r
II PowelTs land to a stake; thence south
along the west boundary line of IL
PowelIs land across the Memphis Il
Charleston railroad, in all IA poles, to a
stake; thence west along the line Of the
Coleman tract and James LIZARDS land
1856 poles to the beginning corner. Levied
on as the property of g " Strickland, the
defendant, to satisfy this fl ia.
J. J. NELLY, Sheriff
Printers fee, So apTil2O4w
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04

The following is u memoranda Of con-
yicts sent from the Fourteenth Circuit of
Tennessee, Jno. J. Dupuy, attorney
General, from September LIST, 1870, to
May Ist, 1876, showing the number of
wears of labor sent to the penitentiary at
Nashville
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
SHEREFFS SALE.

o Woodbridge, assignee, vs. r w Gibson.
By virtue os a vendttlonj erpOHaS to me
directed from the Circuit Court of Har-
deman county, at the Mach Term, 1873,
| will sell to the highest bidder for cash,
at the Courthouse door, in the town of
Bolivar, On
Saturday goth of May Next,
the fol owing real estate, to-wit: In said
county of HardemOn, State of Tennessee,
in the village of Hick DRY Valley, on the
n. O., ST. L. & G railroad, beginning at
the corner of three-acre lot sold by
J Ii Bills to Nancy Ayant and running
epstwardIy 100 feet then nOrthwardly
parallel with the railroad and 80 feet
west of the same, l34 feet; then west
wardly 100 feet then southwardly l25
feet to the beginning, being the same lot
conveyed by r w Gibson by deed of
trust re corded 10 book G, in Register s
Office of Hardeman county, Tennessee, to
w w CastIebury and w II Farris to Sc
cure them as securities of said r w Glib
son on a note of $500 to L AIcKinnie,
and which said debt Of $500 and cost of
trust has been fully satisfied Said lot
and the improvements thereon levied on
as the property of Il w Gibson.
J. J. NELLY, Sheriff.
Printers fee, So. april20-4w
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
COUNTY CONVENTION

a announced some time ago by the
chairman Of the Gu ty Ex cltive Com
mittee, a convention of the peopleoCf
uardeman county, who favor Democrat
&c ascendency, will assemble in Bolivar
on Saturday, the 9th inst, for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to a to I'd the
state Convention, which will assemble
in Nashville on the 3Ist inst, upon
which viii devolve the duty of seniing
delegates to the National Democratic
Convention.
The citizens of every district in the
county are respectfully urged to send
delegates to the County Convention, as
it is ali important to send an able dele
cation to represent Hardeman Ii the
convention at Nashville.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04

The New York cotton market was
dull yesterday, middliug upland closing
at I2e@I2 1885,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
Bolivar Business Directory.

business Cards. not exceeding lines,
inserted in this Directory, at So 90 per
annum.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04

This does not include one hung and
one sent for life from Hardeman, nor
one now under sentence to the gallows
in Fayette county; but only those who
are actually delivered to the keeper OF
the penitentiary at Nashville. The pro
portion of blacks to whites are about
as 90 to l, and the convictions are great
" proportional to the population Of
white and black in the different counties.
Here is a lesson to be learned in poll
tics, which would be very suggestive
if the total aggregate fol the entire State
could be ascertained The expenses %
criminal prose eution bear a striking IA
ito TO the white and colored population
of the State, showing that those who pay
least of taxes cause most Of crime and
oosts-a matter deserving Of notice by
the Legislature of the State.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
VALEDICTORY,

We have disposed of our entire interest
III the BULLETIN to Mr.. w. S. Armistead
on whom we are assured that we can
safely impose the responsibility assum-
ed by US in contracts relating to this
Office. We are thankful for faYors shown
us, both by those whom we have pleased
and by such as we have offended, and
hope that every charity extended to us
will be extended to Mr.. Armistead.
GEO. HARDIN,
LUTHER CLARK.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
Printers fee, 50.
SHERIFFS SALE.
FTipler vs. G W Strickland.

w FIipler vs. u w Strickland.
By virtue of d condition. erpOnas to me
directed from the tCircuit Court of Har-
deman county, at the March Term 1876,
| will sell at the Courthouse door, IN
town of Bolivar, on
Saturday, the goth Of May neat,
tract of land of I4O acres lying in the
18th Civil District Of HaTdeman Of
demaD county, one mile east Of Middle
ton, and being the same conveyed by q
w Stricklan to Il l. Nj Strickland and
recorded in the Register Office of Har
deman county, Tennessee, book U, page
453, and bounded as follows: Beginning
in James Lillards fell south of the NJ.
IL G. r. Il. and running north across said
r K along the line of w a Tipler's and
J II Jenkins land, in all ia poles and
10 feet, to a hickory and black oak point
er,; thence east along the south bounda-
ry line of i Lambeth's land l56 poles to
a stake in the line of r Ii Fow ellis land;
thence south along the line of Il II Pow
ell s land across the said N. d Q. Il. r.,
in all IA feet to a stake; thence west
along the line Of the Coleman tract and
James LiIlard land 1876 poles to the be-
ginning corner. Levied on as tie prop
erty of G w Strickland, the defendant,
to satisfy this fl fa
J. J. NELLY, Sheriff.
Printers fee, $3.50 aprIl2O4w
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
Printers fee. $3.50.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
J NJ Park use of A NJ Lambeth, Jr., VS.
@ w Strickland.

J NJ Park use of A VI Lambeth, Jr., vs.
q w Strickland.
BY virtue of a UeuditioRi eTponaS to me
directed from the Circuit Court of Har-
deman county, at the March Term, 1876,
| will soil at the Court hous door, in
the town of Bolivar, on
Saturday the 10Th of Nay Neat,
a tract of land of about so acres mort or
less, lying in Civil District No. IL, Of
Hard eman county, one mile east of the
town of Middleton, and bounded as fol
lows: On the south by the right of
way of the Memphis & Charleston r. 4 /;
on the cast by Frank Thompson's land
bought of J A Downy, on the south by
the Coleman tract of and James NJ Lii
lard's land, on the west by James NJ Lii
lard's land, and being that portion of a
tract of land con yeyed by G w Strick-
land to II L NJ Strickland and registered
in the Registers Office of Hardenan
county, Tennessee, book L, page 453,
that lies,south Of the Mem phis u Charles
ton railroad. Levied on as the property
Of defendant to satisfy this execution.
J. J. NELLY, Sheriff
Printor's fee, 81 april2O-4w
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
Printor's fee, 81.
! HERIFFS SALE.
Joyner, Lemon " Gale vs. r W Gibson
and A X Gibson

Joyner, Lemon " Gale vs. r w Gibson
and A + Gibson.
Py virtue Of rcRditioRi erpOnaS to me
directed lsom the Circuit Court of Harde
man county, at the March Term, 1875,
/ will sell to the highest bidder for cash,
OF the Courthouse door, in the town Of
Bolivar, on
Saturday, goth of May. Next,
the following real estate, to-wit. In said
county Of Hacdeman, State Of Tennessee,
in the village of Hickory Valley on the
n. O., ST L. IL {. railroad, beginning at
the 5 corner of three acre lot sold to
Nacny Avant By II Bills, and running
eastwardly 100 feet; thence uorthwardiy
parellel it'll the railroad tract and so
feet west Of the same lbs f. then west
wardly 100 feet; thence southwardiy l25
feet to the beginning, being the same
lot conveyed by Il " Gibson by
deed of trust reco, ded in book L, in Reg
iste. > Office OF Iiardeman county, Ten
nessee, 10 W " CastleburY and w Ii
Farris To secure them as securities of
said * " Gibson on note Of $500 to J 4
Mckenzie, and which said debt Of $500
and costs Of trust have been fully salts
he'd Said lot and improvement thereon
levied on as the property of K W Gibson.
j j. NELLY, Sheriff.
Printers fee, -. april2O4w
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-05-04
Miscellaneous Advertisements,
HOW TO

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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-21
Remarkable MeteOric shower In
Sweden.


A fall of meteorites, we learn from
Aftonblad, took place on June 2Sth, be.
tween eleven and twelve o'clock in the
morning, near Stalldalcn, station on
the Swedish central railway, in the
northernmost part OF Orebrolasn. Sew.
eral fell, some on the ground and Others
in lake. Two were found, one about
the sire Of the fist, and weighing four
and halt pounds, the other smaller.
Eye witnesses stated that n loud whist
ling was first heard in the air from west
to east, and light was plainly distin-
g,ii'hable although the sky was clear
and cloudless, thereafter two very sharp
reports were heard, the second succeed
ing the first after mOmentary interval,
followed by several others less sharp, re-
Semblng thunder, after which the fall.
ing stones were observed by eight or ten
persons; and, finally, there was seen in
the air vhirling smoke, not very high
up A meteor was observed simulta-
neously at Stockholm and at other
places At thirteen English miles soutt.
west OF Linkoping il was seen high up
in the sky and then sank down in about
ten seconds toward the horizon in the
west 1t had tho appearance of a large
pear foot long, which. notwithstanding
the bright sunshine, left behind a clear,
shining streak Of ak or eight feet in ap- |
parent length, which finally broke up
into multitude of star-likc sparks !
Here no noise was heard. According to |
II communication from the Stockholm |
meteorological bureau there is reason to |
believe that the phenomena rose from
the "kulhlixt" Uom,ire globuLaly) which
generally appears as luminous round
object, and often, on approaching the
ground, assumes heightened form and
Il binding white color, and bursts asun-
der commonly with loud report. Az
all who observed the meteor both in
Stockholm and Sodermanland, saw the
luminous appearance in the same drcc-
ton, nameley, wcSt-noithwest, it is
probable that the light proceeded from
the main mass Of the meteor situated AT
very great distance. The phenomenon
observed here Cat Stockholm) must
therefore have been ~ far an illusion
the object instead of being, as most peo
pie estimated, within few thousand |
feet, being actually at great distance.
Later information shows that the phe-
nomenon was visible over great part Of
middle Sweden.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-21

The celebrated chemist, Dr. DOrums,
showed in the following manner, in a
recent lecture. how extremes meet ::
Eycs can I've cooked by the extreme of
cold as well az by the extreme of heat.
Butter can be madc like ivory, 80 that it
can bc turned. We NAV by the agency
of this solidity many of the other liquid
and, indeed, many of the
gaseous, but a more intense degree of
cold is used, and we employ laughing gas.
This laughing gas, which il heavy, is the
carbonic acid we have shown; when
squeezed forcibly by the pump it be-
comes as beautiful and pellucid a liquid
a. carbonic acid, and if allowed to re-
main produces most intense degree ol
cold. We can, however show the iquid.
Let me ask you to observe, prior to
making That experiment, Il very curousIy
interesting one in regard to the
,pheroidal state of matter, we have hero
a glass lamp, and we place over this
lamp a pIatna dish. In the patina dish
we place some OF the mixture Of solid
carbonic acid, and in the middle Of it
introduce the mercury. and we shall find
: hnt hn mercury wnulI frppyp showing
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-21
Startled Matchers.

Mrs Roncy, of this county, has child
five or six years old that has been sick
with sore throat for several weeks, and
one day last week it seemed to die. 1t
had no pulse 20 far a. persons present
could discover. 1t WAS laid out for dead
and coffin made. The persons sitting
up with the corpse grew sleepy, and
were noddnr when suddenly the child
threw aside its grave clothes, gOtup from
the table where it had been laid, and
went to the cupboard and got something
to eat. As soon ~ it saw that Some one
was awake it called loudly for milk.
Such was the superstition that no one
would for some time touch or 90 near
the child. The mother came in, and
after come hesitancy caught her hand,
and the electricity seemed to restore her
courage and convince her that it was no
ghost. She got the milk for the child.
After eating it was placed in bed. 1t
seem. that this sudden exhibition oi
strength was freak Of nature. for in
four hours the child was dead.-AiorgaH-
ko,cy (N. CO Bi0dr
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-21
CLAUDE AND PAULINE.
n nsband aud wI'r Seeking S"i"i""t
me, Might Meet Hc,ona the Grave


Claude Aventinr, a surgeon assistant
in the navy, while insane committed
suicide at the Mountain House, South
Orange, n. j., week ago to-day ne
WAS under the halIncinatlon that wife,
Pauline, aged twcnty-three years, was
dead, and a letter directed to personal
friend explaining that he was slIiinE
other shore The letter was filled with
words of the tenderest devotion to her,
and he requested that a preserved Fo1e
she had given him might be buried with
him. lie insisted that her spirit was
calling and beckoning him from theother
side He took poison internally and
hypoderm,cally, and was dead when
sought in his room.
Meantime Pauline was in Portland,
Me. Worrying because her Claude had re-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-21
An English Estimate of American In
dustrial Progress.

- -
pouFIa' CATION one ., 'he EnSIi'h
Judges IN thr group tor railway appliance
AT fhiIauclphia, writes aS 'Hll0WS 10 lhe
London lines : ! LA last VISITED 'i'e 'h''eo
NtateH IN lH2o' me progress hi"oe III
the interval o' twenty years iS very
marked ne stimulus anordeu py lhe
demands ana expenditure ON account OF
the war, assisted by the pr0tec''VesySleh,
which has been adopted mas ueVeloFn
and nirSeu every variety OF mahuIact-
ure, from IRON rali' I" rarlSlaIl nancy
articles. Inc advocates OF the protective
policy say u shohiu I've calleu ha'ichaiity,
not protection. without discussing the
wisdom OF the protective lTIicy' OF now
tar 1t has been instrumental IN aggraVat-
ing the present StaShaI'ol' o' traue' IL IL
certain that 1t has led 10 the srectloh ora
large number OF factories ana OF humer,
Gus IRON ana Stee' WORKS, ana 70 II faPlu
development OF manu- actnrihg INDUSTRY
as evidenced by the srratlncreaSe IN nr lale
years o, the amount o' coaI r"ieu' mus,
while 'ne iotai amount oi coal ,a'9eu . 90 III
the United states IN 10Y was a1Tnt ,u o@9 az =
VuV,uOV lohsJ aS CoHlPaith WIN ll',o"',
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-21

out their surplus, and the few desirable
lots remaining are in the hands of specu-
lators, who are holding for higher prices.
In view of these facts, the presence in
the city of swarms OF country merchants
from the southwest, north and northwest
is easily explained; they are attracted
not only by the chance Of seeing the cen
tennial exposition and attending to bus
iness, but also by the inducement of
cheap freights as well as cheap goods.
Therefore the gratifying sight il once
more presented to New Workers of boxes,
bales and bundles piled up on the side
walks, of numbering trucks and busy
express wagons, and all the signs of an
active fall business; and though cars are
detained and pedestrianism rendered diff
fcult and dangerous, there are smiles
instead of growls as the dawn of better
days become apparent,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-21
TIE SIGN ~.

The day Is come for the ship to sail aud for John to
go 10 SeN,
And bis aged mother is rctting with the bairne on
her knee;
The morning meal IL scarcely touched, and the wife
is still for sorrow,
Forhe good man will soon be gone, anc she will be
lone Tomorrow
Black clouds are lowering in tho sky, but between
them streams the sun,
with the light Of hope in the dark time that for her
Is Just begun.
oh, may his heart keep rs true as hers and the ship
in safety run!
And now they are waiting on the beach, and John
with uneasy breath,
Is fearing to say the sad iarewel-larewell, the
shadow OF death;
They have little tOsay, ard little know OF writing
In the hooks
But though they have lack Of words they can talk to
each other with looks;
They can feel the heart in the hand, and read what
Is written In eyes;
They can tell Of their Joys and their sorrows IN
kisses and In sghs
And 30 can they speak to each other without the
words Of the wise.
There is the good ship, the Mary Ann, at her moor
ings in the bay
And boat is grating on the sand and ready to sail
away
To the waiting ship wi h John and his mates All,
there's the signal gun
And the husband turns to kiss his wife and they 10
each other run;
II is over at last and her good man s with the other
taTs;
She will, weeping, watch the good ship go ill the
dark clouds hide he sparE;
And then for long lonely nights by the seas below
the silent stars.
Prom Beigrapid.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-21
A New and Powerful Explosive.

There is apparently no end to the in.
ventions of explosives and motors OF great
force. The latest is tina; discovered by a
partv in Petrolia, la. It's workings have
not been kept close secret, but have
been publicl Y exhibited before large gath.
prings of people, and from the printed
reports of the public experiments we have
the positive assurance of its being real
ity. The new invention il claimed 10 be
an explosive with force of one hundred
per cent. greater than nitro.glycerin';
and what is most important consldera-
ton. is that it can be handled with COM
paratve safety, the great force being de-
rived from mercury, which is nowhere
near as susceptible to friction as nitro
plycerine. A correspondent of the Titus
vile Herald, writing from Petrolia, gives
the following account of recent public
exeeriments with the new discovered ex-
plosiye: 1.-Two ounces of the stuff was
nut into small tin pepper box and
placed upon steel plate half an inch in
thickness, said to be capable of resisting
A pressure of 10000 pounds to tn,
souarc inch. When exploded, a hole tn,
size of the box was made through tn,
plate with the edges as square and cleal
As though made by drill. Three ex
periments were afterwards made upol