The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-03

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80. ' .'1gr thler arrival operations will be
,, ,9newed, with the view Of aubiugatipg
'i'e enemy, if possible.
Ncros HBed has issued an address to
lie atorialstlelegation for Paris and
rance, IN which ne asks them 10 found
= democracy which shall end foreign war
ny arbitration, civil war bv amnesty
ana distress by education. Sound sense
n''t little. in advance of the times.
WAsuISeroN ladies evidently do not
allow the hard times to interfere with their
ues're Tor dress, for the Star saws of them
II Is universally the subject of remark
'nit the dressing this season is more mag
n'ncent than has ever been the case
oeiore in Washington"
LIE country is being fooled with
pamphlets opposed to the Tom Scott
SUBSIDY for the Southern Pacific rail
road. These bear no imprint of the
once OF publication, but the stockholders
Q! tne Union Pacific will probably find a
Dig printing bill in their next treasurcr's
report.
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\. AN Irish paper says: "Great num-
'oers OF IrishmeE are returning home at
present from the United States. Times
arc very bad in America, Just now
large numbers of people are out of en-
pioyment, and many are beginning to find
that Ireland is not so bad a place to live
IN as they once thought it."
fARIs ieYies a tax which has indirect
y preserved heI asphalt pavements from
destruction The municipality levies
graduated tax oD wheel tires, which is
heavy on narrow ones and almost nothing
on the very broad. The latter are there
lore almost exclusively used, and conse-
quently no ruts are worn in the streets.
GOETHE, in his seventy-eighth year,
sald there were three things he desired to
sea canal connecting the Gulf of
-dexico with the Pacific, another con-
meeting the Rhine and Danube, and.
lastly, the English in possession of n
Suez canal. g should like to live to
see these great things" said her, and
for them it would be worth while to en-
siure another fifty years" The English
came into possession of Suez canal Just
within the half century.
The general, lieutenant-general and
three major generals of the United States
army cost the country over 5000, 900 a
year. The aggregate, as shown by the
army register, is as follows: Three major
generals, S2S, S,416; nine captains, A. d.
e., $30,024; add rent of headquarters.
clerks, Orderlies, fuel, Stationery, etc, $3O.-
600; total cost of three maior-generals.
SSS,44O; total cost of one general, S7O,-
0O0 total cost Of one lieutenant-general,
SlA791. Total, s2O1, ,23I.
IN is surprising that 50 few of the reyi-
'valists who are prominent at present be-
long to the clerical order or have had q
theological training Brother Moody the
most renowned of them all, is not cler-
gyman. Peter Dwyer is not. Widow
Van Cott, Mrs. Lowerv and the other
three female revivalist preachers are not
ordained ministers. One of the revival
lists now carrying on operations is a con-
verted pugilist; another is converted
actress another is converted minstrel.
ONE of the most singular breach of
promise cases on record has Just occurred
in New York. About twelve years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Sauispaugh were divorced.
In 1874 they were reconciled, Mr.. Sauls-
paugh inviting his former wife to become
his hOusekeeper under the promise of re-
marriage. Month after month passed
ouly TO bring about postponement of
the happy day. Finally, the wOman's
patience became exhausted, and she has
: lust sued her former husband for dam
ages, as stated.
II is asserted that the Sultan Of
Turkey is much more intent on building
a grand mosque that is to perpetuate his
name than defending his empire from
the attacks made on it. Although
menaced with the greatest dangers, he
can scarcely be induced to attend to any
thing but dancing girls and professions
70 the mosques. He was originally a
man of fair capacity, but is now so far
zone in dissipation, it is said, as to be
seemingly incapable of striking blow
for his honor and kingdom.
Mrs. A. NJ. WooD, eldest daughter
of the late President Zachary TAYLOR.
died ut Freiburg, Germany, aged 65.
She was the widow of Gen. b. c. Wood,
limited States army, and mother of Capt.
Iohn T. Wood, one of the most distin-
ouished officers of the Confederate navy.
Her death leaves but two surviving
children of President Taybr-MIrs. Bet
10 f. Daudridge, formerly Mrs Bliss.
living at Winchester, Va, and Gen.
Richard Taylor, of Louisiana, lieuten-
ant general in the Confederate army
THE following is a statementof United
states currency outstanding at the end Of
the year 1873:
ND demand notes.. .........S 696425O
ae,aI tender notes, new issue Sl,s3lt t365O0
.5aI tender notes, series OF
1888 23psfo0, 1900
90 ;cs Of fS76....................... 1854, $500
ics of Is75.......... ........-... 2f,7O5I 1890
-,,ear notes of lS63........... O., $500
1,-o-Tvear notes of lSO5...-..... i9,90000
1,,vo-vear coupeu notes OF 1000 @of50Oo0
I"..ound interest notes.. 350,620OO
Titan currency, first issue. 4,29S,775.Of