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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-08-10
RAILROAD SPIKES.
CONDUCTED BY GARRULOus QuIDxUEo.
DECInEDEYI YIN1PRnMPrIr


They may talk of she White House and HAYES.
And put on lot Of their Eildin'.
But they cant ind except Sans
mat VIII properly rhyme with that buiIdiu'
-Courier-JourRaI.
But alas for his other mans Same.
It will rhyme with IS synonIn. shan,
And that gives the White House 80 Hayss-
-Richmond Independent.
Dry uP with your polite rhyme
And your probable White House workius,'
Wen bot any sinner dime,
he will Be the humorist. Perkin5-
A n office seeker--a tramp printer.
horatIo Seymour is strongly nrnsd
for the nomination of Governor Of New
York. The people will Seymour OF
that man yet
4 one-leg cross-tie pedestrian got his
toes mashed off at the the depot yester-
day, which renders him a no-toe-rious
tramp.
A Jackson news dealer has nrads RI
ransemsnsS with the sexton ofa church
in that place to keep the congregation
in rsading matter during services.
The most peculiar smile known to the
pBysiognomY of man does its spreading
on the first occasion of tender progeny
beng pushed by the the proprietor in 8
two wheel buggy.
The Glee Club lately organized on tho
West side cf the square still shows no
signs of fatigue. This Club is one of
remarkable versatility; and on the occa,
sion of the last meeting the heavy man
swelled himself with the chorus of Some.
body heels a burnin.' just in time tc
looe sight of the leader who was melifu.
oUsly starting "Howe sweet home" in
opposition to the tenor, who howled he
Wouldn't 60 home till morning" but
let up to give a sentimental young mar
chance TO murmUF, "Let me go with
Maud to the sea shore"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-08-10

There are in Turkey over 10000 per
sons in prison for debt due ths govern
m5Dt
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-08-10

If [ should die to night,
My friends would call to mind, with low
ing thought,
Some kindly deed the icy hand had
wrought;
Some gentle word the frozen lips had
said;
Errands on which the willing feet had
sped:
The memory of my seIfshness and pride
NV hasty words, would all be put aside,
And so l should be loved and mouTned
tonight.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-08-10

If should die tonight
Even hearts estranged would turn once
more TO me,
Recalling other days remorsefully.
The eyes that chill me with averted
glance
Would look upon me as of yore, per-
chance,
And soften, IN the old, familiar way.
For who could war with dumb, uncCn-
scious clay2
So might rest, forgiven Of all, tonight
Oh, friends, 1 pray tonight,
Keep not your kisses for my dead, cold
brow.
The way is lonely, let me feel them now.
Think gently of me; am travel-wOrn;
My faltering feet are pierced with many
a thOrn.
Forgive, oh, hearts estranged, forgive,
plead
When dreamIess rest is mine I shall not
The tenderness for which I long tonight
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-02
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Senator Mcclure Of the Mississippi
Legislature is to be expelled. re
Josh Billings is rousing the risibili-
ties of Memphis audiences.
The people of Mississippi are jubi-
,ont over the resignation OF Ames.
Their state Is nearly redeemed, and
thair hearts are thankful.
, libel suit for fifty thousand dollars
has been brought against the st. Louis
T Tao Inv Watson Foster, OF PIKE
county the matter growing out OF eer-
to;n Publications of the Times concern
san Eoster's statements In relation 10
Us 4 Summers, one Of the jurors In
the trial Of william Mckee. saast
Tho Little Rock Herald Is OF opin'
| a. ,bat so far as the Southwest Is con-
carned. the story Is told. missouri,
artansas and Texas will all give theli
aiaasoral vote to either Tilden, Hend
ricks, or any other good Democrat on
| n reasonable Democratic PLATFORM.
The Chattanooga Commercial Is agi
Eating the ompulsory education ques
tom ta,s and agrees with the Memphi,
| Appeal In the position. it long ag'
took, that '.our system OF small ueau
and.alivo colleges is q false one. !. :
good common school system woulo y
worth more than small coIiege "
every hill"
Mobile Register We have had here Re
s,nce the storm on the night OF ~
I5th. one OF the coolest spells OF tn
season. The ground was frozen sever
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-02

sawyer'sword for tho correctness Of
the amounts alleged to have been paid
out.
Although the House Appropriations
Committee has refused to report any
further grant OF money for the govern
ment exhibition at Philadelphia, the
Select Committee on the Centennial,
TO whom was referred on Monday lasl
The message Of the President transmit.
ting a letter from the chairman of the
board on behalf OF the executive de,
parlments showing the necessity for
additional appropriation, has agreed
TO report a resolution appropriating
halfa million more, which will soon
be presented to the House. II IL pro-
posed to apportlon 100000 OF the new
grant to the Ihterlor Department to be
divided NJ follows; For Indian Office,
Sl55,0OOi Bureau OF Education, S55, OOO;
Patent Olllce, $4,000; Land once, $l5,
OOOi Census Bureau, $4,000; Pension
Office, $1,000; the geological aud geo.
graphical surveys, Haydens and Pow.
ell, IS, 600 each.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-02

| al mornings. Early gardens have sui
fered, while plnms aud other early
fruits have been killed. There was,
We Judge, some corn up, especially ON
the black land, which was probably
badly nipped, II not killed.
Atlanta, Georgia, Conslltutlonallst,
Colonel James Waddoll, who has just re-
turned from visit TO Honorable A, III.
Stephens, Informs Us that he thlnka
that gentleman In improving In health,
aud IL better now than he has been
any time this year. He put on hiA
clothing and sat up before the fire for
some time on last Thursday. This Ia
the first tlne he has sat up this year,
The Columbus, Georgia, Enquirer
says At station No, l, on the Gulf
road, Mr. John High was insulted by
some drunken negroes Of the road,
who had Just been paid Off Thursday
last he found the same negroes who
had insulted him, drew his revolver
aud commenced firing, Onowas KILL
ed INSTANTLY, another died that night,
aud third Ia MORALLY wounded. High
has disappeared.
The Alexandria Sentinel complains
OF the Wholesale slaughter OF fish Ia
the Potomac. Photograph Views Of
the river shores show them dotted
with selnes and hshermen's hnts. Yea
sells coming down the river frequently
cut half dozen selnes through, or
bring them down on their bows. How
Ash can increase and multiply under
these Encouraging circumstances Ia
more than the most sublime lights OF
Imagination can conceive.
The New Orleans Picayune of Sun
day morning, announces that hereafter
Mrs. A. M. Holbrook IL to known as
the proprietor OF the paper, George w.
Llovd, managing editor, and George
Nicholson, business manager. In
making this announcement 1t Is con-
sldered mot improper TO state that the
present management intend TO main
tain the well-known status OF the Pic
ayune rs n strictly independents Iourn-
al.n
Mr.. Jones, an English gentleman,
representing Sl5000,000 capital, j. In
Charlotte, North Carolina, considering
the expectancy of establishing "A SMELL
ing furnace In that place for the treat
ment OF sulphurets and refractory ores.
If he finds that u sufficient quantity Of
paying ore can he obtained In the
mines Of North Carolina, he will locate
an establishment costing 100000, and
employing six hundred hands, who
will be- skilled OF eratives from Eng
land.
Tyler Index This morning we
change the postollloe address Of our
paper to Captain w. s. Parker, from
Tyler 10 Dallas. We are very sorry
indeed that Tyler should lose the en-
ergy and enterprise OF such q man rs
Mr.. Parker. He, however, has to look
to his personal interest, and, thinking
his valuable machinery would be more
profitable to him put up in Dallas than
In Tyler, he selected that place TO To-
cate his mills. We wish him all the
success his industry and fine business
qualifications entities him to, In his
new home and among the live people
of Dallas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-02
STATE NEWS.

Kerr county has new Court
house. fg
Jack county has the chicken
cholera.
The cows Of Paris have the hydro
phobia.
Cambridge is soon to have q
brewery.
Bishop Garrett breaches In Corsi'
cana to-day.
-Goliad farmers are blowing theil
cotton the first time. !.
Horse thieves abound In the neigh'
borhood Of Athens.
-Hearne,s new cotton compress IL
to cost forty thousand dollars
Fruit, all over the State, was nur'
more or less by the late cold snap.
The Federal Court will convene IN
Tyler on the fourth Monday In April
the oath. -,
The Tyler Index regales Its reaoer,
with story ITO be continued In oul
next,u q la New York Ledger,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-02
CEN ENN|AL-

win find Il decidedly 10 their interest to
Wait our mammoth establishment, and ex-
anime our superb stock Of DRESS GOODS,
which Is complete in every department, en-.
bracing everything from the CHEAPEST
GRENA DINE To the FINEST SILK. Our
line Of WHITE GOODS In unsurpassed by
any house In the State, embracing oil III y
LATEST NOVELTIES OF THE sEAsON;
In fact, we have not
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-02

Poison turks In the air pillow lying, marshy
localities, new clearlngs, In the vicinity OF
sunken lots, Oh the outskirts OF cities, aud In
the atmosphere OF tropical regions. Its name
is Miasma, aud 1t produces Fever aud Ague,
typhus, yellow fever, bilious remittent and
intermittent fever Dwellers In such UNI
healthy localities, emigrants and travellers
should remember this, and procure, that
most reliable preventative and remedy for
malarial diseases, Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam
Aromatic Schnapps, mari-d@wly w
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-07-01
N1oRTGAGz SALE Default having be

GEO. w. BELL, Attorney for Assignee.
46-l3t
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-07-01

MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having beer
INl made in the conditions of certain linden.
ture of mortgage bearing date the 9Th day OF
May, A. d., 1879, made and executed by Joseph
Enos and Emily Enos, OF the township of Grant
county of Cheboy gan, and state of Michigan, to
Porter Nj. LathrOp, of Cheboygan. ChebOygan
county, Michigan, to secure the payment of two
hundred and thirty-ye dollars AID G5 100 So
collars; which said mortgage is recorded in the
Omce OF the Register of Leeds for said county
OF Cbeboygan, in Liber "C' of mortgages, on
page 4; on which mortgage there is now due and
ami 63-lO0 t$l57 63l00) dollars aud interest on the
same since November Sth, a. ID 1875, at the
rate OF ZEN per cent. per amman, together with
an attorney fee of fifty ts50 dollars, provided for
In saiu mortgage should any proceedings be Ia
Ken 10 ioreclose the same; and no proceedings
having been taken ether In law or in equity to
rec yer sai't mortgage, debt or any part thereof:
NOW, therefore,, by virtue OF the power OF sale In
SAID mortgage contained, and 10y virtue of the
STATUE IN sncn case, made and provided Notice
DAY OF JULY, A. d., 1876, at two o'clock in
the afternoon OF said day, at the front door of
the Court House, in the village Of ChebOygan,
CDeDoygan county, State of Michigan, THAT be-
ing the place Tor holding the Circuit Court for
said county,l there will be sold at public auc-
tion, to the highest bidder, the premises describ-
Suln sald mortgage, or so much thereof as may
De necessary to satisfy the amount due upon
saiu mortgage Tor principal and interest, together
Win the costs and expenses OF sale, and the at
toIney Zee provided for In said mortgage faid
premises being described as follows, to wit: The
south hall, of the southwest quarter, of section
twei ty-seven t27), in township thirty seven t31
no rUr,u, vi range one ~ west, In the county o
Cheboyean, and State of Michigan, and contain.
Ing eighty loOl acres, more or less.
r. M. LATHROP, Mortgage.
no40-l3t
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-07-01
several Glasses too much.

During Mr.. Charles Pope's manage
ment of southern theatre, one night
when some high-tOned star was holding
forth, great sensation was produced by
a nautical-lOOking old gentleman, who,
with all dignity, produced a spy-glass
and when the lOrgnettess were directed
at the stage. with report like young
pistol, pulled the critter1 out to its full
proportions, and leveled it at the per-
former. This novelty i'm the way of an
opera glass created so much diversion
that word was sent to the offending old
sailor that he must put it up, which he
wouldn't, as he said it was his style of
glass, and he was going to use it. Fur
Their rem0nstrance resulted In the spy
glass shutting up, and the old gentleman
Indignantly walking out as the curtain
Tell on the first act. Before 1T rose again
Ia walked the seafaring man i'm company
with eight others of the same brand as
himself. Solemnly they were escorted
to seats, all near together. The nlav nro-
ceeded. VI sudden, crack, fizz. s0r1eak
went nine spy-glasses, some of them a
yard long. simultaneously the whole
nine were pulled out to their extremest
length, and the weather-beaten old
countenances brought to bear ON the end
of them. The. audience h0wled' the
players struggled on, but the instant an
exciting passage was reached, whang
went the nine spy glasses, and the crowd
yelled with delight. In this way the
performance dragged along, till, as ac-
tors and audience could stand it no
longer, the play was brought to an UNI
timely end;the eight old sea-dogs who had
Deen summoned off the leVoe to assist the
original offender unsmilingly filed out
f S1nlna nim, fully avenged for all inter-
~, mn dce, Win the triumphant spy-glasses
I I,,s.s tneir arms.-Stephen Fjske, in The
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-07-01

Rev. DR.. F.. the other day, found a
pack of playing cards in the possession of
his Oldest boy, and after giving the lad
thrashing for owning such engines OF
Satan, the doctor placed the cards i'm his
own poeket, intending to destroy them
at the fist opportunity. But he forgot
about them, and subsequently, while i'm
the cars on his way to the city, he pulled
out his handkerchief, and the cards came
out with it and fell on the floor. The
doctor gathered them up with q very red
| face. and while he was arranging them
in his hand. he saw rough looking man
| i'm the seat opposite wink at him. lie
| turned his head away, but upon looking
around moment later, the man winkeu
at him again. Then he winked several
times. and finally he came over and sit
ting down by the side of the doctor,
said: 80,
Il say, pardner' what's your little
II don't understand you, Sir" replied
the doctor.
.Oh. you needn't mind me-" said the
man. "I'm doing a little at that thing
myself. Now, how do you work it -
s.What do you mean? How do work
what?"
"Oh. you know we'll enough. What do
you skin 'em on ?" ae
.Skin them! Skin who? Really, sir,
your remarks are incomprehensible to
me-"
mNow. see. here, | understand the
whole thing. You're hunting up some
body to play seven up with, and you i'll
tend to cheat EN- out of their money. Now,
don't you 2"
you don't know who you are talking
tor
snow, I'll tell you what I'll do. There's
no man OH earth that can turn jacks
faster'n kin; and less you and me start
up game on some of these fellers, and
I'll run three or four jacks up my sleeve
with couple of aces. maybe, and when
we get to town we'll divide the profits,
and &C down and get roaring drunk ut
the tavern. Is it IL bargain 2"
"You are scOundrel, sir" exclaimed
the doctor. LET me change my seat, i
you please"
sWon't do It? Won't club in with me
and try few games p sn
Certainly not, sir" H
| "Won't lend me them jacks to put in
my sleeve 90 as
sYou seem to forget that l am cler-
gyman, STRIP
"A cler-! Oh, no. You don't mean
to say that-that-you amt a preacher;
now, honest, are your"
YES, sir, L am. am the Rev. DR..
Pr YTT = ~ - 2.
..Too bad Z! too bad 3 Believe me, if i
didn't think you was one of those fellows
who play cards on the cars to gouge
green-horns out of their money. You
look like one, anyway, now don't you
And what are you doing with that pack,
old man, hey? Would you mind If |
showed you how to run 'em over SOS
when you play they can't fool you? I'll
do it for nothing"
Then DIR. Potts went into the hind car.
and got off ut the next station. When he
got home he gave that boy of his couple
of extra fioggings in order to ease his
feelings-Ph philadelphia Bulletin. ,s5i3
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-07-01

a DMlNlSTRATOR'S SALE-In the matter
"a of the estate of James + Watson deceased
Notlce Is hereby given that, by virtue of license
ana an p aI5n9nsy to me granted by the Hon George
w. BEL, Judge OF Probate in and for Iheboygan
county, Michlgan- 1 will sell at public auction.
70 the mRnest bidder, at the front door of the
court House, In the county OF Cheboygan, on
MONDAY, the 10Th day of July, A. D., 1876, at
title and Interest of said estate, in and to the
foiiow,ng real estate designated and described
as follows, to-wit: Lot number ole ~ in what
Is known as the village of jacksonville, accord
ing TO plat thereof on file in the Register of
DEEDS ONCE, in said county of Cheboygan, and
Is also known as the school lot in said village of
Watsonvllle, said lot to be sold exclusive of the
building and improvements thereon.
CHARLOTTE A. WATSON,
Administrative.
Dated Cheboygan, May oath, 1876. 46-7t
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-05
OPENING THE CANALS.
GLOOMY PROSPECTS FOR DUsrSEss-RAILRoAD
COMPETITION DESTROYING 1T.

GLOOMY PROSPECTS FOR MISREPRESENTATION
COMPETITION DESTROYING IT.
Tho day fixed for the formal opening OF tho canals
was yesterday but active operations have not yet
begun. number OF vessels from the lake ports are
lying of Buffalo, unable yet, of the ice,
unload for transfer The weather during to-day and
tomorrow will determine how soon transportation
viii begin What few boats already loaded and
waiting will start at The prospects OF business
arc very gloomy, account OF the sharp competition
between tho railroads freight The latter now
carrying gram from Buffalo to New York at six cents
per bushe while the canal tariff Is eight cents. The
actual difference Is, however. but one-haf cent per
bushcl IN favor OF the railroads, the latter charge
one bali cent for loading and the same for
dlscharging aud do not guarantee weight The canal
carriers price includes these charges and in addition,
compensation tor shrinkages From Chicago to New
York grain Is carried by rail at twelve cents per hushe
and ut this figure the canals have no chance 10 COM
pcc. The general opinion among canal transportation
men Is that the business must die out They claim
that unwlse legislation and ignorance among the gen.
era public have kept The tolls up 50 ngs y years pas.
tion and that now were the tolls abolished and tho
canals supported by direct taxation tho railroads could
still carry freight at lower figure for. having so many
hand they would greatly reduce their present
rates rather than have those cars remain idle.
WESTWARD ROUND FREIGHT
has for some time carried exclusively by RAIL- and the
only carrying done by canal is In lumber and grain
Only few OF the number OF transportation companies
continue their business of the stock belonging TO
individuals Scarcely any new boats have been buile
during the last three years. aud what stock is now run
ming on the canal is in dllapidated condition The
boats Will be run till completely worn out. and then
thrown aside and canaling probably abandoned. The
majority OF boat would ga lily rid themselves Of
their stock II purchasers could be found They them
selves have shifted into other lines OF business, and
are only working their boats with intention Of re
placing them. The Baxter Steam Canal Trans
portation Company which was to revolutlonize canal
ling the hands Of receiver, with fair prospects
of remaining there. The general opinion among those
most Interested that canal transportation dragging
out an existence that will terminate IN very few
years and that canalng thereafter will DO like tho
coaching of the present time.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-05
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON. Nay =. 1875
geoS snsy S Ss E.
ports coasswiss. rs. sales, coo stock. as.5Js.
NEW ORLEANS Nay 4, 1870
Cotton. quiet; middlinT. l2c; low mddiing lie
good ordinary oe Ne. sesgss 80 X, sses s,.'s ~
coastwisc aoss. Sales. Ssoa stock. ios.i5I.
Aos,ls. May 4. 1870
Ss sH sp., .. sss s a s sssl 81
sS;'a ss ssf receipts sT %s 81 70
cnAnLrsroS. May 4 1875.
sss s'ss ::ss' s',5;"s 's Y Ts . l.ps
50 3 y 80 SPRING amber Winter; q .;
2oo bushels Ne white Meg.n q q 20: choice white
"a or Sessd aud Tor ansaIssd per ton Mrsea
Cana. a. ,ss ss i 70 Nsv
Ess 'sc Saa assx
Wheat 81 80 busheis ryc 500 do peas 1910 do.
Rccep.s-Flour LOO bbls wheat 1850, bashe j. corn
5000 do; oats. 1860 do: barley aycc DO shipments
i s s s: d. s:'s q asas s's ss
sseaay wheat heavy and unsettled: sale. conss.
csr srss s'sssss :.' ri %
the track oss and rys-Sons here barley quiet, sss.
lrm dull heavy mess SRI Lard auli At nc. High.
ToLxpo NAY g. 1870.
Flour steady whes. stssdyi No. white Wabash .
Noa DO, y ~; extra 90. :, -; smser Michigan
Il red $50 Corn nrmer high mixed spot and
Nay. sse june Dc July, Sc*c low DO. so,sc Kansas,
. May sssse Michigan, ass coyerseed ~ 10 Re-
cepts-l4uuD bills hour A. bushels wheat. 90
corn shipments ;0J bDlx nour. 1900 bushels wheat
$500 do. corn. 500 do OATS
CHICAGO, May 4. 1876
Flour quictsnd unchanged Wheat active firm aud higher
No Chicago SPRING D1ssc. spot: v,tse. June. 81 ui.
July; No Chicago spring SIZE s7Se rejected .ss
Corn fairly active aud shade higher. No. = {5c.
spot 45hc 4,sc. June 4oisc st'4c. July; rejected
4uc Oats fairly active and shade higher No. SOC:
spot 3Utsc sole. June; rejected. 27c Rye dull and
. shade lower - ol,sc Barley IN good demand aud
aud higher; sao 80 spot. 81 81 10 June; 81 ~
~ - .Jsy. Lard isi,iy active and ., shade
ssis 70 July Hulk meats IN good demand full prices
shoulders. 1c. clear rib iUtc clear Sides lie
Mhssey. = ~ keesipts-.tlcur 1900 1.ls wheat
500 do; barley. $500 d. Shipments flour. ii.OD
bills. wheat. iuJUuu bushels corn, 10000 do; oats
"a do rye 32o do barley. 300 do. a. thu sitcr
call o. the soard uhsst hrmcr. ty,se June, " VI