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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-11-15
Nero camille.

J. q. KAESTLE, Grand Junction, boot
and shoe maker. Work done in the latest
style and fit guaranteed.
G. /. PEELER, Grand Junction, watch
maker and ieweler. Repairing and cleaning
done on short notice and at cheap rates.
Work guaranteed.
VIM, NICK. HALL, Drugs and groceries,
New and full stock, Goods sold at Memphis
prices.
w. w. HAWKINS, dealer in all kinds of
dry goods and genreal merchandise. New
and complete stock,
IRWIN & MAULDIN keeps constantly on
hand a complete assortment of dry goods,
groceries, etc,
COLLINS < CO, druggists, have a full
stock OF drugs, oils, paints, lamps, glass, etc.
STINSON. WELLS & co, manufacturers
of glass monuments, Orders solicited. Work
Guaranteed, Office opposite depot.
DIR. A. J. ADAMS, proprietor of the cele-
brated Asland Flour Mills, Orders solicited
and promptly filed.
DENNIS FLANNERY, proprietor of the
National Saloon. Full supply of fine liquors
Opposite Stonewsil House
J. N. PREWITT, dealer in dry goods, gro
ccries, clothing, boots, shoes, hats, hardware
school books, etc. Large new stock. CheaT
for cash.
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Mercantile.

2. NJ. HAMMER, wholesale and retail
druggist, keeps constantly on hand oils,
paints, stationery and fancy articles. East
side Of public square.
Z. D. MOORE, wholesale and retail drug
giSt keeps fall supply of smoking and chew
ng tobacco, oils, paints, soaps, etc. South
ide public square.
GEO. 7. INGRAM " co, family grocers,
Full stock of sugars, meat, -four, teas, coffee,
etc South aide public square.
7. P. CAMPBELL manufacturer of bots
and shoes, makes gents low-quartered
shoes a specially. Repairing neatly done.
Over Moore & Tate's,
w. II. CARUTi, machinist, opposite Boil
var foundry dealer in side and harrows.
Repairing done.
and jewellers, Complete stock on hand. Re-
pairing neatly and cheaply done. Store at
". j. Wells old stand.
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NEWS SUMMARY.
TRE xOsrTEk.


Geo. II. Bell has been awarded the con-
tract for the confederate monument at Mems
phis for $4,285.
VIM. Thedford, of Tyler, Texas, in
trying to drive hog into pen, fell and was
attacked by the hog and killed.
The fund left the city of New Orleans
Dy the late 5. Y. SiCkles, druggist 10 estdb-
nsh free dispenssrv &C medicine for the in
hgent poor, not amounts to $25.822.23.
Z corn medicine man was sentenced in
HIchmOnd to five days Imprisonment and
ten lashes well laid on for swindling.
The Galveston News saws the work of
clearing titles to the stolen lands of the Kan
sas-TeEas ring will produce five thousand
lawsuits.
A sea-cow, caught in Indian river,
Florida, is on exhibition at the Montgomery
fair. 1t is nine feet eight inches in length
and measures six feet around the body, and
is so gentle that it bears handling while eat
ing is food, without being the least dis.
turbed thereby.
OF the situation at Fernandina, the
Savannah News says: Only twenty whites
who remained in the town escaped the sick
ness. The fatality has been heavy. Accord
ing to the census taken September 28th, 1877,
there was a population of whites, fIve huns
dred and eighteen; cOlOred, Liza; total
white and cOlOred, 1852. From August 21st
to October 31st, there were ninety-four
deaths, making a fatality of five and a half
per cent. of the total population. The death
rate among the whites was abont sixteen per
cent, there being only about ten deaths
among the colored. The whole population
depend exclusively on The shipping for a sup
port. They are all poor, and have no means
or other business, but are depending solely
on the proceeds of their labor for a Iiveli-
hood; and now that there is no shipping
they will have to be fed by the city for at
least month to come; or the suffering will
be fearful. The sanitary committee have
received but $17, 1000 from all sources, and
with this sum they have paid for medicines,
nurses, funeral expenses incident to an epi~
demic of yellow fever, besides feeding nearly
the whole population. On the SOth Of Ccto.
Der they had in the treasury one dollar and
fifty cents, cnd were in debt $4,000.
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THEIR ANIECEDENTS.
Bits Of Gossip about Various Members o.
Congress

Bits Of Gossip about Various Members OE
Congress.
The greater portion Of the new mem
bers from the south were in the COnied-
crate army. Representative Charles NJ.
Shelby, of Alabama, is the only architect
in the house, He was enough Of an
architect of his own fortune to get elected
to congress.
Senator Dorsey, of Arkansas, is an
Oberlin (O) boy. Dorsey, since his
recent financial troubles, is said to have
been fortunate enough to obtain large
tract of land il New Mexico.
Garland. who succeeds Powell Clayton
from Arkansas made the test oath case as
to lawyers in the supreme court of the
United States, and gained 1t.
Senator Sargent, of California, used to
be printer at NewburypOrt, Mass. lie
has always had a kindly side for printers.
Senator Booth studied law in Terre
Haute, Ind. He is sort of carPt bag
ger in California.
Representative Page, Of California,
Onca owned a good many stages.
Senator Chaffee, of Colorado, IL a
banker.
S.nator Teller, of Colorado, never hold
an office until elected TO the United
| States senate.
Senator Barnum, of Connecticut, is
! largely engaged in the manufacture Of
! iron, and has interests in Chicago.
| Representative Landers, Of Connect
| cut. Is also an iron man.
! Representative Warner, OF Connect
! cut, was never in office until elected TO
| congress.
| Senator Bayard, of Delaware, was
trained for mercantile life.
! I al
sets, was once a Maine hospital surgeon.
Representative Ferry, of Michigan Is q
lumber merchant.
Alpheus :. Williams, of Detroit, used
to own and edit the Detroit Advertiser
way back in 1853.
REPRESENTATIVE Willis. Of Michig,a
was an editor before the war.
Representative Hubbell, Of Michigan
has large mining interests In tie UPPel
Senator Mcmillan, Of Minnesota
studied law with Edwin VI. Stanton
formerly secretary of war.
DunnelI, of Minnesota, Is early life wa
! q school teacher.
The first name of Bruce, the colore
senator from Mississippi, Is Blanche.
! Armstrong, the new senator from Mi
sOur, was a teacher for eighteen year
He has probably learned 10 make ih"z
, / dreadfuf--s in his speech since tha
: time,
Ittner, Of s. Louis, was bricklaye
and builder
z = senator Jones, of Nevada, g." Code
: Zones. was born in Herefordshlre, t'ns
land in 1880. be carPet-ba ged t
America when less than a year Old, an
+ received a common school education
Cleveland.
Il o1so an Obioan. He was brought up o
! q farm there, and studied law with Edwi
A. n. Stanton.
Frank Jones, Of New Hampshire, Is
20 brewer by profession and practice
much aslTeTence Quinn, of Albany, ]
@ but Jones puts it that % he has bee
engaged in mercantile pursuits
7- PeGdie, Of New jersey, l. a Set Lehman
70 Senator Mat Ransom, of North Car
lima is related TO Gen. John a. Logan.
To stanley Matthews is fifty-three yea
old. .-- Washington Letter.
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4 NATURAL CURIOSITY.
Description of "a Wonderful Cave I'm LaE
caster County, Pa.

Description of "a Wonderful Cave I'm Lam
custer County, Pa.
We have received from a reliable
source information as to the existence in
Our county of a cave which rivals the
dazzling subterTaueOUs vaults of the
Arabian Knights At first skeptical, we
could not give the matter credence, until
we had obtained positive information.
We have not yet made up our minds TO
sacrifice a reporter to the cause OF science,
but if the public demand 1t, an eXplOra-
tion will be made. The particulars of
the discovery of this cave are as follows /:
Some days ago Mr.. John ). Harman,
living in Pequea township, was out hunt
ing with several friends, on the farm OF
Christian Good, in StrassbUrg township.
The party came to the opening that
leads down into this marvellous Unde,-
ground palace, of which Mr.. Harman
had before heard, and which people
thought led to a cave. Mr.. Harman had
heard Mr.. Good himself speak of l., and
saw that he was afraid to explore the
depths below, so that the now sudden
coming upon the very spot aroused his
curiosity, and after much debating with
his friends, a long ladder was procured
and down, down he went into the chill
I bosom of mother earth. The ladder which
/ he clung to was continually lowered with
ropes, until depth of fifty or sixty feet
/ was reached. Here a second terra firms
was found, and by the dim struggling
light that crept in, the adventurer, aftel
. his ewes became accustomed to the place
took in the situation and the scenery
. Overhead, hanging like dim, uncertain
clouds, frowned down the huge rocks tina
made the arch extending over the who'll
place, and from which there was a con
slant dripping of water. The floor wa
adamantine rock, for a certain space
but walking further away from the open
ing. a lake of beautiful water, clear d
crystal and cold as ice, was discovered
Bv this time the gentlemen whom Nj
Harman had left behind allowed thei
curiosity to overcome their prudence
; and bv the aid of one or two farmers the
also made the descent. They found NJ
: Hayman very cold, bu; all determined I
make further explorations. They sOUnde
r the lake. but could not touch bottom
10 they tried 20 throw stones across it, bU
Z could hear no noise of the missiles lanC
; ing on the other side. Mr. Harman sa7
; that, as near as ne can Judge, the bOtto
: Of the cave Is something more than Oh
:. hundred and fifty feet in cilcumferenc
u The atmosphere was exceedingly col
l. and the parties could remain down on
q a short time. They all pronounce Il
scenery sublime, and almost beyond d
: scription. Mr. Goods farm is situate
4 near the Green Tree inn, in close pro
unity 10 the Quarryville railroad.-La
S. caster (PH.) Express.
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The Power Of the Gar.

III were to sum up The cardinal fault
of the Russian army in three words I
should say it is the total want Ofiniti-
alive" Something in the imperial
system seems to stihe and kill the power
Of individual action. And yet in no
army in tie world are greater pains
taken to recognize and stimulate indi-
vidual enterprise. Crosses, decorations,
swords and sasmGs IT honor are distributed
with lavish hand, and, bstter still, they
are given on the spot, aud not, - with
us. when the recollection of the brilliant
deed has nearly died away,
The emperor himself is the great and
sole fouTtain of military honor. He
watches all personally. The theory is
that no act escapes his eye. Certainly
TO see how his every word ard gesture Is
followed nv those around him, he would
appear the earthly Incarnation of su-
preme power. And his personal bearing
enhances the reward in every case. A
generous word, a friendly look, the well
chosen expression of praise to suit the
individual, so home 70 tho heart of the
recipient as much as the highly cherished
reward itself.
Two hundred officers of all ranks
breakfast and dine daily at his table.
From the youngest to the oldest, every
eye is fixed on him. Before the meal, III
! the assembled circle, as the car appears,
! it Is seen one day that an aide de camp
! behind him carries q cushion with crosses
on It, and perhaps half dozen sword
| knots of ECnOt, the rIbant of st. George.
| orange and black, to be worn attached
to the sword hilt. Instantly expectation
| is at its hight. The cars voice calls
Il Il oil 10 tho
: chosen man to pass he comes blushing
and flushed, receives the prize, bends low
! to kiss the imperial hand, and retires
| bowling at every step-a made man for
| life, the admired and cOurted OF FL be-
| holders. Then he has to so through the
usual embracing and kissing on both
| cheeks from his friends.
The effect of the system IS magnetic
| it is to concentrate all power and au-
! thOrity absolutely in. one center. The
| car is the earthly providence Of the
| soldier and officer, IS veil IS the embOdl-
ment of the military power and glory Oi
| his country. ] have seen old officers &C
overcome with this mark of distinction
that they went about for ten minutes
| after like children, weeping, with the
| priZed decoration in their hands, showing
it around, half dazed, No system CaI
be imagined more calculated to stimulat'
individual efforts to the utmost. Yet
with all this squirting there IS something
wanting 1t is the individuality ant
the habit of spontaneous action, whicI
only the education and the modes O
thought of a free people can supply
Whether it be long standing faint o
serfdom, whether it be too much imperi
alism, the initiative IS wholly absent
You tell the Russian Uhat to do, and h
will spring to it like an obedIent child
In year it would never have occurred
to him to do it of himself-L0ndoI
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The Rtissians now have about 10000 /

The Russians now have about 100000
men arOung Plena, and teiegraphic wire
connecting every position. OSman has the
best soldiers of the Turkish army IN western
Bulgaria with him in Plevna, and is outnum-
bered in all directions, while the Russians
have taken care to strengthen their eastern
line so that no Te-enfOrcements can come
from the LON or from south of the Balkans
to Plevna Chevket Pasha has not forces
enough t. br5aE through the i.usSian Gordon
10 relieve Osman, whose soldiers are already
deserting in anticipation of surrender. Dur
ing the last few weeks the Russians have
been remarkably active and iudicious in hur-
rying forward re-enfOrGements. The only
chance for the Turks is for SuleInsn Pasha
TO defeat the czarevitch's army between the
Jantra and LON, east of PleVna, and he does
not seem disposed to make the effort. Gen.
Radetsky holds Shipka Pass, and the line
from that point to Biela and Sistcva is i'm
penetrable. Mehemet Ali seems only to be
acting On the defensive about Sofia, and the
situation suggests that the Turks will shortly
be checkmated in Western Bulgaria.
The Russians are now almost in sight Of
the ancient city of ErzerOum, and they viii
have to fight the severest battle of the
Asiatic campaign to quarter themselves there.
They have occupied h8San- alSay 3 strong
position on the road to Kars, about fifteen
or eighteen miles east OF Br1eroum. Another
Russian detachment is coming down from
Ardahan to Olti to turn Mukhtars Hanks at
Deviboyan. Deviboyan is on the crest of a
range rising 1000 feet above the plain of
ErzerOum, and is considered, with the use of
ordinary skill, almost impregnable. General
Kohlman, q veteran Hungarian soldier with
Mukhtar, has fortified both DevibOyan and
ET6erOum, and they await the attack OF
Generals Heymann and Tergusakoh from the
east, while the Turkish General Hassan Bey
has gone to the Guirje BOghaz pass to check
the Russian column advancing from OIU',
The siege of Kars in the meantime goes on.
The garrison consists OF about 1C, 100 men,
and the city is said to be abUndantly prOvi>
stoned, so there is probably several months
work for the Russians there. Campaigning
in Armenia at this season of the year is no
joke. 1t is one OF the coolest countries in
the world the mountains and elevated pla-
teaux which tie Russians have to cross being
eight or nine thOus nd feet above the sea.
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FOREIGN.

The funeral of Henry Meiggs, the
great railroad builder, of Lima, Peru, was an
imposing affair. Two hundred coaches and
twenty thousand people were in the process
sion. The coffin was carried by the pOPulace
for half a mile.
There is be lawsuit now about Cleo
patra's needle, and the cassiOn will lie in the
Spanish port of FerreOl until the matter is
decided. The steamer which picked up the
needle in the Bay of Biscay demands higher
rate OF salvage than the contractor can af-
ford to pay, and it is not unlikely that the
cowardice of the captain of the towing ship,
wbO ran away from his charge a the 6rst APP
pearance of supposed danger, will result in
keeping the obelsk away from England for
another year, if not in sending it TO the bot
tom of the Spanish harbOr N the next heavy
storm.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The house, on the 4th, passed, under
SUSPENSION of the rules, BANDS bill for the
recoiuage of silver. 1t provides that there
shall be coined at the several mjnts of the
United States, silver dollars OF the weight OF
four hundred and twelve and oue-half grains
troy, of standard silver, IS provided in the
act of January 1S 1887, on which there shall
be devices and superscrpGOns provided by
said act, which coins, together with all silver
dollars heretofore coined by the United
States, of like weight and fineness shall be
legal tender at their nominal value, for ali
debts and dues, public and private, except
where otherwise provided by contract; and
any owner of silver bullion may deposit the
same at any United States, coinage mint or
ASSAY Office TO be coined to such dollars Tor
his benefit, upon the same terms and cOudl-
tions as gold bullion IS deposited for coinage
under the existing law. Section provides
that all acts, or parts OF acts, inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed, Mr.. Phillips introduced a bill
to create postal savings bank. The house
then adjourned, on motion of Mr.. Calkins, in
respect to the memory of Senator Morton.
In the house, on the 5th. the following
bills were introduced and referred By Mr..
/ FRYE To amend the bankrupt law; also to
/ make persons charged with crimes and
( ofienseS competent witnesses in I nitedStates,
courts. By Mr.. Hewitt: Supplementary TO
{ the act carrying into effect the cOnVen'
| ton between the United States and China
10 give the court of claims jurisdiction IN
/ certain cases. By Mr.. Ward Authorizing
the directors of national banks to declare
quarterly dividends, By Mr.. HuntOn: Fol
] the recOmputatiOn of accounts between the
United States growing out Of monies eX
/ pended by them in the war Of 1872 also, tol
the construction of a bridge across Ihe PotO
mac river. By Mr. Campbell: To reduce tn,
tax on manufactured tobacco. By Mr.. Scales
For the transfer of the Office Of Indian affair
!, TO yr-rIr dana tine
Mr.. Shelley: Appropriate cotton tax 70
school purposes. By Mr.. Hooker: AUthOriz
ing the election of a delegate from the Iniial
territory. BY Mr.. Ellis: Defining the man
ner in which certain land scrip may &
located, and providing for the issue Of Paten
in name and location. BY Mr.. Sayler: Re
Isting TO the execution OF cUstomhous
bond: also to secure the rights OF homestea
TO settlers on public lands. BY Mr.. Hatcher
Reclaimiug the alIuyial lands Of the Missi
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WHY Some People Are Poor.

Silver spoons are used to scraPe ket-
ties.
Coffte, tea, pepper and spices are left
to stand open and lose their strength.
Potatoes in tie cellar grow, and
sprouts are not removed until the Pota-
toes become worthless.
Brooms are never hung up and are
soon spoiled.
Nics-handled knives are thrown into
hot water.
The -four is sifted in a wasteiul man
ner, and the bread-pan is left with the
dough sticking to 1t.
Clothes are left on the line to whip to
pieces in the wind,
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Tubs and barrels are left in the sun to
dry and fall apart.
Dried fruits are not taken care Of in
season and become wOrmy.
Rags, string and paper are thrown into
the fire.
Pork spOils for want of salt, and beef
because the brine wants scalding.
Bits of meat, vegetables, bread and
cold puddings are thrown away when
they might be warmed, steamed and
served as good as new.
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MIDDLETON.
eSSional.

DRs. NEELY & ALEXANDER offers their
professional services to the public. Calls
promptly attended to.
DR.. J. d. SASSER offers his professional
services to the public. All orders left at his
ofice promptly answered.
DR.. W. NJ ALLEN may be found at his
Office at all hours to attend to professional
calls.
A. NJ. LAMBETH, Esq, Attorney at law
and Solicitor in Chancery.
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Hotels and Saloons

EUROPEAN HOTEL, A Yopp propri-
etor. Meals at all hours. Main street, south
of the square.
CITY SALOON, j. P. Smith & Co., pros
prietOu, Best liquors kept constantly on
hand. South side public square,
TEMPEST SALOON, P. w. Austin, pro-
TrietOr, Has on hand pure liquors, fine
cigars, South side public square,
GEM SALOON, A. s. Osburn, proprietor
Full stock of fine wines and other liquors,
South side public square,
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WE Ely us Down 10 SLEEP.
BY LOUISE CHANDLER MoRios.

We lay US down to sleep,
And leave 10 God the rest
Whether to wake or weep,
Or wake no more be best.
Why ve1 our souls with care
The grave i cool and low,
Have we found life so far
That we should dread to g02
We've kissed loves sweet red lips,
And left them sweet and ret,
The rose the wild bse sips
Blooms on when he is dead.
Some faithful friends we've found,
But those who love US best,
When We are under gTOund,
viii laugh on with the rest.
No task have we begun
But other hands can take;
Nor work beneath the sun
For ThisE we nesd 20 wake
Then hold us fast, sweet death.
If 50 il seemeth best
To him who gave us breath
That we should so to rest.
We lay us down to sleep,
Our weary eyes to close
Whether to wake and weep.
Or wake no more. He knows,
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Mercantile.

J. K. p. LAMBETH has large and as
sorted stock of dry goods, etc, which he
offers very cheap for cash. Call and exam
inc his new arrival OF merchandise.
s. &. WILSON, wholesale and retail drug
gist, dealer in drugs, paints, oils, soap and
fancy articles.
A. J. BARRUM, dealer drugs, oils,
paints, glass and fancy art cles, wholesale
and retail.
F. q. BARTLIFF, wholesale and retail
dealer in fine wines, liquors, groceries, etc.
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HaIdGlaI County Directory.
judicial.

CHANCERY COURT-Chancellor L. J.
Livingston; Clerk and Master, James Fen
tress, jr.
Clerk, J. NJ. Richardson; Attorney General,
j. J. Dupuy.
COUNTY COURT.-Chairman, c. II. An
derson; Clerk, w. c. Dorion; Register. r..
F. Ammons; Sheriff, w. w. Farley; Depu.
ties, w. J. Blair, w. c. Crawford, JEFF. Hud-
son; Surveyor, c. c. Mcdaniel; Standard
Keeper. T. A Parran.
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BOLIVAR.
Professional.

FRANCIS FENTRESS, Attorney at Law.
and Solicitor in Chaneery, Office north side
public square.
DR.. p. 7. JONES, Office in rear of DR.. E.
u hoore's drug store, Calls answered at
office.
DR.. ), ;. NEELY, JR. Office over Har-
kiPs& Durrett's, where orders for his services
VIII receive prompt attention.
DIR. D. c. DAY. offce at the old Metho-
dist church
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TOONS STATION.
Mercantile.

ANDERSON < BRADFORD keep con-
stantly on hand a full assortment of dry
goods groceries, etc. Great bargains to
be had for cash.
tt. .RUFFIN, dealer in family supplies
hats, caps, boots and shoes. Liberia terms
offered to buvers.
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POCAHONTAS
Mercantile.

IRWIN, MCFARLAND & co. hay. Z large
and well appointed saw mill. All orders
filed at short notice and upon reasonable
terms.
J. P SMITH keeps constantly on hand a
full line of desirable dry goods, groceries,
etc. Sells very cheap for cash. Cail ard
get bargains.