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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-03-22

Mutual Improvement Society :"
DEAR BULLETIN Middleton has dis
covered something new. not only discov
cred, but created it, gave it being;
brea:hed into it breath aud last nights
Thursday, it breathed its third long
beautiful breath since its bow before
local existence. 1t is an Intellectual
child chizaled from the mine of thought
nursed tenderly in the lap of expectations
and receives les Douris 1ment from al
the bottles of literature standing upon
the shelf, besides some that never have
stood there, but certainly will if they en-
large in proportion to last nights growth.
Woull you know the name of this
my thic in miniature Il is christened
the Mutual Improvement SAciety." It's
mission is to learn the unlearned, ad-
vance the educated and improve the ap-
petite Of those who love an intellectual
diah. Our youBg fri md, Charley Craig,
occupied the chair, and gave evidence of
parliamentary knowledge surprising one
OF his years. Mr. J. K. Polk Lambeth,
as Seer, tary, displayed, not only patience
but extreme interest in the society, which
should and must win their universal
favor. Miss Mary Morrison, as the act
ing representative of the criticising com
mittee, filed her station we'll. Her criti.
cisms were tsrse, tinged with nothing
personal, but delivered in a manner
meaning only ths subjects coed.
On self Reliance" Mr. Jorman Gull ed
examples encouraging, pointing the
frsadless orphan to what him or her
might do, had they but the will to do It.
On "Music,' Mss Haneline drew mate
rial from music's echOeing cavern, and
made It's bsauties dOubly beautiful, az IL
easy grace she read it "If Shonld
Die Tonight" Was pictured n all itl
solemn subliraity, awful, but grand, by
Miss Mollia Allen. The recitatious alsC
deserve credit Among which, the cor.
cluSion of TenuyEon' May Queen" By
Miss Ella Simpson, The Grave" by Miss
Carrie Allen; also pieces by JOSEPH
Moore aud Thos. Alien were oil vel
Ts ldered.
We see no reason why this little society
should not prosper. 1t has ell the mate
rial essential, and in tho hands of suct
intelligent managers it must succeed.
Max O'RILgY.
Middleton, Tenn, March 20, 1877.
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T0r the BuLLrr1x.
LONG BE REMEMBERED.
By CHARLES WOOD.

Long be remembered in song and in
story,
Thou, monarch, the brand of the In
famous Eight
Firm may'et thou grasp the h gh sceptre
Of glory,
And stand at the helm of the proud ship
State
y, for prcspering breeze,
Over the stormy seas
Waiting in safety the captain and crew
y. fer al homage free,
Saying in love to thee
"RutherfoId-aI-Burchard-Hayes, Hol /
y VI
Ours is Do meteor light, tranSieur y
foaming,
Froth of the fog in the dense Autumn
days;
When every fraiI cloud shall be swept
from the cleaning,
The more shall our star in It's briIliaucy
blaze
Calm in the azure skies,
Where never storm shall rise,
Fast through the smoke shall it burst on
our view.
Happy for thse twill shine,
derlV the prai7e be thine,
Rutherfnrd-al- Barchurd HAYES, Ho l.
OUT
Dark was the deed, when thy ulinious
OutnImbered,
Shared IN their own net the e'erpOwer-
ing fos,
Who lost thu great prize whilo they fool
ishly slumbered,
And gave back their triumph with shame
and with woe
All. now each recreant son
HowIs DER what thou hast done,
Hurls his deep curses but dare not
pursue;
West and East, South qud North,
Fierce hamss the voll4y forth,
Rutherford al-BurchRrd Hayes, Hol l.
o. UP
Hear the hoarse mutter 1.-THE throne Of
thy power,
Seeming 30 firm, on the pillows ia based
The geOd ship at anchor rides safe, but
the hour
! Comes when its wreck shall be strswn OF
the waste
Or, though thu winds may blow,
| Soft ADD low, soft and low,
The siren. dishonor shall tempt thee
anew;
/ Charm with 1eceitfal falae,
| Whisper the pejnrrd name !
i;CtherfOrd-al Burchard Hayes, Ho! J.
o u
steer pilot, steer for the caves of tn,
fire lnrds
Press Tor ;bs wreath of the ever-liy,
fame
kest no! til thou snatch from the prince
| Of those islands
| rha price of the daeds that shall blazo,
th9 shame
! Peus' not till every gem,
Stript from thar diadero,
His vassaIs shall gather shy pathway t
GtreR
| Not till the shout shall well,
| Loud from the despnOst hell,
"Rutherforn-al Burehard Hayes, Hol I
0. L T.
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departed this gife

On Sunday evening", March 18th,
FRANK,. son of Judge and Mrs. James
Fen tress, aged 2 years and 9 mon hs.
Father, have mercy, our darling is dying
Round his pale brow, is the cold dam
of death.
Almost exhausted, OH SEQ him now lying,
Nostrils distsnded, and gasping for
breath.
King, Priest and Prophet, Son Of .ho
Highest,
Free his racked soul from the thraldom
of sin.
''Eioi, Eloi," this once thou criest,
Now see, and pity the state be is in.
Tenderly, gently, OH God, ever more
Remember the words of the Savior OF
men,
Even of Jesus, the Way and the Door,
Suffer the children to come" uOt for
bid them,
Spirit of God, savs our child We i'm
plare.
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still living her i7e ohiliren, and through
them shs had twenty. seven grand chill
dren, not one of whom had died until
Che death of little Frank 1t is very
unusual to find such larg family of
children and grand children surviving so
long with not link missing in their
circle Of love.
We extend to this household our
hearty SYM patby in their deep bereave-
nent The little sufferer is better off
than the living onss He is safe, viii le
they ars yet to pass the dark valley
May We ell enter eternity as well fitted
as he.
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A CARD

To all who are suffering from the err
rors and indiseretions of youth, nervous
weakness, early decay, loss of manhood
&c, I will send you recipe that vii
cure you, FREE OF CHARGE This great
remedy was discovered in South Ameri
ca. Serd a selEaddTessed envelope to
the Rev JosEPH T. INMAN, Station d
Bible House, New York nov9-5u
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EATR Az.

Taken up 10y John NJ Mullen. on OF
about 9th of December, 1876, a bay ma c
mule, left eve out supposed to be twenty
years old. Appraised sr fifteen dollars
The said Molien resides Ia civil distric'
No 19, Bardeman county, three miles
southwest Of Pocahontas.
This 10th OF March, 1877.
VIZ NUcKoLLs,
mar15 ct Ranger, Il G
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= Good ADVICE.

Now is the time of year for Pneu-
monia, Lung Fever, etc. Every family
should have q bottle of Boscbee's Ger
man Syrup. Don'r allow for one mo-
ment that cough to take hold of your
child, your family or yourself. Con
sumption, Asthma Pneumonia, Group,
Hemorrhages, and other fatal diseases
may set in. Although it is true German
Syrup is curing thousands of these
dreaded diseases, yet it is much better
to hvve il at hand when three doses will
cure you. One bottle will last your
whole family a winter and keep you safe
from danger. If you are consumptiVe,
do not rest until you have tried this
remedy. Sample bottles 10 cents. Rsgu
lar size IS cents. Sold by your drug
gist, r. H. Hammer. marl5 If
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Fresh Arrival of Goods.

J. A. Wilson has just received large
and hue lot Of gentleEen's spring cloth
ing, which he is Offering cheap for cash
Call and examine them. Great bargains
to be had.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-03-22

PALATABLE MEDICINES ayers Cherry
PICTORIAL is a hoDeyed drop of relief;
his Cathartic Pills glide sugarsshOd over
TIE palate; and his Sarsaparilla is a nee
tar that imparts vigor to life, restores
the health and expels disease Water
ford (Pa.) Advertiser.
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HOME HOPPER.

EsT AdcertiSers acaA Pleose make note
Of the .tact that their .tGrOrs should be
handed in By Tuesday noon, to insure
their appearance tn Ike current issue Of
the week.
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TNSOLVENT NOTICE.

Having this day suggested to the Clerk
IF the County Court of HAFiemnn
County, Tennessee, the insolvency of
he estate Of ) S. Tate, deceased All
persons having claims aeainsC said easate
arc hereby Motif to fl the sams isly
authenticar ed according To- las. with the
Cl, TX of the County Court of Hardenan
Comfy, tennessee, on or before the 7th
cay of September, 1877, or the same will
he forever barred In laa and ealty.
GEO. BRADFORD, Administrator
of s. 5 Tate, deceased.
mars At
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t-rLst, tbs heart every fear
ain ltse g the bleed 10 -
aud fsrrs4 fraH tbs hrErt
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reFoiutio1EtH-os Eli thssys-
tea. II YsuT BLOOD fEaurs
yea eAn1ot e sick We
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JteSe "a cas-thiri tie Mns
- any sshaF AnsER
rsasiy.
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MARKET REPORT.

Gold opened at 1Oz4 in New York yes
terday, and closed at 1861.
Tennessee bonds closed in New York
yesterday, at AZ for old and Al for new.
The New York cotton market was dull
yesterday, midding upland closing at
l2@l2tc.
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y 2 '.~fa ta ati1k, 81 OEr own m2hu-
.ect".e, '1rin& materials, etc, as the
follow az :cw prices:
lOOC rolls extra Rubber Roo6nv, at 3
cents per square loot. (Or We will fur
nish Rubber Roofing, Nails, Caps ard
Slate Paint for an entire ne = roof, at IL
cents per square fs0rl
1000 rolls 2-ply Tarrsd Roe8ng Felt,
st cents per square foot.
5000 rolls 3-ply Jared Roofing Felt.
at = cents Ter square foot.
200 rolls Tsrred Sheathiug, at : cent
per sqcaTe foot
5000 gallons fine Enamel Paint, mixed
ready for use, on inside or outside work.
1T - per gallon, sll sbadeH
i0CO Bbs slate Flour per Dbl. 50 90
l0OO Soars;Ons Fiour...per bbl 90
lOuO Grsf1oR Mineral. per bbl. , 90
iOUO " Metallic Paint, d yper Dbl. 3 90
80 eFsc-sl prices per tsh . car Isas lots
Al otaers must b Blzisd the uasuey -
Ensj-ef 10 70 dave draft . vel k-esa PARTED
=. 4. SLATE PART co.
lO2 and I04 Naiden Lane, Ne,o York
ds-2IFt 81
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YOUNO ME-

Apply to editor OF this RswFparer for
halt members nip (qs dissO"Dt) ~ Bsylies
Great Aisrcartils Cp!ege K-okak.
iowa, on The MissiSsippi Bookspe ..rr-.
Penmen, Repc rte-r, Orer.tery. zus
Teachers, thorruIrIy fit / Ds1'f TAI
to address Prof Miller. Ks,Eas E,.o.
marl5 ~
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NON-REsIDEN NOrICE

State Of Tsnoesae-' | \ R ut.sv
Rardemau Couoty. * 1sa-o.. saf
in tins causl Ii an; ,--a- .z asa a-.--
that tha dsferdars. J:cp ..--.~ aat Is
justly iud,h rsi b. Tie T ,.as5t: aa r. -,a-
resident, 81 tbs lie u..'..s- process %.
law eaDpnt e ..ry-t ar u a.. r-3 .-..5-
ral 1rtach'ueu. az .r .--a .srs on
his property, l. II t.,..r. b ..-r-l -.'
ga bicatiHn ne nal u az q -s 81
LETT, u newspaper pU bI-n. ii 1. thu 50 an
# Bolivar, four cons cutivc weeks, cam
,uaUd n= said Jack DansbY, col, 20 az
"oa' before ma az nay cifiee in the TOWN
/ salisbury, IN c,vii district No 10 of
ardrm man count, 3lst day of March
1871, and make offence to said suit
against him or it WIll be proceeded e1.
ndrr'.
This February "a, 1877.
mari # J. e. RUSSELL, J. p.
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= 10 = $780, cs s''n o. Cray y
,-zos@enzSSzszs,s.s.ezz. ons, and Reward,
Motto, Scripture Text, Transparent, P G.
ture and Chrome Cards 100 samples,
worth 81, sent postpaid for 75c. illus
trnted Catalogue tree J. Ii BURFoEDs
Sons, Boston. Established 1888
maTl5 3m.
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Rochester Seeds.

Reid's Floral Tribute, a book of 90
pages with Colored Plates, describes $40
aIieties of Flowers, Vegetables, Butts,
etc. Price 10 cts. This work with 6
pkts
Reds Fresh Flower Seeds,
:ncln lin Pausv and Ver6ena. for % cts
IA Choice Varie ties and The Trihufs ;.
80 cts. Vegetable Seeds substituted if
0refsrred Mentiou thi, paper
w Fl REID.
mRTl5 2t Rochester, n 7.
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4 TTACnTENT NOTICE ~ OBI

4 TTAChIENT NOTICE FL ORE
IA J u. ErauEI;n J = .nr .-arEs-
man county. T~pLss,ec l. T. Fa-asa
W. Pitser Camp. /" safs egz-e So z.-
tachmsrt h>vi-g hssn =eet 9-s anEsr
section 1855 lt tno G ID - Fra0asssa.
and turncd ievird aonu the lrpnsrts %
tho i"fendSot; AMI a!FiaV:t Bsv,nE Ds-u
nsdo shat the deie" danr Is irdsbtej to
the plain in the su n OF forty-tw" dol
lars sus ~ note. that the claim Is just,
cd that tn defendant 10 NONRESIDENT
@: he Stats of TenuNssas
Il . LEeI fore ordered that tha sal de-
frdaut make his pcrsOraI appearance
before II. FrEns Iiu, J 2 , on the 2Osh
Inv nf April, 1877, at his residence aEd
defend said ATTACH meat, within the time
prescribed by Iaw, or the sNma will be
proceeded with exparte; and that copy
f this order be published once week
| fcr fur consecutive Hseks 10 the Boil
VAR RULLETIN.
J. II. FRANKLIN, j. P
This March /, 1871.
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Mules for sale.

Four hos mules for sale. Apply a
BULLETIN Office.
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;a1 Be cured Why BE-
cause We favs sursd hEu-
crsis OF eases, some Il then
hViaE n seR aver 20 ale -
al. rhysieizaa Of ether
schools q FrEetics Con
sErnr tiyn j. > disthss sf ths
Ar psszs Ees Aad ever tWs-
- rds o. lie cazga are
~au5rd b. CEtarrh We
GUARANTEES . eHrs II yea will
. core IN season.
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-a- F6I7tr Bl- g he sEN UeR5!s slate Paint sy,r
E--'e--e ;a'5 -iISliV TrEv d4lapssGI frs1
F-E-t-s-'7 az- CISCO 1-fnz the plaster.
t-5sG F-a-7 farzrIT 1:saf On sut- heu,.. a.
i-I2e- o. III. q ..s--lirs ro-E n rae buildings.
Ger es'r c'-rEs as LEuCOLATs, RKD, BElaHF EEr
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ExpREEgHnE Curap
CHoc0EATu C0EoR
TEM ROOFS

When hrEs sP7!iea, char .RE IL about a month =. -,
torn siats eSor' And Is = all iHtsrs Ead IurE'.
EIATE. On E'F'a
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LOCAL SHORT STOPS.

Organ for sails. Apply at this
OfRes.
Rev. J. G. Acton ia authorized to
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ERTGT wATR&

Our I'D color = as, al " preferred a. saS ss,tE.
% tTe r - ORD RarT paint Yer ~
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RATES or VERTISING.

WAETED-Club agents for this paper.
w Terms Liberal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-12
who Are the yictors,

All the parliamentary prccedents pointed
TO the II Election OF Mr.. Hustled rs Speaker
of the Assembly. But those Republicans
who call themselves fas,idiously honest
denounced him rs II jobber IN legislation
and the candidate Of the lobby. Mr.
ALvoRD, who had been L.eutcnant-Gov-
ernor and several times Speaker Of the
Assembly, stood next TO Hustled in the
line OF precedence. But Old salt Jared
worse at the hands of this class OF Repub-
Leans than even the Bald Eagle. They
called him the champion of the Canal
Ring and the associate and coufidaut for
years past OF the oorruptionists that have
infested the Capitol
Mr.. SLOAN of Oswcgo was the favorite of
these high-minded Republicans for the
spcakership. They extolled him rs wise
and courageous, and SO pure that ho would
never touch pitch and thereby become
dehled.
Well, the fastidious Mr.. SLOAN was
elected; and after taking more than Il
week TO think over the subject and con-
fer with his virtuous supporters. he an
nonnced the committees of the Assembly.
Hustled, who for two months had been
pronounced too deeply stained To be 1T to
be Speaker was made Chairman Of the
Ways and Means, and consequently the
party leader in the Assembly. where he
can exercise far greater influence over
legislation than SLOAN can. ALVoRD, who
had been 80 severely handled that he did
not dare TO stand II ballot in the caucus
which nominated the Speaker, was placed
second on the Ways aud Means, third on
the Committee on Canals, aud made Char
man of the Committee on INllcs aud Of tho
highly important committee for district
ing the state under the census OF 1873.
Dsinterested spectators Will regard HIS
TED and ALvORD rs having como of VIC
tUrlOus in this contest.
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The Commodorc,s Secret,

The great success of the late Com
modoro VASDERBILr in steamboating and
ralroading, whereby he amused a larger
fortune than any other private per-
son during lifetime, has naturally
awakened strong desire to learn the
secret OF his uniform and most surprising
achievements. The Commodore himself,
when questioned upon the subject during
the latter years of his life, gave various
explanations of ii. 70 one young man.
who was about entering upon the career of
a Wall street broker. and who had sought
his counsel, he said: "Sonny, don't never
sell what you havn't got,' which was an
excellent piece of advice for IA stockbrok-
ing adventurer, Notwithstanding It's de-
fective grammar. To another he said
SAN, don't never put it into any mans
power to ruin YOU And this might be
put in letters OF gold over the desk of
every one who takes financial risks,
whether in Wall street or elsewhere. and
II would be an excellent maxim also for
Il politician. To another aspirnnt for for
tune. who had asked his advice, he said:
Don't never buy what you can't pay for"
These were three admirable mlXims for
business. and he probably acted through
his long and successful career in strict con-
formty with them. lie never sDcculated,
nor made any rash ventures. But his
favorte maxim, the one upon which he
set the highest value and most seriously
mcucatcd upon those vino were on the
most ultimate terms with him. was u con-
dcusation OF one among the wsest OF the
proverbs OF SOLOMON: ain all labor there Is
profit; but the talk OF the lips tendeth only
to perjury" The Commodore had prob
ably never read this golden proverb, aud
ho can hardly be said to have paraphrased
it III putting 1t into his homely advice:
Keep your mouth shut" This was what
he sHid to his young grandson upon whom
lie based his hopes Of founding II dynasty,
only few day before his own mouth was
closed forever He had been giving the
young man some words Of serious advice,
and he ended by saying: But, above AL,
keep your mouth shut He used to say
,'i", ,iv V-Su must az what was called hts
good fortune TO the practice ~ keeping to
himself what lac meant to do until he had
done il. And this has been the habit Of ali
great men who have done anything during
their lives to excite the wonder of their
fellow beings.
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lican Mayor, CUNEINGuAa, on that occa-
sion, in most unpleasant light. That
civic functonary, who has just been in
dicted for fraud, was evidently indisposed
to cooperate with Col. Hunt in his exer-
lions TO protect the city from riot; and
when his acts are considered in connection
with the communications he was having ut
the time with Gov. CuAMBERLAIS. it Is diff
licult ~ believe that ho was not will ny to
encourage the rioters, in tho expectation
Of making political capital for his party
should serious disturbances occur.
Another fact that is clearly shown in
this report is that the troops In South
Carolina were intended TO be used by
CHAMBERLAIS and his confederates, not
for the preservation of the peace but for
partisan ends. because Col. HUNT would not
disarm peaceable white citizens, WORTH
INGToS, the Collector Of the Port, declared
that he should be removed within twenty
four hours by tho War Department, and
removed he was But he had saved tho
city of Charleston from what would prob
ably have been fearful massacre ..
blacks and whites, and his removal from
his command for doing this he can hardly
feel to be u humiliation.
AS the facts of the recent election are
investigated, every day brings forth new
evidence of the falsity OF the protencc
that TILDEN gained his maiorities in the
South through the intimidation of voters
and every day affords new proofs of the
monstrous character of the means em-
ployed by lIAYEs's supporters. The pro-
ceedngs in South Carolina were Of a piece
with those in Florida and Louisiana, aud
they can only be characterized as utterly
infamous.
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Whether the British Government is pre-
with the Porte in the frantic effort in which
1t is now engaged to force Gen. IGNATIErFs
modified proposals. down MIDHAT PAsHA's
throat, time alone can show. So long rs
statesmen and politicians are directing the
destinies of country, it is possible to form
some conjecture as to the turn which
events may take; but when they hand
gogues, no mortal can tell what may be
the result.
Meantime, we find the London Times
clinging with pertiuacity to the only
solitary idea 1t has been able to evolve
from its inner consciousness through
out these complications. 1t is prob
able" it observes that tho Russians
would not signify immediate war: it
would, on the contrary, be taken as u
means of avoiding it by frightening the
Turks into compliance with Russian
demands There is delightful naYvet6
about this suggestion. Scorning all diplo-
matte subtorfuges, the leading journal of
England is careful to inform the Turks
that IL the Russians cross the Pruth il is
not to make war, but in order to produce
n moral effect upon their sensitive nerves.
To say nothing of the economy, il would
be far simpler to resort to the Chinese
device of dummy batteries and unarmed
sodiery arrayed III hideous and terrifying
costumes
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Tho Truth About south Carolina.

The oiilc ial report Of Col. Hunt of the
United States army, stationed in South
Carolina at the time of the November cleo
ton, which we PRINT to-day, is an interest
Ing and important document. 1t shows
oonclusivcly that the election in that State
was exceptionally quiet and pcaceabe aud
that whatever attempts at intimidation
were made came from Republican ne
grOes, who, in several instances. assembled
In armed bodies for the purpose OF pre-
venting colored Democrats from voting
for HAMPTON. The testimony OF this oni-
Der supported by tho reports of subordi-
nate officers IN command OF detaChmcnts
OF troops that were sent to various parts
Of the state, Will hardly he questioned by
any party.
Col. HUNTS account OF the riot in
Charleston on the day after tho cleo
ton, when the negroes fred into the
Office OF the NCCs and Courier, and
undertook to take possession of the prln-
cipal streets, is OF peculiar interest, rs
IL shows that under the most aggra-
Vhtlns circumstances the Charleston
rihe clubs acted only rs conservators
OF tho peace. aiding Col. HUNT in his
EFFORTS TO maintain order, and cheerfully
ooeying his instructions in every regard.
IL also exposes the conduct Of the Repub-