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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15
Latest from Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 14th.-The Board
of Health report three deaths and nine
new cases of yellow fever since yester-
day. All Of these cases are north OF
Jehezon street. Drs. Saunders and
Elsline, of the Board Of Health, have
taken possession of the localities where
the fever has occurred, and are using
every means to stamp it out.
The fever seems to be gaining
ground. Its origin has been traee1 to
the parties who came up from below
on tie steam boat Golden Crown, and
ran the quarantine blockade two weeks
ago. One person that came up on the
boat has died, and several more are
down with the fever. Prof De ks',
living next door to some of the parties
that came up on the boat, was taken
with it Sunday and died last night
His son is now down with it, George
Bergman, n prominent tDbacconist
taken during the first part of the week
will probably not live the night out
/ The fever seems to be well spread
north of Jefferson, its former locality
As well as can be learned at the pres
eft time there have been five death
and seventeen cases reported in thC
last forty-eight hours. There ar,
probably fifty or seventy-ive cases il
! the city. The weather is favorable
for spreading the disease, it being cold
damp and foggy. The Chickasav
Guards go to Bailey Springs, Ala.
and the Bluff City Greys go into cam
at the old fair grounds, six mile
from the city. Both are private mill
tary companies, and are drilling 70
the prize at the St. Louis fnir. Tn
physicians are advising all that cal
to leave, and the trains are loadec
down. Henry Mynott, telegraph op
orator, living in the infected part 0
the city, was taken with fever thi
afternoon.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15
THE PEOPLE MUST BE REPRESENT
Ed.

Misrepresentation of the people IS
too common in both State and Federal
legislation. In this day rings and
corporations usurp control of legisla
ton and influence them to legislate in
the interest Of the few as against the
many. The history of financial legis-
lation in congress is a connected and
organized crime against the rights and
life Of labor on this continent. Wall
street, New York and State street, Bos-
ton, are the two colossal money cen
tiers in this country, and foreign capt.
tai controls them to the infinite injury
of all interest and industries.
These large banking institutions
have their representatives in Congress
who figure on important committees,
and so manipulate matters that the
rights Of majorities are sacrificed to
the greed of close corporation OF
princely capitalists.
To change this suicidal and one
sided policy, the people should send to
Congress men who cannot be intini-
dated by reckless and unprincipled
tools of the money power. Men who
cannot be bought by foreign gold OF
seduced by the tempting surroundings
Of place and power.
Professional politicians are profes-
sional political cheats, they are nc
statesmen, but placemen and trick.
sters, who use demagoguical wiles tc
induce the people to believe their in,
terests are advanced, while in truth,
diverse and antagonizing interests are
directly at that very moment subservec
by them.
Too little attention is paid to gov
eminent by the people, they elect mer
and then turn them loose to do as they
! like on every and all questions Of pub
lie policy. This must be changed
The people should hold representative.
to a strict account in all matters. See
that they as leaders of public senti
ment give no uncertain sound. Then
personal character should be the EN-
bodiment Of the purest private worth
To be otherwise and have vice at ;
premium in public Office is to misleaC
the aims Of the rising generation anC
throw Il charm around immortality
We need men as Representatives VIII,
) will dare to do right in the face of al
, odds.
King caucus in a party has muzzleC
the mouth Of would-be statesmen
and made them register votes contrar,
to convictions of right and in hostilit,
to the interests of those they wer
commissioned to represent.
In these times it requires no ordina
ry manhood to represent the peopl
, faithfully. The tide of corruption
and official malfeasence is 50 strong tina
only men of positive moral worth cal
resist the influence to prove false t
official VOWS.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

New YORK and other large cities
have a thousand millions Of dollars of
United States bonds. a thousand
millions more are owned by foreigners.
These arc fixed capital-they furnish
no wages 10 laborers and they produce
nothing. Their owners are willing
to invest in shipping, manufactures or
any other enterprise. They receive
their hundred millions of interest an
nuallv in gold, and either hoard it,
speculate on it or spend it lavishly in
foreign countries. The consequence is
that New York has no shipping, no
manufactures, and no industrial enter
prises, and her laboring population are
disconnected, miserable and starving
for want Of bread to sustain life.
These sad scenes are occurring In a
c,untry that is in a state Of profound
peaee and possessing greater resources
than any other nation on the face OF
the globe.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

IT is the high nilsson of South
ern Democracy to counteract the
control of the money power i'll
the Democratic party. If the
gold lords use US much longer,
the people iii righteous disgust
Will kick the party out of their
way. Our leaders at Nashville
to-day in solemn convention as
sembled are called upon to face
the issue and place the party be
fore the country on a platform
in accord with the pressing needs
of the people on the financial
question. No lodging, no double
me@niug platitudes, but plain
statement Of principles.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15
Hon. 7. J. FIippin WAS ON ]

Hon. T. J. Flippin was on Thurs
day last reelected Judge Of the 18th
Judicial Circuit by a majority Of about
$3.50 votes. His own county give
him a majority of 1861, Lauderdaic
1852, Hardeman 2,417 and Upton
about 2,S40. Judge FIippin ought to
feel highly complimcnted, as we are
sure he does, by this overwhelming
majority. He desires it to be said,
through the columns Of the Falcon, to
the people Of Upton, Lauderdale,
Hardeman and Fayette, that his SEN
sibilities have been deeply touched by
the unprecedented vote he received at
the hands Of the citizens Of the Judi
cial Circuit And while he feels hon
ored and fattered by the popular yer
dict, he is not insensible to the vast
obligations imposed, and in entering
upon another Judicial term it shall be
his constant aim in the future, as in
the past, to discharge It's delicate and
responsible duties with conscientious
fidelity.-Somerville Falcon, Aug. g.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

To palliate or postpone the dis
Gontent Of the large majority Of
the people with the condition Of
the country, the Eastern press
ever since the commencement Of
the pressure in 1873 have been
flattering the people every spring
and fall that business was reviv-
ing and improving. These prom
Uses or prophecies have all proved
to be false, yes, wickedly false,
for those who made them did not
believe them. They are now re
iterating the same cry, but no
one has any confidence in them;
for all see that the countryis grow
ing worse and worse, and will
continue to do so until our whole
financial policy is reversed.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15
Crop Report, Memphis Department.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 9.-The Cotton Elk
change crop report fer July is made
up from 134 responses from North
Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and
West Tennessee. There is much com
plant Of damage from the excessive
growth Of grass and weeds, while the
drouth in some sections is producing
considerable rust. The crop, howev-
er, is in a more promising condition
than last year at this date. One and
one-eighth per cent. Of the cotton crop
has been abandoned in consequence of
weeds. All report better stands than
last year, and 120 report the plant
forming, blooming and fruiting well.
Regarding the present condition of the
crop, IS report it very fine 90 good,
80 moderately good, 6 poor, 81 well
cultivated, 80 very grassy. averaging
s per cent. of the crop seriously in
grass and weeds. Eighty-two report
the crop better than last year, %
about the same, and II not as good.
The laborers are working well except
in portions Of Arkansas. The corn
crop will make a good average.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15
THE HOTTEST SPOT ON EARTH.

One Of the hottest regions of the
earth Is along the Persian Gulf, where
little or no rain falls. At Behrin the
arid shore has no water, vet compar-
atively numerous population contrives
to live there, thanks to the copious
springs which burst from the bottom
Of the sea. The fresh water is got by
diving. The diver, sitting in his boat,
winds a great goat-skin bag around
his left arm, the hand grasping his
mouth; he then takes in his right
hand a heavy stone, to which Is at
tached a strong line, and thus equipl
he plunges in and soon reaches the
bottom. Instantly opening the bag
over the strong jet of fresh water, he
springs up the ascending current, at
the same time closing the bag, and Is
helped aboard. The stone is then
hauled up, and the diver, after taking
breath, plunges in again. The
source Of these copious submarine
springs is thought to be in the green
hills of Osman, some five or six miles
distant.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

THE attrocious and wicked act of
changing the greenback-bonds into
coin-bonds was carried through Con
gress hy bribery. The decentralization
of silver was effected by fraud and for
gerry. These wicked measures, III con-
junction with the rapid contraction OF
the currency TO bring about the resump-
ton Of specie payment, has brought
the country to its present ruinous con-
dition. And while this condition
bears more h;a,dly on the workingmen
who depend upon their daily labor for
their daily bread, yet from this source
has arisen the great discomfort which
now pervades nine-tenths of the pOpu,
lation Of the country, 1t has been
brought about by the measures of the
bloateI bondholders of New York and
other large cities, aided by press en-
tireIv devoted to their interests.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

THE latest intelligence from Geor-
ga is to the effect that the victory Of
Alexander H. Stephens over his OPP
ponents in his District will be complete.
He has already secured the delegates
from NINE of the sixteen counties, and
the prospect is that his denomination
VIII be made without a single dissent
INC vote.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

TIE Democratic party platform this
fall should have bold, strong, good
greenback timber Ia them, and no
worn-out and rotten principles,
We must show thelaboring millions
that our party has the spirit and the
wiz &c stand by labor in its perilous
contest with usurious and untaxed
CAPITAL.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

OUR platform makers at Nash
Vile to-day should give us a low
tax Greenback platform, but no
reputation in it.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15
From Galveston.

GALVESTON, Aug. 1.-THE Board
of Health quarantined against Men
phis tonight. This city is unusually
clean and healthy, and exTaordiu; ry
efforts are being made to keep it so.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

THE municipal tax now levied
IN Memphis is three dollars and
thirty-seven cents on the one hun
dred dollars worth of property.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15
FORTY YEARS B.-FoIl2: THE rg-B1ES.
DIR. -, MCLANE'S
Celebrated American
WORM SPECIFIC
OR
VERMIFUGE.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

TNHE countenanCe is pale and leaden-
i COlOTed, with occasional fluShes, or
a CirCumsCribcd spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull the pupils
dilate an azure semiCircle runs along
the lower eye-id /; the nose is irritated,
Swells, and sometimes bleeds; a SWELL
ing of the upper lip; occasional head
ache, with humming or throbbing of
the ears an unusual secretion of saliva
Shiny or furTed tongue; breath very
foul, particularly in the morning; ap-
petite variable, sometimes voraciouS,
witha gnawing sensation ofthe stomach,
at others, entirely gone; fleetiRg pains
in the stomach =; occasional nausea and
vomiting; violent pains throughout the
abdomen; bowels irregular, at times
costive stools Shiny not unfrequently
hinged with blood belly swollen and
nard urine turbid; respiration occa-
iiOnally difficult, and accompanied by
niccough; cough sometimes dry and
convulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep.
with grinding OF the teeth temper
variable, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR.. c.. MoLANE'S VERMIFUGE
Will certainly effect a cure
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; it is an innocent prepa-
ration, net capable cf doing tie Slighfess
iRjll-y Ia tie naost fezzEe1- lA7aHE.
The genuine DR. MCLANE's VERM1-
FUGE bears the signatures ofC. M?LANF
and FLEMING Bros. Oh the wrapper
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

Gen. Luke z. Wright, Of Memphis,
is st 'ongly backed by the people of his
district for Congress. He Is truly a
representative man of this section, and
has made an enviable Representatives.
his district as Attorney General for
one Of the largest Criminal Courts Iii
the South The people of Tennessee
may justly feel proud Of this coming
man of the Ten,h District Little
Rock Gazette.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

s.''citti rates gwen on application.
Local notices charged 10 cents line for first in
s-rpn, and 10 cents line for subsequent insertions
The pay for yearly and half-yeary advertise
ncnts Is due quarterly, and those inserted for less
tnan three months must DO paid for when their time
expire.
Announcing candidate for city ofiiccs So 90;
couaty $ CO., District SO 90; state $40 90 invari-
ably in advance.
Efs~ Personal cards, when admissible, charged
double rates.
Marriages and deaths announced free.
Obituary notices over eight lines charged for as
advertisements.
ES-All letters on business must he addressed to
ARNiSTEAD BROTHERS.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

THE Republicans are using the Ma
tionals merely to break down the Dem
ocratic party.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15

THE steamship Celtic, sailing for
Europe to-day, has 100000 gold
coin cng1qod fog EhipInent
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

For one year lin ajvancc) ....................s 81
For six
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
A Medicine Chest for es Cents.

Perhaps no one medicine IS so universally
required by every body as a good cathartic
Swayne's Tar and Sarsaparllla Pills are pre-
pared expressly to meet this necessity; being
composed of purely vegetable Ingredients,
of which PodOphyllin or Mandrake, Pine
Tree Tar, Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock and
other concentrated juices en- ter largely into
their composition; the whole strength OF
which is extracted on an entirely new prin-
ciple. They are mild in their operation,
produce no gripping, and are truly valuable
purgative, aperient, anti-bilious and catbar-
tic medicine. They stimulate the liver to
healthy action, cleanse the stomach and
bowels of all impurities. Curing sick and
nervous headache, dyspepsia or indigestion,
bilious, intermittent remittent and conges-
tive fevers, languor. drowsiness, aching pains
in the back, head, slight chills, with Pushes
of heat, female Irregularities, and for bill
ious and costive habit, no medicine is so
prompt and effectual as DR. Swayne's Tar
and Sarsaparilla Pills. If your druggist or
has not got them, or will not
procure them for you, we will forward them
by mail on receipt of price, (ip currency or
postage stamps), % cents q box, or five:boxes
for 81. Address letters, DR.. Swsyne d Son,
No. $50 North Sixth street, Philadelphia.
Sold at French's Medicine Depot, under
Masonic Temple, indianapolis
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
more.

CIRCUMSTANCES seem to warrant the conclu-
sion that the devil has taken possession
bodily, of quite number of the inhabitants
of Indiana, particularly that portion of the
state known as Marion county. Murders
follow each other in quick succession, and
the fact that trials are going forward and
Verdicts of guilty" obtained, seems to exert
no restraining influence whatever, and the
number of murderers will soon, at the pres
emit rate of increase, be in excess of the &C
commodation of the Jail. The prevalence Of
crime is well calculated to alarm society,
and to create intense solicitude.
1t seems quite impossible to construct any
rational theory for the present condition of
affairs. Men disregard every obligation to
society, defy the courts and snap their fin
gers in the face of verdicts. Human life was
never so cheap as now. Murders occur in
the streets of the city; in the temple Of JUS
tice; in hotels and boarding houses, and on
the highways. Some remedy must be found,
else the peoples indignation, il is feared,
will rise above all prudent restraints, and
scenes of violence will take the place
Of law and order. 1t occurs
to that trials are unnecessarily
delayed, and sentence and the execution
penalties too long postponed. The times de-
mand quick work. Ii bullet and knife must
perform their work of death, in the name of
safety let broken necks follow each other in
as rapid succession. II executions can, by
any possibility, arrest the work of slaughter,
let us have them. The time has passed for
gush and sentimentalism, and the sternest
justice should take their place. Let society
shed its tears over the CHASTITY remains of the
murderer's victim, and restrain their sobs
when the law puts its clutches npon violent
men.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04

vitalize Mormonism and hold its motley
votaries in a solid body. great territory
was organized, and Mormonism was en-
grated upon the civil and political
institutions of the country, where it still
maintains its defiant attitude and asks the
government of the United States what it is
going to do about it. There is only one diff.
ficulty in the whole matter, and that is po-
lygamy. If this was out of the way, Nor
monism, like any other ism, would have
free course, might run and be glorifed to
any extent that the elders and
prophets might elect. But the
Mormon Church holds that polygamy is of
divine appointment; the Bible teaches it,
and that some of the grandest characters i'm
mortaliEed In the Bible practced it, and
just here polygamy, it is thought, has its
strongest hold. One of the eloquent defend
ers of polygamy is reported to have said:
We claim this under God and the constitu-
ton of the United States, as IL has been re-
vealed by God, and we have the right TO be-
lieve as we please, and to listen TO the voice
OF Goo when de SPEAKS TO them nnfo
us; to believe that He has raised up
prophet, and to practice the dictates of con-
science.
These defenders of lust claim that polyg
amy is productive of no results demanding
the interference of the government, and go
so far as to declare it to be right guaranteed
by the constitution of the country; that, in
stead of being a crime, it is a God-ordained
institution and promotive of virtue. This,
however, is not the view taken
of the subject by the people of
the United States, and in every
tate OF the Union bigamy is penitentiary
CT me, and we doubt if there is peniten-
t.lry IN the country that deos not number
among its convicts more than one bigamist.
Manifestly that which is crime IN Indiana
can not be virtue in Utah, and il the good
of society demands severe punishment
in all of the states of bigamists, polygamists
should not escape in Utah, and
the government OF the United States must
forever appear contemplate until it applies
a remedy. The sooner this is done the bet
ter. 1t can be accomplished only by the ex-
ereise of power, and will demand strong
will and steady hand. We do not believe
that the effort can be long postponed. When
ii is made there will be confusion and deal
of cIamor, for the disease is deep seated, and
it's eradication will require the severest
treatment. II the United States can not do
this, if 1t is beyond ITS power, then the hui
initiating confession will have to be made,
and Mormonism will maintain its position.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
THE GREAT AMERICAN INSANE AsY
LIN RING

Our recent attempts at investigating the
expenses attendant upon the treatment OF
the insane in Europe and America have led as
to believe that there is a great insane asylum
ring in the United States. For this reason
there is no probability of making complete
comparative statement Of the expenses of
the asylums of different states-frst, because
the manner of bookkeeping followed is not
as a rule, in accordance with that of business
men; second, because, on direct appeal to
all the insane institutions of the United
States, notwithstanding stamps were en-
closed for answers, only about one-fourth OF
the asylums responded.
In every instance superintendent of asy-
lums in Europe responded to our request,
and sent reports. The table of expenses
per capita of European asylums published
few days ago in the Senh-
mel, showed that, while the living
expenses in Europe are much higher than
in the United States, the cost per capita
is from one-half to one-fourth less than in
this country.
AS most of the superintendent of Ameri-
can asylums have refused to respond, and as
there are no files of reports of insane asylums
accessible, we have experienced great diff
Guilty in arriving at a comparative statement
of expenses. Even our state library has not
bound copy of the reports of our own state
institutions. We are therefore compelled to
take reports at random, but they are all
for the years from 1865 to 1870, when the
cost of living was 100 per cent. higher than
Ii is to-day.
We can not but think, from recent discov-
cries Of fraud in the asylums of New York,
Ohio and Minnesota that the annual meet.
ings of the association of superintendent
of the insane hospitals of the United
States have something else at heart
other than the good of the insane.
Investigations are on foot In other states, and
the next legislature OF Indiana will be COM
PEELED to investigate our benevolent Insti-
tutions the coming winter, therefore, will
no doubt disclose a great combination formed
for the purpose of keeping up prices. We
subjoin statement of all of the expenses of
the insane asylums of the United States that
have sent US reports, in which the per capita
expenses are given. 1t will be observed
that the statement includes state, county.
city, and corporate institutions. From
many of the reports that we have received
the cost per capita is not given, hence they
are omitted from the table.