The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-16

received 81 cOnvicts, making 831 total con-
hnements; of these, "A were discharged, As
died, "a escaped, II were pardoned and 6
were delivered to sheriffs to answer other
CHARGES, leaving in the penitentiary, October
l, 1877, $50 convicts. The neI cash earnings
f.r the year were $27, 1885. sas At-tla -
The Moffett whisky register law, which
was passed at the late session of the Louis
Ian lana legislature, has gone into operation.
Inc Dill places quarter OF a cent tax on
every drink, and it Is thought will yield a
revenue of 100000 annually. The Iiauol
dealers are violently opposed to the law,
test its cOnstitutiOnslity.
The Swiss-German colony at Helvetia,
Randolph county, W. Va, does not appear
to be augmenting, but rather diminishing.
According to a letter from its principal
pioneer, c. E. Lutz, in the last Buckingham
Banner, the movement to settle such a
colony there started in 1870, and by April,
1875, there were $50 people. Now there are
only about 300, and some of them are pre-
pairing to leave. No particular reasons for
this decline of the eoleny are given beyond
teud between some of the leaders.
Austin (Tex.) Statesman: Two years
IN the penitentiary appears to be remark
ably light sentence for the Griffin brothers,
who robbed the express company at Paris
OF ten thousand dollars aud still retain the
GOliETS
a year for serving in the penitentiary would
be accepted by thousands of the ordinary
breed of erring humanity.
Florida State Journal: Among the
many interesting exhibits at the Gainesville
talr was sample of ozier willows, grown
near Starke by Mr.. Hopkins. II is said that
New York imports annually ten millions of
/ dollars worth of willow from Europe, which
might just as well be produced in Florida.
The ozier grows finely in the fat lands
around Starke, and we look to it as an i1l-
| portant element in the development of that
section.
The Savannah cotton exchange, to
| protect the reputation of Savannah as 8 cot
ton port against damage done abroad from
badly packed cotton from the interior pass,
| ing through Savannah, but not handled there
has passed resolutions requesting the ship
| pers of cotton from that CITY to indOrse
upon their bills of lading for cotton shipped
/ upon the spot the clause, compressed in
| Savannah"
Gold and silver mining promises to
become rich and extensive in Georgia. The
| country people in the vicinity of Dahlonega
Lumpkln county, during the year 1876, pro
cured from surface washing $40.716 worth ol
| gold. Where gold can be procured in such
| quantities from the side hills and zulches il
| the mountains. there is nc doubt that, VIXEN
shafts ale sunk and tunnels run so as to reaci
the gold-bearing quartz 81 the water1eves
the yield OF metal win be very large and
| profitable.
The Lee county (ya.4 Sentinel learn.
that James, Andy and Joe jackson, three
| brothers, of Russell county, and woman
| whose name Cis unknown, ell died one day
last week from poisoning. Some one ia the
| neighbOrhOod had lost a good deal OF butte.
| from time to time, by thieves, and finally
| determined to put stop to the stealing by
| poisoning a crock of butter. The plan was
carried out, and the above facts poin ted out
tne guilty parties. - a,
Florida Patriot: The fruit crop. be
| yOnd ali peradventure, is safe, and viii be
most bOuntiful one throughout the state
| The garden crops are now matured, and the
| greatest prOfusion and variety are presented
| on all sides. The corn crop, of which muet
/ larger acreage than usual has been planted
| is growing finely, and may soon be con
| sidered safe The Oat and rye crops promise
| an abundant yield, while the cotton is the
only crop that may be considered rs il
| doubt, and that doubt rests altogether OF
| the character OF the season.
Atlanta Chronicle: For several day
past the Atlanta presbytery has been in ses
sion in Gainesville, trying the notorious
| Block case. Block was a member of the
church, and permitted dancing at his house
| For this offense he was accommodated by
the pastor, Rev. DIR. Leftwich and thereupoI
took an appeal to the presbytery. The inves
tigatlOn brought out great deal Of biIte. nes
and bad feeling, ard resulted in sustaining
the minis er by vote of eighteen to eight
The dancing member still declines to believ
that he has either sinned or violated tn
rules of his church, and will appeal to the sy
nod which meets in Atlanta next November