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mr. oAsHMEREs i cAsHMEREsi

n
Another large lot Of BLACK CAsHMEREs. war
ranled au WOOL a. SO, so, s5,, rs, ssc., 81, and
t.zE s1.25 per yard $50 ,-tyFg /. ss-,.E II
eoLoRED CAsIiMEREs 25 per cent. below y res 7
lar prices; ETf sgEt4 sz, ;,.t..s j
BLACK ALPAcAs and MoHAIRs a. great bar.
gains; ,,...,. .,s,ssy., 5.i
TAbnsEs, HENRIETTA CLOTHS, AUSTRIA.
81 LIAM cREPEs, and DELAiNEs very cheap
BLACK SILKS at greatly-reduced prices
Bargains in gL GCK and COLORED SILK VEL.
R5 VETS d., -. ia .sfets 81,
FANCY DRESS GOODS will be closed out at and
below cost, rat Efe II LEVY BROTHERS.
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210 pieces CASSIMERES aud WunTIr,c
g from zoe. 10 81 so ward: ''''H "'-JJ,
100 pieces WHITE ana CULOPEU FI.,,.,,
from 10 10 SOC. L yard! MIL,
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/ ,cg RICHARDSON'S SUPERIOR FAM
NY LINENs.-We now offer large assortment OF
the aboye-naned LINENS OF OUR OWN IMPOR-
TaTION, which enables Us TO sell them at MUCH
LOWER PRICES THAN HERETOFORE. h. ,
fe ~ rSiiftE''f pas LEVY BROTHERS.
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1870 CORSFTS. OF every style and 1a,,,,r :.
SOC. to $3.50. As this Is one 81 H. j. zoe
stocks Of CoRSRTS In the city we cannot, ,,fi
suit one aud all, '' al =
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ss.EcIAL aer,e-u.
Gee BALD TIMgs MADE -.
THALHfMER BRnrurns

THIRTY DAYS TO SECURE soup
~ BARGAINS IN DRY Gf,nna 'eRAr
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70 HANDSOME and CHEAP cLo,r,
must be sold. We have reJn,rh,hS' Which
c Isks to IT. w. go cLoAEsy% q! -
tn be the cheapest 10 iherliy W .s't CLOAK
mined not TO carry them oycr. ,nd nave ave Get,r
from those Ia need Of 4 cscaD cI,tE AK al
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-01

226 pieces DRESS GOODS of eve,,
and style. from &c. 10 75c.: s'' f's1vk.
DRESS GOODS at 16c. worth 25c.;at2n
ALL-WOoL CAsHMEREs at &c FA
them out. '''' cMap % -.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-01

81 Psse ,sI, p ,hmsR.s cA a, a. &c.
customers viii secure great ef b. rs n y a.
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= THALHIMER BROTIJyps
SOL BROAD STREET,
VIII offer their entire stock at e1,r,o.s
prices 10 order 10 reduce thtir im,ne-.inafi m
paratory TO taking inventory. Tho,o Mck, IN.
DRY GOODS win find IL 10 their ady,n. ~ T'nt Y
ing us call. 'a2e 10 d.
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BLACK ALPACAS. CREPE CTnrus
Us a. trial. " prlce. tSy.
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HESRIdo COUNTY. January tas,tl s5s.: ,li'"tt#
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SON, was. referred to the Committee for
Courts of Justice.
VOTE ON CANAL-R11LROAD BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. SERVER, it was
Resolued, That the House OF Delegates
viii proceed to vote upon Bill No., 76 and
the various amendments thereto at P. NJ.
this day. 4. II i Ils .lsS -. ~. !.
Mr.. JOHNSTON, sIof Giles, subsequently,
moved to reconsider. The House was
.thin when the resolution was adopted.
Messrs. FOWLER and HANGER q 4, supported
the motion. e. :. '.,l - =. .S. &c, =
sThe matter was discussed by sew, several "a
other members, and the con lusion reached
that the House was not prepared to vote,
and wished to hear further discussion. 30,
= On motionsof Dir. HANGER, the bill was
laid ont table.tt s,.Gtt 81 ii# 80
.l,12r',, q THE RIvgs UsugPATIiS. z 5.t,5, s
Senate o1uhons In relation to the Riyes
usurpatlon dereto tore published in this pa
PERI came y up as The special order at l2s
B M. PETER j, CARTER tcoIored) offered a
substitute, setting forth that two fifths OF
tha popuiattono of this State Is composed OF
persons of African descent; That the law
respecting the summoning OF iuries has
been, since the adoption OF the present Con-
stituti0n OF this State, 30 administered and
enfOrced that persons of .African descent
have rarely, Ii ever, been summoned either
aa grand or petst Jurors that, in conse-
quence. negroes have aiways been, and now
Dire: indicted and tried by illsfes composed
exclusively oi lTl bite nisn urfes- drawn
iron al gesa bics, formerly held them in
bQpdagas and regarded them as cIiattaia;
aEd that this adiHin ation OF the law has:
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
The Murdered British Envoy.

Sir Louis Cavagnari, says the London
World, was one of those few men ere
ated by nature to make their mark in
the worlds history. Utterly un-English
in his aspect, his manner, his style of
thought and his character of action, he
recalled the Continental diplOmatists of
the nsOVe7I age. 1t has been generally
assumed at PeshawUr for years back
that it was only a question of time when
Cavagnari should be assassinated, as
had been MackesOn, Macdonald and so
many others who had been his prede-
cessOTs in the perilOus fascinating ca
reer of frontier management. A slight
man, of rather feeble physique, but with
an eye like twO-edged sword, he never
carried arms, differing in this from John
Nicolson, who always had a pistol on
his writing-table; and when at an inter-
view hillman or an Afghan waxed
truculent, took care to secure the first
trick in the game. Cavagnari (writes
a correspondent, although he never
loses his temper, can on occasion hit
wonderfully straight from the shoulder.
l remember once riding with him to an
appointment he had with some Afridis
to settle some vexed land question. [
remained on the road while he, alone,
in the center of about dozen stalwart
ruffians armed to the eyebrows, walked
round the field. Presently the loud,
angry accents of dispute reached my
ears. The Afridis were surrounding
Cavagnari, gesticulating with passionate
vehemence. some with hands on their
daggers. Cavagnari stood quiet, per-
fectly fearless, utterly impassive. Sud
denly saw the biggest of the Afridis go
down like bullock, and Cavagnari,
with unrUffied composure, returning his
hand into his pocket. He had knocked
| the ruffian down, and the swift thor
oughness of the act cOwed the fierce
hillmen. About halfway on the return
! journey Cavagnari remarked apolOget-
ically, 1T was absolutely necessary.
Please don't think 1 lost my temper;
was perfectly cool; but l was forced to
maintain my ascendency; and then he
added meditatively, g and l wanted also
/ To save NV life
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
oddities Of a Chinese Funeral.


The Chinese funeral yesterday was a
grand and imposing affair. The cere-
monies were held in Chinatown, and
various incantatiOns were performed
over the baked pig, chicken, rice and
arrack, In sight of many of our citizens.
Six high priests of the order of Free
masons were robed in white vestments,
and all the mOurners had strips Of white
and red cloth tied around their arms.
A band was in attendance, and dnring
the ceremony would discourse some of
the late and most popular airs, such as
Yankee Doodle, Shoe Fly, etc, which,
although not being exactly the Ameri-
can style of funeral music, seemed to
please the Cclestials nightly. Contra
Ty to their usual custom, the hog. chick
en-, etc, were not taken TO the grave, as
the disgracaful scrambling of the rabble
on the last occasion decidedly proved to
the mourners that the departed spirit
had little show for provisions in the face
of the mob, consequently they were left
in the joss house in Chinatown. Con-
spicuous among those present was a
man with copy of ''Gospel - Hymns
in his hands, seated on the railing around
the adjoining grave, and many of the
uninitiated were anxiously waiting for
him to open the ceremony, but he kept
on his perch until the affair was over,
without making a sign.-BtGcE HIS
Ne1CS.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
A Wedding in Africa.

Weddings in Urua, Central Africa,
last three or four days. Commander
Cameron attended one of them. All the
people in the village were there, he says.
Some men blowing pipes and beating
drums stood in the center of great cir
Gle of men who danced around them,
groaning and howling and making a
great noise. This was kept up day and
night. Suddenly, at the end of the third
day, the bride came out of a hut dressed
in all the fnery the village could muster.
She wore a small apron made of a piece
of linen which had been given to the
Chief, and was adorned with feathers,
beads and shells. She was carried on
the shoulders of very stout woman,
and supported by woman on each side.
Being brought into the midst of the
dancing people she jumped up and down
on the shoulders of the woman. "A num-
Der of beads and shells were given to
her, which she scattered about indis-
criminately, and the people scrambled
for them, as they were considered to
possess some virtue as charms. The
jumping up and down of the bride was
carried on so energetically that the skin
was completely worn off the shoulders
of the woman who carried her. Then
the husband, a great big fellow, came in,
picked up his bride, put her under his
arm and walked off with her.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
The Gar and His COat OF Mail.

A gentleman who has visited St.Peters-
burg pictures the life of the Gar of
all the Russias as something to be by no
means envied. He says that the Winter
Palace, which is the Cars ordinary res
idence, is but a splendid prison of state,
where 5000 titled jailers stand between
him and the outer world. 1t is town
within a town. It's inmates are a YER
table population, duly graded in the
minutest subdivisions of official rank.
The Gar often breaks bounds, and, in
deed, up to a late date, he continued
the habit of all his predecessors of going
out on foot every day. But the re ent
attempt on his life has changed all that
and make him more lonely that ever.
He has now fallen completely into the
hands of his advisers, and their advice,
in default of better, is, that he shall in
crease the distance between him and
human nature The late attack on his
life by the Nihilist Solovieff would have
been successful but for the fact that he
wore shirt of very strong chain mail
under his coat. 1t was made for him by
Leblanc of the Boulevard Magenta, a
well known Paris armorer, who supplies
the theaters for their mimic wars, but
who also knows how to turn out work
that would bear the brunt of real
one. Leblanc's first Imperial custom
er was the Emperor Napoleon Ill,
and it was probably through the recon-
mendatiOn of some friend of the En-
perOr that Alexander, at the beginning
of the present troubles, was led to apply
to Leblanc for one of his patent safety
suits. The armorer's own story is that
gentleman sought him out, and with
some mystery asked if he could make a
coat of mail that would turn revolver
bullet. He was doubtful himself of his
own powers in this respect, though he
had already provided Napoleon with an
undershiTt warranted to turn the edge
of a knife. But an experiment was made
with one of his best suits, and it was
found that even a Colts army revolver
made no impression on its serried rings
of steel. This explains the miracle of
the Emperor's preservation. Leblanc
has other illustrious customers, among
them Prince Bismarck, and the conf
Dental distribution of his business cards
seems to be a common courtesy among
the pOtentates of Europe. But the
wearing of coat of mail can hardly be
conducive to unallOyed cheerfulness and
haDDineSS
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
Stumbling Into a Marriage.

A comely young maiden, fresh from
the shores of old England, arrived in this
city on her way West to join her brother,
who lives in a small town in Ohio. When
she arrived here she concluded to stop
over one train and visit her cousin, who
is employed at the coke ovens on Mount
Washington. After the greetings were
exchanged, she went to the depot and
found that she had missed the train. As
she was a stranger in the city she deter
mined to return to her cousin 5 boarding.
house and await the next train. She
again ascended the mountain, and while
on her way she passed around the cor
ner of a stable and stumbled against a
stalwart peddler, who is likewise a Ger
man, and bears the name of Lather-
baugh, and who was going from the op-
posite direction. He apologized for the
accident, and, being struck with the En-
glish maiden's appearance, stopped for
a moment. Then conversation was
had which ended by Latherbaugh ac-
companying her to her cousins house.
In half an hour after they had reached
the clearinghouse they were betrothed.
The happy German Immediately started
out in quest of a minister, and in a few
moments the silken knot OF matrimony
was tightly ytied.-Ptttsbarg Gazette.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
A Remarkable Case.

A remarkable case is reported from
Westminster, Md, which has recently
attracted the attention of number of
scientific persons. The htSUs nature is
Abraham Ireland, who is cOlored, is
aged 6S years, and was formerly n slave
of Amos Lowe, in Baltimore County.
When a boy he came to Carroll County,
and for 40 years he has worked in tan
yard. His parents were both black, and
Abraham himself was black rs ebony.
Twenty-Five years ago spots made their
appearance on his face and hands, and
they have continued to spread until now
his entire face and head, which is bald,
his body to his waist, and his hands, arms
and feet are white, only few dark spots,
resembling freckles, remaining on his
face. He enjoys good health, and so far
no satisfactory explanation has been
given for this curious change from black
to white. Some of the physicians who
have examined him attribute it to the
constant contact with acids III the tan
yard, used in the preparation of the
hides, while others regard it as a species
of eTysipelas. Abraham has reared a
family of children, all of whom are as
black as he was in his younger days.
Thus far he has resisted all the tempting
offers of shOwmen.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
Dot and TiIIy SIOwbOy.

Mr. j. H. LiddOns, who knew Charles
Dickens from boyhood, says that he
found himself very lately one night at a
railway station near Northwich. =" Scarce
" had | set foot on the platform, he
writes, ewhen | was accosted by tail
Young man of the yeOman type, who
had come to fetch the lctter-bag. DO
you wish for bed, sir?' asked he, cor
are YOU going on?' / told him that /
was bound for Northwich, two miles off.
You can not get there, sir, till later IN
the morning. l win drive you there, as
/ 90 with the mailbag at 8 O'Clock
Accordingly, / concluded to accept
bed, and a supper if possible, at the
hostelry close at hand. / entered the
kitchen, where "a bright fire was burn
ing, and sat myself before it, There
was kettle on the hob singing a duet
with chirping cricket. A large wiry
terrier came and crouched at my feet.
There was nothing strange in this. But
presently heard clock, clock behind
me, and turning round / beheld lilly
Slowboy in pair of wooden clogs The
idea dawned upon me that | was among
some of the drGDlGtiS persona OF the
Cricket on the Hearth SUpposition
soon grew into conviction, for in few
minutes a pretty little round woman
came in and informed me that my sup
per was ready in an adjoining
parlor. Dot, by JOve!' / more than
muttered. / ate my supper and went
to bed. My host reused me at halt-past z,
oave me a cup of coffee and bore me off
In his little chaise to NOrthwich. On the
way we passed a fine Old-fashioned
house. who lives there?' l asked.
THAT. sir was John Peerybingle's re-
ply, belongs to Mr. Hogarth, musical
Gentleman sHogarth?' Why, he must
/ be Mr.. Dickens's father-in-law. He is
sir, and Mr.. Dickens do often come
down here; and it has been and took off
me and all my family and put US into
Christmas story, which he do call the
| 3. Cricket on the Hearth ;' but it amt all
! true, for there's no blind toy-maker IN
these parts, and Dot and me never had
a dispute about her brother
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
Incomes OF Professional Men.

A letter to the Boston journal says:
A large number of the New York pas
tors are very wealthy men. This is al
most always true of the Catholics, and
has been true of nearly all the older
pastors. DIR. Spring was very rich
man, and in old age married a very
wealthy woman for wife. The elder
Tying is millionaire; William Adams
has always been rich since he has been
IN New York nr Beveair of Trinity
Church has an estate IN nIilss.tian to-
day. A large portion of the clergy are
poor Two or three of the denomina-
ton are rich. Nearly every successful
doctor has a fortune. 1t is the same
with eminent legal practitioners. When
the minister gets poor, as he does at the
last of his life, the lawyer and the doctor
become rich. When he Outlives his use
fulness, as he does when he becomes
old, the lawyer becomes "A Judge, and
the doctor a professor. / asked an emf
nent physician, the other day, Why is
this? He replied: 1t results from the
way we begin. Nearly every practicing
physician and lawyer at the start Is
poor. He has his fame to get
and his fortune to win. He spends
years in laying the foundation OF his
fame He studies economy and rigidly
ipOhS OttJ iOI IllC ioppCtos IL A74A -
auired to entertain any body, and no
body expects he viii maintain the style
of a successful merchant or rich lawyer.
He travels little, and earns his money
before he spends it. A minister takes
his position ut a bound. The younger
he is the more popular he is. He takes
a rank with a lawyer and merchant and
doctor at the start. He is flush in funds,
and imagines his bright day viii always
last. The money that he should lay up
for his waning hours he spends in trips
to Europe, and visits the places of fash
ion and culture. When the pastor has
got to the summit and looks down the
western slope, he has spent his money,
Just as the doctor and lawyer have the
foundations of their wealth laid and fame
and usefulness secured. There Is not
a profession in New York III which it is
so easy to lay up competence for the
future as the ministerial one. The av-
erage pay is larger than any other pro
fcSSiOn.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
Some Ancient Monsters.

Professor Cope of Philadelphia, who is
spending his summer in California, gave
the other day to the San Francisco
Academy a description of two fossil
animals. One of these was an enormous
vertebrate somewhat resembling an
aquatic kangaroo, named camarasaurus
supremus, whose neck was nine feet in
diameter, whose hind legs were 20 feet
long, whose spinal vertebr8 were 56
inches across, and which must have
been 72 feet long by measurements care
fully taken. This animal could walk in
40 feet of water and catch its prey with
its fore paws. He described another
similar monster found, whose spinal YER
tebre were six feet across and whose
hind legs were 40 feet long, with car
nivorous teeth placed in the upper and
lower jaws like shears, so as to cut up
animal food by traversing each other in
the most perfect manner. The bones of
the lower half of this animal were solid
and very heavy, to keep its feet down in
the water, while bones in the upper half
of its body were built in hOneycOmbed
layers as thick as pastebOard, strong, but
very light and buOyant in water. This
monster has been named amphicOclias
fragilissimus, and must have been con-
siderably over 100 feet in length. Both
animals have large and powerful tails
like kangaroos, and when catching their
food in the water must have appeared
as if on three-leggcd stools, the tail act
ing as an equal support of the tripod.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
WIDO WE'D.

She did not sigh for death, nor make sad moan,
Turning from smiles as one who solace fears,
But filled with kindly deeds the waiting years
Yet, in her heart of hearts, she lived alone,
And in her voice there thrilled an undertOne
That seemed to rise from soundiess depths of
tears;
As, when the sea is calm, one sometimes hears
The long, low murmur of "A storm, unknown
Within the sheltered haven where he stands,
While tokens of a tempest oVcrpast
The changing tide brings TO the shining sands
So on the surfnce of her life was cast,
An ever present shadow of the day
When Love and Joy went hand in hand away.
n. b. Boyle, ia ScTibHer for October.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-16
Shortening Names.

A Brooklyn lawyer, Mr.. Michael
Gruschenske, has taken the steps pre-
scribed by law for shortening his name
to Michael Cru. We make mention of
this private matter in the interest of the
public. If Mr.. Gru's example should be
generally followed, the result would be
a large economy of valuable time, to say
nothing of paper and ink His is by no
means the only name which might wise
ly be shortened. How convenient it
would be to call the city halfway be-
tween New York and Albany Pough, or
plain Pc, instead of Poughkeepsie.
There is Western city which has tried
the patience of continent. Not so
much because of its length as because
of its multiplicity of ms and is, Cincin-
natl is an exasperation to writers and
printers. Why not say Gin? The short
and easy Gin Com would furnish a new
bond of union with one of the most es-
teemed of our contemporaries Missis-
sippi is another unmanageable name.
Why not NIispi? 1t would be easy to
multiply cases ripe for the reform which
Mr.. Cru has begun.-N. Y. Ece'1ins
Post.