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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02

Thore are over %, coo men and 100,
600 horses end mules employed in rail-
road building in Texas There are
1000 miles Of road under contract, and
about 5000 miles more 10 be contracted
for.
Reports from every section of West
Texas arc to the effect that farm crops,
stock and sheep are in splendid condi-
ton, and that the future Of the country
never was brighter than at the present
time.
The acreage in cotton in McCulIoch
county this year is quadruple that OF
last. Wheat, corn and oat prospects
are splendid. Horse, cattle and sheep
interest are satisfactory, and farmers
are happy,
Usually at this season of the year
the mills are saving and piling up lum-
Der for the winter trade, but the Or
ungc Tribune says that the demand for
lumber is so great that the mills are
all behind hand with their numerous
orders.
Mr.. r. +. Yoakum, travelling pas
scnger agent for the international and
Great Northern Company. has returned
from the middle States in company
with more than 100 excursionists. pro-
spectors who came to loook Mt Texas.
Bryan Pilot: There is complaint Of
too much rain from all parts of the
county. The farmers are terribly in
the grass with their crops, and are
paying ruinous prices for cotton chop
pers. Some have been unable to get
hands at all, offering as much as S125
a day and board.
Farmers all over the State are COM
planning bitterly OF the scarcity of
hands just now to work the crops, and
are offering dollar day and board,
but cannot procure them OH these terms
The demand by railroads for hands is
worrying farmers and they are having
| trouble.
1t now appears that Wiac county is
destined to become one of the largest
and most important coal mining dis
tricts in the State. Mr.. Gates has re-
Gently discovered another very rich
vein of first class coal, which is pro-
nounced by experts to be equal III ev-
cry respect to the best coal found in
the Indian Territory. The vein is 5 it.
thick.
The farmers Of North Texas have
commenced harvesting their grain.
The reapers are IN the barley now and
will soon begin on the wheat. The
acreage Of grain is not IS great was in
tended, the wet fall having interfered
with seeding, but the yield Is good
The cat crop is reported to be exceed
ingly fine.
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II think not. "

The Jackson Tribune and Sun, of
the 18th ultimo., contains an editorial
on West Tennessee and the negro" in
which it discusses the emigration Of the
colored population from this section Of
the State We heartily endorse what
it says on the emigration Of farm labor
ers from West Tennessee.
Looking to this end the Tribune and
Sun makes the following suggestions :
Therefore we suggest to the planters,
business men and capitalists of West
Tennessee, the holding of a convention
IN this city during the first week in
August, for the purpose Of dcvising
ways and means for bringing this sec
to the attention Of emigrants and of
clI6talists in the North. Col. KILL
brew, the best posted man on the sub
ject in the State, the present commits
sioner of agriculture, emigration, etc.
and other distinguished gentlemen in
tercsted in, and familiar with the sub
ject Will participate in the meeting.
The various railroads of West Tennes-
sec all of which are deeply interested
in the development of this section, will
render every assistance required, and
they should he induced to become ac-
tive workers in the objects Of the con-
vention.
The meeting should discuss the sub
1ects of immigration and manufacture
ing, and ways and means should be
provided for bringing this section be-
fore the centers of capital and popula-
ton. A society should be organized,
lands set apart ia every county for col
onies at low prices, and other steps Ia
ken to give earnestncss and value to
the movement. But we wish now
merely TO awaken an interest in the
subject and not to argue details. II
our views meet n favorable response
from the press of West Tennessee, we
will enter more fully into the subject
of ways and means, or in other words
the proper work Of the proposed CON
vention. What say the press2 What
say the people?
We hope this proposed convention
will be largely attended by our best
representative farmers. It is timely
movement
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
An OPEN LETTER.

BOLIVAR. Tenn, !
May 81, 1881.
EDITOR BULLETIN: While / am not
in favor of men making themselves
notorious through public journals, yet
it sometimes happens that justice de
mands it, and am sorry to say that l
am placed in that condili) IN at this
time, or at least feel that justice to
my friends and myself requires an
answer to certain allegations or
charges.
l have learned since my return
home from Nashville that several per
sons here in this county haye had GENE
hard things to say about nay vote on
the settlement of the State debt, that
| sold out, etc. Now | wish to say
this; that if the men who prefer" this
charge do it maliciously, they are as
black as Egyptian darkness and as
corrupt as the angels of hell; but if
they have been actuated by unprinci-
pied men, l will say that l am sorry
they would lend themselves to defame
IL man who had acted in accordance
with the dictates of his own conscience.
Now | wish to say this: that no person
in or out OF the State Of Tennessee
ever approached me in any way, shape
or form to try and influence me to
vote for the 1908 bill. Now, then,
let us see whether or not / have acted
consistently. 1t is we'll known that l
ran rs a republican,: it is also well
known that the republicans were
charged with being in favor of paying
the debt dollar for dollar 1t is also
well known that the important issue
between the democrats was as to
whether it would be left to a vote of
the people for ratification or rejection.
The contest was a hot one. The result
was the State credit wing received
20, 900 more votes in the State than
the low-taxers. and the repu blicans
over 20, 600 more than the State credit
wing The State credit men of both
parties received over 10000 votes,
while the low-taX party received 81,
600. The State credit vote in the
2lst Senatorial district was over 6 900,
while the low-taX vote was fraction
over 1000; consequently You see that
the State and district both gave over
three votes to one for State credit.
Now, had ! voted against Il settlement,
It looks to me that there might be
room for some suspicion as TO bribery,
but for . man to carry out long ex
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
Communism among Capitalists.

We haf occasion. some months ago,
TO allude to the examples of immor-
ality furnished by monied men to men
Of labor, in endeavoring to account in
come measures, for the brutal excuses
of the latter. 1t was n plain case that
hardly needed arguing. The notorious
facts, in connection with the moneyed
Glasses for the last ten years, are those
which relate to the betrayal of trusts.
the watering of stocks, gambling in
grain and ether neccssaries of life, the
wrecking ofinsurance companies, the
bursting of savingS-bauk through steal
ing and reckless management, the run
ming of railroads Ia the interest Of Iii
rectors rather than in that of stock
holders and the public. etc. Poor PEG
pic have looked on. and felt all the
owerof this degrading example. The
way in which capital has been nsed
and mismanaged in this country has
been utterly demoralizing. The poor
have seen capitalists stealing from one
another in n thousand ways, and even
stealing their own earnings. The gam
bling in stocks, the gambling in grain
and the defalcation among men who
have been universally trusted, the NAL
versation Of persons in the high church
tie great game Of grab played 50
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02

HENRY WARD BEECHER has been a
strong supporter of Grant and Conk
ling, but in the present fight between
the President and the New York sen
ator he has vecred around considera-
bly,. II think the President is right, :"
said he to n reporter of the Chicago
Tribune Saturday, "and Conkling
wrong, and that he has suffered him
self to be SO far misled by representa-
tons that he wholly miscalculated the
temper and tone Of the people IF New
York; that if the matter could be
brought to popular vote to-day, there
would he an overwhelming majority
against him. But think, beyond
that, this whole grinding collision and
uproar and row--this perversion Of
the duties of the Senate for two or
three months--was one of the most
revolutionary for the American peo-
pie, considered in regard to civil SER
vice reform. For, although the Pres
idcnt had duty to perform; and the
Senate had corresponding duty, in
both instances twas an action founded
on the disposition of spoils."
"Do you think Mr.. Conkling will
be re-elected?'
Il think not"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
The NewsOnl Murder.

Brownsville Democrat, 2Oth ult.l
Subsequent information in the New
som affair reveals the greatest cruelty
and brutality or the part of the col
ored Brute, Ben Newsom. After he
had knocked the white man, David
Newsome, senseless, his wife was hold
ing his head in her lap, and begging
some one to go for doctor, when the
brute, Ben Ncwsom, said she would
get doctor" and deliberately got an
AK and walked to where his VICTIM
was lying PROSTATE, his head supported
by his wife, and split his head open
with the AK, and in doing so bruised
the arm of the poor wife, as she held
the head of her helpless and uncon-
scious husband. We very much doul t
if such cold-blooded eillain ought
ever to have been allowed to reach the
county Jail aliye. David Newsome
died Wednesday night, after lingering
for many days with his brains oozing
ont through the fearful AK wound.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02

It seems strange that anyone will suffer
from the many derang brought on BY
an impure condition OF the blood, when
Scovills' Sarsaparilla and Stillingia, or
Blood and Liver Syrup, viii restore perfect
health to the physical organization 1t is
indeed strengthening syrup, pleasant to
take, AID has proven itself to be the Best
Blood Purifier ever discovered, efFectually
curing Scrofula, Syphilitic disorders, Weak
ness of the Kidneys, Eryeipelas, Nalaris.;
all Nervous disor,i, r. and ID, biiitv, Bilious
complaints and all Diseases indicating an
impure Cond t on Of tn. Bloo,l, Liver, Kid
news, Stomach, Skin, etc. Ii corrrct.. Indi-
ssstion. \ single bottle will prove to You
it's merits rs 4 health r,nrw. r, for it Acis
Like Charm. especially when the cuiI,-
plant Is OF an exhaustive nature, haxing a
tendency Ia Lessen The natural viror of the
brain and nervous system.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02

generally molg those supposed to ave
money and among the great CORPORA
Il ms, all these have tendcd to break
down the public morality; and if the
poor have been apt to learn the lessons
of life from the superior classes" they
have simply learned to steal. What
wonder that trade union thrive?
What wonder that we have a Com
munc?" What reason that we have
unreasonable mobs? If stealing is to
be the order of the day. the poor want
their chances with the rest Cham
bcrS J0,uuaL
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
Cost OF Drummers.

The United States Economist says:
There are about 10, 900 drummers sent
out of New York city alone. We
think the estimate too small, but are
willing, rs the basis Of this article, to
accept it. These average at least ST.
800 per annum ia salary and commits
sion, or 72,00O.OO0 paid by mercantile
houses ar salaries to mHn on the road.
If to this We add their travelling expen-
So per day, and estimate they are
OF the road 100 days during the year,
we have an item of $50 100000 more
and an aggregate of sI08, 10000 that
must be covered by, and added to, the
prices of the goods sold. As there are
about, say, 400, 200 stores in the coun-
try which the goods on the road even
tually reach we find that eYerv dealer
is taxed 1870 per annum to sustain
this army of "drummers' from New
York city alone.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
THURSDAY. JUNE ,. 1881.

THE new assessment law, OF which
an abstract, prepared by the comp
troller, is printed on the backs of the
assessment blanks, contains important
omissions, showing that the compiler
was careless in his work. The omissions
are as follows: Section 81, subsection
3, should close: provided, that no
taxpayer shall bc required in esti
mating his personal property to include
notes which are the purchase money
for land sold by linn AID still assessed
to him. Also section Z, subsection 2,
should read: "Return must be made rs
the law requires, but all tax upon
merchandise must be collected by the
county clerk" The abstract also fails
To- state that property schedules must
be sworn to before the assessor.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02

TT ANING this day suggested the insol-
~ vcncy of the estate of Garland Ander-
son. decd, to the Clerk Of the County Co lrt
OF Hardeman County, Tenn, all persons
having claims against said estate are hereby
notified to file the same, properly authcnti-
Gated. with said Clerk, OH or before the
25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1881,
or they will be barred both in law and
equity w J. ANDERSON, Adm'r.
This Nav 25th, 1881
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
In the Circuit Court Of Hardeman count

In the Circuit Court Of Hardeman comfy,
Iennessee-Ellen Mitchell va. Scott
Acknowledgment bill for divorce.
\ THIS CAUSE it appears from the bill,
Il which is sworn to, that the residence OF
the defendant Is unknown, and after diligent
inquiry cannot be ascertainad, it IL therefore
ordered that he make his appearance in this
cause before the Judge of our Circuit Cour.
AT the term beginning the
THIRD MONDAY IN JULY, 1881,
and within the three first DAYS of said term
and plead, answer or dcmur to complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken for con
fcssed and set for hearing OK parte. 1t il
further ordered that Il copy OF this notice b,
published for four successive weeks in tn,
Bolivar Bulletin, Il newspaper published il
Bolivar, Tenn. This May 9th, 1881.
copy; Attest:
b. F. BRADFORD, Clerk.
F. FtQtress. Solicitor.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02

An intimate personal friend of
Secretary Blaine says that he
has abandoned all aspirations for
the Presidency, and that he de-
sires to remain Secretary of State,
and to become minister to Eng
land If Garfield shall be elected
for a second term.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
For Sale Cheap for Cash.

4 lot of common country COWS
and calves. Also several grades OF
jersey cows and calves. One Jersey
Bull, two full blood Cotswold ram
yearlings.
Parties desiring to purchase stock
will do well to look at these before
purchasing elsewhere. Apply TO
J. w. ALEXANDER
On Polk Farm, two miles West Of
Bolivar.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
Nonresident Notice.

In the County Court of Hardsman County,
Tenn. NJ. Matthews, petition To resign
as trustee, Vs.. Juo. r. Hamhn, Mamie
May Hamlin and her guardign, J S. Rob-
ertson, No. ITS5 Il. ID.
In this cause it appearing from petition.
which is sworn TO, that the defendant, John
F. Hamlin, is nonresident of the State af
Tennessee,
1t is ordered that publication be mado in
the Bolivar Bulletin, a newspaper published
in Bolivar, Tenn, for folur successive weeks.
requiring said John +. lIamlin to enter his
appearance herein on or before the first three
days OF the June term, 1881, of the County
Court OF Hardeman County, Tenn, to b,
held ut Bolivar on
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1881,
and plead, answer or dcmur to the: petition.
or the same will he taken for confessed as L..
him and set for hearing ex parte.
w. {. DORION Clerk
+. Fentress, Solicitor. 5-5-4t
DURNO'S CATARRH SNUFF cure l
affections ot the mucous membrane of H.,
head and throat.
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Non-Reside t Notice.
State OF Tennessee III Patterson,
lIardoma County. Thos. II. Owens.


vs..
ITard,man County Thos. II. Owens.
Attachments in these causes.
I T APPEARING by affidavit that the dc
4 PENDANT, Thomas H. Owens, is Justly :
debted to the plaintiff, and Is non-resitiei t
OF the State Of Tennessee, 50 that the ord :
nary proc ess of law cannot be served upon
him; and an original attachment hayii g
been levied by serving garnishment upon
w. X. Jones, agent VI. & G. Il. r. Co., it is
therefore ordered that publication be made
in the Bolivar Bulletin, a newspaper pu :
lished in the town of Bolivar, Tenn. for four
successive weeks, commanding the said Thos.
II. Owens to appear before me or some other
justice OF the peace, ut my office in Grand
Junction, Tenn, LIST civil district of said
county, on or before the 23d day of Septem-
Der. 1881, and make defense to said suits
against him, or they VIII be proceeded with
OK Parte.
w D. MAULDIN, J.P.,H.C.
This Both day of March. 1881.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
Dr.. Green's oxv0enatea B;.ter

II the oldest and best remedy Tor Dyspepsia,
Biliousncss, Malaria, Indigestion, all dis
orders of the stomach, and all diseases indi-
eating an impure condition Of the Blood,
Kidneys, Liver, Skin, eIc
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02

The HARPER" Whisky is the
result of the experience of twenty-five
years, in which time the manufacture
has been perfected so as to produce an
article DIS pure and nutritious as bread
made of the grain from which it is
originally distilled, with mellow taste,
delicacY of flavor and exhilarating
quality unsurpassed by any ever made
in Kentucky.
!. w. Harper, Distiller,
Nelson County, Ky.
SOLE AGENTS:
Moore & Harvey, Agents, Bolivar.
D. J. u J. f. Jones, Agents, ICONS.
Baird & Bro. Agents, Hickory Val
ley:
j. T. Hayes, Grand Junction. Tenn.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
Every Lady Should Read.
LOUISVILLE LADIES' PBReHksIRs AGENCY.

The undersigned, With additional facilities and aer
long and successful Vsxpe5 snce in the purchasing
BUSINESS SSA 70 taA can cspeCtal aIecntfoh 70 bsF
arrangements for hniEg ordszs from distance. for
every aic 10 the complete satisfaction Of those who
nay homer her with sheiE patronage
A speciality is made Of buying and superinsending
me manufacture OF TRossEAE. and the ordering and
trimming Of BossETs and HATS. Children's suits
VIII be made 70 order, and Patterns, Dresses and
Cioaks cut and bssted. A mistake has never been
made in fitting any article Of dress and ezEs zs2
o. RAD complete sGfLsfEchioa rs s0f gTVsH.
Hundreds Of patrons can be referred TO who win
certify as to successful operation of Agency. Every
manufactured article will be prepared by a Ioadag
artist in their particular line.
= Hats, Gloaks. Gloves, Hosiery, lewelry, Cufs,
Collars, Lace, Ribbons. Carpets, Furniture, and
Domestic use bought upon the most favorable terms.
Feathers and Cloves cleaned and dyed Private
wholesale and retail merchants in every line enable her
70 hold out inducements by which from 20 50
RveTy article sent out viii Sc chosen with tl, greatest
care Everything manufactured IS made under per-
finest hnish aad in the Latest modes II more elegance
in style, more beauty Of material, and complete
work r the same money be obtained through this
Agency les 70 the interest Of ladies desiring dress
wen, to psetronize 4.
The large clearing and bankrupt sales In the city
ding great baTgaiDs sSpIes ses ree upon IeceiPt q
stamp, and fail information TO styIe aid mode.
Correspondence solicited. Il SesiS RtaIa 20 mail
letter, and it VII Be promptly and satisfactorily
The Louisville Market is especially Adapsed to the
Southern taste, and il will be fend give better
satisfaction than either Philadelphia OF New York
while prices really less. ThtSe is elegance,
conservatism and grace in tn. areSsiug Of Southern
Ladies which be INFLATED and which is Of
their highest charms To maintain this Is Of the
chief efforts Of the Haaansr Of this Agency. Any
Nrtcle made purchased East, viii be duplicated
With per cent. Of Refers by permission 20 Rev.
StuaTt Robinson, D. D., ". II. Haldeman, Manager
Courier Journal aEd Gel. BonEett H. Young.
T1RAgs-s per Cent on ali purchases. Money can
be By Csseck, Registered Leste< OF Posa-Oeica
' : MRS. B. :. MITCHELL,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-06-02
Inso1vemt Notice.

IT 4 III y II I
F. Fegtress, Solicitor.
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NONRESIDENT Notice.

" ~ VI AZ LlJiN, j. T., II. I
This Both day of March, 1881.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-08-27
Foreign News,

THE wheat crop in England, according to
that excellent authority, Mr.. James Card, has
been injured by rain and mildew Owing to
lower scale of farming Mr.. Card estimates
that England will require 100000 900 quarters
Q28, 000 900 bushels) of foreign wheat. In
France the wheat crop is scant. The live stock
in Great Britain has decreased twelve per cent.
within the last two years.
A CABLE dispatch says Messrs Covers,
Lewis and Allen charge that they have indu-
bitable proof that J. N. D. Shinkel, the stroke
of the crew. sold their race with the Austrian
crew at Vienna. They have personally charged
him with the fact, and say they intend on their
arrival in America to publish the evidence in
their possession. Suspicion was awakened at
the moment OF his pretended faint and the sus-
picion has since been amply confirmed
The British Columbia town of Yale has been
almost entirely swept away by the flames.
Nearly all the business houses three hotels.
the jail, the courthouse and residences have
been destroyed.
The harvest in England has been hampered
CTOD
will be below the average.
An Arab fanatic who fran amuck" through
the streets of Susa, calling on the Arabs to join
HIM in holy war, was brought before the hey
of Tunis, who had him hanged forthwith.
STANLEY, the explorer, is reported to be lying
dangerously i'll in Africa, and to have little
faith in his recovery
A Cairo Egypt dispatch says that news has
been received at Soudan Of an ARRAY between
the population and the soldiery, caused by the
preaching of false prophet. One hundred and
twenty Egyptian soldiers were killed
THE French elections have resulted in an
overwhelming victory for the republicans. The
irreconcilables and advanced radicals were
beaten on every hand and the Bonapartists also
suffered
The ameer of Afghanistan is actively organ
izing fresh army and the hill tribes are join
ing his standard. Ayoob Khan, the pretender,
has issued proclamation in which no styles
himself as the conqueror and ameer of Afghan
istan.
The annual harvest reports for Europe and
America, prepared by M. Estienne, of Paris,
show that in France wheat is below the aver
age; in England wheat is ten per cent below
the average, barley ten per cent. above and
oats twenty per cent. below the average; in
Austria and Hungary the crops are good in
The Danubian provinces of Turkey there is an
average crop; in Russia wheat is good and
barley an excellent crop; in Germany the crops
are below the average, and the same is true of
he crops in Belgium, Spain, Italy and Switzer-
land.
AMONG recent arrests in Russia is that of an
officer of the general staff, who is accused Of
betraying the governments plans to the
Nihllists. Although the prisons are filed with
persons accused of political crimes very few
are brought to trial.