The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-11-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

nofSeman.
King AIfonzo is a chronic grumbler
about his health.
Gambetta never loses any sleep if
he can helpit. He is particular on this
point.
Governor Gear, of Iowa, went hunt
ing the other day and bagged 175
ducks.
The Sultan has 1000 servants, and
spends $4,000,000 year for his own
comfort.
Bret Harte now wears the most
British of coats and parts his hair in
the middle.
Sheridan's signature is as bold and
dashing as one of his own fierce caval-
~ chargers.
It is now reported from New York
that railroad rates will be advanced
within a month.
Mrs. Garfield has just received from
Queen Victoria a tender and beautiful
letter of sympathy.
1t is said that there are only one
hundred MOdOc Indians left, and they
are engaged in farming.
Jubal Early has a long gray beard
and flowing white hair, and lives upon
the memories of the past.
The handwriting of Mr. Taine, the
French critic, is exceedingly small.
He can scarcely read it himself.
A mans curiosity never reaches the
female standard until some one tells
him that his name was in yesterdays
paper.
President Arthur's unfeigped Dig
nifty and finished manners have i'm
pressed all who have had any inter
course with him.
The Emperor sf Austria has given
pension to the widow of Baron Hay
merle and has bestowed scholarships
upon her children.
Tennyson is remarkably deliberate
in his work, spending hours some
times on single line. Any Interrupt
ton makes him wild.
Morselli laws it down as a law that
countries which possess high state of
general culture also furnish the Iarg-
est number of suicides.
Hugo's manuscripts fill three enor-
nous trunks. or rather packing cases
which follow him wherever he goes,
and form, by far, the largest portion
of his luggage.
j. II. Rhodes, Lieut.. Mead, and S.
G. Weller, conductors on the Wiscon-
sin Central road, and all experienced
men, were arrested for an alleged
fraud upon the company a few days
ago.
The Alabama Great Southern r. R.
Co. have concluded to flank Browns
Cut, and work on the new route has
! Il Il
$4,000 to make the change, and will
be finished in 60 days.
During a storm in Vermont, 1870,
the lightning struck horse in pas
ture, burning off his hair or pulling it
out, cutting a hole two inches long in
his head and throwing off his shoes.
The horse recovered.
The Memphis 81 jefferson railway
project seems TO slumber for the pres
ent. Where are ali the prominent
citizens" who were going to complete
the road, all at once, few months
ago? Have they gone to sleep again
Pile driving for the Big Hatchie
bridge six miles north of COVingtOn
OH the c., o. and S. w. railroad has
been commenced. Two drivers are
at work, one on each side of the river.
Only the bestred cypress are driven.
A gentleman who recently cOnvers-
ed with G.. p. Huntington, President
of the Chesapeake and Ohio road,
states that Mr.. Huntington remarked
that he had so great confidence in g.
w. Smith, General Traffic Manager of
The Pope, when addressing the
Italian pilgrims recently, is said to
have looked thin, worn and anxious.
His face had feverish glow, and its
muscles twitched noticcably when he
bestowed his blessing on the COM
pany.
President Arthur is quoted as say
ing in regard to the report that his un-
marrisd sister would preside at the
White House: 81 have but one un-
married sister, and her health will not
permit her to attempt to discharge the
duties"
The opening of the riling-school
will take place at the EXpOsitiOll
building Wednesday, at 8 pm. Eich-
horns orchestra will be ia attendance
and there will be cavalry drill by
Company E, of the Louisville Legion,
at 9 pm.
II isin contemplation by the man
ayers to push the completion of the
Memphis, Selma and Brunswick
railroad with all possible dispatch
Work on the grade between Memphis
and Selma will be commenced in
short time.
The G. o. & S. w. Railway Compa-
ny has applied to the Government of
the Taxing Disttict to be permitted to
lay down a track on the levee, from
the depot between Market and Ex-
change streets, to the southern limits
or the city.
w. S. MCChesney, Jr., formerly gen.
eraI travelling passenger agent for the
ShOrtIine road, has been appointed
agent of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad in Lexington, KY, and viii
enter upon the discharge Of his duties
the 10Th inst.
A cattle train, Conductor Reagan IN
charge, was ditched last Thursday at
Wataga, nine miles north Of Fort
Worth. One man by the name of
Reid had his leg broken at the ankle
in the wreck. The mail train was de-
tanned four hours before the road was
cleared.
The daughter of Secretary Hunt is /
reported to have a wonderful voice, /
trained to- perfection. Mrs. Hunt her |
self is said to be very handsome and |
graceful, Juno-like, with a manner /
that is the height of thoroughbred /
courtesy. She was educated in 1
France and Germany.
Although both the sons of the |
Prince of Wales are receiving a naval 1
education, the eldest, Prince Albert /
Victor, viii ultimately be appointed /