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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-16
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March

LITTLE ROCk, ATk.s MafCH o.
kilograms and letters which reached the
city to-day add another dark page to the story
of suffering and death caused by the floods.
Mrs Julia johnson, who owns plantation
near Lakepott, Chicot County, writes Gov
ernor Churchill as follows 'eWater all around
my houses and desolation everywhere. have
forty tenants, all of whom are destitute and
suffering. Major r. j. Adams and Captain I.
c. Calhoun, whose plantations lie four miles
from me, are completely overhOwed-not
dry spot in hundreds of acres, and three hun
dred people in want. The situation is appal-
ling" The parties named lose about IS, 900
each. Major NJ. A Trce, Of Wellborn, Ar
kansas County, is also heavy loser. He re-
ports the country lying between De Witt and
Prairie County vast sheet of water, and
hundreds Of people without shelter or food.
John L. Schroeder, postmaster at Gaines
Landing, Chicot County, says that the over
flow is fearful, and the destitution
and suffering, especially among the
colored people. very great The loss
of property VIII reach $4,000. John
Sanford, Charles G. Carter and John Maher
report de- titutlon increasing in railroad town
ships Chicot County, and appeal for immedi-
ate assistance. John NJ. Hewitt telegraphs
the Governor from Mariana thata large dee
gation from the overlooked districts is at that
point and require food. Governor Churchill
ordered supplies sent from Memphis. James
H. Robertson, of Fayette, Mo, writes that he
has passed over portion of the overfowed
districts, and that no pen can describe the
scene of desolation. He says the people OF
the eastern portion of Ashley, Desha and
Chicot Counties have abandoned their homes
and fed to Gum Ridge. All the bottom lands
are inundated, houses swept away, stock
drowned, business men ruined, and the coun-
try devastated. number Of people have
been drowned. The damage in the sections
named is estimated at million dollars.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-16
MEMPHIs, Tenn, March 6


Every day brings intelligence Of wide-s spread
suffering, and of the destitute condition OF
the people within the inundated regions.
Passengers who arrived on the steamer City
OF Greenville tonight report the river as hay-
ing risen eight inches at Helena, Ark, during
the twenty-fou= hours ended at ten O'Clock
this morning, at which hour the steamer
passed that point. The levee in front Of the
city was still intact, but back-water from the
overflow was gradually encroaehing upon the
business portion of the city. The levees be
tween Ficksburg and Helena are covered with
stock in a starving condition. Several RATS
with whole families aboard were seen floating
down stream In two instances they we're res
cued by the crew Of the steamer and taken on
board. The situation has become desperate ID
some localities, and now it is only question
Of provisions or early starvation TO both hu.
man beings and stock.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-16
THE INUNDATION AT THE SOUTH.

Some Accounts of the Widespread Dew
astation Caused by the Overflow of the
Mississippi River-D -Disheartening CondI-
ton of Many Sections of Country.
A RiEerton (AIiss.) special of the 4th gfa
Helena, 5th, to the Chicago Tribune, says:
From the scene of desolation wire you, to-
night, the best and latest report 1 can gather
Of the true situation. Riverton is small
pace of four or FIVE business houses, and
about twenty residences. Rosedale is two
miles above, and is about the same size. The
latter place is the county-town of Bolivar
County, Miss, and the home of the Hon. Mr.,
Montgomery. The break occurred about five
O'Clock Tuesday morning, and the e~evasse is
now 200 yards long and growing all tke tilre.
The alarm was given by DR.. Dulaney, who
Fowed ten miles in a rough boat to arouse the
people. When the current struck the town it
was impossible to pull boat through and the
people took shelter upon the housetops and
upon floating pieces of fences, sides OF build
ings, etc.
1t about an hour before RosedaIe was
flooded, and the people there had time to save
some Of their clothing and the most valuable
OF their light personal property. As soon as
possible the ladies and children were removed
to the wharf-bOat at Terrene, where a tenn
porary shelter was found, the men staying by
their property and homes, seeing all they
possessed swept away by the torrent of angry
waters. The colored people Jared the worst,
and many were lost in the imme late vicinity
of Riverton.
The loss of life will probably not exceed
seven or eight, but there are many missing
In one gin-house on the route were more than
hundred negroes, and there we're others
begging for admittance. The cattle and mules
are out upon little piers of the levee, or float
ing about upon temporary RATS of logs and
rails.
/ saw many scenes Of sorrow, and the field
for charity here is indee very wide At most
of the landings were crowds of half-drowncd
colored people, swearing eternal vengeance
against the Mississippi and rivers in general.
The town of Arkansas City is simply afloat
The water is in every house, and there is not
a spot OF earth to be seen from the pilot house
It is a gloomy subject to think of-what
must become of the people who are thus
thrown out of homes and property, and it is
even more dark to think of what cln be done to
get the levees in shape when the flood goes
down. The people are unable to repair the
damage, and unless the levees be put in good
order it is a waste of time, and there is no
seed to plant an acre. The time is short, and
something must be done soon if this country
is going to produce a pound of cotton or
support any of its 5000 people. Is the. case
one of such Importance and need that the
General Government would be justified in
doing the work? The wisest political heads
think it must be done by Government aid.
Sure it is, something must be done, and done
soon if this country is to take care Of herself
for several years to come.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-16

GREENvILIE, Miss. March g.
Grecnville is secure from any possible over
flow, though the low points were at one time
threatened. Refugees from the overhowed
plantations are congregating here, and our re-
sources to feed and shelter them will be Sc
verely taxed So far the relief agents have
not Communicated with our local authorities.
Our Board of Supervisors have asked that
some of the Government rations be sent here.
The need is immediate. The Sheriff of Bolt
var County has lodged his prisoners in the
Jail here. He reports very few plantations in
his county with even a strip of land above the
water Consequently the loss Of stock there
viii be almost total. The levees were thronged
with negroes and stock, whose cond tion is
most deplorable AS it's extent becomes
known, this calamity begins to appal tax
sufficient to rebuild the levees above would
be almost iEsupportable. But that is
only an item. The laborers have lost
their stock and 'movables, and are in
panic-stricken and demoraIfzed condition.
Could transportation be secured, there would
be an exodus from here to the hills The
despondency of planters and merchants is
deepening. At first this blow was regarded
as a disaster involving losses and hard times.
NOW 1t is assuming grayer and greater proper
tions. The most thoughtful, as well as the
most sanguine, look upon it as a disaster
greater than has ever before befallen the bot
tom country. 1t will almost destroy the feel
ing Of security with which our local capacity
to hold the levee was coming to be regarded.
Upon this reliance was based railroad and
other movements of capital toward the Yazoo
delta, and, if it goes, all possible prospeHty
of this sect ion goes with it.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-16

HpecluI rates gwen on npphcotiOn.
GB-An businessletters must be addressed to
GEORGE w. ARMISTEAD.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-16
FORMER ATTEMPTS.

The first attempt upon the life Of ths
Queen was made June 10, 1910, when she was
not yet twenty-one years Of age. The would
be assassin, Edward Oxford, half crazy lad
of seventeen, deliberately fred two shots at
the Queen as she was passing in a carriage on
Constitution Hin. Oxford was found insane
by a jury, ard, as is the English custom where
an ac3uittal is rendered on that ground, was
ordered to be confined at her Majesty's pleas
ure. Some fifteen years ago he was released
from the asylum on condit on that he would
go to Australia.
John Francis fired at the Queen May 30,
1872 from the very spot where Oxford had
stood. He was but few feet from the car
riage, but missed his aim. He was tried and
condemned to death, but the sentence was
commuted TO imprisonment for life.
The next attempt was made the day after
the mitigation Of Francis punishment was
announced, and was the work of a hunch-
backed boy named Bean. He presented a
pistol at the Queens carriage, but did not get
a chance to fire It. The pistol was loaded with
powder paper tightly rammed down, and
some pieces of a clay pipe. Bean was i'm
prisoned for eighteen months.
An Irish bricklayer named Hamilton, on
May 10, 1910, fired a pistol loaded only with
powder as the Queen was passing on Consti-
tuition HiI the scene Of Oxford and Francis
attempts He was transported for seven
years.
Robert Pate, a cashiered Lieutenant Of Hus-
sars. struck her Majesty in the face with a
stick May q, $780, and was sentenced for sew
en- years.
The last attempt prior to that made yester-
day was by a boy named Arthur O'Connor
who presented a pistol at the Queen February
90 1872 The weapon was broken, and could
not have wrought any harm, and the boy, who
was one Of the dime-noYel reading persuasion,
escaped with few months imprisonment
and a whipping.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-16
TERMS or ADVERTISING.

One square of eight lines, $50 for the first
Insertion, and rs cents for each subsequent
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19

The attention gwen by Japan to COM
mon school education il not the least
remarkable among the many wonderful
changes introduced by this progressive
country. Ton years ago about fifty
thousand Government schools were e.
tablished. Five years Inter, In 1877,
they contained nearly sixty thousand
tsachers and over two million pupils.
The annual school appropriation was
upward Of i've million dollars, and this
has bsen largely supplemented by pri.
vate gifts, which amounted in Ave years
TO over eight million dollars, besides
petvate land given for school houses.
Five years ago about two-fifths of all
The children Of the school. going age
wsrs In these institutiona and since
shsn the proportion hiss been increased
% nsarly three dfths, ~ last years
pupus numbered nearly three million.
About fourth Of thsss are girls. This
sweeping system Of public education
cannot tail 70 aid Japan in holding the
AAeh place abe already has attained
among enlightened and progressive na-
tions.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19

A correspondent, describing the coun-
ty seat of one of the largest and best
settled counties of the Territory, says:
Yakima City is a small. town of about
600 inhabitants. situated at the mouth
Of the Attauum and Yakims rivers. 1t
is the county seat of Yakima county,
and, by its geographical position, it is
destined some day 70 be town of con-
siderable importance. Being situated
at the gap of the high range Of noun
tains, all travel from the outside world
must pass through its streets. Cnliks
most of the towns If the inland empire,
il did not spring up like a mushroom,
but its growth has been steady, sub
stantial and permanent, being the natu-
raj sequence of rich agricultural sur
roundings. II j. the distributing point
Of supplies for Attanum, Moxsee. We
mass, Matches, COwechee, Selah and
Simcoe valleys, embrac. ing an area Of
about 100 square miles, about one
fourth Of which 10 settled: and in add
ton 70 these Is the lower Yakima valley,
commencing four miles below the city,
and extending down the Yakima river
about fifty miles and varying In breadth
from three to twenty miles, containing
perhaps about the same amount of
good farming land as all the other val
leys combined. This section OF country
Is but sparsely settled. but within few
years these lands will be under cultiva-
ton. A daily stage line runs between
here and The Dalles-a distance of 100
miles. The business houses consist of
four general merchandise and two gro
Gerry stores, three saloons, four livery
stables: one grist mill, one planning mill.
two hotels, one furniture. store. two
printing offices. two blacksmith shops.
ons wagon shop, two millinery stores,
but there is not a shoemaker within a
hundred miles of this place. We have
a fine school house which cost $500, and
the Christian denomination have very
handsome church completed and neat.
ly furnished. Our new court house will
be an ornament to the town; and in all
Yakima City is perhaps the most pros.
porous town Of its size in Washington
Territory.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19

Sersinsl weakness. Impo:ency. night -
by dreams. pimples on the face ard IL
manhood can positively DC curcA ~
sick and afflicted should not fall 10 cono
him. The Doctor has Travelled extenslyeg
In Europe and inspected thoroughly -
deal Of valuable information, wklch h :
competent to impart to those n nce9 .
his services. DIR. Gibbon will make 3
charge unless he effects q cure. Peno
At u distance may be cured at home. y
communications strictly confidential ~
see no one but the Doctor. Persona W.
ing to the Docft will please state the -
Of the paper they see this advertisemeee1
Charge reasonable. Call or vrite ~
dress DR.. +. GGBBON. p. o. boz ~.
Francisco. ssnd go for . 1870 4
medic're 3A&u0
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19

1hs queation Of the annexation Of
North Idaho 10 Warrington should play
~ important part IN the coming polit-
toal campaign. A plank In each Mat
FORM shoald very explicitly state the
ssastmsnss Of The party and the people
"a that point. and candidates should BE-
pasdesd 70 DO I'll they can 10 further
IL sehsms. Il Il could b esnerslly
doas y vouid b wsll 10 have sn exppes-
sloa tn favor Of annsxation placed on
eaoh ttokek Il bstng understood that a
VOTE Against vas Intended whom that
szpesslioa was seased. washinetou
ard North Idaho should b one Terri
tosy, and Ny can be and win b. On the
making = . proper effort. Let thss
saoss b Joined II By III eitissnA
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19

yeafs - such ~ Less Of Eenco. IA....
Nocturnal Emissions, Aversion y
Dimress Of Vision, Soisss ID the 49,
vital Auid passing unobs@rved - Oe
and many other diseases thsi Iced 70
and death.
DIR. NINTlE vii agree 70 fcsssn ~ ~
HUSp1KD DeILARa for eass Of ~ -
VITAL RESTORATIVE lundef IN ~
advice and treatmenti Will not cuaea
anything impure or tnjurioos Soune
DIR IlNTfk treats al Private d.
ceasfully without mercury. Coec1aS
B1xI. Thorough sxanipatioD apd 49,
I3udtrg anaiysas OF urine. es@
VITAL RESTORATIVE. $500 bottle q
timeo the quantity. 5000: sent -
drso upoa receipt Of price. ~ y
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a. I. MIxflx, n. ,.
II xsasny Street.. Gas vfaDc1eea
SAMPLE BOTTLE IRx1a
esst o. application b letter staei1e
toms. Ser and Aga. Conmun1catrns
conAdsntik.
On. 4INI1ED KIDNEY hI41Dys 49,
RETlCu0, cures al kfndD q -
bladdeR Complstnts, 0cacssA0a. o. ~
conh9A For sals b I'll dxuGBM&
bottle, a1x bottles fos MOO.
On. 0lxfIIu DANpul0l 1tL4
tie ~ ga ehaayest DYeYW
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19

The Studebaker Wagon Works, of
South Bend, Ind, employ 100 hands,
and are the largest in the world. They
run full time summer and winter, and
ship wagons to every part Of the globe.
Tho works are lighted by 50 electric
lamps. One Of the features Of the stu
debaker works is trained brigade OF
volunteers from among the wsrkmen.
Water mains pass into the yard from the
works, and pipes are carried to the roofs
and upoa every floor Of the building.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19

Others have been likewise cured who do
not wish their names Published.
Office hours from 10 am. to pm.
No charge for enlarging the chest.
No charge for consultation.
No charge for advice.
No charge for examination.
No charge for removing any pain from
Whatsoever cause.
Breathe often. breathedeep, breathe free.
1nfiammatOry rheumatism cured in ten
days or no fee asked.
DR.. Miller's residence IL on Cherry st.
and his pOstOfflce box a. Seattle. iy6-tf
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19

THE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE
i existing between the undersigned. un-
der the firm name of X. w. Deli0n s. Co..
sfevedOrcs, and also the partnership here
tofOre existing between them under the
firm name of Charles A. knell & Co., as
commission merchants at Port Townsend.
". T.. has this day been dissolved By mu-
tual consent.
Dated New Tacoma. W. r.. July q. lSSs.
X. W. DELION,
ic9lm CHARLES A. ENELI,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19
NoTes 0V sOCTMERN INDUSTRIES.

Seven sawmills are in operation at
Decatur. Alabama.
One hundred and twenty -four varia-
ties of cotton goods are turned out by
the Mississippi mills.
All the Nashville. Tenn. lumber mills
arS running day and night to keep pace
With their orders.
Forty miles above Little Rock, Ark,
= slate quarry has been developed equal
in size to any in the United States.
The coal measures Of the Warren.
Ala, c0alfield are 1000 feet in thickness.
The seams number AZ as far as devel-
oped.
G. L. Morse. Of MOntevalO, Ala, has
tried wool growing, and reports that a
clear profit Of $40 per head can be made
annually.
The trade in cotton gins and presses
has become enormous, $4,000 spindies
having been added to the cotton manu-
featuring industry in 1872.
In one mill at Randleman, N. c., H.
COS spindles are running and one hun
checks for Philadelphia end New York
ui'sIh6tos
Mattresses made Of needles from
North Carolina pine bouehs are said to
cure pulmonary and rheumatic all
ments. and an active trade in them has
been established.
Silk culture has become an established
industry of North Carolina. From a
tour years orchard of 5000 white inul-
berry plants Mr.. Fasnach of Raleigh
reports that in April aud May, with an
ordinary 1aborer and his daughter, he
gathered a crop of 200 ounces of eggs,
worth $1,000. and the punctured cocoOns
(forty pounds) are worth 70 cents a
pound, or $50 more. The product in
cocOons was $3.50 from three ounces Of
eggs, worth $175. A handsome return
for six weeks labor from four acres of
average coil.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19

Rowland Hill says that one day while
IN his study the devil said to him. "Ah,
Rowland, your zeal for your soul is
noble" Just then he heard boy under
his window crying "Matches.' and it &C.
CURED to him that if he could be as
earnest for souls as that boy was to sell
bis matches he would indeed be- great
preacher. The next Sunday tho people
were surprised at the vigor and elo-
quenoe Of his sermon. II most preach
ers believed what they preach the world
could not stand against them. It il half
belief that makes a dull pulpit.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19
nlILY POST -lSfgLLIGBHCER
vea7r1Es 81 me uR1sa sTRrGcLE.

R8A1G88D - 1oD
......,;,c ~. ,.e.a,a Of the
s".s;c. ~ The Enolisb Government
.;,, -. alive IN. old Coercion act,
- -. ,o-.,s conferred bv il will be
.-s,.;..d pnti, its exniration, Sect. 30.
III. .dm;tted that evic,ions are tax
a.. ~. 4, r,.l.nd at A greater rate
~, ~, ,efors. According to report
.,,,,,,tt.a "a Parliament 9O,107 families
- leo s7f, nersons. we're svioted from
1ax0 "a 1sao inclusive. In 1880 the syic-
e.. ,umbeca.I 2110 and affected 10,457
ner.ons.
Police rsids upon public meetings
stili coutinue. AtListowel, while Mrs.
Moore Of the Dublin Ladies' Land
League VAS addressing the people, the
uoiice made . descent, and one Of them
hsd lrad his revolver four times before
thu had constable took il away from
him. A reporter for the Kerry Senfins!,
whose only offence was taking notes,
Vas dubbed and knocked down. There
vas no redress for the victims Of these
saeaults, but had any Of the police force
bean killed damages would have been
assessed on the county. At Clogher, in
Sligo. Last spring, there was q not in
vhich two peaaants and constable
ware killed. An investigation showel
that the constable had provoked ths
riot BIZ hia laviess conduct. There was
m radpssa for thu injuries suffered by
the people. but recently the Sligo assizes
awarded the constabls's widow f7OO
oompensation. 20 be levied up N the
county.
While thu farmerp were around down
~ taak rsnts. thu condition Of Irish
agricultural laborers was hopeIsssiy
vrsohad. Nov tina, the farmers are
vaoino a suooesmful battle for lower
rant tha iaborsrs ara asserting their
oi.ims "a i,sttsr nav aud acoommoda.
tions and ara be;no mot by tho farmer.
q, t;ralv sciv;t IarOe ,nestinos Ar.
ba,d in the ,nterests Of labor. and the
s.,ms,s attend and share in the discus.
lions. At a labor demonstration a,
TuIsk. upwards OF 10000 persons were
orsssnt and a farmer presided, There
are NO indications of a hostile spirit be
tween farmers and laborers. aud it i,
generally agreed that one of the objects
az the Land var mu,t he tho elevation o!
labor.
Tho crime Of perjury was 40 fully
uroven upon one of the spiss whose nc
ousations have caused 40 mapy arrest
In Ireland that the magistrates werc
forced TO take action in the case. Some
time 400 4 man named Rue broueh in
formation to the police OF conspiracy
"a murder a distric. inspector. He CAV,
tho names Of conspiratsrs. their meet
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19

1t ID pleasant ~ read in tho Jemish
Messenger that in various parts of Russia
Christians exerted themselves most act
lively to assist Jews. In the government
OF Cherson Christian neiQhb0rs erected
barricade around jews brewery and
watched throughout tho night. At an
other place Christians put out the flames
consuming Jewish property, and a lady
OF rank, living at q distance, came over
TO distribute aid. and took oil some of
her own clothes to clothe nearly naked
Jewess. Many similar cases are cited.