The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-19
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MAYOR WE'LL, of Paducah, was fned
cent in the City Court for engaging in
street disturbance.
TEE Sophomores of Bates College have
chosen as their orator colored student,
the son Of former slave.
A NUGGET of gold weighing two and
half pounds has been taken out of the
Christian mine, In North Carolina
An infant at Hickory, N. O., was bnp-
tized Jesse Fido Ringtal Fillmore Han
cock Jarvis Dowd Harper. and Is said to
still live.
The population of FIorid8 Is 27l, ,T64,
an increse of 81, ,O16 in ten years. Tho
whites number las, ,821, and the coidred
127, 943. fn 2t
A6-YEAR-onD son of pronainent mcr-
chant at Grenada, Miss, attempted to
hang himself on account of disappoint-
ment IN love.
UNDER the laws Of Illinois what per-
SON secs througha a key-hOle cannot be
ACCEPTED as evidence In court But no
sewing society in the country would re-
iect such testimony.
SENATOR BLAINE wears nickel-plated
watch that cost him 81 80. He says he
refused to take $40 for il, and chat he
means to carry it to the Senate as
product of American skill.
MRs. MKRA CLARK GAINES, the indc-
fatigable, is Living in retirement in
Washington Although she is % years
old, she is still as brisk and chipper as a
young widow Of 10
AN old man in Virginia jumped into
the we'll to spite his wife for running into
debt. She let him stay there in three
feet of cGld water until he agreed 10
deed her the whole farm.
A CHANGE is coming over Venice.
Travellers who wish to see the old city
of paleceg, logs and lagoons, as il was
seen and sung of by Byron, must HE
/ there speedily. The gonAOlas and gon-
doliers will soon have passed away.
TIE venerable Lucretin Mott + re-
ported in rapidly-failing health. Al
/ though confined to her room, her mind
! is strong and bright. She resides with
her son-in-law, Edward NJ. Davis, on
Chelton hills, Philadelphia, Pm.
AT length the long history Of the
United States, by Mr. George Bancroft,
is drawing toward completion. The au-
thor set to work upon this opus mag.
/ ,a,fgga so far back as 1925, and has, with
little intermission, been laboring On il
ever since.
Mn. r. H. MoDoEALD, of San Fran,
cisco. offers S1O6, 600 toward IN eRdow-
i ment for Christian University, ON con
| dftion that an equal sum shall be rniseC
by the Baptist, Presbytcrian, Episco
4 palinn, Congregational, and blothodis
denominations.
AFRrdHTExED horse ran intoa croekery
. - - Il
going the whole length of the dool be
fore he was captured, and, although sur
rounded on all siFes by crockcry, b
was led out without having broken
single piece.
A NEW process OF using mp old stee
has been patented IN England By u
new metal of extraordinary strength ar,
) duetility is alleged - be introduced
which Is expected to provo of grea
value. Steel renade on this plan ha
} sold rapidly at S225 ton.
SR F. RoBERrs, tho conquering her
of Candahar, aud so-stylOd savior {
Afghanistan, /" is tie son Of ciertynla
/ / Of the Established Church IN Waterford
Ireland. His brother, Samuel U. hol
erts. "a one Of the Commissioners Of IA
/ Board of Public Works III Ireland.
SENAroR BURxsIDR i reported tote
this story at the expussoo of lIis colloG,gis'
Senator Anthony Thoy we're dining t
getlier one day vheR hain formed one {
thc dishes. If ever / tam farnlpr,
said Mr.. Anthony, t" shall ra.sa plc11
of calves, so that / can get sons III
: hahn like tllis.
A WATCH which had not gone for ~
years and dcfed the best efforts Of Il
vr-aFn4,v,aakar vraa sfx4lck by GUlitninC
kha course OF @ severe storm, noi
; Vienna. and now a ViezIla paper a
r nouncea with tho solemnity d tru'
that tha watch has kept excellent TN
ever since.
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