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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Letter from tile Ex-President of the Con
federacy-RecaIIing Bit of History OF
the Late UnPleas antness.

Letter from tie Ex-RreslSenC OF the con
federacy-RecaIIing Bit of History OF
the Late Unpleas lntness.
BALTIMORE, ND, Nov. 2O.-Anent the
charge by Gen. Shermen, made some time
ago, that Jefferson Davis, as President of
the Southern Confederacy, had threatened
to use Lees army to coerce Southern
States, the Sun publishes to-day a letter
written by Mr.. Davis to Gov. Vance, of
North Carolina, in January, 1868, and
which was published in the Raleigh, N. c.
Standard at that time. The document,
which is quite lengthy, rehearses the futile
efforts made by Mr.. Davis to obtain con-
ference with Northern leaders, looking to
a peaceful settlement of differences, and
concludes as follows:
''I fear much, from the tenor of the news
I have received from North Carolina, that
an attempt will be made by some bad men
to inaugurate movements which must be
considered equivalent to aid ana comfort
to the enemy, and which all patriots should
combine to put down at any expense. The
scourge of civil warfare will devastate
her homes if the designs of these traitors
be suffered to make Roadway. / know you
will place yourself in your legitimate p)-
sltlon IN the lead of those who will not suf-
fer the name of the old North State to be
blackened by such stain.
Win you pardon me for suggesting my
only source of disquietude on the subject
If1o iSSli 1lOlli "a lear yOu Will uCAtdy
too long the action which now appears in
evitabe, and by your Over-earnest desire
TO reclaim by reconciliation the men whom
you believe sound at heart, but whose 10y
atty is more than suspected elsewhere,
you win permit Them to gather such
strength as to require more violent meas
ures than are now needed. With your in
ftuence and position the promoters of the
unfounded discords now prevalent in your
State could be put down without physical
force if you would abandon the policy of
Cancellation and set them at defiance. In
this course, frankly and firmly pursued,
you would rally around you all that is best
and nObIest in your State, and your tri-
umph would be hIoodless. If a contrary
policy be adopted l much fear you will be
driven to use force to repress treason. In
either event, however, be assured you will
have my cordial concurrence and assist
ance in maintaining with you the honor,
dignity and fair name of your State, and
in your efforts to crush treason, whether
mcipient, as [ believe it now is, or more
matured as l believe if not firmly met it
will in the future inevitably become, l
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
JEFFERSON DAVIS"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
The Harper Party.

NASHVILLE, TENN, Nov. Gothic Har.
per party put in busy day to-day sketch
ing and viewing the city. A number of
prominent citizens called on the gentlemen
this morning at tho Maxwell House, and
at 10 o'clock the party entered carriges
and were shown about the city. They
went first to the capitol and were present.
cd to Gov. Bate and other State officials
The remainder of the drive was spent in
visiting the State Prison and leading man
ufactOries. Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner
will spend tonight with Gen. jackson at
Belle Meade, and viii return to the city to
accompany the party to the Hermitage to-
morrow afternoon. On Monday the schools
will be visited, after which the gentlemen
will lunch with Gen. jackson, at Belle
Meade. While there fox chase and deer
hunt will probably be enjoyed. The party
will leave OF Moaday night for Birming
ham. Ala.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
A KIss-BY MISTAKE.

Upon the railway train we met
She had the softest, bluast eyes,
A face you never could forget
sixteen" !" with all that that implies.
[ knew her once, a little girl.
And meeting now a mutual friend,
Our thoughts and hearts got in Whirl;
We talked for miles without much end.
threw my arm around the seat
Where, just in front, she sideways sat,
Her melting eyes and face to meet
(And no one wondered much at that.
For soon the station where she left
would on the sOrrOwing vision rise
And at least should feel bereft;
thought a tear stood in her eyes.
She was but kith. not kin, of mine
Ten years had passed since last we met;
And when, in going, she I'd incline
Her face twas natural to forget.
1t seemed so like the child 1 knew,
met her halfway for that sake:
And, coming near those eyes of blue,
She gently kissed me-by mistake!
She saw her error and straightway ran
With flaming bushes, rosy red;
I should not be one-half a man
If thought of wrong came in my head;
In fact, I'D take that very train
And travel daily for her sake,
If she would only come again
And gently kiss me-by mistake!
joel Benton, ial HdTper's Monthly,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
The Moonlight Republic viii be Sat Down
Ipon.

Ell PASC, TEX, Nov. 20.-SenOr Pedro
Rincon, from the City of Mexico, passed
through hare yesterday en- route to the
East. He smiled at the idea of the people
OF the City of Mexico fearing invasion by
Mr.. Cutting. He said it was understood
that the Mexican Government had received
official assurances from the United States
Government that there were no grounds
for alarm, and that in case danger devel-
oped the UaiLed States would do all in its
power to prevent such invasion.
Judge Brigham, United States Consul at
Paso del NDrte, said he had neither sent to
Washingto1 nor received any communica-
ton regar ling the Cutting flibustering
scheme. Cutting IS planning a lecturing
tour throu gh the South aud West. He
proposes . start from Del Rio, on the
southern frontier of Texas, where the
American, tiriner, was killed by Mexicaus
recently, and where the anti-Mexican
sentiment s boiling over. Prominent cit
liens of FasO del Norte say that while
they do noS fear that Cutting viii lead an
expedition into Mexico, he may arouse
feeling anG start organizations that some
one else might take advantage of in case
of revolution in Mexico.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-The appraisers acting
for the Board OF Live Stock Commission
ers have completed their work upon 49S
head at the Phoenix distillery, the property
of the men who were anxious for itnmedi-
ate slau ughter two or three weeks 60. The
figures have not yet been compiled, but 1t
is understood those belonging to Flynn
reached an average of over thirty dollars.
No cattle will be slaughtered until early
next week. when the owners will be called
upon to decide whether they viii take that
step at their own rlsk-the board allow
ing them one dollar of per head of the
appraised value-or allow the authorities
to nrOcced under the statute.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

A LoAN Of - 10000 marks to balance
the German imperial budget will, il is
thought, be necessary.
A TRAIN with one hundred passengers
on board was reported on the 18th as
showed in eleven miles west of Canton.
Oak. The passengers were being fed from
a small station near by. The Milwaukee
railway was lined with dead engines in
drift.
TUE annual meeting Of tho Western AS
sociated Press was held at Detroit, Mich,
on the 18th. The report of the board of
directors showed that the business was in
a satisfactory shape. The following off,
GERS we're elected: President, I. F. Mack,
of the sanduszy Register; interpretations,
James Phelan, OF the Memphis AUd-
Ianche; secretary, H. Z. Baker, of De-
troit.
THE Greek Legislative Assembly was
dissolved on the lS.h.
THE British Government has refused the
request Of the Scotch crofters that the
military be Withdrawn from Skye.
THE prosecution Of the constables
charged with murder in connection with
the Belfast riots, has been abandoned.
PATEIcK GRAVES, charged with the mur-
der OF Jane WHEELER, at Cleveland, o.,
provel an alibi, and was discharged from
custody.
A COMMITTEE OF the British Cabinet Is
preparing land bin for Ireland. based
upon an extension OF the Ashbou~ne act
OK the lSh an eviction process in
County Kerry, ireland. was resisted by n
mob Of several hundred persons, a num-
Der OF whom were wounded.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
RIchmsnd and West Point Stock.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Reports from
New York show that the great advance in
Richmond and West Point stock is caused
by the fact that the Richmond and West
Point Terminal Company has purchased
1000 shares of the Richmond and Dan
vile system to the terminal company and
insures a change of officers and probably
removal Of the general Offices Of the sys-
tern from Washington back to Richmond.
The terminal company will now control
over 1000 miles of rail, stretching from
Washington to Birmingham, Ala, from
which latter point line to the Mississippi
is building.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 2O.-The Courier-Jour.
nal special says: The followers Of Ever
sole and French, the "mountain merchant
princess" as they are called, had battle
at Hazard, Perry county, Kentucky, Wed~
nesday, when a man named Simmons was
killed. A truce was then held and result
ed in both signing an agreement to leave
their differences to an arbitration COM
mittee whose decision should be final,
pending which all concerned should cease
hostilities. It is therefore quite probable
that the Perry county feuds are at an end,
at least for the present.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
Death Of Charles Francis Adams. sr.

BosToN, Mass, Nov. 22.-Hon. Chas
Francis Adams, Sr, died at $50 a. m. yes
terday at his residence in this city. He
had suffered for some five years from
brain trouble, arising from overtaxing his
brain in the literary work upon which he
was engaged. He was the third son Of
John Quincy Adams, and was born IN Bos-
on August Is, 1907.
His wife, who survives him, was the
daughter of the late Peter c. Brooks, OF
Iedford, whom he married dfty-elght
years ago and by whom he had i've sons
and two daughters, two dead. Those
living are Hon. John Quincy, Hon.
Charles Francis. Henry Brooks and Mary,
the latter the wife Of DR.. Quincy Dedham.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
A Projected railroad Between New Or
leans and Fort scott.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. 20.-A charter
for the New Orleans and Fort Scott Rail-
road was to-day filed with the Secretary
Of State. The proposed route Of the road,
so far as this s ate is concerned, is to run
from point on the Louisiana line south
of Hamburg, northwest across the state
by way of Hot Springs to the corner Of
Benton and Carroll counties, on the
Missouri line. The road will cross the
Valley route probably a Clarksville. Tie
original stock subscribed IS 500 200 for the
purposes Of charter, the capital stock be-
ing fixed at $4,000, 600. The headquarters
of the new road wil be located at Hot
Springs.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26

Fort SMITH, Nov. 30.-By authority
from the Attorney general, United Stat
John Carroll offers 500 reward
for the arrest and delivery at Fort Smith
Of Joe Stutzsr, charged with completely in
the murder of Thomas and John Mahouey,
February rs, 1856, in the Cherokee Nation.
His accomp.ice. Patrick McCarty, is now
in Jail here under sentence Of death for
this murder, bis execution to take place
January IA, 1887.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
The Diphtberia scourre.

IsnPEMIxG, Mich, Nov. % On account
of the prevalence of diphtheri7, all dances
and public meetings have beer prohibited
in this city. The schools have teen closed,
and no services were held in the churches,
by order of the Board of Heath, yester-
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26

Young Blinks takes his country
cousin, who is in the city on a visit. TO
see base ball match. Ball hits c. ..
in the eye Gosh all fsh-hooks.
What hit meP'' Blinks-That's a fowl
Country Cousin-A Eowl? / thcaghs
il was . mule. -PTafrte Farmer.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
GRIMES ANN CASUALTIES.

WM PoFE, oolored, was convicted at
Washington on the nth OF an attempt 70
murder General c. c. Anger. The Gener-
al objected to Pope acting ia noisy man
ner in 'front.' ol the formers residence and
struck uc prisoner, who in turn inflicted
four plst bullet wounds iu the Generals
legs.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26

RITrLE Rock. Noy. 2o.-WIn. G. GRAY.
aged Il, cut Wash Jacobs, aged -, 70
dstth LAY. Both colored.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-02

The above Eighty names were written
on separate pisces Of paper, and by the
Jury commissioners, together with the
clerk, the first Fifty names were placed In
an envelope and sealed and endorsed on
the same Jurors drawn for the first week
Of the November term of the District
Court and the last thirty names dra wn
were also placed in separate euvelop. by
the jury commissioners and mark Jurors
for the second week of the November
term of the District Court and said en-
volopes were then scaled and placed III the
jury box. the jury box sealed locked aud
placed ia the custody Of s. b. ShackeIford,
Clerk Of the District Court, for use at the
neat term of the court. The said s. b.
Siackelford, Clerk of the District Court,
did then and there in our presence keep a
process verbal of all. the acts done by said
commissioners in said drawing, which we
G rtify to be corrsct by our signatures this |
zOth day of September, 1856
Jury Commissioners. c. Il H YaeI.
q s. b. SHACKELFOkD.
!, olerk and ex-ofiicio Jury Commissioner.
filed Sept. ~. 1856. ~ es e
olsos s. b. sHACKELFORD. Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-02
A Fasting Girl.

In Cincinnati sixteen year -old girl
recently died after a fast of fifty two
days. She had been attacked by some
thing like paraly sis which rendered il
impossible tor her to take u0urishmenty
The human system cannot thrive WITH
out good food aud good ability to di-
gest it. Weak and impaired digestion
70 rectified by Browns Iron Bitters-
better than any other tonic in the
world. Mr. J. 4. Freeberg, Pomeroy,
Iowa, says: ~ used Browns Iron
bifters for dyspepsia and poor appetite;
completely cured me.n It will cure Won.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-02
mo-. 46.

be persuaded that IL was not the work OF
art. A great many fish were left ON the
banks, being unable to keep pace with
the water. The river was literally covered
with wrecks OF boats, and it is said that
one was wrecked in which there were q
lady and six children, all Of whom were
lost. In all the hard shocks mentioned.
the earth was horribly torn to pieces.
The surface of hundreds OF acres was
from time to time covered over, OF yarious
depths, by the sand which issued from :
the assures which were made In num-
bers all over this country, some of which
closed up Immediately after they had
vomted forth their sand and water. which.
It must be remarked, was the matter
generally thrown up. In some places
however, there was substance soue-
what resembling coal, or impure stone
coal, thrown up with the sand It is i'm
possible to say what the depth OF the
nssures or irregular breaks was we have
reasons to believe that some of them
were very deep. The site of this town
was evidently settled down at least fifteen
leet, and not more than half 4 mile ha-
low the town there does not appear fo he
any alteration on the bank OF the river.
put back from the river small distance.
ne numerous large ponds, or lakes. which
covered great part of the country vera Is
lried up The beds of some of them
re elevated above their former banks
everai feet producing an alteration from
en- to twenty feet from their original
tate. And lately it has been discovered
nat lake was formed on the opposite
lde OF the Mississippi, in the Indian u.
ountry, upwards of one hundred miles
4 length, and nom one to six miles In
readth, OF the depth OF from ten - -
fty feet. 1t has Communication With
le river at both ends, and il is coniecf. u
red that it viii not be many years h. s.
re the principal part II not the whole.
the Mississippi will pass there.
We were constrained by fear of our
buses falling to live twelve or eighteen
onths alter the drst shock in little
shts camps made OF boards: but We
adualiy became callous and returned to
Y homes again. Most Of those who
q rom the country ct the time OF the
ifq shock have since returned home.
g have. since their commencement in
II, and continue to feel, slight ahocks
casionally. II u seldom, indeed. that
are more than . week without feel
one and sometimes three or four 4
y. There were two this winter past
1ch harder thap We have felt them for g
o years before; but since then thew
per to be lighter than they have evcr
On. and We begin 70 hope that ere lone
"; will entirely cease, 80 s.
have nov, cir, finished my prouiiusd
lcripti0n Of the quake-imDerSecf
9 true, bat Just q Z occurred II nv
m0ry, many OF, and MOST OF the truIv
ful sceneA having occurred three o.
h yoam ao0 s.. T7aov NJ c<,v, ,zue - 80
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-02

On the LIST of October the spe-
cial rapid delivery system was ex-
tended toall the postoffices of the
United States. Under this system
the sender of a letter can, by pay
ing ten cents extra, secure stamp
which will insure the immediate
delivery of his letter to the one to
whom it is addressed, provided
the party does not live more. than
q mile from the Office of delivery
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-02

"The Acadia Sentinel is the
name OF a new paper stated at
Rayne, within the bounds of the
new parish that is to be formed
out of a part of St Landry. It's
editor and proprietor Mr.. Geo. K.
Bradford, starts out with short
and pithy salutatory that marks
him as q practical man. The SEN
tinel is neat in it's mechanical sect
up" and, under the management
of its editor is bound to succeed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-02

Ii a11.s'
Matters are beginning to shape
themselves as to the next campaign
~ TINS State. The people are be-
coming restless under the contin-
ned rule OF the corrupt element
tnat SCENE now to hold the govern
ment OF Louisiaua In the hollow
OF It's hand When the assassin
and the tr1ckster has control of
the machinery OF the government,
e Is time for the people, be they
Democrat or not, to rebel, and to
rebel IN earnest This we believe
tney wlu 90 when the next State
campaign gives them the chance.
+ Inc great masses do not care for
ting and reform" clap trap, but
tney no insist that the State gov =
ernm az! OF Louisiana shall be adj
mlnistered by honesty and capaci-
y, without one jot or title Of In
nuence rom political bosses, whose
STOCK N trade is yiiliainy and au- \
s.aclty. we want no more inter-
ference 'as with the highest Judicial +
tribunal I9 IN the State BY men whose
materlai interests have suffered at
40 - na e Inc stream OF Justice
nuse now on uninterrupted, and
u !uu e: onicer should feel that
, ,tls o : ll. mead wlh pay the PEN
tasss to- u g , SHoIs ollered the IN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-02

The storm predicted by the
weather bureau for the equinox
ial period came as foretold, and
a great deal of damage was done
in many places, principally on the
Texas coast. In the vicinity of
Brownsville and Matamoras 500
destitute families are reported.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-02

And the following thirty names to serve
Tor the second week Of the November term
A. D. l5S6: ss$.Nf' q ~ = 4 - > y
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-02
The New Madrid E.rshe.alxe

/ From the diary of the celebrated Lo-
renzo Low the following description Of
the earthquake at New Madrid in 1911 q
taken. 1t Is especially interesting iuat
now when so much earthquake literature
Is being published The letter was writ
ten ~ southern lady to Mr.. Dow:
10 NV KADRlp. Ter Missouri. :,
| Il. March u, 1916.
DHAR SIN = In compliance with your
request will now give you history. as
fuu IN detail as the limits of letter
Will permit Of the late awful visitation az
Pr0vldence in this place and it's vicinity.
On the 10th Of December, 1911. about
O'Clock e. M, we were visited bv vio-
lent shock of an earthquake. accompani-
ed by very awful noise resembling loud
but distant thunder, but more Roarse
and vibrating, which was followed IL |
few minutes by the complete staturation |
OF the atmosphere with sulphuror1s yar,or. !
causing total darkness. The screams 81 I
the affnghted inhabitants running 10 and I
no, not knowing where to 90 or what 10 4.
do, the cries of the fowls and beasts OF 1
every Species the cracking of trees fall
ing and the roaring of the MissiseipDi. I
the current Of which was refrigerated
Tor few minutes, owing, it is supposed.
70 an irruption in it's bed, formed u scene !
su mr. ro, r,,n,. TON =. tnat nme 70 about
cgrreJ ~ srh;n1s 40. - lgn'eI snocks oc- j
emf ~ -. AZ 4 e.. S'i,e que sun more NO
a,,,s NC, sa0 rrss LOOK pace with the
;ba tarror ,1n;ah Ins % Tue nrst ana
,verv ~, ~ az n nau oeen exclsea' N +
,r q y yae anu = uceG u an anlmai ma
m ;rb aa, = p2 ~ o;e' aoupiea. slt
:, M $500. neu !. every aarec0on
dro;ttsS ~ - * suRgoslng ~ ~ can ne
= ain t,,s stas .nsir mlnds were exercised
~, s s1s.,,. tS was less oanger at.a
y $500, LIN '', sa It'ar 20 sne rlvef In
r r that ~. ,. aslaaale' me alarm was 80
a,.ova ..,' 'I T, lsh .u ana could not be
dov ~ ;. Lnele I. were several shocks OF q
one sd pnt;f AZ t 95 ~ ose Already men
'be,' s, uas.. nn 1Du o.. January, 1872 Il
s ssr o - ~ - Violent as the s.
: ~ ~ ~ s,., Wy iS.ar ones accompanied =
icr , th;s +,a r' = 4L az me former. a
~ eart Az ,r $500 Z, .ne ttn q February n
Il mrv,ng 90 = oasst, aeltaSlon, y,sl- n
M s'c5s' md ge4Le sea Next DAY (
clock : :, ',a'c ~, ~ ~ ~ ABOUT ~ :.
nch mnre v;oie,,t t tSoe. ooK pace - q
led a tbat b 8 5 sasn saose wn1cn pre- *
och. The awfnl dssIl l .sse'a :. 'l IS naLH
ost,hera which a. ro.,Ss1s, - Jug " ri
%.~~A@> - AtHu4Clly, WHS 68IU- ~