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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
BONDED DEBT.
State Auditor Seibert's Statement in Con-
nection With Proposed Changes.

State Auditor Seibert's Statement in Con"
nection With Proposed Changes.
JEFFERSON CITY, No, April G.-State
Auditor Seibert has prepared the follow.
ing statement of the bon ded debt Of Mis-
souri, and the reduction that will follow
the passage of the chapter '-of the treas
ury," including Senate bill No. 256 "of the
treasury, cutting down the tax for inter-
est and sinking fund purposes from 90 to
10 cents on the 500"
According to this levy the rate of pay
ment Of the State debt will take the fol.
lowing course, making the debt at the be-
ginning OF the twentieth century 81 ,264,
900, bearing - per cent interest instead
of $13, $4,000 on January I, 1889, bearing
from 81 to 6 per cent. interest
A statement appended is designed to
demonstrate the adequacy of levy of ten
cents on the 800 valuation to retire the
bonds as they fall due and to take up the
constitutional requirement Of $3.50, 900 an
nually, when the amount falling due in
one year does not reach that amount, and
to meet the annual interest as it accrues
and falls due. The total taxable wealth
of the State, as shown by the assessment
made for the taxes of 1889, is practically
1900 600, 000 and it is but reasonable to as
sumo that amount will be materially in
creased during the period covered by this
statement. The measure of this increase
can best be approximatsd by comparison
with the actual increase during the past
ten years. In 1879 the total taxable
wealth of the State was $555, 120, 0T0.
The increase necessary to swell this
sum to the amount of the present assess
ment is something over A per cent, or an
increase annually of A per cent To be
entirely safe the estimated increase upon
which this statement is based is placed at
per cent. per annum. 1t is estimated
that the amount realized on merchants
and manufacturers' taxes will offset the
delinquency and costs of collection on the
current levies, and that one-fourth of the
levy for 1889 will be paid into the treas
ury in time for use during that year.
The bonded debt Of the State on Janu-
ary 1, 1889, is as follows:
1000 $50 81 per cents s..........-....S7 1900 600
9 525 2O-year per cents s.............. ,525 GOO
School and seminary certificates 3672,O0O
Total...............-.... .Sl3 49, 200
This represents the debt of the State
upon which interest must be paid.
The per cent. bonds are all straight
and must run the full time for which they
were issued, unless purchased at suoa a
premium as they may command in the
market The 316 per cents are 5-20s and
the option on the first of them will expire
March Is, 1891, and whenever sufficient
number of the per cents do not fall due
in any one year to make up the coustitu-
tional requirement, the amount will be
made up by taking up the 8 per cent. Op-
tion bonds.
The balance in the treasury to the credit
| of the interest and sinking funds, to-
| gether with estimated receipts yet to come
in on account of the levy of 1888, and one
| fourth of the levy at 10 cents for 1889, will
place the resources for 1889 at $l,56), GIG.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
ALL KNOBBERS.

Testimony Going to Show That the County
Omcials of Taney County Are All Bald
Knobbers.
FoRsYrHE, No, April 6-The case
against William Miles and James S. Berry
for the murder of Captain Nat N. Kinney,
the Bald Knobber leader, was called
Thursday in the district court, when the
defense filed a motion for a change Of
venue. Judge w. D. Hubbard allowed
sixteen witnesses on each side.
James Miller, school commissioner for
Taney County, was the first witness for
the defense. He stated that he knew
there were some. hard feelings against
Miles. He had heard quite a number of
people say that Miles could not get fair
trial The county was divided into two
factions call ed Bald Knobbers and anti
Bald Knobbers. Defendant Miles was an
aDti-Bald Knobber and belonged to the
militia in Taney County at the time of the
Bald Knobber excitement Captain Nat
Kinney was the chief of the regulators in
Taney County.
w. K. Wright said he had heard people
say that Miles and Berry could not get a
fair trial in Taney County. Being asked
what kind of feeling existed in Taney
County between the two sides he replied:
"Qute a hard feeling. 1 think that it
would be hard to get jury in this county
that would do Justice to Miles and Berry.
honest men in this county, but the major
ity are Bald Knobbers and anti-Bald
Knobbers."
DO you attribute the killing of Captain
Kinney to the part he took in organizing
Bald Knobbers in Taney CountyS"
Il do"
''Was he called bad man?"
''He was"
w. J. johnson said there we're two
parties in this county-Bald Knobbers and
anti-Bald Knobbers. He did not believe
either party could get a fair trial in this
county. There were two sides in this
| county and each one would hang the other
| if they could.
| Judge w. Lindsey, a member of the
county court and a Bald Knobber, being
asked: Judge, do you know whether OF
not all of the county officials belong to
| what is known as Bald Knobbers or not?"
| answered, Il think they do"
After DR.. Baldwin, an anti Bald Knobber,
| had said he did not think Miles and Berry
could get a fair trial in Taney County,
Judge Hubbard said he had heard enough
testimony and would grant a change oil
| venue to Greene County.
Miles and Berry were surrendered by
their bOndsmen and put in jail, bat Miles
/ gave new bond in a few hours, but Kin
| ney's friends were all at court and trying
| to keep any one from going on Berry's
| bond They seemed to think he was the
| guilty one and that he planned the whole
/ murder,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
TIE LATEST.

A COUNT on the sth of the boomers
camped around Caldwell, Kas., showed the
number to be about 1850, and increasing
every day.
Gov. TAYLOR, of Tennessee, on the 9Th
vetoed the bill or the removal and rebuild
ing of the State penitentiary.
THE National Educational Association
will hold it's next session in Nashville, in
July.
TIE Drake Hotel at Aberdeen, Miss, was
destroyed by fire on the 7th. Loss SO, 900.
DAVE L. HANGERS. one of the oldest
citizens of Little Rock, died on the 7th
very suddenly of diPhtheria, aged sixty
years.
ABOUT seventy-five ex-Confederate
soldiers met at Birmingham, Ala, the
7th and organized a permanent association.
The objects of the association are to bring
all the veterans living in Birmingham and
vicinity into closer communion and to
care for all such as are needy and decrepit
THE Attorney General has received the
resignation Of J. E. Williams, Assistant
United States Attorney for the Eastern
District Of Arkansas.
THE extensive ak, shovel and saw fac
tories of Hubbard 6 Co., of Pittsburg,
were completely destroyed by fire on the
9Th, entailing loss of fully 100000.
THE moonshiners about Hurdman, Ky,
are so we'll organized that the contemplated
raids of United States officers have been
abandoned for the present.
THE Board Of Penitentiary Commits
| siOners Of Arkansas, after three days de-
| Liberation, finally decided that John c.
Carroll, Of Franklin county, was the proper
man for the position OF Prison and Convict
Inspector,
News Of rich placer diggings in the Bear
Paw Mountains, fifty miles north Of Fort
Benton, Montana, has just been received.
A RIOT occurred at HarteT's Greek, W.
Va, on the Tth, in which eight men were
wounded with clubs and stones. Fortu-
nately none OF the participants were
| armed, or some lives would certninly have
| been sacrificed.
/ MRS. BRIDGET CURLET, aged seventy
! Eve, living at Louisville, KY, was burned
to death on the 9th.
/. FOURTEEN inches Of snow fell at Win
| chester, Va, on the 7th.
THE business portion OF the town Of
| Clarksdale, Miss, was destroyed by fire
on the 9TH. Loss, $4,000.
/ SENATOR VANCE, OF North Carolina, il
4 threatened with total hlindless. He lost
/ one eye recently by surgical operation,
/ and now is threatened with the loss OF the
/ other also.
| PROPERTY valued at s., ,00o, 900 was swept
away by Gre, wind and water at Norfolk
Va.s on the 9Th,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
SMUGGLING CASE.
A Fine Art House Imports in a Peculiar
Way.


A Fine Art House Imports in a Peculiar
Way.
NEW York, April 6.-Allard & Sons, a
large Partisan firm dealing in antiques,
art furniture, rare tapestries and bric-a-
brac, have a branch establishment at 304
Fifth avenue. For seven years this house
has engaged in the most bare-faced SNUG
Cling.
For several years the agent for Allard 6
Sons here was a man named Blossaire.
Three years ago he was superseded by
their present agent, Paul Roulez Under
ROulez's management Blossaire was stead
lily degraded until last February he was
discharged. In revenge Blossaire some
weeks ago impaired to Special Treasury
Agent George H. Simmons information
that led to an immediate investigation of
the firm.
Simmons soon found that smuggled
goods had been purchased unexpectedly
from this firm by some of the wealthiest
residents and most liberal art collectors in
this city, including William K. Wander
bilt, H. Mckay TwombIy and Orme Will
son; also by Robert Garrett, of Baltimore;
William B. Borden, of Chicago, and many
others
The scheme pursued by the firm was to
consign to their New York house c2bineI
furniture in which were concealed under
meath the marble tops and in the false
paneling, costly portiere curtains and rich
gobeIin tapestries. Customs duties, of
course, would be paid only on the furniture.
In the Fifth avenue store the smuggled
goods would be removed,
Purchasers were invariably charged ex-
travagant prices for the articles, with the
duties out of which the Government had
been swindled added thereto. Thus a
double fraud was perpetrated. 1t is not
suspected that any one of the purchasers
had the remotest idea that the goods were
smuggled.
At seven O'Clock Tuesday morning Sim
mons, with four other officers, went to
Allards' store, made raid on the stock
and captured large number of chairs
with upholstered seats that were found
stuffed with rich laces, tapestries, silks,
bronzes, portieres and curtains. These
chairs were a recent invoice and had not
been unpacked. Yesterday Roulez made
full confession.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
IN EXECUrTvE sEssIoN.

IN the Senate on April 1 Mr.. Teller Of
Tered resolution that hereafter all nominations
be considered in open session. and made short
speech giving mis- reasons for so doing The
resolution was referred Several committees
were authorized 10 sit during recess. The SEN
Rte confirmed Louis Wolney, Governor Of Ari-
zOna; i. H. Terriil, Minister 70 Belgium; j. L.
Abbott Minister to Colombia, and a number Of
other nominations. The President sent in the
following amo1g other nominations: William
4. Wharton Of Massachusetts, 70 be Assistant
Secretary Of State; James n. Huston, Of
Indiana, Treasurer Of the United States; George
II. Shields OF Missouri Assistant Attorney
General; L. Bradford Prince, to be Governor OF
New Mexicoi James T. Kelley to be receiver
az the land-oGice at bloomington, Neb.
Two memorials were presented to the
Senate on the %, one In favor OF special prvl-
leges IN regard to public ONCE for honorably
discharged Union soldiers and the other against
trafic in Intoxicating liquors Senator Stew
arts resolution in regard 70 TIE death q John
Bright was Laid before the Senate, Which after
quite a debate was referred. The -Presi-
dent announced that he weHi6 v cate the chair
during the remainder OK the session and Senator
ingalls, was chosen President pro tenn. In exec
utive session the Senate confirmed all pending
nominations and adjourned sine die.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
THE SOUTH.

A TORNADO struck the house Of Thomas
Doloff, two miles northwest of Hamilton,
Tex, recently. The building was demol-
ished and Mrs. Dolof and two children
were killed outright aud Thomas Dolof
fatally injured.
FEDERAL MARSHAL Gross recently
started with n party to Hindman. KY, to
arrest the munderers OF Deputy Marshal
Russell Wireman. His posse numbered
about thirty, heavily armed. The moon
sinners who murdered Wireman were re-
ported 10 be under arms and ready to
make desperate resistance.
BY a fierce wind storm at Chipley, La,
the other evening, the Methodist Church
and other buildings were destroyed and
much other damage done.
THE British steamer Falshaw reports at
Pensacola, Fla, having met the United
States man-ot-war Brooklyn in a disabled
condition in latitude % - north, long tude
63. 81 west. The Brooklyn was short OF
provisions and was proceeding under sail
The Falshaw left a supply and steamed
away, receiving the cheers of the Brook
lyn's crew, who were all we'll
Mrs. MARY P. TERRY, Of Jefferson, Tex,
has begun suit at Gainesville, Tex, to re-
cover 300, coo worth of property at that
place sold by her husband without her
authority thirty years ago.
A COLLISION between freight trains oc-
CURED recently at Browns Cross Roads,
Tenn, on the Nashville & Decatur rail-
road. Both engines and sixteen cars were
totally wrecked aud Ernest c. Green and
NJ. l. Eby, br0kemen, were killed and Al
bert Finch, fireman, was severely hurt
Hoe cholera in its most malignant form
has broken out near West Liberty, w. Va.
JACK GIvENs has been hanged at
Walterboro, 5. c, for cutting his wife's
throat last December. He confessed on
the gallows.
PHILo REMINGTON died at Silver Springs,
/ Fla on the 9th. His death was due "a
bilious fever. He was the eldest son of. Z.
/ Remington, the founder Of the great Rrro-
orv works Mt Ilion, N. Y.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
GENERAL.

TIE Mexican Congress opened on the Cd.
The President in his message said that
Mexico's relations with the United States
we're excellent He expressed gratifica-
ton because the United States Govern
ment had fully comprehended the fraudu-
lent nature Of the Abra Well claims.
The recent hurricane in the South Pa
cihc ocean swept over 1900 geographical
miles. The American ship Red Cross,
from New South Wales for San Francisco.
was driven ashore at RaratongO and
wrecked. The crew was saved. The
American ship Ada Owen was wrecked at
Oura. The crew was saved. Wreckage
from the British ship Suakim from New
South Wales for San Francisco was seen
at Aitu;aSi.
THE failures for the first quarter of 1SSa,
as reported by r. q. Dun g. Co 5 Mercan-
lile Agency, number 5,S9i as against . 9fs
for the corresponding three months OF
lSSs. The liabilities for the first quarter
ot 1850 are s82, TS6 600 as against SIS, ,s34, 900
.or the first quarter OF 1883.
tbs Chicago & Alton stockholders in
/ general session recently unanimously re-
/ elected the old board OF directors and
\ afBcers.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
PROCLAMATION.
The Centennial OF WashIngton's Inaugu'
ration Proclaimed National Holiday.

The Centennial of Waahington's Inaugu-
ration Proclaimed a National Holiday.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The following
proclamation was issued late yesterday
afternoon by the President of the United
States Of America:
Proclamation.-A hundred years have
passed since the Government which our fore
fathers founded was formally organized. AT
noon on April 3d. 17S9 in the city of New York,
and IN the presence OF assemblege Of the
heroic men whose patriotic devotion had led
the colonies to victory and independence, George
Washington took the oath Of office as Chief
Magistrate Of the newborn Republic This i'm
pressive act was preceded at nine o'clock in the
morning in all the churches Of the city by prayer
for Gods blessing on the Republic and its first
President.
The centennial of this nlustrious event in our
history has been declared general holiday by
act of Congress to the end that the people Of
the whole country may join in commemorative
exercises appropriate to the day In order that
the joy Of the occasion may be associated with
a deep thankfulness in the minds Of the people
for all our blessings in the past and devout
supplication to God for their continuance in the
future, the representatives of the religious
creeds, both Christian and Hebrew, have me-
morialzed the Government to designate an hour
for prayer and Thanksgiving on that day.
Now, therefore, L Benjamin Harrison, Presi-
dent Of tie United States of America, in re-
spOnse to this pious and reasonable request, do
EeSOu1ut6Hu Lnab on 1u6SGay, 1ApEAA o. db thO
hour of nine o'clock in the morning, the
people OF the entire country repair to
their respective places of divine worship;
to implore the favor of God that the
blessing of liberty, prosperity and peace may
abide with US as people, and that His hand
may lead US in the paths Of righteousness and
good deeds.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
| hand and caused the seal of the United States
| of America to be af1xed.
in aTf 7Fr1er ficV
OF April A D. 1882 and OF the independence
of the United States 113.
BY the President: BENJAMIN HARRISON.
JAMES G. BLAINE, Secretary of State.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
The Ounce of Prevention.

Under the above heading the New York
World of Feb 10th, contains an editorial,
of which the following are few extracts
'sPhysicians and unprofessional men OF
sense agree that if people would take little
OF the pans to prevent disease that they do
to have it cured that the civilized world
would be much less like a vast hospital than
it is now. = But the idea of'a regular
and stated physical examination, even of
persons who are apparently well, IS an eX-
cellent one. The approaches of pulmonary
complaints, kidney troubles, and many OF
the other ills that flesh is heir to are so iu-
sidious as not to be apparent to their victim.
: In nothing IS it truer than in dis
ease that ian ounce Of prevention IS worth
pound of cure.'"
There is a great deal of wisdom in what the
World remarks. Individuals, as rule, do
not give their physical welfare attention,
and 1t is only when alarmed bythe'presence
of disease ltself-the consciousness Of fail
ing strength-that attention is given osuch
matters
Much has been said and written in recent
years concerning the extreme and often
times fatal danger which results from de-
lay in the treatment of kidney diseases.
Physicians admit that they can not control
advanced disease in those organs, and 1T Is
doubtful whether they can control it in any
stage without the assistance of Warmers
known means which will reliably prevent
and cure this class of disease.
Besides, it has been definitely ascertaned
that kidney disease is the real cause of III
health in most cases where consumption,
heart. brain or nervous disorders are sup
posed to exist, and in consequence Of such
belief many fatal mistakes have been com
mittcd by our best physicians in treating
such disorders, which are but the symp-
toms of the disease, whilst they have al
lowed the real disease-disease of the kid
news, to escape their notice until too late.
There is no safer or surer way by which
health can be preserved and disease averted
than the occasional use Of Warner 8 Safe
Cure, which will benefit the ''eDgines Of
| Hfe,"-the kidneys, even If they are in q
normally healthy state; while the good that
will result in case disease is threatened, or
is already present, cannot be overestimated.
TIE most careful examination made by a
| skiiful physician sometimes is unreliable,
| since this class Of disease is extremely de-
! ceptive, and seldom openly manlfests itself
until the unsuspecting sufferer IS beyond
assistance.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12


THE entire police force Of Ithica, n. Y,
struck the other night for an increase OF
salary from 50 to T14 per week. Tue board
OF aldermen convened aud authorized the
sheriff TO appoint constables to fill the
vacancies
BERNARD BLuME and others are under
arrest i'm Brooklyn, N. ", charged with
starting iuceudiary fires in various places.
Their plan was 10 rent a building and. af-
ter insuring tho supposed goods, set it on
fire.
THERE was "A report as New York re-
Gently that the Bariugs, of London, would
financially back the SRNta Fe, to prevent
its falling into the hands Of Jay Gould
The London interests were suspicious OF
the outcome IL Gould got control of the
property,
Raw DIR. EDWARD BEECHER, aged
cighty-nve years, a brother of the late
Henry Ward Beecher fell beneath a train
at Brooklyn, n. ", on the night of the 81,
md his left leg was run over and crushed.
He was taken TO tho Seney Hospital.
Owing to his advanced age the injury may
have serious consequences.
BILLY BRcu, tho once famous minstrel,
died at his home at Melrose Wes:chester
County, N. ", recently.
TuEvEs broke into the old State House
at New Haven, Conn, the other night and
carried away tho sword OF Admiral Jouett
held by the Historical Society as a relic
IL was presentation sword, studded with
jewels and precious stones aud valued at
$4,000
THE election i'm Rhode Island on the Sd
was worry clcse. Democrats at first claimed
the Governorshtp for their candidate,
Davis, but later figures showed he lacked
eco Of a ma sjority. The Legislature was
undecided as ''no election" was reported
in several districts.
EDWIN B1oTu, the actor. received a
stroke OF paralysis while perfoi ming at
the Lyccum Tueater Rochester, y. Y, on
the 81.
A TORNADO struck the southeastern part
OF Bridgeton, N. j., on the evening OF the
~.
THE complete vote OF Rhode Island for
Governor gives Ladd 1882 Davis 81, $50
Richardson 5ii, Chace 8, ,i35. Davis lacks
biS OF an election but has n plurality of
4,30S. Tho Senate stands Republicans p,
Democrats H. with four to be elected.
while the House stands Republicans %.
Democrats 80, twelve yet to be elected.
THE change in tho offices OF Treasurer
and Assistant Treasurer in New Y FORK will
necessitate a count Of oil the moneys and
securities in both offices.
REV. CljARrvs SIDNEY HURD lately OF
the Palmerstou Unitarian Chapel Boston,
committed suic de in London. England. on
GNo atU. lie kcAk america 4AKCh An last
and in letter mentioned his difficulties
as the reason for taking his life.
RIOT took place at the Democratic
primary election at Cohocs, N. ", on tbs
hth.
FLORENCE ROBINS, OF Wilkesbarre, Pa,
ten wears 90 nsc, had her clothes catcl
fire from a bonfire and was burned L
death.
Dowxs s. FINCH. extensive manufac
turers Of dne shirts, Of New York, hav'
failed. Liabilities between 100000 on'
$4,000. The failure was caused, accord
No 10 rsports hy an attempt TO corne
the trade.
EtaurFrry c1lleries near Wiikcsbarre
Pa. employing 400 men ana boys hav
resumed work.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 6.-John Wolf
enborger, the escaped convict who shot
and killed Sheriff Cooke, of Granger
County, Wednesday, was taken from the
county jail at Rutledge yesterday and
hanged by the citizens. When captured
last night he was suffering from wound
inflicted by the sherif's posse. The citi-
zeHs surrounded the jail, but decided to
wait for daylight The Jail was strongly
guarded by citizens to prevent any escape.
At noon yesterday nearly half the male
population Of Granger County was in Rut-
ledge and the Jail was broken open and
the prisoner taken out and hanged. The
hanging was as orderly as a legal execu-