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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

The General Condition of Trade Through.
out the Country as shown by Il. G. Dun
Cos Weekly Review-A Steady Inn
Provement Noticeable. AT Some Points
Quite Heavy-Business Failures. Etc.
New YORK, Sept. 26.-R G Dun &
Cos weekly review of trade says:
The reports from other cities indicate
continuance of the general Improvement in
trade. At Boston business is more active
and firm feeling in boots and shoes, much
buying of leather, wool firm, dry goods in
better demand. At Philadelphia the corn
market improves, and the demand for tin
plates is especially increased; coal is dull.
At Cleveland good trade is reported in dry
goods, hardware and groceries, though
clothing and boots and shoes are dull. At
Detroit trade improves, with good manu-
featuring demand for iron, and funds going
into the country for wheat. At Cincinnati
trade is fairly active with the whisky busi-
ness in good condition. At Chicago the
week was one of the largest on record in
cattle receipts. which were over 81, 900 head,
and while some Increase appears in flour,
oats and corn, dressed beef. hides and
wool. receipts of wheat and rye were
nine times last years. though in
barley, cured meats, lard, cheese
and butter there was some decrease. Sales
of dry goods, clothing and shoes exceed
last years. At Milwaukee general business
is good. At Minneapolis trade is especially
brisk in -four, the output being 1890 o bar
rels against 10000 last year, and wheat re-
ceipts 1900. 900 against 100000, while lumber
is strong and higher prices contemplated.
At st. Paul trade is very active, and con-
fidence strong. At Kansas City trade stead.
lily improves; at Louisville great improve-
ment is noted with confidence fully re-
stored, and at Memphis Increased activity is
seen In every line, though business is yet
below the normal. ImproVe=ent is seen al
Galveston, at New Orleans, where the cot
ton is slightly advanced and rice is ateady,
and at Savannah, where cotton receipts are
heavy Reports as to money MARI
cts are generally favorable. Money
is easier at Boston and Philadel-
phia; in fai. supply at Cleveland
and Cincinnati, and for mercantile needs at
Chicago and Milwaukee, easier at Kansas
City, Louisville and Savannah, but very
active at New Orleans. Collections are
fairly good almost everywhere. The great
industries are doing well. There is dis
tinctly better demand for iron without ad- 4
vance in price. Much inquiry is seen for
rails, 20, 900 tons being sold here. stronger
demand for bar, moderate activity in plate,
and structural mills fairly employed. Cop
per is stronger on large consumption, dis
tribution of tin is larger and lead is
stronger. Steady sales of wool give proof
of consumption equal to last years.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the last seven days,
number, for the United States, 210, and for
Canada, 81. or total of, 244; as compared
with a total of 2s9 last week, and 2I4 for tho
week previous to the last. For the corre
spending week of last year the figures were
219, representing 1872 failures in the United
States and 81 in the Dominion of Canada,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
A YELLOW JACKETS STING
Responsible for an Accident that Nearly
Cost Two Lives. -.

Responsible for an Accident that Nearly
Cost Two Lives
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Prof A. K.
Spence, of the faculty of the Fisk uni
versity, Nashville, Tenn, with his wife,
daughter and e. G. Edmondson, of the
war department, had most miraculous
escape from death while driving on the
Fort Myer road. Descending the steep
military road from Fort Myer, the
horse was stung by a yellow jacket.
The animal plunged down the road
and over a bridge, carrying
vehicle and passengers with it, a
distance of twenty feet into the water.
Prof and Mrs. Spence were pinioned
under the vehicle until extricated by
Miss Spence and Mr.. Edmonson, who
escaped with slight injuries. The in
iured parties were brought 20 the
Emergency hospital. The bones of
Prof. Spence's face were broken, his
shoulder-bone crushed, skull slightly
fractured and his right eye almost torn
out. Owing to the feeble condition of
Prof. Spence his physicians are unable
to state whether his injuries will prove
fatal. Mrs. Spence's injuries, while not
fatal are very painful.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.


WASHINGTON, Sept 21.-Tbe superin-
tendent of the census has made the fol-
lowing analysis of results of mortgage
Investigations in Tennessee. They are
based on total debt in force amounting
to $40, 121, 500. In Tennessee there are,
of course, many thousand acres that are
not agricultural lands, and the debt on
these acres is included. In nutshell-
10 per cent of the State, outside of VIII
lagos and cities, is mortgaged for so per
cent of its true value. Sixty-seven per
cent of the debt of the State Is in coun-
ties containing Chattanooga, Knoxville,
Nashville and Memphis. Fifty-nine per
cent of the debt of the State is on viii
lage and city lots, and sS per cent Of
this lot debt is in the four cities above
named. Probably no other State in the
South and few States in the North will
show a larger debt on village and city
lots than on acre tracts. The debt in
force is as follows: In Davidson County,
So, 63s, ,26l; Hamilton County, $3.50, 564;
Knox County, $4,O5o, $50; Shelby County,
Sc, $40, ,573. The percentage Of estimated
true value of all taxed real estate, not
including railroads, represented by the
debt in force is SGT. The percentage of
the estimated true value of all taxed
acres, not including railroads, repre-
sented by the debt in force against acres
is $50. The percentage of the estimated
true value of all taxed lots, not includ-
ing railroads, represented by the debt
in force against lots is 1901. The. per-
centage of the total number Of taxes
acres represented by the number of
mortgaged acres is 1L72. The percent
age of the estimated true value Of mort
gagged acres represented by the debt in
force against acres IL so. The average
amount of debt per mortgaged acre Is
S5.41; percentage OF mortgaged lot,
$7.2s. The average number Of acres
covered by mortgage in force Is III.
The average value of a nortgaged acre,
including improvements, is S1O.Ss.
Average amount of debt in force against
acres to one mortgage in force against
lots, S2O.77. Average estimated true
value of acre real estate covered by one
mortgage in force, $1,921.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
miscellaneous.

WHILE pulling grass out OF potato
patch at Round Pond, In Montgomery
County, last week, girl by the name OF
Millie MarabIe was bitten by high
land moceasin. The snake fastened It's
fangs in her leg, and In her fright she
ran several hundred yards with the rep
tile clinging to her. She managed to
get home after making the snake loosen
its hold, and is in critical condition.
A PErRIFIED hog was discovered In
the eighteenth district Of Montgomery
County last week. Only tho back and
head of the animal were visible when
found. but after the earth wasdug away
the ribs and legs were plainly visible
and the boofs could be clearly traced.
The head is in good state Of preserva-
ton, and the large tusks showed that IL
was a male. The specimen isintended
TO be sent to the World's Fair
AT a meeting OF Forbes Biyouac, held
at Clarksville last week, complete ar
rangements were made for the Confed-
crate reunion of October Is. DIR. j. Nj.
Rawlins, chancellor of the Southwestern
Presbyterian University, was elected
chaplain of the bivouac in place OF Rev.
A. d. Sears, deceased. The bivouac
agreed to furnish q room in the Soldiers
Home at Nashville, and all members
were requested to contribute to the
fund for that purpose. The following
sneakers were announced and Will be
invited TO address the assemblage on
the occasion OF the reunions Senator
w, Il, Bate, ex-Gcy. A.. ,, Marks and
the Rev ,, ApgseFa, oi ssmphss
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
Death Of Editor b. G. Bruce.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 24-B. @.
Bruce, editor of the Live Stock Record,
died at his home here last night of apo
plexy, in his 63d year. He was the
founder of the Turf, Field and Farm,
and assisted in compiling the first aid
second volumes of the American Stud
Book '.Bruces." He was one OF the
best turf authorities in America. and
has held many responsible positions.
At the time of his death he was secre-
tary of the Louisville Jockey club. and
acting secretary of the St Louis and
Twin City clubs Among the horses no
owesd was tho great sire Vigil
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
weather and Crops.

NASHVILLE, Sept. 26.-The general
weather conditions during the past
week have varied but little from those
of the preceding week. No rain has
fallen in the State, and the abnormally
high temperature and excessive amount
of sunshine have been very damaging
to crops of every description. The
temperature during the past week has
averaged about 10 deg. above the nor
NAL.
Cotton is seriously damaged. The
hollis, now opening, are very much
smaller than ususl and picking has
been much retarded, and unless the
drouth is broken very soon the crop
will be cut short. In some portions OF
the State picking is entirely suspended
on account of excessive heat.
Tobacco is also suffering. but the
warm, sunshiny days and cool nights
have been more favorable to this than
most other crops. The tobacco crop ia
reported as doing fairly well, but would
be much improved by good seasonable
rains. nH 4e9
The late corn crop is less encouraging
than from reports OF last week.
Pastures are drying up very rapidly
also springs and streams, so that in
MANY instances farmers are compelled
to drive their stock several miles for
water.
Flowing is entirely suspended and
cannot be resumed till the ground Is
softened by good, soaking rains. This
will delay the seeding of wheat fully a
month. Our correspondent at Morris
town reports that no wheat has been
sown in Hamblen County.
The crop of new corn is fairly good,
and. owing to the scarcity of old corn, is
being fed to stock. A
P.anuts are also much damaged and
the yield greatly reduced by the pro-
tracted drouth.
RYE, oats and barley are drying up
for want of rain. aH
Irish and sweet potatoes are badly In
need Of less sunshine and more rain.
In short, the general outlook is not at
all encouraging, and If the present
weather continues a week longer there
will be decided shortages in crops OF
all Kinds. As
Hog cholera is still raging In sections
of Hamblen County, but the other por-
tions of the State seem to be free from
its disease.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
A SAD SUICIDE.

Ex-Gov. Albert p. Morehouse of Missouri
Ends His Own Life by Cutting His
Throat at His Home In Maryville, No.
The Dreadful Deed Done while Labor
Ing Under Extreme Nervous Tension, the
Result of Exposure to Heat-Biograph-
ical.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Sept. IA spe-
cial from Maryville, Mo-, says: Ex-
Gov. Albert P. Morehouse committed
suicide at his residence at am. Sew
eraa days ago the governor was vio-
Iently overheated while driving cattle,
and has been in very nervous con-
dition since. At times he has been de-
lirous and very much depressed He
was taken out for drive by friend
Tuesday night, and became so much ex-
cited that he was taken home and a
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
Ran Into an Open Switch.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 26.-The Bis.
sell accommodation train on the Balti-
more q Ohio railroad ran into half
open switch near Linden station, two
miles from this city, at 9:45 last night,
jumping the track and the engine and
baggage-car going over the embank-
ment. The fireman, Frank Miller,
jumped and was fatally injured. En-
gineer Tom Burton was badly scalded
and several passengers badly shaken
up. The fast baltimore express passed
over the switch safely just ten ntinutes
before. It Ia believed the switai was
opened Yttb malscIons intent
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02

The General Condition of Trade Through.
out the Country as shown by Il. G. Dun
% Co.'S Weekly Review-A Steady Inn
provement Noticeable. At Some Points
Quite Heavy-Business Failures, Etc.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18
SILVER.

A large dealer in silver says:
''The position of the silver market
will determine as much as any one
thing for the present the future pros
perity of the West. There is accu-
mulating evidence that silver is get
ting in greater demand every day.
The latest reports indicate @ demand
from India, which is something I'M
usual of late, and the speech of Lord
Salisbury recently in London indi-
Gates change in English mind with
reference to a single standard. An
Englishman, of some prominence,
now in this country, says that Eng
land might be easily led into the
adoption of bimetalism if satisfied
that it would not drift into free
coinage Of silver in America, under
the lead of the radicals in the West,
as he calls hem."-WaU Street
Journal.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18

IT is popular these days to black
guard the millionaires because of
their money, and yet, deep down in
the heart of every man is the feel
ing which ex-senator Ingalls, ex-
pressed when he said: THE only
reason why | am not millionaire
is, that l don't know how to make
the money" There is no doubt that
many of our wealthy men obtained
much of their money by methods
that would be repugnant to an hon
est and conscientious man; but the
fact remains that every man jack of
us is struggling all the time to make
money, and that none of us would
raise any serious objection to being
the owner of million dollars.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18

SENATOR STEWART is meeting all
Corners who desire to cross swords
with him on the free coinage ques-
ton, and he is giving his single
standard combatants some pretty
keen thrusts. The New York Ere
ming Telegram is publishing the
discussions, and thereby many OF
the Eastern people are getting post
ed on the question. Stewart is a
worker, and he is doing more good
in getting the silver question before
the people than all the other silver
men. The publication of the con-
troversies is giving those who know
little about the question and are in
different, chance to become en-
lightened upon it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18
PROTECTION HAS ReDUCED
PRICES IN CANADA.

An interesting discussion is TAX
ing place in Canada as to the vari-
alton in the prices Of cotton and
wooden goods under the Protective
Tariff. The inquiry seems to show
that so far from prices having in
creased owing to the additional du-
ties that were imposed twelve years
ago, they have decidedly fallen off.
tits stated that many articles which
had to be imported in 1878, not be-
ing made in the country, are now
regularly and extensively manu-
featured; for instance, Canadian
prints, white cottons, horse blankets,
and wooden shawls. The prices of
these in 1878 were II cents per yard,
10 cents per yard, 2 dolls. and 5 dolls.
At the present time they are less by
Is per cent, and the same remark
applies to such cotton goods asshirt-
ings and gray cottons, and equally
so to many woolens. 1t is interest
ing to recall that when a Committee
of the Dominion House of Commons
in 1874 was inquiring into the ques-
ton of the flooding of the Canadian
market by American goods, to the
detriment of Canadian manufactur-
ers, and with the ultimate result of
raising the price TO the consumer, il
reported as follows: 1.-THE almost
uniform testimony before your COM
mittee was to the effect that an in
creased Protection to manufacturers
will not necessarily increase the cost
of the manufactured article to the
consumer, and in the opinion..ofyour
committee the witnesses have made
out very strong case in support of
this views ~#~ If, therefore. Ca
madam industry be relieved from
the pressure of such undue compe-
tition as that referred to in the first
paragraph Of this report the effect
will be that the manufacturing es-
adjustments will be worked to their
full capacity, and the cost of pro-
duction and the consequent cost to
the consumer will be proportionate
ly reduced. "-Lomdom Cor. Man
chester { Eng.) Courier.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18

and the finest mixed and fancy drinks will al
ways be forthcoming upon order A fine club
room is ct the disposal Of parties who wish TO
indulge In e social game Of cards
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18

THE arguments of the single
standard men, when summed up,
are to the effect that the more mon
ey we have in the country the hard
er up the people will be. They
know that there is not gold enough
in the country, hut still say that
the free coinage of silver will bring
about panic. Well, give US free
coinage and the panic. Anything
will do for a change.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18

PROVIDENCE seems to be on the
side of the American farmers this
year. Abundant crops are the rule
throughout An erice, and the fact
that the cereal crops are almost
failures in Russia and India, which
have been referred to as Europe's
granaries, makes it certain that the
American farmers will be able to get
big prices for their products. The
turner's are to be congratulated
they have had a hard time for sew
eral years, but their turn has now
come and, thanks to the Mckinley
tariff law and the big crops, they
are to receive their share of the
country's prosperity. Republican
legislation did not make the big
crops, but by enhancing the price
Of farm products it enabled the
farmers to get the full benefit o.
those big crops.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18

Board by the Day, Week or Month
~ at Popular Prices.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18

DRs. SoUTHwIcK AND DANIELS,
tWo Buffalo witnesses of the electri-
cal executions at Sing Sing, in an
interview, said that they thought
this system success in every way.
DR.. Southwick said the executions
d ,monstrate that the method was
humane. When the current was
turned on there was no sounds from
the condemned, no burning, no
odor of burning flesh and nothing
whatever that would be revolving 10
q spectator.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18

ESAYs the New York Herald:
What drove St. Stephens Church
into bankruptcy"
They had to buy a new collec-
ton plate"
"Why, that surely ought not to
have been so expensiveP
"No; but the vestry were McKin-
leyites and insisted on a plate OF
American TIM"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18

THE trade between Brazil and
this country under the recently
adopted reciprocity agreement has
already made it apparent that a
cable must connect the two countries
if we would reap the full benefit of
reciprocity, and Col. r. G.. Ingersoll
says he represents company that
is not only willing, but is anxious
to lay that cable.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-07-18
NEW THIS WEEK.
administrators Sale of Real
Estate.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THATIN AC-
lNcordan, and in pursuance of the order of
the district Court OF the > ate OF Nevada Lyon
County. made on the 18th day of July, * |, in
the matter oI me estate of George w Cook. de
ceased, the under irntd Administrator of said
e.tate. viii sell At public auction, To the high
I bidder for ash, I'm one parcel, or in subd
visions, as may appear most benef ,'al for said
es ate. and subject To the confirmation By said
District Court. on Monday, the 10Th dav of Au.
gust, Is /. in irtnt o. the Postcfice, in the town
o, Silver City. Lyon county Nevada between
30 10 a. N, and the setting Of the sun on the
said day. viz IL ~, lock M. all the right, title.
in erest and estate of the said interstate at the
time OF his death, and ell the right, title and
interest that TIE said estate has acquired by
law or othe rwiSe, in and 10 all those Ger ain
parcels of land and mining laims situate and
being in the counties of Lyon and storey, State
Of Nevada and particularly described a. fol
lows. To wit
1.t dwelling house. lot and bla k,mith shop
situate In silver City, Lyon county. Nevada,
northeast of A. J. Taylor > Residence
I'd. that Grain mine or mining claim stu
a'e and being in the Gold hill Mining district,
storey county, tate of Nevada described as
follows: he Cook and Gray Lo atom six
100 feet on eace side theteo bounded ON the
north by the "Lager Beer ,lAim on the soutn
by the claim known a. the Democratic" claim,
on the east by the Last Chance patent. on
the west by the "Sn Cor" and "La1er Beer
iains, located by Geo W. Cook and ". Gray.
september /. 1880.
81. An unClYlueu interest OF l3I teet IN ana
to that certain mine or mining clam situate
aud being in Gold Hill Mining Distri,t. storey
>Olnly, Nevada, known as the Little ant
and de-, ribed rs follows, to wit; "fhe Little
Gialt. the original 10, alton, so feet on the
Elm or lode a. no feet on ca h de of said
vein or lode, the oIiyinal location covered by
the "Clif House" atent. ex, epting 1877 ieet
bounded ON the south by the Cliff House. on
the II nth by the Demo ratio" patent, In the
east by the Last Chance CAIN and ON the
west by an unknown claim.
A n md Hold a1 tuf.r of fan tY.o t,A
to that cersain mining claim known As the
"MidaS situate in the Gold Hin Mining Dia-
.ri,t, storey ,odnty, Nevada. described as fol
low.: Three hundred ard thirty thr,e 1881
feet on the vein or lode and l 'eet on en- b
side thereof adjoining ground owned by Paul
Bennett on tie north, by the II emocratic
patent on the south. on the west by the Last
Chan e claim. and on the east by the silver
City pa.en.
Terms ana conditions of sale--Cash; twenty
FIVE per emit of the p irchase money to he paid
To the Administrator on the day OF sac. the
balance on confirmation of sale by aid District
Court deeds at expen e of purchaser or par
| chasors LEVI LAMB.
Administrator Of the Estate OF
Geo. W. Cook, de, eased.
layton. New. July IL. 1871.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-24
Signs of Death.

According to one superstition favor
lite method death has of announcing
that a person is to become his victim is
to cause the doomed one to sneeze
while viewing a corpse, or to have the
subject see his face reflected in mir
ror while standing near the body of
one in whom life is extinct. A sparrow
flew into an open window Of the con-
sulnptive ward at the hospital one day
while l was attending a patient, and
without alighting flew out of another
window. | was Immediately besieged
upon all sides by fearful requests to re-
double my efforts TO effect cure, as
the action of the bird was certain
omen that death would claim some one
present within a week.
One of the patients died the next
day, and the other poor fated ones re-
suscitated the little spark of hope which
feebly fickered previous to the advent
of the little bird, thinking, probably.
that as one had succumbed they had
some chance of regaining their health.
Interview in Chicago News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-24

Says an expert swimmer:
1t looks very strange to see a man &C
under water with lighted cigar in his
mouth smoke calmly at the bottom
and come TO the surface with the cigar
burning as nicely as if he were smoking
in his easy chair. Apparently he defies
all natural laws, but of course he
doesn't
1t is a simple trick, but it requires
practice. just as throw myself back
ward to go down flip the cigar end
for end with my tongue and upper lip
and get the lighted end in my mouth,
closing my lips water tight around it.
A little slippery elm juice gargled be
fore going in prevents any accidental
burning of the mouth. Going slowly
down backward, lie at full length on
the bottom of the tank and blow smoke
through the cut end of the cigar. Just
as l reach the surface again another
flip reverses the cigar, and there l aIn
smoking calmly. The reversing is done
so quickly that nobody notices it
TROY Times.