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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26
Narrow Escape Of the President
Elect from a Violent Death.

IsaiiVH HstapC VI tH0 liCSiuCut
Elect from a Violent Death.
About the time Mr.. Buchanan re-
turned from hi late visit to Washing
ton, We heard whispers of a singular
and mysterious nature in regard to his
illness and sudden return home. In
prosecuting 9oor inquiries, we ascer-
tanned that Mr.. Humes Porter of
this city, came home from Washing
ton with Alr. Buchanan, also sick,
and WAS obliged to take his bed,
where he has been ever since.
At the same time we are satisfied
of the truth of the statements which
we give below, but as extraordinary
efforts we're made here as well as at
Washington to keep the matter
hushed up, we YIELDED to the solicita-
ton of friends and withheld the facts
in our possession. As they are now
coming out through other channels.
its due to give them history of this
extraordinary case Of narrow escape
from wholesale poisoning,
! When Mr.. Buchanan went to
Washington he put up at the Nation
al House, where j. Clancy Jones,
John L. Dawson, and Others were
stopping 1t appears that this hotel
has been terribly infested with rats OF
late, and one of the boarders Gas the
story gQes) conceived the idea that
they ought to be disposed of eifectu
ally before the day Of Inauguration
Accordingly h procured extra large
doses of arsenic, which he disposed
of in the most tempting manner a.
bout the house. The rats ate the
poison. 1t is well known that wher
rats partake of arsenic they put di'
rectly for water. There is large
tank of water in the upper part o.
the hotel referred to, and into this
the hosts of rats plunged, drank
bursted and died. From this tank
the house is supplied with water fol
drinking and cooking purposes.
Twenty or thirty of the guests
were suddenly, and some of them Sc
verely, affected from the use of the
water thus impreguated with the pois-
on. Mr.. Buchanan left suddenly fol
Wheatland, where he arrived suffer
ing merely from diarrh@a. He was,
however, less severely affected than
the others, and in short time recov-
ercd sufficiently to receive visitors
but the fatigue incident to entertain
ing two or three hundred persons,
made It absolutely necessary for him
to husband his strength by refusing
to see any but bis most intimate per.
sonal friends-a rule which was rig
idly observed up to the hour of bis
departure this morning.
DR.. Jones, of Berks, was more Sc
verely affected, and has been lying in
a critical condition ever since, and a
doubt about his recovery has left bis
appointment to place in the cabinet
an open question up to the present
time. Among the Others most Sc
verely affected was Hon. John l..
Dawson. and it was Inmored this
morning, that he has since died.
The report however, needs confrma-
ton.
Mr.. Porter, of this city, was also
severely affected and though confined
to his room ever since, we believe he
is out Of danger. Lancaster Pa
Express. !.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26

The Cincinnati Enqair,r thus hap
PLY "hits off, the raak hypocrisy Of
the Chief Magistrate of Ohio, who
while his miserable African constitu-
ents CONCEAL to death in their frozen
beds from the ''fuel famine, is urg.
ing the Legislature to make an appro-
priation from the treasury in aid OF
sBleeding Kansas The Enquirer
says:
"St.rne tells of sentimental pbilan-
thropist, who left his grandmother to
die of want, and was found weeping
over dying ass in .he road. Gov
ern0r Chase is greatly exercised by
the distresses of the Free State peo-
pie of Kansas, and proposes that O.
bio shall make, appropriations for
their relief, while he has not word
for the suffering poor Of Cincinnati,
during the present cold weather.
when coal is forty cents bushel and
wood $l2 cord; and when there are
black republicans in the city who
have been enticed from comfortable
homes in the South by the promises
of Abolition demagogues, whose suf-
ferings FAR surpass those of the Free
7. 49,
State patriots of Kansas
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26

New AID dangerous counterfeit
ks, letters B. payable at the Hop
kinsyiile branch OF the Bank oil Ken
lucky, are in circulation. The clo-
sest scranity is required to distin-
guish it from the genuine note. a
new counterfeit V on the State Bank
Of Indiana has also made its appear.
lance.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26

Two prisoners, Freeman and Par
ker, broke from the Montgomery
(Aa) Jail week before last, by cutting
sheet iron, stout boards, posts of SOL
ID iightwood and finally brick wall,
with the shank of "A steel pen and a
small saw made Of an iron hoop.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26


The New Albany (Ind.) Tribune
says that the gossjps o. Jacksonville,
have deem highly excited, during
the past few days, in conse quence
ola matrimonial mItter which dida't
come according TO arrangement
The intended groom is only nineteen
years of age, while the bride that was
to be is only sixteen. All the arrange
ments had been made for the wed
ding. and the guests invited, when
the young gent turned up missing,
his spa having sent him TO New.
York on business The family Of the
young man are determined that he
shall no! marry, while the family OF
the lady are determined that he shall.
The parties are all ''higMy respecta-
BIZ" and Of course, the affair has Gre
nted considerable interest; but how it
will be ended, th S deponent sayeth
not.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26

Mrs. Russell, Of Simpson county.
KY, recently gave birth to three
boys, the least of which weighed four
pounds. The father and mother we're
of adverse political sentiments. go the
boys we're named Henry Clay, Daniel
Webster and Lewis Cass.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26

An idea of the amount of letter
writing in the United States may be
inferred by the number of postage
stamps sold, which, during the last
year, was one hundred and fifty mil
lions.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26
Fhons the Nashville Union and american.
BANKS AND BANKING.
a suhscriher from WiIsOn C,

FFons the Nashville Union and american.
BANKS AND BANKING. f
A subscriber from Wilson county
asks Us to publish a list Of all the
Banks in the State, and asks, mas
much as the people in his neighbor-
hood have lost goodsdeal by depreci-
ated money, to say what banks are
good.
We do not profess to be well ac-
uuainted with the condition of all the
Banks in Tennessee. They are by
far too numerous for any bank OF
banker to know the standing OF all
We commence with list of the Free
Banks:
Bank of Tazewell, at Tazewell.
Bank of Claiborne, at TazeweIl.
Bank of Dandridge, at cambridge.
Bank of Jefferson, at cambridge.
Bank of Knoxville, at Knoxville.
Farmers Bank, at Knoxville
Bank of Middl, Tenn, at Lebanon
Buck Bsnk, at McMinnvilie.
Exchange Bank, at Murfreesboro'
Bank of the Union, at Nashville.
City Bank, at Nashville.
Bank Of Nashville. at Nashville.
Traders Bank, at Nashville.
Merchants Bank, at Nashville.
Bank of Commerce, at Nashville.
Northern Bank, at GAINESVILLE.
Bank of Paris, at Paris.
Bank of Trenton. at Trenton.
Bank of Memphis. at Memphis.
Commercial Bank, at Memphis.
Southern Bank of Tennessee, al
Memphis.
River Bank, at Memphis.
The above %. are all under the
operation Of our Free Banking Law
and have bonds of the State, d.pos.
tied with the Comptroller to SECURE
their issues. We regard the notes
of all the above as being good.
OF other Banks, which are not re.
quired to deposit bonds with the
Comptroller. we regard As safe
The Bank of Tennessee.
The Union Bank.
The Planters Bank.
Citizens Bank. at Memphis.
Branch at Knoxville.
Bank of Chattanooga, at Chatta-
nooga.
Ocoee Bank. at Cleveland.
Bank Of .She!byville. at Shelbyville
The list below comprises numbt I
of Banks which we publish in order
10 complete the long list Of Tennessee
Banks. But we are not prepared to
say any thing for or against hem
Agricultural Bank, at Brownsville.
Bank of Amrrica, at GAINESVILLE.
Branch of America, at Rogersviile
Branch of Am RIGA, at Dresden.
Bank of Lawrenceburg, at Law
Bank of West Tennessee, at Mem
phis.
In addition to our own banks we
are flooded with the n, ties of the
banks of other S!ates--some OF
which are not wortl, 90 cents on the
dollar. 1t is much better for the
people of Tennessee to refuse the
notes of all banks except our own
more especially would it be well for
them to reject all Georgia money.
Some of the Georgia and South
Carolina banks have made agents Of
some of our Tennessee banks for the
purpose of giving circulation to their
paper. One Of the Free Banks OF
Memphis is now engaged IN using
the not. s of a South Carolina bank
IN this way aad drawing the coin of
some of our banks because they do
not see proper to eountenance thiswi
,at system Of banking. 1t is strang+
hat a corporation chartered by our
should attempt to force
lpon us circulation of other banks.
There is, however, no way to r,medy
his great evil, until the meeting of
he Legislature. Then it can be
lone by compelling every bank in the
State to pay out nothing but its own
ssueS.
A Il
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26

SINGULAR WILL An English miser
john Pleech. lately died in London
leaving the following will: II give
and bequeath to my nephew. my old
black coat; give and bequeath to
my niece, the flannel waistcoat / now
wear; give and bequeath TO each Of
of my sisters grandchildren, one Of
the little earthen pots on the top of
my wardrobe; finally, bequeath and
give to my sister rs a list token of
the affection | have always felt for
her, the brown stone jug at the head
of my bed. The disappointment
Of the legatees, when this straage
will was read, may be imagined. The
deceased was spoken Of by all in way
BY no mans flattering 10 him, and
his sister, in fit Of anger, gave the
brown stone jug, her legacy, a kick
which broke it in pieces, when 10. a
complete stream Of guineas poured
out Of it, and the geueral disappoint-
ment gave way tojOy. Each hurried
to examine his or her legacy. and the
Hanuel waistcoat aud the little earth
en- pots we're found equally we'll filed,
the testaior having only wished to
cause them an agreeable surprise.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26
JOY TO THE WORLD.
TIE ONLY TNF1LLIBLE REMEDY
UUksLEK's
SAnSAPkRlllh,

4 AZ all the remedies that nave been 6iscov-
" cred during the present age for the thou
sand Ills that flesh is heir to, none ,ual this
wonderful preparation. Only three veais have
elapsed since the discoverer (vho spent de-
cade in studying, experimentaizing al d uer-
fecting it) first introduced it to the public. and
I it IS already recognized by the most emineD,
physicians in all parts of the country 10 le tho
most surprising and effective remedy for Ger
4, tain diseases of which they have knowledge
All other compounds or syrups Of the root
have hitherto failed TO command the sanction
of the faculty, because ON being tested. they
have been found to contain noxious jpcredi-
ents, which neutralize the effects of the sar-
saparils, and oftentmes nlure the health of
the pateut. 1t is not so with Hurley's pre-
partitions.
/ This is the pure and genuinextract Of the
root; and will. on trial, be found to effect a
ceitain and perfect cure Of the following CON-
plants and diseases:
! Debility. Habitual Cossvenss.
Disease Of the Kidneys Indigestion,
DYSPEPSIA, liver Complaint.
Erysipelas, Piles, s-f
Female Irregularities. Pulmonary Diseases.
Fistula, Scro ula or Kings Evil.
And allDiseases Of the Syphilis,
Skin
Besides curing the above, it is also known
to be great and powerful tonic, purifying the
blood and invigorating the system
In short, it is without exception, in The ca
ses mentioned and its general effect on the
system, the most efficacicus. as il IL most 10
sirable. remedy ofthe age. 1t is already extern
sively used throughout the country, and 10
fast obtaining an European reputation. The
instances Of cures i has effected are daily
coming to the proprietor's knowledge. and hs
has no hesitation in recommending il to
one and all WHO desire to procure relief from
suffering. One bottle being tried, its effects
will be too apparent to admit of further doubt.
Recolect Hurley's Sarsaparilla is tho only
genuine article inathe market.
sD@ Price one dollar per bottle OF six for
five dollars.
For sale at the mandatory, corner Of Sew
enth and Green streets. Louisville, Ky. Also.
wholesale by Berry & DemoviIle. Nash vile.
Tenn; Farnsworth & &c. or Mansfield & Co.
Memphis. Sold IN Fayetteville. by DIEMER&
HAMPTON and McELRoY & MCKINNEY.
Nov G. lS56-l2m
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26
Prices Of Men, North and South.

Prices OF Men, North and South.
Horace Greedy, it has been shown,
was purchased some months sine e,
by a North Western specializing Com
pany Of bribers, for the round sum of
81, 900. No one, familiar with
Greely's paper, forsyears back, would
at all doubt the fact of this being ve-
nal to the core-as venal as Bennett
of the Herald. But'we express our
establishment at the smtllness of the
price paid Cor him, in this particular
c:,se. If unaecompanied by a contin-
gency very large and not very remote,
it would seem almost entirely made
quate. Why, here at the South, a
negro man, Of about such build as
we take Greedy to possess from the
description we have seen, would bring
from $1,000 to $780,; though, of
course, a negro could hardly be sold
at all here, if his moral character were
not better than that of the editor of
the Tribune. 4
The solution of this mater Of the
low price may, possibly, be found in
the glutted state of the Northern
market. We see by the N. Y Elk.
press, that white woman was recent
ly raffled of. in Gotham. at 81 per
chance. THAT all will allow, was .dog
cheap" for Anglo Saxon flesh and
blood. And Cuffee and his sable
spouse may congritulate themselves
that the "buckra'' of the Northern
market sell for much less money than
Tennessee "niggers.
AMENITIES OF THE PREss.-The con-
ductors Of the N. Y. Times, Herald,
and Tribune, three leading papers 10
point of circulation, and very good
news papers by the way, are painful
illustrations Of the conceptions and
vices inseparable from that modern
Sodom. They charge one another
with crimes which, if proven in a
court of Justice, would consign the
whole trio to BlackMells Island, as
glibly as they would talk Of the
price of breadstuffs. The following
from the Times is a specimen of the
beauties of editorial intercourse in
New York:
A VACANCY-A FIRsTRATE CHANCE,
FOR THE RIGHT SoRr 0F PERSON
1t looks us if there was a vacancy in
the Herald establishment. There is
an aching void in its money article.
The department devoted to abusing
the Times is shockingly neglected.
lns-e cad of the usual rich and we'll
rounded falsehoods which fill its COL
umns. there are only one or two star
yelling little fibs, which have done du-
ty half dozen times already, and are
now thoroughly used up. There is
the beginning Of falsehood which, if
well developed, may amount to some.
thing about the Valley Bank; but, in
its present condition, it is a bad abor-
ton.
There's evidently an opening in
the Herald. A first-rate liar is very
much needed there just now. None
need apply unless he can come we'll
recommended, and has good moral
character.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26
The Presidential Oath Of Office.

The fact that Dir. Buchanan did
not take the oath Of Office until after
the delivery of his Inaugural, has
given rise.to an impression with many
that it was an unusual thing. Such
however. is not the fact. John
Quincy Adams, Jackson. Van Buren,,
Polk and Taylor delivered their
Inaugurals before taking the oath;
Harrison took it just before delivering
the closing sentence; and General
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Mon
roe and Pierce took it before the de-
livery. Tyler and Fillmore had no
occasion TO DRIVER addresses, as they
were elected to the Vice Presidential
office and succeeded to the Presi-
dency by reason of vacancies Of death.
These Inaugural Addresses, it may be
remarked. though they have come to
be regarded as an essential part of the
ceremony of installing President
do not necessarily belong to it, and
are in fact, extra constitute nal.
They are purely voluntary on the
part of the President. who is only
required by th, Constitution to take
| the oath of Office
1t is a remarkable fact that Ill the
Inaugur,lspeeches of Mr.. Buchanan's
predecessors, though he is now the
fifteenth President of the United
States, have been delivered since he
was born, so young are we as nation.
Washington delivered his first and
only Inaugural Speech to the Senate,
as did both Adams and Jefferson;
but he delivered none on his second
election. Though Jefferson deliv-
cred his first Inaugural in the Senate
chamber. it was addressed to his
Friends and Countrymen.' Since
his time the Inaugural Speeches of
the Presidents have been addressed
to the people, and have been deliv-
cred from the poltico Of the capitol.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-03-26
Free of Postage In Lincoln County
N. O. WALLACE. Editor.

OFFIcE--A At the same old Stand: Sign Of tA,
Ob,errei Printing QEee.''
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-29
Woodland, May 10. 1857.

DEAra OF JAMES BoArwRIo Hr. sEso.-
This venerable citizen, who has long been
considered one of the par,rinrcl,al landmarks
Of Columbia, has! passed away. Al = ripe
aud mellow age. exceeding four.score years,
he has been gsthered,to his fathers-bear
ing with him t9e resfect aud esteem Of the
whole conmuhity.. Long identified will
the growing interests Of Columbia, he las
lived 70 see het expansion into city. Of
beautiful proportions Rpd occupying s higb
position. Ofayery enterprise connected
with her Advancement, he 6as been liber-
;al adtocste, and in business he. has ever
been' ready TO help the INDUSTRIOUS Who
needed d'aasistance. A mechanic Of ths HI
intelligence and much, skitl, l,hs early iBS.
csme prominently known 70 he agricSitui
raj community BY bis. valuable inpfose-
irueH;s on cotton gins, and other neoesiAfy
uaacliinssy for their ipracticsi, nsa.. Hi Is,
pesienee aDd khof1ed9so 90 tnsn eArlylenrol.
.led him asss Bank DiiHtcfi6i The Com
rnercial H whs las,,s xs bsaisve,
sstysd SMciy1ay. sa6sSths fsuhdataoosD; 81
hst I'M K1soa. : In-,aN kis .Seis,iens bse
wks mech sstsstneds ands t1Grs t0lln assSs
ths A6r1dsnSeofhig kIllow.citissns Il %
nouSsak N honsst mn mn. 8 Esiinosasiass o
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-29

IMITATION OF PREcIors SroNEs.-A
new era is about to commence in the worl,l
with regard to the value of precious stones
At a late meeting of the French Academy
of Science, M. Gaudin who has experiment
ted for twenty years on the production Of
artificial precious stones, made report Of
his success. The Monteur says:
The limitations ofthe ruby-the most
precious Of all stones-have reached rare
degree Of beauty and utility for it is pre-
ferred by competent watchmakers as pivots
for watches, to the real ruby, being equally,
durable and much harder. Monsieur Gau.
din hopes and expects to be able to pro-
duce the ruby and sapphire of sufficient
size to be used in the manufacture of chro-
nometers and clocks. There are great
many shops in Paris devoted entirely to
the sale Of false jewels, the windows of
which presents as brilliant appearance "a
those Of the most magnificent 6youters.
The rarest designs and elegant mountains
are copied in the limitations. The price of
each Of the stones prepared by Monsieur
Gaudin will not exceed franc; this will
enable the trade Of Paris to offer them to
their customers at wonderfully cheap
rate"
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-29
The Shipping Interest.

Advantage has been taken of tho depres-
sed condition Of the shipping trade with
European ports, to strike blow at the
commercial standing of houses interested in
that department of commerce. Consider
ing that the attack was preceded BY long
bombardment Of the Railroad interest, and
an unscrupulous assault upon the Dry Goods
trade 1T is scarce y worth while 10 devote any
serious attention to refutation Of the last
calumny. That the vessels engage in freight
ing between this country and Europe have
found the business unrernunerative for several
months, is un9uestionaby true, and it is also
true that the same state of affairs has fire.
quently existed before, and yet in the natural
course of things the business has revived,
and few weeks Of prosperity have made
good the losses Of months. We know Of
one vessel that cost one hundred and thirty
eight thousand dollars, and in two years and
half returned TO her owners one hundred
and thirty-six thousand dollars Of nett profit.
Another ship, and perhaps the largest afloat,
cleared her entire cost while serving AS p
transport during the Russian war. Those
owners can .surcl y afford to endure few
months OF "hard times" There is no branch
OF business that is stronger than the ship
ping interest. The vessels are gencraly5
owned in fractions varying from quarters to
th'rty-scconds, and these shares arc distrbut-
ed among capitalists, retired captains, sail.
makers, rope-makers, timber growers, and
various others who, from experience or Oh.
servaton, have confidence iu tho certain,
profit resulting from that branch of com
merce, tor any term covering period Of five
years. The merchant whose name is con-
nected with the ship is uniformly the las,
to lose money by her, for his commissions
on the business of the vessel will frequently
cover the loss which his share-one-eirht,
perhaps-may be liable for. In many res
poets the chances Of the shipowner resem-
ble those Of the farmer who sometimes has
one bad season, and occasionally even two
in succession, but whose business is never
'heless sure, and whose profits for term Of
years certain. 1t is not true, however, that
at the present time all ship.owners are los
ing money. Vessels on long voyages are
generally doing WELL We know of one
:lrm who control five ships, and four ofthem
are on voyages the proceeds of which will
amount to one hundred and seventy seven
thousand seven hundred dollars. When
the ship owners, as class, become insol-
vent, we shall certainly expect tho far
mers will become bankrupt.
Courier & Enquirer.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-29

RErREsHINo.-It is perfectly refreshing
at this time to have good joke. When
the freshet has done its work, the peach crop
failed, all the "Bulace" vines pulled down
to make hoops, and no prospect of corn, a
good joke is perfectly relislled. Some few
days ago AS the train one the Cheraws and
Darlington Railroad was coming up, and
making time in 2.4O style, an old negro
was seen on the track waving his hands as
if in great distress. The obIiging conduc-
tor put down the brakes, turned of the steam,
and stopped the train; the pa assengers wers on
the alert, the engineers and firemen the per-
sonifca.ion Of curiosity, when the old negro
walked up with an air as If he had done
the Road a great favor, and with selfgrati.
fled look, said, "lHa-aster, don't you ,oant to
buy Cootere" Passengers, conductor,
engineers; all let eff steam, and not word
was said from there to Cheraw.: II you want
to get a 6glt on your hand, 60 TO the depot
and say "Cooter."-Pee Dee Heralas