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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-16
THE LAST DAYS OF THE COMONFoRT Die.
TATnKSHIP In MEXICO

Tsrde Of Havana of Feb. e.l
IN our ast summary of events gave account Of all
that bad occurred IN the capital up 10 the night OF the
10th OF January e which time agreement was entered
into between the lighting parties for suspepson f hos
tos for the space OF ~ hours in order afford time 70
take into consideration certain propositions made by Cen
Comopfort
h'o9'ocs on 'oe nent oi ,ne lse OF January the 4s
space Of time at end No agreement 10 the mean
time had been entered into between the hostile parties
and consequently at the time above mentioned
we're resumed between the belserents On the 10th the
fighting carried with increased energy, General
Lceagar having, With his own uoors and some others
belonging 10 the government gone over 70 the opposite
ranks, and joined the opponents of the government
The 10th Of January was the decisive day. strong
column OF troops, commanded by Generals Osollo and
Mrsmon marched out of the fortress and attacked the
convent OF Arordada with great fury. This place was not
able b. withhold the attack for length OF tme and
very taken by assault, when all the troops by
whom bad been gsrrisoned taken prisoners This
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-16

LETTER FROM COL. JOHNSrON-TfTE SHELLEY TENTS
ONE RATION A DAY-So DINING OuT-COI JOHN
sToN ANXIOUS FOR BATTLE WITH THE SAINTS.
The following s extract rom letter FROM Colonel
Johnston, commander Of he Utah exredoa 10 member
OF his family in Iouisvillo KY
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

The HARD TINES AT THE West
A Minnesota farmer writing to a
friend in Boston says: We still suf-
fer much from the hard times which
came upon US last fall, though their
gripe is beginning to relax a little.
For myself, | have not received ten
dollars in the return for all the Ia
bor, produce and materials which
| have been able to barter of with
in the last nine months. We can
exchange corn for labor, and labor
for corn; but it is impossible to raise
money with which to pay our debts
The railroads begun may help US,
but the enterprises Of that character
are almost entirely in the hands ol
sharpers, so that We cannot iels on
the promises made.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04
Going the Whsle Hog

] Just before the recent State elec-.
ton in Vermont, a public meeting
was beld by the Black Republicans,
at which they passed the strongest
and most outrageous resolutions
against the CO6stitation, the Uaion
aud the church (that is the Bible,)
because vii sanction, uphold and
protect slavery. These Black Re.
pubIicans are consistent. To destroy
slavery, they must destroy the Con-
stitution, break up the Union,- and
burn the churches and the Bible.
To accomplish their insane idea OF
reducing themselves on an equality
with the negro, they are willing to
blot cut the Constitution, the Union,
and the Bibl,: And, upon such a
platform, they carried Vermont By
large majority. Now, We viii be
glad to publish an editorial article
from the Nashville Banner rebaking
this exhibition OF Northern section
alism, if any one Of its admirers
will furnish US with it? 1t is ever
prompt to denounes Southetn men
for talking in favor Of resisting
even unto dissolution the designs Of
Black Republicans like those in Yer
mont!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

A WHALE.--Talk about your
Scotch giants, your Jim Porters, and
such; but it has been reserved for
McCracken county, KY, to produce
the monster baby of the age.
We yesterday saw an infant in this
city, seven weeks and three days old
which weighed exactly one hundred
pounds and quarter. Its moth
er has almost reached the astonish
ing age of thirteen gears. Young
New York and young every othe
place is a long ways behind Young
Paducab, particularly in the baby
line.-Pdducab Herald.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04
Getting Tight per Agreement.

The following articles OF agree
meat entered into by George Wash
ington and his gardner, Philip Batter
shows bow our staid old ancestor
stood on the "licker" question. Th'
General, it appears, Was in favor o
Phillips taking a regular 'busss'
yhile about it, and for that purpose
allowed him at the rateOf 81 a day
to Ego it" on:
Articles Of agreement made This
twelfth day of April, Ammo Domiri,
one thousand seven hundred and
eightyseven, by and between George
Washington, Esq, Of the Parish of
Truro, in the county of Fairfax,
State of Virginia, on one part, and
Philip Batter, gardener, on the other,
witness:
That the said Philip Batter, for
and in consideration of the cove
nants herein hereafter mentioned,
doth promise and agree to serve the
said George Washington for the
term of one year as gardener, and
that be will during the said time
conduct himself soberly, diligently,
and honestly-that he will faithfully
perform all and every part of his
duty as a gardener to- the best Of
his knowledge and abilities, and that
he will not at any time suffer himself
to be disguised with liquor, except
on times hereafter mentioned.
In consideration Of these things
being well and truly performed on
the part of said Philip Batter, the
said George Washington doth agree
to allow him the said Philip the
same kind and quality of provisions
as he has heretofore bad, and like
wise annually a decent suit Of
clothes, beftting man in his station,
to consist of a coat, vest and
breeches, working jacket and
bfeeches of homespun, besides two
white shirts, three check do, two
linen handkerchiefs. two pair of,
linen overalis, as many pair Of shoes
as are necessary for him, four dollars
at Christmas, with which he may be !
drunk four days and four nights, two
dollars at Easter to effect the same
purpose, two dollars at Whitesuntide,
to be drunk two days, dram in the
morning and a drink OF grog at
dinner at noon.
For the true and faithful perform /
ance of all and each part of these
things, The parties have hereuuto ses
their hands this twenty-third Gay OF
April, Ammo Domini, 1881.
Philip Batter, bis x mark.
George Washington.
Witnesses,
George A. Washington.
Tobias Lear.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04
Gboite puetry.
sheet lie There


The last rays of the setting sun
Were lingering i the west,
I.stood by one whose race was run,
And soon she sank to rest.
But ere the spirit took its fight,
From this dark world of care,
To realms of everlasting light,
She whispered, "Meet me there !'
I'd loved her long, and loved her true,
and sad at heart was 1, rr
For all were weeping when they knew
That she, yes she, must die!
All listened for her parting words
A She was so good and fair
But all the accents that they heard
Were, "Meet, oh, meet me theren'
She died, as gentle as the dew
Falls on the opening flower,
And died, as she had lived, as true
AS ever graced eartl's bower,
l wiped the death-d amp off her brow,
And parted back her hair,
And when | kissed her cold, cold cheek
She mulmured, meet me there"
We laid her in The silent grave,
And sadly left her there
To sleep the long, long sleepOf death,
Although so good and fair;
And still | travel on and seek
A place where free from care,
I'll meet my lost one yet again
q. I'll meet yes, meet her there!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

SoMR DANCER. The Augusta Dis
patch tells a story about dance be-
tween chap named Smelling and q
Rackensack gal called Big Sis. They
danced seventeen hours and sixty
seven minutes, when Big Sis caved
and took a seat in the chimney cor
ner, tanning herself with a bread
tray. Smelling was still dancing as
the date Of the last Dispatch =.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

An assemblage at Portland we're
awfully "sold" by a Yankee, last
week. He advertised to lecture on
"the humbuggery of spiritualism
by letting the cat out the bag
admission five cents. The place was
crowded, snd the lecture commenced.
After making Il lew remarks-yery
brief indeed--he took from beneath
the desk a bag, and ripping it
open, out popped large cat.
which squalIing and splitting, made
a spring among the audience. There
was great applause and laughter,
and the Yankee took bis Lat, and
eoolly walked of. 20
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04
TENNESSEE Annual CONFERENCE.

TENNESSEE ANNUAL CoNEEsENCEs
of this body, now in session at
McMinnsille, the New Era, Of the
25th says: "a large numbe- Of min
listers are in attendance to the II. E.
Conference for this State, which con-
yened in the courthouse on yester-
day morning. They are Il fine, intel-
gent looking body Of men, number
Ing something over two hundred. 1t
is thought it will require some ten,
days to complete the business for
which they assembled"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

a writer in tie Genesse Farmer
says that he hastried the cultivation of
wheat in hills ike corn, leaving the
hills two feet apart each way, and two
or three plants to the bill. And be
reports obtaining from plat Of ground
ga crop SO large as to be equal to two
hundred bushels to the acre The
soil is kept stirred and cultivated du.
ring the growth Of the crop.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

A grand bonfire was madeat Ban
ger, Me-, last week, of $4,000 of
the Exchange Bank bills of that
city, oa the winding up of the
accounts. The receiver paid dol
lar for dollar OF the public indebted
ness Of the bank which has been
presented within the tine allowed
by law, but there are still some
S25,0OO Of the bills in circulation
at the west, which are of course
now worthless.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

The Richmond Enquirer says there
is one square mile of land between
Smyth and Washington Counties
Va. on the north fork of the Hol-
ston river, which is worth more than
the whole valuation of the CITY o'
New York. The salt rock, within
this mile, ranges from seventy to one
hundred feet, in thickness, which
would yield a net ton, OF iorty oush'
els of salt to every solid yard 1t con
tains. or over three thousand mil
lions of bushels! which, when manu-
factu,ed is worth from forty TO nifty
cents per bushel. But, presumlng
it TO be worth 90 cents per bushe
10 the ground, and we have SIX hun
dred millions Of dollars! to which W. ",
must add two hundred and fifty mil
lions of tons of plaster within tn
same space, worth in the groun'
about ore dollar per ton, making
total Of eight hundred and MI.
millions Of dollars!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

A man named Kerksey commit
ted a wholesale human slaughter at
a horse race in Texas, a short time
since, with a bowie-knife, which be
used with jexterity heretofore un-
known. Some difficulty occurred,
when he succeeded in killing Rev. MIR.
Shaw, Mat. Shaw, aud L. Hughes,
besides wounding two others. He
tried to escape on horseback but was
shot at and wounded, when he left the
horse and made fer a thieket. lie
was trailed through the bottom TO &
wster-hole, where his shoes and ba!
wore found, but no trace further
could be discovered.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04
A Business Woman.

Christina, dowager Queen Of Spain,
is one of the richest individuals in
Europe, and probably the greatest
business woman in the world. Her
operations are not confined to any
one country or any one single class
of securities. She dabbles in every
thing. Driven from Spain, she has
her fist in every speculative project
in the Peninsula. She has contract
ed with .he Pope to build the railways
of the Papal States. Her invest
ments in the French railways have
been large; she has bought Mdmison,
the former residence Of Josephene,
and now owns the Courier de Paris
newspaper. She has beer one of the
most successful operators in the Gu
ban slave trade, and has innumerable
projects in Cuba--among which are
the Havana gas works, several line
sugar estates, and many tracts oil fine
land. At one time, when she was
paramount in Spain, it is said she Of
tered to lend her influence to the sale
of Cuba to us, provided we would
give her the land the walls of Havana
Stand on. She has two or three a.
cents in this country-one being in
Philadelphia, one in New Orleans,
and another without a fixed location.
Each Of these is supposed to control
Investments to the amount of one or
two millions of dollars, scattered in
real estate, railway securities and
State Stocks.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04
The Old Story.

Summer moonbeams softly playing,
Light the woods of Castle Keep;
And there see maiden straying,
Where the shadows creep.
She is listening-meekly, purely,
To the wooer at her side;
IT'S the "old, old story" surely,
Running on like time and tide.
Maiden fair, oh! have a care;
Vows are many--truth is rare.
He is courtly, she is simple,
Lordly doublet speaks his lot;
She is wearing hood and wimple--
His the castle, hers the cot.
Sweeter far she ,eems his whisper,
Than the night birds dulcet thrill;
She is smiling--he beguiling--
IT'S the "old, old story" still.
Maiden fair, oh! have care;
Vows are many--truth is rare.
The autumn sun is quickly going
Behind the woods of Castle Keep;
The air is chill--the night wind blowing,
And there see a maiden weep.
Her cheeks are white--her brow is aching
The "old. old story" sad and brief,
Of heart betrayed, and left, nigh breaking
In mute despair and lonely grief.
Maiden fair, oh! have care;
Vows are many--truth is rare.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

The adnge that "a man Who is
his own lawyer has fool for eli.
ent," was strikingly illustrated at
Taunton, Mass, few days siuce.
A dram-seler was on trial for selling
liquor to woman, and she was the
witness She was obliyioas, as usual
had drank there, but could not
tell lwhen, of whom, or whether she
paid. The dram-seller, conducting
bis own case, asked her Que ques-
ton too maDy-vi viz: "Was you
not dunk when you was there?
NO. replied the woman, indignant
", Il was sober. / meant to help
YOU. / didn't mean to tell the thing
lust as it was, but / will now. |
went into the shop with three Others
and gave you twenty-five cents for
four drinks!'' The jury convicted
the man without leaving their seats
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

The opposition to the Democracy
in the free States are making ali sorts
Of shifts. Their candidates are Re-
publican or of the peoples party
They have all sorts of principles, and
can commendate any set of notions
to order. They will try all things
and hold fast that which is bad.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

MINISTERS MAY BE SHAREHOLDERS.
The Conference of the NJ. e.
Church South have abolished, by a
large majority, the rule heretofore pro-
bibiting ministers of that church
from buying and selling slaves.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

The most remarkable case of in
decision We have ever heard of was
that of a man who sat up ali night,
because he could not decide which
to take off first, bis eeat OF his bests
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

A man named Alexander Gilbert
Of Blair CO., Pa, killed himself few
nights since by cutting bis throat
first with dull knife; he then tried
to tear the breach wider by inser-
ting bis fingers, and finally ended
the job BY saving into the juguiar
With piece Of glass.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

CHRISTIAN SLAvEs.--The fellow,
;oo figures show the number OF
slaves at the South who are cnurch
members. and the churches they be-
LONG to: Connected with the Meth
odist Church ooo
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-01-09
OBITUARY

DIED-At his residence in Washington Town
ship, Columbiana County Ohio, Dec. llth 1857
nuGn CLARK in the 80th year Of his age.
The subject Of the above notice was born in
Faye!te County. Pennsylvania, and in early life,
emigrated to Beaver County, where he received a
good education, for the rude state Of the country,
and for many years followed the profession of
teacher. lie spent a short time in the state of
Kentucky, where he saw enough Of the monster
slavery, and in after life became one Of its most
bitter enemies; and in 1885 in a public lecture
endorsed the anti.slavery movement, and contin-
usi the foe of oppression till his latest breath.
He was acquainted with all the hardships and
privations of pioneer life. having removed to Col
umbiana County. as early as 1902, where he has
since lived, with the exception Of two very short
intervals. lie left n large number Of children,
grand. children, and friends to mourn an indulgent
parent and Il true FREUD. j. c.
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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-01-09
AGENTS GETTING RICH.

The success which our agents are meeting with
is almost astonishing. Among the many evidenc-
es Of this fact, We are permitted to publish the
following:
GENTLEMEN: The following facts in relation ia
what your Agents are doing in this section, may
be of use to some enterprising young man in want
of employment. The Rev. John +. Jardon, of this
place has made, since last Christmas, over $1,000
in his agency. Mr.. David N, Heath. of Ridgly,
Mo-, your General Agent for Piatt County, is max.
ing IS per day for each Sub. Agent employed by
him; and Messrs Weimer & Evans, of OREGON
No., your Agents for Holt County, are making
from So to S25 per day, and your humble servant
has m-de, since the seventh day Of asst January,
over 81 700, besides paying for 800 acres of land
out OF the business worth over 81 900. You
are at liberty to publish this statement, if you like
and to refer to any of the parties named.
DANIEL GREGG. Carrolton, Mo.
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which will always be forwarded with answer
10 application by return mail.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-01-09
REMEMBER THAT
Z. BRADf1GCD.

Has removed bis lat and CAP STORE, 10
the building one door west Of James Browns
Grocery Store and Immediately opposite the Bu,.
ter Store and would respectfully invite the at
tention of the Public to his New and Superior
stock of HATS and CAPS, Gs he is now con.
stant!y receiving the Latest Improved Fall STYLES.
They will find it TO their advantage to call and
examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere,
as they have been selected with the greatest care
his Stuck is the Largest and most complete ever
brought to the market embracing every des.
criptiun of Plain and Fashionable Silk, Soft Fur
Hungarian, Low and High Crown French Felt,
and Ladies Riding Hats, Friends Otter, Musk.
rat, and Russia Brush, Childreu's, Fancy, Plain,
lur and Wool and all Kinds, Colors, and Shares.
Of Mems and Boys Wool Hats.
ssE- His stock Of Cops is superior to any eres
brought 10 Salem, embracing every description Of
Plain and Fancy Cloth, Silk and Cotton, Plush.
Velvet and Mohair Caps.
RsS- Amy person wishing any article in his liss
cannot fail to be Accommodated either in article or
price.
Eag- REMEMBER TIE PLACE. LuMEDHT E.
LY OPPOSITE THE BUTTER STORE.
SOU7H T. d. VAIN 81, SALEM, ONO -ysa
A. BRADFlFLD.
Salem, September, 1857.