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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-11
d ut Lots.
VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY.

or ACRES Of choice land, one half mile from oity
81 limits, for sale at very low rates for cash.
COOK b SARGENT,
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-11

West half OF lot In block 6, Second street, be-
tween Rock Island and Iowa streets, north SIDE, Cd
joining Farmers House.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-11

North half Of lots and 10, in bloch e, being 10
feet on Rock Island street and 126 test on Third
street.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-11

EAsr half Of lot g. In block q, CITY Of Davenport
Il with the brick house thereon erected q ". cor.
neg of ID and Rock Island streets.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
A Very bad Dog.

The Stockton (Cal) Republican
gives an account Of dog in that
place that is given TO strong drink.
He INDUCES in cocktails whenever
he can get anybody to treat him.
He watches around the saloons until
he sees party 60 in to drink, and
then goes in himself and rings in"
for drink. He daes not confine
himself to the beverage referred to
above, but takes anything of an ex-
hilarating character. Rover will run
all night with most any liberal COM
pany, but never got tight but once,
and then he acted like very unrea-
sonable absurd dog, as he was. He
can drink any party with ordinary
heads blind drunk, and walk off on
bis four trotters in salubrious con-
dition. Rover is a fine looking fell
low of large size, part mastiff and part
bull, is very smart, and with the ex-
ception Of the little weakness of which
we have spoken, is well behaved.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
SOEs of Malta.

The Sons of Malta have been add
ing to the mystery of their organlza-
ton by midnight parade in Cinein-
natl. The Cincinnati Commercial
says:
We hardly know how to describe
the brotherhood. Mysterious they
were in the fullest sense Of the word.
Darkly, deeply marked. with robes Of
white reaching to their heels, they
excited curiosity, as all mysterious
movements do. Grand Commanders
and officers in position marched "a
long in their coats of mail and drawn
swords, as though they were indeed
"Knights Of Oiden Tine" ready to
break lance in defence Of honor
state or beauty.
The Chancellor was clad in a dense
flowing suit, confined with girdle
Ia long flowing beard concealing the
lower part of the face, and resting Oh
| the bosom. The Grand Commandel
/ had on brilliant uniform OF blacl
silk velvet ornamented with gol(
spangles and glittering symbols, ant
was armed with sword Of glitterin:
splendor. There were cooked hats
straight hats, no hats, cowls, gowns
and regalia, and one was reminded Q
the mysterious procession of monk
in the play Of "Lucretia Borgla, IN
lspired SO great an awe at the suppe
party, who we're doomed by the re
morseless woman. We hardly kno'
how to characterize the display
Some contemplated the spectacle wit
curious gravity, many snlckere'
some exploded with hearty bursts {
laughter. Timid women sank bac
alarmed, foolish girls Uttered, an
the boys had rare fun.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
A Rhode Island Yankee, hopeless

A Rhode Island Yankee, hopeless
ly crazy from the effects of fspirltu-
alism, and who sails the streets of
New York fantastically arrayed and
decorated, under the royal name OF
"Count," has sent communication
of eight foolscap pages, to the "may-
or and council in The city OF New
York" in which he proposes to take
the contract for reforming the city
and regeuerating the world. and he
will throw in, as a finishing feat,
Ito be done gratis,) the excommu-
nication of the devil from earth
His manuscript presents the queer
est tumble of ideas that could evel
collect in an added brain. lie rep
resents himself as Isaac D. Booth
the 'inspirational natural bralned
medium Of communication between
God and man." and signs himsei
"Ensigu jesse"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

A Mobile (Ala) paper says that
an inquest was held recently in that
city, on the body Of man who died
from taking an over dose Of vegeta.
bic pills. On opening the body, the
interior was found to be one huge
cabbage, but dead to its core from
confinement and want Of water--a
beverage which the patient unfortu-
nately, never drank. The jury re-
turned a verdict Of 'quits." "Quits,
gentIemen!' exclaimed the dismayed
Coroner-"never heard Of such .
thing. What do you meant" "Wby,'
replied the fireman, 1--WE find that, i
the cabbage killed the man, the mar
most certainly. killed the cabbage
and if that aia't quits, blow mel"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
FAYETTEVILLE, TENN THURSDAY DECEMBER ls, 1853.


another which is told Of the same
preacher. A man whom / shall call
Mr.. B., having had some difficulty
with him, after using much abusive
language, wound up by saying: ''Sir,
if it were not for your cloth, would
give you deuced good whipping, =
Mr.. D., whose patience had become
exhausted, Immediately stepped back
and laid off his coat, saying at the
ssme time: Never mind the cloth,
Mr.. B., never mind the cloth" But
by this time Mr.. B, had got out of
the notion, and concluded not to ''in-
vest"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
Gboire 9IInehy.
"sVe See the Roses Bloom

" q IScC tEc laUSCS DiVOIl'
The crimson hues on forest leaves
Speak sadly to my heart,
And whisper of the coming days,
When you and l must part;
But gazing o'er the waste of years
Beyond the present gloom
There, in fair, elysian cline,
We see the roses bloom.
The summer comes-then softly wanes;
The flowers bloom-then die;
And change is written on each thing
Beneath the arching sky.
Soft music for while may cheer
Earth's weary, trusting child;
But cares soon change the soothing strain
To dirge notes, sad and wild.
There is clime-it is not far,
Where summers never w.ane;
Where flowers droor not, music sinks not
To wild, desponding strain.
And looking o'er our present cares,
Beyond a quiet tomb,
IT'S there, tits there, in that bright clim
We see the roses bloom !
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
A Score of Years have Passed

A score of years have pass'd since we
Beside the altar stood;
The light of life you've been to me,
And all that's true and good.
As for myself-it may be told
What heart of thine would say;
You've felt that love of mine could hold
The very world at bay
Now threads of silver CLEAN amid
The raven OF your hair,
And on my brow in lines half hid
Lie vestiges of care.
Your step is not as 1.-THE as yore.
Your voice hath lost its tone.
And yet your eyes give back the more
The glory of my own.
A holy love is ours, my light
A love supremely blest;
And in our souls there is tonight
No yearning no. unrest.
Come, let us kneei upon the floor
Where soft the moonbeams lie,
And pray that God forevermore
May thus bless you and |!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

THE VALUE OF HOoPs-TRUTH
STRANGER TEAM FlcToN.-A great
commotion was created in onr town
on last Saturday by a repor! that
DR.. r. G. Land had escaped the
county Jail, by dOnning the apparel
of his wife. At first but few believ-
ed the tale. All had read Of such
escapes, but few were prepared to
hear of an instance of its reality
But nevertheless it proved trae.
Mrs. Land bad called and remained
with DR.. Land for several hours that
evening, as she bad frequently done
before. About supper time she was
let out as if twas supposed as usu-
al, and the mistake was not diseov-
cred until it was too late. His Hon.
or, Judge Heury, en- being informed
of DR.. Lands escape, declared that
his lady shoold remain in prison on
less be was returned, but we are glad
that the severe rigor of justice
gave way to the dictates of human
ity, and she wns released. We do
not know to what extent Mrs. Land
would be culpable in the eyes of law,
but We do know that the self-saeri-
foing devotion of a vile, as exempli-
fed in the present instance, is but
one of those pure, ennobliDg traits
which so adorn the female character.
= Lexington Ad. E
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
WHOLE NO. sg7.
A Fearful Scene Terrible Destrue.
tion Turned Aside.


The Cincinnati Commercial of The
18th inst, contains The following &C.
counts of the frc axis Of an escaped
engine:
Between five and six o clock yes.
terday morning two passenger loco
motives goiugin opposite directiohs
on the Little Miami road, came in
collision near the new turn table, 4
mile or SO above the Front street de-
pot. The engineers saw ch7oth..
er in time to ''reyerse," and one or
both sprang to the ground in antiei-
patton of the shock. which. however,
was not great, as neither was encum-
bered by the momentum Of train.
But the force of the collision Jerked
the throttle valve of the upward en-
CINE vide open. and before the engF
neer could regain bis footing it leap
ed backward with a fiighttul bound
and disappeared city-ward, 10 the
thick fog! Horror seized the men
gathered at the spot, for the es-
capped monster was fred up for the
Express run to Chhiicothe, and roar
ing under a full head of steam.
Right in its path mile below, we're
a hundred passengers, settled on
their cushioned seats iu the Columbus
Express, soon to leave the Depot,
and beyond these an unalarmed city
Of two hundred thousand s0nlsl
1t was all With God. No power
could follow after, and the doomed
pc ople were hardly warned BY the
trembling ground and the elaDk Of
insane machinery, before the Vista
| ton was upon them
Fortunately should We rot say
Proyidentially-a switch, under The
arch Of the depot that should hare
been open to the outgoing train, had
been left shut by negligent watch
man, and the fery iron comet, going
now at seventy miles an hour, swept
through the building. almost singeing
the faces Of the horror stricken sub
iects of a Passover in the crowded
passenger cars on the parallel track
ION, right on through the eastern
wall of the depot. and now leaving
1 the track, and out upon the city
Fortunately, again, the direction Of
The engine was aside from the crow
ded street, and led straight into
one of those huge piles of stone
coal, that at this season filed the
yards of our fuel merchants. Into
this-oyer fifty feet from the depot
the engine sailed, absolutely agith-
out touching the intermediate ground.
Here it buried itself, and Nallowt d
in its own wreck until its fires had
gone down and is steam quite spent.
People in Newport heavd the un-
usual noise made by the clang of the
flying engine, and came over on the
ferry boat to learn the cause.
The Ticket Agent Of the Little
Miami in attempting to describe the
; appe arance Of the locomotive as It
came through the depot, uses the
most expressive paradox: II sag q
sudden noise go By, and all was stlsi
t again. 8
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

A CHINESE DEElcAcY.-In China
they bake ices. Anice is enveloped
in a crust of delicate pastry, and in
troduced into the oven. The paste
is quickly baked, and the ice rs still
unmelted, having been protected
from the heat by its envelope; and
thus the epicure has the delight Of
biting through a burning crust, and
then Immediately cooling his palate
with the grateful contents.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
A Hay Field AEecdote.

There is a good story which may
have been heard in more than one
hay field this summer. We heard
it one day while on visit to the
country. We went out to show some
men how to "pitcb." We had failed,
and wilted down undera hay shock,
and lay flushed and fanning the glow
and sweat fro N our features in a
comfortable position, when one Of our
jolly hay-makers related the anecdote
of the old man who was always
Dragging how folks used to work
in bis young days, and challenged his
two sons together to pitch on a
load of hay as fast as be could load
If.
The challenge was accepted, and
the hay wagon driven round, and the
trial commenced. For some time the
o.d man held his own very creditably,
calling ont tauntingly, More hay
more hayp
Thicker and faster it came, whole
shocks at a time. cloud after cloud
overwhelming him. The cid man
was nearly covered; still be kept cry
ing, More hay! more hayl' until,
struggling to keep on the top of the
disordered and ill-arranged heap, It
began first to roll, then to slide, and
at last of, it went from the wagon
and the old man with it. e1
"What are you down here for?'
cried the hoys,
Il came down after hay," answer
ed the old man stoutly.
Which was a literal fact; he haC
come down after the wagon load
which had to be pitched on agair
more deliberately.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
A BOYS TONGUE FASTENED TO

A BOYS TONGUE FASTENED TO A
LAMP posT-On Saturday morning
a little fellow. about eight years old,
son of Mr.. Giileau, bookseller,
while playing with some other boys
on North street, approached lamp
post and carelessly applied his tongue
TO its gray frosted surface, when in
an instant, to the boy's own horror
and the utter astonishmentof bis play
mates, be was heli fast by his tongue
to the post, suffering very sew re
pain and totally unable to help or
lxtricate himself. OF course the
boy could not speak, and could
only manifest his feelings by signs
with his hands. Various applications
of warm tea, steam, &c, were made
|by some neighbors who heard the
unusual noise made by the other boys,
and came to learn what Was the
matter, but Of no avail, such was the
action of the cold iron the hold was
even getting tighter. When after
ten minutes had elapsed, the boys
father heard of the affair, and has
tening to his relief, he took knife
and was obliged to cut the tongue
loose, leaving its skin still fast to the
post, and causing the blood to flow
very profusely. Immediately on his
release, the poor little fellow became
insensible, and was taken home.-
London &C. wy Press, Nov. %.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

A BosToN NORTON. The Boston
citv fathers have before them prop
osition to food portion of the
Common with water, this winter, in
order to make a public skating ground.
Boston is the place where. a few
years ago, they had to cut a channel
a mile long, through the ice, to get
steamer to sea. HA
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

SCARCITY OF CoRN.--At a public
sale near Liberty, Va, last week, corn
sold for Jfue dollars and mineiy-sir
cents a barrel, nine months credit,
with interest from date. This is
enormously high, and shows that the
crop has been almos! an entire fall
ure.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

SOMETHING HANDSOME The ladies'
Of the Congregational Society, have
purchased a new Bible and three ma.
hogany chairs for the speaker S stand
in the new lecture room. They
have also carpeted the same Pal
naer Journal.
What was carpeted--the ladies'
the society, or the Bible and chairs
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

A brute named Mcfarland, hes
been convicted at GAINESVILLE, Of at
tempting to commit rape on his
daughter, child only 13 years old,
Three other indictments for the same
offence, are pending against him
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

A revolution that no member
shall be absent from his seat during
the session without proyidential cause
or leave of the Senate was adopted
in the Georgia Legislature, so as to-
apply solely to the mover.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

The Governor Of Kansas recom-
mends the passage ola law rrohlhi-
ting the circulation of bank notes OF
a less denomination than fifty dol
lars. S3e
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

Hon. Benjamen F. Butler, of New
York, died at Paris on tho Sth inst.i
He was Attorney General of the
United States In Gen. Jacksoos
Administration.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

tits said that the mud is so deep
iu, Leavenw orth City, K. T. that
hoqs can't sealzow wita0at going eseaa
under h ags
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

A MAN OF LErTERs.--A Southern
writer calls "G. P. r. James, IL. B.M.
c., a man Of letters" and be is clear
ly right in every sense Of the term.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

The "divorce docket was called
in the Cincinnati courts on Friday.
1t comprises no less than one hun
dred and seventy-two cases.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

is it possible, Miss, that you do not
know the names ofyour best friends,
Certainly; don't even know what
my own may be.a year from now.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

The Chattanooga Representative
s,a,es that John w. White OF that
place. whose reported death IN ar
kansas recently, was made KNOWN IS
aTpe. His clothes, &c, we're put oo
a dead bcdy aud buried, numerous
letters were written to Chattanooga
stating his death, &c. His brothers
went out to Arkansas, took up ,ne
body. and it was not F" hi'e s.
The letters are Identified as IN I,
White's hand writing. The whole
scheme was concocted to defeat Il
Justice. as he is under 2o'ooU
bonds for forging bounty land war. i.
rant papers, and there is no dono'
of his guilt. lie was a member o !.
the last Tennessee Legislature, IRE,
lawyer, and stood very iair' J" ,a .a'
is he now? A guilty wanaeref, ola
jnr from the consequences Of hl'
enormous crimesl sn
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
A CommendabIe Move.

Mr. Daniel, member of the Leg
;slature from Oktibbeba, took step
in the right direction lew days ago.
when he announced his intention TO
introduce bill authorizing the State
librarian 70 subscribe in the name
of the State of Mississippi for one
copy of tie weekly issue OF each
newspaper published in the State,
that the same may be preserved ana
,ound in volumes annually. and be
deposited 10 the State Library; as a
norton of the social and political
history of the State, and the times.
We doubt not that the bill Will pass
-,Soutbern Sun.
The idea contained in the above
paragraph, is one which is worthy o, .,
consideration by the people OF all
the States. If ever a correct history
Of the States of the Union is writ
ten. the incidents going to make VI
that history will have to be drawn
from the files Of the local neWspa'
ners The more we reflect upon The
value of such papers, and the adj
yaptages to the public at large, ane
70 individuals, resulting from prop
or care of the current newspapers o
the times. the more highly do We
anpreeiate them. What says th'
Historical Society of Tennessee te
making an effort to file a copy o
every newspaper printed IN ienhss
see?-N Nashville News.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

We see it announced that j. Z
Headly, the author, died at BuifaI0f
New York, last Tuesday.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

There is said to be not one unmar.
ried man in the town of Yarmouth,
Mass.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16

A vessel which arrived at Balt'-
u,are ; few days since with cargo
Of rum, has, with her cargo Deeh eou. %,
fiscated by the collector because la sas
rum was in casks-of nearly sixty al-
Ions capacity. The revenue law " pro.
vides that spirituous liquors. WITH lns !,
execution of brandy and arrack, shall
not be imported in casks oil !, less Cd
pacity than ninety gallons. aon Ine ooo seo'
sci and cargo are valued at S2u,ooo'
A boy in Augusta. (Me- isll Of Of
a pile Of boards, a distance zee, o. slSssel s.;a',
taat and has not been able to articu
late word since; otherwise be u
quite uninjured-