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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27
ElDELiTY.

Never forsake friend. When
enemies gather around-when sick
ness falls on tie <heart--Rhen the
world is dark and cherries Sis he
time to try true friendship. The
heart that has been touched Wi h the
true gold Will redouble its efforts,
when the lriouG is sad and in trouble.
Adversity tries real irlendstlp--
They who can :urn frem the scene
Of distress, betray their hypocrisy
and prove that interest only moves
them. If you have friend that
loves you--who has studied yeur IN
terest aud happiness-5e sure to
sustain him in adversity. Let him
feel that bis former kindness lie ap-
rreeiated - and that bis love was not
thrown away. r al fidelity may be
rare but il exists in the heart. Who
has not seen and felt It's power9
They only deny its worth and power,
who have never loved friend or
labored to make friend happy
The good and the kind-the affec-
tionate and the virtuous, see aud
feel the heavenly principle. They
would sacrifice wealth and honor to
promote the happiness of others, and
10 return they receive the reward Of
their love by s,npathiziDg hearts
aud countless favors, when they have
been brought low ty disease or adj
versity.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27
Gbuire puetry.
The Message of the Sunset.

Sunset DER the crowded city,
Lighting up each gilded spire;
Clean and glow the western windows,
With the days departing fire
Leaps to fame each cloud that cradles
Near the monarch's funeral pyre.
Far beyond the azure zenith,
High the floods of glory rolled
Waves of crimson radiance breaking
In sea of molten gold;
Deepening, glowing with an arlor
OF a splender yet untold.
Little children toss their ringlets,
Raise their wide and and wondering eyes
Clap their hands in exultation.
Laugh in innocent SURPRISE
All their life long rainbows, blended
In one glory of the skies!
Aching brows, on restless pillows,
Tossed and comforted by the pain.
Turn with eager, wistful .longings,
To the earth and sky again;
For that streaming splender tells them
Life and strength were not in vain.
Weary women raise their lashes--
Put aside their tolls and cares
Lean from out the dormer windows,
Gaspingly 10 breathe prayer
'-Oh to walk with upraised foreheads,
Through those amber fields of air."
Pallid men. at desk and ledger,
Toiling through the livelong day;
Homeward bound, catch rosy freshness
From the sunsets deePnins ray;
Hope was born of golden ether
Heaven seems not so far away.
Every pining heart thus glade led,
With the message sunset bore;
Faith rekindles in the hosoms
That were desolate before:
Through those rifted mists are cleaning.
Lights from the eternal shore.
Paler now. die fast the splenders-
Showing how earth's brightest things
Soonest fade--but thirsting mortais,
Drank the light, like living springs
Oh, the burdens had grown lighter,
When the angels turned their wings!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27

On Saturday last the lightning
struck tree iu the yard of Mr.. a :
mos Sage, in Goshen, N. Y, and
dodging to a pig stye, in which
we're sow and nine pigs. took OF the
tails Of the whole niue juyiuile pork.
efs ''c'ear asa whistle.' Ii is sup.
posed that they were ranged in arow,
taking supper at the time, and 81
much engaged that they did not ob
serve the flash in time to dodge it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27

One OF the enumerators of the
school census inai Cincinnati, in bis
perambulations in search ofihe school
children, entered a domiciI, where
be found a lady, who said that she
was one hundred and freiee gears old,
and, on milking enquiry Of Ter wheth-
er she had any children about the
house, she replied that she 'had but
one boy, at work in tie other room.
and be was eighty-0ae years Of qgeli"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27
purposes, this constitutes your power
of attorney for the same.
Very respectfully yours.
j. M. q a IAVRFycP

e
J. M. s. A. LAWRENCE.
BY P. Baldwin, Authorized Agent
With this document in his pocket
Beers started, as Daily supposed,
for Lawrenceville, bat in fact for his
friend Phelps at Millport. Mr..
Phelps examined the papers, and left
with Beers, on Moaday night, for
Eimira. They remained here until
Tuesday morning, when they went
directly to Lagrenceville. Arrived
at L4wrenceyille they proceeded
to the Post Office, and exhibited
their authority for taking tie "nlail
matter Of the Lawrence Com
pany. Tie Postm .ster refused
to let them have the letters, Of
which there were one bundred and
tairty:two On deposit, saying thIt
he knew they must be of swindliug
character. Mr.. Phelps :hen explain
ed his agency aud that Of Beers il
in the matter, informing the Post.
master that their object was to en-.
trap and plocure the arrest and pun
ishment of the guilty party, WEom
they we'll knew. Having opened the
case to the Postmaster, be consent.
ed that Dir. Phelps should take 10 of
the letters and bring them TO Eimira.
These letters contained from Ten to
fifteen dollars each. The one hun
dred and tbirty-two letters at L.w-
reneeVille contained probably, about
$1,000. H4ying returned 70 E.nira,
Mr. Phelps handed five of the let
terS to Beers, and directed him to
go to Households aad deliver them
to Daily. He also sent with Beers
a third person, to watch the move.
ments Of Daily after Besrs should
see him. But before going, Beers
made an affidavit before Geo l.. Oa-
Wis. Esq, detailing the above facts,
and thereupOn warrant was issued
for Daily's arrest Gin. Gazette,
20h.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27

"John, What is ibe past Of seer
Seen, siF.' No. JOHN, it is saw. .
Yes, sir, so if a 'sea-lish swims by
me It becomes a sam fish when is is
past and can't be seen" Teacher
"llem yes. Now, John, you bad
better 60 home. Ask your mother
to soak your feet IN hot water, to-
prevent a rush Of brains to your
head"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27

A dull parson cornered farmer,
whom he seldom saw at his ministra-
tious, by asking him directly, after a
little reproof Of his sin of. omission:
''SIall we see. you at church next
Sabbath" s
"Y-e-s," be replied, slowly. "Yes,
I'll GO or send q hand.''
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27

The editor of an Alabama paper,
on quitting his post for a short time,
left his Journal iu charge of his wife,
who, be said, is in favor of State and
Woman's rights. and sound on the
goose generally
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27


SHOCKING CASE OF BURIAL BEFORE
DEATH. The New Orleans Crescent
tellsa shocking story about a sex
ton IN that city named Merritt
The Crescent says:
He sent his men, a few days ago,
to bury poor man in q grave at ths
back end Of certain ceme,ery.-
After a short time the men came back
to him, excited, saying that they
could not bury that man; that be was
sitting up IN his coffia, ard swear
ing ;hat he wasn't dead. Merritt,
in high indignation, seized spade
aud went back to the grave himself,
where, sure enough, he found his cos
toner sitting up, and looking quiet
ly around him But, determined on
his wages at all hazards, the sick
man was buried any how. He strug-
gled and resisted as well as be could,
but few bats from the spade soon
settled him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27

1t is mark of a deprayed mind
10 sneer at dccrepit old age, OF %
ridicule any one who is deiormed III
his person or lackeih understanding.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27
There are eight hundrel Licensed

IUere are eIg HG uUIureI LlcenSeu
Dram Shops in the couuty Of st.
Louis. Those in the City, the great
majority, pay $50 a year for license.
Those in the country pay $50 a year.
On the whole, there must be about
Sl00, 900 annually paid in St. Louis
for the privilege of vending these
desolating poisons.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27
AEeedate Of GeaeFaI jackson.

In the midst Of a Bank contest.
when Clay, Calhoun and Webster
we're making the SeOate chamber
ring with their denunciatioas Of Gen
eral jackson, aud when his aGmiGis-
tratiOn Was On the verge Of plnng-
Ing into gdI with Louis Philippe,
the Presbyterian General Assembly
was being rent in twain by the New
and Old School quarrel. The Rev.
DR. Stiles Ely, an ostentatiOus Lead
er of the New School party, and an
admirer of jackson, visited the
White house to tender spiritual con-
ISOLATION to its sorely-tried cbieftain.
With sympathziug look and tone,
be asked, squeezing his hand ferveni-
ly, General, of the questions now
convulsing the country, which gives
you the most anxiety? The oh
hero. who bad a spice of Calyinism
aud irony in bis composition, prompt
ly replied, ..tLe guarrds in.the Pres
byteIian church, Doctor"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27

Men Of hsely tuiu and gener.
Gus hearts should be born to fortunes;
gain them they seldom will
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-10-27
| Think of Thee 10 -DaF.

At break of day, as up the sky
In peerless beauty scars the sun,
Proclaiming from his place on high,
Another circuit just begun
When first my slumbering eyes unclosc-
When first ths light of dawn see,
That bids me hasten from repose--
Il think of thee !" Il think Of thee l''
And in the mid-cay's sutry glare,
Amid the sterner scenes Of life,
When all the world, with busy care
4 nd harsh, laborious din is rife;
Even then my soul impatient turns
To that bright spot " here would be,
And while loves fame with ardor burns.
Il think of theen' Il think Of thee!"
And when the evening sun is low,
And toll and labor have an end
When light the social feelings flow,
And friend communion holds with friend
Oh Then, at gentle oventide,
When twilight comes DER earth and sea
love to linger at thy side.
And "think of thee.' and think of thee!
And in the calm and peaceful hours,
When night comes on, the world tobless
And slumber, with its soothing powers,
Soon luls US TO forgetfulness--
IT'S then, in sweet and happy sleep,
From sorrow, care and trouble free,
While stars above their vigils keep,
dream Of thee! dream of theei
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15

been brought to light and the parties
taken into custody. Nor are the officers
yet done. They are still vigorously fol-
lowing up the traces that have been dis
covered, and with very good success
Deputy u. S. Marshal Il. w. Moore ar
rested at East Saginaw, on Saturday, a
man named benjamin. Franklin Stewart,
alias Jessie Peck, noted and notorious
scoundrel and jail-bird, to whom prison
bars have offered no restraint, and who
is known to have been connected with
the Lexington gang, at least TO the ex-
tent of passing off their worthless coin.
Several instances of the passage by him
of bogus gold dollar pieces in this city
are reported, and it is thought that the
evidence against him will be sufficient to
ensure him a long term in the penten-
tiary. He was arrested few days ago at
Bay City for passing counterfeit SO
bank note, but managed to escape through
the adroitness of his confederates. He
was in custody of an officer, on his way
to the Office of Justice of the Peace to
undergo an examination for the offence,
when party of his friends met them,
and being Informed of the nature of his
crime, they desired to see the bill which,
was adjudged 40 be counterfeit The Of
ficer very foolishly allowed them to take
it, which they examined and passed about
among themselves, finally returning it to
the officer. On reaching the Justices
office it was discovered that the bill in
the officers possession, which was the
only evidence against the prisoner, was
a genuine one, and of course, Stewart
was discharged. There is no doubt but
that the geuine bill was substituted for
the counterfeit while in the hands of the
prisoners friends.
When arrested on Saturday there was
no evidence Of guilt found upon his per-
son, but we understand that he has re-
Gently passed the bogus gold dollar pieces
at hotel in this city, and at other places,
the pieces having been marked and kept
as evidence. He was brought to this
city and lodged in jail.-Free Press.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15

LUMBER TRADE.-An article on this
subject, in the Chicago Democrat, dsclo-
ses the fact that, that Michigan supplies
the greater portion of the lumber used
in the neighborhood of Chicago, and the
Southern market depending upon that
city for its supply. Great quantities are
exported yearly from Grand River, Sag
inaw Bay, Mackinaw, and the st. Clair
River. At various points in the vicinity
of these places, mills of every variety of
extent and power arc being erected in
cases where water power is not available,
steam power is successfully and proftably
used. The home consumption and sales
of lumber last year, at Chicago, reached
nearly 4O,000,000 feet, and it is antici-
pated that 50,000,000 of feet will find
ready sale the present season. The trans
portation alone Of lumber on the Lakes,
from the above ports, gives employment
to great number Of hands; there are
thirty vessels permanently engaged in
plying between them and Chicago,
averaging six hands each. Freights per
thousand feet from the above ports to
Chicago, range from $1,25 to 1915 ;
the freight from Saginaw Bay to Chicago,
we notice, is so to rs cents per NJ more
than from the River st. Clair. Michigan
now furnishes her neighbors at the East
and West with a great portion of the
staple necessaries of life.
We cut the above from an old paper
under date of May 5, 1849, and as We
have already in this issue gone somewhat
extensively into comparisons of the pre-
sent with the past, will give here few
statistics only, Of the Lumber Trade
at present, from which our readers can
draw their own differences. The sales Of
lumber in Chicago each year now amour,
to between 300 100000 and 400, 600, 00C
feet, and another year Of "good times
will carry them up to 500,000,000. The
Saginaw Country alone, ships each year
to ports East and West, about 100, 900,
900 feet. Between $50 and 300 vessels
averaging eight hands each are now cnga
gcd in the lumber trade. In one day las,
week there arrived at Chicago seventy
two vessels with over six million feet o.
lumber on board from Saginaw and Lake
Michigan ports Freights from Saginaw
up to the time of the late ''panic !" aver
aged 81 per M. Since then they have
been much lower, from $3.50 to $500
but are Of late somewhat improving.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15
THE GREAT EASTERN.

This monster Ocean Steamship, now
that Blopdin has made his last ascension,
will undoubtedly be the prime object OF
attraction for the month to come; the
next "ten DAYS wonder" whereupon the
greedy appetite for the marvellous SO
characteristic Of the "Universal Yanke G
Nation" will be fed and fattened for a
brief space, or until something new "turns
up.n The Great Eastern is expected to
arrive at Portland Me-, about the Odd.
The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
propose to give an excursion on the oc-
casion which is thus noticed in the Free
Press Of Wednesday last.
The PROPOSED EXCURSION OVER THE
GRAND Trunk RAILwAY.-The excursion
to Portland over the Grand Trunk Rail
way, on the arrival of the Great
Eastern steamship, promises to be a
great event. Applications for tickets are
coming in to the agency in this city from
all directions. Upwards of two hundred
tickets are spoken for from Cincinnati,
which is now connected with Detroit by
an almost airline railway-the Dayton
and Michigan. AS many more are or
dered from Chicago, and still larger num-
bers from Milwaukee and the connecting
points on the Detroit and Milwaukee Rail-
way. The excursion will be one of the
most extended, the cheapest; and conse-
quently the most popular ever planned
on this continent. The fare from this city
down and back is but Sl4, or less than a
cent a mile-the distance to Portland be-
ing eight hundred miles: Excursionists
are taken from Milwaukee for SIS, and
from Chicago and Cincinnati at about
the same rate. From intermediate stations
the fare is proportionately low. The
Great Eastern is expected about the ODD
inst, but tickets will be issued that will
be good from and after the 10Th. Pas
sengers will proceed from this city cia
the Great Western to Toronto, thence
by the Grand Trunk. Holders of tickets
will be permitted to stop over in the
principle Canadian cities if they SO
desire. They will pass through Hamil-
ton, Toronto, Kingston, Prescott, and
Montreal. The rapids Of st. Lawrence
will afford a pleasing and attractive OBJ
ject of curious observation. The Victo-
ria Bridge, which spans the st. Lawrence
at Montreal, built expressly for this road
at cost of millions of dollars, and which
has been pronounced the greatest achieve
ment of modern engineering, will well
repay the expense of the entire trip
From this the party will be conveyed
through the romantic scenery of Yer
mont, the White Mountains of New Ham
pshire, and thence to the ocean at Port
land Here the great wonder-the i'm
mense stcamship-will be in waiting for
their inspection.
The East have turned out in numer.
Gus instances in large numbers to visit
the West, but this is the first time the
West has had an opportunity of visiting
the East. There is no doubt but that
it will be improved by thousands, and
that the city of Portland will be perfect
ly overwhelmed with an avalance' OF cur
ious plcasure-seekers.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15
CHANCERY SALE.

IN pursuance Of and by virtue Of decree Of tho
Il Circuit Court for the County Of Saginaw, in
cbancery: made on the 10Th day Of November A. d.
1857, in certain cause wherein Elijah Marsh was
complainant and William johnson, Dcrathy johnson
and Hiram Mapcs were defendants Notice Is here
by given that shall sell at public auction TO the
highest bidder of the front door Of the Court House
of the County Of Saginaw, in tho City of saginaw
IN the State Of Michigan friday the 23d day Of
September A. ID. 1882 at two o'clock Z. NJ. Of that
day. all that real estate known and described in said
decree substantially as follows: Being part Of tho
southwest part of the southwest fractional quarter Of
section eighteen, in Township No. twelve north OF
range Eve east, and bounded rs follows: beginning
at point whore the west side Of Webster street, in
East saginaw intersccis the south section line Of
said section eighteen, thonce running north $50 feet
thence west 2f0 feet thence south 300 feet thence TO
the place of beginning, being in the city Of East
Saginaw and State Of Michigan.
Dated, August 9Th, 1859
AUG. s. GAYLORD,
Circuit Court Commissioner for
n3 Saginaw County, Mich.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15

only the sober truth. A young man was
brought on the fatal ground with several
hundreds who were TO be beheaded at the
same time. All were upon their knees,
drawn up in ranks, and awaiting the
fearful signal for the commencement of
the days butcheiy. A fruit pedlar hap
pened to be passing, when the young
man remembered he had a few cash, or
farthing pieces, in his pocket. He was
hungry, fof he had been brought long
distance in his basket, and he had gone
without his breakfast. Eyeing the length
Of the rank to which he belonged, he
could calculate the time with much ex-
ACTRESS when the cleaver would fall upon
his own neck. Nothing daunted, he
bought some bananas, and ate them
kneeling, the clesver, however almost in
tercepting them before they had passed
from the threat into the stomach Some
times 20 or so condemned rebels were at
one tine cast into the river together in
their baskets, to save the labor of execu-
ton and the expense of interment. The
Chinese are mystery; l cannot under
stand them.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15

GENERAL HoUsToN, GOVERNOR ELECT
OF TExAs.-The election of Gen. Samuel
Houston as governor Of Texas, of which
he was the first President while it was an
independent nation, suggests retrospect
tive glance at his history. His childhood
and youth were spent in the Cherokee
county. His first step in public life wa;
keeping a school in Tennessee. Next he
was clerk and county auditor. In 1913
he enlisted under Gen. Jaskson, and serv.
ed with him in the Greek war, was wound
ed, and made a lieutenant. Next he
studied law in Nashville, and was twice
elected to Congress, served from 1928 to
1927. He was the chosen governor Of
Tennessee, and after entering upon hi;
third year in that Office, resigned return
ed to the Cherokees in Arkansas and APP
Piled himself zealously to a defense o.
their rights, and the assertion of THEN
just claim upon the United States Gov
eminent. lie went to Texas on visit
and was elected member of the consti
tutional convention, which met for the
purpose of preparing the State for adj
mission into the Mexican Union. Santa
Anna rejected the constitution, and Gen
Houston took the lead in arousing the
Texans to arms He was elected com
----l~- - -i-:vr or .Lv ToNau uvvps
conducted the war vigorously, ant
brought it to successful termination a
the battle of San Jacinto. He was tn,
first President of Texas; then member
of the Texan Congress then Presiden
again. Upon the annexation of Texas
in 1874 he was elected United States
Senator; was twice reelected; and il
March last made his farewell address t.
that body, from which he was about t.
retire voluntarily. He now took the felC
as candidate fer governor of Texas, will
the like success which had attended al
his previous enterprises.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15

THE CRops.-Wc have several times
spoken of the immense wheat crop reali-
zed by the farmers of this county. We
have also recorded the result of the re-
cent severe frosts, in the destruction of
corn and buckwheat. 1t was at first sup
posed that there would be an entire fail
ure of these cereals in Kent. But this
is mistake. For although there is no
doubt that the drought and frost will
render the corn crop a very meagre one
yet it is not entirely lost A farmer in
Walker township yesterday informed us
that he would realize about thirty bushels
of corn to the acre, and that the frost
had not injured his nor his neighbours
corn or buckwheat, SO far as he had
learned.-Grand Rapids Enquirer Sep. 10.