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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-08-25
sRERIFF5S SALE.

STIR JFF7S SALE.
DY virtue Of one writ Of venditioni-exp
ID to mo directed from the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court of Lincoln county, Tennessee.
will expose to sale to the highest bidder, for
cash, at the ccnrt- house door in the town of
Fayetteville. on Saturday, TIE 3E;I. Gay
Of Septcpe Der, 1859. all the right, title.
claim, and interest that John Ccrder has in anu
to TRACT OF LAAD containing about
40 acres, lyingin Lincoln county, Tenn, on
the waters of Flynt. IN Civil District No. %
and bounded as follows, wit:--On the North
by the lands of Nathan Pryor and William
Il. Bryant, on the East by the lands o..
on the South by the lands of Jacob B. Corder,
and on the West by the lands Of Henry Beas-
Icy, being the land on which the said Corder
now lives. Levied on az the property OF
john CordeT at the suit OF the Winchester
aud Alabama Railroad Company. by o. B.
EdmnnGson, Constable of lincoln county,
Tenn. W. NJ ALEXANDER,
Aug Is, 1S59.-tt-S4. SbeT5T.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-08-25
COST

the following description of goods, viz-Pain-
ted Lawns, Muslins, Jaconcts. 0rgaKdies, Be-
RACES, single and double skirts. Psrasois, Fans,
&c.
These goods are new, and Of the latest and
most fashionable styles. Then We say TO all
who would buy goods very 1elo come n0a0,
and don't wait ill they are gone.
JULY 81, 1859. ". & +. PETTY.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-08-25
SHERIFF=S SALE

-
BY virtue of enc writ fvsnditioni-exponaS
/ = to me directed from the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court of Lincoln county, Tennessee,
l viii expose 20 sale. to the highest bidder
for cash, at the courthouse door in the town
of Fayetteville, on Saturday, the 3.tin
day OF September, 1850, all the right.
title, claim, and interest that Jasper N. ReaUes
has in ard TO City acre TRACT OF LAND
lying in Lincoln county, Tenn, in Civil Dis
trict No. II, and bounde as follows,to witt
On the South by James Edwards, on the
East by tie Baptist Church lot, on the North
by Edwards &c Stova;l, and on the West by
" llam Gilliland. Levied On as the property
cf J. n Reaves, at the suit of Leatherwood
& Green, by J. Vanhoozer. Constable ol
Lincoln county. Tenn.
w, II. ALEXANDER,
Aug 18--4t-S4 Slsry.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-08-25
Stone Shop !

TIME undersigned has opened <y7-7E5a
u shop in Petersburg. ard is pre- j .T-a
pared to execute all Kinds of work
in his line, whether for buildings or ~
grave-yards, in a satisfactory manner, n
and on terms cheaper than can be =
had in any other town. Orders respectfully
solicited and promptly filed.
May 5-3m& w. H. PEACH.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-08-25
Bargains, Bargains.

Nor IS tke time to Bug Goods Cheap!
A S the season for Spring and Summer
ia Goods is drawing to close, and We
wish to make arrangements for the fall trade,
and have on hand very superior stock OF La
dies Dress Good adapted TO the present sea-
son, which we do not wish to carry over, we
will now sell at
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-08-25
MA.R. NEETNTGg

III. G. WRfGHT, Sec'ty.
August 2. 1859-1m.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-08-25
Marriages.
MARRIED..

In ,his county. Sunday. 2lst inst. Mr.. JONI
|. REAvEs and Miss SUSAN G. BTRUM.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19
ANNrAL SCHOOL MEETINGS.

II is important that each School District in
this State should hold its annual School Meet
ing on the last Tuesday Of March inst, for the
election of its District Officers, for the ensuing
year. BY the law of the last session, the term
of Office of every School district officer in the
State expires on the last day of this MONTH
We give below the law passed at the last ses-
sion relative to this matter.
AN ACT Fixing uniform time for holding the An
nual School Meeting of the several School Districts
IN this State.
II is hereby enacted by The General assembly
ofhe State Of Vermont, as Jotio,cs =
SEC. l.. The several school districts in this
State shall hereafter hold their annual school
meeting, for the election of the district officers,
on the last Tuesday of March in each year
and the term of office of the officers so elected
shall commence on the LIST day of April next
following their election, and continue for one
year, and until others are chosen in their stead.
And the term of office of all school district Off
GERS elected prior to the said last Tuesday Of
March, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ffty-nine, under the laws
existing at the time of the passage of this act,
shall expire the first day of April Of said last
mentioned year.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect on the last
Tuesday of March, 1859, at which time the
term Of office Of all district officers, before that
time elected, shall expire.
Approved, November 25, 1858.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19
PIXIES PEAK GOLD MINES

The gold digging fever which spread all over
the country upon the announcement of the gold
discoveries in California has this winter burst
out with, if possible increased virulence. Since
the existence of gold in Western Kansas was
made public the Juror for emigration has ragged
with constantly increasing violence. The win
ter has been occupied in making preparations
for the exodus of spring. Thirty teams and 100
men passed through Dubuque, Iowa, on the 26th
ult., en- route for Pixies Peak Two companies
from Michigan and Illinois, with seven wagons
and six months provisions, passed through
Davenport on the day following, and four more
through Lyons on the next day,-all for the
mines. Merchants and clerks are leaving their
counters, young men their fathers farms, la
borers their implements and loafers their usual
haunts to seek their fortune in this Ell Dorado
that seems to promise so fairly of fortune
With their natural instincts for gain liquor deal
ers have already focked there in such abund-
nnce that poor rum is cheaper there than in
New England.
OF all this multitude who leave comfortable
homes and good situations in the settled por-
tons of the country in their eager haste to get
rich few will undoubtedly succeed. A fair
proportion will get an uncomfortable living but
will probably lay up something, while the great
majority will be compelled to remain there for
many years eking out dubious living because
of the want of sufficient means to get home with.
The experiences of California will here be re-
enacted, with the exception of speculation, which
must always be confined to very moderate scale.
The natural advantages for future growth and
expansion at Pixies Peak are and must necessa-
riy be limited in the extreme. Removed so far
from the natural avenues and channels of COM
merce 1t can grow no faster than the mining
population shall increase by emigration and find
at least living employment Hence such for
tunes as were made in San Francisco and some
other of the prominent placesin California, chief
ly by speculation, will here be sought in vain.-
Those who succeed in accommodating satisfactory
fortunes will be that class of men who would be
successful anywhere, while the majority of emf
grants will, we think, be disappointed.
One great good will naturally grow out Of
this emigration. This territory will soon be fill.
ed up with free population and thus the foun.
dation of another free state will be laid. The
area of slavery will be circumscribed and sur.
rounded with Gordon of free states that will
prevent its further extension to the northwest q
practical impossibility. Besides, the chasn
separating the states of the Mississippi vale,
from California will be greatly bridged and .
new link be added to the chain which connect,
the Atlantic and Pacific States of this Union.
For the information of those who intend EN-
igration we will state that company has beer
organized, with capital Of 100000, to run
double daily line of stage coaches, and an ex
press from Leavenworth to Pixies Peak, for the
transportation of passengers and freight Two
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19
THE UNITED STA TIES SENA TIE.

"Revolutions never go backward" When
the democratic party in 1854, in the first flush
of triumphant victory, set about the work of
devising ways and means for the extension of
Slavery, and to that end repealed the Missouri
Compromise the number of Senators whose
voice and whose votes were always sure for
freedom, was SO small that they we're excluded
from "healthy organizations" Setting aside
few conservative Wings who in the main voted
right, there were only SEWARD and SUMNER
and CHASE and WADE, who could always be
relied on amidst the Establishments of party and
of power to resist at all times and under all cir
cumstances the persistent aggressions of the
slave power. So powerless in numbers was
this little band that half of them were studious-
ly excluded from all the committees of the SEN
ate without one word of remonstrance.
This was the condition of things in the
XXXIlld Congress, the first that assembled
under the administration of Franklin Pierce.
Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Michi-
gan, Iowa, and Wisconsin were represented en-
tirely by democrats, and the delegations from
The seat then occupied by Chase is now filed
by Pugh, a doughface democrat who was then
already elected, Since that time these demo-
cratic Senators from the free States have been
dropping off one by one as the people had
chance at them, until there is only Thompson
of New Jersey, Bgler of Pennsylvania, the two
usurpers from Indiana, Douglas from Illinois,
and Gwin and Frederick from California, and
the last named is found more than half of the
time voting with the opposition. Atherton and
Norris of New Hampshire Allen and James of
Rhode Island, Toucey of Connecticut, Cass and
Stuart Of Michigan, the two Dodges, Walker
and Jones of Wisconsin and Iowa, have all
been discarded as the representatives of free
constituencies, and those of them now living
are either in private life or filling the wards in
the political hospital. so kindly provided by
Buchanan for the sick and wounded New
England is now represented in the Senate by
an unbroken phalanx of twelve Republicans;
the Middle States send three, and the north
west sends eight, making twenty-three men
whose influence will always be found in favor of
freedom. Minnesota and Oregon are already
in the Union, each of them with one democratic
Senator and one vacancy. In Minnesota a Re-
publican is sure to be elected, and Oregon will
wheel into line in due time. Kansas will soon
be in the Union with two Republican Senator's
and the two usurpers who now mis-represent
the people Of Indiana will be the last of their
race in that State.
From these simple, plain facts, it is evident
that the policy of the democratic party is year.
ly becoming more and more obnoxious to the
people of the free States. From the cognatc
fact that the democratic party has been consol-
idating its power until it has carried every
southern State except one, and has drawn into
its ranks nearly every prominent southern
Wing, the same conclusion irresistibly follows
The chief end of that party is to serve and obey
the behests of Slavery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19

CoNNEcTIcuT.-Now that the New Hamp-
shire election is over people are beginning to
turn their eyes upon Connecticut, where there
is pretty fight going on between the demo-
Gratis and their opponents, the election to take
place on the first Monday in April. The dem
Gratis hope to keep the two members of Congress
they have, and the Republicans hope to defeat
them. Gen. Wilson, who has Just got through
his Senatorial labors, is to speak FIVE times in
the Second Congressional District. The Gen.
generally goes in to win. Edmund Perkins of
Norwich, emuiating the example of Ezra Clark,
Jr., and coveting his notoriety, has bolted the
nomination of the republican convention for
Congress in that district, for which he was
an unsuccessful aspirant. He attended repub-
lican meeting in Jewett City, on Monday eve
ming, where Mr. Burnhsm, the candidate, made
a speech, and there in a speech of one to two
hours announced his opposition. Perkins
thinks Burnham isn't reliable republican,
This conduct of Perkins renders the result in
that district doubtful.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19
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Gleason's new Enterprise, is highly spoken of
by the Press. We here give few of the many
favorable notices we have seen.
Mr. Gleason has the experience, the enterprise, the
tact and the capital, requisite to sustain good and
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literary paper published in the United States and no
family should be without it.-Locdl Ne,cs, Wapaca,
Wis.
GLEAsos's WEEKLY is full of everything to please
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r. uleason, ESQ., that prince Of editors and publishers
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sufficient guarantee for the success of his new enter
prse.-Beae fonte, Pa, Democrat.
GLEAsos's NEw PAPER is what might have been
expected from the experience ard skill Of the gallant
commodore and editor, elegant in its Typography H.
.iustntions and reading matter Everything that good
taste and experience could devise appears to have
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19

In Cornth, and in the next town Topsham,
revival has been in progress during the winter.
More than seventy persons have been hopefully
converted.
In Chelsea, and vicinity, where Rev. Jonas
Scott has been aboring as an Evangelist, num-
Der of persons have been converted.
There are in Vermont one hundred and four
Baptist churches, with an aggregate memberthip
Of 1921. The number of ordained ministers is
ninety-ninc.
There are fifty one Freewl Baptist churches
in Vermont, with membership of l,94l, and
forty-three ordained ministers.
The receipts of the American Board for jan
uary were $4o,5l7; from Vermont came about
$1,000.
Rev. N. L. Upham, member of the last class
at Andover, has received call to the Congre-
gational church in Manchester.
The Monument, to be erected in commence
ration of the battle fought at Hubbardton in the
time of the Revolution, is completed, the hut
land Herald informs us, and is now on the spot
designated for its erection
In the town of Newark, Caledonia County,
was raised the past year about sixty thousand
baskets Of potatoes and the number Of persons
raising them was about seventy -fve.-Cdiedo-
nidn.
An Irishman named Michael Brislin, about
90 years old, was killed at the station in Rut-
land on the 9Th. He was Stacking car of a
gravel train to its tender, was caught between
The two, and crushed so as to cause his death in
a few minutes.
The Brandon Visitor says that Prof Burnhan
Principal of Burr Seminary, Manchester, report
ed, at the March meeting last week, that the
school house in that town, near NJ. Reynolds
was haunted, and no teacher could be found who
would keep school in it.
The Grist Mill and Wheelright shop Of Roy
al b. Townshend was burnt on Friday last and
800 bushels of grain was consumed. Loss 49,
600, insured for 81 900.
VIM. Marshall, while shovelling snow from
the roof of the three story block corner State
and Main Streets, Montpelier, on Monday, slip
ped and fell to the sidewalk, breaking an arm
and seriously injuring him internally.
At Greenfield, Mass, on Friday night of last
week, minister and lady exchanged carpet
bags accidentally. He was rror-stricken when
he went to look for his sermons to find he had
substituted only two chemisettes and three night
caps. Doubtless, she was similarly astonished
by the loss of her negiige apparel.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19
STATE or VERMONT
BY INLAND HALL, GOVERNOR.


In obedience to Il venerated CUSTOM uniformly fol-
lowed from tho frst organization of the government
of the State, for the executive authority annually,
towards the opening of Spring, to designate day to
be observed as a GENERAL PuBLc FAST, / have
thought proper to appoint, and do hereby appoint,
FRIDAY, THE EIoHrH DAY OF ArRIL MKT, for that
purpose.
The people Of the State desired to put aside all
unnecessary labor and improper amusements and by
abstinence, humiliation and prayer, to observe the
day IN manner consistent with the design of its in-
stituton.
Let ministers and people, with inst reverence for
the character and PROJECTIONS Of the Sovereign Ruler
OF the Universe whose favor to be propitiated as
.enbe in their respective places Of worship and with
deep humility supplcate his forgiveness for their past
ohence'-implore his aid and support in their endca-
vors to conform nearly in future the require
ments OF His holy law, and ask His blessing upon
their various social and business relations during the
coming year.
Let us beseech our Heavenly Father that He would.
In Ills Nercfu Providence preserve the people Of the
State in health and keep them from want and suffer
IN OF every KIND; prosper them in their agricultural
mechanical, and other industrial pursuits. and in
crease their social and domestic enoyments; that He
would encourage all our audabe institutions and eff
forts Tor the dissemination of knowledge morality
ana religion, and especially that He would influence
1.-The hearts and conscicnces Of men EVERYWHERE that
they should in all their actions both as nations and
individuals, follow the Divine injunction OF doing un-
to Others as they would that Others should do unto
them thereby banishing oppression and injustice from
will throughout the world
G'ren under my hand and The Seal Of the State at NORTH
bennington, this llh day Of March, in he yea,, OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and f1ty-nine
and Of he Independence Of the United States the
:, e'ghfy-thTd HILAND HALL.
By the Governor
WILBUR =. DAVIS, Secretary
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19

VERMONT CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-We under
stand that r. SHERBuRNE, the gentlemanly and
efficient Superintendent who has had charge Of
this road for several years, retires from this Of
flee, and GYLEs MERRILL, for many years past
Superintendent Of the Sullivan Railroad, is ex-
pccted to succeed him. Mr.. MERRILL brings
to his new charge the advantages of valuable
experience and an enviable reputation as o
working, energetic, and successful business man
JOHN G. GAuLT, recently elected Commissioner
in Washington county, is to be succeeded a.
Master of transportation by Mr.. HOBART, late
ticket clerk at Montpelier.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19

The Greenfield Gazette mentions singular
phenomenon in theca Of James Wright of Con-
way, who was 81 years old and feet and 6 inches
high in Sept 1858, and has grown since then two
full inches, standing now six fee and eight inches
high in his shoes.
George Warner, who mysteriously disappeared
from the Mansion House in Greenfield, fast De-
cember, has turned up in Evansville, Ind, where
he has been arrested by the sheriff for swinding.
James Huges, wiped out member of Con-
gress from Indiana, is appointed commissioner of
patents, in place ofJudge Holt, made postmaster
general. What a capital hospital-tender Mr.. Blu
chanan is, surely. He looks after the sick and
wounded with a fidelity worthy of Florence
Nightingale.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19

GREAT SLAVE AUcTIoN.-The largest sale Of
human beings that has been made in the United
States for many years took place on Wcdnes-
day and Thursday of last week, at the race
course, near the city of Savannah, Ga. The lot
consisted Of 436 men, women and children, be-
ing half the negro stock remaining of the old
Major Butler plantations in Georgia, and on St.
Simons Island. Major Buffers estate, which
at his death was valued at over million dol
lars, descended to two sons, John A. Butler,
sometime since deceased, and Mr. Pierce NJ.
Butler, resident of Philadelphia and the hus-
band of Fanny Kemble. Losses in the grand
crash of 1873, and the necessity of realizing
funds to pay accruing debts, compelled the sale
of Mr. Buffers property in the South, and the
negroes on the plantations we're divided, and
Mr. Buffers portion was accordingly brought to
the hammer, as stated above. A reporter OF
the New York Tribune attended the sale, and
gives the results of his observations in six
column article. OF course he did not allow his
mission to be known, but passed as buyer
The total amount of the sale footed up $685.
$50
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19
The BODY OF THE ERoNAur TuuRsrox

THE BODY OF THE ERoNAuT THURsToN.-
The watch of Mr.. Thurston, which was found
among sG the fragments Of his body, had stopped
with him at half-past 10, it seems probable that
he held on about an hour, before he fell. As the
spot where he fell is only ten miles distant from
that where he assembled, It is possible he was car
ried up to very great height, but the fall was
not probably with great deal more force than
if it had been few hundred feet, as after attain
ing certain momentum, the resistance of the
air increases fast. Mr.. Thurston was seated on
the valve, clasping the silk with his arms, when
last seen. When the balloon was found at West
Tilbury, Canada, the disc of the valve was torn
of, three fourths of the way round. The bal
loon assembled, owing to the removal of the
weights and car ropes, while Mr.. T. was trying
to open the valve.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-19

PROFITS OF INsuRANcE.-The Insurance
business" must be immensely profitable, accord,
ing to the returns in the annual report of the
Insurance Commissioners of Massachusetts, re-
Gently submitted to the Legislature. OF the
Boston stock Offices, the American divided
$4,000 on capital of $500, 900, and had $l7l,-
900 reserved profits; the Boston paid divi-
dend of Is per cent, with Sl2S,584 reserved
profits; the Boylston paid 20 per cent dividend,
with $3.50, 742 reserved profits the Fireman's,
% per cent dividend, with $175,079, reserved +;
the Manufacturers, 80 per cent, with s245, 1880
reservedi the Merchants, 16 per cent; the Ma
tional, n per cent? the Neptune, 20 per cent.
Besides these, there are several foreign Insur-
ance Companies doing business in that State,
whose dividends vary from 20 to 30 per cent.