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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

"WHAT is a DUBURTUs?'-The
charter of Charles III, under which
Rhode Island lived for rs years, In
giving certain privileges to such as
shah "sett upon the business Of ta-
king whales, says ''it shall be law
ful for them, having struck whale,
Duburtus OF other great fish, to pur-
sue INTO any part of that coast" &c.
The qnidnuncs are nearly crazy be-
cause no body knows what the ''Du'
bnrtus' was oris. Agassiz says that
he never heard of it, and cannot find
it in the books.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
Patent Medicines.

The Medical World has an oeea-
sional touch of keen satire that Is
quite refreshing, Describing what II
calls a national disease, it says:
aThroughout North America the
the universal morbid appetite for pat
ont medicines iss regularly constltnt,
cd disease. 1t is probably transmitted
from parent to child, as insanity,
scrofula and nervous affections de-
scend through families. To see a
man or woman who never purchased
i box Of Btandre'h's pills, or bottle
of the Balm If Very Fine f1owers'
would be equivalent to seeing the
fifth wheel of coach. No such phe.
nomenon exists. Mothers usually
commence with Sherman's Vermi'
fuge Lozenges, But whether they
have or not, it is judieious to com;
mence druggiug. the little creatures
early, by way of aecustomlng them
to more potent articles, when then
strength will bear them. Spring
nbvsic usually follows. It's a divine
art to keep off sickness by reasona,
BILE doses Of something that IS COCO
far the blood. At fourteen young
persons begin to purchase for them
selves. The latest advertisement
should always be a guide in the So
lection of patent medicines, on &C
count of the responsibility and re
sponsibility of parties offering them 10
sale. This is great country; ever,
one has a perfect inalicnable right t
kill himself with lile-presefving nos
trums."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
Gboite Nlastry.
NV Little Sleeping.

Soft be thy pillow, my darling,
That bears thee in slumber tonight;
Sweet be thy dreams, till the morning
Wakes thee to fairer delight:
Ny precious. my innocent darling,
My loving, my beautiful one,
God keep thee from sickness and sorrow,
Z. Till life's little journey is Gone.
What were the light of the morrow,
If thou shouldst not waken again
What buta cloud and a tempest,
And sadness, and anguish, and pain?
The curls on thy brow are our sunshine:
The light of thine eye is our joy;
The smile on thy lips bring us gladness.
And pleasure unmixed with alloy.
Surely the angels, my darling,
Will watch thee,in waking and sleep,
And Coo in his infinite goodness,
The way of thy footsteps will keep; I.
Tenderly, lovingly, bending.
Shield her, good angels, tonight;
Sweet be her slumber, till morning
Wakes her to dearer delight.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
WHOLE NO. lo2
A Pack Of Cards.

A soldier in the American army
| in the last war, being unfortunately
surprised at "a game Of cards by u
Sc rgeant who osed him grudge, was
carried before the Colonel of the reg
iment. that he might be punished for
gaming, against which general or
ders were severe. The soldier being
asked what he had to say in his de-
fence, replied, that having been re-
ligious'y educated, and well instruct
ed in the Bible by his parents, and
his pay was SO small that with the
greatest economy he had rot been
able to save enough to buy one. he
had purchased a pack Of cards of bis
comrades, which not only served him
for. Bible but made a most excel
lent almanac besides. Then taking
out his cards, he proceeded thus:
When / see a one, it reminds me
that there is but one God; the two,
the Father and the Son; three, Faith
Ter, Son and Holy Ghost. 4 fopr
calls to my remembrance the, four
eyangelists. Matthew, Mark, Luke,
and John; a five the Eve wise and five
foolish virgins; six, That in six days
God created the Heavens and the
earth; seven, that the seventh was
to be kept holy; an eight, tie Eighte-
Gus persons that we're preserved from
the flood, viz: \ oah, bis wife. his
three sons, and their wives; nine,
the nine ungrateful iepers cleansed
by our Saviour; ten, the command
ments. A queen reminds me of the
queen Of Sheba, she came from the
utmost parts of the earth to hear the
wisdom of Solomon. and the king,
tha Great King of Heaven.
/ The Colonel told him be had for.
gotten the knave.
THAT" j" replied he, "used to rep
resent Judas; bat from this time,
when Isee the knaye | shall always
think of the sergeant that brought
me before your honor"
81 don't KNOW" interrupted the
Colonel, smiling, ''whether be IS the
greatest knave of the two. but ! am
sure be is the greatest fool"
! The soldiers then continued as fol-
lows:
"When I con mt the number ofspOts
on pack of cards.'I find $50; SO
many days are there in year.--
When I count how many cards there
are 10 a pack. find So; so many
weeks are there in q year. When |
count how many tricks there are in q
pack, find thirteen, this reminds me
of the duty | owe the thirteen United
and Independent States Of America;
fthus they serve for both Bible and
almanac"
+. The Colone, called bis servant, and
ordered him to treat the soldierWell,
and dismissed him, saying be was d
very clever fellow.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
A singular elopement occurred

A singular elopement occurred
last week, from fashionable board, ~,
iug-house ip Philadelphla. Inc
PARTIES we're young lacy from
Washing ton, who had recently ar
rived accompanied by her mother; r;
and gallant yeung ooutherner r.
from South Carolina. Police officers
we're put upon their track, anu
succeeded in finding the tuglt,yes al
a hotel, where they had taken board
On examipaiion, the young LADY
confessed that she. first proposed ths
elopement; aud, being placed II
charge of a young and good look,ne
police officer, to be conseyea TO Ne
mother, she astonished him .!
making a similar proposal. y
course the idea was lndlgnanti.
rejected by the virtuons policeman
The Southerner' was held to oail y
( $1,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

OfIUM.-Gne of the curious facts
recently revealed by the publication
of customhouse tables IS that there
was imported into this country last
year three hundred thousand pounds
of opium. Of this amount, it is es-
timated from reliable data, that not
more than one-tenth is used for med
zeal purposes. The, habit of eating
opium is known to be spreading
rapidly among lawyers, doctors, cler-
gymen and literary meR; and enor-
nous quantities are used by the man
ufacturers Of those poisonous liquids
which are dealt out in driuksin the
saloons and groggeries that infest
every city and village in the country
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

A New RELIGIOUS Seer IN NEW
uaMpsHInB.-A new sect of Periec-
,;onists has arisen in. New limp
shire. where they have held meet
;nps at Concord and Dover. They
think of calling themselves !" ne
Orthodox Catholic Church. Alto
gether they number about one hun,
,Ired. they believe in community o. ,,
goods. Civil law they do not regard.
T Their laws are Bible laws. They hold
that after one has received the reviv-
ing influence of the Holy opir''' u
is impossible for him, not only .c
fall from grace, bat even to be temp
ted. They believe in the coming o
the Saviour. Three apostles, who aft
to have charge Of their atftlrs' nav'
been chosen, who ars spoken oi q
very successful second ad''n
nreachers in times past.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

a shcrt time since While travelling
in canal-boat on the Troy and
Western line, a dispute arose between
Mrs. Moore and a woman on
board another boat. The hus-
band Of Mrs. Moore tried to per-
suade his wife 10 go into the cabin,
which, womanIike, she refused to co.
Ye thee attempted to force her into
the cabin, in order to stop the quar-
rel, when she resisted, and in the
scufie both fell overheard and were
t,}rowned. The deceased. left three
children on board the boat.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27
A train from Fitchburg to Bos-

a train from Fitchburg to Bos-
ton lately bad a scene of much
ludicrous tribulation An elegant
and fashiopable dressed lady was
forced to travel ten miles Standing in
the passage.way Of the Car, not be-
ing able to compress her garments
SO as to enter the seat. Several
gallant gentlemen offered her theh
seats, although there were plenty
vacant ones 10 the car. The iail
one made sundrY endeayors te
force herself into a seat, bat flnaii,
gave up in despair. Hoops proye'
Iinexorable..
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

The Chattanooga Gazette says Of
John W. White: "As TO the various
rumors of his death-his arrest, Sc,
we believe none Of them. We believe
that he is ilive-beyond the reach of
an arrest, even if reward were Of
ftrad for him which wonll tempt
come ayaricious wretch to hunt him
up-that be is suffering punishment
now fully commensurate with his OF
fence-and that his family and friends
do not know where be is, or at least
Go not correspond with him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

A man named Mace has sued q
citizen of Dayton, Ohio. for having
some years ago caused his conviction
and Imprisonment in the penltent'a-
~ for burglary. He lays bis dana,
ges at $4,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

II is estimated that one pair OF
rats will have fbmily Of G46,seSi in
three years. Allowing ten rats TO
eat as much as one man, the board OF
these Industrious underground poktl-
clans would be eqnalto that of64 ,6oO
men.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

GofDEv WT.-T6e Boston Post
which is generally posted, says:
Luck varies with the men who huut
For gold. SO IN explain
Some find the GRE tn creases,
While others seek in yea.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

A newspaper "sqnib" writer says
that a French woman slides, Span
ish woman glides, an American lady
trots, andan English woman tramPs'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

! SpEcIH EzPonrs.-Th The exports Of
specie from New York to foreign ports
Tor the week ending 1st inst. were
30.6G3 making a total for the
year 1858 Of S25,973,006. In
1851, S44,360.174; in 1856, $751;
326,297; in 1855, S27,571,Sl3; in
1854, S36,157.2SS; in 1853, S26,-
k753,356,in 1852, S24,912,345.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

A few days ago, a little girl nam, nam,
ed Mary Alleo;S was severely nS,' a,,
m by the explosion of shooting crack.
~ ~ which was thoughtlessly thrown
at her by her brother. 1t IS lealss :.
tbst ~ T. one Of her eyes,is so severely r,
ia injured that she will lose it. lbs ,,
should be a lesson to those wne
;o the habit Of throwing crackers s
Tt is too dangerous to be iannys
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

The Humbolt fcal) Times states
tbat. in addition to nine theusana
sn;ne killed at four shots by cltI-
1an.of Uuion, the air was foil OF iai-
ling birds for several days.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-27

/ see no reason why there should be
a difference made between those whol
happened to be officers and these who
happened to be privates.
THere the hammer fell.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-18
From the Rock Island Argus.
lIIInOis lseOlOxical Survey.

We are indebted to Senator Henderson Of
this district, for copy of an abstract of a
report on Illinois coa.s, with descriptions
and analyses, and a general notice OF the
coal fields, by j. g. Norwood, NJ. d., State
Geologist. 1t is published by order of the
Governor, and contains complete descrip-
ton of every coal that has been analyze in
the State laboratory up to August 7th.-
We take the sabjoined Information from it,
on coal in Rock Island county:
CUTLER, EDWARDS a CoMpANYs "CANNEL COAL.
Thickness Of the bed, six feet six inches,
with six inches Of black slate in the seam,
Overlayed with indurated clay and drift.
Underaid with fire clay. This is rather a
highly bituminous shale than q coal 1t
burns with free bright flame, and is so
highly intlammable that, at the outcrop,
which is covered with grass it has, at some
previous period. become ignited from the
annual prairie burnings the effects of which
are to be seen for a distance of more than
rod from the opening. Shale dull, gray
ish, hard and tough, splits into thin lumina,
in consequence of thin layers of coal plants
Intervening In the tracing of this bed it
is highly probable that it may be found to
graduate into bed of bituminous coal -
This slale is suitable for the manufacture Of
all the oils and solid matter at present de-
rived from real camel coal. For other pur-
poses it is, in my opinion, entirely useless.
0DA~ a
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-18
Mr.. Crab me OpiulOn Of the Gold Hesion

Our correspondent at Washington
writes us under date of the 9Th inst.
AZ follows:
Mr.. II. J Graham, the first elected
delegate from Pixies Peak under the
popular organization, arrived here on
the I'd instant, An has communicated
valuable information to members rela-
tive to this interesting region. MIR.
Graham thinks that about 900 in
gold has been taken out and sent to
the States. The mining parties arrived
late in the season, and were not able
t. do more than to make surface cx-
plorations before it became necessary
for them to prepare for the coming
winter. His general conclusion from
what he saw and heard is that for a
space of one hundred miles north and
south the country would supply at a
oaying rate per hand. The miners
had no machinery, and were COMPEL
ed TO confine their operations to wash
ing dirt in pans. There was plenty of
water and sufliciency of cotton wood
and pine for all necessary pnrPos es.-
The settlers had begun to get ont lum-
Der with whip saws the day before he
left. Coal was reported within conve-
nient distance OF Aurora by the
mountaneers. It was thought that
the country would prove well adapted
to the production OF wheat, as well as
to the rearing of sheep.
Mr.. Otero, representative from New
Mexico, says the boundaries proposed
by Mr.. Colfax's bill include the best
port of his territory for agricultural
purposes, but he assented to the very
practical remark of Mr.. Graham that
there is land enough and gold enough
for all.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-18
Caiboa In the CAL. ...J
r. he $uez Canal.

We translate from FIsthme de Suez the
following letter from the protector Of the
Suez Canal, NJ. de Lesseps
PARIS, Dec. 9, 1853.
The subscriptions for the Suez Canal
have given results which | hasten to pre-
sent TO the $4,000 subscribers to the stock
to hon YOU will send the next number Of
your journal. In France, the subscription
has exceeded my expectation; it has receiv-
Ell its supper. from the public which, after
all, is the richest of all capitalists. The
subscription here amounts to 220, 900 shares
Other countries complete the capital requr
ed, and in few days the Company will be
constituted according to the statute.
| think | am not deceived when | say
that the first stroke Of the pickaxe which
shall be struck on the line of the Canal
will be loudly re echoed throughout the
world 1t will be the signal of an immense
moral and national progress. to which am
happy to see my own country the largest
contributor.
We shall not have to wait long for the
result While the subscription has been
going on | have had the project of execu-
ton thoroughly examined in all its details.
by men whose names give the highest au-
thority to their deliberations. / send YOU
the the record Of their sessions. They es-
tablsh the fact that, in less than two years,
at an expenditure OF less that 100000,
passage will be opened for portion of
the navigation between the Mediterranean
and the Red Sea.
This rapidity of execution will be doubly
satisfactory, as. while it will soon victor.
iously settle the question Of opening the
Isthmus. it will render speedy remunera-
ton to the capital engaged in the enterprise.
Such is the state of affairs. 1t is very
definite and the simplest means only are
necessary to the progress Of the work. In
proceeding to the execution Of my labor, l
am supported by power which. | hope,
will not fail me.
The sympathy Of the public has been ex-
tended to me, not only because Of the
grandeur of the undertaking. but especially
because the public has been initiated into
every phase Of the enterprise. The work
Of the Suez Canal will continue to draw its
energy from the publicity of all it's acts.
shall not depart from the rule which
| has given me success thus far, and it is with
this disposition that beg you to publish my
letter. l will add that shall always be
ready to reply to any of the subscribers who
may desire information; they may rest as-
sured that every serious question will be
be examined, whether it be addressed d.
rectly to me, or the agents Of the Company
in the Departments, or ont Of France.
FERDINAND lie LEssEPs.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.
J. c. Washburne, Agent,
oc26-dtf Dsvennor, rows

IcDR. MANN. the renov nei disco.trer o, that
invaluable remedy, pr. kaan's Ague B,l..m still
clntlnnes TO labor IN behalf 0: be afflicted. His
meiicires unive ,ily admitted by the American
press to b. far su.erior to any and all others ever
discovered for the treatment q ehe FEVER and .gue,
aLd all int mittents. ere cafb5 no doubt if w.
place confidence in the ianam rable TESTIMONIALS
which the Doctor las in bis s.oss NJ that 1t j. the
great discovery ever mad In tn sc.nc- ~ M di
cine Tho attention II our read rs is ca.lal 10 the
advertisement Of TINS Ball am found Ia another col
unn thi; paper and VIC won d ccommer.d all suf-
fering from this disease, viz ehilis fever and ague
to avail taemse VS. ola tina! II this remtdy.
Sold by al. good druggists
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-18

EE- The New York Times explains
that the recent rumors of revolution
in Cuba arose from the engagement Of
a number of American laborers, who
went from New York under contract
to work on the railroad from San
Yago dc Cuba to Trinidad, at $50
month and found. When they arrived
there they were offered much less
advantageous contract, and threatened
that they would be put in chains and
compelled to work unless they accept
ted these new terms. They appealed
to the authorities, aud thirty-nine we're
sent back by order of the Government
of San Jose, but at the railroad COM
pany's expense, arriving on the Julia
NJ. Hallock, at New York on Saturday
last.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-18
CuBA.-Mr. Slidels's bill for the &C.
sition of Cuba reads as follows:

Whereas, The island in 10 present colonial
condition must continue source Of injury
and annoyance to the friendly relations be-
tween Spain and the United States by the
aporessions of it, local authorities upon
American commerce and citizens and salts.
factory redress can only be had BY circuit
Gus demands on Spain. and
Whereas. in the opinion Of Congress and
IN aeuordance with the views Of the Presi.
dent = the best means Il settling the exist.
ine ed ismoviag istnss dl0sult'ess u Y -
nc3innk list neaotlatioos for he puroAasl
= ~ lalnna okSuld ~ teoeWe6
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-18
From the Sioux Ciiy Eagle
'Che Very Latest from the Ninss.

Mr.. F. K. Crosswait, Of Mills county,
this State arrived at home on the 2sth Dec
direct from Cherry creek. He brings spec-
mems of gold in small grains like fish scales
from e-fftieth to one eighth Of an inch in
diameter, and ceru pure in quality. He
says there is about coo men IN the cherry
Creek digg;ngs busily engaged in preparing
for mining operations early in the spring,
that is in getting out lumber for cabins.
an washers and rockers. and in killing and
curing meat Flour was worth $40 per
cwt. but large train from New Mexico,
arrived Jus. rs Mr. c. left, which brought
it down to So per cwt. Bacon sells at soc.
per ID. coffee 5oc.. boots sloal5 per pair
Deer and mountain sheep were abundant in
the mountains The citizens OF Auraria mot
Auroria ~ the paper have it) We're engag-
ed in saving and bringing pine lumber
down from the mountains in large quaint
ties. The soil in the neighborhood Of the
mines is gra, ELY, but Of good quality. The
good for agriculture. purposes The eli
mate was very agreee lie. The shelter af-
fordod by the mountains prevent the preva-
lence of high winds, such as annoy the emf
grant upon the plains.
spring was encouraging. One of Mr.. Cross
waits party, in conversation with one Of
the Georgia Company, who spent last sum-
mer prospecting, and are now wintering at
Aurora, told him Of the discovery of Jumps
Of gold as large as beans. The Georgian
replied that 1T was not news to him." and
said, when some others spoke of making 81
to $50 per day in the spring that he was
going where he coul 4 make $50
MIR G. w Bassett, also Of Mills county,
in letter dated Dec lst 1888, writes tina;
rich deposits of coarse gold have been found
on Thompson Creek, one specimen eshib-
tied being worth $40. Thompsonss Creek
is stream which runs nearly due east. and
empties into the South Fork of the Platte
in Latitude 40 deg 35 min n, about ten
miles north of St Vrain.
The above named gentlemen are well
known in Mills county, and their statements
are fully believed by their acquaintances.