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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-05

E,oR sALE-THE STOCK, FIXTURES AND LEASE OF
hrst class up town Store doing good trade; wiz be
sold for O half cash the balance eight The
owner has two large stores and being unable . both
be therefore wishes dispose OF profitable business
guaranteed In writing Address T., Herald office nm
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-05

WILL T. b. COME TO rouRTEgNTH STREET To-
~ morrow, All o'clock II not send a note too
Ss"W wa EMMA,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-05

(ITTY MIss1ON--THE OPENING SERVICES OF THE
Fifty third street Methodist Episcopal church, near
CONDUCTED n ss BY pr McClntock and Bishop Simpsons a
eten.ng by Row. s. N. Preatty of Ohio. - - F.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-05

JToR sALE--THE STOCK AND FIXTURES OF A GEN
~ tel Grocery Store In good location, prin
cal The proprietor has urgent buanees attend
% distance and viii sell very low for cash Address
", Herald Office go = - - y
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-05

UNFINISHED ROOMS TO LET-TO SINGLE GENTLE
man 10 Twenty second street Sixth avenue,
front Rooms adjoining They very comfortably furnised
ss bed and sitting Rooms having bath other
on The same floor Brcakfa. given II desired Tbs house
large and airy 6xl0 family small and strictly private.
Only permanent arrangement win b. made Address W.,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-05

E,ULL OR PARTIAL BOARD.-A LONDON FAMILY
would like " let the large, airy handsome
second aso y which chandeliers street and peghborhood
comfortable home wouldbe found by parties whether
RED single House has all modern improvements. Apply
1t ITO West Twenty fifth street corner Of ferrace).
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20
Punctuation Points.

The points now used IN punctuation
were introduced into writing general
~. says the New York Printer
some time after the invention of
printing. The Gree ks had none, and
there was no space between their
words. The Romans put a kind oi
division between their words, thus;
PubIius, ,Scipio, Afiicanus.
Up to the end of the 10Th Cen
fury, only the period, colon, and COM
ma, had been introduc I'd. The lat
ter come into use latest, and was
onlya perpendicular figure or line pro-
portionate to the size of the letter.
To Aldus Manulius, an eminent
printer in 1770, we are indebted for
the semieoloa, and also for the pre-
sent form of the comma. lie also
laid down rules now observed in re-
gard TO their use. The notes of in-
terrogation aud exclamation we're not
added till some years later anu 1T Is
not known by whom.
Inverted commas 60 were first
used by Mon. Aiilemont, a French
printer. and we're intended by him to
supercede the use of Halic letters:
and the French printers now call
them by that name, But they have
lately been used by the English
printers to denote quoted matter,
Ina London book, "The Art of
English Poetry" printedin 1888, it
appears that the present mode OF de-
noting quoted matter is therein de-
noted by being set in italic, 1t is
not known by whom the apostrophe
and dash were invented. >2
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20
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Teu Dcii,-rs for one-quarter. No devia-
tfon from thesetelrns under any circumstances.
sr-y@ The privilege of yearly advertisers IS
strid7g limited 10 Their oion imH'eifate and
reqrtigr s,:si7ess: and the business ot an ad-
vsrtising firm is not considered as including
that of its individual members
hTAnnouncngc candidates Three Doiiirs
10 be paid in adpqnce an epe,y case
Advertisements not marked with the
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be continued until ordered out, ana payment
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20
Gboite ppstry,
Autumn Tears {!

The bright-eyed stars look tenderly
From out the blue tinged sky;
The night wind, signing wistfully
Is wandering sadly by;
As some lone spirits, clad in tears,
Walk up and down the earth,
Seeking place wherein to rest
From the worlds unf ceiling mirth.
The shadows play at hide and seek
Beneath the shivering trees,
Whose half-bare limbs, clash drearily
At every chilling breeze;
The dying leaves fall noiselessly
Upon the fadin: grass,
Unnoted by the multitude
Who careless o'er them pass.
Yet there's not one that iieth there
Whose grave God doth not know,
The sad voiced wind their requiem sings,
In whispers soft and low;
The mist-veiled moon hears mournfully,
And the dew-drops in her eye
Fall where some tender flower shall gro
To tell her where they lie. ~.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

New York OFFICE HOLDERS. The
New York correspondent OF the
Charleston Courier writes:
The class of persons who I'LL pub
,ic Offices in this city, are generally a
queer set. One man nam I'd barry,
was recently elected a member oil
Tho BEARD Of Education. and had the
misfortune soon afterwards, to be
convicted Of misdemeanor and be
sentenced to Blackwell's Island. 1t
was supposed, as a matter oI course
and his associates in the Board re-
ouested, that he would resign his
place, so that the vacancy could pe
filled at the election next week
Mr. Barry, though convict ano
working daily for the city Tree Of o. eN'
nonse, declined to do any snch 'n'ng
Ia cool!y sent word to his associates
,bat after the term Of four months
;mprisonment had expired, he w0uie
still have eight months in which {.
attend, with them, to the duties o
tbe Board of Education.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20
Down and Up.

In the year 1S49. a young maj
who was rich, and engaged in busi
ness in Cincinnati, became enamoret
of a Beautiful giri-the daughter, b,
the way, Of wealthy parents, aud af
ter brief ccurtship, married her
He loved her dearly; she loved hin
dearly. A fortune of happiness
seemed in store for them; but evil
days came, and after a brief but vic.
lent Struggle with fortune, the young
man became blnkrupt. He was left
without dollar, but not without a
hope. The gold miues Of California
were open to the adventurous and in,
dustrious. He would leave his beau
ltiful wife and seek its glittering
shores, where be would remain until
his iallen fortunes we're revived. Tie
resolution once taken was soon execu-
ted. He came~to California, but the
cloud still hung over him. He was
active. enter2nsing, and persevering,
yet while others around HIN were
gathering the golden harvest in a..
bundanee, bis every object failed
For eight years he continued thus.
He be ame sick, weary, and disheart-
.ened, but his pride would not allow
him to write home for assistance.
He was at last reduced to sell news.
papers upon the streets for living.
A few weeks ago he vas at Folsom
street wharf, upon the arrival Of the
mail steamer, and among the pas
sengers that came ashore, he caught
a glimpse of a richly dressed hdyI
whom be thought be knew. He fol-
lowed her to the hotel, get a fair
view, and recognized her as his wife,
whom he had not seen for eight years.
He was poorly dressed, but bis af-
lection conquered his pride, and be
immediately made himself known to
her. The recognition was followed
by beautiful exhibition of unabated
and unavailing love, The lady's pa
rents had died, leaving her an hciress
Of great wealth. She had no: beard |
of her husband for eight years, and
fearing for bis safety, she resolved to
visit this State and make enquTies! J!
for herself. The lady closed her coD.
versation With her husband by put /
ting her arms about his neck, and |
saying-~Now, George, we can go
homo. and be happy as we used to
be. They did so home on the
steamer that left last Monday. This
story is strictly true.--CaJ@nig
Spirit Of nc Times.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

An old man, living alone in a sol
itary house in WeStchester county,
was disturbed the other night by a
strange noise which seemed to come
from different parts of his domicil
Taking a light, he cautiously search.
ed the premises, and finally found a
pair Of cowhije boots dangling in the
chimney, 10 which the intended
burglar was inexsricably wedged. =
The old man went quietly TO bed
and the next day, with the aid oi
his neig ghbors, removed some Of the
brick work and let the bird out,when.
Notwithstanding his lattempts to
prove that il VAS only friendly Wis
it, he was lodged in Jail.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20
Come TO me in Cherry Time.

Come to me in cherry-time,
And, as twilight closes,
We will have merry time,
Here among the roses!
When the breezes crisp the tide,
And the lindens quiver,
In our bark we'll safely glide
Down the rocky river! =
When the stars, with quiet ray,
All the hill tops brighten,
Cherry-ripe we'll sing and play,
Where the cherries ripenl
Then cometo me in cherry-time,
And, as twilight closes,
We will have merry time
Here among the Tosesl
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

PRoNUNClATIoN.-She Sheridan agreed
with Walker about the word wind
pronouncing it wynd; but differed
with him in respect to gold, which
he would pronounce gocld. Sheridan
tells US that Swift used to jeer those
who pronounced wind with a short
i, by saying, 81 have great minn d
to fnn'd why you pronounce it
winn'd.' An illiberal critic retorted
this upon Mr.. Sheridan, by saying,
"lf l may be so boold 1 should like
to be toold why you pronounce it
goold?" Fl
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

A story is told by a Canadian pa.
per, Of a Mr. GastUa. who was stand.
ing beneath a trap door, whena sacl,
of whsat fell from au upper story di-
rectly apon his head. disloeating his
neck. He Immediately raised Bp
his hands, and pulled it back into
place, as the Workmen who "heard
the bones snap again into their sock
ets' will swearl Mr.. CASTOR is sup
posed to be as we'll as ever.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

The society Of a German church
in New Orleans are divided into two
opposing parties. one fighting for, and
the other against the resident pastor
Those opposed to him are in the ma.
jority, aud their wives recently, with
the evident sanction Of their hus-
bauds, met the reverend gentleman
as be was entering the church, tried
to prevent him. ant not succeeding
assailed him with eowbides, pepper,
salt,and gypsum, forcing him to save
himself by fight.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

Elisha MagOon, for long time a
spiritual medium, hung himself on
Wednesday night. He had become
insane on the subject. and Believed
that evil spirits had taken possession
of him, and he could not escape their
influence. While he was hanging
in Cambridge, within sight in Boston,
his daughter was delivering a trance
lecture.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

RETURN OF A SLAvE.-A slave be-
longing to Mr.. Ladan, Of Montgom ry
county, Nd, who ran away from BIZ
master several months ago, has writ
ten home from Canada, requesting
Mr.. Ludln 10 come OF send for him,
fearing, be says. if compelled to
remain where he is. that he shall per-
ish with cold and hunger before the
close of the winter. Another nut for
the abolitionists TO crack !
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

q NJ Eaton, while chopping sood
near indianapolis on Tuesday, cut
his foot severely. A physician was
called, and found him sitting III q
chair dead, bis foot in a basin filled
with blood. If he had been placed
in horizontal position, the applica-
ton Of a single bandage would have
saved his life--but no one present
knew it. @
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

The tobacco trade of Virginia,
including manufactured and AMMAN.
utaetured, amounts TO nearly S20,.
00O,06O. OF this about Sl0,000,-
900 belongs to the city Of Rich.
mond. The tobacco trade Of Virgin.
ia IS said to be nearly double the
value Of The flour produced 10 that
state.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

A dangerous young widow Of
thirty, in Ludlow, Mass, with four
dead or discarded husbands, has torn
a young lad of eighteen from his
afflicted parents in the same town,
and taken him to bed and board as
number five. The parents locked
up the boy, bat the widow was too
smart for :hem, got him out, and fled
With him to Palmer, where they
married. ~ ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

"A Madrid paper relates that 2
Spanish lswyer named Morpaey,went
to dine With the Eaglish minls'tf,
(Mr. Buchapan,) wearing a par ol
yery tight boots. He suffered inght-
fully while chatting with his host,
Violent inflammation set in, followed
by eanerene, which only a few days
afterwards carried the unfortunate
man to his grave.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

A man named Wheeler Of Med
ina, N, Y, was engaged at the boz
tom of a well thirty f ct in depth,
when the wsll.above him fell in and
he was literally buried, Fortunately
some Of the large stones, instead OF
crushing him, fell so as to form an
aroh over him, and, after some hours
labor, his neigbbors succeeded in res.
cuing him from hs perilous situation
uninjured.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

A young lady in Virginia, named
Sarah Coffman, committed suicide
because she had flirted with two
young men to the extent that they
both expected her to marry them.
She was not willing to meet either
under such circumstances. and in Ia
desperation took d dose Of arsenic.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20
Spurgeon, the London sonsa.ionist


preacher, sometimes gets off a good
thing out of the pulpit, however
stupid ne may be 10 it. A London
letter to the Portland State Of Maine
says: A brother minister called to
see him one Gay, rang the bell, and
when the servant came to the door.
the Rev. told him to inform Mr.. 5
that servant of the Lord wished to
have an interview with him. The
message was delivered to Mr. Spur.
geon. 'Hum,ba, servant Of The Lord
tell the person | can't see him;
am busy With his master
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

. Three sisters, named Meyer, resid-
ing in St. Louis, on Monday night
last. cowhideG one Martin Stiles for
having delameltheif Characters. To
make the castigation as e..ectual as
possible, the women employed man
to hold the victim Of their wrath,
while they applied cowskin to his
quiyeriag body.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

In Petersburg, Va, there is an
old hen who expresses her delight
at her own genius every time she
lays an egg, by perfectly describing
the evolutions Of The mazourka, the
polka, and various fancy dances,
accompanied BY an imperturbabIe
cackle.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20
FlRE-EATiNG.

t There have been, at different timeG
itinelants who have displayed som
singulay feats with fire, such as eat
: ing red.hot Goals, broi,ing steaks upo
!, the tongue, swallowing draughts Q
liquid fire as greedily as a farme
does roast beef and strong beer. Al
Englishman. of the name Of Richard
son attracted great notice in Pari
about the year l677, by bis feat'
with fire, which obtained for hin
the title of "the incombustible mar
and the fre.eatcr.' NJ. Panthot, in
the Journal des Scavans for 1850,
communicates to the editor what he
calls the secret OF fire. eating He
says that this secret was revealed
by the servant of Richardson, who
was the first to exhibit, about three
years ago, this wonderful experiment,
which many ascribed to his dexteri-
y only. 1t consist merely in rub.
bing with pure spirits of sulphur the
hands and other parts to be exposed
TO the fire. This spirit does not act,
as commonly believed, in check.
ing the activity Of the fire, but it
renders the person on whom it is ap-
piled less sceptible of lis action, be-
cause it burns and scorches the scarf
skin particularly. which it renders,
as hard as leather, so that for the
first or second time, the experiment
is not so well borne as afterwards,
because, the more it is tried, the
more the skin becomes hard and CAL
lous, as happens to farriers and black
smiths, whose skins become SO hard
by frequently handling hot iron,
that then are often seen to carry it
quite red from one anvil to another
without being burnt. However, ifaf-
ter several repetitions Of the exper.I
iment with this spirit OF sulphur,
the person washes with warm water
or wine,. the scorched epidermis is
removed along With what is harden
ed, andIhas no longer the same pow
er of handling fire. until the same
has again scorched and
hardened the skin. To this secret
Richardson added SHINE sleight Of
hand, which could never be discov-
cred, in respect to the live Goals which /
he placed on his tongue, and on which /
he dresseda piece of meat, because he
applied Immediately next his tongue I
very thin slice Of veal
30 that the coal, which was between |
two layers of meat, could not burn
him at lrSt and was soon extinguish-
ed by the moisture with which bis
mouth gradually filed. Richardson's
also confessed thai the rene
dy might be strengthened by mix t
ing equal parts of spirits OF sulphur,
sal ammoniac, essence of rosemary,
and onion juice. With regard to the
effect of the Goals. wax, sulphur,
and other substances which he
swallowed so often upon bis stomach,
it is certain that he would not long
have had the trouble Of making
this experiment npQnssubstances so
injurious to. the stomach, if he had
not, possessed facility OF vo mitlng
these calcined substances by the |
help Of warm water and oil, which !
he took Immediately after retiring
from the company.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20
Too much Politics.

1ne pOuln mas Pursueu an uDWiS
E policy. I've energies of her -peopl
have been misguided; and the resul
J Of this misguidanee is, the preson
I and constantly increasing balance o
: power the North holds against tht
South in the national halls of legisla
Etion, anG is more keenly felt in thai
) financial and commercial dependence
to which we have been reduced. -
For people favored with such a
land, Boosting a soil Of almost spon.
taneous fertility, with rivers of the
first navigable and water power i'm
portance in the world, with climate
unsurpassed, and with ocean and gull
boundaries s--for such people. pos
sessing such land TO be brought to
commercial bondage as is our case,
is to say the least, quite as humilia.
ting as it is calamitous; and yet it
is all the work of our own hands,
and ihe result of our own labors. 1t
is the effect of cause. Our breth-
rem of the North have, with the Wis
dom of the long headed and the
wise men, laid plans and engaged 10
pursuits that would populate her
lands and deyelope her wealth, while
they have studied the importance
and the strength of finance, while
they have been making the hard
licks in agriculture and mechanics,
the South bas been spending her en-
ergies in the pursuit Of objects, Chi
merical in their nature, and which
pass away with their attainment.
Politics, politics, the honors of
place and distinction and the spoils Of
of Office, have attained too largely
and engaged the attention Of the
Southern mind too exclusively. j
President making, differing Cabinets,
filling foreign missions, etc., etc, have
beret oiore been the ultimatum and
the great good sought. by far too
great a number of our leaders, and
though success has attended these
efforts, in what lasting and perma-
nent good, may We ask, hasit resulted
what does it all amount to. South.
ern minds and Southern effort and
energy must be direoted into other
channels if the South would attain
to that Importance and high consid-
Grafton to which by nature, climate,
and position she is entitled. And /
first of all there should be a united !
effort Cor the ports of tho South to
open up direct communication with
the purts ct Europe We should
not allow all oui foreign population.
to land at Northern port. there to
imbibe prejudices fatal to our icstitu-
tions and customs. We should cast
aside all prejudice we may have form 7
ed agaiS5 labor. La6or,labOr, should
be the watchword of all. Support
and build up Southern Manufactures.
Educate The yonth in all the praetic-
al sciences OF life, and let them De
taught The great lesson of seli-depen-
dence. These are few Of the pur-
suits that should engage our consid-
erations if we would seek the perma-
nent good Of our section of country.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20
The loss by the recent fire at Ray

The loss by the recent fire at Ray.
mond, Miss. was S250,000, only a
portion of which was insured. The
fire WAS only of a few hours duration,
sweeping all before it. The buildings
we're nearly all composed Of, very in
lammsble material, and closely con-
nected. so that when the fire once
got fairly under way, there, was no
checking it. There were burnt in
MI come eighty houses. &.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

The new custom-house, at Pensa-
COLI, Florida, has just been completed
~ a cost Of 100000. The amount
of revenue collected at that port for
1857 was S4S7, costing to collect
it S3012.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

DR.. Kane relates that Que day;
Sben be was worn out with fitigue;
be turned INTO an Esquimaux hut to
GET "a little sleep; the good uatuted
hoftess Of the wigBam covered him
up With some Of herovn habiliments,
and gave him her baby for pillow.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

A greatmany of the flying ru-
mors Of the day wcnld sc more ap-
propriately designated BY leaving out
the f. All newspapers, religious and
political, please notice.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

Alittlo girl. in the care of the Sis
ters of Charity, at North Wheeling,
Va, died,it was supposed, last Sunday
evening. Her burial was postponed
because Of the stormy weather, and
in the meantime she astonished one
of the good sisters by suddenly ris-
ing up in her coffin and asking for a
drink. She is supposed to have been
in a trance, and only the heavy rain
prevented her from being buried
alive.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

We see 1t stated in an exchange
paper that a banking firm in Indiana
has issued $4,000 in promissOry
notes, based upon i've stock--lO,-
600 head Of hogs, and ], ,22O head
of cattle, deposited in their own pens.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-20

Flour, in St. Paul, is $3.50 per
barrel; potatoes, 40 cents a bushel;
butter, 20 cents a pound. In st.
Augustine, Fla, -four is 50 a barrel,
and the poor ara starving on accOdrt
of the bfead monopoly.