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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22
HHOLB NO. 4ls.
A Little DELAY taIaI.

! It is well known thar jules Cesar
might have escaped assassination in
/ the Senate chamber if he bad read
deliberately a letter put 10 bis hands
I by one informed Of the conspiracy.
/ The same fact is true of one or tSo
| of the French monarehs, who perish.
ed by the assasSin's knife. But the
delay ofa few hours to open these
important letters rendered escape
impossible. We have never seen ths
following incident before, bu. it IS
vouehed for'by DR.. MeChesney, CT
Trenton, reliable authority:
The success of Washington az
Trenton has been generally consid-
cred as the turning point in the War
Of Independence. Yet few persons
are aware ppon bow Slight an event
this critical action Was made to hings.
On the Christmas eve when WISH
ington crossed the Delaware, Colonel
Rail, the commander of the Hes
SLAMS, sat in private room near
Trenton, engaged in drinking aud
playing cards A Tory sho bad
discovered the movements Of the
American troops sent note bys
special msssenger to the Colonel,
with orders TO deliver 1t into bis own
hands. The messenger fouad the
way to the house, and a negro OPEN
ed the door. but refused him admit
tance, took the letter and delivered
it to the Colonel. who vas just shut.
Hing for new game. Supposing
the letter to be unimportent, or not
stopping to think at all, he vent on
with bis rlay. The reading of the
letter would have tlwarted the design
Of Washington; but the love of play
conquered the Colonel's prudence
and gave success 10 a Worthier cause,
involving the loss Of bis life and army,
and ultimately the freedom of the
Colonies.
Little did the Coloneltbink, when
he was shnfllipg the rards, that he
was losing the greatest game that
ever was played among the natiOus
of the world.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22
INDrAN SUMMER.

-
There is time jus. when thefress
Pr epares to pave old Winters way.
When Autumn III reverie lost,
The mellow daytime dreams away;
When summer comes. in uiusinS mind
To gaze once more on Hill aud dale,
To mark how many sheaves they bind,
And see ii all are ripened well.
With balmy breath she whispers low,
a The dying flowers look up and give
Their sweetest incense ere they go,
For hor who made their beauties live.
She enters meath the woodlands shade
Her zephyrs lift the lingering leaf'
And bear it gently where are laid
The loved and lost ones of It's grief.
AT last oh Autumn. rising, takes
Again his Sceptre and his throne.
With boisterous hand the tree he shakes
Intent on gathering all his own.
Sweet SUMMER, singing. flies the plain,
And waiting Winter, gaunt and grim,
Sees miser Autuma hoard his grain
- And smiles to think its all OF him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22
A CCRREcT JURY.

The p,ndrriag to the most SEN
sual. depraved tastes. so often aud
too often exhibite | and allowed ut
criminal trials, has recently received
a, inst rebuke from a Baltimore jury,
in the rause of john Sharpa, color.
ed man, chsrge,l with an attempt to
commit rape on the person oi So
phia B Anderson, aged II years.
The testimony was sufficient to
convict the fellow, aud he was SEN
teiiced to nearly ten years in the
Penitenti'ry.
In the course of the girls testinlo'
lny--ber father and mother s'and-
Ing by her : she said the prisoner
| used improper langnage to her
The Judge with au interest, leaned
! forward and said:
.What did he say? Tell US what
ll,ncuaga he used J
| The Girl. confused and abasbed al
this summons, replied that she "dlf
I not IKE to tell it,
+ A Juror arose mo doubt he nae
! daughters Of his own, # he has no
] he ought to haye) land remarked L
the inIge:
i .sThe witness is modest girl. AM
we would rather protect her than de
q sire her to answer such a question.
E The Judge, however, Was not I
be stopped in his anxiety to has
sustained the cause of indecency an
Justice combined; he thought the Ju
/, ~ had better hear the language.
!. But th jnr, mpn unanimously dl'
1 .cl..imed any wish to have the g'ri r
5 ps,ls the gross insult to modesty an
: virtue; aud the Judge bad TO col
s tent himself as b-st he could.
l., We vote that jury monument
1.-THE parest white marble.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22
EDITED BY JENNIE JUNE.
eFmALE VANITY.

3 Why are women so muth uisposeo q
to make public display oi tde'r
charms? What COED can there pos
s.bIy come of III II they are in the
matrimouiaf market. they can surely
DO better by going about quietly
observing The qualifications OF their
male srqusintaucts without throwing
them on .heir guard; if they display
themselves, 10 crafty their vanity.
they Sut invite the advances and
yillainous plottings Of the llbertlne,
It is mol thus that men do with tneir
worldly treasures; they rather Keep
then, hidden from the eye "l the thiel
and robber. Let no woman lear 'hat
sensible men will not find ont her
merits aud virtues without her pat
ting herself up in the maIkei'Ei lace;
AMI ,he risk run in obtaining II IS
infinitely greater than the Val's
received.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22
1HEToBAcCO cHEWER.

Perhaps there would be fewer US
ers of tobacco than there are, if any
one would Investigate for himself
the nature OF the habit. The fol-
lowing could deter any young nar
from entering upon so uncleau a hab-
ii:
'L,t it be taken for granted that
a Young man who is tobacco chew
er may live twenty years: in each
day there will issue from his mouth
a half pint of fluid too nauseous to
describe. In twenty-five years this
will amount to five hundred and six
ty gallons, or five hogsheads of this
mass. AT the same time, allowing
him only two ounces day, be will
chew haH a ton of the hateful weed,
which sickens dog and kills horse
forming heap be size Ola hay stack.
The guilds would make large pile,
Now ii sucla young man eouid see
FIVE hogsheads full of filth. destined
to pass through his mouth, and fouI
OK carts heaped up with quids FROM
his lips, how would he fselG Bah
methinks no one could imagine
such sight and not instantly Sesolse
/ to save himself. 1t is not only filthy
but it brings on thousands of case:
Of dyspepsia. and even death.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22
6elnpls nf Gte Muses,

THE M AID LOVE-
The mail love has violet eyes,
s And rose-leaf lips of red.
{ She wears the moonshine round her neck,
The sdnshine round her head;
And is rich in every grace,
Aud poor in every guile,
An. crowned kings might envy ms
The spiendorof her smile.
She walks the earth with such grace
The lilies turn to look,
And. waves rise up to catch a glance.
And stir the quiet brock;
Nor ever will they rest again,
But chatter as they fow.
And babble of her crimson lips,
And of her breast of snow
And e'en tn, leaves upon the trees,
Are whispering tales of her,
And tattle till they grow so warm.
That. in the general stir,
They twist them from the mother branch,
And through the air they fg,
Till, fainting with the love they feel.
They flutter down and die.
And, what is stranger still than all
The wonders of h er grace, m
Her minds the only thing to match
The glories of her face.
Oh! she is natures paragon
All innocent of art;
And ske has promised me her hand,
And given me her heart.
And when the spring again shall flush
Our glorious southern bowers,
NV love will wear a bridal veil,
A wreath of orange fowersi
And so care not If the sun
Should founder in the sea,
For. oh. the star r-bean Of b or love
Is light enough for me.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22
The Southampton, Va, Negro lnsnr-
rerlisn iE 1881.

A. more successful attempt was
made Virginia in 1881. The scene
of massacre was in The county OF
Soutbamp, on, near the North Gro.
lima border. One Nat Turner, a
slave Of Benjamin Turner, abons
thirty years Of age, ignorant and la
natical, i'm gined himself Il prophet
sent of Col to dossa great work.
His grandmother and mother had
long deluded him with the notion
that he was born for some eX'raofdl-
nsry deed, aud he was weak ana
foolish enough to embrace the deln-
sion. lie succeeded in pefsah'iing
a gang of his fellow slaves to rise up
on their owners, and perpetra'e an
,ndiscriminate massacre. It was a
sodden.outbreak, of which none were
lforesarntd d, for which none were pre-
.area. No such thing had been
known IN the history OF the region.
All was quiet and peaceful Nofh'
ing was suspected The patroiswefe
scarcely in existence. The men
had mostly gone to The camp-mee'-
in or its vicinity. All looked fan
without Willie volcano WAS seeth.
ing beneath, 1t was the month OF
August. a month in which the cal
becomes accustomed to the loud
sounds of the negroes, gatherea TO
their harvest singing in cono@rt. and
often halosirg Mt their work or
plav. as suits their taste. Tor they
have special love for nocturnsl rev,
elry. Suddenly, on the Zlst .aha
I22ll of August. 1881, this band o'
desperate fellows rose upon the
whites. and commenced the siassacrt
Of men. women aud children.
Among the murdered were Mr
Trnver's wife and three thildfen
Mrs. Whitehead. her son, four daugh
tsrs and one grandchild: Mrs. Wal
ller and ten children; Mrs. Williams
her husband aud their two sous
Mrs. Jacob Wiililms aud three cml
/ dreu, with others, masters ano over
seers. in all. 11r Y-F.vE I'll. pleading
4 for mercy from the inhuman mop
, sters. Guns, axes and swords W r
the weapans used in this murdero''
work. compared with the des'ru'
T tian wrought by which. the scene u
IIarper' 5 Ferry was one oi mercy.
The insurgent slaves had all bee
t DESTROYED OF apprshenaed, tried an
/ ilsxeeuted, With the exception OF tn
/ lIrinsleafer. without revealing an
thing that was Ut all satisfactory as
: the motives which urged them OF
!. ana the means sy which they.exree
: ed TO accomplish their object. a
y was wrapped in mystery, un'll n:
i. Turner, the leader Of thsgaeg, WI
s succee ded in hiding himself Tor ~
j. months, vas at leng'h cap'ursd
j a cave by one man Benjamin ph'pp
a who was armed with shet gun, an
j to. whom Nat snilsnly surrender'
o without Offering any resls!ane
d though armed with sword Hs E
d lpeared to anticipate his doom, apq
i. Yield to itas matter OF Hecsesa's ea
:. He was thoroughly exam,ned 9
), ma,ie free confession, both o.
Of deeds and motives. which were tna
"a Of finished fanatic. Nat y
n.}hung on the Friday sitter his tn
which commenced November ?.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

An eccentric friend OF ours, says
the Lilcbfeld (Ct.s Enquirer. step
ped into store in the village, which
shall be nameless, where some ''color
ed brethren were doing 4 little
trading. "Ah! Mr." said our
friend, "you have your cousins in, |
see.n The young merchant said
nothing, but looked mad. Our
friend stepped cut, but in few
minutes returned, after the sable
customers bad departed. 81 hope
you won't take any offence with
what ! remarked here just now,' said
he. "Oh, no. says the merchant
never take offence at anything you
say "Glad Of It," replied oul
quizzer. ."the niggers are as mad al
the DIP And then be sloped
narroHly missing flying yard stick
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

WANTED. intended BRIDE VINO
i willing to begin housekeeping In
the Same style in WHICH her par MS
began. Twenty fashionable young
ladies' who dare to be seen wieiu'pg q
t,,sliug brush, or darniag their nro'a,
err stockings, II a gentleman sho"'a
happen to make an early morning
cal, The same number Of indepen.
dent young laiies Of good 'anlllles
wno d ,re To wear their last winter
bonnet to church on fne ounaay'
The same numb4r of young lau'es'
awbo are any body, who dare 70 oe
seen in the street wearing shoes VIII
soEes thick enough to keep toe'f 're'
warn. The SAM number oil young
ladies' Of sufficient age ''so 80 :
compauy'' who dlre confess 'oeS
ever made loafof bread OF a pun
ding.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

The editor Of the Sandusky Pa
triot has been presented with fine
shirt collar. He is waiting for some
one to give bin shirt, SO be can put
the co Hat to some use. At present
it is perfect supeffdity to him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

:. The friend who pardons a grea. /.
.,o',nJs ,bs self.lose Of the pardoned
,.,n: and. however much the latter
NAV admire the generosity oi sht
fnry;ver, m he can love as he ha'
nre,iously done 10 more.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

+ There is man in town so kDos;ng
that people who do not know their
own minds, generally come to him
lor information on the subject.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

Death is no more taaa turning 1r,,s
rs over from time to eternity; Il ieaas
to immortality. and that is recon- Z
nense enough fer suffering 1t.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

The circulation of the gospei ,s
stream or light. put in motion BY the
EternaI God, whish IS destined ~
onward u,ltis all Darkness is s"ep'
AWAY. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

The dress of a frivolous coquette
however abundant, is next to nothing
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

The quickest way to make seye
water" is to rue your nose against s.
Ilamp-rost.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

THpas, is nothing makes 9 man
suspect much, more than to kn0" a
little.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

Love is like eigar-tbe longer 1t
burns the less it grows.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

The green turf is the poor man ?
..,ret. and God weayes the coloFs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22

a woman that wants a charitable
heart, wants pure heart.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-12-22
Gbs faysttsdille qbserhfr

y,gYE,R{, ,{ ls1E aaY GEE DDEP PyhaR hRT l.Ef,a5E. alS3
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-15
a Dosanens Ca,iea F.r.

Some old-line Wings in New York lately
having made an attempt to revive the party
which enjoyed their youthful affections, d.
rscted several letters TO prominent men for
merly connected with that organisation, ma
king Inquiries concerning their opinions upon
the politics Of the times aud their advice IN
regard to the future. Hon. Edward Bates
Was included in the list, and responded
bis response Was reported by the committee,
but among the letters read, and those Of
which the contents were made public, his il
not allowed to appear. The fact slioitsi
much remark in New York, and the puhli
press called for its publication. And now ii
see the press Of St. Louis calling for it.
10 supposed that the gentlemen who posses
it received : different response from wha
they desired; and tho precise opinion and Cd
vice Of Mr.. Bates, rendered under such cir
oumstancss, there are many people VII
would be vary glad to know. Among thu
number, No rank ourselves. Mr.. Bates is 4
estimable, able and sensible man. Let .
know what his opinion il touching the d.
ties and dangers Of the tine--if the letts
contains il; and If not, Why hide It?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-15
rslegrarhlc news.

Dm1ors, April Is.
Firsmsn's Hall was - sseupisd BY
sbopt four hundred poopaeAe witness the
greas billiard nst1A No1n Phelan and
Seoesitsr. Ths eAef1ek ILLS ~ won BY
tho lister. Th4 - - aonmenosd ut about
half past I. mi Gkabls playing was
made On eitAe o It'll ~ 9TH run when
Phelan made lOl points. Seefistsr on the
soth run made 10 points, ths largest RIM
made in the game; on the ll2th run sesreitsr
made $50 points which vas immediately fol-
lowed By fhslan making 100. bsing his lar
esst ran. The game concluded q .. m.
amid intense excitement with the l64th run,
Phslan beating BY o6 points. Everything
passsd OF quietly, good feeling prevailing
throughout.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-15
Fron MexicOs
~

vsHA Cnux, April 8. ).
There is great rejoicing. A national
salute, and militasy parade took place in
honor OF Mr.. MeLansss recognition OF the
Liberal government. :.
The Libsrals arc surrounding tho capital
with force Of 1900. They have cut Oh
the supplies Of water and provisions. The
garrison numbers 5000.
Mramon sent $500 men to the capital
from Orixaba. The forces Of Juarez are
pushing Miranon.
Senior Mata has received official dispatches
confirming the Tsnnessss's news. he will
return to Warrington in few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-15


nTThe Albany Atlas tells romantic sto-
~ Of . MIR. Francis Bourasso Of that city,
who left home for trip to Europe in 1851.
Some months after his departure, news Was
received that he had bssn drowned near Dor.
deaux, whom out in IN open boat. There
were fears, however, that hs had been muir
dered, but no doubt va entertained, it
seems, Of his death. DR.. Rloss OF Troy, re-
ceived . letter from New Orleans, making in
ouiries about the Bourasso family Of Alba.
ny. The letter was duly answered. Then
came another, which was from the lost Mr..
Bourasso-lost, or drowned, or murdered
with assurances Of his health and safety
DR.. Bloss started immsdiatsly for the resi-
dence OF Mrs. Bourasso. with tho lsttsr il bic
pocket. But on his way thither. 10 was
thrown from his oasrisge, and % much in
lured - to be for Some time inssnsibls. AZ
length he recovered, but on searching Tor M
letter il VS. not to be found. But Mrs..
Bourasso had the good sense to bslisvs the
story without vouchers, though it woald not
have been surprising had she supposed thu
good Doctors head injured By his fall. 4
correspondence VA opened, and it turns ont
that Mr.. Bourasso has been imprisonsd in
France for some political o6snss, and that
when he escaped 10 heard that his wife had
married again. Misunderstanding, howsv-
or, are now cleared mp; tho dead arc Alivs
and the husband 10 hastening on his way q
throw himself into tho arms OF bic wife.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-15

DETYNa PIE OYYIcRRs or fHH LAw.-The
Dubuque Times Of Thursday last says that :
diseraceful Scene occurred on board the
steamer Editor, shortly after she landed at
the lsvee that morning. An officer went on
board the boat to servo some legal notices
upon certain parties belonging to to the boat,
and had hardly made known his business
whom he WAS driven ashore by the officers and
crew amidst yells, shouts Of defiance, and
brandishiDg Of axes and pistols. The boat
was then cut loose from her moorings, and
crossed the river to Dusleith, but shortly rs-
turned, run out her gaDgway plank, and de-
ned tho officers Of the Law or any Of the crowd
on the leves TO come on board the boat II
they dared, asserting ct the same time that
they were prepared to give those who tried
il, ssHell." Several shots were fred from
tho boat 1t the crowd.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-15
The r y-AAzasA kassisl 20 ]


The t11-AAmsA ka1siekS
Dos IN Als time play AAAy ourue 1oeoe
At eofno pad1n lGe0s - = Unokees
Psart - ~ nkS1M0 Ii NJ nethsD 11E1a,
And - : sG90y yss1 ptsf, M ~
CrADmsd WITH slrhasko, eweagla "a eN
To the nearest sonnoA skool. And tier ~ UAsee
Boy,
Also chawin Of his joosy salad
And snolEin like furniss.s Then perchAnGt,
Fillibustsr, bairdsd like , goat
Full Of lin cock tails and hFandy sIings,
Trainin 3 moonlight. carrying Ssvolvess
OF praps half brick In = Steskin slsng,
Orspring- back nifs, and rsaay - "ge In"
And "naks mass" q corner efoceriss,
DistuEbin ths psrlseoe. Ard tksn Lea4ss,
Rum-soaksd and rsggid, sulliA thfoo the streets;
Pull Of bod thorts, wulfy md dsnesrous,
And - hs giA s'physd eak" xhsa seen the
Mebbss ~ Toons, swsltsn for his tryall
Without shysesr friend 70 put him three,
Bskass he's nary brad. The hittet ssnd
Of tho onfortait Rowdy = History,
Keen sesisr b imagined than dssofibsd-
Nir funds, MIR friends, via hope, nss svssytAing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-15
Cuba News...RevoIuSio AntIci.
Ratsa.
Nvv vnpr Anrsk12

Cuba News.ss R0vOIuIlOM AutIc1.
R1toa.
INV YoRK, April IL.
The steamship Philadelphia brings Havana
dates to the 9th.
All quiet on the Island.
The fires previously reported occurred be-
tween Matansas and Oardsnas, whore the
canes on twenty estates, enough 70 have
made 10000 boxes Of sugar, we're destoyed.
Accounts had reached Havans from Next
co confirming Miramon's retreat and the
seigs Of the capital.
NEw YoKK, April l3.-The Sun, this morn
ing, raised tho free Gag OF Cuba, under the
firm belief that that Island ID in the midst OF
q general revolt, X mot already in the hands
Of the patriots. The Sun says "A band Of
Cuban patriots sailed from this port the lat.
ter part Of March, with arms and ammunition.
Most Of them ARC young men, SONS Of the
leading men OF the Island, and Ill dotermin-
ed to FREQ their native soil or die in their a.
tempt. Their landing WAS TO bot the signal
for the revolt to tho patriots already on the
leland. The 6rst day Of April was the day
fixed upon.
The Isabel, 1t Charleston, brings dates to
the 10Th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-15

Death ~ chief Justice Wilton.
MnwAUKsY, Wis.,, April IL.
Hon. r. v. Wilton, Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court OF Wisconsin, died q his res
idenoe in the city Of GAINESVILLE, at 1880 this
afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-04-15

Mr.. Graham, the leading advocate in Mr..
Sickles's defence, made his opening argu-
ment the other day. The substance Of il
wss,-iSt, that the act Of his client Vas prop.
er and landAble; that it was tho opsn Judi.
cial execution Of divine Law, which was no,
only jasti6able, bat oommsndable; ID, tha
the circumstances Of the provocation wer,
such as to create N intsnss frenzy amount
ing to insanity, which fully excused the com
mission Of the aot. The consistency Of ii
argument which proves tho prisoner sxosss
BILE Tor the commission Of a act which w
lawful and proper, perhaps lawyer can q
plain. We do not comprehend 1t.