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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-11-22

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An important question has Just
bsea settled By the N. 7. Court ef
Appeals. Ia a suit brought by
Homell against Sax.oo, tie latter
of Whom had ob,aiasd certificate
of election as Clerk Of Ulster coun-
ty. the court decided, in aeeoraaace
tsith tie court bslew, that where =
voter votes ticket on which rs
writes the name Of a eandidats, then
that 7 q wiring is to be presumed as
determiniEg the voters choice, even
# he should have omitted 60 erase
the printed aame Of another caudi-
date fer the same ctIiecon sae ticket.
The Judgment Ofthe Court of Appeals
is given 10 those words:
The intention OF The voter Is 10
be inferred, not from evidence given
by him el the msu.xi pnIp5sa With
which he deposited his srbAilot. or his
notions Of The legsl elect Of What it
contained or emiitsd, bui by a rea-
sonable construction Of ais acts
ilIs wiling a name upon ballot
F. ID >
IN eonoexion with the title Of an
oiliee Is such des;gRafioa Of the ham me
FOR that oiiise as TO satisfy the staff
EIte, although be omits to strike cut
u nsme priltssturnnit in coans elton
With the slime tiiiee. The writing
is to prevail as the highest eyiSrncs
of his intention. Th Judge oaehs
TO have charged tie ] ~ as NIT
ter Of law, that they we're booudie
find the fact accordingly from tie
face Of the ballot Itself Tire jury
in this case having found in aecor,
dance With shat would have been a
proper direction, the verdict nruss
stand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-11-22
n1oRNING-GLORIES-
BY MRS. F. D, GAGE.

They said .Don't plant them. mother,
They're so common aod so poor"
But Of seedsI had no other.
So dropped them near the door;
And they soon were brightly growing
In the rich and teeming soil.
Stretching upward, upward, upward,
To reward mo for my toll. ?
They grew all Ger the case ment,
And they wreathed around the door,
All about the chamber windows,
Upward. upward evermore;
Aud each dawn in glowing beauty,
Glistening with the early dew.
Is,he house all wreathed IN splendor,
Every morning bright and new.
Whist if they close at mid day,
,Tis because .her work is done,
And shut their crimson petals
From the kisses of the sun,
Teaching every day their lesson
To my weary, painting sonl,
To be faithful in well-doing,
Stretching upward for the goal.
Sending out the climbing tenlrils,
Trusting God for strength and power,
To support, and aid, and comfort.
In the trying day and h5ur,
Never spurn the things thaes common,
Nor caltthese omely-howers poor,
For each hath a holy mission,
Like nv glory DER the door.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-11-22
Ybera are now eight kipas ofpost-

q There are uOW' FIss,iIl 2. hIu1'' 110 VI F'os'
office stamps. namely, one, three,
Eve, ten. twelve. tWenty-'ooF, thirty
and ninety cents.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-11-22

INA Nur SHELL The Galesbqfg
Observer presents The following com.
pfehensiye and condensed statement
of Black Republican argument and
prineiplf::
BLACK REPUBLICAN ARGUMENT.
HAM LIN
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-11-22

UatiI within few ears, excepting
among the Chinese and a few other
Eas era nations, the rat has baen
turn i to 10 account. Some gsnius
at length discovered Chat the skin
of the rat could be tannea in.o a
very pIia5Ie and fine leather, little
inferior to kid, since which The skins
have in Paris, and London also Te
believe. regular market value; and
the capture Of these aninals has
been qoiss praftablo business for
that class Of ilhabtianis who are not
above descendiag to the sewers aud
other rqtty places in pu rsult OF a
livelihood. We might-iuclude IN the
profits OF the business. the salrs
mile to the fancy men, who pur-.
chase large numbers for training dogs
particularly the terrier, to destroy
them not so much With a view 70
exterminate the species. as to afford
s-sqart 10 the .rQl CHS that gath g
around the rstpits aud bet upon the
rat desi roy ing po wets Of their iasoF-
.i-e dogs.
Tie usual method Of keeping
these yerain within bounds arr
100 well known TO need description
We can hardly hope 10 be entirely
rid Of them. bat a f,ithinl cat kept
in the house, and two or more Al
the barn. viii usually make tbs
anafiors too unsafe 10 allow any great
Increase. Without some ch' ck, they
will make serious inroNds upon The
q IN mows and bins Of the farmer
aud prove a terrible annoyance to tht
car lul housekeel en-
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
AgrIcuIture and STARVATION In Kan.


The following, ia regard to agricultu-
raj affairs in Kansas We extract from an
article in the Ono Cultiyator. from The
pen of Gov. SAMUEL MEDAnY. The
Governor, to our personal knowledge has
always taken great interest in AgricuItu-
raj matters, consequently he has observ.
ed closely in the Territory over which he
Is the executive head:
There viii be a great many questions
asked East in regard to our Territory,
the nature of our -drouth, ETC., which l
desire to have answered correctly. |
have lately travelled several hundred miles
over the Territory, from Fl, Scott to
within twenty miles of the Buffalo u
try on the S noky Hill. The loss Of the
crops is tr-ly discouraging for the pres
ent settlers, who had lutte else 10 depend
upon for the coming winter, but not so
bad as might be supposed, nor so dis
cOuragIng for the future; for | have rea-
son to believe that there is no more dan
ger of It's repetition here than in other
parts of the United States. There will
no doubt be many cases of suffering and
want, but there ought not, nor need there
be, any general panic, or danger of M
suticiency for the population that will re-
main over winter. Cattle are everywhere
fal and in great numbers; cork will be in
abundance but generally thin; chickens
abound without number, etc. But bread
will be scarce. and, with MANY. dificu.t
to get, yet this is always the case with
the first settlers. Money and labor both
being scarce, will make II very hard for
many poor families. These must be en-
couraged and looked after. There IS a
good deal of old corn in some places. an,
IN many locations a good deal of new.
which together would bread the people.
but leave little for other purposes. In
many Of the bottoms hay in abundance
can be bad, but if all the corn fodder IS
and preserved, which is much better
Than the grass, there will be plenty for
the stock, if the winter should be ordina-
rily mild. Horses will live well on il,
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
rha Honse that Sam BuIIt.

The following capital parody on The
House that Jack built, IS copied from ine
Uuca, IN. " Herald. II IS n OF me
best OF the humors of the campaign
Tar WH1rE HOusE.-This IS lhs house
that Sam built.
.SiOO,O00-This is the malt 'hat lay
ip The house that Saai built.
.JAmEs BUcHASAN.-Thisi is the raj mat
ale the malt that lay IN the house
thai Sam built.
s. A. Douglas.-This IS the Cat mat XII
led the rat that ate the malt, etc.
.BKEcKTvRIDoE.-This is the deg that woF-
ried the cat that killed the rat, etc,
BELL-EvERETT.-This IS the COW with
crumpled horn@that tossed the dog
that worried the cat, etc.
New YoRK ExPREss.4This is the maid
en- all f%orlorn, that MIXED the COW
that tossed thesdeg, etc
JoURvAL or CoMMERcE.-This is the man
all ,ariered and torn that kissed the
maiden all foFlorn that MIXED the
COW thai tossed The dog. etc.
N. YoODsERvER This is the priest all
shaven and shorn that married the
maiden all %forieFn that MIXED the
COW that tossed the dog, etc.
INDEPENDEnr.-This is the cock that
crUHed in the morn that walked the
priest that married the mar hat kis-
sed the maid that milhed the COW that
tossed the dog, etc.
| ARE LINcoLx.-This is the hunter with
umpg and hornfh owned the cock
that erowed in the mern hat walked
the priest all shaven and shorn thai
married the man all tatered and torn
that kissed the maiden all forlorn
that MIXED the cow with the crum-
pied horn hat tossed the dog that
worried the cat that killed the raj
that ate the malt that lay in the house
that Sam buii,.
And will clean cut the rat that ate the
malt; the cat hat killed the rat; the
dog that worried the cat, and the COW
with crumpled horn.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
Death Of 0 Hermit.

The McMinville (TennD New Era
announces the death on thel23d ultimo of
Daniel West, the ~welI-known hermit of
The mountains at the age of seventy-six.
He had lived for a number of years in
the hollow of a large American Poplar
tree, inthe opening Of which he had fitted
a rude door. In the centre of this hol-
low be would build his fire in winter.
aud for cooking his plain meals. This
hollow also served as his sleeping apart
menl, and it is said he slept in a sitting
posture, reclining against the wall of his
house. Adjoining or near to this tree,
he had manufactured a rude shed which
he used asa workshop, in which he made
chairs, boxes, cider mills. Sc, sc. He
was a North CarOlinian by birth. and
was a soldier in the war of 1912. He
was at Mobile station when the battle of
New Orleans was fought, and heard the
booming of the guns when his old Gen
eral was whipping the British.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
Who win GET the Certificates

We were shown a letter this week from
a Democrat residing al Omaha, and writ
tel to n whom he supposed also to be
a Democrat, in which he said, "All par.
lies here coneede the election Of Daily;
but who will get the certificate is uncsr-
ttini Reader, that is the way the mat
ter stands as We 60 to press. The Board
of -eanyassers were % have met yester-
day-did-and we have delayed our pa
per in hope of being able to commune
cate their decision. But they remain in
stotu quo.
The following from the Omaha RepUb-
FicGn will give an idea of the obstacle
preventing a prompt decision on the part
Of the Board.
One Of the most audacious pieces of
v%illaiuy ever attempted IN any country.
has Iust come to light IN the notorious l.
Eau qui Court county, 1t was no less than
the deliberate forgery Of one hundred and
t~renty-tlcO majority for Morton, in the
"Norihem precinct" by the notorious
TUFTS" This pretended Northern
precinct" is about twenty-five or thirty
miles above L'Eau qui Court county, aud
does not contain more than three men.
James w. Virtue. Esq, a Democratic
census marshall, informs rs that while ia
king the census, during the latter part Of
july. be visited that region and did not
find more Than three men IN this pTetend-
ed sNorthern precinct. Thos. j. Ri
llev. q Democratic Constable of this city,
visited Fort Randall during the last sum
mer on official Guinness, and he confms
the statements of the census Marshall =!
So bold and reckless has this Mr.. Tufts
become, that he had the ~impudence to ap-
pear, in person, before the County clerk,
Of l. Eau qui Court county, and insisted
that be should canvass the forgery and
return it TO the Governor. But that Of
fcer, with one of the f~ree-holders, selec-
ted by him, rejected il. The other free
holder-a Democrat, and a tool of Nor
ton and Tufts, protested against It's re-
lection. In a letter giving an account of
this infamous transaction, the County
clerk of L'Eau qui Court, says. "We
naturally felt outraged at the audacity in
returning or the attempt to saddle this
county with another fraud in the shape of
l22 votes for J.. Sterling Morton"
Notwithstanding all this, J. Sterling
Morton, through the columns, Of the Oma-
ha Nebraskian, claims his election; and
as though he owned the Governor, the
chief Justice and the District Attorney,
announces that vote of l22 will yet be
be counted by them and that they will 60
behind the return of the County Clerk,
and give him the certificate? Could i'm
audience go farther? We confidently be
iieve be mistakes his man this time
BUT 1--WE shall see what we shall see."
EN@Since the above was in type, and
after our forms were on the Press, we
learn that the Board Of Cauvassers, coUn-
ted the Infamous Fl. Randall, vote. and
awarded Morton the certificate by a ma-
iority of 14votes. A more high handed
AID unblushing villiany has never been in
hicted U on any people. Our particular
respects to this matter next week.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
EndeaVOrlng TO Scare the People

The Charleston Mercury, as well as
manv other fre-eating southern paPsTs Is
using its utmost ~endeavors TO brighten The
peopIe Of the North into the support Of
the Administration candidate for the pres
idency. Here is an extract from a recent
arucle in that paper:
"If Mr.. Lincoln is elected President
Of the United States the relations Of the
Southern States towards his Admlnlstra-
lion must be settled by the present Ad-
minislration. Mr.. Lincoln will not De
installed in office before the fourth OF
March next. Long before this time the
southern States will have determined their
course: and if this course shall be a Sc
ce sion from the Union. by one or more
son,bern States. Mr.. Buchanan viii have
20 guide the course Of the General Gov
eminent TO meet il. if he thinks a State
has a right to secede from the Union, OF
course he cannot order any portion of the
United Stains army or navy against a Sc
ceding State. If he attemps coercion, eV-
cry southern man In his cabinet and IN
the army and navy will doubtless leave
them. Congress has no power to control
the Presidents views Of the constitution
and the duty it involves. He must, as the
Chief Executive, Of the United States,
act for himself, and enforce his own con-
sc%ientiOus conceptions of the rights Of the
States under the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States"
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
"ROugh GamBling.''

Bailie Peyton. IN his late Philadelphia
speech, talking of the Democratic party,
told the following story:
"Why, sir, corruption seems to be IN
a~ugerated as part of the policy of the par
ty. They have taken to what a imam once
termed rough gambling in Georgia. "A
is that?1 One of my friends
CONSTITUTES = (referring to j. c. Critten-
den, of Kentucky)-I don't say he was
born in Kentucky, but he was loafng in
Louisville, and had given the police a
great deal Of trouble. His name figured
frequently upon the criminal docket. Al
length he joined a company as a common
hand, to drive hogs down to Georgia. In
the course of time the hogs were sold and
all the other men of the party returned.
But this gentleman remained. ~Finaly,
however, be re-appeared IN Louisville,
dressed well, with a gold watch in his
pocket. AM looking quite the dandy
The captain Of police CHANGING to meet
him one day, exclaimed in surprise why
old fellow. where have you been5" 'tWell''
was the reply, Il have been following
rough gambling down in Georgia" "And
what is that?" asked the officer. "Well,"
answered the other, cit is cutting off
trunks from behind stages, and a good
business it is. I've made $500 at one
hiIl.n
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
Terrific.

The Atlanta Locomotive, which is not
a steam ngine, bat a Breckenridge news
paper. published in Alabama, blows the
whistle of alarm in the following manner:
Since Pennsylvania and Ohio have Spo-
ken out upon the great political questions
of the day in their home elections. it is a
general concession that Abe Lincoln must
be our next President. And this has pro.
duced a different effect in different minds.
for while an overwhelming majority de-
plore it, others in our very midst rejoice
over it as the consumation of their de-
voutest hopes. There is a decided major
ity Of this first class, however, and who
are the true inhabitants of the Soulh. and
the real proprietors of its soil, who have
written upon their hearts with clenched
teeth-A6e Lincoln, so help as HeaUen,
shall neUsr be our President
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
Presidential Election.

Next Tuesday the Presidential cleo
ton takes place in the States. With our
telegraph facilities we will be able to give
our readers the result 10 the next lssue OF
the Advertiser. we believs, however,
tha. it is pretty generally conceded That
one Lincoln-'Honest Abe"-Of Spring
field nlinoisis The man whom the people
of these United States intend to place IN
the Executive Chair of the nation. In
Ibis event Yancy, Wigfsll, and Other
Breckenridge boilers propose to bust the
Union. We reckon, however, they vii
@posfpone On account Of the inciemeneJ
Of the weather" We understand It i
predicted 10 this city, that 10 the event q
Liucoln's election, Nebraska will forey
er be shut out of the Union-wll no
have even an opportunity Of applying TO
admission Reason; there1l be no I'm
on We feel sorry for Nebraska.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
FERMENTATION Tor Corruption.

The New York Tribune of the 22d
ult., says:
1--WE learn that a leading regency poll
tician went up the river on Saturday, with
$50, 900 contributed by our bankers and
merchants. under the auspices Of the H.
S. & T. Committee, to overcome the stub
born determination Of the voters of the
rural districts of our State TO elect Lin
coin and Hamlin. A further sun of $780,
600 is promised. Go ahead boys"
The western merchants will probably
have TO contribute their quota Of the $50,
600 above mentioned, in the way of ex-
ira charges on the merchandise purchas-
ed from the merchants of New York, who
are now engaged in saving the Union.
The New York parties will do well to
conceal their names from the public
So. Louis Democrat.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
The County Fair.

As the Nemaha County Agriculture
Fair did not take place as advertised
and as some who do not understand why
it did not, are disposed to csnsure US, We
make this explanation.
The Board Of Managers, whose duty
it was to prepare, arrange and control the
fair. thought politics was absorbing the
entire attention of the people. and copse-
quently that the Fair could not be made
a success; therefore let il go by default
We differ with the Board. We think a
Fair far surprising that of last year could
have been held, even in the midst Of our
little political campaign. The farmers
those who were not candidates-were not
half so much taken up with politics as
some people thought they were. They
think more of their farms, and produc-
tons, than all the politics we have in Ne
braska, The better plan, ven had the
supposition proved true, would have been
for the Board to have met, and postpon-
ed the Fair until the next week after the
election. We are but the Secretary Of
the Society, and as such, did our duty.
We calleda meeting of the board ten days
before the election that some definite
arrangement might be made; but not a
single member attended.
A failure in such things always begets
a want Of confdence thereafter; and we
venture the assertion, that the entire fail
ure this season. will result in there not
being as good a Fair as hat Of lastyear
for several years to come. =
We therefore regret the failure this
Blame should moi, however, at
tach 10 US. While we, as before said,
differ with the Board, we are satisfied they
thought their acting was for The best.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
The indiana SenatOrshIn.

The Plpers have been discussing the
question of a successor to Hon. Graham
N. Fitch The Indianapolis Journal, in
view of the many sp~eculalions aAoat gives
the following:
For the satisfaction of all who r trou-
bled with Senatorial speculations, we may
say thai it is the general feeling among
the Republicans that Col. Lane, in virtue
of his election and rejection II MISS, has
a strong claim TO the vacancy in the SEN
ate, to which we believe Mr.. Morton and
Mr.. Smith will defer readily and in the
best spirit The statement that there is
any intriguing or managing among the
friends of these gentlemen is nonsense.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
The MarIland Free Negrn Law.

The law of the last session Of the Leg.
islature, applicable to free negroes in
Baltimore county, Queen Anne's anil
other counties. is to be voted on at the
Presidential election, each voter deposit.
ing a ballot for or against the law. Il
authorizes the binding OUT of free negros
from the age Of five years and upwards
unrE they are thirty years of age, and IN
case they run sway or secrete themselves
direct that they shall be sold as slaves
for life.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
Another valuable Addition to our
Cabinet,

We we're this week presented by MF.
I. N. KELLY with a huge bone, and also
a tooth of some monstrou animal that lived
and aourished 'long, long ago." They
were found on the plains, about one hun
dred and fifty miles west of this place.
The bone is undoubtedly a portion of one
Of the leg bones measures % inches in
circumference and IS very much decayed.
The teoth toe S decayed TO considerable
extent.
Mr.. Kelly states that while on EBuf-
falo hunt his attention was attracted to
large display Of white substance in the
distance which resembled a lime kiln
On arriving at the spot heofOund on the
surface, above a wagon load Of decayed
bones, ~evidently once the frame work Of
a sinrIs animal. They were at the head
Of 4 eulch or rayine, and had probably
been exhumed to some extent by the
streams formed by heavy rains. From
appearances there yet remains below the
surface more Of the monsters bOhesthan
were seen above
We are not a sufficiently practical nat
uraiist to venture a disserla,ionDpoh this
discovery bur have DO hesitancy, after an
examination, particularly Of the tooth,
in pronOuncing the remains 70 be that Of
an animal belonging 10 . Of The largest
terrestrial .Mammaliq and OF the order
HTbiDOra.
We understand some two years ago The
bones Of a Aagdthsriunl were discover
ed somewhere in the interior west Of Us.
We know not whether a scientific exami-
patton was made or not and il may be
the bones found by Mr.. Kelly are the
same. Had we time 20 spare, we would
visit the spot; may do sonexi spring.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01

and do a fair amount Of work. Mules
should have nothing else, and cattle VIII
nreserve their milk and flesh much better
on f than on hay. have tried It thor
o9ghly, and speak from what l know.
we learn from our exchanges that &C
mai starvation has taken place in some
pIsces in Kansas. and that application
ia. been made TO the States for relief
a boat load Of provisions. directed g. gee
Kansas sufferers was landed 2 tAtshison.
last week.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
OregOn SenatOrs.

The Democratic members whoranaway
from the Oregon Legislature, to prevent
the election of United States Senators,
and who were pursued BY the Sergeant al
Arms, it appears were overlook" An
election has been held by the Legisla.
ture, and CAL BAEER, Republican, and
Mr.. NrsMrrH, douglas Democrat were
elected y. S. Senators. So much for
Oregon, which before Buchanan Democ.
racy had the management of affairs, was
considered "hopelessly Democratic"
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-11-01
|. 7. White & Co..
7. II. Edwards.

Noucs ishereby given thar by virtue 81 - axe-
issued BY the clerk Of the Disfriet Ccnrt
county, Nebraska Territory, against n N rs~-
IN favor Of ]. T.. White for the sum ~ -e-e
collars and elghtysOne cents, I. J.. 3 Welt. se-r
Aemaha County, Eebraska Territorv hsva As-i.s
ana Viii oner fer sale a. public auction al ne -
me house IN which the last term o. the Di-i5tT c
% Semaha county. Nebraska rerritory was aef to
Brownviile in said county. on Stfsg~lsy tha H.. ..- -
A ID 1860. at one O'Clock P u % ria -air az.
and vii sell 70 the highest bidder for cash in band Ne
following described property. 10 wi. Commeacia- fsrfy
rods east Of the Southwest c9rnerof tie S,u-hve-r ore-
Ter OF section number eleven in township niml,s-i avs
norm ef range number dfteeH east, thence rungfugeast
on section line forty rods thence nlrth orty rod. thauce
vs. est forty rods thence south forty reds I, uIace ~ 49,
ginning, containing ten acres more or less win ali tie
improvements there5n levied upUn as the property OF Z.
Ii. edwards and will be sold to satisfy said execution
J. B.. WELLS.
Sheriff Of Eemaha counfv
By b. B. THOMPSON, Depntv'
BrOwnvilie, Nov. lst, 1850. TT-bt-Ss