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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

Costar of ~ Y. is a philanthropy
ist. He knows that this grand
country of ours is infested with
Rats and other Vern1in, and hence
to oblige the public of North Iowa,
he pays us a good price to adver-
tise a sure cure for these troubles
We have tried Costar's Rat Elk
terminator on our own premises.
and we are pleased to call it the
very thing wanted by all who
are over-run with those little
thieves who not only destroy your
grain, but ruin your cellars and
granaries. We know several in.
stances in town, where one appli-
cation alone sent the Rats off for
a period Of twelve months. Who
would be without such a remedy?
Editor of the Times,
April, 1851. McGREGoR, Iowa.
@ See Advertisement in this
days paper.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

RICHMOND, Oct. Ga BATHS
was undoubtedly fought YESTERDAY
between Reynolds, (recently ocs
cupying Cheat Mountain,) on his
march towards Staunton, and forces.
under Gen. Henry r. jackson; of
Georgia, entrenched on Grcenariaf
River. Enemy suffered alnlosttes
tai defeat.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 4.-Special aI,<
peals have been made to the Young
men of Louisville, Jefferson anti
the adjoining counties. Evert
inducement is offered, but tie
work goes on slimly. Patriotism,
State pride, love OF country, and
all the influences that urge men to
gallant and glorious deeds, are in
sufficient to awaken them. Not
% recruits from the Home Guards
Of this city are in camp. ThG
Journal thinks it very strange.
indeed.
WASHINGTON, Get. 2.-Uron
charges made by Col. Blair. Ma
.jor General Fremont has been or
dered to report himself for tiial
by court martial. Gen. Wool. of
Fortress Monroe, has been ordered
to supersede Gen. Fremont to the
command of the West, and Gen.
Mansfield left for Fortress Monroe
this afternoon to supcrscde Gen.
Wool.
| CUMBERLAND FORD, KY, Sept.
3O.-Learning that there was am
encampment of the enemy at Lau-
rel Bridge about thirty-six miles
from here, Laurel county, and that
there was large amount of salt
to be had at the Goose Creek Salt
Works in Clay county, about the
same distance, Gen. Zollicoiler
sent Rains regiment, battalion
of the Mississippi regiment, and
McNairy's cavalry, to dislodge the
Lincolnites at the bridge, and at
the same time Col. Cummings
regiment and Brazelton's cavalry
with train of wagons to get salt.
The first named detachment
drove in the enemy's pickets some
distance this side Of The bridge,
captured part Of their baggage,
consisting Of 5000 cartridges, -
lOG0 caps, some guns, a lot of shoes,
two wagons and teams, three other
horses, and three prisoners, and
pursued the enemy, variously cs-
timated at from 900 to 800,
through London, and few miles
beyond, about torty-five miles
from here.
The second expedition got some
two hundred barrels Cf salt-a
very scarce commodity in the Con-
tederate States, and, therefore, a
valuable acquisition.
! The first detachment advanced
half way to Camp Dick Robinson,
and may draw out a strong force
lof the enemy this way.
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legislative

Legislative
The Tennessee Legislature met
last Monday, and organized by
electing Mr.. Edward S. Cheatham.
Speaker of the Senate, and MIR
E. A. Keeble, Speaker of the
House. Nothing else done yet,
except the filling of the minor of.
fees.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

SPORTS or THE WAR. !
TheC,eveland (East!Tenn. Ban
ner has a spicy correspondent at
Camp Blair, Fairfax Station, Va.
From his last letter, we clip the
gollowing:-
You have probably seen in the
Northern accounts of the doings at
Munson's hill, statement that we
appeared to have only two cannon
mounted on the Entertainments.
The following circumstance proba-
| bly, gave foundation for that dis
patch by the Northern telegraph.
Someof the officers and meh about
the breastworks not on duty con-
cluded to have a little fun at the
expense of the Yankees. So when
the picket firing was going Oh pref
tv hot, one calls out loud enough
to be heard by them, '.bring up
that hewitzer," some of the men
seized common butter-churn that
had been used about the hill to car
~ water, and placed it on the
breastworks, masking it slightly
behind a crowd of men. One
seized a rail and pretended to go
through the operations Of loading,
a cartridge or two were emptied
about the touch-hole, another ran
up with coal and touched it off,
lat the same instant one or two men
/ fired off their muSkets to make tie
proper report. 1t was funny to
see the Yankees scampering for
places of safety, or as the boys
have it, "sifting sand"
The NEST amusing incident,
Though, was the quarrel between
the two picket lines. Our compa-
ny Capt. Lillard's) had been firing
9, occasionally and the Yankees re-
F plying, not much firing ON any
other part Of the line. In the
time a South Carolinian who was
a sort of independent scout, got in,
to the cupalo of barn and began
, Il regular speech or rather a,tiradt
. of abuse upon Old Abe Lincoln
the whole Yankee nation in
general, and that portion OF the
grand army of subjugation tller
present in particular. The firing
: Immediately ceased and every
: word could be heard along the
: lines. The South Carolina was
, an intelligent fellow, and entertain
t cd the audience with speech tel
: or fifteen minutes long without
, much interruption think | new
er heard more bitter, taunting Ian
: guage compressed in the same
: space. He finally wound up will
: a wild huzza for South Carolina
and three cheers for jeff. Davis and
: the Southern Confederacy. The
r Yankees replied by huzzaing fol
, old Abe Lincoln. Our boys then
; took up the quarrel, and each par
, ty laying aside their guns, stood
: up and tainted each other for hall
, an hour or longer. Our side
shouted to the other "come over
you id hireling invaders and
|; take another trip to Manassas.
and we'll show YOU how to go back
again at double-quick bare-head
, ed and bare-footed." The YAM
, KEGS reply, when do you think
: you'll take Washington? You id
traitors and robbers Another
shouts back to them show do you
get along now without Shernan's
, Battery? wouldn't you like to
have Long Tom back again.
Yankee replies "don't You wish
YOU could get back Fort Hatteras?'
! Another of our boys yells out,
meet me half way and get your
gun and knapsack and good
clothes that you dropped at Bull
Run, I've got EN-" Yankee re-
MICS Eyou ro tO bp11
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10
Drafting in Iowa.

1t will be seen by the following
document, that the despotism is at
last forced to sustain itself by re-
sort to dratting soldiers, for the pur-
POSE Of filling up the ranks of the
Federal army. We opinc that if
it is kept up to any great extent,
we will witness several more "Bu.t
Run affairs
ADJrTAST GENERALS OFFICE. 7
OF THE STATE OF Iowa, :
DAVENPORT, Sept 10, 1861.
10 Members of Boards of Supervisors Of
CnuEties and Others:
The State of Iowa is furnishing
her full quota of troops, but calls
are made for more, and they SHALL.
BE FURNISHED
To meet promptly the demand
of the General Government, and
of Gen. Fremont, the military nc
cessity exists of making a draft
from the able-bodied men of this
State, between the ages of Is and
As.
Therefore request that members
of Boards of Supervisors will re-
port to me the names and residence
of such able-bodied men within the
ages above named, as are subject.
to be drafted. And / also ask of
any persons well known in this de-
partment, to report the names Of
individuals liable TO military duty,
y. b. BAKER,
Adjutant General of Iowa.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

~ The Southern Republic,
published at Camden, Ala, has
disappeared from the newspaper
world. So has the Memphis.
Weekly Avalanche. The. hat4
daacs crushed them
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10
AFFAIRS IN THE NORTH.

We are permitted to make the
subioined extract, says a late num-
Der of the Nashville Patriot, from
q priyate letter received in this
city a few days ago. We know
the writer to be man of calm
Judgment and cool-headed obser
yer of things, who would not form
his. opinions on any mere surface
view What he writes we take tt
be literally true, and therefore vii
be doubly interesting
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

We notice from the Chicago
Tribune that Tom Marshall, of
Kentucky, commanded a regiment
of Illinois cavalry in the recent
battle at Lexington, Mo. A cor
respondent of that paper accuses
the traitor of an arrant cowardice
on the OCCASION, a charge which is
probably well founded.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

The Richmond Dispatch says
that counterfeit $40 bills on the
Bank of South Carolina are in cir
culation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

Counterfeit S20's on the State
Bankof Tennessee are in circulation
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

be literally ttuc, aiio tioANioi~ W"
be doubly interesting
n. Y, -, 1861.
Dear Brother
l have just returned from the
City of New York, heretofore the
great emporium of the Western
World. The business is paralyzed
and Frustrated beyond calculation.
MANY leading merchants say their
business transactions are literally
nothing. Statesmen and goods
were in abundance, but exceeding
ly few purchasers. !,
A large portion of the standard
and leading mercantile establish
,nents, especially those heretofore
depending upon q Southern trade,
have recently failed, and hundreds
of others affected by them are reel
ing and lettering headlong into the
disastrous vortex of bankruptcy.
The ghosts of impending calam-
tiles. ruined fortunes. and bllghted
hopes alone present their grim Wis
ages to New Workers as the conse-
ouences and results of their per-
sistence in supporting this iniquit-
GUS, unrighteous, and fanatical wal
upon the South.
1t is a common sight to see cost
" and magnificent stores in the
most thrifty and commercial parts
of the city closed, with the very
unthrifty public notice posted Oh
the door, "7o Let." Rents have
deprecated fully one-half, and bat
few renters able and willing tC
pay even the reduced prices.
This utter stagnation in the
mercantile world seizes hold of ev
cry other branch of industry anc
business, sympathizing one with
another in the approaching and in
evitable ruin. Even the legal pro
fession, which generally fourishe'
and grows rich on the disputes and
misfortunes of mankind, feels the
universal shock. The farmers
too, that heretofore thrifty and for
t,lnate class, whose toll was SO am
ply repaid by large prices, are now
compelled to be satisfied with Ii
to Is cents per pound for butter
and 6 cents for bacon, instead OF
20 to "a cents for the former aid
10 to Is cents for the latter last
year.
Public sentiment is very much
divided in regard to the war. The
old democratic party, in the gen.
eral, bitterly oppose the Lincoln
Administration in its war policy,
sympathize deeply with the South,
and think she has been badly trea-
ted. When the news of another
defeat to the Northern arms ar
rives, the democrats speak OF
THEIR having lost another battle
with evident, though concealed,
delight.
The republican party, on the
other hand, witnessing and feeling
the blight, ruin, and anarchy they
have brought on this once prosper
Gus country, snarl and gnash their
teeth in rage at defeat and foam
out their loud mouthed thunders
against the rebellious South as
though they would annihilate her
by anathemas and denunciations.
This party is fast becoming openly
abolitionized, and the violent par
tisans are taking the position, that
slapery shall be abolished, if neces-
sary to restore the Union-de-
nouncing alike the South for its
Righteousness, and Lincoln and
his Cabinet for their mild policy.
Tile North Is not a amt for the
prosecution of this AGAR! l have
seen no AGAR spirit here such as ace
haze at the South. But few enlist
ments and those of the lower class,
such as could and would be caught
nv lvino nromises of large rewards
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

The Rice crop, now harvesting,
is unusually abundant. s
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-10-10

III two miles OF their camp. we
then started across to get out as
our position was very perilous; we
Travelled across the mountains
which was about three miles, there
we stopped and held a council OF
war. They concluded (Donelson,
Fulton, and Savage) to go to
Crouches, who lived one mile and
half from the camps; the distance
from here to Crouches being about
three miles. 1t was then night and
raining. We started, went over the
worst mountain | ever saw, and
got right down to the point, where
we could see the camp fire, tents,
and fortifcations. We had then
come fifteen miles that day-had
not had but very little to eat-you
may imagine our condition. So far
as. 1 was concerned | was nearly
out, I was wet, cold, tired, hungry,
and so sleepy l could scarcely hold
my head up. / was also very un-
easy-because every officer we had
was back at the rear, which was
nearly a mile off, and we were IN
single file down little trail-not
more than foot wide, and almost
a perpendicular mountain on each
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23
BY S. J. ROW.
THE RAIN.

I love the rain. the glorious Esin
As it falls from the clouds On nisH;a a a.u.
With laundering voice and tongue Oh hame'
Which speaks to the soul lit eye.
7 love the rain. the frolicsome rain
It's musical voSe to me
Sings the song oYthe ocean wave,
And the depths Of the dark blue sea.
I lore the rain. the dashing rain
In play with the earth and air;
For it speaks with mournful tenderness,
To the soul that's touched with care.
love the rain, the buoyant rain
Whose laughter, deep and loud,
Is fresh from the womb that gave it birth,
Wild torrent of the cloud.
love the rain, the fruitful raia,
For it bringeth tidings glad,
To cool and freshen mother earth.
When drouth hath made her sad.
The glorious rain, the frolicsome rain.
So sportive, wild and free,
The dashing and the fruitful rain,
And the boyaut rain for me.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

Was not that rather sharp in old DR.. En-
mons, when a certain well-known pantheistic
physician, intending to make way fora thrust
at his theology, abruptly asked, s:How old are
your" ssSixty, sir: and how old are you ?''
was the quick reply. ssAs old as the creation,
sir" responded the other, quite promptly.
ssThen you are Of the same age with Adam and
Eve 20 Certainly, sir was in the garden
when they were.'' ssIndeed =" returned the
Dr., ssI have always beard that there was a
third person who got into the garden with
them, but never knew before that it was you."
The discussion was closed.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

MAoKEREL PLENrY.-About two hundred
and fifty sail of mackerel craft were in sight
off the Gurnett on Monday, stretched along
continuous line of some ten or fifteen miles.
Experts judged from their movements that
they are getting good sscatch," }" and so it prov
ed, one or two vessels coming to this market
having taken from ten to fifteen barrels each
in single day. They are very large and fat,
and our fishermen will realize a handsome adj
dition 70 their Summers labor by the mack
erel Fishery. ry.-PkymouA Rock.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

A BUCKET o. FLooRs.-A lady of York, who
has received the co gnomen of the Railway
Queen, is in the habit of giving fine parties to
the inhabitants of that city and its Deighbor-
hood. On one of the occasions, wishing to
show off little before the magnates, her Ma
jesty called one of the servants, when the fol-
lowing dialogue occurred 80 John," said her
Majesty. eyes, ma'am,'' said the servant.
"Bring me a bucket" said the Queen. ssYes
maam.' John, as in duty bound, instantly
disappeared. On his way down to the kitchen
he began to wonder what her Majesty could
want with bucket and wondering whe ther
he could not have been mistaken, consulted
the other servants on the subject. 1t
agreed, however, that her wishes should be
complied with and a bucket was accordingly
brought ont. John filed it with water carried
it up stairs, and marching through the crowd
in the drawing room, much TO the astonish-
ment of all present. placed it at her Mejesty's
feet. "Here it is, ma'am." 'sWhat is this,
sir 2" s.Tbe bucket, ma'am, the bucket-''
ssOh, You stupid fellow said her Majesty,
"it was not bucket of water 1 wanted was
a bucket o. foors." Her Majesty, it is need
less to say, had asked for a-bo9uet.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

The ENCHANTED FLowERs.-The following
pleasant trick has been lately performed by
the celebrated magician, Hermann, in fash
ionable private circle Hermann, having
brought along great quantity of artificial
flowers, invited the guests in the room each to
take one. Then, walking around from one
person TO the other, he took each flower only
for moment between two fingers OF his right
hand, and, gently breathing upon it, returned
the same to its owner, when suddenly all the
flowers were changed into natural ones, seem
ting the air with the most delicious fragrance.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

A LOAN FOR MExICo.-A rumor is being cir
culated that the Administration has recently
received an application from the Mexican gov
ernment, through Mr.. Corwin, asking for
loan of nearly $40 ZOO, 900 to pay the interest
on the foreign bonds, and thus relieve that
State from the embarrassments attendant on
French. English, and Spanish intervention.
Nothing is yet known respecting the action of
our Government, but it is generally under
stood that communications have been forwar-
ded to the aggressive powers by the Secretary
of State, announcing the determination of the
Government to resist the spoliation OF Mexico
at all risks.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23
WILLIAM AND HIS HAvEIocK.

ssThe members of the Mackerel brigade, now
stationed on Arlington Heights, to watch the
movements of the Potomac, which is expect
ed to rise shortly, desire me to thank the Ia
dies OF America for supplies of havelocks and
other delicacies OF the season just received.
The havelocks, my boy, are rather roomy, and
we took them for shirts at first and the shirts
are so narrow minded that we took them for
havelocks. If the women of America could
manage to get little less linen in the collars
of the latter, and little more in the other de-
partment OF the graceful garment, there
would be fewer colds in this division of the
Grand Army. The havelocks, as have said
before, are roomy,-very roomy, my boy.
William Brown, of Company G, put one on
last night, when he went on sentry duty, and
looked like broomstick in pillow case, for
all the world. When the officer of the night
came around and caught sight of William in
his havelock, he was struck dumb with admi-
ration tor moment. Then he calculated
..Wh hat splendid moonbeam 20
William made movement, and the sergeant
came up.
"What's that white object 7'' says the Off
Ger to the sergeant.
s'The young man is William Brown said
the sergeant.
.:Thunder 10 roared the officer "tell him
to go to his tent and take off that nightgown.
ssYou're Mistaken" says the sergeant, ssthe
sentry is William Brown, in his havelock,
which was made by the women of America" :"
The officer was SO justly exasperated at his
mistake that he went to his headquarters and
took the oath three times running with lit
tie sugar.
The oath is very popular, my boy, and comes
in bottles. l take it incidentally myself.
The shirts made by the ladies of American
are noble articles far down as the collar,
but would not do to use as an only garment.
Capt. Mortimer de Montague, of the skirmish
squad, put one on when he went to the Presi-
Dental reception, and the collar stood up SO
high that he could't put his cap on, while the
other department did not reach to his waist.
His appearance at the White House was pic
turesque and interesting, and as he entered
the drawing room, Gen. Scott remarked very
feelingly-
sAh here comes one of the wounded he
roes.''
ssHe's not wounded, General, remarked an
officer standing by.
ssThen why is his head bandaged up SO ?''
asked thesvenerable veteran.
'sOh!'' says the officer, ssthat's only one of
the shirts made by the patriotic wimmen cf
America
In about five minutes after the conversation
saw the venerable veteran and the wounded
hero at the office taking the oath together.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

The closing of the Mississippi river and the
interruption on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road have locked up millions of bushels of
grain and thousands of barrels of -four in the
West. The action of the Government in ia
king charge of that road will relieve the Wes-
tern farmers and millers to great extent.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

The MoxTREAL HERALD says there have
settled in Montreal, as ssrefugees' from the
United States, gentleman iron, Florida,
banker from New York with S25O,00O). and
two others, men Of means and prpperty- They
seek adds the EDITOR to be nassrslfzsd IS
British subjects.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

A REBEL IMPLEMENT OF WARFARE.-The
Cincinnati Gazette says that few days ago
Colonel Guthrie of the First Kentucky regi-
ment, now commanding at Charleston, Va,
learning that a revolving cannon, invented by
two men named Woods of the rebel army, was
secreted somewhere in the town of Maiden,
little place about six miles above Charlestown,
caused a vigorous search to be made for it,
and succeeded in unearthng it. He embrac-
ed the first opportunity to forward it to Cincin-
natl, and it is now in Collector Carson's office
in the Custom House. 1t is impossible to
give satisfactory description of the gun, for
the reason that it is in an unfinished condition,
and also because some OF the pieces have been
lost. The wOrkmen had not time to complete
it before Wise was in full retreat, and conse-
quently it was buried to keep it fl ON falling
into the hands of the Union troops. We may
say, however, that it is composed chiefly of
sixteen short cylinders, each containing
twelve chambers, and that it is designed to
throw ounce balls through rified barrels about
eighteen inches long. 1t seems to be work ed
by lever similar to that of locomotive. At
each discharge it would throw one hundred
and ninety-two balls. If the principle on
which it is constructed be correct, we see no
reason why one might not be built that would
throw five hundred, or even thousand balls.
Col. Tomkins of the rebel army, a graduate of
West Point, pronounced it one of the most
destructive engines of war ever designed.
Colonel Guthrie, thinking that ssthere might
be something in it, and believing there is
ingenuity enough in Cincinnati to find out
what that something is, requests that it be de-
hyered to Miles Greenwood, or some other
well-known iron worker, for examination.
We shall most probably learn whether it is
valuable arm, or simply ssa weak invention of
the enemy.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

The Southern papers earnestly debating
whether the Provisional Government shall not
be continued till the war is over. It tis agreed
that Davis will be elected permanent President
if an election is had now, and the project of
postponement seems to come from some who
would prefer another mar.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

Every young woman would fain be q sort Of
Mecca of beauty, or Medina of charms, for
young men, ardent devotees Of love, 70 make
their pilsrimages to.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

A firm in Adams county has made forty
thousand dollars the present season on its
stock of wool alone by the rise in the price
since they bought. The net profits Of this
concern for this year will be over one hundred
thousand dollars.