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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-01-25

In Memphis, Wednesday, 3rd inst by Rev.
Mr.. Witherspoon, Mr.. ROBERT A. SHAP-
ARD. formerly of this place, and Miss mo
GENE HILL.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-01-25

In Bedford county. Thursday, 11th inst. by
Rev. Mr.. Jones, Mir. n p. EVANS and Mis-,
MARY r. GILL, daughter of Mr., w. w.
Gill, formerly of this county.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-01-25

In the Senate, Thursday, 18th,
Mr.. Carrigan introduced the fol,
lowing joint-resolution:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-01-25

In this county, Tuesday, 18th inst, Mr..
JESSE STEED and Miss ELIZABETH
WEBB
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-28

that his opinion was Of more value than
that Of the majority of Congressman.
Many other papers have considered i
brazen presumption in one man to hold
out against the majority of popular
body. But Gov. Fenton, Of New York,
has been vetoing bills, and the Tribune
approves his course. The majority of
both Houses of the General Assembly Of
New York passed several measures that
the Governor failed to approve, and the
Tribune, declaring that he is "emphati-
cally right concludes with this express
sion:
Honor to the Governor who dares to
incur local hostility in his devotion to the
general good"
Now, suppose such thing should hap
pen as that President Of the United
States incurred local hostility in his
devotion to general good" and did this
by exercising the veto power, it would be
interesting to see whether the Tribune
would honor him for it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-28

owing to the want of action and vitality
in the blood. With this diagnosis OF the
disease, / directed my search for some
blood-nourishing stimulant, and ! soon
found that good common whiskey or
brandy was the best; it at once gave in
creased and stronger action to the heart,
and, by restoring a powerful circulation
of enriched blood to the diseased parts,
soon brought away all traces of the tu-
mors, and effected perfect cure
Good whiskey should be administered
three or four times during the twenty
four hours, say every six hours, for four
or five days.
For each case, q pint of whiskey and
a pint of water, put into a quart bottle
and drench.
1t is essential that steady stimulation
should be kept up by frequent drenching
for several days
AS there are so many thousands OF
dollars worth of mules, horses, and
horned cattle lost every year along our
Southern coasts by the rayages of char.
bou, am glad to give the public, through
your paper, the free benefit of discovery
which hope may be the means of rem
dering harmless that hitherto terrible
seourge. Truly your friend,
JOHN b. ROBERTSON
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-28

Ouitman, he began life as a soldier (;
and. although liberal patron Of Benny
Hayens, while at West Point, passed
through that institute with credit,
and entered the army as Lieutenant
Of artillery. He served for a number
Of wears upon the frontier, became the
friend and companion of Albert Pike.
and, in 1881, married a daughter OF
Gen. Robert Armstrong Not long after
his marriage he resigned his commission
and devoted the remainder Of his life to
commercial and financial pursuits, real
izing princely fortune, and transfer.
ring his abode first to New Orleans and
then to Washington, where he became
one of the pillars of his party. During
the last days of the "Union as it was,
he was the principal friend of Stephen
| A. Douglas and when the war began re-
solved to come South. His arrest and
unjust confinement in Richmond are
we'll known. On his release, he spent
several months in this city, leaving for
New Orleans on its capture. Thence he
went abroad, but, at the close of the
struggle, returned to America, and pur.
chased homestead in Kentucky, where
he died, surrounded by his family.
q No man surpassed him in versatility oi
talent, in clearness and foresight of judg
ment, in well directed liberality, in genial
humor, and he will be talked about and
missed for many day in circles which
he enlivened'by his wit and served by his
capacity.
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An Australian Weapon of War.

A specimen Of an Australian weapon,
used both in war and in the chase, has
been furnished b. the United States Con-
sui at Australia to Gen. Skinner. The
weapon is heavy wooden club about
eight inches long three wide and one
half inch thick; fat on one side and
convex on the other; bent without mo
wing the fat side Of its own plane, either
into an arc or into an obtuse angle.
This club is thrown fat side down, spin
ming with great velocity, and it will either
return to its owner or turn to the right
or left according to its first position. 1t
skins upon the air like bird with the
wings expanded, the rotation causing the
plane of rotation to resist change Of di-
rection, and thus avoiding those sudden
and capricious movements observed on
fat stones or plates of metal when thrown
edgewise through the air. Naval archi-
tects have attempted to apply the prin-
eiple Of the boomerang to screw steam
ships, but so far the idea has not found
favor with ship builders.
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Autograph Letter of the Queen to Mr..
, Peabody.

The following graceful letter has been
written by the Queen to Mr.. Peabody !:
WINDSOR CASTLE, March q, 1866.
The Queen hears that Mr. Peabody
intends shortly to return to America, and
she would be sorry that he should leave
England without being assured by her
self how deeply she appreciates the noble
act of more than princely munificence
by which he has sought to relieve the
wants of the poorer classes of her sub.
jects residing in London. 1t is an act,
as the Queen believes, wholly without
parallel, and which will carry its best re-
ward in the consciousness of having con-
tributed so largely to the assistance ol
those who can little help themselves.
The Queen would not, however, have
been satisfied without giving Mr.. Peabody
some public mark of her sense of his
muni6cence, and she would gladly have
conferred upon him either Baronetcy
or the Grand Cross of the Order of the
Bath, but that she understands Mr.. Pea
body to feel himself debarred from ac-
cepting such distinctions. 1t only re-
mains, therefore, for the Queen to give
Mr.. Peabody this assurance of her per
sonal feelings, which she would further
wish to mark by asking him to accept a
miniature portrait of herself, which she
will desire to have painted for him, and
which, when e nished, can either be sent
to him to America, or given to him on
the return which, she rejoices to hear,
he meditates to the country that owes
him so much.
The London Times says: ut is to an
American that we are indebted for the
greatest boon ever given to the poor OF
London, and it is to a citizen of the
United States that the Queen has thought
it right to address this personal express
sion of gratitude. We can not but be-
lieye that such an occurrence will have
no little influence in augmenting the good
feeling which should prevail between the
two countries Mr.. Peabody has done
more to foster among us kindly feel
ing for his countrymen than could have
been effected by generation of states
men, and the Queens letter will, we hope,
be received by the Americans as a con-
spicuous evidence of the friendly regard
toward them which such acts have called
forth on our part. Between no two coun-
tries are friendly relations more natural
than between England and America,
and we trust that this story of munih-
cence and of gratitude may long be re-
membered in both nations as pledge
of peace and friendship"
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How Coal was Discovered in Pennsylvania.

A writer in the New York Observer
asserts that Colonel Geo. Shoemaker, a
gentleman of Teutonic origin, was the
discoverer of Pennsylvania coal. He
lived on the Schuylkill, and owned ex-
tensive tractsls The writer goes on to
say;
1t chanced one day that in construct
ing a lime-kiln he used some of the
black stones that were lying about the
place. Mine Got mine Gotl der
shtones pc all on fire !" exclaimed the
astonished Dutchman, when the rich
glow of the ignited anthracite met his
gaze. The neighbors, who, of course
were few and far between, were, after
much ado, assembled to witness the mar
vel. This happened in 1872. Shortly
after, mine host loaded Pennsylvania
team with the black stones, and journ-
eyed slowly to Philadelphia, distance
Of ninety-three miles. There unfore-
seen difficulties were presented. The
CRATES and stoves then in use were not
constructed to facilitate the combustion
of anthracite, and burn it would not J
After many Intellectual efforts to ignite
the product, it was thrown aside as
worthless and our discounted German,
who had beguiled his toilsome way to
the metropolis with dreams of ingots,
returned to digest his disappointment in
his mountain solitude.
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Remedy for Charbou.
New Orleans Picayune.l
PARISH or ST. MARY. La.
NORTH BEND PLANTATION, June Is.

PARISH or ST. MARY. La. /
NORTH BEND PLANTATION, June IL.
EDIroRs PIcAYUYE: | observe in your
Plauuemine correspondence that that ter
ribly destructive disease known as the
charbou has made its appearance on
some Of the plantations among the mules
and cattle.
NV neighborhood having suffered Sc
yerely from charbou, / was induced to
give careful study to the disease, and l
have discovered a very simple remedy,
which, if properly administered, is, be-
lieye, a specific remedy for this disease.
At all events, had it tried in twenty
seven cases last summer, and every case
was promptly and perfectly cured but
one, and that died from neglect to give
the remedy as directed.
The remedy was put TO the severest
test, and its infallible effects, in different
localities, cause me to recommend It
with confidence. The disease was Of the
most virulent type, and, until the remedy
am about to mention was used, every
solitary case attacked died, notwithstand-
ing the use Of all old remedies-the sea-
ton, the scari6cation, the cauterization,
the poulhces, and the administering Of
oil, turpentine, calomel, ammonia, and
a half dozen veterinary nostrums pro-
cured from the city.
Charbou, think. occurs from poverty
of blood in animals, and this poverty Of
blood may occur in every condition of
flesh. from fat TO lean. The disease usu-
ally manifests itself by external swelhngs
on the under part of the body from the
throat to the hanks These tumors soon
become insensible to pain and mortify,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-28

An average annual cash dividend to Stock
holders Of fourteen per cent. upon its capital
stock. since Its Incorporation, portrays the great
success and stability of this eminent Institu-
ton. the superior financial accuracy displayed
the management of the PHOENIX is in the
hands of those who know how. successfully, to
conduct
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Whose Built

The Cincinnati Commercial makes a
good point upon the New York Tribune,
fearing that there is little Inconsistency
in the latter papers views of the various
veto questions Says the Commercial I:
five are not mistaken, We have seen
several paragraphs in that journal de-
nouncing President Johnson as assuming
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DURING THE YEAR 1865.

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- good insurance TO every man who desires to
protect himself against the loss which follows in
the wake Of FIRE.
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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-03-02

against the admission of Southern rep
resentatlves was then resumed. Mr..
Sherman spoke to the resolution at
length, and when he closed desutory
discussion was kept up until the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, "A
bill to extend the operations of the
Freedmen's Bureau was referred to the
Select Committee on that subject. Mr..
McClurg, of Missouri, introduced a
preamble and resolution stating that a.
inconsequenceo of thec0ntinuedcont
acy of the Southern States it tisnecessary
to exercise Congressional legislation 20
protect loyal citizens in theirrights, and
to maintain a large standing army to
enforce the National authority in those
States, the Joint Committee of the Sen
ate be instructed to inquire into and re-
port on the eXpediency Of taxing South
ern property only, To meet these eXpen-
ses, which would otherwise fall on the
General Government. The preamble
and resolution were referred to the Joint
Committee Reconstruction, without the
instruction. \ resolution was adopted
declaring ii to be the sense of the House
that bounties to s0ldiersshouIdb be equa-
lized and instructing the Military Com
mittee to report accordingly. a reso-
luton was introduced declaring that
Congress has no power to prescribe the
qualifications Of voters in the States. 4
debate arose and it was laid over under
the rule. The credentials ofAleXander
Hamilton Jones, Representative elect
from the Seventh Congressional district
of North Carolina, were presented and
referred. The Committee on Recon-
. struction reported the following a. an
amendment to the Constitution, in the
form Of d joint resolution, viz: That
J Congress shall have power to make all
+ Necessary laws to secure to the citizens
I of each State all the privileges and inn
inumities of citizens in tbescveral States,
and TO give all persons in the several
4 States equal protection in all the rights
/ Of life, liberty and property. y gener-
/ al debate Sprang up on the resolution,
and at the close it was postponed until
/ tomorrow. The resolutions Of the Vi
/ ginia Legislature, in regard to the direct
/ tax levied by the act of 1861, We're laid
before the House and referred. 4 bill
/ to change the number of the Judges Of
! the Supreme Court, and regulating the
+ judicial districts Of the L. $. was refer
( red to the Judiciary Committee.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-03-02
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

A proposition has been made in
the Texas Convention TO divide Texas
into three States. \ report against the
stay law and the law against "miscege-
nation" was adopted. An anti-slavery
amendment to the Constitution has al
so been reported.
The editors Of the CogTetia newspa-
per, pubIished al Or;Zaba, Mexico, have
been imprisoned for violating the I'm
perial press law, and the propriet0rs
Of three other journals have been warn
ed.
The Indiana Republican Convention
met at indianapolis on Thursday, and
nominated State officers. Resolutions
were adopted endorsing the President
and Congress, and favOring the equali-
zation Of bounties.
The Union Convention of Tennes-
see met at Nashville on Thursday.
Resolutions We're adopted affirming the
loyalty of Tennessee, opposing negro
suffrage, and sustaining the President.
The friends OF the Mexican Govern
ment held q secret mectingin New York
on Friday evening to devise means
whereby aid may he secured to the Lib
eral cause.
The experiment Of vaccination was
extensively tried throughout England,
but has totally failed a. a preventive of
the plague among cattle.
Resolutions favoringnegro suffrage
and condemning the President have
been introduced in the New .Jer-
sey Senate by Mr.. Seovel, and defeated.
The registry bill DISTINGUISHING
those who took part in the rebellion has
passed the West Virginia House by a
vote of 36 yeas to 6nays.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
the other day to blow up the office of
the Hest Virginia JOlGmoi, at Charles
town, v. V, by torpedo.
Governor Fenton. Of New York,
is in Washington. 1t is stated that he
strongly disapproveS of the Presidents
veto.
the Missouri Legislature has pass
ed resolutions endorsing the action of
the majority in Congress in voting for
the Freedmen'S Bureau bill.
-Washington's birthday was celebra-
ted in Nashville bya procession Of 2G,G0G
negroes who were addressed by Gov
ernor BroWnIOW.
The Fenian Congress at Pittsburg
adjourned tinaIlyon Saturday, disclaim-
ing all connection with American party
politics.
The Democratic Conventional India
napOlis Ind, have endorsed the Pres
idents reconstruction policy.
General Grants father has been
appointed postmaster at Covington,
Kentucky.
The Mississippi Court of Appeals
has unanimously decided the stay law
of that State to be unconstitutional.
Mass meetings to endorse the Pres
ident We're held at Nashville, Louisville
and other places yesterday.
-General Lew Wallace has begun to
practice law in Indiana. He disclaims
Mexican filibustering.
-Washington's birthday was gener-
ally observed throughout the country /
as a semi-holiday.
A meeting was held yesterday in
Washington to endorse the Presidents
veto.
"A meeting to endorse the President /
was held at Louisville, on Thursday. !
Gov. Bramlette presided.
"A call has been issued in Baltimore .
for meeting to endorse the President. |
Five persons were burned to death I
in Baltimore on Saturday morning.
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POLITICAL. MEMS.

The New Jersey Legislature has a.
dopted resolutions endorsing President
Johnson's policy. The legislatures of
Maine and Massachusetts have adopted
resolutions censuring the veto of the
Freedmen's Bureau.
The Disunion State Convention of
Connecticut has nominated Gen. Joseph
r. HaWley, for Governor, and 0. F.
Winchester, for Lieut.. Governor. Hon.
James II. English is the Democratic
candidate for Governor.
Capt. John Hastings is the delegate
from Jefferson county to the Democrat
ic State Convention, with instructions
for Gen. G. W. Cass for Governor, and
after Cass, for Gen. w. $. Hancock.
Secretary Seward has teIegraphed,
from New York, to the President, that
he sustains the speech of the latter
denouncing Stevens, Sumner and the
radical leaders.
The Democrats of Johnstown, at
the election for borough officers, in that
place, few days ago, gained 40 over
last falls vote.
-Hollidaysburg elected the Demo-
cratic ticket, at its late borough elec-
ton. The ground-swelI is coming!
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-03-02
A POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE
Thunder From the White House !!
ANDREW JOHNSON IN THE FIELD,
First BuI Ran of the Radicals,

First Bun Ran of the Radicals
4 great meeting was held at Wash
ington, on the I'D ult., (Washington's
birthday for the purpose of sustain
ing the Presidents veto. The meeting
was held in Growers Theatre, which
was jammed full of people, whilst i'm
mense assemblages were addressed in
the streets. After the adjournment Of
the meeting at Growers, the multitude
in attendance, wended their way to the
White House, where they We're address
sed by President Johnson. We find it
impossible to make room for the re-
marks of the President in this issue,
but will publish them at length in our
next. Suffice it, for the present, to say
that the President took occasion to eX-
pose the radical leaders in Congress in
their true character and to lay open his
own determination to stand by the
Constitution which he is sworn to sup
port. His speech is q staggering blow
to the Disunionism now 50 rampant in
the 'Republiean" party and shows
clearly that ne will sever himself en-
tireIy from that organization unless it
abandons lis extreme and radical pur-
poses. The language of the President,
upon this occasion. was Of the bluntest
sort. He did not hesitate TO call things
by their plainest names. Forinstance,
he said he had opposed the Davises,
the Toombse- and the SlideIls, in the
South, when they strove to break up
the Union; and now, when he found
men at the other end Of the line, stri-
wing Tor the same purpose, he would
. oppose them also. When asked by his
I hearers to name some Of those men. he
said, "Thaddeus Stevens Of Pennsyl-
vania, Charles Sumner, in the Senate,
and Wendell Phillip" These men ne
pronounced Disunionist~. When ask
ed 10 give his opinion of John W. For
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