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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

My Fathers CUMMN.-Ayou
urchin, before the act, was en-
ployed to sweep the chimney of a
house in Macclesfield, and having
assembled to the summit of his
profession took a survey. This
completed, he prepared to descend,
but mistaking the fue, he found
himself, on landing, in the office
of the limb of the law whose med
itations were put to flight. The
sensation of both parties it is i'm
possible to describe-the boy ter
rified lest he should be punished
stood riveted to the spot, and the
lawyer, struck dumb, started from
his seat, the very image of horror,
but spoke not. Sooty, however,
soon found tongue, and in accents
which only increased the terrors
of the man of law, cried out:
''My fathers cummin directly"
This was enough. The pres
ence of an equivocal being, SO in
troduced, unnerved his heart; with
one bound the afrighted lawyer
fled down stairs, and sought refuge
in the street from the enemy
Lawyers take warning.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

A California editor, participa-
ting in a debate as to the best meth
on of building a certain bridge, OBJ
jected to Golfer dam for making
the pier. He said he early formed
a prejudice against the thing; his
uncle once had a cow choked with
a turnip, and for long time it was
thought she would Golfer dam
head off.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

VOLTAIRE ON MARRIAGE.-Vol-
taire said: ''The more married
men you have the fewer crimes
there will be. Marriage renders
man more virtuous and more
wise. An unmarried man is out
half OF a perfect being, and it re-
quires the other half to make
things right and it cannot be ex-
pected that in this imperfect state
he can keep the straight path of
rectltude any more than a boat
with one oar or bird with one
wing can keep straight course.
In nine cases out Of ten, where
married men become drunkards.
or where they commit crime
against the peace of the communi-
ty, the foundation of these acts
was laid while in a single state, or
when the wife is, as is sometimes
the case, an unsuitable match.
Marriage changes the current of a
mans feelings, and gives him a.
centre for his thoughts, his affec-
tiOns and his acts. Here is a home
for the entire man, and the coun-
sels, the affections, the example
and the interest of his "betterhalf"
keep him from erratic courses, and
from falling into a thousand temp
tations to which he would other
wise be exposed. Therefore, the
friend to marriage is the friend to
society and to his country"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

A decision has been rendered in
New Orleans against person
bringing suit against his debtor,
who, when Confederate money was
good, agreed to pay for value re-
ceived seven thousand dollars Con-
federate States currency. The
note became due a few days ago.
and on presentation was paid in
rebel money.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30
A well known clothing merchau

A well known clothingmerchant
in Louisville, KY, recently mar.
rled a woman In Cincinnati, and
took her to his home in Louisville.
A few days after, she asked him
tor the key of his trunk, saying
she wished to take his clothes out
and hang them in the wardrobe.
He had twenty-six hundred dol
lars in notes in the trunk. and
having full confidence in his wife
gave her the keys, and went to his
place of business. When he re-
turned the wife and money were
and neither have since
been found.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30
ELECTRICITY AND MUsIC.--It

ELECTRICITY AND MUsIC.--It is
stated by cotemporary that Mr..
Barker, an organ-builder Of Parish is
the inventor of a mode of applying
electricity in the construction of
great organs, SO that the largest
organ may be played as easily as
pianoforte, and the pipes may be
distributed anywhere through a
church. The invention is now be-
ing applied to large organ in
course of construction for the
church Of st. Augustin, in Paris.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

BRowNLow.-Tle Richmond
Examiner, commenting on Gov.
Brownlow's filthy al lhsion to the
President in his recent dispatch to
Forney, says:
"If there is any law written or
unwritten, which can reach this
old scoundrel Brownlot it should
be appealed to at once, Patience
has ceased to be a Write. If no
law exists to punish suctlanguage,
the reprobation of the ress and
people should whelm ths offender
under a load of obloquythat will
crush and silence him foever."
Brownlow fell below tie reach
Of the reprobation of thearess or
people many years ago. The most
whitening denunciation Of his in
fanny passes harmlessly sver his
head. Did the language corain no
foul, beastly epithets, there would
be no Brownlow. A strem of
clear, chaste thoughts flowing into
his mind, would drown the he out
of him in a day. Filthy eIthets
have been his only food andlrink
for forty years. Some of ihese
days his teeth will drop out and
his tongue will sbrivel and rfuse
to form the foul epithets seeting
in his heart. Then Browiow
will die.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

"Wife, l am to live but a few
hours at most-I shall soon be in
Heaven"
"You-you'll never be. any
nearer than you are now to Heav.
en-, you old brute! You'd look
well stuck up in Heaven-Ithink
| see you there now"
"Dolphus, Dolphus," hoarsely
growled the old man, "bring me
my cane, and let me larrup the
old trollop once more before j die"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

A Philadelphia exchange nm
tions a case of infanticide, and ys
the crime is one that sin tlse
days can rarely be prosecutsto
conviction. X
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

THE new crop of wheat in Cali
fornia was SO promising that the
market opened fifty cents lower
than at corresponding time last
year.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

a New York cavalry olonel
eloped with a Baltimore mechant S
wife and $1,000. At It dates
the lady had returned but the
cash and the colonel hs not.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30
Alderman Binns was called up

Alderman Binns was called up
on by woman in distress, who,
quite indignant at an expression
used to her, addressed him thus:
"Mrs. Snooks, my next door
neighbor, called me a thief; can't
l make her prove it?"
"Well," said the Alderman, after
a moments deliberation, "you can,
but you had better not" "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

The negroes at San Francisco
have been trying their right to sit
among the white folks at the the
atre. The Judge held that a pro-
prietor had a right to enforce such
regulations as would be most con-
ducive to the prosperity of his
business.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

Soar SUDs.-It is bad policy to
throw away soap suds, as they con-
tain the same fertilizing proper
ties as ashes and potash. Spread
them upon your garden or throw
them into your pig pen to be in
corporated with the manure there.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

The st. Paul Pioneer says that
On the Red river settlement, firnI
hundred miles north of thatplace,
sixty bushels of wheat to the acre
is an ordinary yield,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

Robert Bonner, of the New
York Ledger, has now the finest
six horses in the country. They
cost him about $4,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30
Legend OF the E'Org et-me-

= "A =,
Not.
A gallant knight ard lady fair
Roved by the bright and winding Rhine
In Loves soft dream, thrice happy pairl
They watched the golden sun decline.
When 10. the lady on the rock
A tiny pale blue flower espied,
The knight, obedient to the look,
With eagernesS to snatch it hied.
He grasped it, but so great his haste,
He slipped and sark-ah, sad his lot
Herose, to her the flower cast,
And dying, cried Forge. me mott"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

It appears to have been finally
settled at Washington that the
charges of the completely of jeff.
Davis in the assassination of MIR.
Lincoln are false. 1t is quite sat
isfactory to learn that the officials
at Washington have finally learned
what everybody else in the country
knew, and-what they knew
themselves. 1t is not probable
thatany man engaged in promulga-
ting this atrocious libel, from Judge
Holt to the perjured Conover, ever
believed for an instant that it pos
sessed a particle of truth. The
whole thing was concocted by abo-
litionists, and kept alive solely to
awaken hostility in the North
against the South, and thereby pre-
vent the latter from securing rep
= resentation in Congress. The
whole charge, from beginning to
end, was adetestable but thorough
ly characteristic abolition trick.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30
Railroad Signals.

Those who travel on the cars,
or who witness the movement of
the trains, and the men who ope-
rate the roads, may desire to know
the signals used everywhere on
the roads. The signals are given
by the whistle, by lanterns, flags,
and motion of the arms. The
Specification is:
One whistle-"Down brakes. !"
Two whistles-"Off brakes"
Three whistles-"Back up"
Continued whistle-"Danger."
A rapid succession of short whis-
ties is the cattle alarm, at which
the brakes will always be put
down.
A sweeping parting of hands on
level of the eye is the signal ''go
ahead"
A downward motion of one
hand, with extended arms, "stop."
A beckoning motion of one
hand, ''to stop
A lantern raised and lowered
vertically is a signal for starting"
swung at right argles, or crosswise
the track, ''to sop" swung in
circle, "back the train"
A red flag waved upon the.
track must be regarded as a signal
Of danger. So with other signals
given with energy,
Hoisted at a ststion is a signal
for a train "to stol."
Stuck up by the roadside is a
signal Of danger on the track
ahead.
Carried unfurled upon the en-
yine is a warning that another en-
CINE or train is on it way.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

A South Carolina lady died late-
ly, who for thirty days prior to hep
death, subsisted solely on water.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

The window-glass for A. T.
Stewards New York residence
will cost $4,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30

An asylum for colored insane is
10 be built in Cincinnati.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-30
Negro Equality.
The New Orleans corresponds

The New Orleans correspondent
Of the Mobile Tribune writes:
The negro, take him as class,
has been a quiet, lazy, docile, ig-
norant being. His freedom, forced
upon him, has resulted in fewer
atrocities and outrages than any
one dreamed Of not seeing. Had
the men who did not fight during
the war kept out Of the way after
the war was over, the negro would
have taken his freedom quietly,
gone to work, and year by year
learned what that freedom pecessi-
tated him to do to render him
worthy of it; bat a set Of dogs
who never-fought have been at the
heels of the negro ever since the
surrender Of Lee--they have hal
loed freedom into ears that did
not understand the meaning of
the word-they have forced into
the minds of the poor darkies a
distrust of their former masters
they have encouraged the idle and
drunken-they have carried off
the earnings of those whom they
could get to work, they have, IN
one year, taught lessons of theft,
idleness, rascality, drunkenness,
rape; everything, in fact, which
the poor slaves were free from be-
ing profcients in before these
Northern heroes came among them.
Bnt now that there are set OF
men among us who associate with
the negro, encourage him in his
idleness and give him an eXagger-
ated idea of his political worth,
what can we expect but constant
trouble, constant collision? The
majesty of the law is humbled IN
the dust in the eyes of every ne
gro who, deserving punishment,
can get his case before such a per-
son as Mr.. Commissioner Shannon.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-12-20

Mack" the Washington correspondent. of the
"The Democratic party having been annihilated in
the late campaigns, it is the intention of the Radca Is
10 deyot few spare moments this winter to the
termination OF the Mormons. Ben. " ade has already
called up bill in the Senate, which, with amend
men,s proposed by Howard, of Michigan, will play
general smash with the domestic arrangements of the
Saints. Among other things, proposes to probibit
Mormon priests from solemnizng mltrimony, and, by
vestng this business in the hands of United States
Judges, to restrict the Saints to wife apiece.
This will be bad for the male Saints but the females
ought to rather Ike it. Dr. johnson opposed polyg-
amy the ground that could marry two
wives without leaving ether man without even
one-so nearly the sexes, in the great economy
Of nature equal numerically. The Radicals oppose it
because being the party of ideas and progress and
all that they intend be in the field in year
under the banner of womans rights and the leader
ship of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Anna Dickinson
and these two strong minded females don't believe in
that condition OF affairs which limits a woman to the
undivided fortieth or fftieth of That's not
enough for them If Sumner wants to keep in good
standing with the Radicals he must drop the niger
question for While and dive into the question.
The niger pretty nearly exhausted, and next in
order, according to the Radicals, the female.
Sumner had better give little of his experience in
monegany in the concrete ami polygamy in the ao-
strac and then join the party of progress with Anna
Dickinson and Mrs Stanton. If he doesn't hurry up,
he'll be left in the rear, for the party of progress,
like time and the tide, waits for no
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-12-20

WINGED that he could give no name. and
that no offer had been made 10 him, and
subsequently stated my belief o. this
fact, to the editor of the Palladium
/ think it not Improper to add in this
connection, that was in Richmond di
rectly altar the 6rst Senatorial article
appeared in the Telegram. and hesrd a
mum Der o. persons speak of it. Every
''ne of whom expressed the opinion that
the article. had been furnished the
editor OF the 7slegrom, and its insertion
paid for. was satisfied myself that it
was not written by Mr.. Wood, and in
view Of his long hostility to Julias
surprised At its appearance in his paper
Respectfully,
III w. r. HOLLOWAY.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-12-20
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 18th, 1866

To the Editor of TIE Palladium II have
seen an article in the Telegram of the
18th inst. in which my name is intro
duced as messenger from Gov Morton
in the following way:
''On the 22d of November. the Pal
fadium, of this city, containing reply
to our first article, written at 1ndianapo.
lis, but published as editorial, in which
the charge was made that the Telegrap
printed the article referred to for mon
ey consideration. We replied TO this by
saying that il money consideration
would have induced us to favor the elec
tion of any particular candidate to the
office of United States Senator, that We
would have been as clamorous for Gov.
Morton as either the Palladium. or .Jour-
nal. This article brought messenger
from the Governor to our Office, in the
person of William r, Holloway, who
said the Governor wished to learn the
name of the person who had offered us
money as an inducemcnt to support him
for the office Of Senator. We replied to
Holloway by saying that the Governor
was probably as we'll aware of who the
person offering the money was as we
were, and that we should not say any
thing on the subject unless the demand
for the name was made IL public print,
and our answer would be given in the
same way. 1t appears that Holloway
went to the Palladium. office and reported
that lie had called upon us for the name
Of the party offering the money, and that
we were unable to respond"
will state all the facts just as they
occurred. / WAS in the Governors Room
three or four weeks ago, when a copy of
the Richmond Tefegrom was brought in
and placed in his hands. 1t contained an
article in reply to some remarks of the
published in the Telegram. in favor Of
GEORGE W. JULIAN for the United States
Senate had been paid for. and that the
columns of the Ze1egrum had been nired.
The Telegram article denied this, and i,.ti-
mated in turn that friend of the Gov
ernor's had offered money considera-
ton to have the 7elegr0m support him for
the Senate. The Governor read this ar
ticle in the hearing Of myself and sever
al gentlemen, and said that che believed
it was falsehood invented and put out
as cover" He then said to me he
wished the next time I went to Rich
mond that would call on the editor of
the Telegram and ascertain the name of
his liberal friend"
The next time went to Richmond, 1
called on Mr.. Wood ut his Office, and
told him that the Governor had request
ed me to enquire who the person was
that had offered to pay him for advoca-
ting his claims for the Senate. He de-
clined to give the name. i remarked to
him, that :" if the gentleman was friend
Of the Governors, there could be no i'm
propriety in giving his name to the Gov
ernor." I urged him to give me the name
but be refused. ! left him fully con
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-12-20
1.-THE Question Settled ION Horn!

The editor Of the Telegram, is evil
IDENTITY practising upon. the rogue's motto,
that''a lie If weli stuck 10. is rs good as
the truth and hence he ayers that Col.
JOHN A. Bridgland, is the man who of
fered him bride 70 go for Gov Morton
for .. s. Senator. After detailing :
conversation thai he alleges took place
between Col. B. and himself, with the
remark of Col. B.. thrown in as clincher,
that ''the Union papers of Wayne county
cssa support the Governor" he AYERS
that that the Col. told him (Wood) that
he 'couLD DRAW UPON HIM. AT NEW
YORK, FOR rHE AMOUNT 1t is we'll known
that Col. Bridgland has not only been
engaged in cotton speculation, but also
in whisky speculation, and deponent
does not say scAas 1.-The amount was to
consist of, w.-ether bale Of cotton, or q
few barrels of whisky. We are serious
ly inclined to the belief that the latter
would have suited the Telegram mans
former business habits much better than
the cotton; for il would have furnished
the minor key to unlock the food gates
Of his mighty influence on the Senatorial
lieve Col. Bridgland ever made him an
offer of either money, cotton or whisky,
for his influence. and we base our belief
on the knowledge in our possession of
his sordid and grasping nature; for we
know him to be as avaricious as miser,
and as unstable as water. The little
brain that he possesses, is so completely
and entirely picked in selfimportanee.
that he verify imagines that the moral
government of the universe rests upon
narrow shoulders and without him chaos
would come again No one who is at
all acquainted with him, but fully be-
lieves that had consideration" in
any shape, been proposed to him where
by his pecuniary condition could have
been bettered, Immediately or remotely,
he'd snapped at it like a hungry dog
would at bone.
We have not yet been able to perceive
how and in what manner Wash Woods
efforts, as the editor of the Telegram,
for or against Gov. MORTON, or for or
against "any other man." could do either
good or harm-temporally, spiritually
or otherwise; for he only occupies the
the same position specifically" that the
silly fly did whilst riding on the coach
wheel, when he exclaimed to it J: s.What
dust zoe make!' or to the cousin of the
same fly family, that perched himself on
the ox's horn and anxiously inquired of
the OK if his ,ceigAt thereon didn't fatigue
him muchly; and was greatly astonish-
ed when the old bovine remarked, as he
quietly turned his cud, that he wasn't
aware of his fiyship's presence, and it
made no difference to hi1s whether Mr..
Fly remained or departed!
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-12-20

"In lifting the kettle from the fire sealied nv self
very severely-one hand almost TO a crisp. The tor
ture unbearable. = The Mexican Mus
tang Imminent relieved the pain almost Immediately.
II healed rapidly, aud LETT very little scar
CHAs. FosrEa 40 Broad ST., Phlada."
This is merely sample OF what the Mustang Lni-
ment will do 1t is Invaluable in all cases of wounds
swengs sprains. cuts, bruises. spavins ETC., either
upon beast.
Beware Of counterfeits None is genuine unless
wrapped in fine el-plate engravings, bearing the
signature of G. w. Westbrook, Chemist and the
pirate stamp of DENAs BARSEs Co., New York.
Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all Druggists
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-12-20

S.T.-1S50.-X.-The amount of Plant alton Biters,
sold 10 one year Is something startling. They would
ell Broadway six feet high, from the Park 10 4th
street. brakes mandatory is of the in stitutons
Of New York II is said that Drake painted all the
rocks in the Eastern States with his eabalistic as
T.-lS5o.-X., and then got the old granny egisla-
tors to pass Law emitting dishgurng the face OF
NATURE, which gives him monopoly. We do not
know how this is, bat do know the Plantation
Bhsess SELL As no other article ever did. They are
used by all classes of the community and re death
on Dyspepsia-certain. They are very invigorating
when languid and weak. and great appetizer.
Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all Druggist