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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05
Phenomena.
For the Fayetteville Observer.

For the Fayetteville Observer.
Have we not fallen upon strange
times-strange politically and ele-
nae,atarily2 Think Of it! Where is.
"the oldest inhabitant" who ever
before witnessed such mighty COM
motions of, such terrible "war in
the heavens" as during the past
few weeks? The thunders have
rolled, the lightnings flashed, the
storm ragged, the rains descended,
the floods prevailed. Strange an
omalies for rosy spring and staid
summer. But stranger still is the
political cast of the day. We are
told that NJ. DeTocqueville, the
celebrated French writeronDemoc-
racy in America, was of opinion
that if the free institutions of Amer
lea were ever destroyed, itwould be
owing to the tyranny of naDortttss
driving minorities to desperation
that the majority constituted pub
lie opinion, which becomes a ty-
rant, and controls freedom Of dis
cussion and independence of mind
But oh! Monsieur DeTocqueville,
what false prophet were you !
How fallacious your fears, how
soon time has demonstrated tina,
you knew nothing of ''LaDemo,
cratic en- Amerique!" Behold the
great democratic State of Tennes.
see, and the Governor and Legis-
lature thereof, and see-mirabile
dictu-the minority like unto a
Sampson Selling upon the pillars
of the temple of civil liberty; yea
the ark of the covenant of the
constitution, and hurting all in
wreck and ruin at the feet and in
the face and teeth of the mighty
majority! Yea, verify, minori
t y Of less than ten in a hundred
do this great thing! And what
and where the check upon this tyr
amy of the minority? Chancel-
lor Kent says ''the liberty of the
press, and of popular instruction.
and of manners, religion and local
institutions, that there are funda-
mental rights declared in the con-
stitution, and there are constitu-
tional checks upon the arbitrary
aoiW Of negortties. But where, oh
wise publicist, the checks upon this
political heterodox-never dream
ed of in your philosophy-the
tyranny Of the minor1ty?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

One "Judge Underwood" who
was expelled from Virginia for
general rascality, and who now
holds Federal Judgeship in that
State, recently undertook to decide
that he knew more about the Pres
dents peace proclamation than
the President knows himself.
Having decided that the proc
lamation did not restore the writ
Of Habeas Corpus, an order from
the Attorney General gave him
better information on the subject.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

Douglas Jerrold calls women's
arms "the serpents that wind
around mems necks, killing their
best resolutions"
That class of serpents can just
wind around our neck as much as
they please; and if any of the young
ladies believe what Jerrold says,
they can come and try the expert
ment on US. Well risk the con-
sequences.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

A young man in Newport, Yer
mont, wanted wife badly, and
took a young lady out to ride
After proceeding a few miles, he
asked her, "will you marry me?''
The answer was short as it was
sweet, "No, sir" Young gent
says: "Well, get out and 60 home
afoot then" The young lady &C
cepted his advice, and reached
home in safety.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05
Successful Treatment Of
HydrophObia.

A dog which showed signs of
rabidness recently escaped from
Mr.. Higgs, of Prescott, communi-
eating the disorder to other dogs,
and doing other mischief. About
a month ago a servant girl in Mr.,
Higgs' service was tying up the
dog, when the animal bit her on the
right thumb. She experienced
no serious result until Tuesday
week, when her thumb, arm, and
chest became considerably swollen,
accompanied with great heat, pain,
redness, stiffness and numbness,
the arm being so stiff that she was
almost unable to move it. Mr..
Higgs sent for DR.. Pope, surgeon
of this town, who saw the girl on
Thursday, and found her evident
ly suffering from hydrophobia, the
result of the bite of the dog. On
Friday night she became very i'll,
biting and tearing at almost eve.
rything near her, and suffering
much from commissions. She
repeatedly declared that she heard
the dog growing at her; indeed
she displayed all the symptoms of
this dreaded disease. AS surgical
writers on the subject do not lay
down any specific mode of treat
lment in cases Of this kind, DIR.
Pope determined to cause profase
salvation in the patient, with the
view of neutralizing the poison
ious character of the saliva of by.
Idrophobia. This is a course of pro-
cedure not often pursued, but its
beneficial effects were soon appa-
rent. On Sunday the convulsions
and the spasms, from which the
poor girl also suffered, had ceased,
and there now appears to be every
prospect of her recovery.-Wol-
verhamto,, England Chronicle.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

A new idea has been taken hold
of by an enterprising Californian.
He has started for the East with
drove of California horses, the
native breed-some 600-intend-
ing to drive them into Missouri to
supply the demand. AS these
horses cost but little in California,
are tough, hardy, and and can live
on the photograph of a bunch of
grass, they will be sure to go
through all right.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

The Bastrop Dispatch, in speak
ing Of the gradual and final ex-
tinction of the all important negro
race, cuts the "gordian knot" with
the following graphic solution, of
their future:
"The whole race must ultimate
ly perish, going out gradually like
the sparks ON burnt rag"
Quite lucid.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

A clergyman travelling in Cali
fornia encountered panther, of
which he subsequently wrote as
follows: 81 looked at him long
enough to note his brown and
glossy coat, his big, glazing eyes,
his broad and we'll developed mus
Gle, and his capacious jaws, when
both of US left the spot, and l am
pleased to add, in opposite direc-
TONS"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

Thad. Stevens, in late speech
in Congress said: 81 do not wish
to sit side by side with men whose
garments smell of the blood of my
kindred" IF Thaddeus's relations
are like him they didn't spill much
blood-their patriotism came out
of their mouths instead of their
muskets. He evidently meant
Ewells men who smelt the smoke
of his iron works.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05
Well Put.

The New York World says
"Were the scurviest thief in New
York to appear at any of the reli-
gious meetings now going on in
some of the churches in this city,
and there declare his repentance,
and avow his conversion to a bet
ter life and his desire to unite in
the fellowship Of those who pro-
fess to pursue it; and were his acts
to bear out his words, he would be
received, welcomed, rejoiced over,
baptised and admitted. The next
day, after applying to erring men
this test in morals and religion,
many of these same persons would
read the Sermon on the Mount at
family prayers, and then so and
declare their appreciation of Con-
gress which treats worse than the
scurviest thieves our Southern fell
low.citizens, who erred in mat
ter of political government, who
declare it, who desire to renew
their old political fellowship and
their allegiance to the Union and
its laws. These charitable men
call themselves Christians"
Well, there is great deal of
just such charity in this little
world of ours. Il is in keeping
with the innate meanness Of the
human heart-w which is becoming
so callous and depraved that we
do not wonder at the plaques and
scourges held menacingly over our
evil heads by the Omnipotent.-
The daily lessons of life truthful
ly prove, that
"sIan's inhumanity to man,
Makes countless thousands mourn"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

Hotel proprietors in New York
seem to have no recourse against
debtors for board and lodging. A
lady stopped in a hotel there, and
left it owing the landlord $50 sc,
for which her trunk and clothing
were detained. A suit for the re-
covery ended in the landlord be-
ing obliged to return it and its
contents, or their value.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05
Pleasant Plains.
Education and Masonry.
For the Fayetteville Observer.
PLEASANT PLAINS,
Friday, 10Th June, 1866. /

Friday, 18th June, 1866. ]
Mr.. Editor-I see in your last
issue, anotice Of the Masonic Ger
emonial, on last Saturday; and
the addresses to the vast multi
tude, of Messrs. Downing, Burnam,
and Stevenson; addresses, which
to the public Ola behalf
of Education, and which it is to
be hoped, will not fail to bring
forth a hearty response, from the
people of this county, and this
neigh borhood in particular.
This day (Friday)the school of
which Miss Sallie Downing was
teacher, having its term expired,
the scholars underwent a thorough
examination, and exhibited to
their friends and those who were
interested who assembled ip front
of a platform erected for the pur-
pose, that complete system of edu-
cational training which may be at
tanned by children when under
the guidance of an able and eff
Gent teacher, and that which re-
fleets most credit on the lady
teacher is, she had only four
months tc organize, train, and per-
feet her pupils as well in their
studies as in superficial acquire
ments; the elocution, attitude and
mastership of the subject showing
the proficiency and attention Of
both young ladies and gentlemen.
As choir of the whole school,
(26 to 30) l do not think they can
be rivalled-the graceful attitudes
of the young ladies and the mas
terly style of the young gents in
delivery, | am certain cannot be
surpassed in any assembIage of
the like ages; and it looked as if
the children were guided more by
the eye and finger of their &C
complished teacher than they could
be by any other motor.
The children gave entire salts
faction to theinparents, guardians,
and the beholders than was gener-
ally supposed they could have
given in the short time they had
in training, and the few but forci-
BILE remarks of DR.. Sullivan at the
close will, beyond a doubt, secure
to Mr.. A. D. Downing and his ac-
complished sister what has been
long desiredin the neighborhood-
q permanent High School at Pleas
ant Plains. She has already won
golden opinions, and he is known
to be a gentleman who performs
all he promises.
A century since if a young gen.
tleman knew as much as the SEN
ior class of Miss DIS school, he
was considered educated enough
to pass in society; but science has
taken long strides since then and
it is absolutely incumbent on the
parents and friends of the rising
generation to place them in the
field of the "Battle of Life," full
ly equipped and armed for the
struggle, by giving them an edu-
cation, which by the article of the
Pleasant Plains School, every per-
son can reach.
San passed away like fairy dream"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05
N@The Nashville papers fc

~ DC NasHVlIIe papers IUl
several days contained publica
ton signed John Trimble, FL. Fl
Harrison, and R. Fl. Milroy, 1.-THE
General calling for a celebration
on the fourth of July, ''irrespect
i've of color" Of course that was
all right if the niggers had no OBJ
lection. Every man should be al
lowed to choose his associates.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

Mrs. Rogers, of Madison, In
diana, invited a dozen of her neigh
bors to tea on Sunday, the 10th
inst, and used arsenic, by mistake,
instead of cream of tartar, to light.
en- the cake. Fortunately too
much of the poison had been taken
and no one died, though all were
very sick.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

1t is proposed to erect in the
public garden in front of the fed
eral capitol a monumental fountain
in honor of the first heroes of the
war for the suppression of the re-
bellion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

The journals are full of specu'
lations upon the almost certain
war-perhaps already begun-be'
tween Austria and Prussia, among
the German States, and between
Italy and Austria, to be followed
by France, Russia, Hungary, SC
Excluding France and Russia
England and Spain, considerably
over two millions of men are known
to be now daily drilled, and wait.
ing for the first blow.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05
Yours, &C.,

The report of the grand jury
of Dallas county Alabama, con-
tains the following account: "The
concurrent and often conflicting
jurisdiction of the Freedmen s
Bureau and State courts is fruitful
of trouble and danger. The for
mer is presided over by officers
who are as ignorant of the laws
and rules of evidence as they are
of the nature and character of the
negro, and without sympathy for
the white or an appreciation of his
rights; and the white man is Of
ten aggravated to the point of ia
king vengeance in his own hands
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

Ex-President Fillmore is strong
for President Johnson's policy.
The New York Tribune says, in eff
feet, that he was a copperhead du-
ring the war, and that in his pres
ent opinions he is consistent with
himself.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

The Supreme Court of Geor-
gia now in session, has decided
the sale of property to be valid in
case where neither party knew at
the time of the surrender. A suit
WAS instituted for the recovery of
the property on the ground that
Confederate money was valuless
at the time of the transaction.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

About one year in five is sub
ject to the dry extreme, and one
IN ten to the wet extreme. The
dry years are uniformly hot and
the wet years cold. The present,
then. should be wet year in this
section of the United States.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

A DECIDED HIT!-The editor of
the Lacrosse Democrat says there
should be negro representatives in
the present "Rump Congress-" to
give that infamous body tone and
character! Quite an undeserved
compliment" to Stevens, Sumner
s. Co., at Cuffee's expense.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

The defeat of the Equalization
Bounty Bill in the Massachusetts
Senate, is excused by promise
to pay the soldiers in praise what
they are denied in currency. Val
ueable to their descendants, but
rather thin diet for the present.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

A couple divorced at the late
term of the Superior Court at Hart
ford have repented since and been
re married.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

A man shot his wife in. Hoboken,
n. j., installing her for burglar.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05
Since the late Decline
/ can and will sell my Goods or
REASONABLE TERMS

Examine my stock. and see if | don't.
1t consists o! e,ers variety Muslins,
Organdies, Moz"mbiqnts. a heauii-
ful line OF Swiss, Jackonets, Nan.
sock AMI Brilliantes, Gents Furnish
ing Goods, ready-made Clothing,
Hats, Boots, Shoes, Hardware,
QueeOsware, Tinware, Castings, and
superior lot Of Cutlery. Also,
Sugar, Coffee, Soda, Spice, Alum,
Blue Stone, Nader, Salt, Flour and
Corn Meal, all Of which
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

II. H.HURLEFGCO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
|nGroceries, Liquors, Lard, Leather,
BOOTS. SHOES, HATS,
Qpssns@afs, ToIIon 10afs, Cutlery,
Coo. coo.
No. 90 Broad street,
>. NASHVILLE, TENN.
HAVE on hand and to arrive
ii 100 bags prime Rio Coffse,
so do choice do do
20 do do Laguira 90
90 do do Java do
Sugars.
so bbls choice brown Sugar,
Is hbds Go N. O. do
25 bbls extra coffee A do
% do do do B do
25 do do do C do
20 do each, crusbed, gra nu'd, pow'd
Sya'ssss.
100 bbls, ], and ! N. o. Syrups,
90 ! and ] bbls Golden do
500 bbls Flour, assorted brands,
1000 do Salt,
$50 boxes Star Candles,
500 I and ] do do
$50 boxes fancy Candies,
100 do and half do Raisins,
so cases Safjinss,
100 boxes fresh cove Oysters,
so boxes Soap, assorted.
Fish.
so bbls Mackersi,
so 30 do
50 do dc
100 kits 90
100 kegs Nails, assorted,
80 do Soda.
Liquors.
80 bbls Lincoln county Whiskey,
so do Robertson do do
10 do Bourbon do
10 do Cognae Brandy,
10 do French DO
10 do Gin,
5 do Ginger Brandy,
20 bags Ginger,
20 do Spice,
20 do Pepper,
% bbls butter Crackers,
% do soda do
80 doz Water Buckets,
% nests Tubs,
% doz Selves,
% doz Washboards,
Large lot Cigars and Tobacco, In
digo, Madden, LogwOod, Cudbear,
and every other article usually kept
in Grocery houses. We pay CASH
fot our Goods, and can and aoiU sell
as cheap as dny house an the city.
A. Ii. HURLEY & co,
ap26-3m No SIS Broad street, Nashmlte, T.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

"Nan's inhumanity to man,
Makes countless thousands mourn"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-05

II HAVE just received, direct from
| New York, new and desirable stock
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-09
VOLUME 49,; NO TO.

last, gave it up. Said there wasn't any.
Nothing but a deep dent in the skull where
it ought to be.
Said was wholly deficient IN allthe high
er faculties. Wouldn make good minis
ter Said if ] wanted to- do good had bet
tereonfne myself to sticking tracts under
people front doors. Thought, however, I
might make my mark keeping tally at a
bagatelle table, but Nature pointed to a
clerkship on a slop-eart as my most natural
vocation
AS my Language was large, perhaps j
might shine as yendorIo of patent-bIaeking
on the State House pavement, but he
wouldn' recommend this too strongly, for it
did require some brains.
Said / was wholly wanting in Firmness.
That had good deal of the Roman kind,
but that was quite common even in four
legged asses Felt little savage, and asked
him what he meant2 Said he supposed [
wanted the truth, didn'tI? Didn't want
him to lie right in the face of the naked
facts, dbl? He guessed not.
/ indulged in the same conjecture.
Said my Destructiyeness was enormous,
but, he thought, would confire itself princi-
pally to yictuals and fine cut tobacco.
hadn't heart enough to destroy anything
that was likely to show fight
asked the fellow if he had gol through
Said he could tell me lots more of things.
Said | had very remarkable head. Told
him believed in him, but didn't care very
much if he didn't go on. Wouldn' t. feel
hurt or take it to heart much if he stopped
right short. Accordingly, he ceased claw
ing my head, and asked me for two dollars
and fifty cents. Paid him, and waited un-
til I got the door open Then told him
what thought of him, and retired sudden
ly down the street.
Look here. l don't place much confidence
in these fellows. Pshaw, I believe that
chap was crossed in love, or ate something
that disagreed with him, and he took it out
on me.
To be sure some of the things he said
were partly true, but he exaggerated them
1 don think it a valuable science. There S
great deal OF humbug about it, I'm a
candid man, but if fellow pays his money
he ought to hear pleasant things, oughtn' t
he? think so. think these phre-nolo-
gist are little too free with their knowl-
edge. That is if they have any, which
don't half believe The idea of laying a
mans head out, like ehecker,board, or a
pair Of plaid pants It's all nonsense, and
don't think III ever visit one Of their gol-
gothic shops again. / can feel my own
head for less money, and with more salts
factory results, [ can-,Satur1dy Night
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-09

In Mr.. Bowless book, Across the Con.
tinent, the following description is given
of Mr. Holladay's great mail-coach line,
| owned by man whose mind is capacious
enough not only to grasp this gigantic enter
prise, but to manage two or three lines of
steamships, owned by himself on the Pacific,
besides
'sThe great Overland Stage Line, by
which we are travelling, was originated by
Mr. William H. Russell of New York, and
carried on for a year or two by himself and
partners under the name of Russell, Majors
and Waddel They failed, however, and
some three years ago it passed into the hand
of their chief creditor, Mr. Ben Hol,aday,
an energentic Missourian, who had been a
successful contractor for the government and
for great corporations on the plains and the
Pacific. He has since continued the line,
improving, extending and enlarging it until
it is now, perhaps, the greatest enterprise
owned and controlled by one man, which
exists in the country, if not in the world.
His line of stages commence at Atchison, on
the Missouri River; its first section extends
across the great plains to Denver, six hun
dred and fifty miles; from hereit goes on
SIX hundred miles more to Salt Lake City,
along the base of and through the Rocky
Mountains at Bridger's Pass. From there
to Nevada and California, about seven hun
d-ed and fifty miles farther, the stage line is
! owned by an Eastern company, and is IN
der the management of Wells, Fargo, &
Co., the express agents. All this is a daily
line, and the coaches used are of the best
stage pattern, well known in New England
as the Concord coach. From Salt Lake,
Mr. Holladay runs tri-weekly coach line
north and west nine hundred and fifty miles
through Idaho to the Dallas on the Colum-
bia River in Northern Oregon, and branch
ing off at Fort Hail. also tri-weelly line
to Virginia City in Montana, four hundred
miles more. From Denver, too, be has a
subsidiary line into the mountain centres of
Central City and Nevada, about forty miles.
Over all these routes he carries the mail,
and is in the receipt for this. service of six
hundred and fifty thousand dollars per an
nun from the government His whole ex-
tent Of staging and mail contracts not coun-
ing, Of feourse, that under Wells, Fargo &
Co., from Salt Lake VESTS two thousand
seven hundred and sixty miles, to conduct
which he owns some six thousand horses
and mules and about two hundred and sixty
coaches All along the routes he has built
stations at distances of ten to fifteen miles;
he has TO draw all his corn from the Missouri |
River; much of his hay has also te be trans
ported hundreds Of miles; fuel for his sta.
tions comes frequently fifty and one hundred |
miles; the Indians last year destroyed or
stole full halfa million dollars worth of his
property barns, houses, animals, feed, &c;
he pays general superintendent ten
thousand dslIals year; division superin-
tendents quarter as much; drivers and Sta-
ble-keepers get seventy-fve dollar ne.ilF..
and their living; he has to niend and in
some cases make his own roads 50 that, |
large as the sum paid by the government,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-09

and high as the prices for passengers, there
is an immense outlay, and great risk in
conducting the enterprise
eMr. Holladay visits his overland line a.
bout twice year; and, when he does, pass
|. es over it with a rapidity and disregard Of
expense and rules, characteristic Of his ir-
repressible natrre. A year or two ago, af-
ter the disaster to the steamer Golden Gate
on the Pacific shore, by which the only part
nef he ever had, Mr.. Edward Rust Flint,
son of old d.. Flint Of Springfield, lost his
life, and himself barely escaped a watery
grave, he made the quickest trip overland
that it is possible for any man to make be-
fore the distance is shortened by railway
he caused himself to be driven from Salt
Lake to Atchison, twelve hundred and
twenty miles, in six and one-half days, and
was only twelve days and two hours from
San Francisco to Atchison The trip proba-
bly, cost him twenty thousand dollars in
wear and tear Of coaches and injury to and
loss ofhortes by the rapid driving "