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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-13
COLUMBUS, o.. MONDAY 4MORNI

in it. They are very kind hearted. all
though they rob right and left.i While
j was on my last trip one of my mems
guns went off accidentally and killed one
orstwo of them; but of course they could
make no allowance for an accident, and
with the seven men / had with me had to,
fight anyway outffom among them for q
distance of i've hundred miles and upwards
In consequence of the accident. But not,
withstandingi this they are, very tender
hearted; for they never steal anything
without leaving the victim portion Of
what belongsto him., Whenever they rob
s9ex always Sls me ebiSt
can make beads and fancy things at will,
and so they have no hesitation in taking
them. They never take anything by force,
but always behind your back, They will
rob you when yoti cannot see them. When
travelling with them, If we were snort or
food they would always, If we caught'a
monkey, offer him to me, TO eat; butts
course, as they were as hungry as /, was,.
j would only take q small part with them;
but this showed their Kindness. In some
places there are many venonnous serpents
and no beasts whatever, because they can
not live among these reptiles, which, are
there by the million, and often travel in
Idfoves.h You can always know when they
are moving in this way by the manner In
which they drive the birds before them !;
and even, men have to keep a very close
watch to protect themselves from these
reptiles The gorilla, even, cannot hold
his. own against them. The Temperature In
the shade found to be about SO degrees in
this region and 155 In the sun. never had
it higher than that. In England, where
the sun is not SO powerful, when the ther-
mometer in the shade is 80, it will only be
about log in the sun; but in Africa, though
only 80 in the shade, the Thermometer, If
placed in the sun. would rise to 135. In Af-
rica, near the equator, close by the sea, dur
ing the year, there is rain faH of about 225
inches. The forests of that region abound
in insects and in all sorts of living crea=
tures.a In fact, they are so numerous that
my observations regarding their habits and
character, added TO my astronomical re-
searches, more than fully occupied my
time during my ten years of exploration,
during which / never saw a white face. II
generally consrived to keep myself busy
until about two O'Clock and would then try
to sleep. 1t was absolutely impossible for
me to attempt 10 fall asleep until shat time,
IL was so warm. Generally the nights are
about eighty-five or ninety, and one al
ways feels tired in the morning and has to
take little quinine. In conclusion, i may
say that l shall be happy If my labors have
added anything to the knowledge possessed
by Europeans of Central Africa and of the
men who inhabit it. The only reward
seek is the esteem of my fellow men and
the kind consideration Of my friends. tAps
plause.l p s=ts5 ti3D'9 iif e1s ai1afr
A vote of thanks was rendered to Mon
sieur Du Chaillu at the conclusion of the
lecture, after which the meeting dispersed.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-13

nR. TUCKER WOULD SAY TOHAsi
~ old patrons and the public. that he may be
consulted at the GOODALE HOUSE tColumbus)l
daily till the first Of April. Ii,o Y9bis513 alfi
for over nine years. which is Sufficient evidences that
he is reliable and successful. The great increase Of
his practice requires this extra visit to accommo-
enumerate the, a. e.,t,. erF r.re.s-., 49,. -
ENTIRE LIST OF CHRONIC DISEASES, ~
but will merely say my speciality IS THE WHOLE
list of Diseases which others have failed to cure
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

WELL PUr.-The Richmond Elk.
|aminer, taking a stoical view of
the situation, says cleverly and tru-
ly:
Practically viewed, there is not
a mosquito in the swamps of the
Chickahominy, but can occasion a
man more real worry than all the
madness of the revolutionists in
Congress. For this political exis-
tence of a man has no more infu-
ence upon his real existence-pro-
vided he takes the matter philo-
sophically-than the smoke of a
foul chimney has influence upon
the miles of atmosphere above us.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
The Episcopal Church
and Colored Ministry.

The following article from the
Southern ChurcKmdn is published
to show the manner in which the
church named is doing its work
among the colored people:
Kentucky has initiated the plan
of having colored ministers for
colored people. We rejoice that
this step has been taken, for we
think it the only way to work
efficiently among them. Pastoral
visitatione is, as we all know, of
prime necessity in successful
lparochial work, and only colored
ministers, as a general rule, car
prosecute that branch of ministe
rial duty successfully among theil
people. There is always more OF
less reserve and diffdence mani
Tested toward white clergymen
lby colored people in their inter
course with us. Tie great diff
Guilty, however, is to procure suit
able persons for this work; bu
even this may be accomplished IL
time.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

HE Serious difficulties have
occurred on some of the South
Carolina coast plantations. I'm
der the leadership of Boston me-
gro named Bradley, the negroes
will not leave the places, and re-
fuse to make any contracts for this
year. A collision has taken place,
in which Lieut.. Lewis, of the
Freedmen's Bureau, was shot
through the arm by negro. Col.
Sibley has gone with a detach-
ment of troops to quell the riot.
Rumors of a fight are prevalent.
During the war the negroes were
repeatedly told that they were to
permanently occupy these lands,
and their teachers now find it diff
fcult to disabuse their minds OF
the lessons then taught.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

A few evenings since, on the
| adjournment of the Masonic Lodge
at McGregor, Iowa, the members
much to their surprise" met upon
the stairway a party of nearly
hundred ladies, who quietly en-
tered the lodge room, took'posses
sion, proceeded to set table, Gov
ering it with pies, cakes, nuts, con-
dictionary, and all the ,delicacies
|of a tirst-class collation., and com.
'menced running lodge suited to
their ideas of social kindness. We
presume gridiron was only used
in the preparatory stages ofthe en-
tertainment, not in the ceremony
of initiation.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
The following general rules ar

The following general rules are
worthy of preservation:
l. That which is originally void
does not by lapse OF time become
valid.
2. A personal right of action
dies with the person.
8. The law compels no one te
do impossibilities.
4. No one shall be twice vexed
for one and the same cause.
5. The greater contains the less
6. The law favors things which
are in the custody of the law.
7. The husband and wife are
one person.
s. Every act shall be taken mos
strongly against the maker.
9. When two titles occur thu
elder should be preferred.
10. Agreement overrules the
law.
IL. He who derives the advan
tage ought to sustain the burden
IL. No man shall take adyan
tage of his own wrong.
Is. When the right is equal
the claim of the party in actua
possession shall prevail.
IA. He has the best title who
was first in point of time.
Is. A right of action canno'
arise out of fraud.
16. 1t is fraud to conceal fraud
IL. The law assists those who
are vigilant, and not those who
sleep over their rights.
Is. Ignorance of the law excu
ses no man.
10. Who does not oppose what
he might oppose seems to consent
20. When the contrary Law
comes in question, the inferior law
must yield to the superior; the
law general to the law special; al
old law to a new law; mans laws
to Gods laws.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
In Detroit. lately. a man thirty

In Detroit, lately, a man thirty.
eight years of age, applied to a
Justice, in company with a girl
Oh eighteen, to be married, and on
inquiry, stated that he already had
a wife, but that she had gone off
with younger man. Being in
formed that he could not be again
married before obtaining a divorce,
he quickly said that there would
be no trouble on, that score, as he
had sold his wife to her paramour.
The magistrate endeavored to find
out the price paid, but could only
elicit the fact that he "didn't get
much for her as she wasn't worth
a great deal, but was a poor sort
of a wife" 1t has since been as
certained that the amount paid
was $500.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

Fernelius calls disease an affection of the
body. contrary to nature; apurturbation OF it,
habit; arrangement of its courses. What
disease is, sometimes eludes human intelligence
but some diseases are known-their origin, &C
ton and even their antidotes. Whoever dis.
covered an actual remedy for one disease, has
done something for his race. Doct. Aver has
done more, for his medicines afford US the means
to control and cure several dangerous disorders
We rarely speak on medical subjects, preferring
to leave them to physicians who understand
them better. But such effects as are seen in our
midst, on affections of the lungs by Ayers Cher
~ Pectoral, on scrofulous affections complaints
by his Sarsaparilla, and on the several COM
plants that they cure by Ayers Pills, should
no. be ignored Eeoknk (IO.oa) Journal.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
What Does it Mean?

We notice from many of oul
exchanges that the ''loyal leagues
are being organized throughout
the late Southern Confederacy,
composed of both white and col.
ored individuals. We see from
the Lynchburg Republican, that
leagues of loyal blacks are organ
lied in Lynchburg. In Washing
ton county, Tennessee, nine conapa-
nies of leagues are formed. In
our county we have but one CON-
pany. What does it mean? -Bris-
toll Gazette, 23rd.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
yn~ What is the matter vii

Me What is the matter with
General Grant? Some of the Rad
ical journals denominate him a
"copperhead,' and the impeaeh-
ment gentlemen at Washington
accuse him of not being "sound on
the goose" as far as comforting sui
frage Unfortunately upon all the
colored population of a State goes
Until this moment we presumed
that nobody doubted the Generals
patriotism; but "live and learn" is
an old axiom, and is just as appli-
cable to the present day as it was
to the days of our constitution
loving grandfathers. Gen. Grant
will have to rectify his judgment
on the "goose" question, or else
prepare to submit to a Congression-
al reconstruction" That is man
ifest.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

The Washington correspondent
of the Memphis Commercial, said
on the 18th:
"Amid all this storm of Radi-
cal vindictiveness, the President
remains firm and unyielding, sat-
isfed of the rectitude ofhis course
and of its entire constitutionality.
He is prepared for the majority
at all points, and will conGne
himself, SO long as he can, to the
veto and decisions of the Su-
preme Court; after that he will
maintain the government by all
means at his disposal. Sworn to
administer the government upon
| the basis of the constitution, and
having already given faithful
earnest of his intentions in that
regard, Mr. johnson may be re.
lied upon in an extremity. The
government willnever be disrupted
while he is President, nor will
Congress, under any pretence, be
permitted to override that instru-
ment, without which there could
neither be Union nor Congress,
Supreme Court nor Executive"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
For the Fayetteville Observer.
NOTICE.

In looking over the columns OF
the Fayetteville Observer, l see my
name published as a delegate to
the Radical Convention at Nash
vile. / wish to say through the
columns of the same paper, that
my name was announced and used
without my knowledge or consent;
and further, if l understand the
meaning of the word Radical, |
am not nor cannot be a Radical.
If / know my own heart, l am a
Union OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
subject. / am for reunion upon
constitutional principles-1canno
endorse Mr.. Brownlow's motto.
1 may differ with some of my best
friends; if l do, | do it from pure
principles and an honest heart. ]
look upon those that l differ with,
as equally honest with myself, and
beg only leave to disagree from
principle, and let that principle be
pure love for my country, and the
Precipitation of union, peace, ane
strength, &c. &c. What l have
Esaid above, I say with true regard
and respect for all parties.
I J. B. BEDWELL.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

The Bedford Pennsylvania
Inquirer is responsible for the fol
lowing:
can individual living at Joeta
tesville on the Broad Top Railroad.
in this county, went out hunting, q
week or two ago, and while peram.
bulating the mountain fell and frac-
tured his leg. The weather was
severe, and the prospect of freez-
ing presented itself most wildly.
The unfortunate man was alone,
far from home, with no sympa-
thizing creature to assist or even to
commiserate with him in his sad
condition. Seized by a fit of des-
peration, and finding his pockets
well supplied with small nails, he
determined upon the horrible ex-
pedient of mailing his foot to his
boot and his boot to his leg. To
resolve was to execute, and in this
condition he hobbled to his home.
We received these facts from Mr..
Trimbath, a neighbor of the unfor.
tunate man, for whose credibility
we will vouch. At the latest ac-
count the individual was doing
very we'll"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

In trial scene at Louisville,
KY, the other day, a young man
named Foster was charged with
forgery. Among the witnesses
was the father of the accused, who
testified that the checks were for
geries. When asked if he had
not paid similar checks for his son,
he replied, bursting into tears,
that he had paid between $4,000
and $4,000 for him. The heart
of the old man could stand it no
longer, being compelled to thus
make public the faults of his son
The scene in the court was sad
and affecting in the extreme.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

The Tribune says: cit is almost
vain to expect that this generation
tof Southern men can be taught to
understand the North, the negroes
or themselves" The South has
only had the negroes in its midst
about a hundred years, and it
cannot, of course, be expected that
they shall understand them as we'll
as the Vermont Yankees, many of
whom never saw negro. This
is a capital illustration of the ego
tism and insolence of mind-every-
body s-business-but-your-own Yam
kee. Ought not the Southern people
to be distranchised for not loving
such fellows?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
Captain Henry S. Johnston, al

Captain Henry S. Johnston, at
St. Charles, Mo-, having a pet dog.
which had become diseased and
blind, concluded to terminate its
sufferings by shooting it. Procur-
ing a revolver for that purpose,
he took the dog out and shot
and wounded it. He then turned
the pistol and struck the dog on
the head, when load from one of
the barrels was discharged. The
ball entered his right side and pass
ed through his body, inficting a
mortal wound.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

The Fenian 'sHead Centre" Mr.
James Stevens, is residing in a
very quiet way in Brooklyn, N. Y
He is preparing to go to France by
one of the steamers. Fenianism
has completely exploded, at last,
and through the oratorical non
sense of this C. o. l. R. Had he
kept his tongue he might have let
loose the Irish rebellion, perhaps.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
The Recent Snow Storm.
The Detroit. Post says:

: A~ A%SsASAS a Wv SesJ 80
We may safely calculate that
the snow deposited by this single
storm on the continent, not count
ing that which fell into the sea
before reaching the continent, at
lover one foot in depth over a belt
iof country three hundred miles
wide and fifteen hundred miles
Hong; and that outside of this belt
at least one-quarter as much was
deposited.
In order that an approximate
Idea of the immense deposit of
this single storm may be conveyed
Ito our readers, we will enter into
] q little calculation. Let us sup
pose the snow to have been an or
binary dry snow everywhere, and
that, evenly distributed, the main
deposit would have covered belt
three hundred miles wide and
fifteen hundred miles long to a
uniform depth of one foot.
). Snow of this depth, of an ordi-
nary dry character, will weigh five
tons to the acre. If damp, it
might weigh nearly seven tons to
the acre. At five tons to the acre
there has fallen over this belt
three thousand two hundred tons
upon each square mile, or grand
total of fourteen hundred and ten
millions Of tons of snowl And
this in one storm, from one vast
cloud, and within a space of four
days time! This weight is so vast
that it is hard to comprehend
Some idea of it may be gathered
perhaps, from the statement that
lit is more than ten times the
} weight of all the wheat grown il
the whole United States since the
continent of America was discov
cred by Columbus.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
A novel elopement recently

A novel elopement recently oc-
Cured at Danville, in the western
part of New York. A wife became
poisoned against her husband
through the Vaccinations of a low
err, who furnished her with money
to procure adivorce and then mar
ried her. After living with her
second husband while, she be-
came convinced she had been de-
ceived as to her first husband,
and her old love returning, she
eloped from her second husband,
and ran away with her first.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
Negro Testimony in the
South Carolina Courts.

Some curiosity and speculation
were naturally excited in regard
to the practice of receiving negro
testimony, now for the first time
in force in this city; and it has
been seen with great satisfaction
that, so far, the new law has been
attended with more than the ex-
pected success. The colored wit
nesses appear to be freely impress.
ed with the obligations placed
upon them, and their evidence has
been generally given with an evi
dent desire to tell the whole truth
and nothing but the truth. There
was but little tendency to prolix
| ity and RESPONSIVENESS, and the
testimony has, in the late crimina
trials, been clear, Ineligible, ane
to the point.
We notice, also, that Judgt
Dawkins is assigning the senior
members of the Charleston bar, t.
| the defence of those colored prls
Ioners who are without counsel
and they have in many instances
discharged the duties imposed
upon them with the same zeal
fidelity, and consciousness
/ which have so long made the ba
Iof Charleston deservedly eminen
for legal ability and personal in
Observation-Disclosures Mercury.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

The Denver Neaos is responsible
for the following: A female living
on the line of road where Holli-
days coaches used to run, got into
q muss with one of the drivers,
and after abusing him with her
tongue, as only an enraged woman
can do such things, wound up with
the following interesting account
of her own life and what she said
she could do: give been married
three times; am the mother of
thirteen children, and have had
two ribs broken and lost one eye:
but l can just whip any stage dri-
yer on the Holiday line" The
champion of the ribbons wilted.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
A wedding took place the othe

A wedding took place the other
night at Raleigh, North Carolina,
among the upper crust" of darkey-
dom, at which the guests, receiv-
ing the usual cards of invitation,
were required to pay the entrance
fee of five dollars, and after enter.
ing the charmed precincts were
required to pay five dollars more
for refreshments. The money
was turned over to the bride and
groom, who had taken this method
of raising money to start OH their
journey through life.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07
Thursday Morning, February I, 1861
Important Circular from
the Freedmen Bureau.

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a.
Gen. Howard has issued the
following circular:
OFFICE CHIEF COMMISSIONER,
FREEDMEN's BUREAU, 7
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1867. J
Hereafter and until further OF.
ders, no fees or charges will be ex.
acted by officers of this Bureau
for services rendered in making
contracts between freedmen and
their employers, either in exam
ination, approving, witnessing Oh
registering contracts or other
wise. O. o. HOWARD,
Chief Commissioner.
He requests Assistant Copmls
sioners to instruct their subordl
mates to the above effect. III
recommends written contracts II
all cases, as verbal contracts oc
casion much confusion. The Blu
reau agents are urged to do all IL
their power to secure contract
for freedmen, and in rendering
their services for this object, the.
should let it be understood tina
theywill be renderd without charg
to the parties concerned.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-02-07

A marriage was solemnized in
New Bedford last week between a
widower who had been bereaved
less than two months and a widow
of less than three months stand.
ing. The most singular circum'
stance of the affair is that the lady's
former husband havingdied abroad
there was some delay in bringing
home his remains, and his funeral
was attended by the expectant
bride in the capacity of chief mour-
ner only one day before the wed
ding.