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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-02

Nashville Market,
NASHVILLE. September 2s-CoTToN-No re-
ce:p.s shipments. Sales of bales at % cents per
pound. We annex:
NASHVILLE COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September l, 1868. GO
fseceiVeu to-uay. ........................U
Received previously. $3.50
to'oi. 80
oulPPeo to-uay ''s.-..-................V
Shpped PREVIOUSLY. .S0-8i
Otoch oA naou 10
WHEAT-The transactions to-day footed up US fol-
lows l36 bushels red at 81 rs 125 do at 1885, 29S at
82H; and 265 choice, for seed, at 81 10.
CoRN-Sales OF 800 bushels, sacks Included, at s2c;
800 do e3.
Wilmington Market.
WILMINGTON, september 30.-TURPENT1NE-
Is unchanged in price. Sales of 267 bbs at 50 60 for
soft, per 80 lbs.
SPIRITS TURPENTNE-Only 81 bbls changed
hands to-day at 39c per gallon.
Rosny-Market quiet. sales of 800 bbls at 81 10
for strained 50 16E for No O. and SIS so Tor pae.
TAR-Sales OF 125 bbls at So 60 per Dbl.
Co1ToS-Is in better demand, and has advanced
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-02
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.

SOUTH CARUL1NA RA1LKOAD.
GENERAL LSUPERINTENDENT'S OFFrCE.)
CHARLESTON, S. c., September 9, 1868.
ON AND sFTER SEPTEMBER 10TH, RICE
" will be carried from Charleston to Cincinnati,
and ST. Louis by the Green Line at NINETY CENTS
PER ONE HUNDRED POUNDS.
Parties shipping to St. Louis must take the risk,
OF insure from Hickman to st Louis by packets.
No insurance necessary on the route to Cincia--
natl. q. T. PEAKE,
General Superintendent
September 10 thstu1mo
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
The Origin of the KukluX,

The Richmond Wing, in an ar
ticle discussing the origin of this
now famous organization, claiming
to speak by authoity, says the
name is not of American origin, mol
the within of a wag, but, like
the order itself, originated in Chi
ma among the merchants engaged
in smuggling opium into that En-
pire. 1t was introduced into A.
merica by Honorable Humphrey
Marshall on his return from the
Celestials. Marshall organized
the first band in room ga Browns
Hotel, Richmond, intending it for a
sort of a hilarious social club
The Wing says there are four thou,
sand Kukluxes in Richmond, and
seven hundred more waiting adj
mission. Each one hundred has
a captain, each fifty a lieutenant,
and each twenty a sergeant. On
ly able bodied achite men admit
ted, and all must be of manly stat
ure.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
Tribute Of Respect.

At regular convocation of
Union Royal Arch Chapter No. Is,
held in their hall, Fayetteville,
Tennessee, May 18th, A. D. 1868,
A. l. 1898, the following pream-
! BILE and resolutions were adopted :
WHEREAS, 1t hath pleased the
Grand High Priest above to call
from his labors here our Compan-
ion JAMES R. BRIGHT, and to trans
fer him to that Grand Chapter,
where all the work is love and
praise, where no more partings
are known, where all the Com
Ipanions are pure and holy, and
where none of the bitterness, the
cruelty, the suffering, or the frail-
ties of earth shall ever enter
We can truly say of Comp. Bright
that all the, work done by him
was "good work, true work, square
work" such as the Master is will
ing to receive; that he had learn
ed to walk the rugged path of
life with virtue and infexible f.
deity to all his obligations as a
man, a mason, and a Christian; that
with a heart SO disciplined for the
work, he earned as far as man
can a place in the Holy of Holes,
and was entitled to the plaudit
of his favorite text, "Blessed are
they that do His commandments,
that they may have right to the
tree of life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city"
Therefore Resolred, That we
deeply sympathise with the fam
lily and relatives of our deceased
Companion in their great and ir-
reparable loss.
Resozoed, That while we bow
with submission to the Will or the
Grand High Priest above, know
ing "He. doeth all things well, we
cannot but mourn our great loss.
ResolUed, That we will cherish
his memory and emulate his vir-
tues, for his life was an example
worthy of the imitation of every
good man and Mason.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions
be spread on the records of this
Chapter, that copy of them be
furnished to the family of the
deceased, and that our town pa
pers be requested to publish them.
j. D. SCOTT, Fl. P.
GEO. B. BoYLEs, Sec'y.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
A Reckless Congress.

Every public Office is supposed
to have its little perquisites, and a
member of the United States House
of Representatives must not be
supposed to enjoy, as his, nothing
but the mileage and constructive
mileage which puts so many dol
lars into his purse that he does not
earn, besides his exorbitant pay
In addition to the mileage, he has
his little share in the contingent
fund" the unexpended balance of
which for the year is, pesthe off
cial report, Sl06,139 90, and is
consequently very promising
Last year the contingent fund paid
Tor delicacies for the members al
the following rates: II bottles
snuff, $l44 90; 2O4 dozen kid
gloves, 1852 90; 500 street cal
tickets, S25 90; Screams gilt note
$3.50 90; board and expenses du
ring recess, STA 90; 1866
pounds of ice for January, 1867
1894 81; 1886 pounds of ice fol-
February, 1867, s137 So; Is
white silk sashes, 1854 90. Only
think of white silk sashes at ovel
S14 each, and nearly $500 OF
worth of kid gloves, not to men
ton 1892 for ice to "cool the cop
pers" of the members in January
and February Some 23l printed
pages Of similar items, comprise
the report Of last years expendi
lures Of the contingent fund, and
a hundred thousand dollars more
are kept on hand to supply such
dainties for the current year. Is
it any wonder that taxation is sc
high, and that Congress now pro
poses to add to it by increasing
the tariff? Is it any wonder, while
such reckless extravaganza pre-.
walls in Washington, that the
whole nation groans under the bur-
den imposed upon it, and that a
formidable party already proposes
to repudiate a debt thus accumu-
lated?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

~ On Wednesday, the Goth,
the National Radical Convention
in session at Chicago, unanimous.
ly nominated Gen. Grant for Pres
ident. The aspirants for Vice
President were numerous, the
most prominent being Ben. Wade
and Schuyler Colfax, with the
chances in favor of the former un-
til the Northern Methodist Gene
raj Conference intertered. That
body was also in session in the
same city, and when it became
noised abroad that old Ben. might
get the nomination, the brethren
rallied, opposing him on account
of his infdelity and profanity
Mr. Colfax, on the contrary, they
could recommend to their focks,
and so he was nominated.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
I. 0. 0. T. Notice.

For the Fayetteville Observer.
LYNCHBURG, May %, 1868.
~ 0. Wallace, Esq:
For the information of Lodges
in this District, l desire to state
through the OBSERVER, that Union
Lodge No. l9, located at Winches-
ter, have recognized. l installed
their officers on Monday night,
the 18th instant. Prospects seem
to be very favorable there now for
a fourishing Lodge. Any one
having business with the Lodge
can address John G. Enochs, Sec
rotary, at Winchester, Tenn.
THos. ]. SHAW, D. D. G. NJ.
For the 10TH District.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

rW- Mitchell & Neeld, of Null
berry, announcein another column,
that they are prepared to fill
orders for furniture or collins, in a
prompt and satisfactory manner,
on reasonable terms. A specimen
of their workmanship may be seen
at this office, and those desiring
furniture are invited to call and
examine it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

~ An election, "so-called,'
was held in this county last Sat
urday, the result of which we an.
nounce elsewhere. The expressed
opinion of very many persons is
that the whole proceeding was a
fraudulent farce, and certainly, if
one-fourth of the reports in circu-
lation be true, a more unblushing
burlesque upon voting was never
enacted. We are told that fraud
enough can be instanced to invali-
date the whole vote Of the county.
But the matter is to be ventilated,
when we propose showing up the
proceedings, as truth and justice
may require.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

In Cleveland, recently, a woman
gave her little boy piece of pie
and seeing him shortly after roll
ing on the floor in a paroxysm of
pain, recollected that opening the
bottle from which the fruit was Ia
ken to make the pie, she had bro
ken it, and pieces of the glass had
got into the fruit, Q portion of
which the child had swallowed
The recollection came too late.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
Negro Equality.

"Whatever is worth doing at
ALL" says the old adage, ''is worth
doing we'll" We believe in this
good old saying. We respect the
man accordingly who, having a
conscientious faith in the principle
that the negro is in every respect
the equal of the white man, puts
the colored individual forward on
all occasions in the political fore
ground with bis fairer-complexion-
ed fellow.citizens. If the negro
is entitled to vote, he is certainly
entitled to hold public Office. We
maintain that he Is entitled to nei-
Mer !; but those who maintain the
contrary are only consistent when
they carry their theory into prac-
tice, and place Caesar and Scipio
beside them in the Legislature, in
Congress, &c. They exhibit a du-
plicity of the most cowardly kind
when they simply admit that they
are ready to accept from an Gamer
lean citizen of African descent"
his ballot, but not his political as
ISOLATION with them in that ballots
results.
We believe some twelve or fif-
teen colored delegates were elected
to the Chicago Radical Conven-
ton for the nomination of General
Grant. Were they admitted p
And if not, why not? Sixty-one
colored Representatives have been
chosen to the South Carolina House
of Representatives. They, of
course, will be permitted to occupy
their seats, though the farce will
be almost strong enough to excite
the disgust of the sensible world.
Still, however disgusting it may
be to see such men in such places,
it is but the legitimate sequence
of the doctrine that the blacks are
as good as the whites in the pres
ence of man as we'll as in the pres
ence of God and if this bringing
of republican institutions into pub
lie contempt and ridicule content
the majority of the American peo-
pie, we can but submit to the
odium, and deplore the consequent
ces. AS long, though, as we know
that very large majority of our
countrymen are opposed to pla-
cling the republic before the world
in an attitude SO revolving, we
must be excused if we denounce,
emphatically and continually, the
effort Of q demonstrative few to
force the nation into assuming it
against its better judgment.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

Near Delaware Station, Ind, a
few days ago, three boys, the sons
of Henry Forge, aged ten, twelve,
and sixteen years, were for some
purpose out in a field, when there
seems to have arisen some difficult
ty between them. The oldest had
an axe with him. In their dis
pute he mashed the heads of his
younger brothers, killing one out
right, and leaving the other for
dead. The older brother saw his
father coming towards the scene
and ran to the barn. After the
father got the dead and wounded
boys to his house he went to the
barn to look for the eldest boy, and
found him hanging to a beam,
dead. He had gone to the barn,
got out a rope, and hung himself.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

A young child lately got a piece
of cracker lodged in its windpipe,
and, after many futile efforts to re-
move the obstruction, was laid on
a bed black and lifeless, when an
old man who had "raised sixteen
children" suggested violent blow
Ing in the child's nostrils. The
experiment was tried, the cracker
dislodged, and suspended anima-
ton restored.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
Tribute of Respect.

At a regular convocation of
Fayetteville Council No. Is, Roy
al and Select Masters, held at
Fayetteville, May 18th, A. D.
1868, A. Dep. 2S6S, the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were
adopted, viz:
COMPANIONS: Another link is
broken from our mystic chain
another Companion summoned to
the Grand Council above, and
united to the circle of that re-
deemed brotherhood whose labors
are ended and refreshment eter.
nal. Our wells are dropping with
sorrow, and our altar draped with
the sombre habiliments of woe.
The hand that labored with us is
still the lips that spoke the word
are silent; and the once warm
heart that nursed the secret is
cold. His name so dear, his mem
DRY so green, is blended with
1.-THE knell, the shroud, the mattock and the
grave,
The deep, damp vault, the darkness and thf
worm"
Personally, Companion Bright
was one Of the best of men. His
moral character was never blur
red. by even a breath of suspicion
In civil life no man was more be-
loved and respected. He was q
mason of lofty courage; of
'of a generous, playful, and kind.
ly nature; of an affectionate
heart; and, above all, a Christian
gentleman-the "highest type
of man." He has gone to the
tomb full of honors, and his mem
DRY embalmed in the hearts of
his grateful and grief stricken
Companions.
Let US fain hope, that this, with
similar Divine dispensations, may
impress each and every heart
with the solemnity of that awful
truth, that the life of man is
even a bubble, that striveth for a
little while with the sunbeam,
then bursteth, and is no more.
Noao Therefore Resozued, That in
the loss of so good a man as Com
panion BRIGHT, this Council is
stricken with deep anguish and
regret. And whilst we humbly
yield to the fiat of heaven, we
naturally exclaim-O, to have
spared, yet another day, a brother,
a friend, so useful and SO beloved!
Resolred, That our strong arms
of charity, and our swift wings
of pity, and love, be stretched,
with fond untiring care, over the
household Of our Com
panion, ministering aid, comfort,
and sweet words of affection and
for him, whose >vir-
tues still live and speak.
RESOLVED, That our hall be deck
ed in mourning; that each Com
panion wear the usual badge of
Grape for thirty days; that copy
Of these resolutions be presented
the family of the deceased; and
The same be spread upon the min
ltes of this Council, and their
publication requested in our town
papers.
JAS. G. WOODS, T. l. G. NJ.
GEO. B. BoYLEs, Recorder, pro tenn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

E. c. Hatton, Register of the
Huntsville Gala Land Office, re,
ports that there have been en-.
tered for homestead purposes,
136, 1914 acres. The above com.
prises 1900 homes, about five per
cent. of which have been entered
by the colored people.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
The publisher of the Delawa

The publisher of the Delaware
Express has recovered at law thir.
teen years subscription and costs
from delinquent subscriber, who
meanly pleaded the statute of limi-
tations, which he claimed barred
the account for all exceeding six
years. The Judge held that it
was a continuing contract which
could not be affected by the stat
ute. A righteous decision.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

North side of the Square,
In The HGWly-fttGd Room IGIt Door 70

In the newly fitted Room LGIt Door 70
WRl9IT 3 TRANTGAm'S,
5 DOW receiving a new and very
i desirable stock Of Spring and
Summer Goods Of the latest styles,
embracing general variety Of sta
pie ard fancy Dry Goods, ready
made Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats,
ladies' and gent's.) Queens ana
Hardware; in fact, all The leading
articles usually kept in frsi-class
retail house. Thankful! for lbe pa
tronage extended since ! have been
in Fayetteville, hope by strict at
tention 10 business, and a good
stock of Goods at as low prices as
they can be purchased 10 the market,
TO merit liberal patronage. Call
and examine ny stocS. Mr.. w.
w. Perry, well known to the people
of this community, can be found at
all times behind my counter, and
would be glad to have his old friends
and former customers call on bin.
The usual Barter of the country Ia
ken in exchange for Goods.
april16 B. NJ. HATCHER.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

- Iowa has 100000 bush
els of wheat on hand now for sale.
which has been held for an advance
The encouraging prospect of the
growing crop has brought the old
on the market.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

The following epitaph may be
seen in the cemetery of a parish
In the environs of Paris: "Hsre
lies Madame N, wife of M. N.
The railing around this tomb was
manufactured by her husband"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

David Maynard, of Clinton,
Mass, decided to have a stiff fin
ger amputated, and two doctors
went to work to do it, but instead
cut off a sound digit and left the
useless one on the hand. May
nard has sued the two doctors.
demanding $4,000 damages.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

A little girl eight years old, in
st. Louis, recently poured kero.
sene oil in a CRATE to assist in kind
ling fire when an explosion oc-
Cured, setting her clothes on fire.
Her mother attempted to save the
child and was herself severely
burned. The child died of her In
juries.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
JAS. G. WOODS, T. l. G. NJ.
GEO. B. BoYLEs, Recorder, pro tenn

Ms The Impeachment mana
gers, wrathful at their defeat, have
been examining witnesses, with a
view to proving that bargain and
corruption secured the Presidents
acquittal. But the effort recoiled
with damaging effect. The Rad
icals are the only sufferers. On
Friday last, Hon. Ed. Cooper tes-
titled that Senator Pomeroy, of
Kansas, through his brother-in-
law, Gaylord, made overtures to
him, as the friend of the President,
for the sale of his (Pomeroy's) vote
and those of four other Radical
Senators orS50, 000-that is, S10,-
600, apiece. Cooper led him on,
until he had secured a letter from
Pomeroy, pledging himself TO stand
by the arrangement, and then de-
clined to accept the proposal
Pomeroy, having failed to sell
himself, came out strong for con-
viction, and voted guilty
Thus is the rascality of the i'm
peachers exposed to the public
gaze.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

~ The recent chilly wet
weather has seriously damaged
cotton. A half of a crop will be
the extent of the yield in this
county, from present appearances.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

Some horse thieves sought to
cover their tracks by stealing the
horses of III. j. Johnson, of Rock
ford, ILL.,, leaving in their places
the horses stolen from Mr.. Ellis,
of Winnebago, and setting fire to
the barn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
The Eleventh Article
What It Is.

w uC1G LII Ii.
Some persons have asked US to
print the Eleventh Article, upon
which the impeachers hung their
hopes of conviction. Here it is
ARTICLEX.
That said Andrew johnson,
President ofthe United States, un-
mindful OF the high duties of his
high office, and of his oath of Office,
and in disregard of the Constitu-
ton and the laws of the United
States, did heretofore, to-wit : on
the 18th of August, 1867, at the
city of Washington, and the Dis
trict of Columbia, by public speech,
declare and affirm in substance,
that the thirty ninth Congress of
the United States was not a Con-
gress OF the United States author
lied by the Constitution to exer-
else legislative power under the
same; but, on the contrary, was a
Congress Of only a part of the
States, thereby denying and intend
ing to deny that the legislation of
said Congress was valid or obliga-
tory on him, the said Andrew
johnson, except so far as he saw
fit to approve the same, and also
thereby denying and intending to
deny the power of the said thirty
ninth Congress to propose amend
ments to the Constitution of the
United States; and in pursuance
of said declaration, the said An
drew johnson, President of the u
nited States, afterward, to-wit on
the 21st day of February, 1868, at
the city of Washington, in the
District Of Columbia, did unlaw-
fully and in disregard of the re-
quirements of the Constitution,
that he should take care that the
laws be faithfully executed, at
tempt to prevent the execution of
an act entitled Gan act regulating
the tenure of certain civil officers"
passed March the End, 1867, by I'M
lawfully devising and contriving,
and attempting to devise and con-
trive, means by which he would
prevent Edwin nj. Stanton from
forthwith resuming the functions
of the Office Of Secretary for the
Department of War, notwithstand-
ing the refusal of the Senate to
concur in the suspension thereto
fore made by Andrew Johnson, of
said Edwin M. Stanton from said
Office of Secretary for the Depart
ment of War, and also by further
unlawtully devising and contriv-
ing to devise and contrive, means
then and there to prevent the exc
cution of an act entitled can act
making appropriations for the sup
ort of the army for the fiscal year
ending June Both, 1868, and for
other purposes" approved March |
2, 1867, and also to prevent the
execution of an act entitled can |
act to provide for the more efficient
government of the Rebel States"
passed March 2, 1857; whereby
the said Andrew Johnson, Presi-
dent Of the United States, did
then, to-wit: on the 2lst day of |
February, 1865, at the city of |
Washington, commit and was gull
ty of a high misdemeanor in office. !
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

An Indiana paper chronicles a
divorce granted to lady, who, it
says, was the sixth wife of the
defendant, and the third separa.
ted from him by divorce.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

The post commander at Macon,
Georgia, has dismissed the cases
coming before him arising in the
matter of discharging Radical ne
groes. 1t is said that many of
these negroes swore to palpable
and point blank falsehoods in the
paths they made.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

Six dozen of Brigham Young's
children accompanied their papa
to the theatre recently.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

In order to get clear of his cred
itors, a Detroit man transferred
all his property to his wife. The
latter has now died, leaving a will
which leaves the poor man penni-
less unless he marries his servant
girl.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
INSOLVENCY..

PURSUANT to an order Of the Clerk OF
IL the County Court Of Lincoln county,
Tenn. upon the suggestion Of the admiDis-
traitor Of the estate of |. r. PHILIPS, dec,
of the insolvency Of said deceden:'s estate
notice is hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate, to present them TO
the CLERK Of said Court. authenticated. CD or
before September 18th. ises, for pro
rata distribution. or they will be forever barred.
april9 JOHN F. BAXTER, adm.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28

d EFORM FOR LADIEs.-MADAMJ
IeMEL'S Mammariel Balm aud Patent
Breast Elevator DEVELOPS the bust physiolo-
gically. Depot 9o7 Broadway, New York.
Send stamp for circular. Sold at Druggists
and ladies' furnishing stores everywhere.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-05-28
Looms for Weaving Face Side up.

The Bride.burg Manufacturing Co., are pre-
pared to furnish their new improved
Looms for weaving goods face side up They
also offer their well known Cotton and Wool
en- Machinery, including their NEW SELF
ACTING MULES for Wool, at reduced pri-
ces. Address,
No. SIS North Front street,
Philadelphia, Pa.