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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24
Rather Oblivious.

At a revival excitement in Con-
necticut, responsible old lady was
struck with conviction and became
a convert, and proposed for mem
bership of the Church. There was
a meeting held for the examination
of the candidates of whom there
were several in attendance.
"Well, my dear sister Rogers" !"
said the venerable examiner ad-
dressing our venerable friend.
"please relate your experience"
The old lady, on being thus ad-
dressed, lifted up her voice.
"Well," said she, 81 don't know
what to say, as l told my husband,
Mr.. Rogers, before l came here,
but l believe | have experienced a
change as l told my husband, Mr..
Rogers after 1 came home from
meeting, when | became convinced
that I was the most sinful creature
in the world, as / told my husband,
Mr.. Rogers, and says he, think
so too. Then / told Mr.. Rogers,
my husband, that l was going to
lead different life, was going to
trim my lamp and have it burning
agin the bridegroom come. Then
Mr.. Rogers, my husband, said ne
didn't see what / wanted of anoth-
er, but he didn't make no objection.
Then told Mr. Rogers, my hus-
band, that would join the church
and prepare myself for the place
where the worm dieth not and the
fire is not quenched. MIR. Rogers,
my husband, told me I'd better"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

WISHES OF LADIES First, a
husband; second, a fortune; third
a baby; fourth, a trip to Europe;
fifth, better looking dress than
any of her neighbors sixth, to be
we'll buttered with fattery; sew
enth, to have nothingto do in par.
ticular; eighth, to be handsome,
which is sometimes commendable,
since to be plain, or less, is defect
ninth, to be thought we'll of, which
is also commendabie, except it be
from those whose opinions are
worthless; tenth, to make a sens-
alton; eleventh, to attend we'd
dings; twelfth, to be always con-
sidered under thirty.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24
TERMS.

~Two Dollars for one year, isssa-
riably sn adpanoe. e.,rr
@ Single copies, Ten Cents eaca.
"s Advertisement inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or less for the arst
snsertion; Fifty Gents for each continuance.
3- Loca! and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per lire. - f...,...-.....sss3 3I,,s
UA liberal deduction will be made to
persons advertising for three, six, nine, or
twelve months. .v
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates.
Fifty Gents per square.
0I- The privilege of yearly advertisers 10
strictly limited to their own immediste and
regular business and the business of an ad-
vertising firm is not considered as including
that Of its individual m ember 0TNo de-
viatiou from these terms under any circum-
stances
Ur Ad vertisements not marked with the
number of insertions whel handed in, will be
coltiuued until ordered out. and payment
exacted. tIEj } til
OF No advertisement inserted gratu.tously
sIs Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
IGs Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
to be paid in advance in every case,
GT Job Printing of all kinds neatly
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any ofic elm Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

The shoe store of G. c. Green,
in Portland, Maine, was robbed on
Sunday night last. A clairvoyant
was consulted, and she told where
the goods could be found-secre-
ted In the loft of a stable. Mr..
G. went to the spot indicated, and
there found every article that had
been stolen, except one pair of
boots. Perhaps he might have
found even that pair had he ex.
amined the feet OF the clairvoy.
ants husband.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

The Columbus (Ga.) San says
there is proof that private letters
deposited in the post Office in that
city are manipulated, and their
contents examined, and that one of
the clerks in the office stated that
."he deemed it his right and duty
in times like the present, to open
and examine the correspondence
Of parties, who in his judgment
were disloyal.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

Judge Jones, of Easton, Pa, af-
ter hearing the testimony and at
torneys on both sides in an assault
and battery case tried before him
last week, delivered the following
luminous and concise charge to the
jury "Gentlemen-If You believe
the testimony of the prosecutor,
convict. If you believe the evi.
dence of the defendant, acquit.
find there is no use in any extend
edremarks tojurors in this county
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24
A ladvaua three children re

A ladyaua three children re-
Gently sought shelter in a station
house in New Orleans, whose sto-
nv is very4sad. Three years ago
her husband died, leaving her a
thousand dollars in money. with
this she purchased a little shop;
and was supporting herself and
children comfortably, when, about
q year ago, she formed the ac.
souaintauce of a young man named
Deshay, at that time connected
with astravelling circus. He per-
usuaded her to marry him. Short
ly afterwards he sold her shop,
converted all the property into
money, and deserted her. She is
now subsisting on the charity OF
the public, and is sheltered at
night-herself and children al
the police station. W -oaoe9
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

from a globe, suspended from the
ceiling, flung a mellow light along
the stately corridor. At the fur
ther end Of the hall a door opened
into a large apartment. We
moved toward this, and as we ap-
preached it sounds of weeping
struck on our ears, and then we
heard a voice of supplication.-
Sorrowful and sad the strange,
sweet voice f1oated out on the
air. 1t was like the wall of a
broken heart, that cry of one in
distress.
"Oh, God is there no help; no
helpT
1t thrilled to my heart. Even
in that pitiful cadence, | knew
those well-remembered tones
Burdened with anguish, l knew
them well.
In another instant the door flew
open before our impetuous weight
and there, in the gloom of a lux
urious room, her young limbs fet-
tered, and a single garment shroud-
! ing the wasted form, was the young
actress. We were not a minute
too soon, for the next instant, flu
rious as demon, the dark -browed
woman entered the room.
1t took but a moment to secure
her, and then the my stery was
solved.
She was the aunt of the actress.
Her niece was heiress to a fortune
in France; she removed, her own
child would inherit the wealth.
1t must be done, however, secret
ly and silently, that no clue could
be found. She had secreted her
self in the passage way of the
theater, and taking advantage of
a momentary delay had secured
her victim. In the struggle an
earring was torn off. A powerful
narcotic suddenly applied drowned
her senses and stopped resistance.
She was behind the drop curtain
as we rushed in. Leaving while
we were yet in the green room,
she made her escape along the
aisle that led to the street.
This was the end. 1t made a
sensation at the time, but it was,
until now, an unwritten history
of the world of crime in New Or
leans twenty years ago.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

A pony owned by prominent
citizen of Chicago, partakes regu-
-larly, after his noon meal, Of q
gallon Of lager beer, The liquor
was given to the animal by acci-
dent but from the relish he man.
ifested for it, it has since been
regularly repeated. The horse
is always uneasy if this part of
his diet is omitted, but after ''his
beer" is good-natured and ready
for work. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

! DIR. G. 0. Crosby, of New Ha-
ven, Conn, has invented a ma
chine tor making fish-hooks, which
will pour them out, perfectly made,
as rapidly as oats run from a fam
niing-mill; and the different ma
chimes make them from almost the
size of a pen-holder down to those
hardly half an inch in length, and
of the finest wire. You see the
wire run from reel into the ma
chine, ard on the other side the
fish-hook drops out completed,
with the exception that it must
be tempered and colored.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

A grind stone should not be.
exposed to the weather, as it not
only Injuries the woodwork but
the suns rays harden the stone
80 much as in time to render it
almost useless. Neither should it
stand in the water in which it
runs, as the part remaining in
water softens so much that it
wears unequal and "out of true"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

In these 49 cities Seymour's
vote was 49, 1913, while that of
Grant was 3SO,752. Majority for
the former, 7S,446. The total
vote in these cities was S39, $50.
The table is interesting as mat
tre of reference. Graut had ma
,iorities.iu .a8 and Seymour in 81
cities.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

A Northampton, Massachusetts,,
girl recently introduced to her sis
ter a man whom the latter had
never met or heard of before, and
told her she might as well get
married now as ever, and here
was the man that would make her
a good husband. And that same
evening they were married.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

REMEDIES FOR ANTs.-Green
sage placed where the ants fire.
quent, if done before they come in
the spring, will effectually exclude
them, and it need not be renewed
oftener than once in three weeks.
Thirty years experience says it is
so without a doubt.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24
A LAWYER in Maine was arrested

A lawyer in Maine was arrested
last week for purloining penknife
from a brother attorney. 1t seems
he was in the habit of borrowing
these little articles from his pro-
fessional brethren, and not only
neglected to return them, but also
refused all knowledge of the trans
action. Hence, the, arrest; but
whether he will be convicted is a
conpndrnm still unsolved.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

Tie following notice is posted
in the station houses on the Rut-
land Railroad, in Vermont
Baggage men at the depots, and
men on the trains-freight as we'll
as passenger-are expected, and
are employed by this company,
not only to do their work well,
but pleasantly-to give every
facility to travellers, by informa-
ton and by acts. Any departure
from civility of conduct, and that
courtesy due the patrons of the
road will render them unfit for
its service, and they will be dis
missed accordingly. Travellers
may be unreasonable, but this will
be considered no excuse for any
employe to besso IN return.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

The Valparaiso (Indiana) Re
public tells Of young couple mar
ried on Saturday night, who on
Sabbath evening were made hap
py Tor otherwise) by the birth of
five children, four of whom are liv-
ing and doing well.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24
Te,apIs of ihs alasss.
oUR LrrTLE GHOST.


Oft, in the silence Of the night,
When the lonely moon rides high,
When the wintry winds are whistling,
And we hear the owls shrill cry,
In the quiet, dusky chamber,
By the Pickering freight,
Rising UP between two sleepers,
Comes spirit all in white.
A winsome little ghost it is,
Rosy checked and bright of eve,
With yellow curls all breaking loose,
From the small cap puzzled away.
Up it climbs among the pillows,
For the '.big dark" brings no dread,
And baby's boundless fancy,
Makes kingdom of bed.
A fearless little ghost tits; sas
Safe the night seems as the day;
The moon is but gentle face, So
And the sighing winds are gay;
The solitude is full of friends,
And the hour brings no regrets;
For in this happy little soul
Shines sun that never sets.
A merry little ghost it is, e4a
DanCing saiiy oy itso'i,
On the howery counterpane,
Like tricksy household elf;
Nodding to the ftful shadows,
As they flicker on the wall; III
Talking to familiar pictures,
Mimicking the OWLS shrill call.
A thoughtful little ghost it is;
And when lonely gumbols tire,
With chubby hands on chubby knees,
1t sets winking at the fire.
Fancies innocent and lovely
Shine before those baby eyes
Endless fields of dandelions,
Brooks and birds, and butterflies.
A loving little ghost it is;
When crept into its nest,
It's hand on fathers shoulder laid,
Its head on mothers breast,
1t watches each familiar face,
With a tranquil, trusting eye;
And, like sleepy little bird,
Sings its own soft lullaby.
Then those who feigned to sleep before.
Lest baby play till dawn,
Wake and watch their folded flower
Little rose without thorn.
And, in the silence of the night,
The hearts that love it most
Pray tenderly above its sleep,
"God bless our little ghost u oI
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24
A man in New Orleans cut off

A man in New Orleans cut off
the head of a saapping turtle and
threw it into the yard. Fully one
hour and a half after, a pig picked
up, or attempted to pick up, the
turtles head. Instead of doing
this the pig was caught by the
snout and the hold of the turtle
was not released, until a portion
Of the pigs snout came off with it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

A few days ago, a man an
nounced in q Methodist meeting
at Tallahassee Florida, that he
would commit suicide on the next
Sabbath at 4 P. N. He failed to
perform as advertised. ~ Z
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

A Boston paper mentions an in
dividual there who "clasps his
hands so fervently in prayer that
he can't get them open when the
contribution box comes round"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

Acorrespondent desires to know
which arm a gentleman should
take when with a lady? Which
ever he can get, and think him
self lucky at that. aiai
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

A singular and painful accident
happened to a blacksmith at AL
lenton, Pa, the other day. A
niece of the hammer with which
he was at work few off and en-
. tered his hand between the fingers,
coming out half way up the wrist
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

- BRICK PoMERoY. The Union,
a a sterling Democratic Journal
published at Rochester, New York,
aBrick Pomeroy has become
rich, but it is at the expense OF
the Democratic party, and OF the
cause of the Union. That our
party is PROSTATE now is due more
to Pomeroy and 'Vallandlgham
than to all other causes combined.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24
To REMOVE Proud FLESH.

To REMOVE PROUD FLESH
Pulverize loaf sugar very fine,
and apply it to the part affected.
This is a new and easy remedy,
and said to remove it entirely,
without pain. 1t has been prac-
ed in England for years. aii 81
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

INFALIIBLE CURE FOR SPRAINs-
A friend handed us the following
Take d., beans, of any of the
ordinary varieties, boil to the con-
sistency of poultice, and apply
to the sprained place warm. Re
lief will be immediate and the
cure permanent. s
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

;, There is a band of robbers in
Northeastern Texas who admit no
recruit till he shall have killed .
man in, the presence Of witnesses.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

% An old gentleman in Nashville.
Tenn, while in a nightmare re-
Gently, pitched his bedfellow, a
Young man, out the window
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-24

y The Radicals in Congress are
expected to pass a suffrage act of
two sections as follows:
Section ]. None but the loyal men csr vote.
oa Section p Loyalty consists in voting the i'sd-
icl ticket, -ooI IN
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-05

oluion, in substance that North Carolina declares
that the fundamental condition in the omnibus bill
providing for the readmissOn of States, etc., shall
forever be held without legal force or effect as to
this State, and that the declaration is made. not
to obstruot the settlement of the Union, but to
avoid the consequences Of silent acouiescence in
or approval Of a doctrine fraught with danger to
the rights of all the States and of constitutional
government.
The certificates of the disabled members in
the House have been referred to q committee.
Two negro door keepers have been elected in the
House, and one in the Senate.
Governor Holden delivers his inaugural to.
morrow.
RALEIGH. n. c., July 4.-To.day large numbers
of blacks from all quarters participated in the
celebration, agreeably to the programme formed
at radical headquarters.
Both houses met. In the Senate six of the
banned members were admitted-Messrs. Lane,
Richardson, Wilson, Purdy, Barnes and Moore.
In the House a resolution was introduced by
Col. Sinclair to inquire into rumors affecting the
conduct of his honor E. W. Jones, one Of the new
judges.
Both houses appeared on the platform to hear
the inaugural of Gov. Holden. which is a lengthy
document. Judge Reade also addressed the
crowd.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-05

AN INVITATION TO THE GooD PEOPLE OF THE
GARDEN DIsTRICT-The attention of the good
people of the Fourth District is directed to the
card of Messrs. Wiley & Souby, which will be
seen in another column. These gentlemen are
prepared to make photographs, ambrotypes, and
porcelain pictures in the very highest style of the
art. With years of experience and true devo-
ton to their business they feel quiet confidence in
inviting the patronage Of the people, knowing
their ability to please and give satisfaction.
Their prices are very reasonable. Call and see
the specimens at their gallery corner of Maga'
zine and st. Andrew streets.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-05

REMEDY FOR BMIoUsNEss.-The safest and best
method Of getting rid Of biliousness ia steady
work in the open air, for eight hours every day,
working or exercising to the extent Of keeping
up gentle moisture on the skin. This moisture
conveys the bile away out Of the system. The
same result will be accomplished, but not 80 well,
by q good steam bath, or by wrapping up 10 bed,
drinking hot teas, thus getting up q perspira-
ton" but the atmosphere OF the room should be
pure and the diet for several days should consist
of bread and fruits. Medicines which "act on
the liver" will do the same thing, but they should
be advised By the physician when other means
have failed.
The Office Of the liver Is to withdraw the bile
from the blood. II Is the largest workshop Of
the body and is at the right side, about the lower
edge of the ribs. When it does not do its work
il is said TO be "torpidr-asleep-and medicines
are given TO stimulate H. wake It up, make II act,
work faster than common, 80 as to throw Of the
excess of bile. When il does not withdraw or
separate the bile from the blood, the skin grows
yellow, also the whites Of the eyes, and the man
has the yellow iaandice." When il separates
the bile from the blood, but retains Il within it.
SELF constipation ensues, appetite is lost, spirits
become despondent, and The person is languid.
lazy fretful and irritable. The liver Is in sense
like 3 sponge, aud the bile may be pressed out Of
it as water out of q sponge, By pressing the ball
Of the hand over the region OF the liver down.
ward, from the "pit Of the stomach, two or
three minutes al time, several times day. Thia
is a good remedy in dyspepsia, and also relieves
the stomach of wind, giving immediate and CRATE
full relief sometimes.-I Halls Journal Of Health.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-05
The Southern Delegates Admitted to Full
Rights in the National Convention.

New YORK, July 4.-The crowds in the vicinity
of TsmmHDy Hall render the streets almost i'm
passable. Over fifty thousand applications have
been made for admission to the convention.
The Pendleton forces preserve their enthusiasm
and confden ce. The johnson men are few but
very determined. HancOck's supporters seem in
bad temper. Rumors of Chase's letter bearing
strongly on States rights excite attention.
The Southera delegates applaud johnson enthu-
siasticslly for the amnesty proclamation.
The rules of the Democratic convention Of 1854
Tfea ateeafpFftf5ties are excluded from ,vyv II. .uv
convention.
The committees on resolutions and permanent
organization were appointed, when, after reading
the Declaration of Independence, the convention
adjourned until Monday.
The weather is intensely hot.
Gen. McClernsnd, of Illinois, temporary chair
man of the Soldiers and Sailors Convention,
welcomed all true soldiers, North and South. A
resolution was proposed, declaring the convention
merely auxiliary to the National Democratic Con-
vention.
Gen. W. B. Franklin, of Connecticut, was
nominated for permanent president Of the con-
vention.
The Southern States are admitted to full rights
in the National Democratic Convention.
The following seems well authenticated: Chase
has written to John J. Cisco, of New York, in re
ply to certain queries concerning the platform
which would be acceptable to him. In this lettel
Mr.. Chase takes the ground that the subject o.
universal suffrage should be left where, in his opin
ion the Constitution of the United States leaves it
and that the general government has nothing L
do with il.
He is in favor Of universal amnesty and the re
moval of all disabilities on account of participa
ton in the late rebellion, and believes 1t essen
tally necessary to the administration Of good
government in the late rebellious States, and Il
the full and satisfactory re-estabishment Of thu
practical relations Of those States with the othe
States of the Union.
He strongly condemns military governments il
time of peace as incompatible with the principle
of civil liberty, and believes that free peopl
will never sanction them. He desires that take
should be as light as possible, and that they shoul
be SO distributed as to bear upon the rich rathe
than on the poor. He holds that while all the ma
tional obligations should be honestly fulfilled,
privileges should be granted to any classes of IN
| dividuals or corporations. Mr.. Chase has slway
| believed and now believes in the fundaments
| doctrine of Democracy, and this paragraph yer
faithfully defines his present position.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-05

balmy snoozes in a cell inside. But beyond these
and few ordinary arrests for tpsiness, there was
nothing of importance recorded upon the police
books.
The TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at @. Duhamel's, removed to Ill
Canal street, was as follows: At 6A.M.75 de-
grees IAN. "a; Bpm. 80 6P.M.79.
How ABOUT THIS We find the following in a
Western paper: Two little girls, aged respec-
lively eleven and thirteen years, were enticed
away from their homes in New Orleans about
five weeks ago by woman and taken to Cincin
natl. She told them that she wanted toleducste
them for the stage. Their parents, hearing of
their whereabouts, telegrsphed to the police there,
who returned the little ones unsullied to their
homes last week. When the police took charge of
them the woman manifested no further desire 10
interfere, and parted with them kindly.
Republican.
Refer to the reporters column of the CRESCENT,
q few days back, and the matter will be found
axnlained