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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
Propr5es0r.
VOL. XIV---N0.. As.
A Wife Assists her Hus-
band to Elope.
From the Cleveland Plaindealer


On Wednesday evening of last
week the village of Whitney's
Point, Browne county, was thrown
into an extraordinary fever of
excitement over the elopement of
one Of its honored and most sue
cessful business men with a young
lady who has been esteemed as a
devout member of the Congrega-
tional Church, and a successful
teacher of music. The names of
the parties in this transaction, in
which all seem to have been equal
ly agreed, are Mr., Simon s. New
ell and his wife and Miss Frances
Thurston. ss+s1
Mr.. Newell has for years sbun-
ned the society Of his wife at home,
in consequence, it is alleged, of
her peevishness and fault-find-
ing, and has worked early and late
at his store, amassing, some say, a
fortune of from S25, 900 to $50, 900
in the hardware and stove trade.
Some time since he sold out his
interest, and with his family, con-
sisting of his wife and two boys,
moved into the house of Mr.. John
Thurston, father of the young
woman already mentioned, where,
it is thought, her sympathy for him
first attracted his attention. iiW
e For several months past Mr..
Newell has been busily engaged
in settling up outstanding accounts
and preparing for the elopement,
Of which bis wife has all along
apparently been conscious and an
abettor. Out of his abundant,
means he purchased o desirable
house and lot, gave it to his wife,
with $4,000 in money, and leftin
rust for his two boys, yet under
lge, the sum of $4,000 EACH
On Wednesday evening, as the
Syracuse train from the North
passed through the village, the
PARTIES, accompanied by their
riends who bade them tarewellat
hedepot, took seats for Bingham
on, on their way South, where
he pair intended to make a home.
md to live in peace and quietness'
f they can. zs
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
Negroes and Democracy.

We like and endorse the follow
ing remarks of the Nashville Ga
zeHe. In answering contempora
ry which thought the time had not
come for negroes to accept demo
cratic principles the Gazette says;
eff the Democracy must wait un-
tilits principles be accepted by the
negroes, before entering the field,
we fear it must fall still-born. In
what sense can principles be sac-
cepted' by class who CANNOT u'a-
derStand them? The question of
negro suffrage is altogether To-
cal affair. The Democracy of
Tennessee can decide it one way
as the Democracy of Ohio decided
it the other way. What the par
tty insists upon is that the people
shall regulate the matter for them
selves. AS publicist, we hold,
in respect of. the country, that it
or the negro must go down.
AS respects the State, we are of
the same opinion-the State or the
negro must be sacrificed. Inside Of
Democratic principle, however,
there is room for the opposite opin-
ion. The Democracy is broader
and more liberal in principle than
those unacquainted with it are dis
posed to imagine"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

A RECIPE WORTH ONE THOUSAND
DoLLARs.-Take one pound ofsoda
and half a pound Of unslaeked
lime, put them into a gallon of
water, and let them boil twenty
minutes; let it stand till cool; then
drain off and putt it in q stone Jug
orjar. Soak your dirty clothes
over night, or until theyare wet
through, then wiring them out
and rub on plenty Of soap, and in
one boiler of clothes well covered
with water, add one teaspoonful of
the washing fluid. Boil half an
hour briskly, then wash them
thoroughly through the suds, and
rinse well through two waters,
and your clothes will look better
than the old way ofwashing twice
before boiling. @ 40
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
A Sensible Virginia Far
mor.

In a speech at the close ofa fail
held in North Carolina, a Mr..
Mott, of Virginia, said: st
81 have a man in my eye, who
when Richmond fell, had due him
but $50; he rented a farm for
500, and bought a mule for $40,
and the first year he made 81 500,
hiring no other labor than was
necessary for cutting, threshing,
and getting up his wheat. He
now pays 81 600 for 100 acres, and
has sold $4,000 worth of wheat,
having almost paid his rent by raj
sing vegetables, SC. His profits
are between $4,000 and $4,000.
Then, for our young men to 60 a.
bout with long faces, Complaining
of having nothing to do! When
Richmond fell, Mr.. President, Twas
fifty years old, have been delicate
all my life: l went into the field
and ploughed regularly, and made
a good crop and fed my family.
And then for young men to say
they cant work. it's a shane -
a burning shame !" ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

b An empioye in saw-mill near
Pittsburgh was few days ago, cut
IN a horrible manner by a circular
saw which he had just filed, and
which, owing to a misconception.
Of orders, was set in motion while
he was leaning against it. It cut
into his breast fearfully land ripped
his abdomencompletely open. Not
'withstanding all this, some hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
A Sharp Trick.
The Springfield Mass.

lHe OprlHSuelu IuasS.J ne
publican tells the following:
"The late storm SO filled one
of our new and smallerstreets with
snow that it became almost an
impossiblity to pass through it,
but as only two houses were on
that street and only two persons
had occasion to pass through it
daily, the task of breaking a path
became a formidable one, and the
expense of having it, broken would
by NO means be trifEng.. One Of
its two inhabitants, however, had
an eye for business. In the Re
publican he inserted an advertise
ment offering his house for sale at
amere song. The plan worked
like charm. From Immediately
after breakfast until late at night,
and on the next day also. a stream
of hungry spectators of all sexes
and nations, Oh foot and in sleighs'
and carriages, poured down the
blockaded street to secure the
great bargain. OF course they
were all just too late, as they were
told, but long before the last had
departed the last snow drift had
vanished, aud the street was
smooth and hard as a plank floor |
and all for dollar" y l'.~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
N. o. WALLACE,
TERMS. .
@Two Dollars for one year, inva-

w WV DOthaAA ioA Wv ooaf t"SCe-
r:ably IN adpance.
sTSingle copies, Ten Gents each.
ePAdvertisement inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or less for the frst
insertion; Fifty Gents for each continuance.
~A liberal deduction will be n1ade'to
persons advertising for three. six. nine, or
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Cents per square. -
0cr The privilege Of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business; and the business of an ad-
vertising firm is not considered as including
that Of its individual members. 6cTNo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum-
stances.
GT Ad vortisements not marked with the
number of insertions when handed in, will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
exacted.
OF No advertisement inserted gratuitously
s1@ Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
E1s Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
to be paid in, advance in every case.
OF lob Printing of all kinds neatly
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

~ A sportsman in Pike county,
Mo-, recently killed gray eagle,
measuring six feet six inches from
tip to tip.of wings, and weighing
eight and a quarter pounds
When killed it had a wild goose
in its talons, from which it was
making a meal. A dozen or more
of these eagles have been killed
in Missouri within q few months.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

y S. P. Mayberry writes to the
Maine Farmer: ga few years since
we used to cultivate amongst our
apple trees, but took a lesson from
nature. Now we know that for
est trees drop their leaves, which
serve both toprotect the roots and
loosen the soil. This we initiate
by mulching with straw and mead
ow hay, which we find preferable
to cultivating the soil, as it is less
work, and better secures the object
in view" lo-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
J. J. Pennybacker. of San Fran

. J. ]. Pennybacker, of San Fran.
eiseo,i has sued Alvinza Hayward
for 100000 damages for false
Imprisonment and malicious prose
cution. If Pennybacker succeeds
in getting this sum, will Mr.. Hay
ward be kind enough to imprison
us as falsely as possible and prose
cute us most maliciously? We
are willing to be martyred-for a
short time-at the price.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

Flax-birds are said to abound
in the fields about Macon, Mo-, anc
sportsmen kill them by the whole
sale. As many as one hundred and
fifty have been killed. at one shot
They 60 in such dense focks as tc
:darken the air, and when they set
tie on the ground they completely
cover it. Expert throwers bring
them down with a stick as they fly
overhead. m sf II ga.ri5o
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
"ls al. tn. end, tho. ams at ). Thy cep thy Gods and Truths
A Novel Law Suit.

An Enoch Arden case has been
decided in one of the courts al
Rochester, N. Y. The litigants
were two young men who in their
friendship at the outbreak of the
rebellion, agreed that if the one
who was married and who had en-
listed should fall, the one who re-
mained at home should marry the
widow. The soldier went to the
war. After a while report came
that he was killed in battle, and
his wife mourned for her husband.
He did not return, even after the
war, and at length the widow be-
came the wife Of the husbands
friend, and their joy was crowned
by the birth of a handsome child.
A short time ago the long absent
soldier reappeared, explained the
reason of his long absence, and
claimed his wife. The second
husband was 10th to surrender his
wife, who was the mother of his
child also; and declined to give her
up. The question as to which |
had the best right to the woman i
was submitted to legal tribunal,
and, on the last day of 1867, the |
court decided that the first mar
rage was binding, and the wife
must pass to the former husband. |
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
Teluple nf The astases.
The Mothers First Grief

The Mothers First GI.iet
She sits beside the cradle, .ts
- And her tears are streaming fast,
For she sees the present only,
While she thinks of all the pastI
OF the days sofull of gladness,
When her frst-born's answering kiss
Thrill'd her soul with such rapture
That it knew no other bliss.
Othose happy, happy moments I. e.
They but deepen her despair, rl.
For she bends above the cradle,
And her baby is not there er.
There are words of comfort spoken,
And the leaden clouds of grief
Wear the smiling bow of promise,
And she feels sad relief
~ But her wavering thoughts will wander,
Till they settle on the scene D.. .g.
Of the dark and silent chamber,
And of all that might have been!
For little vacant garment,
Or shining tress of hair, l
Tells her heart in tones of anguish,
II That her baby is not there.
She sits beside the cradle,
But her tears no longer flow,
For she sees blessed vision, s- +
- And forgets all earthly wo;
SANITY eyes look down upon her.
And the voice that hushed the sea
Stills her spirit with the whisper,
''Suffer them to come to ME-"
And while her soul islifted -
On the soaring wings of prayer, -
!. Heavens crystal gates swing inward,
And she sees her baby there! 4
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

There is an engine on the Mis-
sissippi Central railroad which was
purchased before the war, and
named "W. Booth," in honor of
a gentleman Of that name who
was, many years ago, Sheriff of
Carroll county, Mississippi. An
order was issued hyethe military
to stop the road from running it, we
understand, on the ground that it
was named in honor of Wilkes
Booth, which, upon explanation,
has been rescinded. The lie has
gone North, however, in the In
terest OF the Radical party. as
showing the continued wickedness
and audacity of the rebels.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

A man in Milwaukee the other
day was cutting up hogs with a
huge cleayer, when'another work
man slipped on the greasy floor
and fell directly under the cleayer
as it was descending. Fortunate
ly for him the ak glanced, but it
took with it the greater part of his
scalp. The wound nevertheless
was SO severe as to prove fatal the
next day.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

The Baltimore Sun estimates
that in Minnesota, wherein negro
suffrage has just been voted down
there are only ffty-two negroes
who could have been made voters
This, remarks the Columbus En-.
quirer, proves that the people of
Minnesota, in voting down negro
suffrage, were not influenced by
any considerations as to the effect
of the measurein their own State,
bat solely by a desire to prevent
its being forced on other States.
Their decision appears the more
significant when this is borne in
mind. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
A rural journal has a letter de-

o-,A A rural journal has q letter de-
seribing Dickens's readings, in
which this remarkable comparison
occurs "Mr. Dickens has a heavy
gray moustache and goatee, the
latterspreading out like a broom,
which, when he speaks, hes that
rapid motion peculiar to o he-goat
when nibbling straw" This SIM,
lie is more correct than elegant.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

In a lecture at Chicago the
other day, DIR. Hays, the explorer,
said ne saw an iceberg in the Arc
tic Sea which, if landed in New
York and sold at the market price,
would pay the national debt
twice over. What a pity it can't
be brought here, as many begin to-
think there is no other way of pay
ing the debt. ~ .i =.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

The late George w. Kendall, of
the New Orleans Picayune, in bis
last letter to one of his old associ-
ates, says, Do you know, Bullitt,
that in all my life | never. went to
school ten months" adding, ssthat
the little | ever learned was from
rubbing against people who had
enjoyed more advantages" eIses
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

Some Of the papers are compli--
menting General Spinner because
several billions of money havcpass-
ed through his hands without
the loss Of a dollar. We think
highly Of General Spinner, but it
seems to US that a compliment to-
an officer for not stealing is hard
ly less than On insult.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
A dissatisfied dar,revin Mon

A dissatisfied darkey in Mont
gomery, Ala, while watching the
monkeys in menagerie in that
city a few days ago, spoke thusly:
"Dem children got too much sense
to come out ov that cage. If they
do, white man cut dar tails off and
set 'em to votin, and making con-
stitewtions."' aa Tggrf 81.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

Lewis Lindsay, the great man
among the constitution makers in
Richmond, was formerly the slave
of Robert Hodgin, of Caroline
county. During the war he was
hired by Col. Thornton, and serv-
ed as bugler for his rebel battalion.
Being black, however, he is per.
fectly 'loyar now.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

-, At a plantation sale ia aAlaba-
ma, recently, only fiftycents was
bid for a cotton gin In good order,
five cents each for plows, and cor
responding sums for other agricul-
tural implements. Mules and
horses also bropght very low pri-
ces. The Mobile Times says there
is no doubt, from the general ex-
preston, that experienced planters
have J, abandoned the idea of
farming on the old extensive scale
as impracticable.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

Q It is suggested by Pennsylva-
MIA paper that ochurch spews be
placed on pivots, SO that.theaoc-
cupants maynot be obliged to turn
their necks every time somebody
comes into the church.. 5Gs
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

Sure cure for the toothache by
one of the best London dentists !;
Alum, reduced to an impalpable
powder, two drachms nitrous spi--
rit Of ether, seven, drachms mix
and apply to the tooth.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

A merchant from Mississippi
reports that State in a deplorable
condition. Negroes are roaming
over the country in starving con-
dition, killing stock and stealing
all available property. The
planters are suffering also, being
unable to purchase provisions or
forage for their stock. Negroes
are flocking to the river landings
seeking aid from passing steamers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

Massachusetts, is not the only
State which is wincing under the
effects of the Radical policy upon
the business of the country
From Maine we have a wall OF
the distress, and the Belfast Jour-
nal says "that four or five ship
yards that few years ago turned
out their half dozen ships yearly
are now idle-not solitary keel
lies along their idle ways. The
shipwrights lounge in the streets,
the merchants want employment,
blight has fallen upon industry
and the whole coast is desolate. =
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

It may not be generally known
that Kansas is more than twice .asi
large as the State of New York.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23
Power of Imagination.

Billy Smith is carriage maker,
in the shop of Palford & CO., in
Chicago. Billy is genius, as the
gorgeous red and yellow stripes on
Paliord's wagons show; and while
Eeounterteiting nature one day for
his own amusement, in the rear of
the shop, his mind happened to
run on the subject of rotten eggs,
aud forthwith one Of these inter
esting objects appeared On the
board beneath his magic brush.
1t was represented as broken, and
so natural that an observer might
fancyit caused disagreeable odor.
The picture remained there some
time, and all who had occasion
to go that way did not care to dis
trrb a thing SO forbidding to the
delicate senses of the nasal protu-
berance. One day Squire NJ. saw
it and applied his finger to his |
nose. Bill saw him, and explained |
to him that it was merely paint. |
At first he hardly would believe it, |
but finally convinced, he offered |
Billy ten dollars to paint similar
one on his door steps.
The squire was something of a
wag. and wished to see the effect
produced on the ladies and gentle
men who had been invited to.a
party at his house that evening.
Billy received the ten dollars, and
promised to have the painting
readyin time. Evening arrived,
and SO did the guests: and as each
in succession passed over Billy's
painting, they elevated their feet
and skirts, and applying their per-
tuned handkerchiefs to their no
'es, wondered if the Squire was a.
ware of the presence of that fright
.ul thing on his door step. The
party progressed, and the rotten
Egg was the subject of much re-
mark. Squire NJ, heard and felt
jolly over the. success of his little
practical joke. When everybody | {
vas chatting at the table after sup
,er, and not few Of them about
he ''apparition' at the door, the
squire arose, and uttering pre- :
lminary chem r said: 81 suppose .
7ou all saw that on the doorstep,
lidn't you2" Every body assented, 3
nd some Of the females uttered :
title scream, and all of that sex |
AIMED themselves vigorously,- r
The Squire resumed 81 had that !
'laced there to illustrate the pow
r Of imagination, as J. will show !
ouifyou will adjournto the door," :
III went. "Now," said the :
'quire, taking a snowy handker- /;
hief, '.you will see this spot is :
ct what you supposed it was, but f
nerely apainting." And he pres E
ed the handkerchief on the ''illus-
rated'' spot, and then raised it
to his nose. "By Jupiter" /
e exclaimed, "it's a rotten egg a
fter all p Billy had taken the |
en- dollars and broken a bona .fde v
often egg on the doorstep. et n
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

- Allen Adams, ofLeverett, Mass,
hasthis season gathered good crop
Of hops, from the same vine that
his grandfather gathered, from
ninety years ago = aaT''as0 2
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-01-23

Plantation Bitters--Negro suf-
frage in the South ag s'sliHsld
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-17
PROPOSALS..
ERIE RAILWAY.

IL PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.
The Erie Railway Company will resolve proposals for tho
supply and delivery ut the Companys docks In New York.
cles:-
l,cC0 kegs Railroad Spikes
100 tons Railroad Chairs.
Frog eel as wanted by specification.
Steei Frog Plates as wanted by specification.
81 tons Track Bol;s.
yellow Proc, In pieces from 50 10 90 feet long.
eco kogs best cut Nails.
Steel Axlcs to drawing.
60 Car Locks pattern used by the Erie RAN,
way Company.
Union Car Springs.
100 tons best refined Iron, nssortei.
100 tons No. Glove Pig Iron.
10 tons beat charcoal Pig lron, equal 10 Richmond.
800 css steel fues inches outside diameter IL feet long
300 standard Car Axes.
900 feet assorted OAK Pine, Cherry and Ash Lumber
deliverable nj Dnnkirk n preferred.
The deliveries TO be In such quantities may from time 10
time be determined BY the after the acceptance
OF the tender.
PAYMENT OF the deliveries each month will be made In tho
OF the following month according TO the custom OF the
company.
Tho company reserve right In event Of
deviation from tho spuaons ethcr 10 make good sny
deficiency supply under the contract by purchase
the Of the contractor to annul The
contract as they may determine.
Parties rendering state the price OF each article tender.
cd for and where deliverable.
tender.
Tenders addressed the undersigned or whom forms and
information may be obianed) sealed and marked outside
Tender manning the ac viii be received 10 Friday
GEO. G. HALL, Purchasing Agent.
JANIS FISK Jr., Comptroller.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-17
MATRIMONIAL.

4 YOUNG LADY, WHO rs A sTRANeER AND WITH.
N out friends wants TO make the acquaintance OF gem
tleman of means fundamentally inclined, who would be a
good friend but those need answer Address Miss Noy
or. Post Office. Now York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-17

IMPORTANT TO ALL CONNECTED WITH TIIR GEN.
L uemen's Furnishing and Quitting Trade.
CAUTION.
manufacturers Of Ties, scars windcrs, Collars, Shirts,
Braces, &C., TO-, having found that their trade markvz,
"Welch, Marseson Cohas been unwarrantably aud Tile
gay stamped goods such as ties, &c. not made by
them TO the dctrmsn of themselves Alone but to that
OF their old and highly esteemed friends customers and con
necons In tho United States OF America deemed ncces
a Tor their collective protection to institute legal proceed
nes IN the Court OF Common Pleas there against Messr
Mchaeis Haskell OF New York. for using the said trade
mark and. having obtained an injunction against them
hereby give notice all parties that further suits
will be Immediately commenced against any persons either
and illegally stamped for the OF damages and 10
strain further nfrinKemcnts.
is AND IL CHEAPsrDE, LONDON, Nov. %, 1858.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-17
POST OFFICE NOTICE.

DOsT OFFICE NOTICE.
Then all. for Europe WIN be despatched from this once
Tuesd Thursday and Saturday closing ~ IL o'clock
noon, and AT stations and y, II 40 G, and d, II rs;
and r, II 10, and u, NJ II o'clock A. NJ.
Also Wednesday, notice Of the hour Of closing which
viii be posted the general ONCE and The satcns on Tucs
day Pm JAMES KELLY. z. N.