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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-24
Auburn school,
CLARKE COUNTY VA,
By H. POW ERq,
FEMALE SEMINARY, HAGERSTOWN.
(FOUN 1850

THIS Institution will commence its Sixteenth
l. Scholastic year on the
FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER.
It offers the advana gcs Of Bcauti u and Health
fu. location NOBLE EDiFICE especially erected
and arranged for n BOARDING SCHOOL of the
highest grade ample grnnnds, and alibcfal appoint
Iuent OF Teachers for Thorough Instruction in all
the departments of Uscul. Ornamental a nd Scen-
tGc Education Board, Lights, use of furnished
Roo m tuition in ali the studics of the Regular
Course, including Latin, for each Term of Five
Months, S 100 For Catalogues. q any desired IN
formation, address REV. WM F. EYSTER.
July 40, lS60-5t. lila gorsto Hn, Md.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-24

n6Y entire stock OF SUMMER DRESS GOODS
wi in which IL embraced some beautiful patterns
will be closed out At cost.
August }, 1869. s. A. HAMBURGER
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15
Strange Scene in q Jury
room.


A late number of the San Fran
cisco Herald says:
During the impaneling of a Jury
for the trial of William Oregon
Smith, indicted for the murder of
Commander Mitchell, one of the
jurors was asked the question {:
"Whether he had such conscien-
tious scruples as would prevent his
rendering a verdict of guilty,
wherein the penalty was death p
The Juror replied that he was GER
tainly opposed to capital punish
ment, but while the law prescribed
such punishment for the crime of
murder, he could sit as a Juror up.
on the case and render a verdict in
accordance with the law and the
evidence presented. The Juror
was accepted. On yesterday the
trial was concluded, the charge of
Judge Sawyer was delivered and
the Jury retired. After they had
reached their room, the gentleman
referred to is said to have turned
to his companions and said substan-
TALLY.
81 have never felt my own little
ness so much as now. The occa-
sion is an important one. The life
of fellow being is in our hands.
l propose that before proceeding
to business, we spend a short sea-
son in prayer, that we may be
guided rightly in the important
duty before us"
No one objected or responded.
81 don't see," said he, looking
around the room, "that any one OF
you propose to pray, and l will do
so myself )" and suiting the action
to the word, he knelt upon the
floor and offered up a fervent pray
er, pleading that they might be
guided by Divine counsel in arriv-
ing at q just conclusion, while the
other members of the Jury listened
with bowed heads, in respectful ST.
lence.
At the conclusion of his prayer
a ballot was taken, and it is stated
that he was one of the two who
were in favor of rendering a verdict
of murder in the first degree, and
that he was the last to yield the
point.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15
TERMS.
HTwo Dollars for one year, inga

%TW0 DOLLARS Tor one year, t1va-
riably en- aduancs.
or Single copies, Ten Cents each.
SFAdvertisements inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or less for the first
Insertion Fifty Cents for each continuance
CT Local and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per line.
GA liberal deduction will be made tc
persons advertising for three, six, nine, oI
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates
Fifty Cents per square.
or The privilege Of yearly advertisers Il
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business; and the business of an adj
vertising firm is not considered as including
that of It's individual m embeFs. ecTNo de-
Walton from these terms under any oircum-
stances.
OF Advertisements not marked with the
number of insertions when handed in, will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
exacted.
tNo advertisement inserted gratutouslE
s1e Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
EGs Announcing candidates Five Dollars
10 be paid in advance in every case.
or Job 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, 1869-04-15

Should the bruise, however, be
severe and extensive, it will be
necessary to treat it with poulti-
ces of bread and water or milk
These will moderate the iDfam-
nation, which is the first serious
symptom. While the core, which
the slough, as it is called by sur
geons, is forming, and until in
fact it is cast out, and its gap filled
up by new flesh, the poultices
should be continued. This new
flesh is vulgarly known as "proud
flesh" and is enormously supposed
to be a diseased growth, while it
is simply the wholesome substance
in the process of formation. When
the sore is thus filled the poultices
may be intermitted. and strips Of
sticking plaster slightly applied
The new flesh, which is apt to
grow too vigorously and overlap
the wound, must be kept down by
placing upon it "a bit of lint bound
tightly with a bandage. When
1.-The doctor comes" he will proba-
bly, touch the superabundant gran
ulations as he calls them, proud
flesh, as the vulgar term it, light
Iy with blue stone, the use of
which, requiring a good deal of
skilled discretion, had better be
left to the professional hands.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

Our Radical contemporaries are
becoming quite restive over the
nepotism Of President Grant
We give below a specimen straw
from tie Xenia (Ohio) Torchlight
president Grant has a keen
eye for the welfare Of his friends
and relations. Mr.. Casey, whom
he has appointed collector of New
York, and Mr.. Sharp, his appoin-
tee for marshal of the district, are
brothers-in-law of the General. +"
And here is another from the
same source:
"Washburne was, from the be-
ginning of the war, Gen Grants
strongest and most persistent
friend, and to him was the Cen
eral largely indebted for the fa-
vors shown him by the Lincoln
administration. Washburne had,
therefore, only to indicate his
choice of appointments and it vas
his"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15
Eating Pork.

A recent medical publication
has the following in relation to
pork eating, in which our views
are admirably expressed:
There IS no trouble in eating
pork in a tolerably cold climate.
1t is needed, or some fatty meat,
for the support OF life, while at
the South, vegetable diet is better.
But whether the hog should be
eaten, depends on the manner in
which he is kept. If ne be kept
as a scavenger, on filth and rotten
ness, he would be unfit to eat, as
its food must enter into it's COM
position. We see this difference
between hogs fed on corn. Any
animal that lives upon the filth
and waste of cities should be re-
jected as food. But if the hog can
be kept cleanly, and on proper
food, pork is as healthy as beef, or
poultry or fish.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15
Whisky Frauds.

During the last week five dis
tilleries in the northern part OF
this county, have been detected
in an illicit business and and con-
4iscated by an officer of the Inter
nal Revenue. This portion Of
our country, it is well known, does
all the voting, and claims all the
patriotism, and as to their loyalty,
/ 1t is pay eucellcnoe. One of these
distiilers was the property of Ed
mund Kelley, a very pink OF 10y
atty, and Justice of the Peace,
holding commission under his
Excellency, ex-Gov. Brownlow.
Another was owed by a deputy
sheriff, who had a certificate of
his loyalty, which constitutes him
a voter. 1t would seem singular
to one unacquainted with the
character of the loyal element in
this State, that the only habltual
and persistent violators OF the
laws are these who support the
State Government. Loyal East
Tennessee, the home of Brown
dow, is the only portion of our
State which required the presence
of the Federal army to enforce
the laws. The truth is patent
10 all that the Radical party IN
this State have no regard for the
Union or the peace of society, and
that their only idea of the gov
ernment is, that it was instituted
10 punish Rebels and reward 10y
,alty.-TrentOn G1zette.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15
TtnrpIe nf tie a3lnses.
FOR Y o U.

A thought! thought! for the rosy morn,
That comes through the gates of dew!
But III keep kinder, happier thought
For twilight and for You.
A word word for the humming- bird,
Atilt on the jessamine new,
Will my lip let slip, but my heart will keel
It's softest words for you.
A song! asongl for the mocking-bird,
In answer to his so true;
Butyou know right well always keep
My sweetest songs for you.
A kiss! kiss! for the sweet red rose,
And one for the violet blue!
But standing here at the garden gate,
I'llkeep one back for you.
A sigh a sigh! for nay pale white rose,
That the chilling night wind slew!
But answer you when the lilies say,
am signing most tor you
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

a crippled boy in St. Stephens.
n. B., has taught two cats a year
and a half old, to draw in all the
wood used for two fires. The lad
taught them to go about yoked to-
gether when few weeks old, and
afterward to haul e little cart, and
then to haul wood on it. One cat
weighs eight pounds, the other six,
and they rejoice in the names of
Tom and Nell. Nell is much
stronger than Tom, and will haul
the load alone sometimes, fasten.
ling her claws in the rug and pull
ing with all her strength.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15
The Speed of Railways

DR.. Lardner adopts some ingen-
ious arguments or rather illustra-
tions, to render familiar the extra
ordinary velocity with which ex-
press trains move. The Great
Western Express to Exeter, trav-
els at the rate of forty-three miles
an hour, including stoppsge; to
attain this rate, a speed of sixty
miles an hour is adopted midway
between some of the stations; on
certain experimental trips seventy
miles an hour have been reached.
A speed OF seventy-fye miles an
hour is equivalent to thirty-fve
yards between two beats of a COM
mon clock; all objects near the
eye of a passenger travelling at
this rate will pass by his eye in
the thirty-fifth part of a second;
and if thirty-fve were erected at
the side of a road, yard asunder,
they would not be distinguisha-
BILE one from another; if painted
red, they would appear collective
ly as a continuous flash of red
color.
IF two trains with this speed
pass each other, the relative yeloc-
ity would be seventy yards per
second and if one of the trains
were seventy yards long it would
fash by in a single second. Sup
posing the locomotive which.
draws such a train to have dr..
wing wheels seven feet in diam
eter, the wheels would revolve
five times in second; the piston
moves along the cylinder ten
times in a second the valve
moves and the steam escapes ten
times in a second but as there
are two cylinders which work
alternately, there are really TWEEN
ty puffs or escapes of steam in a.
second. The locomotive can be
heard to "cough" when moving
slowly, the cough being occasion
ed by the abrupt emission of waste
steam up the chimney but twen-
ty coughs per second cannot be
separated by the ear, their indi-
vitality becoming lost. Such g
locomotive speed is equal to near,
ly one-fourth that of a cannon
ball; and the momentum of the
whole train moving at such a speed
would be nearly equivalent TO the
aggregate force of a number of
cannon balls equal to one-fourth:
the weight Of the train. That a
Smash" should follow such a COL
lision is no subject for marvel, if
train moving at such a speed-or
anything like such speed-should
meet with aay obstacle in its pro-
gress.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

A swindler went into an exten-
sive establishment in Baltimore. q
few days ago, pretending to have
several bags of gold dust or filings.
He exhibited a genuine bag as a
sample, and the jeweler, judging
by that single specimen, bought all
paying S2,700. The remaining
bags proved spurious. The swim
dler escaped.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

A man in Des Moines, Iowa, has
erected a dwelling-house for him
self, mostly Of paper. The wealth
er-boarding, inside walls, and shin
Cling are of that material known
in the west as building paper
The cost is two-thirds that of the
ordinary materials, and the house,
it is said, is warmer than where
plaster and wood are used.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

Mrs. Blair, a abeautiful woman,
scarce eighteen years old, and a
resident of Portage, Ohio, while
recently attempting to cross ditch
on her way to a neighbor's, fell
through the ice up to her armpits.
After four hours of agony, she was
rescued and taken home, where,
having prematurely given birth to
a child, she Immediately expired.
The child survives and bids fair to
be healthy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

RED, WHITE AND BLACK.-"To
this complexion has it come at
last" A paper in Norwich, N. Y,
publishes the following marriage
notice
"At the African church, in this
village, on Sunday evening, by
Rev. S. Scoville white Mr.. Moses
Lee (ebony black,) to Miss Eliza
beth Mcguire, (white with red
hair all of Norwich. No cards. "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

Some years ago wild goose was
shot in Washington Territory, and
a few grains of wheat were taken
from his craw. Being very large
and full, they were preserved and
planted. The yield was found to
be so great as to lead to its propa-
cation, until this variety, which is
known in the Territory as the
"Goose Wheat" has become a stan
dard one in that section of the
country. The same kind of wheat
is grown in Spain.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15


the full heart streamed out of his
face. Then without bestowing an
allusion to Prentiss, he turned
short round on the perjured wit
nesses of Hopkins, tore their testi-
mony into shreds and hurled into
their faces such.terrible invectives
that all trembled like aspens, and
two of them fed from the court
house. The excitement of the
crowd was becoming tremendous.
Their united life and soul seemed
to hang upon the burning tongue
of the stranger, and he inspired
them with the power of his pas
sions. He seemed to have stolen
natures long hidden secret of at
traction. But his greatest triumph
was to come.
His eyes began to glance at the
assassin Hopkins, as his lean, taper
fingers assumed the same direction.
He hemmed the wretch within
wall of strong evidence and i'm
pregnable argument, cutting off all
hope of escape. He dug beneath
the murderer's feet ditches of di-
lemmas, and held up the slanderer
to the scorn and contempt of the
populace. Having thus girt him
about with circle of fire, he
stripped himself to the work Of
massacre
Oh! then it was a vision both
glorious and dreadful to behold
the orator. His action became as
the motion of an oak in a hurri-
cane. His voice became a trum-
pet filled with wild whirlpools,
deafening the ears with crashes of
power, and yet intermingled all
the while with q sweet undersong
Of the softest cadence. His fore
head glowed like a heated fur
mace, his countenance was hag-
gard, like that of a maniac, and
ever and anon he flung his long,
bony arm on high, as if grasping
after thunderbolts.
He drew a picture of murder in
such appalling colors, that, in COM
parison, hell itself might seem
beautiful; he painted the slanderer
so black that the sun seemed dark
at monday, when shining on such
a monster. And then fixing both
portraits on the shrinking Hopkins,
fastened them there forever. The
agitation Of the audience amount
ed almost to madness.
All at once the speaker descend
ed from the perilous height. His
voice walled out for the murdered
dead and living-the beautiful
Mary more beautiful every mo-
ment as her tears flowed faster and
faster, till men wept and sobbed
like children.
He closed by strange exhorta-
tion to the jury and through them
to the bystanders !; he advised the
panel, after they should bring in
verdict for the plaintiff, not to offer
violence to the defendant, however
richly he might deserve it; "not
lynch the villain, but leave his
punishment with God" This
was the most artful trick of all,
and the best calculated to- insure
The jury rendered a verdict of
fifty thousand dollars the night
Hopkins was taken out
of his bed by lynchers, and beat
en- almost to death. AS the court
adjourned, the stranger said
"John Taylor will preach this
evening at early candle light"
He did preach, and the house
was crowded. I have listened to
Clay, Webster and Calhoun-to
Dwight, Bascom and Beecher--
but never heard anything in the
form of sublime words even ap-
proximating to the eloquence of
John Taylor-massive as a noun
tain, and wildly rushing as a cat
aract of fire.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

A Louisville matron, whose hus-
band is a mostaccomplished snorer,
keeps beneath her pillow a clothes
pin, which, whenever his perform
ances disturb her, she adjusts over
his proboscis, and then calmly con-
signs herself to the arms of sleep.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

Upon the argument of a case
of breach of marriage promise, at
Lebanon, Ohio, last week, when
it was alleged the defendant wan
ted to marry his deceased wife, s
sister in unseemly haste, one of
the counsel said "the cold baked
potatoes of the funeral were fried
for the marriage feast" And the
man who thus improved upon
Hamlet, got verdict of $1,000
for his client.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

A Chinese laborer not long ago
murdered a family of seven persons
in Peru. He was arrested, and
while the parties who had made
the arrest were taking him to the
iudiciai authorities he was cap
tured by the inhabitants of Gauda-
loupe. They took him to the pub
lie square of their town, covered
his body with kerosene oil, and
burned him alive.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

A sensible English judge lately
instructed a jury to give moderate
damages in a breach of promise
case, because it was a most mis-
chievous thing to brighten a man
into marrying a woman he did not
like by heavy damages. 1t is
much better for the girl that he
should find out his dislike before
than after marriage"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

According to the New York San
there is scarcely a business so
profitable as that of the dealer in
pIano-fortes. His S1,700 instru-
ments cost him but$475, and for$5
adornments he charges $50.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

A little white boy, who sold ap-
pies and peanuts in the building
appropriated to the meetings of
the North Carolina House, has
been removed by the Hon. E. Mil
Ter, negro doorkeeper of the
House aforesaid, who has set up a
stand for himself.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

A calvinistic old lady, on being
asked about the Universalists, OBJ
served: eyes, they expect every
body will be saved; but we look
for better things"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

There is one Smith in Illinois
who has buried eight wives, and
has a ninth that he is very anx-
ious to. bury.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15

A Western contemporary calls
strong minded women aknights Of
the garter"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-15
A married woman in Londc

A married woman in London
nersuaded her husband to allow
her in sport to tie his legs and arms,
and when she had him nicely
trussed she proceeded to pay off
her grudges against him by goug-
inc out his eyes with a table
knife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-24
AUCTION SALES.

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a On sATUkDsY MVRNIN9. February
Tth' isS .sie oeloch :, 10 frontof car .ac
't'Fnrpiture, com prising-
H Buresns Table, and Uhair.,
Terms cash.
e 2.-dt. COOPER ALATINrR. Aucts.
ri WILLIAM Z. VAIL CO., Aucts.,
s.h~r.. sSrSsr Pc r ss. and 9Th street.
SALE OF ENTIRE sTocx OF BOOTS AND
0f11 On WEDNESDAY, MORSING, March
entire .s%sf Of Boo,. s ne .i ta
tnres &c OF c. Howell 4 Co contained
10 store corner Of Seventh and Q streets, CON
Mems DALI legged and se.ed Boot.
Isdie., Misses. and chidr.. rs. Fs K:S s.i..r.
Lsdlss, misse' ana ohiidrens' Morocco and
Ladies, Misses and Childreus Kid Bu,.sn
Show Gases. Deck. Stove, Lounge
Shelving, Fixtures. &C.
Il: stock is first claw rpd yI pO:i;siJ Ss
Pa GREEN 4 WILLIAMS,
sss come. nS sns s e..
TRUSTEES SALE .sT * VALUABLE ZEAL
BY virtue Of . deed of trust from Euoch L
Mcdaniel and wife. dated auth May A. u Isss and
recorded In Liber No $50, foios 49, ct SCI one of
the Land kecorts It Washington, County. in tn
District OF Columbia, We, the under signed Trus.
tee: will offer for sale It public auction, in front
81 the premises on MONDAY, the 18th day Of
March. 4. 1893, at o,eloek ,. M, the following
scribss piece or parcel Of ero9nd situate in the
Clty OF WashtnRtop, D. o and being Q part of the
lot Of ground known As Lot No. n, In Square No
IS, to vit Beginning for the same at q point on
eouth street rs feet from the northeast corner of
said Square. and running thence south - feet.
tnense west feet; thence north 50 feet thoec
east Is feet to the place Of beginning
tn, In,s property Is situated on street south be-
substantial two-story Frame House.
Terms OF sale: One third cash; balance in two
equal fnstalments, at six and twelve months With
interest, and secured By deed Of trust upon the
premises A deposit Of $50 will be required from
the purchaser when the property 10 knocked OF
All conveysreing and sts%Ps At cost of purchaser.
r h II. Ess 4 n .NsoN Trustees.
fe24 stawSds GREEN 4 WILLIAMS. Aucts.
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DRVPosALs FOR FRESH AND CoRSrp

OFFlCE Posi- COMMlSSAnY,
NASHVILLE. Tenn q. brusrs ~, Isoe
seaied PropOsals (which must be in duplIc.te
with copy Of h's advertisement attached 10
each will be received A. this on &C until u clock
M; WkpNEsDAG, February -. lssg for fur
nlshing fresh and Cornsd Beef 20 the troc ps sta.
TONED At Nashville. Tenn for six mont hs. com
mebcins April D. 1853
h. Beef furBi-hed under this CO ntract mu 4 he
OF good marketable quality, in equal . opOrtl,ns
OF tore and hind quarter at and be delivered Al
.uir.d ~ "
spoBrIbie tidder, SUBJECT TO the approy nj OF the
Major Gent raj commanding the Department
khdorse envelope Proposals for Fresh and
Corued Beef" aud 'dres. the same Go the oct
Otmmissary &C Nashville Tenn.
By order Of n r. small, Brevet Brig Gen aud
q Z. e. CLGGHURN,
fe lS-6t Breyet Csptain and A a. a