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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02
[From the New York Herald, 7th.l
Suggestive to the Consta-
bulary,

On the 14th of July a man
threw himself under a railroad
train, in England, and was In
stantly killed, of course. No per-
sons acquainted with him at pres
ent. His name, home, destina-
lion were all unknown, and it be-
came the duty of the police to de-
termine his identity. Seven days
later the London police were able
almost to write his biography, al.
though he was not an Englishman,
on his way to Australia. Every
step he had taken since he landed
In England was known, and in ten
days the American Consul was
able to send here a considerable
statement of facts in regard to
him. How would it have been had
this event happened here? Detec.
tives Blatherskyte,. Paffer and
Itchingpalm would been assigned
to "work up the case.% They
would have studied the newspa
pers for three days TO see wha
rewards were offered, and, finding
none, would have informed US a
the end of three months that the
case was an impenetrable mystery
Why can not we have a detective
police as we'll as the Londoners?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02
AT PLAY

One lovely morn in summer time,
Beneath an elm trees shade,
Linked hand in hand, q joyous band
Of happy children played.
stood and watched them as they romped.
In noisy, childish mirth,
Alas i said how soon are fed
The brightest days of earth
1t seems to me but yesterday ~
was myself a child,
And played ike We, in happy glee,
AS joyous and as wild.
Your merry laugh and ringing shouts
Bring back to memory
That season fair when grief and care
Were yet unknown to me.
Where are they now, my boyhood's friends
Whose hands were clasped in mine,
Who romped and played beneath the shade
With Joy and as great as thine?
Play on young hearts, in gladness shout,
Be happy while you may,
When childhood's o'er, you'll find no more
Such joys We know to-day.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

sat hear each other, on a line with
Mr.. Clay, who obviously directed
bis remarks to one or both of them.
Mr.. Wright looked up for a mo-
ment, picked with his finger the
hair behind his ear, and turned to
his writing. Mr.. Buchanan look
ed and listened, and when Mr..
Clay took his seat rose and replied
with high indignation--was sur
prised at the gentleman from Ken
lucky. "He knows well, and the
Senate can bear me witness, that
/ am prompt and direct in express
ing my opinion on subjects as they
arise, but / choose to take my own
time, and consult my own con-
science. The gentleman from
Kentucky need not expect to force
me into this discussion, or any
other, till / choose to engage in il" !"
Mr.. Clay in his blandest manner
assured the gentleman from Penn
sylvania that be had no reference
whatever to him. "Far from it, /"
said he, and with mighty empha-
sis, 81 called for the leaders of
the party" Mr.. Buchanan ap-
pealed to the Senate-the gentle
man from Kentucky fixed his eyes
upon him, and addressed his re-
marks to him throughout. Mr..
Clay, in his softest and most con-
ciliatory tone and phrase, said he
could well conceive how the gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania had fall
en- into error. 81 often" said he,
Suppose that gentleman is look
ing at me, when in fact he looks
quite another way" (Mr. Bu-
chanan had a cast of the eye.) /
sad to Mr.. Clay, when he took
his seat, "Your first blow was cru
ell but magnificent. The last, saw
age warfare-tomahawking"
"Ah, d-n him." said MIR. Clay,
che writes letters" "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

An exchange says the whole
nation is astonished at the course
of Senator Brownlow. The ma
ton ought not to suffer itself to
become "worked up" about a mat
ter of such small Importance, but
we presume it is not as greatly as
tonished as Brownlow will be at
his own political deadness in Ten
pessee. The Democrats detest
him, and the Republicans, hav-
ing lost all confidence in him, the
self-opinionated wreck of an am
bilious political preacher has be-
come contemplate in their sight:
He has fallen, and the giddy and
unnatural elevation upon which
he formerly stood is lost to him
forever. None are now SO poor
as to do him reverence.-Chdtto-
nooga Republican.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

This is the way to cut off the
neck of bottle: With a strong
twine a yard or two in length,
make one turn around the neck,
rapidly move the bottle from one
end of the string to the other,
that the friction may heat the
part; while hot, dip in cold water
and the glass is cracked off as
clean and smooth as if cut by a
diamond. A few strokes or move
ments with the string are all that
is required. A bottle may be cut
in two by the same process, if strips
of paper are pasted around it, to
keep the string from slipping from
the place desired. t
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02
oo-operation ia Canada.

Cooperative house building has
been tried during Slie past year i'm
Montreal. with great success, and
the following account is given OF
the operations Of the association :;
In 1867 the necessity of increasing
the number of houses of moderate
rent attracted the attention ef
gentlemen interested inthesabjecry
and a building association was
formed, chartered and organized
The stock of the association was
issued in shares of $50, payable 81
a share per month, or in advance
if the stockholders so preferred,
interest being allowed on all adj
vance payments. One year ago,
S75, ,00O had been taken, ground.
was chosen. in a suitable situation
and eleven houses were tuilt and
sold, and are now occupied. In
building the houses the wishes
OF applicants are consulted; /; the
houses are sold at an advance Of
ten per cent. ON the cost of land
and building, to cover interest,"
insurance and other expenses,
while the houses are building; and
the payments, with six per cent
interest, are made in monthly or
quarterly installments, extending
over a period Of ten years, or less.
at the option of the purchaser.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02
Singular Discoveries.

A distinguished physician in France
states that he has lately discovered
a remedy for rheumatism in the
sting Of awasp. One day in pick
ing up handful of weeds in his
garden, he was stung by wasp, on
the wrist. The arm sWellsd, but the
rheumatism disappeared. Seeing
this result, be caused himself to be
stung, along the seat Of the pain in
bis leg, and v as again relieved, end
able to walk With ease. A wasp
sting on the neck of NJ. de Gasparin
is also proved to have cured an at
tack Of bronchitis. DR.. Humboldt
has discovered that the poison Of a
scorpion is remedy for yellow fe.
yer. He innoculated two thousand
four hundred and seventy-eight mon
of the military and naval garrison !;
six hundred and seventy-six after
wards caught the fever, Of whom no
more than sixteen died.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02
Queer Marriage.

ga bridegroom up the linden
tree" is the heading of a curious
marriage story which really oc-
Cured a few weeks ago in q little
village pleasantly situated on the
Rhine. A certain land owner of
the village had daughter who
was courted by a neighboring
swain. and after the latter had got
the promise of the old gentleman,
his future father-in-law, to make
over the homestead to himself,
the marriage day was fixed. The
day was Sunday, and the guests
had assembled from far and wide.
They had already begun to make
the marriage procession, when sud-
denly the bridegroom was found to
have disappeared, and in spite of
all the searching, in the yard, in
the barn, stable and neighboring
houses, not the least trace of him
could be found. The bride wept
bitterly at her lover's deception,
and everybody heaped abuse upon
the missing one. Finally one of
the searchers was successful in dis
covering the bridegroom in the
thickly-leated summit of a large
linden tree which stood at the
back of the house. All the guests
then ran to look at him some be-
gan to abuse him for making such
a spectacle at that critical moment,
while the parish pastor addressed
some pretty sharp words about his
conduct. The young man, how
ever, did not seem inclined to come
down and fulfill his engagement,
but began to explain from where
he was perched what was the mat
ter. He said that his intended
father-in-law had promised faith
fully before the betrothal to trans
fer his land to him (the bride
groom but the promise had been
STAYED of from day to day. and at
the time of speaking it was not
fulfilled. He would, therefore,
not enter the portal Of the church
until the old gentleman had done
his duty. And in spite of all pro
testations by the guests and the
old man, the village schoolmaster
mad at last to be sent for to make
out the contract; and only after
this was signed, sealed and deliv.
cred, did the delinquent descend
from the linden tree and take his
scbbing bride to church.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

SCHOOL ExAMINATIoN.-"J John,
how do you parse grandmother
81 doesn't pass her at all, but
always goes in to get tart.
"What is the singular of men?'
"They is singular when they
pay their debts without being axed
to do it dozen times. !"
t'Young women are beautiful.
What is iG that comes after young
women?"
.'It's the fellows to be sure
they are always arter the young
women"
'.That will do; now you are dis
missed"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

The Indianapolis Sentinel of a
recent date has the follwing item /:
"An old gentleman, who resides
a few miles from,the city, married
a widow lady about one year ago,
who had a daughter aged II, years.
The old gentleman had daughter
the same age. These step-sisters
were wooed and won by step-broth-
ers, and yesterday the happy old
gent led q pair of prospective sons
in-law into the Office of the County
Clerk to procure the necessary pa
pers for a double wedding at his
house.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

A California Chinaman having
been shown by his mistress how
to makea pudding containing three
eggs, but having seen her throw
one bad egg away, continued for
months after, whenever he made
the pudding to use four eggs, regu-
larly breaking, examining and
throwing one away, as he had
seen her do. e
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

The first marriage ever per-
formed at Atlantic City, Wyoming
Territory, was celebrated last
month. It was a fashionable al
fair. but the facilities for carrying
ont all the usual accompaniments
of a weddingin high life were not at
hand. The wedding cards, the best
the market afforded, were a supe-
ior article Of playing cards. The IN,
yitations were written on the ace OF
hearts, the name of the groom on
the king, and that of the bride on
the queen of the same suit.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

A man in Hamburg, Pennsyl-
vania, bought q wagon-lOad Of
boards about thirty years ago,
and failing to get the price he ask
ed determined not to lose money
on them. Accordingly they are for
sale in his yard, having never
been removed from the wagon,
but wagon and boards are mostly
rotten wood.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

A disgusted traveller in Texas
writes "There are more good
women, more high water and less
rain, more negroes and less work,
more cows and less milk and but
ter, more pretty gals with small
feet and no calves TO match, than
any State in the Union" !"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

The amount of business trans
acted in the post Office in New
York may be Judged by the fact
that two windows are open for
the sale of stamps in sums less
than one dollar. The receipts at
each of these windows average
81, 900 per day. The daily con-
sumption of stamps in the Office
must be in all about $4,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

The Commissioner of Agricul-
ture has received information from,
South Carolina Of the appearance
of the dreaded and destructive cot
ton caterpillar among the crops on
the Sea Islands, but the insects
have not yet appeared in very
large numbers
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

The town of Wells, VT, has a
citizen who married at II. His
first child was a daughter, who
married at Is, and Is months af'
terward made her father a grand.
father, at the early age of thirty
one and half years.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

In Radical negro procession in,
Mobile, the other day, a flag with,
the stars and stripes was. carried
some distance before it was discov-
cred that they were OF the Con-
federate pattern.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

Last Monday lady sought a
clerkship in Washington, basing
her application upon a cordial rec
ommendation from the spirit of
Abraham Lincoln. As there were
no vacancies, the spiritual endorse
ment was unavailing.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

Two blind people in Iowa heard
a harper harping with his harp on
the opposite side of the street, rec
ognized him by the touch of the in
strument, crossed over and shook
hands with him. The three, all
blind, were old friends who had
not met for years.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

The Hartford Courunt says
GA minister of the Gospel in a
neigh boring State has been. detec-
ted in deliberately swindling a
Hartford insurance company to
the amount Of about two thou
sand dollars, and only through the
lenieney of the company does he
escape the Penitentiary."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02
An honest mechanic died in Ell

An honest mechanic died in Ell
mira, N. Y, a few days ago. A
merchant having claim against
him, rushed to the house before
the body OF the debtor was cold,
and insisted upon seeing the wild
ow that he might present his bill.
The poor woman told him that
they had always paid their debts
that she could not 60 down then,
but on the first day after the fu-
neral she would call and pay him.
Through the aid of friends. she
kept her word. The cruel credi-
sscr is denounced severely by the
pvess OF that city.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

The papers relate an anecdote
of a beautiful young lady, who had
become blind having recovered her
sight after marriage. 1t is not an,
uncommon thing for peoples eyes
to be opened by matrimony.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

An aristocratic lady of Lenox,
after anxious inquiry as to what
would remove some paint spots
from her window glass, was told
that "elbow grease was the best
thing known. Whereupon she
naively exclaimed: "Oh, I'm so
glad to have found out! 1 won
der if they keep it at Lee?"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

The New York papers say thai.
a lad l6 years of age was arrested
for refusing to support his wife, a.
girl of a They were married a
year ago.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

The latest smartness Of a New
York pictorial is cut representing.
a railroad conductor sticking his,
head in the car, and shouting -
"Indianapolis-Fifteen minutesfou,
divorces"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

: Not long ago young lady In
Illinois was found dead in her.
bed, and coroner's jury rendered.
a verdict of "died of convulsion
aided by tight lacing."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

Under the head of Broken Eng.
lish," Paris paper places such
Londoners as get smashed up by
railway collisions, or who financial
ly come to grief.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

A Frenchman. has purchased
5,OOO'acres of swamp in Tennes-
see, and proposes, raisin9frogs for.
the Memphis market.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

North Missouri is overrun with,
robbers, who prowlabout the coun-.
try under the guise of agents. or,
peddlers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-09-02

a Knoxville female was fined
6ftv,solIars t'other day for riding
. horge straddle'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-03
city wns In the strongest demand especially on the mum

city was in the strongest demand especially the
berpd streets And This demand st strong except for
lots 'made" ground, for which, since the shake
there Is very little inquiry And yet, strange to say sales
OF city slip and lots have not fallen on 80 much
lately ms those Of property in the lower portions OF the
I0Oyaras section. complete sagnaton has been MOTTO
able in this class of property the past two months Inc
cafIhOuake caused s partially and the prevalence OF
small pox has probably done the rest Deficient sewerage
or entire want Of IL has had very much 10 do with bringing
the pestlece upon US, and the ground III the secton
named IL is well known, because Oflts low nature hoS
and cannot be well drained until the graGes are liseu
Actual aud prospective business property nas
In yaue from 30 to 100 per cent during the year Inc ad-
Yanccs in tile case Of the last described Class Oh ta es
tate were and are 10 great extent unJnsllnaDIe lnere
il yet good reason, instance, why lauu on SUN
street Seventst should not sell for $40 20 sVO per
front foot more than land Mission or HOW aru-s ~ INC
vicinity. For residence purposes, mousse Oh IN. ~,
sion Howard will rent fully well ms one on oevoIt
As yet there Is demand for stores on the latter
and 10 is by no means certain that there ever WIZ We.
The prospect Of sucn demand justIies higher pret
than those prevailing for private house properly Due ~
does not Justify the great difference mentioned Ihese
remarks apply to Filth, Eighth, and Nnthsts, as wen
10 Seventh.
Well located lots for residence purposes have been in
strong demand all the city, but especially In that
elst. aud Van Ness-ave. Property lying within these
bounds worth from 500 to 5000 per front foot Very
little, indeed can be purchased at tho former figure
while from $50 $500 per foot are the ruling rates from
Powell to LeavenwOrth. Rents have advanced from 10
to per cent within the past six months, and OF course
tbe advance Of rents entails corresponding increase ia
the value of land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-03

within the Union. The advertisement should be made -
brief will allow OF the advantage offered being clear
the reader. We would especially dwell on the fact tia
the subscribers for the three editions OF THE TRIBU.
Daily weekly and Weekly comprise individuals H.
every profession business coDsedpentiy adyertb~
Dents IN eacn disseminate among all elassea THS
TRIBUNE devoes especial attention to the reports Of es
OF real estate both In the city aud country, thus add1
greatly 10 the value Of its columns as advertsng
dunn The charges for ad vertasng fellows DAI
TRIBUNE Is cents per line for each insertion: wKEKi
TRIBUNE, 81 per line; sBM-WBRkLr IRtbuEn. 10 cents
per hue About ten words average ne after the nrst
line. which usually contains only four or Ave- words
Terms, cash IN advance. .,.t-.r . e.I.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-03
LITERARY.

recent number of an Italian journal IN TINS
.i,v NAYS us tribute TO the eminent services Vi o
eonnfryman Mr. Henry T. Tnekerman' Ill Denan " ~
,,rory and political interests OF ITALY, Tor Whoh no n
,, been bonored by the King with the lnHghl" Oi INC
.oaor ~ Officer Of the Crown OF Italy" In the arucio
70 which We lave referred, tho writer says; MI iu0
-, r. a, earlv youth resided for some time III
~, 5,ct only studied the liberal aspirations OF inc
.ourtry the obstacles by which she mas Deeh cl"t"P
for ges and tho hidden treasures OF her resources anu
mower but has treated the problem OF her rosu'oU'
in yarous literary works of great elegance ana
showing 70 hs countrymcn how much sympathy was uu
60 tbc who had attempted 10 free themselves from tho
laverv TO which they had been condemned by IN
,ss,t ,,r,irn lnyagions and protractcd despOtsm j.
toricyn Great measure 10 the Italian Sketch BOoA'
.s,cly' Biographical Essays on Petraach' Alhell'
rco FoscOlo, PeiIcO, Leopard OAzegho SarIo"lu'
and various other essays and articles which treat the
subject With exquisite taste and profound Kho"euso'
that the naOaal programme which was conuuc"u WIN
no much energy aud wisdom by the supreme genius OF
Cavour found in the United States so many generous
friends and advocates and that public opinion was not
led astrar by the false reports to which the clerical re-
notion party aud the enemies OF progress attempted Dy
every in hcrpOwcr give the sembance OF TRUTH
Nor were the writings Of Tuekerman confined to the
American Union The reformed ministry, being anxious
10 know the impression which their bold projects had
produced abroad instructed the representatives OF their
Government 70 collect and forward whatever came to
Light on hls subject IN the countries to which they were
accredited In consequence Of this request the works OF
r TuCkeau sent to Italy, and their salutary eff
feet recognized by Cavour, who expressed his
gratitude in letter to the author full Of the most fatter
ing acknowledgements which he wrote IN the mids OF the
graycst OF State. We have already said enough to
cal forth grateful feelings Of every Italian towards
Ais writer But the interest which he has always taken
and always win take in the affairs Of Italy is not re-
sctcd to lis writings. His activity and zeal were con-
s2icuous in collecting the contributions which were so
generously offered by the Americans in the wars OF lsis
aud 1859 How warm and sincere friend TO Italy and
the Italians SIR Tuckcrman has proved himself Is well
known all tire distinguished eXiles who within the last
twenty years haye sought reposc under the free usu
lions " thar noble republic, and found in him cheering
support i'm their exile"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-03
10 Ibcm II mag Gnnttrn.


CT. DAVIDs SOCIETY.-At a Special Meet
- Das Benevolent Society, held Tuesdiy the
February Na The OF tie death Of
and President The Hon 1bo Jones b the
following preamble and resolutions adopted
dnt Of Society from the Of hi aboTs and bis usens In the
Of his hfe,
Roud the members OF the 81 Davd Benevolent Society
which Aented deceased 81 distinguished
this sudden bereavement With vniene thai
the death % the Hon ThOs Jones have o leader In all Of
efforts all matters importance and ardent and
enthusiastic lover OF bis eouDtrTmen and Of bis
members testify their the
deceased attending bis funeral tots d o'clock from bis resi
m West Forty eght and wearing ia usual badge Of
mourning for 20 dayA
Resosd That foregoing preamble and resolutions duly std
be furnished THE TRIBUNE and The Ne Yoik Herald
for publication. 81, 80
soea Farther that eOpJ Of the be ,.H 70 n. widow Of the
deoeased j. HENRY PULSTON, President
DANIEL L. JoSss. Secretary pro TEN
ITO PUBLISHERS.-A Lady who is desirous
Of opening an ORcs EMPLOYMENT Of FEMALE COM
POSrOkS sud who command the necessary capital would HE to
secure COMPOSITION OF two reliable periodicals. Jht
be done the best Address H., Tribune Onee
Cd KIM REWARD. - BONDS STOLEN,
90 %seJUO 30 1885, Genital Pacific Railroad bonds Of
each 800 3 37 SeresE and Nos 1856 1881 5 $50
and No 8S Series Also Union Ptefe Railroad
Bonds Nos 408 1888 400 409i +09l 1893 66l
The public oaed agsinst negotiating Of said
Bonds having been stopped The above
viii be paid Of said Bonds equal proportion
part them by JOHN NoKELWAY No - West Safest
Trenton, n. Jan. 49, 1861