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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-17
rELEGRAPHIc SUMMARY.
rProm the Gold ;.ill News.l

(Rrom the Gold ;sill News.
Our Eastern dates are to last night.
George Peabody has made another
donation of $50, 900 to the literary in.
etitute which bears his name.
Albert J. Gould has been arrested for
forging to the extent of 5000, 900, in
Monroe County, New York.
Another fatal steamboat explosion at
Cairo has killed seven persons.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany Intends making still further reduc-
tions in its rates.
The Mechanics Institute Fair 10 all
tie attraction in San Francisco just now.
The Odd Fellows had a grand gala
day in Sacramento yesterday.
The Pioneer Society of California
started from Sacramento by railroad
this morning on their visit to the East.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-17
SPECIAL NOTICE.

No larger amount than FIVE DOLLARS (S5y
in Silver coin will be received vt the Banking
Ufl3ce II Wells, Fargo Co II one time except
1t \ discount Of One per cent
Carson, September It'll, 1850.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-17
SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBEK.
Next him September marched, exc on foot,
Yet was he hoary laden with the spoil
OF harvest riches which be made his boat.
And hun enriched with bounty If the soil
In his one hand rs fit for harvest's toll,
He held knife hook and in the other hand
pair Of weight, with which he did assnil
Both more and less where it in doubt did stand
And equal gave to each as justice duly scanned.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-17
RIC1'D r. PARKINSON
NOTARY PUBLIC,

sc-icits patronage in Copying, Writing in gen.
eral; Drawing up eeds, Bills Of Sale, ETC., etc.
Will work Tor moderate remuneration.
x1-N. Blown Piats carefully gotten mp. "a
Office, with Geo. W. Chedic, County Assessor.
Carson, August 26, 1869. 30
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
TERMS

TTwo DoIiars for one year, iavu-
taJty in a2raaoe.
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hF Advertisements inserted at One Dollar
per square of Ten Lines or loss for the first
Insertions Fifty Gents for each confluence.
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Cents per line.
6r a liberal deduction will be made to
persons advertising for three. six. nine, or
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on canSidaies,
Fifty Cents per square.
~ The privilege Of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited 20 their own immediate and
regular business; AMI the business of an ad-
vertising firm Is net considered as including
that Of It's individual II emhers. ETNo de-
Walton from these terms under any ciIcum-
stances.
trT Ad vertisements not marked with the
number of insertions when handed in, will be
continued until ordered oet, and payment
exacted.
O~T- 10 advertisem ent inserted gratu.touslv
sC5s Advertisements of an abusive nature
will rot be inserted at any price.
TO@ Announcing candidates Five Dollars.
20 he paid In advance IN every case.
OF lob Printing of all kinds neatly
done on New type, aud cn as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

On RESTAURANT BUTTER.-One
day young man went into Bos-
ton restaurant and took a seat at
the table. AS the day happened
to be slushy, he wore high topped
boots, with his pants tucked in
side the legs. Giving his order,
he waited patiently, and soon re-
ceived what he desired. Taking
"a slice Of bread in his hand, he
applied the butter from a dish
near by, and took one bite, which
bite was enough, for no sooner had
he tasted it than his lower jaw fell,
and dropping the bread OH the ta-
bic, he sank back in his chair, ap-
parently bereft of all his faculties.
In a moment be rallied, and with
his coming senses also returned his
presence of mind. Taking the
dish Of butter from the table, be
proceeded coolly and calmly to rub
the butter on his boots, from the
legs down. which being done in
highly artistic manner, he delib-
erately picked up his check, walk
ed to the bar, and settled.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
Terrible Railroad Ride.

The lightning express train,
Conductor Holm, on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern
road, left Toledo on time Monday
evening, with a little colored boy
on board who rode TO Norwalk un-
der circumstances that fairly make
railroad men tremble as they con-
template his situation. At Fre-
mont the boy was discovered for
the first time, comfortably seated
at the head OF the engine, under
TIE headlight. Being routed from
that position, he disappeared in
the darkness, and was supposed to
have remained in Fremont. If
the reader has never travelled from
Fremont to Norwalk-thirty miles
ON the first train, fairly flying
at the rate of almost sixty miles
an hour, vivid conception Of the
position of the boy, as he chung to
the truck beneath the baggage car,
blinded. covered and almost stifed
with dust. cannot be easily imAg-
ined. When the laundering Of
the train had ceased the inspector
of its motionless wheels discovered
the boy at Norwalk, and brought
him out. His face was so whi-
tened with prairie dust that an i'm
preston OF the finger upon his
cheek, drawn across his face, left a
black mark. The ride was mira
culous. Railroad men say they
would not have attempted the feat
for the value of the Toledo road.
The conductor called out to the
wheel Inspector to bring the boy In
to the baggage car. Supposing
that he would have to face greater
danger at the hands of the rail-
road men than he encountered un-
der the train. he shot out in the
darkness, and was not heard frcm
again. 'The conductor wanted to
give him a free ride in the cars
during the remainder Of the jour
ney.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
An Anecdote of Gov. Sc
ward and One Of His
Old friends.
Old FfIen0s.

During Mr.. Seward's first term
as Governor, the auti-rent troubles
assumed formidable aspect. The
Heidelberg was intensely excited,
sheriffs were defed, and a resort
to arms seemed TO be approaching.
Under an act Of the Legislature,
Seward appointed a commission
to inquire Into the grievances of
the tenants and the rights Of the
landlords, naming as one of its
members, his old friend Garry V.
SIckett, of Seneca county.
A day was fixed for Gov. Se-
ward and Commissioner Sackets
to visit the infected district. The
anti-renters who had never been
honored with the presence of u
Governor, resolved to turn out en-
nsasse to meet His Excellency, and
select an orator to meet him with
a congratulatory speech, quite
losing sight of the Commissioner.
The day arrived, and Seward
and Saekett went out in q four
horse barouehe. Sackett, who
stood six feet three inches, and
always dressed in the Websterian
blue coat and buff vest, with an,
amplitude of white and IN impos-
ing gold headed cane, was never
better got up than on this grand
occasion, and of course bore q
striking contrast to the 1.-THE little
Goyernor. As they descended
from the carriage, the crowd of
anti-renters cheered Justify, and
their Head Center stepped forward
unrolled his smanuseript, and opened
his ora.orical battery upon Sack
EFT, with "YOur Excelleney," and
began his speech, while the mass
called out for three cheers for ''our
blone Governor" Sackett Yav-
ing his cane high in the air,
shouted at the top of his voice
Stop, gentlemenI You have
made the same mistake that the
people of this State have made
rhey doubtless ought to have
made me Governor, and perhaps
nteIidded to do so, but in fact, they
rave ch2sen this gentleman" turn
ng to Seward, "whom I now pre-
ient to you as Governor Seward" "
.Ne10 York Sun.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
Taking a Drink

l passed the winter 1S4C41 In
the very hospitable city Of H.,
where l was fortunate to form
an extended circle Of agreeable ac-
quaintances, who, by their geniat
and intelligent intercourse contri-
buted greatly to my happiness,
and enabled me to while away tho
monotony ofa protracted northern
winter in the most satisfactory
manner. In the spring following,
as / was about taking my depart
ure, my friends called, and wish
ing me all manner of good fortune,
babe me kind adieu, and all, exr
cept my particular friend j. S.,
had left. He detained me for
some tine upon the little porch
fronting the hotel, seeming 10th
to say good-b but as it was near,
ly time for the arrival of the train
| was forced to tear myself away
from him, and was on the point OF
stepping into the carringe when
he entreated me to come back and
take farewell glass.
was obliged TO decline, remark
ing, as closed the carriage door,
that we would postpone our drink
until my return; and away ] went,
consoliDg myself with the antici-
patton that | might soon be per-
mitted to revisit the excellent
friends l was leaving behind. But,
alas for the realization of my cher
ished aspiratiOnl my tortuous trail
led me into Texas, Mexico, Ar
kansas and Utah, and was nearly
twenty years before | could get
back.
The time came ut last, however,
and anxiously drove toward the
old hotel, where expe ected to see
a great many changes; but, 20 my
surprise, | found all the snrroun~
dings looking precisely as when L
lett, and to my utter astonishment
there was my old friend J. $,
who was the last to bid me fare~
well, seated in the same spot upon
the same porch, apparently in the
same arm chair, and with his feet
raised at the same elevation, and
resting against identically the
same post as when | declined his
invitation to join him in the STIR
up-cup.
Getting utof the carriage, L
walked directly up to him, gave
him a hearty slap on the shoul-
der, and said: "WeH, S., as
you are SO pressing, ! don't care if
/ do take a drink.
Helooked up with astonishment,
and did not recognize me at first;
but be soon appreciated the joke,
and seizing me by the hand, re-
piled that his patience was nearly
exhausted in waiting for my rs
turn, and thatif | had not arrived
within the next FIVE or six years
be would have had 10 drink alone.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
A Striking Illustration.

Many years ago an assault and
battery" case came up before a
magistrate in Western Ohio, in
which lawyer named Ellis was
the defendants counsellor, and
Elder Gilruth, a Methodist piea-
cher, was the plaintiff s most im-
portant witness.
did | understand you to state,
Mr.. Gilruth, that you saw the de-
fendant strike the PLAINTIFF"
81 know not what you may
have understood" replied the wit
ness, "but if my eyes serve me
properly, | certainly did witness
a maneuver that would warrant
that description" )"
"Ah, you saw him strike then;
will you please inform the court
how hard a blow was inflicted ?"
The witness looked at the coun-
sci and seemed hesitating. The
complacent pettifogger insisted
upon a statement.
GAS nearly as l can remember"
replied the witness, "the tlow was
sufficient to knock the plaintiff
down"
"That is not an explicit answer"
said the counsel, somewhat non
plussed by the preachers coolness,
Il wish you to explain to the
court, how hard blow was infic-
ted by the defendant upon the
person Of the plaintiff as set forth
in the Indictment"
assuha,! asha.!! ! answer the ggentlemau's
question ?" said Gilruth, turning
to the magistrate.
"As you please" replied the
justice.
"You wish me to give a salts
factory demonstration of the ve-
locity of the blow, which brought
the plaintiff to the ground %
81 do" said Ellis.
"Well, then," continued Gil
ruth, advancing a few steps to-
wards the counsel, "as nearly as
my judgment serves me, the
blow was about equal to hat!" at
the same instant planting his enor-
nous handful of bones directly |
between the lawyers eyes, smash
ing his spectacles, and prostrating
the "unlucky limb Of the law" up |
on the floor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
Iemple Of The a}tuses.
WAITING.

The hours are ticking off and on,
The swallows skim the sea
The clouds are flying to the south,
And thou art still from me.
No chirping laugh from tender lips,
No sigh from up thy heart;
And every moment as it slips,
Reminds me we're apart.
The scented sweets from up-lands brown
Sift through the heavy air;
The moon in crescent swings adown
Yon east in radiance rare.
Beneath the stars | watch and wait,
Ny heart beats fast and slow
All! matchless eyes, SO sadly late,
Why keep one waiting so?
But, hark! step, its wondrOus soft,
A breath steals DER my lip;- s.
The stars are kissing up aloft,
Ny soul is now adrift:
Incircled thus in ivory arms,
Oh! heaven, thy joy invades-
All sense is lost is sweet alarms,
And life in rapture fades.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
LOST.

The moon comes out and glimmers,
The stars like diamonds CLEAN
And long green boughs are waving
O'er pleasant mountain stream
And my thoughts travel backwards,
Into the long lost years,
And your face comes before me,
Seen through a mist of tears.
We met-We loved-We parted:
The story ever new,
We liyed-We hoped-We waited,
And SO the long years grew.
A vast sea rolls between US,
A gulf that time has made,
New habits grow upon US,
Old beauties faint and fade.
Take one last look behind you,
Into the vale of years,
Does my face come before you,
e""n through a mist of tears
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
Didn't Want a Substitute.

Mr.. Pilkinson, a farmer in Penn
sylvania, was drafted for the SER
vice of his country. His wife,
though she possesses but a small
stock of general information, is
one Of the best conjugal partners,
and she was much troubled at the
thought of parting with her hus-
band. AS she was engaged in
scrubbing off her doorsteps, a
rough-looking stranger came up
and thus addressed her:
81 hear, madam, that your hus-
band has been drafted"
Eyes, sir, he has," answered
Mrs. Pilkinson, though dear
knows, there's lew couldn't better
be spared from their families"
"Well, madam. | have come to
offer myself as a substitute, for
him."
"a what?" asked Mrs. Pilkin-
son with some excitement.
Il am willing TO take his place" :"
said the stranger.
'You take the place of my hus-
band, you wretch. I'll teach you
to insult a distressed woman that
way, you vagabond + cried Mrs.
Pllkinson, as she discharged the.
dirty soapsuds in the face OF the
discounted and astohished SUBJ
stitute, who took TO his heels just
In time to escape having his head
broken by the bucket.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

There is a tight-rope dancer in
San Francisco who offers to walk
across the ocean if somebody will
chalk the equiuoctial line for him.
Due notice will be given when he
starts.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

Sore-eyed poodle dogs have had
their day, and now it is considered
the correct thing for fashionable
ladies to carry pet monkey. If
fashion called for it, some women
would lead. a white elephant a
round with string.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

The Boston Post says: "Samuel
Hetch was found dead in his bed
in New York, his hand elenching
a Saturdays Tribune containing
an essay on political economy. Il
had killed him" RI
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
Honest Man.

udLuSG OOOlSiSuS VIII udO peeu
engaged as locomotive engineer
on an Eastern railroad, went out
to Cuba to take charge of the en-
gine of a large sugar factory at
Cardenas. Before leaving, he re-
marked to a friend that he meant
to purchase a lottery ticket when
he reached Havana, as he believed
those schemes were as fair and
honorable as a lottery could be,
being under the direct supervision
of the government. His friend, a
young unmarried man, handed
him ten dollars saying, "There get
me ticket too. I'll try it, just
for luck, and shallset the ten-spot
down to profit and loss"
Time passed on. CobIeigh re-
manned year in Cuba, and then
returned TO the States, and ran a
locomotive for six months on the
Erie road, after which he went to
Columbus, Ohio, where he remain-
ed nearly four years. During this
time the young man who had in
trusted to Cobleigh the ten dol-
lars for lottery ticket had mar
ried and become the father of two
children. He was a sail-maker
by trade, and worked hard to sup
port his family.
AT length Cobleigh came to
New York, where, by chance, he
met his old Cuban enirrloyer. who
informed him in course osf conver-
satlon, that a prize Of twenty
thousand dollars, drawn five years
before by sold ticket, had never
been claimed. What was the
number2 Cobleigh obtained it,
and then went home and over
hauled his trunk, and among a lot
of old letters he found the two
lottery tickets he had bought in
Havana over five years before
and one of them was the fortunate
number.
A few days after this the young
sail-maker in Boston, received a
letter from the engineer, inclosing
the lottery ticket, and giving di-
rectlons for obtaining the money.
The poor mechanic was thunder
struck, and at first would not be-
lieve that his friend had written
truly; but inquirng of the Cuban
consul, he found that his claim
was good, and in time he obtained |
the twenty thousand dollars. He
tried to find Cobleigh, to give him
q part of the money, but could
not.
A year passed and Cobleigh Wis
tied Boston. He was going to the
gold country, where he was en-
glged to superintend the running
OF engines for quartz mining. His
pay was to be ample, so be would
not accept any part of his friends
fortune.
But" urged the sail-maker,
why is not the money as much
yours as mine? Both tickets were
"Aye," replied Cobleigh "but
t was yours that drew tie prize.
When bought them 1 selected
nine first. Then I selected one 1
or you, from which I nipped off
| bit of the upper right-hand cor
ner. When l found the two tick
its, after learning that one of
hem was entitled to a prize,
discovered that the nipped corner
bore the fortunate numberI So
If course, the prize was yours"
This is what we calI Unborn
Honesty.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
The Natchez Democrat ofer.

The Natchez Democrat offers
a conundrum: eff a young wo
mans wardrobe costs $1,000 a
year, can a man with an income
of $500 afford to marry her? II
a young man has an income Of
$500, and spends $1,000. can he
afford to marry any one? This
last is a more common state Of
affairs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04
The Prophets Tomb.


Mohammea the Prophet OF Allah,
lies buried in the city OF FL Medi-
an. and all the world Of Islam goes
Up to his tomb. About this tomb
there hangs great deal OF mystery.
The vulgar story ofGhe suspended
coffin, has Iopg been exploded, and
the question now SET ms to be, ,wheth-
eT there is any tomb at all /?
Lieut. Burton, yfo recently msde a
pilgrimage to the holy cities, in the
disguise OF an Afghan Dervlsh, fur
uishes the most reliable Information
upon this point. We learn from
hls narrative that, although thou
sands go yearly to El Medinah to
see The tomb Of the prophet, yet no
one ever saw it.
In one corner Of the grand mosque
OF that city is chamber supposed
to be entirely walled up with stone
or pIankiDg, inside of which the
pilgrim is told, are the tombs of
Mabammed and the first two caliphs,
Abubeker and Omar. But this
walled chamber issurrounded outside,
with a curtain, somewhat like
four-post bed. No one is permitted
to look behind the curtain, except
the eunuchs who at times replace it
with new one, and they say that
a supernatural light surrounds the
tomhs that would strike With blind
ness any one that would have the
iemerity to approach il. This sto-
ry is nov universally believed among
Moslems.
Outside Of the curtain, leaving a
narrow space between. is an iron
filagree railing, which serves to keep
the crowd from close contact AZ,
the tomb. After many prayers and
prostrations the Pilgrim is made TO
approach small window 10 the
railing through which be catches a
glimP Pse # the curtain. The exact
place OF MobammeG's tomb is dis
tinguished by large pearl rosary,
and apeeuliar ornament suspended
to the curtain, which the vulgar be-
ieve TO be ga jewel Of the jewels of
Paradise. !" Lieut.. Burton, how
ever, says, to bis eyes it resembed
the ground shoppers of glass, used
for the hUmblest of decanters!
Through the window in the railing
the pilgrims are expected tc throw
their contributions, and the treas
ures Of place IRE kept in the mar
row passage between the railing and
curtain. The amount is said to be
enormous, which Lieutenant Burton
doubts. No one is permitted to en-
ter this passage except upon the
psvmt ut of an extraordinary sum.
What there is behind the curtain
seems TO be a matter OF great doubt.
The MdsIem authori les are divided
in opinion. Some say there is no
wall behind the curtsin; others that
it coyfrs a square building Of black
stones in the Of interior which is the
tomb, while others say there are
three deep groves, but no traces of
tombs.; and lastly, Lieut.. Burton {
strongly suspects that the burial
place of the Prophet is entirely on s
known Certainly the eunucb's !
story Of the binding light that sur
rounds the Prophets tomb looks
like priestly gloss TO hide defects.
Yet all the world of Islam goes up
to pray at the Prophets tomb, and
believe that be now lies
there with blooming face and bright !
eyes, and that blood would issue
from his body if wounded, for no one s
dareS to assert that he holy one is
suffered to undergo corruption.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

A man brougpt before a justice
of The peace, charged with some
petty oiiense, pleaded in exten-
uation anatural inGrmity.
81 should have made a consid-
erable figure in the world, Judge,
said he, ,.if | hadn't been fool /;
ats dreadful drawback to q man. F"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

At Yokohoma both sexes bathe
together, in exactly similar cos
tunes. Adam and Eve were the
first to wear it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

CoMFoRT.-"Is there any dan
ger of the boa-constrictor biting
me ?" asked a lady at the Zoologi-
cal Gardens.
"Not the least, marn," replied
the Snowman; ''he never bites,
he swallows his a0ittleS whole J!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

Cincinnati had a mass meeting
in opposition to the reading Of the
Bible in the public schools
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

81 say, Deacon Jones. did you
knew that figs could grow here in
Chillicothe just as well as in any
Southern Slater
81 don't care a fig if they can,
said the deacon but l rather
think your notion is mere fig
ment of the brain
"Ah, deacon, that's very good,
but it's not the fig meant by me
Ha, ha !"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

"Buy trunk, Pat?' said deal
er.
"And whyshould ] buy a trunk?'
reioined Pat.
"To put your clothes in" was
the reply.
"And go naked % exclaimed
Pat; "not a Bit it,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

How could eOld Dog Tray" be
faithful and at the same time be-
Tray2
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-04

New grasshoppers are Matching
iu Utah. 6a4.