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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-28

NOR SALE-THREE FRAME HOUSES,
l. containing six rooms each, situated on the
of Gibbon. Persons wanting property that will
pay Il handsome interest will find this good
Investment. For particulars apply to.
VIM. COGAN,
my21-eo3W Is north Royal st.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17
A Romantic Incident of
the War.

In the blooming, beautiful,
balnly May of 1868, one of those
dreaded battle stained years nev-
er to be forgotten, Geu Tllghman
fell. shot dead at the battle of
Champion hill, gallantly strug-
Cling in defence OF cherished
principles. His noble life ebbed
away on the spot where he fell,
and the sad earth drank his blood
with greedy thirstiness. But up
on that immediate spot grew a
peach tree that RI cached maturity
while its roots stepped themselves
in the martyrs blood. Singular
to relate, the leaves and fruit of
this tree are blood red color
The tree was transplanted and is
now in the orchard of DR.. John
L. Hebron, of this county. The
propagations from the same are
also of the same peculiar color.
There is certainly something re-
markable about this. We have
seen the leaves, and must confess
that they do look and even smell
like blood. The fact can be wit
messed by those taking the trouble.
= NckSburg Mss, Herald.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17
.etplpte u1 1te Muses.
ss
Over the Bars.

I
Twas milking time, and the cows came Vi
From the meadows sweet with clover,
And Stood in the lane while pretty Jane
1 Had quiet chat with the drover -
Such quiet chat, that it scarcely seemed
That single word was spoken;
While magic spell, with the night dews fell
And the rhythm of song was. unbroken.
The cattle stoed at the lovers. side,
Without any show of vexation, ''-'
AS though impressed that five bar rest
Was apart of their restoration.
And as Jane listened to notes that came
Right under the bars and over, --i ~
Her heart took wing like silly thing,
And nestled close up to the ,drover.
She heard him say that his home was poor,
That he'd nothing but love to give her,
And she smiled content, as though love had
spent
Every arrow he had in his culver; : j.
She smiled content while the evening air
With voices of birds was ringing,
And her lips confessed that lowly nest
Should never prevent her singing.
So over the bars the lovers lean,
In the JOY of sweet communion, i.t'
And their looks declared that poverty ne'er
Shall be bar to their union.
Oh, sweetest muse, go thread your rhymes
Nor under the bars and over,
Where pretty Jane in the fragrant lane
Bewitched the heart of the droYer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

nTHE HoRRoRss oPa WAR.-Ths
public generally do not comprs-
.hends the oimmensity of the effort
made by Germany in the present
war, or the extent to which she is
stalking her future PROSPERITY. She
has placed under arms, it iisesti-
mated f(ih aetuai regiments march
ing or ready to march, her entire
youth. all persons between II and
26, physically competent to bear
arms. Indeed, it is probably Tot
uhtrue that Germany has 4 ,2gO,-
900 young men Of every iclasslen-
gagedin the, ,waroinifront OF in re-
serve, while quite as many as ZOO
900 additional persons must be
esgaged In manufacturing, collect
ing, or forwarding suppliesi These
figures show that peace is just az
much for the interest Of Germany
as for that of France. --.t
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

- - = - - =
last piekipgs promise to be light.
| These indicatiohs ins teAd Of ppint-
ing to an Increase Of . third Of a
million bales,. render It probable
that the present crop will Be- no
larger than the last IF the re-
mainderof the season shosId be
very 1npropitious, reduction of
'gqnarterof 4 mission bales might
Be the result. Another monttfor
two viii determine whether the
present cropsHaii be estimated at
three million bales, as predicted
early in the season. The present
area in cultivation has reduced
the'price' to'l5' cents per pound,
on the very verge Of profitable
cultivation, and correspondents
are already reporting the rnin of
the planters whe grow cotton ex-
classVely and buy all their agri-
cultural supplies.
8 lAilarge increase in the product
Of corn and sugaris regarded as
certain. There j. comparatively
a large surplus of old wheat in
tennessee, Missouri iowa, Kan
.assand Nebraska, sand as much
Is usual in Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky J and smaller. States.
There is noevidence. Of any y'large
urplus to add materially to the
uppIies ofTbe year. q The supply
# 'ffatteniBg cattle is sohewhatlin
xcess of former years, with,grsat
peal variations Fs;.,r,s.i,..-,.s
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17
lasAslA A.aA,lhf.. .lf-lI.

Idead Sioux. Il
''The work of my reyolvers,,'
quietly responded the young man
Jas he gazed upon the service they
had done.r -
20, then you've got brace of
six shooiers?"' g g i1a.saee3
"No, one seven and one seven
teen shooter"
"By Jove is Lets start at once
We'll face all the reds I'VE meetsir
colorado, 2 Come
The party left their stronghold
and another sharp fght took place
with some-twenty other savages
half of their number falling
The others, hearing the SHOUTS
continue, -beliaving they were at.
tackled by orerwilelnsiiag mum
bers. fled. The@old man loaded
his rifle, and made a4ast shot at, a
savage who could pot have been
less than twelve hundred yards
off. The Indian fell and the hun
ter exclaimed, sfPberp'si old Panl's
mark again" 7Io''n ss.il' -
sand what's your other name 2"
asked the female traveller, ap.
preaching him.
paul Jason is my name, please
ye, ma'am."
"Then there's Lucy Morton's
mark!" she cried, throwing her
arms around the neck of the old
hunter, and kissing his bronzed
lips. 29'es
The hunter started back, rub
bed his eyes, and then catching
her by the hands, he cried, "No,
no! you don't mean to say that
you're my little Lucy, that was
married to Charley Morton,
what's got a baby, and coming
out to Denver to live In my new
brick house 2"
Eyes, | am the same"
The old hunter embraced bis
child, kissed the baby fifty times,
end then turning to Charley, be
said as he took him by both hands,
"By Jove, stranger-no, | mean
Charley-if my gal hadn't mar,
ried you, believe | never would
forgiven her, for you're just the
bravest little chap and Ingen fight
er for greenhorn that ever | did
see. BY Jove, but l shall be
proud of you!' !
The mules had not been
and the rest of the
journey to Denver was performed
IN safety. And the old man was
never happier than when intro
ducing his son-in-law, and telling
of their great Indian fight, al
ways making Charley the hero.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

Not long since a young man
went from Terre Haute to Green
castle, Ind, and registered at one
of the hotels. The next day be
delivered to the landlord an ex-
pressenvelOfe marked 81: 1000, and
addressed him at Greencaslle, ;re-
questing it to be satel y kept for
him until he could find a farm in
which to invest it. He remained
4bout two weeks, then came up
missing. During all this time the
landlord had kept the package
under his pillow, with a revolver
by its side. Supposing the young
man had been murdered, the ho-
tel keeper sought legal counsel,
and was advised to take the
package to the First National
Bank, and have it opened. He
did so, and found it filled with
pieces Of an old map, about the
dimension OF bank bills.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17
thursday, NOVEMBER IT., 1871
Judging a Plckpocket.

l Captain Teson, who runs a
steamboat, not only manages the
heavy business of navigation SC
far as his steamer, is concerned
but he also supervises the lesser
matters of every trip-ia fact be
head centres the boat in every
thing. A night or two ago dan
dyfed looking parsonage made a
loud alarm saying that some one
had picked his pocket. He
charged blunt locking fellow,
OF 'rhgh working-like exterior,
with having committed the off
ence, and some OF the darkies
aboard the boat-no doubt ex-
tpecting fee--immediately seized
the unsuspecting stranger and
marched him to Captain Tesen's.
room, to have him handcuffed
and imprisoned until the arrival
at Troy. When brought before
the Captain his shrewd eye at
once told him that q mistake had
been made. The following lacon-
lie conversation followed: :. -
Captain Teson Ito prisonerJ-
"Did you rob this man p
Prisoner-"No, sir, I didn't.
q Captain T.-"Let's see youre
hands. prisoner stretches out his
digits.) ,..
Captain T,-"Go to your berth.
You didn't rob this man. / never
saw a man with both hands cal
loused by hard work, and with
such a hand as you've got, who'd
rob man" a.-et
Captain T then turned to the
dandyfied accuser, and another
followed r
Captain T.--"Have you been
robbed 2" f l-e
Dandy--"Yes, sir; and that
man robbed me, too"
Captain T.--"What do you do
for living 7.- |
Dandy-'I work as clerk in a
grocery store at Chicago"
Captain T.-"Let's see your
hands" tIfG
Dandy shows up, and the cap
tain, after making a brief inspec-
ton, says: "What! you're clerk
in grocery store and got such
soft and velvety hands as them
Why. they are like the wing Of a
bird. I'll be hanged if l don't
.hink you're a thief yourself
When the boat landed the dandy
vas the first to jump for the dock,
md Captain Teson says: "Herun
ike a rascal, and the man he ac-
used of robbing walked off the
,oat like an honest man." |
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

.s,SGIT FOR DANAaEss--Mrs- Sa-
rah Vsncamp of Metamora, has
brought suit against Aldrich &Co.,
of Cincinnati for S., 900 damages
for the loss Of her husband, whose
death was caused ty the explosion
of q quantity Of petroleum sold by
them to him last June. They
warranted the fluid to be non-
combustible.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

The other day. in Buffalo, an
excited individual with a carpet
bag in one hand and an umbrella
in the other, and a shawl hanging
over hisarln, accosted one Of the
street gamIns with the question,
"Say, bub, which is the quickest
way for me to get TO the Railroad
depot p "Run !" was the laconic
response. fa
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

A party of twelve young ladies
in Albany, N. Y, have formed
themselves into a brass band
They are under the instruction of
a careful teacher, and hope TO ap
pear in public during the coming
fall. Their uniform will be some.
what after the Zouave style, only
that the material will be Highland
plaid for winter wear, with a beav.
er hat and feather, similar to Ia
dy's riding hat. They will create
considerable excitement, no doubt.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17
The Diabolism Of War.
A Dreadful Story Of Prus.
sian Cruelty.

1t is stated at Macy-le-Haut,
on the authority Of a staff officer
ofGeneraE Picard, of the I1nper-
ial Guard, who claims to have
escaped through the Prussian
lines on the day of the surren-
der of Metz, that on the day
preceding, Wednesday, there
took place the most awful scene
ever witnessed in modern war
fare. At two o'clock in the af-
ternoon a compact mass of the
unarmed people of Metz swarm
ed through the western gates of
the city into the plain. They
were of all ages and ranks in
life, and of both sexes, and
numbered nearly or quite ten
thousand persons. At the head
marched a man and a woman,
the latter carrying awhile flag.
In the rear were hundreds Of
children, all carrying little white
flags /; behind them moved
strong body Of French troops,
pressing them forward intothe
plain. 1t is stated that these
unhappy people were expelled
+ because there was no food for
them, and that they were thus
moving forth solely to seek the
means of saving themselves
from death within the walls.
AS they approached, a Prussian
orderly was seen to ride to the
front, ordering the outposts to
fire on the mass. The people
advanced still. When they
came within range, the. Pruss-
ians fired upon them. Still the
people moved on, the man and
woman in the front, with the.
white flag moving more rapidly.
The man suddenly fell, struck
by a bullet. The woman, waving
her white flag, continued to adj
vance, the children meanwhile
screaming most piteously. The
fire Of the Prussians was kept
up deliberately and steadily, as
ifupon an armed column. The
woman fell with her flag. The
mass swayed, for a moment, then
turned and fed in the most hor-
rible disorder, struggling, fall
ing, and involved in an inextri-
cable confusion of the dead and
dying and the fugitives. Still
the Prussian fire grew constant
ly hotter. The French troops
advanced to the front, closed
around the helpless mass of fly
ing citizens, and a terrible fusi-
lade began on both sides. The
spectacle became devilish in its
horror. The road was strewn
with the bodies of women and
children. The forts of lie Will
eux and Les Bottles poured shell
and shotupOn the Prussians till
the last fugitive had disappear
ed, and the French troops Slow
ly fell back, the motley crowd
hurrying in all directions around
the city walls and in at differ
ent gates. They trooped from
all sides throughthe streets.and
flung themselves down, chill
dren carrying bundles, mothers
frantic with the loss of their
children in the Garde Place,
where all night long they lay on
the pavements in dumb despair
TO await their doom of famine,
since averted by the eapitula-
tion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17
Census Of East Tennessee.

Below we give the population
of the several counties in East
Tennessee, according to the pres
ent census, also according to the
census of 1860, SO that all can see
the increase for the last decade ::
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

A Kansas lady, on retiring to
her room one night, found it lit
orally filled with martins, which
had flown in during her absence.
Instead of harshly turning them
out in the cold the kind hearted
lady captured nearly all the lit
tie creatures and had them SER
Yed up next day into pot-pie.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

= Better never jump from q NOV
ing vehicle; but when you must
do it, jump the way the vehicle
is going Again, when getting
into a carriage, take hold with
the hand opposite the foot placed
upon the steps; then if there ID 9
sudden stsrtthe body won't swing
around as if on a pivot but be
balanced.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

Eligible bachelor (makipg a
call - Veil, Mr, Fred, youdOn't t
know who | am? Too candid
young ahopelnl-"Oh, but ! do,
though! You're the chap ma says
would be such a good catch for
our Nary"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

The Norwich Balletin says /:
"a gentleman from Norwich, be-
ing in neighboring town, and
pot feeling well, ventured to try a
glass of bar-room whisky. Be-
fore swallowing, he saw fly in
the tumbler, and incautiously in
serted his finger TO remove the
insect. But all! horror of hor-
rors the fiery liquor took off his
inger-nail, and it was floating be-
fore his eyes on the surface |!
What became Of the fly is not
stated, but.it is very probable that
it perished." q
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

A Texas man has been cured
of the bite of tarantula b. the
copious use of Robertson County
wbiskey, The wound healed up
in two days; and on the third
day the man expired of delirium
tremens.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

One Denver gentleman shot
another and was promptly arrest
ed for Constructing the sidewalk. "
He was discharged, though, when
he clearly demonstrated that the
way the deceased stood it was i'm
possible to have shot him in any
way so that be would not fall
across the walk. 81 s8 :
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

9dA Cincinnati mother got a big
cowhide, and inviting in a cobbler
who bad insulted her daughter,
proceeded to wax him with awl
her might. The last blow nearly
ended him. sa
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

The Chicago Republican says
John A, Logan has no superior on
the stump. Then he ought to
stay on; it. He certainly has no
inferior off of it. :
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

A GREAT SURPRIsE-4A great
many years ago we remember to
have read very thrilling story
about gentleman of elegant leis-
ure, who was travelling Tor the fun
of it in the tropics. Disporting
himself on the banks OF a river, be
amused himself by trying to turn
over and roll into the stream, for
the sake of hearing it splash, what
he supposed was black walnut
log. dad at .sq.a .f.a.-
Before be succeeded in turning
it over, one end Of the log which
happened, strangely enough to be
the tail Of an alligator-fopped
round and knocked him over ;
there was sort of splitting open
at the other end, a flash OF white
teeth in the sunshine, a quiet ad-
veriisement of 'a good opening
for q man of means" "-the lazy
twinkling of black eye that look
ed like the knot in the log, and
the gentleman of leisure had dis
appeared leaving in his wake the
glitter OF procession Of brass but
tons, and just taste of yerdigris
and linen in the roof of the alliga-
tors mouth and then the alliga-
tor resumed his slumbers.
And the gentleman left on rec.
ord nothing to indicate his feel
ings. Weonly know that it must,
in the very nature of the event,
have been a great surprise to him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

The Chinamen in Texas have
quit railroading and gone to cot
ton picking, at which they are ex-
perts.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

The cotton factory of Nashville
is to have $4,000 worth Of ma
chinery and will be running this
winter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

Mr.. Shafner, of Connecticut.
has committed suicide on account
Of an unfortunate resemblance 10
General Beast Butler.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

sajRev! MEaol---, passing Dea-
con Rs premises one eYen-
ing, was greatly Mortified at
hearing that pious official swear
ing in the most accomplished
manner atIhis cow, which had
just kicked his milk pail into
the middle of next week. OBJ
serving his minister looking o.
yer the fence at him, the deacon
said apologetically; 81 am
really afraid 2 Mr.B4-, 1 shall
never be able to enjoy religion
as long as | keep that cow"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

We met this witty and unan-
swerable retort in a recent sketch
of a short trip through a portion
Of Ireland. The writer is conyer-
sing with bis car driver
You are catholic, Jimmt?"
oif'Yes, YER honor l.si.tE1a
Sand you pray o to the Virgin
MaryY sd. % sssf lslis o--s-s,.
II do, yer honor" a..s-t
"Well. there's no doubt that she
was a good woman. The Bible
says SO. Butlshe may have been
no better than your mother ior
mine" tas51 ..; v.
t"That's thrue, ser honor. But
then you'll allow there's a mighty
difference in their children" =
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17

3 Orce upon q time there lived 8
couple known far and wide for
their continual squabbles. Sud
denly they changed their mode of
life, and were as complete patterns
of conjugal felicity as they had
formerly been of discord. A neigh
Dor, anxious to know the cause of
such q sudden conversion, asked
the good wife TO explain it. She
repiied::' "Me"and the old man
have got on we'll enough together
sinceYwe kept two bears in the
house, ";Two bears !" ,wss the
astouished reply. "Yes, sir" said
the old lady; shear and forbear." "
/. . I'd. II q.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-02
Carbolic Soaps.

v Medicatcd Soap, for ailaying irritations
OF the skin, washing sores. wounds and cuta-
neous eruptions. itching humors among chill
dren. diseases OF the skin. &o., for sale at
Oct 1t HEINITSH'S Drug Store.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-02
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK
SOU uTE &c. .ARg95 sA
Deposits Of ST and Upwards Reteived,,

deposits q S1 ana ga@afds Reteived'
INTEREST.ALLOWE AT TTHERAEEo
SEVEN PER CENT. FER dWNUM.
ON CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT,
AND SIX PER CENT CON-
fEHHNHkU EoN4as ON ERzSH zG6e Ivs5. Ssx
OFFICERS.
VIM. Martin, President.
John John ?. p Thnmas ra1meI; vicc.presidents.
A. G.. Brenizer, Cashier.
John O. B. Smith, Assistant Cashier,
Directors.
Wade Hampton, Columbia.
William Martin, Columbia.
F. w. Mch1aster, Columbia
a. O. Haskell, Columbia.
J.P. Thomas, Columbia.
E. n. Heinitsh, Columbia.
John B. Palmer, Columbia.
Thomas e. Gregg, Columbia.
J. Eli Gregg, Marion.
g. 7. Scott, Eewberry.
W. g. 'Mayes, Newberry.
B. II. Rutledge, Charleston.
Daniel Ravenel. Jr.. Charleston
Mechanics, Laborers, Clerks. Widows, Or
Phans and others may here deposit their saw
ings and draw liberal rate of interest there
on. Planters, Professional Men and Trustees
wishing to draw interest on their funds until
they require them for business or other pur-
poses: Parents desiring to set apart small
sums for their children, and Married Women
and Minors (whose deposits can only be with
drawn by themselves, or, in case of death, by
their legal representatives,) wishing to lay
an opportunity OF depositing their means
where they will rapidly accumulate, and, at
The same time, be subject to withdrawalwhep
needed. Aug 18
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-02

Three cent street car fare is promised
in Chicago, if the compressed air motor,
tested in that city the other day, works
all right.