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Ill act authorizing towns and c;ties to all
in the construction Of railroads whenever
majority of The vo.er cast Ut an election
held Tor .uch purpose should be in favor Of
lev,ine direct tax on The rea! aud per-
sonal property Of such city,,or town, TO
raise the required sum. Under this law
vose was held III town, and tax was
ordered. 4 taxpayer sued ont m iniunc~
tion 10 restrain tho collection OF the
tax, and the case was taken TO the
Supreme Court of the State. THAT court,
after full argument ut the, June term,
ts69, decided that the act OF The Lcgssla-
tufe authorizing such 'taSea was uneonstl-
tuIooal and vold. AT the session Of tic
Legislature Of 1870 the same act Was snb-
hfa'ltially re.enacted, and under this new
law other elections have been held anu
taxes voted. The courts were appealed to
again. N me meantime, the Jnuges o. tue
court had been changed, and a1 tho pres
ent term majority Of Tie court as now
eons'lt"ted' has dscit'ed 'hat tac aet Is
constitutions.
Aefe, thent we aa'e 1ne tema16aole slIaa
tlon ot the supreme co"1t OF tae otate INV
ing aecaoeo upon JOIN SUES OF eacn u! Tue
TWO Quesl1ohs lnFo1'lpe Aauaiapai alo 70
, 1870-10-15
PERSONAL.

Jcm Msce tss orenesi gtn.rnill IN New Tori
--Ka;c Tsylor, II Jczrs old, Il sail to he one O.
shr mcst expert plckpockets II Jersey City.
-Glr-ana-M!lk sioJthe Is about TO open cru
fn''c against the obsecpilles Of F,sA3 opera
bouf1e.
"A sister of John Bright Is in Germantown,
Pa, the Rucst OF lucrruA Mott
Mr. George T1cknor relates that Talley1auo
a4ld to him, 10 1916, rotnuug to portrait et Al,
f1snde. Hamilton, that the shree greatest men
be bad Known in bis time were Sapoleop, Charles
Fox. and Alexander Hamilton.
-oatEett Gusnsey Brown, a graduate Of Yale.
died In the Woodbury. Almshsuse on Saturday,
aged &c 1eArk lie VIA tcachcF, and for some
tune Congregational minister. Losing III his
etorertx wheu s,sEauctd IN lie, hts rrtastves f.-
fused to support him, and he Hired for some years
Il the exrcnee OF tue town.
The ReE. pr. Newman, who has returned
from Utah, has plan which he desires to hare
alcpted By couGress for the suppression OF potyg-
OF Ill Mormon children md prohibiting AnJ tatufe
Mormon marriage contracts sho1td r. passed.
-Ar. and Mn ~oleost Sostnsop, IN Brookfeid,
cecn-, celebrated their six,ie,h married yrA1 =
few evenings since. The petehooss marched In
ptoccsstan to the hausc. Mt. Alonzo Beers, II
Jeass old. danced Al old-fashioned hosup4pe, The
old couple have never had death In thelr family
--Ar. Loc1s1ni't attended I sesuse gathering a
hunis -gurtE hoate IN White I1re, Scyada, and
remarked th4t he could whip any d-d thief Ia
the house; tnauedtately after which he fell dead
from hcasf disease. III. Locksnlth vas dragged
tnto corner, and the dance went on.
-Ex.0ovetnor Samuel Cony, Of Nalne, who
has Just died II the age o. -, VIA Democrat II
essty LIE. and rs such w7z elected State TREASURED
for &he constitutional term oi hsa years, lie re.
rud!sted The Fssty when the xar broke out, snd
IN 1863 WAS elected Governor NJ Union uAn, md
Was twice reelected.
--Wllaop. The condemned murderer OF the
Warden Of the Connecticut state Prison, has
been boas'lng that be hsd fntfe concealed,
and the prison officials have seaschcd for It In
vain. uail shey CONCLUDED to remove the steel
ep5tpgt used IN his shoes 70 support his mutt
lated feet (prtytouir frust.httien,, when In the
sole OF one was found saoc-fnife blade. three
anl \ half inches long, aud II the other 1as
found the pl&ce-the Impression Of the blade
still being patn--Whefe he had concealed the
blaaa with which he killed The Warden
-Aucug tae Frenchnaen who came to help III
during the Revolutionary war werc Nicholas
Fouquet.c and biz son, Marx Autotue, who
Taught ouf people how 10 make gunpoNaer, and
mus did great tervIoc, In recognition OF which
the Continental conRreas appropriated 1000
hsseA u 4 testimonial to them The father
died aeon after the war. bot the son married =
Massachusetts, Eri, and their descendants la1ely,
tu zunma1tnE sonaa old papeta, found proof o1
the money due. .taem, sud haze placed thet
, 1870-10-15
NLTIcAL

The New York City Chamberlain Ill tot allow
political assessments to be made Oh the cle1ks In
his cn,ce, but pays taen out OF hls owD pocket
Chief Justice Chase 10 not 80 bsdlF AFFLICTED a.
tic papers say, and bis friends arc loudly alleging
that the premature ssog| Of his paralysis was ctr
cHlaicd to c1pHl him on the Presidential track.
The Hartford {'at says; *'The New Haven
LtreT !e troubled about the Republican pastr ID
south Carolina It ssyE: 'F1ve ont Of eFery six
OF them are ncgtoeA,' We confess We don't pudef-
stand Ibis c11orpao5ia. Why tic hlHck faces Of
usc-slxths Of the Republican party should trouble
the L<ser more Than the black legs Of nse-axths
OF ts own, Is mystery
The Republicans Of Iroquo!s County, IL, have
nominate Addison Goode'l aud Thomas vennun,
for Representatives in tho Leglslatute; 4. IL.
South for Sherla, aod Il. Green for Coroner,
, 1870-10-15
AMERICAN SOCIAL SCIENCE AS
ISOLATION.
Proposed Handbook for Enlfgjun ns&
- Women InslHtanE on tncix
RiEhfRs

Proposed Handbook for EmfZfuns>
- women lnslstinE on their
Rights.
Dps1os, Oct. i2--Ths annual meeting Of
tie American Social Science Association vas
held to-day in Freeman Place Chapel, Fre=i-
den, Eamuel Eliot in the chair. The Treas
urrr's report showed the Disbursements for
S6,sS3. Tho whole number ct members Of
the association, including 81 life members. fs
GSi. sinking fund has been subscribed for
the completion and publication Of ~ Emil
gz7nts Hand book, which now amounts to
Tbs report Of the late Secretary, Henry VII
Land, rGo has been competied through ILL.,
heslih to resign, gives an elaborate acconnt
Of ths doings Of tho Society. III Il mention
is mzds OF a Handbook for Immigrants. to
be issned by the Society, aesigned 70 prevent
e1ants VII, such information ~ will enable
Them to crors the Atlantic aud dnd new homes
and occupation in the Cnited Statca in the
che.peet. safest. and quickest manner.
The fotlowine list Of officers WAS reported:
President, Ssmuei Eliot: Treasurer: J. 7.
Barchford: Directors, James ". Ba1n.sd.
Emory ws.hbuzn, F. 4. Sanbotn, G. G. Per-
kiua, Gecrge B, Emerson and Waldo Higgiu-
On. Tho Chairman eaid that No nomination
wak made for Secretary in hopes that the lats
incumbent would be sb1e speedily to resume
bt4 OUtiGH$ 01Gs u&1l p4ttEEltA A1Usk hAG
report Of the committee as having no women
uJ On the LIST ,.---.
Colonel Higginson asked for the reading Of
tie pames oi the last board, by which it Ap-
eared that Mrs. Farkuaa, Mrs. Dali. and
Misz May were memeers. Ar. Philbrlck
stated that the idex Vas not to discriminate
against women, but Leave tho boAsd to ill its
ave vac41 c:et. Colonel HiEyinson moved to
.di tho psues of Mrs. Parknnsn md Miss
NAV to the Board Of Direc-
,ots, Mrs. Dali spoke several times.
and stated that the nomination Of
tbe two ladies' aseociated With heI last yeaf
uae made Jest OF, instead Of being serious.
IA declared Is the President She Was willing
10 60 out OF tho association without tesiguiug,
| were It NECESSARY to its inteteste- Tle Fresi-
! dent 1er1ied that he did not intend to inter
| Sere In tic election Of otHcers, but il WIS his
| nr,yiuce, ae Chairman Of the meeting, to state
| he fsste. NJ Wasbbuzn adsocatsd leaving
! thr matter With tho hoard, and be hoped thers
I'D Be one meeting whore men snd
VII, -n1d eo-optrate without Introducing
~, ~uue hsa.t 49, tb, :" Il exciting 60 much dlscas.
ricn. 9he Rev u. n,~ss ~o e 5as,.-s ~ y
Icce to the ASSOCIATION 1 n3.;;s = :: 1,are;
ae,fntt wonan'e Eighte- NJ. o"ot'eA ss ~
to 1ay Col. Higg1nson'e motion uposc tae taea.-
|. The motion vas lost. md Mrs. Fa11na- and
Miss Nay vera added to the Board ty uu1ni-
NOUS vote. The President then deiiv cred An
address, md the meeting adjourned.
, 1870-10-15
OCTOBER l5. lS7l
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

For Representative IN Conxyess Tor the s:ate At
I.zEge, General john 4 LOGAN
State Treasurer, ERAsTUs N. BATES.
Superintendent OF Publlc Instruction, NEWTON
BATEAAN
Com1Iasinner4 Of the PentcntIarY, ELMER
WASUKURS and C.aSrAR DUrZ-
, 1870-10-15

depreciation Of tbs defeated nine, OF any
unseemly tone Of Triumph, must certainly
regret 1t when the FIRST excitement is over.
We must not forget our manners, especially
in score Of lG to 13. :. -.
, 1870-10-15
PqlfcY OF tho French Republic
EUf1c!1Ll

GoyERSNISr OF THE NA11oxA. pEIEScE.
4 rerost has been in circulation that tbs
Government of National Defence think Of
ABANDONING the policy fot the earring ont OF
which it has been p1aced in the poAt Of honor
aod ef pesil.
This policy may be summed mp IN these
worde: ...--......-...
Scf IN inch OF cur territory; not stone Of our
' Tse government vm MAINTAIN this policy to the
end.
b-t, 1s1n r.o
ExNAxTxL AxAo0, Pkt1K1AN,
JCLxsFlFR1, ERNEST PICARD,
3r1IS FxERyv KocHKIpRf,
-f3auExryA, JULES SMph.
The I,f,sktT Of War, General Lc Flo; The MIL
astrr Of Aarleu1tufe md Commerce. u. Mlkntns :
tho Minister ol Public Works Il. D-r1ar@
, 1870-10-15
.BUHlNEAH CARDg.

:, THoass WlLsoS, AttsrntJ:.t-I.x, ::
3oI IFanr-a1t-u-E1alf-st,. yynsStnxro;.. n r.
Pfoeeenses dafns asafn1t tbs United Statcs t-xe3u
ssty before tas Qadt * GlatA and Erprre1n ET5f 81
, 1870-10-15

campbell's majority over schenck in
the Third Ohio District is 113. The four
counties composing the district voted rs
, 1870-10-15
Wr1sroAr, TNgTRuMENT3.
PIANOS

RESCUED FROM FIRE Az uSUsutI oPFnR-
pn,ehs.cs. init aona The in..ms1Js, ,.s' ~ BY y.
I-na1 Il in " uninur I'd b. damp. aaY .h-s eeu.e
& rcFi1ds their !nts1n. meehau.sn; Iney ~ tsers
Mr fnsh Of reay all ri tbr1n /. "rc Of 1ess tain's
nv their rapid ri.oyxt during the rr, ana th"y will,
therefore, be Bod rrry loW.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-03-10
To prevent i,lasru from Cellars.

SEC. l. Be ii ordained, That if any own
er or occupier of house in the town of
Fayetteville, shall suffer or permit his eel
lar door or doors on the public square, or
any of the streets, lanes or alleys of said
town, to be or remain open. except when in
actual use, or for the purpose of ventilla.
ton in the day time, or shall have it or them
so insecure as to render the walking there.
upon or over the same, unsafe or danger.
Gus, any person so offending shall for each
offence, forfeit and pay thesum of FIVE dollara
to be recovered by warrant before the Re
eorder
SIC. 2. Be Il further ordained, That if
the owner or occupier of such house should
not, on notice by the Town Constable, at
tend to the repairs of any cellar door, the
same may be repaired by the Town Consta
BILE, atthe expense of the owner, which may
be recovered by warrant before the Record
er, in the name of the person making tbs
repairs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-03-10
StraWs.

At a banquet given by the mer.
chants of Nashville to the mem
bers of the Convention at the Max.
we'll House, recshtly, in response
to a toast given to Grant, Henry
Cooper, the Senator elect from
this State, being present, saw prop
er to respond in the following
eulogy
He said he was glad that, at a
banquet such as the present, the
head officer of the government
had been recognized.
He i0as proud to believe that ia
that Distinguished officer and great
aoarrior, The coantry had a true
friend. When his foes had offered
unconditional surrender, no man
was more liberal and generous
than the now distinguished Chief
Magistrate, and tie felt confident
that although occupying different
position, that his generosity and tib-
crafty ecas still as strong and po-
tent as eUer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-03-10
Concerning Hucksters.

SEC. l. Be 1t ordained, That any per-
son who shall keep a shop, or house, or
place, for the purpose of vending such ar
tices as cider, beer, fruits, cakes, confec-
tions, or refreshments of any kind, within
the limits of the said Corporation, shall
obtain from the Clerk of the Corporation a
license to sell the same, for which he shall
pay the Clerk ten dollars, besides fee of
one dollar for issuing said license to sell for
the term of one year: and on failure to
obtain said license, or for selling without
license, the person so offending shall forfeit
and-pay the sum of five dollars for each
offence, to be recovered by warrant before
the Recorder.
SEC. 2. That any person obtaining license
as aforesaid, may sell in any part of the
corporate limits and may offer their refresh
ments, Sc, for sale on the streets or public
square, as they may think proper.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-03-10
Goncerninq Horses.

Sec. l. Be ii ordained By the Mayor and
aldermen Of Fayetteville, That if any per-
sonsh all ride or drive horse or any other
animal used for the saddle or gear rapidly
within the limits of the town, except in ca
ses of urgency,to be judged by the Recorder
he, she or they shall be fined, to the use of
the Corporation, in sum not less than 50
nor more than SIS.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That all
horses, mares, mules, &C., which shall be
sent or taken to water or otherwise 10 or
through the town, shall be confined and not
permitted to run at large; and all persons
who, after the publication of this ordinance,
shall permit animals to pass in or through
the town, otherwise than in confinement,
shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay
sum not less than 50 nor more than So to
the use of the Corporation.
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TERMS.
TERMS.
Tfwo Dollars Tot one rear, tsspa-
iab1y Ia adrGnce.


T'f'wo Dollars Tot one rear. s.,vu-
iably Ia adranoe.
CT Single copies, Ten Cents each
FAdyertisements inserted 1T One Della,
persqaAre of Tea Lines or less for the frs.
insertion Fifty 0euts for each contiruaacs.
- Local and Special Notices, Twesty
Gents per line.
eC- A liberal deduction will be made %
persons advertising for three, SIX, nine, o,
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates.
Fifty Gents per square,
90 The privilege of yearly advertisers il
strictly limited to their own immediate ard
regular business; aud the business Of an ad-
vertisiug firm is not considered as including
that OF its individual m ernhers 01FNo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum-
stances.
'tEF Adyertisements not marked with the
snmber of insertions when handed in, will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
eKaeted.
CT No advertisement. inserted gratu tously
~ Advertisements OF an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
s0e Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
to be paid in advance in every case.
0T Job Printing of all kinds nestly
done on New Type, and on as II asonAble
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-03-10
FAYETTEVILLE, TENNESSEE: THURSDAY MARCH 10, 1870

the said offender, as in the preceding sec.
tion, or forthwith order the Town Consta.
bic to remove the same, and to summon any
number of citizens that he may deem neces-
sary to aid him in removing it; Provided,
however, that this ordinance shall not ap-
ply to nnisances of such character as to re-
qulre their immediate abatement.
SEC. Z. That in all cases where nuisances
are of such character as to require instant
and Immediate abatement, it shall be the
duty of the Mayor, or of any three Alder
men, to order the Town Constable to re.
move the same.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-03-10

: a. PECULIAR WILL.-The will
of John Phillips was proven yes
serday in the County Court, and
letters testementary given to Jo-
Nseph P. Ross, Daniel Russell and
Henry Tiebalern, under bonds OF
&lS0,000. The provisions of the
will are, that the chair business,
in which deceased was engaged,
shall continue, though it may be
closed after five years. His son,
Alexander, shall be assistant book
Keeper, James is to have a position
ID the paint shop, and William
have charge of the machinery.
Their pay is to be 81 900 each per
annum, they must work ten hours
per day, and have deductions made
for lost time Rush College gets
81, 500, and $500 per annum, to es-
1ablish a dispensary. The town
ii Forfair, Scotland, receives ST.,
zoo for land on which to establish
90 orphan asylum If the bust
ness is discontinued, the avails
shall be divided into seven shares,
Me town of Forfair receiving three,
and Rush Medical College one
and if any of the heirs contest
this viii. they are to lose all be-
queathed to them. John Phillips,
one of his sons, is disinherited.-
Chicago Eceniag Post,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-03-10
Laws Of Fayetteville.
Concerning Corporation Rropertu.

oec.1 constable 10 take charge ~, defaclng hand
of it. bills, &C.
Sec2. Penalty for hching hor Sec. 5Penalty for rid
and obstructing side walk. ing &c. on side walks
Sec. 8. Penalty for njuring Sec 6. Penalty for in
shade trees. juring Square or street,
Sec. lnjurng public proper by removing rocks &c
SEC. l. Be Il ordained, That it shall bt
the duty of the Constable 10 take charge
Of the hooks and ladders belonging to the
corporation, and have them securely put
away under shelter, to take care Of all
the tools and other property belonging tc
said corporation, and if any person or per
sons shall use or abuse any such property
he, she or they, SO offending, shall for
felt and pay sum not exceeding FIVE dol
lars, and shall moreover be liable to pay tbs
value of the article so used or abused, to
be re covered by warrant before the Recorder
SEC. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That
hereafter it shall not be lawful for eny per
son to hitch or fasten horses or other ami
mails to the posts or other fixtures on or neal
the side walks of the public square or side
walks of the streets of said town, nor fasten
horses to the court.h house fence; nor to leave
Ie any chips or straw or other substances
whatever, that may accumulate filth and
impede the free passage of water along the
side walks or McAdamized parts of said
town; and any person so offending, shall
be fined in sum not exceeding five dollars
SEC. 8. Be It further ordained, That ii
shall not hereafter be lawful for any per.
son to cut, break ortherwise destroy or In
iure, any OF the shade trees planted on
the borders of the side walks of the streets of
said town. and any person so offending, shall
be fined in sum not exceeding ten dollars.
SEC f. Be 1t further ordained, That any
person who shall willfully ipjure or deface
any part of the public property of this
corporation, or public or county buildings
within the corporation limits of said town,
or wells or cisterns, or any fixtures or erec-
tons made pursuant to any law or resolu.
ton of the Mayor and Aldermen or who
shall alter, deface, or destroy any handbill,
publication or advertisement of this Corpo-
ration, or any of the officers thereof. made
pursuant to any law or resolution of the
Mayor aud Aldermen, shall forfeit and pay
for each and every offence, not less than
one nor more than twenty dollars.
Sec. s. Be 1T further ordained, That any
person who shall willfully ride or lead any
horse or mule, or drive anpwagon or other
vehicle on the side walks of tie public
square, or streets of said town, shall forfeit
and pay for each and every offence not less
than one nor more twenty dollars.
SEC 6. Be 1t further ordained, That any
person who shall remove the stone with
which the public square and the streets of
said town are paved or McAdamized, with
out permission from the Board of Alder
men, shall forfeit and pay fine not less
than five dollars, nor more than fifty, to be
recovered by warrant before the Recorder,
as in other cases.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-03-10
a Thomas Cat" in Con-

During the late recess of Con.
grcss, the efficient Sergeant alarms
Vi the Senate made the fearful dis.
covery that an aged Thomas cal
had possessed itself of an air pas;
sage under the floor Of the Senate.
Here was something to agitate the
gigantic intellect Cf the official
What have live cat under the
floor of the Senate during execu
tive session p? 1t was dreadful
Efforts were Immediately made to
persuade Thomas out. But the
knowing old cuss would not be
persuaded. They tried strategy
Tempting meats in the shape of
hash, from a cheap boarding house,
were placed at the opening
Thomas knew all about that, and
declined. He knew that if he ate.
a devil of a bill would be present.
ed Immediately. Then birthstone
was resorted to. They burned
large quantities at the opening
but a cat that has breathed the all
of Congress in the galleries laughs
at birthstone. Some suggested
that the Viee President should try
and smile him out. At last, Mr.
French constructed a deadfall of
Congressional Globes. Poor Thorn
as saw nothing in the Congression.
al Globes. Nobody ever did
He entered and was killed. The
Globes did some good. Let it be
recorded. 1t killed a cat.-Donn
Pfdtt.
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10 prerent riolafions Of the Sabbath, and
for other purposes.

j
SEC. l. Be 1t ordained By the Mayor and
Aldermen of Fayetteville, That if any mer-
chant, shop keeper, confectioner or retailer
of spirituous liquors, shall keep open his,
her or their doors or windows, for the pur.
pose ofvending any goods, wares, merchan-
die orspirituous liquors on the Sabbath day,
he. she or they, SO offending, shall forfeit
and pay to the Use of the Corporation, the
sum of ten dollars for each and every Of
fence, lin the discretion of the Recorder.)
Sec. 2. Assd be at further ordained, That
ifany person shall load or unload any wag-
on, cart or dray, within the corporation on
the Sabbath day, or cause the same to be
done, he, she or they, so offending, shall
for every offence, forfeit and pay to the use
of the Corporation, a sum not exceeding
five dollars, and such wagon, cart or dray,
shall be bound for the fine.