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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-02-23
FROM EUROPE.

PARIS, Feb. 17.-Father Hyacinthe has been re.
leased from his Carmete VOWS, and will be allowed
to continue his functions an ordinary priest
Arthur Fourville has been sentenced to six months
imprisonment, and fine of one thousand francs
Rochefort writes from prison to his father that the
project of police had seized his editorial articles He
complains that, while up to the present time lncarce
rated journalists have been allowed to write to their
newspapers he has been denied the usual privilege,
Notwithstanding he is deputy in the Corps Legsatif,
and has not Teen deprived of his civil rights
LONDON Feb. 17.-Bullion in the Bank of England
increased one hundred and fourteen millions.
PARIS, Feb. 1S.-Tbe Government has proofs Of a
plot to assassnae the Emperor and the Prince Imperial
by throwing bombs through the Emperor's windows.
France objects to the dogma of infalibility because
if admitted the French bishops would no longer be
answerable to the common law.
LONDON Feb. 1S.-The released Fenians are to have
a fine reception in Dublin.
The Irish members accept Gladstone's reform bill.
HAMBURG, Feb 19.-The Saxonia, from New Or
leans, has arrived.
PARIS, Feb 19.-Pierre Napoleon is to be tried for
the voluntary homicide of No followed by an attempt
upon the life of Fourier. The convocation of death
think the court may from extenuatng circumstances,
lessen the punishment
Two DEGREES have been issued prohibiting the usual
street parades on Shrove Tuesday.
PARIS, Feb. 21.-It is reported that the Ministry,
in spite of the advice of the police to the contrary,
VIII permit PROFESSIONS 10 pass vi
Mard Gras.
An Imperial decree in the official journal convokes
the High Court of Justice to meetat Lyons the 21st
of March. 1t is stated that on the examination of
Prince Pierre Bonaparte it will be proved that he
was provoked and used his legitimate right of self
defence As the accusation is grave, it is generally
believed that the Prince will be acquitted
La Marseiaise announces that owing to prosecu-
tons threatened the of Rochefort will not appear
in that journal hereafter. Dagherve ism printed
chief editor of La Marseilaise but it is understood
to be cover for Rochefort, who will continue to d.
rect the paper .....
An additional fine of 5000 francs has been imposed
upon La Marselaise.
Thirteen persons, in addition to those previously
reported have been sentenced for participation in the
recent riots.
Ten judges engaged all day yesterday in the
examination of the remaining cases.
1t is announced that the Empress Eugene will visit
Sweden and Norway in the Spring,
ROME, Feb. 2O.-The carnival has opened with the
customary ceremonies The number of strangers who
take part in the festivities is SMALL and the ia
the streets not so lively usual.
Placards against Papal infalliblity were found on
the walls last week, and were torn down by the police
soon as discovered.
PARIS, Feb 21.-The consumption camp at Lyons is
disorderly The conscrpts sang the Marseillaise.
Several arrests.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-02-23
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
FROM WASHINGTON.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 22.-Departed for Red River
Post Boy, Dora, and Lizzie Hopkins.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-02-23

"Virginia is in the Union. What curious COM
mentary upon this progressive republic of ours is
contained in these three short words! Virginia,
whose soil the first permanent white settlement of the
continent founded. Virginia, whose domain once
extended far to the west of the Aeghanes and which
was regarded the centre end front of British En-
pire in America Virginia that gave Patrick Henry to
rouse, with his thrilling eloquence the thirteen colonies
to resistance against the thraldom of British tyranny;
that gave Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration
which has become the voice of oppressed humanity
the world over; that gave George Washington to lead
and independence at last; whose wisdom and influence
pervaded the councils of the infant confederation and
moulded the constitution which we once reverenced-
Virginia, the Old Dominion the mother of Presi.
dents, has, by the gracious permission of Sumner,
Butler, and Drake, reenered the Union probation
And long Virginia consents to obey the behess
of the Radical party, she may remain there when
she is guilty of the smallest sin against blacks and
petbaggers who nfests her border she will be kicked
out and reconstructed anew"
Reader, you would scarcely suppose that the above
is taken from paper which, during the dark days,
when the Old Mother struggling against such
destiny-combating bravey, sometimes hopefully, at
others hopelessy yet combating bravey STILL the vile
hordes of Northern barbarians who were pouring
across her borders-was among the loudest,mouthed
in bounding the base pack that pulling down
the noble quarry. Yet so it is; and the St. Louis
Republican may lament with crocodile tears over
the ruin itself in part has wrought.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-02-23

CAPT. BoARDMAN are in receipt of the follow
ing dispatch:
New ORLEANS Feb, IS, 1870
Editors South Western:
Withdrawn from the Hodge: Coming soon with
frst.cass boat. W. L. BoARDMAN, Captain
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14
TtaIple Of iIte atlases.
A Chnnge of the MOON,

A plain, clever man is my neighbG Gray,
And we often take counsel together.
He lives in farmhouse over the way,
And is wise in respect to the weather;
He watches all signs, night morning, and
noon,
But pins his great faith on change of the
moon.
In the dull drizzIy May, when the signs
were all bad,
And day after day it kept raining.
The farmers were sad and the women were
mad.
And all the wide world was complaining /;
Farmer Gray went on piping the very same
tune
1T viii never clear off I'LL change of the
moOn."
admired his great faith, for ths east winds
blew strong
From icebergs and isles Of the ocean
The moon had changed thrice, while the
storm kept along,
But my neighbor still stuck to his notion !;
At length it cleared up near the coming of
June.
Two days and a half from change of the
moon.
In long summer drought, when the springs
had run dry,
Not sign of arain-cloud appearing,
Neighbor Gray, who knew the wherefore
and why,
Spake out, and his accents were cheering:
I'VE are bound to have different weather
soon,
For tomorrow, you know, there's change
of the moon"
sit by his fire, on a sharp winter night,
Whenthe glass below zero is ranging,
My neighbor instructs me with honest de-
light,
(For his faith in the moon is unchanging,)
That thaw will set in by Saturday noon,
For just at that time comes a change Of the
Heat and cold, wet and dry, or whatever
the grief,
Under which our poor earth may be lying,
Neighbor Gray knows the source whence
must come our relief.
No use of this groaning and signing;
he tells all he meets that change will come
soon,
we must wait, my dear friends, till change
of the moon"
BE cares not a jot for the college or school,
And passes their doings unheeded,
Still he holds by the old philosophical rule,
To name no more causes than needed :
And as one is enough, the rest let US prune,
And make all things proceed from change
of the moon.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14
A Kentucky Trial.

A few days ago, in Bre ckinridge
county, a rough rider entered small
town, 90: on a spree, and assau t. d
citizen Of the place. Toward
evening the community determined
on bis arrest. lis was taken before
a magistrate, and his case de-
manding mere acknowledge than
be possessed, the prisoner was
sent to magistrate in the cOnatry
for trial. The prisoner remarked,
"they had bitter hurry up, as be
bad no time to fool around if they
didn't look sharp h,',l get on his
horse and leave Thus admonished
the majesty ofihe court was brough
in to rqnisition and iha trial ro-
eeeded. TIE prisoner seemed 10
object to the whole proceeding. and
Observing pistol in The pocket OF
a coat hanging on the wall, he drew
1t out, and as 1t happened to be the
only weapon in court, held = winning
hand. lie Re quesled the nragislr1te
AID officers 10 dance on the floor.
and conduct themselves in highly
ridiculous manner. When he was
satisfied With the performance, be
ordered the Squire TO have bis
horse brought ou;, which be mOunt-
ed, and then nj de that effieer Of
the law show him short cut TO The
nearest m 'in road. Seeing clear
way out OF his difficulties he dismiss
ed the Squire and galloped of, re-
marking that he bad captured the
pistol Ia war, and he claimed it rs
his own. 1t is needless TO say the
rough rider disappeared from thf
vicinity in all haste, and left no
trace behind him, save the recoIlec
tion of his ludicrous impudt nee
Louisville Commercial.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14
Machine Sewing by Elec-
tricity.

The use of electricity as a mo-
tive power, and its practical appli-
cation to a sewing machine, has been
successfully experimental with in
New York. In the old Tor first)
engine there were four SETS of
magnets, five armatuIes, and a
battery Of five large cups. The
improvement has reduced the
sets of magnets to three, the ar
natures to four. and the. battery
cups to three-each of them small
er ffian those Of the engine exhib-
tied last fall-ih fact the bulk of
the engine and battery has been
reduced just one half, while the
power seems TO be fully equal to
that OF the larger apparatus. An
other improvement is in the reg
ulation of the speed, simply by
means of greater or lighter press
ure on the pedal common to all
sewing machines. which common
pedal will, in case of accident to
the battery, be Immediately de-
tached and made to operate the
machine by the usual. process
Even two small battery cups are
sufficient to furnish power for all
ordinary machine work, while the
addition of another cup iS.sunicient
to drive the needle at good spe d
through eight, ten, or even twelve
thicknesses of material. The use
OF nitric acid in tue battery, the
0dor Of which was an objection to
the old plan of operating by cleo
trio power, has been supplanted
by using chromate. of potash,
which is odorless. The expense of
operating by This means is about
five cents per day. 1t not only
renders work easier TO the opera
tor, but what is far better, it does
away entirely with the liability
to certain diseases with which fe-
male machine operators were af
hicted by reason of the constant
tax on the lower limbs. Itis con-
fidently expected that the same
motive power can be applied TO
other machinery, and the use of
steam done away with in many
instances.
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VOL XTT---S0. g.
Poor oldHorse.

When he dies he is bled, and
his blood is preserved for the use
of the dyer. The name and :aiI
are next cut off for the manufact.
ure of sieves, hair cloths, and
bow-strings for the violin; the
shoes are taken off for the mailer;
the hOofs are cut off for combs and
various other kinds of homework,
and a portion If the feet goes to
the gluemaker; the skin is strip
ped off for the tanner, who con-
vertS it into an excellent leather
for boots, harness, etc, and the
collar-maker finds it, in its rough
state, the best material for cart
harness. The flesh is then cut up
for carniverous beasts in menager
les, or for dogs, and, without
knowing they are hippophagi, IA
club of horse-eaters, who regularly
advertise their club days. some
of our fellow creatures are regaled-
in the cheap eating houses of great
European cities with delicate bits
of carcass in the form of pdtes,
pretended beef-stakes or soup.
When the flesh and fat has been
removed, the stomach and intes-
tines are laid aside for machine.
straps and strings for musical IN
struments, aud are often sold, for
the last purp Sc, as the best Naples
cords; the ribs are turned into
buttons and children's toys; the
large round bones serve for twee-
gers, whistles, ferrules, knife han
dies, cups and balls. dominoes,
etc, the large fat bones are of
use tothe toy men for many things;
even the teeth are useful, when
polished, to the dentist. ard for
many purposes for which ivory Isl
required. The bones of the head
are either consumedin heating fur
naces or crushed for manure. The
remainder of the carcass is burnt,
and by this process produces ivory
black, sootblack and valuable ma
nure, and from the fat is extract
ed coarse oil which is used by
mechanics.
A very useful animal is the
horse, living or dead ;and those
who "pay for dead horse" are, ac-
cording to the above statement,
not in such very improbable
business after all.
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TERMS.

~TEo Dollars for one year. svpa-
tqJ1g ia adraHoe
ar Single copies. Ten Cests each.
T Advertisement inserted al One Dollar
ner sd1are Of Ten Lines or loss for the 6rst
Insertion Fifty Gents for each .contiuusacel
LocA! and Special Notices. Twenty
Gents per line.
6rA liberal deduction win be made %
persons advertising for three. six, nine, or
twelve months.
oT Obituaries and calls on candidates,
Fifty Gents per square.
0J The privilege of yearly advertisers is
strictly limited TO their own immediate and
regular business; agA the business Of an sa-
vertising firm is MOI bnsidered as including
that of its individual members. 0TNo do
Walton from these terms under any ciTcum-
stances.
OF Advertisements not marked with the
uuuiber of insertions when handed in, will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
cxacted.
OF No advertisement inserted gratu tously
Is Advertisements OF an abusive nature
will rot be inserted at any price.
t0e Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
to be paid in advance 10 every case.
OF Lob Printing of all kinds neatly
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14
AT a trial down in Alabama 20,

At a trial down in Alabama rot
long since, one OF the witnesses.
an old lady of some eighty years,
was closely questioned by the OPP
posing counsel relative to the
clearness of her eyesight. "Can
you see me p said he. "Yes," !"
was answered. '.IIow well can
you see me?' persisted The lawyer.
"Well enough" replied the lady,
Ito see that you're neither a ne
gro, an Indian, nor a gentleman"
The answer brought down the
house and silenced the counsel.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14

1t occurred to Mrs. Sexton, of
McKeesport, N. Y, the other day,
that Mr.. Sexton was a little too
pressing'in Offering her some milk,
so she gave it to the cat. Pussy
was an inanimate clod in exactly
two minutes. And now it is
thought Mr.. Sexton will need the
services of another sexton after
his trial, and Mrs. Sexton is think
ing OF some man whose name it
would be nice to change hers for.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14

An elderly Baptist lady, living
up the Muskingum, says the Ma
rietta Register, writes as follows
to a friend "We cant get to meet
ing this weather; but the minister
stayed with US three days; we
gave him ten pounds of butter
and a ham, and you better believe
we kept him praying while: be
stayed"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14
An act 10 amend section 4,14S of
the Code.

Section l. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee. That section 4,148,
of the Code of Tennessee. be so
amended as to read as follows !:
A Justice may, in writing, speci-
ally depute any discreet person of
full age, not being aparty to the
suit pending to perform any par
ticular duty devolving by law up
on Constable, if no Constable is
at hand and the business urgent,
but no Magistrate shall make such
special deputation, unless one OF
the parties 10 a suit pending, or
his or her attorney shall make
oath before the Magistrate and
file the same in writing, stating
lhat, to the best of their inlorma-
tion, there is no regular officer at
hand, and that tie business is ur-
gent.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That this act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Passed March 4 1870.
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The Man VINO ADvERTlsEs AND
The Man VINO DoEsN'T.-Ths mer.
chant who does not advertise is Ike
a bostman drifting aloEg on a slug
gisb and uncertain current. Hall
he time bis boa, is in tddies, and go
ing backward. The merchant who
adver!ises extensively, employs a
motor which drives him ahead sue
cessiully against eddiss aud counter
currents. The latter is likely TO re-
tire with a fortune, while the former
is musiug am long the rudimen.al tus-
mess Of a green grocery.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14
The WALTON SNOW.

10 Wd1lO1 OUOW.
| When the year 1914 began.
troops Of Swedes, Cossaeks, Ger
mans, and Russians were within
ihalf an hours march of the tewn
Iof Sleswick and new and fearful
reports Of the behavior OF the sol
sdiers were brought from the coun-
try every dag. There had been
a truce, which was to come to an
end at midnight of the 5th of Jan
ruary, which was now drawing
near. On the outskirts of the
town, on the side where the enemy
lay, there was a hodse standing
alone, and in it there was an old
pious woman, who was earnestly
praying, In the words ofaD ancient
hymn, that God would raise a wall
up around them, so that the enc
my might fear to attack them.
In the same house dwelt her
daughter, widow, and her grand
son, youth of twenty years. He
heard the prayer of bis grsndmoth-
er, and could not restrain himself
from saying that he did not un-
derstand how she could ask for
anything SO impossible, as thai a
wall should be built around them
which would keep the enemy a.
way from their house. The old
woman, who was now deaf, caused
what her grandson said to be ex-
planned to her, but only answered
that she had prayed IN general for
protection for themselves and the
townspeople.
However," she added, "do you
think that if it were the will Of
God to build a wall around us, its
would be impossible to Him r.
And now came the dreaded
night of the 9th of January; and
about midnight the troops began
TO enter on all sides. The house
we. were speaking of lay close by
the road, and was larger than the
dwellings near it, which were on
ly very small cottages. Itsinhab-
ltants looked out with anxious
lear as parties of the soldiers en-
tered one after another, and even
went to the neighboring houses to
lsk for what they wanted but all
iode past their dwelling. Through
cut the whole day there had been
a heavy fall Of snow,-the first
hat winter,--and toward even
ing the storm became violent toa
degree seldom known. At length
came four parties Of Cossacks,
who had been hindered by the
snow from entering the town by
another road. This part Of the
outskirts was at some distance
from the town itself, and, there
fore, they would net 90 farther, so
that all the houses around that in
which the old woman lived were
illed with soldiers, who quartered
themselves in them in several
houses there were fifty or sixty Of
hese halfsavage men. 1t was a
errible night for these who dwelt
II this part of the town, filed TO
'Verfowing with the troopsof tie
snemy. But not a single soldier
ame into the grandmother's
louse; and, amid the loud noises
.ud wild sounds all around, not
wen knock at the door was
heard, to the great wonder Of the
amily within. The next morn
ng, as it grew light, they saw the
uuse. The storm had drifted
PASS ofsnow to such a height be.
ween the roadside and the house,
hat to approach it was impossible.
"DO you not now see, my son"
aid the old grandmother, ':that
was possible for God to raise a.
rail- around US y
1t occurred to Mrs. Sexton, of
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14

Last Sunday night an explosion
occurred in the African Methodist
church in Trenton. a coal oil
lamp that was standing on the
pulpit, went of with a, Lang, set
ting fire to the covering of the pull.
pit and causing immense excite
ment among the ''brack brud-
deren."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14

Rev. Dean Reed, a minister of
Springfield, Ill, after borrowing
money from members of his flock,
eloped a few days since, and has
not been corraled. There are no
femaleSmissing. and many think
he has gone alcne, regardless OF
the fashion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14

The Supreme Court Las decid-
ed that the rebellion was officially
and. judicially closed on the 18th
of August, 1866.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-04-14
9 Story of gtal gife.
A Romance Of Lima.
(Gnclatfed.l

been brought as dead to Astley's
door, when walking one day in
the streets of the city, he had
met an old friend whom be had
not seen since his departure from
England. The recognition was
mutual, and Ashley insisted upon
his friends returning with him to
dinner. The invitation was cor.
daily given and willingly &C.
cepted, and thinking to surprise
Mr.. Holt by the sudden sight of
his wife's loyeliness, he said moth
ing of his being married, pictur-
ing to himself what his astonish-
ment would be when he saw her.
Though he. he'd anticipated
some evidence of surprise, he was
quite unprepared for the excess
of emotion displayed by Mr.. Holt
upon his introduction to Mrs. Asst
ley. The color left bis face for a
moment and then returning vio-
lently eyed it. crimson, and the
words of acknowledgment were
stamrered out almost unintclli-
gibly. Recovering his composure
by a strong effort, he offered his
arm to lead Mrs. Ashley TO dinner.
but she quietly declined it, lay
ing her hand upon her husbands.
During the whole time of dinner
Mr.. Holt scarcely moved his eyes
from Mary's face, who did not
seem at all disturbed by his in
tense gaze, and took no notice of
her guest beyond what hospitali-
ty demanded.
Astley,s suspicious were. excl
ted long before the meal was end
ed, and his heart took a jealous
leap as he thought it possible that
his friend was falling in 1--we with
his beautiful wife. He cursed
the impulse that had induced him
to bring Mr.. Holt home with him,
and busily invented excuses for
ridding himself of his guest as
soon as possible.
Hollis agitation increased to-
positive illness before long, and
rising, he asked Ashley to accom-
pany him to another room. He
was scarcely able TO walk, and
Ashley took him by the arm and
asked him if he were i'll.
'Illr he groaned, 4 wish l were
deadp
He sat down and covered his
face with his hands.
You think me a fool, Ashley,
but The likeness of your wife to
mine has overcome me-.
I was married eight years ago.
| married an English girl with
your wife's hair and eyes; her
height, too, and with her sweet
voice. / brought her over direct
ly after our marriage, and we
lived the happiest life in the world
for two years-and then she died
Ashley was silent. He could think
of no words of consolation that
would not be moekery to a man
who had lost such wife as Mary.
Died. Holt continued, while !
was away from her. l had gone.
a thiee. days journey, leaving her.
in perfect health, and / returned
to find that she had suddenly died
Immediately after my departure
and was already buried
How long ago?' asked Ashley
hoarsely. A horrible light was
breaking in upon him.
Six years. i left Lima the fol-
lowing day. ] never even visited
her grave, but returned to Eng
land at once; and now after these
years l find your wife SO like her
in every feature that my old
wound is torn open aIresh, and
intolerable anguish has made me
cry out in this way
Ashley started and laid his
hand on his friends shoulder with !
a grasp like a vice. His voice
was harsh and dry. and bis ereal