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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

A. T. fs D. @
SO fir as elections were In fact
held. i'oA-s aaa'"''J od' =; @g II
f'9@ But we are told that there were,
Kuklux organizations Now, on
this allegation / desire the. House
first to remember that the State
of Tennessee, and especially this
congressional district of that State,
was under the control Of the Army
of the United States,i Republican
electors, Democratic electors, Re-
publican election oficers,= and all
the people were under the 'imme!
,diate eye. the sword, and the pro-
lection of the Army ofathe Uni:
ted Statess',dAnd why did they
not prevent these outrages against
whiehcomplaints ere now made,?:
1t is unfortunate for, the posi-.
tion of the majority that the .eyis.
dence of some of these military
officers was, taken in reference to
the actual condition of affairs in
that district during that campaign.
According to the testimony of
onerof them, Captain, E. L,,H Hunt
ington, Of the twenty.ninth United
States infautry,i commanding IN,
Marshall county entire peace and
order prevailed1during thecanVass
immediately preceding the elec-
tion and during the election it.,
self. He says: :'1's mo&1 9o1
LEwisBUR6, MARSHALB Co., TENN
-ssa Nooember2l yIl868s1u.
TO all aohom it may eo7pe,n:9iy-s
Company 4 of the twenty7ninth
United States Infantry came to
Lewisburg on or about the 9Th
day Of 6 October, 1858, and re-
manned untiltosday. We were in
Lewisburg 5on the Sd day of No
vember, and witnessed the cleo,
tion for President and member of
Congress from this [thel fourth y
district Of Tennessee: 1.-The cleo
ton was very quiet. II Every one
voted his sentiments, without dis
turbance threats, both white,
and .colored; and no, one in the
county,, SO far as we are advised
and believe, voted except those
who. had certificates to vote under
the franchise law Of Tennessee,
The citizens of the county are
quiet and law-abidipg, and treated
my command, with kindness and
due respect, E. .L.HgNTINGToN,-
yGaptqin 7roeaty; NiaM htacnt'g,
commanding Post and Company.
-o (Concluded neat aceek) =.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

A magistrate rof esWaukesha,
Wis, who was called upon to per.
form the marriage ceremony, found
on arriving at the house, that it
was situated in the adjoiningcoun-
ty, and consequently beyond his
Jurisdiction. 6 The candidates for
matrimony were, however, equal
to the occasion. 2 They crossed the
road. into Waukesha county, slCsh-
ed around in the snow and there,
to.dseI the fervid language of the
local chronicler, ''ln the starlight,
and in the light of loves shining
orb, were Joined in = marriage
Charles Sanders, only 74oyears of
age, to the sprightly Mrs. Deborah
VanNortrick, who has just turned
the blooming age of69." 49, % q
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09
Story Of a Kentucky
judge aa. ~ s,l,,

An incident in the judicial ca
reer of the Honorable Thomas B.
Monroe, who for twenty FIVE years
occupied the position of Judge in
Kentucky, will illustrate the high
purity OF his character, and may
serve to remind the Judiciary of
our day how eonscientiously' the
Judges Of the olden time held the
scales Of justice. '.[2 go .
A student in the Judges law
school one day asked him if, in
deciding cause, he ever had felt
any bias or prejudice for or against
the parties. The Judge prompt.
ly said "Never but once; Ill
tell you the story. There was a
very important case, which was
argued with great ability before
me ob by the most, distinguished
lawyers at the bar of Frankfort,
andait took two weeks in the trial.
Every morning as the Court opened
a little woman dressed in black,
modestly.and unassumingly courte-
sled to the Court as if. unseen, and
took her seat near the door,
Just before the6 Court adjotfhed
she retired not withoutgm making
alwaysia courtesy. 1t attracted
mylattention, and I1inquired who
she was. / was told she was a
party. to the suit then on trial.
When the case was submitted,
and Iawas preparing myoOpinion,,
/ found it impossible to dismiss
from my mind this little woman
and her courtesy. | began to
doubt whether / could do justice
in the, case. / studied the matter
closely, and finally decided in her
favor. 1t involved the title, Of
all she possessed, in the world.
81 never" said the Judge, :'was
entirely satisfied that my decision
was correct until it was finally
unanimously affirmed by the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
1 feared my Judgment had been
warped by the simplicity and deli
cacy of the little woman in black.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

How TO GET RID OF ,RATs.-A
San francisco man saturated a
rat with kerosene oil, set him a
fire and let him s loose, thinking
he would convey certain valuable
information to other rats, and
that they would leave the premises.
The FIRE department were prompt
.lyfonlt lthe ground, but could not
save the house. 2 The man says it
occurred to him. whata mistaae he
had made as soon as be saw the
fire coming up through the cracks
in the floor. -ai1s9ih .'9h1so4 Z.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

No loSMoKING JALLoWEDj-0ld
DIR. Stearns, lof New London y in
his latter years, kept drug store.
A gentleman oneday purchased, a
cigar Of The Doctor and lighting
it began to'smoke!1ue @Gd si9Ei
5sePlease do not smoke in the
stors,p said pr; 81, politely ''iti is
against our rule" at,r.[ baLc,,..,
:'Rnt you sell cigars" " rej6ined
the gentleman, M2-E'sell' ell'emltosmoke,
don't you ?"9 ~ 10 joi q lo5qi259'
l"Y Yes, icsir, we sell cigars 3 re-
piled the doctor little sharply
';and Csde sell phgsic y but ace. don't
alJoaci& to operate IN the, StOre2idui
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

- =.
Aman passed through Neyada
City recently, on his way to seek
a location in which to settle, who
is sixty-four years old, and who
had with him niuety-four children,
grandchildren and great-grandclIil-
dren. The colony was. from lndi-
ana. The man Stated hat his
brotl er was coming out asssoon as
he settled, and that he (the broth
er) had one. hundred and seven.
teen children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren. One wagon
had SO many, heads sticking out
from under the sheet of the wag.
on that it looked like a coop full
of chickens baz W. I3i ,s,ilas.EsH
T. .-s. a.ars srAt
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

UNLIMITED CRED1T-An
enterprising and fair dealing
business man in Augusta,
Maine, was lately met at the
door by an honest looking
Frenchman, an entire stranger
to him, who asked credit for a
barrel Of -four. 4 can pay half
re cash down, and re balance
next Saturday, sure. The mer-
chant, without hesitation turned
to one of his clerks, and with a
kindly smile upon the would be
owner of the barrel of flour,
said: This good man wants to
get trusted to a barrel of flour;
he'll pay.half down and the rest
next Saturday. Plr risk him;
he's good as gold. open a fresh
barrel, weigh out half, deliver 1t
in good shape at, his house, put
the barrel away safely, and take
it down next Saturday when he
pays the balance; neverrefuse to
trust an honest looking man
for bread 1t was done, the
money paid, the French gentle
man departed rejoicing in an a
bundance of -four and uniimi-
ted credit. ~ ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09
q !Igelttptt fat5f1r 5Aftppsfs5, 5Aftp
OUR AGED ONES

Z 1Tgls 80 yTEF ~ -,.s Jvr -T0rr4l
Blessings on them, may they linger-,' ~ I.
Resting IN sunny way -" 5!II Ill'
May no sombre cloudlet hasten. sI ia
I Their release from ,ife's blest day, -,
Through the Tong oft toilsohfe journey
Heat and burden they have borne ne
Earnestly they watch the shadow, L.u7,f
Prelude of the coming morn. n
Kindly, gently, smooth their pathway.
Let no thoughtless word give pain ,..-l
Treasure up their loving counsel, ~
Words of wisdom thou may'st gain = y
Words thou wilt do we'll to ponder,
=. Ere the counsellor hath fed5 - .
Let the aged ones rich blessing, '-'.'
Il Brightly restupon thy head. G LE3
They have suffered for the Master, DijIIc
He hath treasured up each tear ji5uii
They shall reap golden harvest,
: Fruitage of thesowiRg here.5NI5C -
Blessings on them-they are blessings, +,
While they linger here below; d
Cherish them with loving kindness, ,lYir
Ere they from our sight shall go.
9JJ iO5Eu nIlh 1G'G95A 10 : ST -
Earth is better, while they linger, sIor
With their holy faith and prayer
Heaven will be one gem the richer, ~
For each one it welcomes there. a
Blessings on therAthey are blessings,
% Cherish them with reverend love, ~
Till the Master calls them higher. Z
o. TO the mansions bright abONeg obs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09
The Supreme Court of Califor.

!. The Supreme Court of Califor-
MIA has recently decided that when
"a Railway ComPanylruns its road
through a field without building
fence to prevent animals from get
ting on the track, it is bound by
an implied promise to pay the
owner of the land for any of his
cattle that may be killed on the
road through want of a proper
fence, The Court says that it is
the right of the owner of the land
to pasture his cattle and horses IN
his fields, and that the law does
not regard it as negligence on his
parttit he pastures them in field
tyaVersed by a railroad.7,r,,.;y i,q,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

= They have had an 4' 'Enoch Ar
den case" out at Oakland, CaliRor.
MIA. Ehoch went off and left bis
wife and children destitute; kind
hearted people took up a subscrip-
ton for the supporter the family
and soon after the lost wanderef
whose other name was Kaiser =
returned, and proposed to assist ii
eating up the provehder. The
oneighbors thereupon served a no.
tice upon him, reading thus: SD
Kaiser. we give you t#enty-four
hours to leave town. BY order
of alcon.hiittee iof your creditors
If not, Tyoh will receive a coat of
tar and feathers, or words to that
effect. 9En6eh-1that is,t s,tKaiser-
read the notice with fearful eyes,
sadly cast one long, lingering fare
well look upon the replenishad
pork barrel, and turned heart bro
ken away. He is now a moody
misanthrope and a viDdietive bull
whackei on the Plains. 1Ei Ht'Eeah
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09
There is at present in Montreal

There is at present in Montreal
widow Of p who il the mother:
of nine children. She was mar
rigd at 16, and before her seven:
teehth birthday presented her
lord with twinsislthe4 following
year. she 9produeed 0 at one birth
three boys;5 the next year she
had twins, and repeated the per
formance the following year,
making nine children, the oldest
being barely four. The children
are allgliVing and doing. welk
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09
?, tEiW J.,EJzlI 5A.fY9Jf9FE I
Sperm oil now brings so sma

Sperm oilnow brings so small
a price that it does not pay. to
go whaling and many Province
town vessels have withdrawn
from the9business, while Those
of NewburypeEt have relin7
quished it altogether. q There
are now twenty per cent. less
whalers at sea than there were
one year ago. the number being
215 against 260 at that time.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

A very correct decision was
recently made by acourt IN Cal7
ifornia. Itwas in aSlibeI suit:
The Judge ruled that as an ed
itorial article appeared IN the
ssmsJ IpaperI safttqgrf aftt qgrf thu hleeQl gpae 9f
which, complaint, was made,
apblogiizzihfig FOR the first, and
averring lack of all malice,
the allegations; of0this second
article might be considered as
proof Of the character and in
tent of the first. Under this
ruling the jury foundi a verdict
for the defendant. IN othing
could be more just than that
An apology, promptly and free
ly given, should always be ac-
cepted as satisfaction for wrong
done by words, ayqp aa.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

A year ago a Boonville; Ind.y
couple were to be married, but
the lady. q crawfshed after the
company had assembled and the
minister, was ready to begin
The trouble was made up, and
the 10Th all. fixed for the we'd
ding.y Everything nwas ready,
bat the groom did not appe ar
To get square with the lady he
had left for parts unknown,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09
'S3elS ID I'll IliAC , :!
A, Southern DaDeF ,QntS off

A Southern, paper gets off
the following cut on Grant.
heHaeuudf fahre is adWEtbed
in London, and we trust the at
tention Of our. Government may
be. called, to the fact at once, SO
that a supply may be Ordered
f6faouf worthy President He
has gotTthe6 svacuum' the worst
Apeculiarityi of the dis
ease isthaf it ismostly' underhis
hal" ",IIe2GEJ q Of sf9b1o !ls ssoTb
-Kact W L..1 .p.lo .assl1 gI4
DIR =-.~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09
A Tart Letter

GQy, Bullock, of Georgia, has
appointed a negro named James
NJ. Sims, formerly the, carriage
driver for the Hon. John E. Ward,
Eof Savannahs Ga, Judge, of the
District Court of the first (Sayan-
nah senatorial district, and at.the
same time appointed T., R. Mills,
Esq, Of the Savannah bar, District
Attorney for, the same court.
Sims is represented as utterly un7 i
fit for any Judicial position what:
ever; Mr.. Mills has declined the
appointment and returned to Gov.
Bullock his. commission, accom-
panied with a, tart letter. from from
which we extract as, follows :, -.
q whilst ] should be pleased to
fill the office j IN !, question under a
Judge Of high character, posses
sing coed legal. attainments and
intellectual culture, 1 cannot for
one second; entertain the mon
strops proposition Of accepting il
under the embryo judge appointed
for the position: In this connec.
.tion ] may say that I have no de-
sire to misinterpret the, motive of
your Exceliency in TIE above ap-
pointment; cannot refrain from
the opinion that it mnst have
been done as a proposed insult to
myself. and Though me to the
Bar of the Eastern Circuit. If +
be correct in this opinion l Idespise
the effect. Z 90 t.'T - .i-.'i.<fr ".
-. "Wkilst T have never known krI or or
seen james Nj. Sims until about
one month ago, I can safely say
that in his appointment your Ex-
cellency has done more to disgrace
the Executive office Of Georgia
than in any, previous error of
your administration. He is a dis
grace to your. ExceIlenGy, and his
appointment a. lasting memento
of an attempt by aGovernor Of
Georgia to Soil and degrade the
Judiciary Of the State - 80 -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

Washington went into the ar
my a rich man, and came out a
comparatively poor zone. JEFF
ferson, Madison, Monroe all
left the! White House poorer
than they entered it. .. S.
Grant entered the late war with;
out being worth money enough
to buy him a flask of whiskey.
He will, leave itfworth: not, less
than ten millions of dollars
How is that for Radical econO-
.my?- ?-...... - -. - ~,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

An Indiana Sheriff taking a. !,
borse thief to the State Pris-
on, fell asleep in the railroad car,
and when he woke up the pris-
oner was gone. He thinks he
must have,got off ata station to
get a drink, and got left. .,.......
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

A yoahgllsd5 about to be mar
ried, insisted on having a certain
clergyman to perform the ceremo-
ny, saying: s":He always. throws
50 much feeling, into the thing;
and l wouldn't gives a fig to be
married unlessit could be done In
a style ofgushing rhapsody III
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

Miss Ida Teale, Of spenece.rrtown,'
N. T., was fooling aronnd a red
hot Stove with a can Of Kerosene in
her hand, when the heat went up
the spout, exploding the can and
sending Ida uP the spout likewise.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09
A Brave .Deedy'' :
The louisville / G0piqhstg,

7" The Louisville ! GopiqhSyei1t !
says: a blood yscene was enac4
ted in Anderson county last.
week. The facts as ) .reIated to
US are, as follows: s:.vA farmer
residing in that county visited
the farms of tour of his neigh
bors from whom he purchased /,
hogs that were to be delivered /,
and paid for the fol lowing day. {
He returned to his home that
night and went-toshis bed. A.
bout midnight he was aroused
by a noise;in an adjoining room,
which was caused by the en-
trance of four disguised men in
to his dwelling" Upon the
summons, the former arose from
his bed and opened the door to
his room, when hebwas met by
the disguised men, who demaned
his money or his life! The far
mer replied that he Was willing .
to give the money which BEES
longed to him, but tiiat re had
in hand money 5wl1c b belongfd
to his neighbors, which he gould
not give them. He was then
told that all the money in his
possession must be given up, or }
his life would be ia aken. with q
some apparent reluctance the
farmer acceded to- the demand
of the robbers, and went into an
adjoining room where he had
admitted the money was con-
cealed, ,;the robbers remaining
behind lima short timeIthe far7o
merlreturned with a double barr
relied shot gun and a Colts pis-
tol, with the first Of which he
opened fire on the robbers, two
of 'whem{fell to- the2ffoor mor-s7
tallyywOunded, J, while the other.
two made their escape and we're,
not afterwards, seen. The far
mer called in one Of his. neigh
bors, who assisted him IN wash
ing the black from the faces of
the two dead men, when, toIhis
utter astonishment,, the farmer
discovered, that the corpses be-
fore him were those two men
from whom he had purchased
hogs the day before. : As lseoas
as possible the bodies were re-
moved to, the homes of their .
lamllhes- III as9t s.o.sfrrn S-..
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

% Vassarr College e has has I something
new w under the sun. DR.. T. w:
Du Bois has recently received the
appointment Of dentist to the
above institution. He will look
iDt6 all the young ladies' mouths
once a week.JC III Gg7Hs gTcU ~,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

"A aLAWYER'st yToAsT,-Be7
longing, as he said, to the pro
fession which had the reputation
Of being fond of fees he offered:
lotFee simple, and simple fee, V- +" 7'D
-;7,r And all the fees entail, .nClt12 g.
Are nothing when compared with thee,
n Thou best Of fees-Female,s .J"H
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09
1sCq 10t DsJgli3 sBw yorST
.ud RrOprtesOs'.r
'.EOLss XIFfaI.,.-AOl.. XVII 10 4 A. Il. !.
a Strange Scene in Court,

/ The Washington Sunday Her
aid tells of a singular breeze In
I,the Supreme Court of the District
Of Columbia, inothatacitg 9on Sat.
,urdaysd The eochief. Justice E(Jndge
Garter read an opinion / ino the
Earragpt prize; money case, and
when he had done, Associate Judge
Wy1ie expressed hfsViews in dis
sent Ot1hee opinion iof the court
ThetH Il erGld says'xod ,;iufdt sW
Ii ':sTbe tehiefo Justice swhitened
With, q wrath his ign like locks
shook with ire, and in a voice
whose notes were pregnant with
.uncohtTbllable rage he said ,3bI am
surpfisedl atIthei dissenting Il 0pin-r
ion. The judge in the epnsultar
ton room asseuted7 to my; y;yiews !;
lie has cTept out, Of the hole into
which he Went, &c. .hh The audi
enee,i whose prophetic d Souls Mad
drawn them tOthesspot, t0swit:'
ness, sliwithout money! without
price this Saturday matinee, in
Idufged ! In vociferous cachipation.
Judge Wylie rose with the digni-
tyaof an insulted0 man and Judge,
andTsaid: 1Tetire fr6mtbe bench
where to remain is. to be, iRsnlted.'
The chief justice was, about to
proceed with his liYely picture of
the Sconsultation, room, when the
quiet, interference of lis brother
justices restrained him in a de-
gree, and here the battle ended. q
THE Proper SPIRIT.A The Rich
mond 1Enquiref sayssa "If there
is any=man OF body ofsmen ready
to invest money in Virginia, let
him come.ouIf any tnan-come
he even from Maine-waf1ts to
put up Mill in Chesterfield tell
him heis welcome. y IF ahys man !
wantssoepeh abankin Richmond. /
tell him we are glad to see him.
If dany man wants a. hundred
thousand acres dfiland on which /
to-settle a thousand d Immigrants,
tell linn to Gomez Ifany man
wahts1o cover the State with a
net work of railroads, bid him
God speed !trHGf9 sa9ggGHur 5.s.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

a New Y ork cat was so rash
as to lick the cheek Of a lady OF
improved complexion, and IN a
few minutes was no more. II.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09
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Judge Flippinr, of Memphis,
continues to send men to Jail
for! carrying concealed weapons!
Right. Itis a cowardly pracn.
tice, and is a constant, tempta-
ton to murder, and assassina-
ton.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

The. ice, crop. is splendid
throughout the North. and
West. , The Erie. Ice Company
of Buffalo have, packed ten thou
sand tons, from nine inches to a
foot, in thickness, of crystal
clearness. ~ 90 - NE 'i''
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

An eastern lyceum is trying
its teeth on the problem, (Which
is the oldest battle cry. Erin go
Brsgh, or lodi go blue y = ,a'f
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

2 yGrape-groWers in California get
only from one-half cent to two and
a half cents per pound at whole.
sale iof ttieir grapes. 5+i'tIA' -'i'-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

Out in Ierra, the, other day, a
brakeman est his hand in coup
ling cars, because. he had a wet
glove which froze to the link so
that he could. not with draw his
hand, lG-is1s sJoi o/ .t.5',
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

A New York chemist after
years Of labor, now announces
that he has discovered that raw
potato will cure all desire for
strong drink, two or thfee1good
sized potatoes per day for TIVE
weeks.being enough to do the
business. ,, - '-.,..,. ...s =. q.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

9aagi7ow yd b91Uoss sgsnom liS
Oh M y3Jom ;tsC1t ip b-yb -
; ;nCIss9ssoI sYiiouT;snoa 70 iau3
,sTo!d9b idsgi.s mo;t SIR ysn0m
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-03-09

far as elections were in fact
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