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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

using its own discretion about the
intervals. Every time it went off
1t kicked like a musket. ] padded
my breast for a few days but f.
nally took the watch to another
matchmaker. He picked it all
to pieces and turned the ruin over
and over under his glass; and
then he said there appeared to be
something the matter with the
hair-trigger. He fixed it, and
gave it fresh start. It did well
now, except that always at ten
minutes to ten the hands would
shut together. The oldest man
in the world could not make head
or tail of the time Of day by such
a watch, and SO / went again to
have the thing repaired. This
person said that the crystal had
got bent, and that the handspring
was not straight. He also re.
marked that part Of the works
needed half.soling. He made
these things all right, and then
my time piece performed unexcep.
tionably, save now and then after
working along quietly for nearly
eight hours, everything inside
would let go al. Of sudden and
begin buzzing like a bee, and the
hands would straightway begin to
spin round and round SO fast that
their individuality was lost CON-
pletely, and they simply seemed
a delicate spiders web. over the
face of the watch. she would
reel oil the next twenty, four hours
in Blk or seven minutes, and then
stop with lang. | went with
heavy heart to one more watch.
maker. ard looked on while he
took her to pieces. Then | pre-
pared TO cross question him rigid
iy, for this was getting serious =
The watch Lad ccst two hundred
dollars originally, and ] seemed to
have. paid out two or tires thou
sand ipr repairs. While ! waited
and looked ON, / presently iecog-
lized IN this matchmaker an old
.acquaintance-a steamboat en-
gineer OF other days, and not
goob engineer either He exam
ined all the parts carefully, and
then delivered his verdict with the
same confidence of manner.
He said:
"She makes too much steam
you want to hang the monkey
wrench on the safety-valve! !"
| Drained him on the spot and
had him buried at my own ex-
pense
Ny uncle William (now de.
ceased, alasD used to say that a
horse was a good horse until it
had run away once, and that a
watch was good watch until the
repairers got chance at it. And
he used to wonder what became
of all the unsuccessful tinkers,
and gunsmiths; but nobody could
ever tell him. MARK TWAIN.
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Why Women Wed.


lquaintances. ventures To give the
following list, with an attempt to
indicate the real reasons which
Influence too many to'parry;
MARRYING FOR A H"NE-
| Number one las married fhr a
home. She got tired of working;
in factory, or teaching scbool-:
she thought married life on earth.
was but moonlight walks, buggy
rides, new bonnets, and nothing 10
| do. 5kill t.4 ~ :
| Well, she has got her. home; !;
whether or no. she is tired of the
Membranes this deponept saith
not, inasmuch as this dep0neGt'
does not positively know.
CONSULTING FAMILY INTERESTS.
Number two mairied tecause'
she had seven young sisters and a
papa with a narrow incnme. She
consulted the interestsof her Elm.
lily. Perhaps she would better,
have consulted her own ihte est
by taking in light washing or co.
ing out by the day to work
SHE LIKED TIE SOUND on MRS
Number three married because
Mrs sounds SD much better than
Miss. She was twenty-nine years
and eleven months old, andanoIh-
er month would have transformed
her into regular old mail--
Think how awful that would have
been
WANTED SOMEBODY TO PAY HER BILLS.s
Number iour married because
she wants s,'Iheb DIV 10 pay hr
bills Her husband mnrrled fr
precisely the same reason, SO they
are both lamentlrg at l,lsuse.
NOT GOING To BE LIFT BEHIND.
Number five married b,cause'
Fanny White had nicp new hus-
band, and she was',t going to be
left behind. Pity if she c"ulda't.
be married as we'll 9th. iolls.
MARRYING FOR MuNEY.
Number six married Lecstuse
she was poor and wanted ricllerl
She never cOlntel on all ether
things that were inseparab.e from
those coveted riches
SHE LIKES To TRAVEL.
Number seven married because
she thought she should like to-
travel. But Mr. Number Seven
his mind af,eiwar,l, ail
ali the travelling she has done has
been between the We aud tue
back kitchen door.
MARRYING FOR SPITE.
Number eight married ont Of
spite because, her first love hail
taken to himself second low,
This piece Of retaliation might
have done her good at the time,
but in the long run number eight
found it did not pay. s-
WANTED SYMPATHY.
Number nine married because
she had read novels and wanted
sympathy. Sympathy is "a fire
thing, but ID cOo's down at n rapid
rate if the domestic kettle is Tot
kept boiling. and IIie domestic
turkey is undOHe Novels aud
housekeeping don't ruu very WI
together in harness, 10 use a
spOrtingp phrase, and numpr nines'
supply If y mpathy dtdn't hold
out very long.
MARRYING FOR LOVE.
Number ten married bcau
she loved ber husband with all
her heart and alf her suuI. And
she loves him still. and will prolr
ably continue to love him, and is
the lTappiest'wiie la the world
so she says
We have all tie right motive at
last--one which. when slrc!Ified -
by a. desire and resolution to mn
prove and RI, vate each other, and
to live true snd-hply lives befne
God, cannSt fail tiJ all4lawn the
blessir gs oi heaven. Bat sa Is
the late of those who marry irum
wrong motives-to escape their
share of life s. work, OF To get
something for which they have
nothing to give in return.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

A mosquito taper is a Pittsburg
invention. 1t creates such smell
when burning that the mosquitoes
ask to be excused. 1t drives hu-
man beings out doors also, which
is its only defect.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

A,"personal2 In New York
daily awerk ago stated that III
John Smith formerly If PiHladel-
PHO, will call at No = Blank
street., he will hear something to
his advantage" John called. Tiere
was about 250 Of hial-aHd he
has been, calling at the rate of
forty-seven''p 'per'day ever,sisce the
personal appeared.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

works, and may yrur membe,s in
crease until the wlo world Is
united in the great chaiuol Fiiend~
ship, Truth, and Love
Then let our hoar's bu' overflow
With Friendsh;p Truth and Love,
We will know the truth below
That angels feel above"
LUcfE T. MooEE.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

A pious young girl of Keo-
kuk, Iowa, has broken off her
engagement because her lover
insisted upon devoting Sunday
evening in courting exercises.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

Mrs. Crosby, Texan matron,
is model dreamist. She dream
ed the other night that if she
should buy a lottery ticket she
should win a prize. She accor-
dinghy purchased the last tick
ct that was for sale and drew
four hundred dollars.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

A New Orleans judge fineda
drunken loafer $15 for assault
ing a little newsboy, the other
day, and gave the newsboy $40
for his share. Since then, all the
newsboys in that town are get
ting assaulted. 80
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Avn .infatuated New .YorI

An infatuated New York
girl who fell in love with a
stranger at a fair and engaged
herself to him, would not credit
the stories about him till she
was introduced to his wife and
two children.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

An exchange says: ''It's a
question that puzzles even the
Universalists to tell what will
become of a man that won't pay
for his paper"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

Owing TO the prevailing fashion
in St. Louis, of boys stealing rides
on locomotives, the children are
thinning out so much as to frighten
the authorities, and they have
passed a law prohibiting it
There is scarcely an engine there
but has mashed a boy or two.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

THTRE is a good deal of truth
in what a Cincinnati preacher
said about the press of the coun-
try, that it does the practical
thinking for a large portion of
cur people. They are busy or
too indolent to do it for them
selves, so they allow men to sit
up nights, state the facts, draw
the conclusions, and advocate a
theory,-do the whole up in a
convenient package and slip it
under the front door. In half
an hour they have not only learn
ed what is going ON in the world,
but have ascertained how they
ought to think, and how they
ought to feel about the mixed up
business of the great, rushing
planet of ours. This habit of
vicarious thought is growing
upon us, and is producing evil
results. 1t takes the place of
research and investigation, and
error is as likely to find a lodg-
mentin the public mind as truth,
And We really see that this is
the case, by finding the same
phase of it held by so many per-
sons, which indicates for it a
common origin.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

Fifteen negroes invaded a
white mans house in Arkansas,
and after beating him until he
could not stand any more Of that
kind OF abuse, heating a shovel
red hot and laid it upon his fore
head. t
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19

A matchmaker has watch to
repair that (aecording TO ITS ow-
ner rsstatement) frequently stops
whileit is going, and sometimes
loses an hour IN twenty min~-
s-,vsf -ssaao.. . E,.e :.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-19
a New Trick upon Trav-
elers

A gentleman recently travelling
from Philadelphia to New York,
fell into a chance conversation III
the smoking car with a stranger
having all the appearance of res
probability. After some half an
hours talk, the stranger politely
asked the gentleman if he would
take cigar, at the same time hold
ing out two cigars, one looking
like Regalia, the other smaller /;
such as Is usually called the Lon
don size. The gentleman happen.
ing to take the large: one, being
nearest to him as presented; the
stranger recommended him to take
the smaller one remarking that he
thought it was of better favor.
Afte smoking about quarter to a
third of the cigar, the gentleman
discovered that he was suddenly
becoming very dizzy. A suspicion
flashed throgh his mind that the
cigar was not all right. He inn
mediately threw it away, but his
giddiness increased SO much that
it was with the greatest difficulty
that he reserved his self-poSsession.
In a few moments a most copious
perspiration started from every
pore Of his body, AID the water
fairly run off bis person.
The stranger meanwhile was
apparently sound asleep on the
other end of the seat. On his ar
rival at New York the gentleman
with great difficulty got out OF
the car aud took a carriage for
his hotel, where he was soon al
ter violently attacked with vomit-
ing and passed a very sick night
lie had been for several years
Tesident OF Cuba, a great smoker,
aud is fully convinced that the
cigar was drugged, and that this
as a new dodge to eetrap the un-
wary traveller for the purpose Of
fob5try. He attributes his es-
cape TO the fact Of his smoking
but little OF the cigar, and to bis
very robust constitution. Our
railroad managers will be obliged
TO issue supplement- to the no
tice" sometimes seen in the cars:
"Beware of weli-dres sci men who
ask you to play euchre," caution
ing the public to "Beware of well
dressed men who offer you a cigar. ;"
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-04
COLUMBUS.
skeleton Found.

CISCINNArI September "A Column
bus, Ohio, special to the Times and
Chronicle, this evening, says: a sensa-
tion was caused here to-day by the find
ing of the skeleton of man, by work
men engaged in cleaning the privy vault
of the Buckeye House The skeleton
was habited with the remains of suit,
and was wrapped in sheet. This was
surrounded by a coverlid, and securely
bound with a rope. In the pantaloons
pocket was found a memorandum book
containing letters from various parties
in this city, recommending NJ. l.. Bryan
as a practical printer, and directed to
Joseph Medill, then connected with the
Forest City newspaper, now OF the CHI
cago Tribune, dated 1852. Mr.. Bryan,
the party named, is now editor of the
Democrat, of London, Madison county.
The questions naturally arise, who do
these bones belong to? and how came
thew in such place? Old printers here
saw they remember giving recommenda-
tons to Bryan, in 1852, and that Bryan
while stopping at the Buckeye House
then kept by Colonel Green, was robbed.
1t is thoug hit these bones belonged to
the man who stole these letters, and
was afterwards foully dealt with and
put into this horrible place; The
papers found were in tolerable goodi
state of preservation, but so saturated
as to make the reporters task Of exam
ining them and their contents not very
desirable
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CHICAGO.
DISASTROUS FIre-IlIin0is Legisla.
ture-ContemptC Case.

Disastrous FIre-IlIin0is Lcgisla.
ture-COntempt Case.
CHICAGO, September "a disastrous
fire occurred here yesterday afternoon
on Canal street. Loss $4,000 The
building was occupied as planning mill.
A committee Of members Of the Legis.
lature Of this county has been appointed
to meet committee Of citizens for the
purpose of comforting together about
providing a room for the Legislature,
which is to meet here this winter if
Governor Palmer views do not predom,
mate in the matter, he holding that the
Legislature cannot convene here.
The Hickey-Lonersan contempt case
was up again on Saturday before Judge
Booth. The testimony OF Hooper
Brown, the man objected to, strongly
duplicates Captain Hickey and Loner-
gan in an attempt to evade the order OF
this Court.
The Junior Order Of Christ's Church
have published a two column letter
directed to Bishop Wbitehouse. The
statements are denied and the determin,
alton Of the congregation to support
their rector is announced. The Bishop
ia warned to keep his hands off.
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be easily repaired. By this means the
value OF hydrostatic pressure in testing
boilers, will be determined. The gen.
tlemen present were unanimously Of the
opinion that the facts developed by the
experiments were now wanted by the
engineering world.
Held for Murder.
The ship Thomas Dunham, on which
Connolly, the seaman, was killed yes
terday, BY the mate, will proceed to sea
tomorrow. In the meantime the first
and second mates will be held for
murder.
Body Found.
The body of an unknown man was
found floating in North river at the foot
of Fifth street, Hoboken, to-day. There
were two bullet.holes in his head. and it
is thought the man was murdered.
Destructive Pire.
A destructive fire occurred 10 day,
originating in boiler room, Nos, l4O,
142 and IA Attorney street, occupied by
George Boone as a planning mill. The
upper floors were occupied by various
business men. Boones loss is $4,000
and the other tenants lose $4,000. The
damage to the building is estimated at
$1,000.
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HALIFAX.
The Scull Race.

HALIFAX, September 1.-The annual
regatta closed to-day with single scull
race. Several of the best oarsmen in
the crews which rowed yesterday, com
peted for prize of $500. Nearly all
the strangers had left the city on the
morning train, and comparatively few
persons gathered along the harbor front,
ing the city to see the race. The course
was the same as yesterday, but the boats
started from the lower end and rowed
up to the club Marine pier without re-
turning, making a distance of three
marine miles. There were ten entries
but only six men reported at the stake
boat. These were Henry Coulter, OF
the American crew; J. II. Sadler and
Robert Biglin, of the Taylor crew;
Henry Kelly, of the Renforth crew
George Brown, Of the Pryor-Chambers,
and George Lovett. Of Halifax
The harbor was in An excellent con,
dition for rowing, there being no wind
and scarcely a ripple on the water.
The boats started by the whistle Of the
tug about 10 o'clock. Kelly and
Brown did not understand the signal,
and lost a stroke; Coulter, who looked
quite sick, and in no condition to row,
got the lead in the start and kept it
for the first mile, when lie was seized
with fit of vomiting and gave up the
race, pulling slowly along until off the
dock yard. when he went to shore and
put up his boat. Lovett was behind,
and the contest, now nearing down to
the fourth mile, became very exciting
Sadler, whose course lay nearest the
wharves, kept the lead, Kelly being
two lengths behind, Brown still further
back, and Biglin even with him, but
much further out. During the last
mile, Brown brought up to Kelly, passed
him, and gained on Sadler, who
sheared his boat across Browns course
and came in about a length ahead
winning the race in % minutes 2O
seconds, Brown coming up S seconds
behind, and Kelly 80 seconds later.
Biglin was about length behind Kelly.
Brown entered protest, saying Sader
had unfairly drew over his course, but
the umpire ruled against him.
The Biglin brothers, of the American
four-oared club, came down to the start,
ing point with Perry and Chambers, ,ofthe
Renforth crew. This Anglo-American
crew did some splendid rowing before
the race commenced, for the benefit OF
the reporters on the judges tug, after,
wards following the competing boats
over the course.
ST. JOHNS, n. B., September Q
The Taylor Winship crew have offered
to make a match with the Paris crew
for five hundred pounds side, to come
off at Springfield, Mass, in October.
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Gold Sales.

The Secretary Of the Treasury has d.
rected the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to purchase 100000 worth OF
bonds and sell sS,OOOOOO Of gold during
the month of September, as follows :
Wednesday ,September.l3th, 81 ,OO0,OOG
Wednesday, September 9th, 81 ,OOO, ,Ooo;
Wednesday, September 10th, 81 ,OW'-
900; Wednesday, September 2th'
100000. Total purchase Of bonds,
100000. Thursday, September lth'
100000; Thursday, September l4th'
$2,O0O,0OO.; Thursday, September 2lst'
100000; Thursday, September 2sth'
$2,O00,0O0. Total sales Of gold, S,O00'-
600.
Military Ports Around New York.
The Secretary OF War declines TO
place the military ports in and around
New York under the control Of the
Board OF Health.
Cotton Exported.
The value Of the: cotton: exported from
the port of Savannah during the year
ending August 81, 1871, amounted to
$52,000,OO0. The export from the
coast and the sum produced were nearly
equal in amount.
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SPRINGFIELD.
A Young Lady Kidnapped - The
Probable Reason.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, September In
the matter Of the spiriting away Of the
young Catholic lady, who was to be
married to q Protestant man, the Jour
nal says: 1t appears, if reports are to
be believed, that the young lady re-
ceived an invitation from the Lady
Superior OF the Convent, near this city,
to call, as she wished to see her. The
young lady answered the invitation in
person, and went to the Convent to pay
her respects to the Lady Superior.
Arriving at the Convent, she found
several OF the Catholic priests Of this
city there, besides a goodly number
of nuns, ready to catechize her in rela-
ton to the offense Of being married
by any one except a Catholic priest.
What transpired there, particularly, we
do not propose to state. but those who
know the ways of Catholics, in such
matters, can draw their conclusions.
The young lady persisted, it is said, in
her unholy attempt to marry the man
Of her choice, in the church of her
choice; but suddenly, on Thursday
morning, the morning Of the wedding,
it was found that she had disappeared
from her house, from her friends, from
her lover, from the city, without a word
Of explanation to anybody. The ut
most concern is felt by the Protest
ants, who allege the improbable
story that the girl has not been kid
mapped and lock up in the adjacent Con-
vent. but has been spirited away to St.
Louis or Chicago. The victim of this
outrage is cool and patient, but he de-
clares that he will yet vindicate his
rights, and rescue the lady from her
pprseputOrS
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Accidentally Killed.

TERRE HArTE, September 3.-Oliver
P. Reed, a confectioner OF this city,
aged about twen-one, was struck upon
the head by the falling of board from
the Cherry street oil well derrick, about
nine o'clock this morning. He died
from the effects Of the wound at halt
past three this evening. Reed was a
spectator, the board was accidentally
knocked from its position by q work.
man on the inside Of the derrick, who
was near arranging new pumping rods
in the oil we'll. The Oil Company will
voluntarially pay the funeral expenses.
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SARATOGA.
Entries for the International Ne.
gatta.

Eutrfes for the 1nternntiohai
Satta.
SARATOGA, September 2.-The entries
for the Saratoga International Regatta
to take place on the 9th and llth OF
september closed yesterday, with the
following crews entered: The Ward
Brothers, of Cornwall, New York; the
Biolip crew, Of New York; the Mckee
barge crew, Of Pittsburgh; the lyme
crew, ere Of England; the Taylor-Wlnsn5IIR, !,
crew. Of Newcastle-on-Tyne; the @ Bell
crew Of Pougbkeepsie the Bonalo
Boat club, Of Buffalo. For the single
s.ull race there are the following ee'
tries: Henry Coulter. John BIghsm, 1i.
Joseph Kaye of the Biglin crew; :r Wins E.,,s
Ward and Albert Ward Of the M Malu
Brotbers crew; Bright, Kelly CHAMBERS IT
and Raney OF the Tyne crew; Josep9 IN u.
SsSler and Robert Bagnoll Of the lay, ,,
ler.Winship crew, John Hansoa uo' q
Cornwall. New York, and 'ohn "'
Curdy Of New York city.
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stabbed BY His Wife.

BROOKLYN, December 2.-The Com
mittee appointed to visit the hospital
and take the dying statements of John
Reilly, the shoe dealer, No. 80 Atlantic
avenue, had been stabbed by his wife,
but Reilly proved too weak to make any
statement, and soon afterwards expired.
1t has been ascertained that on Tuesday
last be quarrelled with his wife and
struck her several times with his fist,
when she picked up shoe knife lying
near and caught him around the neck
with her arms and plunged the knife
deep into his abdomen, causing a
friphtful wound. He walked 10 the
hospital where he remained until his
death. His wife was arrested. She is
his second wife, and is addicted to
drink.
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OMAHA.
New Constitution Meeting.

OMAHA, September 2.-Ano:her Meet
ing was held last night, in the court
house, in favor of the adoption OF the
new constitution, but thinly attended.
Speeches were made by Judge Hocall,
General Strickland. and General Rob
inson, of Lincoln. and others, but little
interest was manifested for its adoption.
She people and press seem to think
That after all no new constitution IL
needed, and that the old one, with a
few amendments, will answer for a
number Of years.
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JERSEY CITY.
Body Found.

JERSEY CITY, September 2.-Consid.
erable excitement exists here over the
finding of the dead body Of female
child. two months old, crowded into
soap box. Some laborers discovered
j, while digging an excavation on the
premises Of James Reilly, on Borgan
avenue. The Coroner is OF the opinion
tha, the child was put into the box
while alive.