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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13
A Queer Case.

Mrs. Mary Miller, a well,bred
lady to all appearance, who has
fbeen sentenced TO Sing Sing prison
i for robhing a lady at the West
minister Hotel, in New, York,
made the following singular state
ment tolan interviewing reporter
after sentence had been passed up
ON her: Gas far as | am con-
cerned, / hardly know how to feel.
l hate and ioathe dishonesty. /
can never tell a lie. 1he de,ec-
tives admitted to Mr.. Kelso that
my word was indisputable, and
yet have been guilty of that. l
have never consorted with thieves.
| know nothing about their habits.
Yet | feel a mysterious inclina-
tion to rob and steal whenever !
have a chance. 1 never took
anything from a friend or a poor
person. am not in necessity.
Though / am not rich, | have
wealthy, relations in New York
and Brooklyn, and have always
lived very comfortably. l am
not extravagant. Indeed, never
made dollar by my dishonesty.
l feel that it would be wicked to
attempt to escape conviction on a
plea of kleptomania. Yet Idon't
understand it, and don't know
how to explain it at all" ,1- +.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13


GIRLS, DON'T DO IT.-Let no
young girl give her likeness to
any man, unless he is relative.
1t is holding herself in a very
cheap estimation to do So What,
pray, is left for her real lover,
when he. comes. if SO sacred a
Gift lie on another mans table, to
be gazed upon by bis chance-and
sometimes not very choice-ac-
quaintances Many a young girl
who has s-thoughtlessly committed
herself in this way would after.
wards give worlds to recall The
foolish gift, which has been prized
only as a matter of boasting.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

"MelI's Kingdom" is the name
given to circuit ten miles around
Bairdstown, Ca, because it has
been for twenty yearstbe !ramping
ground of the Rev. DR.. Nell, a Bap-
tist preacher, and there is scarcely
to be found therein Methodist,
Presbyterian, Episcopalian, or
Roman Catholic. Every man,
woman, or chiid-infants excep-
ted--iseither a Baptist or has Bap-
tist prOclivities.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

A revengeful traveller on a cer-
tain railroad packed a carpet bag
full of loaded revolYers, and hand
ed it to a gentlemanly baggag' :
smasl er who had ruined three O.
four trunks for him already. The
smasher flung the bag up against
the wall savagely, and then threw
At on the floor, and stamped on it
as usual. At about The fourth
jump, firing commenced along the
whole line. Forty-six revolvers
went off in rapid succession, G;ss GI;s
tIibuting bullets around the ear
with disgusting csrelessness of
the legs Of the smasher, vino was
shot in six places before he could
get out of the car. He rode upon
the platform during the whole of
that trip, and when he did enter
the car be encased his legs in
stovepipes, and ran an iron clad
snow-plUw in front of him to push
the baggage out with. He smash,
es perhaps fewer carpet-bags now
than he once did in the blissfnG
past-much fewer; and he is filled
with gloom. The only boon he
Graves is, that he may be present
when the carpet-bag owner calls
with his check. He says there
will then be conflict which will
make the European war perfectly
ridiculous.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13
IeutpGe Of t6e MSf1nsts,
SR 9Go
JOHN.

stand behind his elbow chair,
Ny soft hands rest upon his hair
Hair whose silver is dearer to me 4.
Than all the gold of earth could be;
And my eyes of brown
Look tendsrly down & a~..i.
On John, my John. ......
The fire light leaps, and laughs and warns
Wraps US both in.ruddy arms
John, as he sits in the hearth-glow-red,
Me. with my hands on his dear old head
Encircling us both
Look like a ring of troth, ~ .r-
Ne and my John. .., ..,...
| His form has lost its early grace,
| Wrinkles rest on his kindly face y,
| His brow. no longer is smooth and fair, E
| For time has left his autograph there;
But noble prize ~ s.'1 .| q. ''''
In my loving eyes b.l-i- sc ys
- = " 0tn' "'S PIT G1'ttji E Z vt -.. q.
eMy Iove,'' he says, and lifts his hands,
| Drowned by the suns OF other lands, .,
In tender clasp on mine TO lay;
@H0w long age was our wedding day."
Iismle through my tears s4.ga ..... .a5
| And say, Years and years, e..
My John, dear John G'
..f- v-tf la i.a
We say no more, the freight glows;
Both of us muse, on what-who knows?
Ny hands drop down in mute caress-
! Each throb of my heart is wish to bless
With my life's best worth ...r rrs
The heart and the hearth
! Of John, nay J ohm.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

A good story is told at the ex-
pense of a young lawyer in St.
Jose, Cal. He was very anxious
to defend Chinaman in the po-
lice court against the charge of
prtty thieving. Having assumed
tkat position, what was his aston.
isment to find his client using a
handkerchief with bis own name
markod1upon it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

Mr.. Clark, of New York, had a
blacksmith arrested for teaiing bis
ear nearly off in scuffle. The
blacksmith says the ear tore aeci-
den:ally; besides, it never was halt
put on. -gsfa- 81 50 ~. a- :
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

A pretty good story is told of
himself (says the Boston Traceller)
by a season ticket holder on the
Boston and Maine railroad-a
wide awake, generous, joke-lov-
ing gentleman, Democratic in pol
itics al d liberal in bis religion
Riding in a horse Car a short time
since, with the Catholic priest of
lis village, who has been active
in trying to induce bis flock to be-
come temperate, he familiarity ad-
dressed him in language something
ds follows: Father -, you
are doing a pretty good work just
now-I don't know but you are
doing as much good as all the
other ,clergymen in town. The
priest quietly replied that he was
doing what he could to improve
his people. "Ill tell you what il
is" continued the gentleman, ''rye
been thinking about attending
your church, but was afraid II
would cost too much to get all my
sins pardoned." "Oh," said the
priest, "we can manage your case;
when we have a very large con.
tract we make a liberal discount.
The laughter that followed this
retort ouly closed when the cars
reached the end of their route.
And The captain laughs over the
story, as he repeats it, until thls
day. Sir lI a
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

A girl in Calhoun county. Wis,
attempted to look into the muzzle
of her brothers. shot gun, at the
same time pulling her dress away
from the trigger TIE cOrDner's
jury returned a verdict of death
from internal carelessness." -i.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

The Evergreen Observer hFs
the following bit of news 1t is
said that shade tree was felled
by the recent storm somewhere in
Dallas county, and thirteen ''Life
Insurance Agents" killed by the
fall. -s e,2l< or a.'i s
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13
Death in the Cup.

! From the Rome Commercial
we learn that a most horrible
tragedy recently occurred in St.
Clair county, Ala. 1t seems
that the Tax Collector, having
collected a large amount of
money, gave tito his wife with
the understanding that he
would beabsent forseveral days.
The night after he left three men
came to the house disguised, and
demanded Of the Collectors
wife. the money. She refused
to tell them where it was.-
They searched and found it,
then ordered her to cook sup
per. While engaged in obey
ing their orders, She conceived
the idea of poisoning them
She carried the idea by adroitly
putting arsenic in their coffee.
They drank it and died. Strip
ping off, their DISCUSSES, she
found two of them to be stran-
gers, but the third was her hus-
band, who had adopted this
method Of stealing the peoples
money. ....- q -.,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

y "NCw, gentlemen" said a peri
patetic lecturer to a somewhat
noisy crowd who had gathered to
one OF his seanceS in an Eastern
village, show would you like to
hear "a b!ackguard story? All in
favor will raise their hands !"
Nine tenths of the dexter paws
went up, and there was sudden
hush of all noisy demonstrations.
The lecturer went on with his
original subject for few miDutes,
when some incautions individual
broke odt with Say, where's
the story?' ''Bless you" was the
reply,i"I did not intend to tell any
such story. | only waited to know
how many blackguards are pres
ent." You might have heard a
pin drop any time during the lee
ture, after that.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

A young lady who has been
practicing '.Let Me KiAsiHimo for
His MotheB" Gays the more she
tries it the better she likes it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

A Chicago journal has discov.,
cred "a new Indication of the
Presidents ~isd0n. 1t is singu-
lar that oanew nindication of hish
wisdom should have BEEN found?
befire lhise most intimate friends
suspected the rexis,enca of tbAi
old one.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

A legal gentleman calls his
matitutinal cocktail Scire .tdcids-
because it "reyives his judge
ment.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-13

|
The following from the Cincin-
matt Chronicle, is a truth which
young men might as we'll begin to
learn ..j .s ae-..
"All the parties were highly
respectable" So ends a dispatch
from Memphis giving an. account
of desperate afiray in SomervilIe,
Tenn, resulting in the death of
"a young lawyer. Shall we ever
get to the time when reporters and
correspondents will break them
selves of the habit of eulogizing
people who are proved by their
own ae ions to be anything but
what they are asserted to be ?
Here ate two young men, in the
case in hand, of whom it is dis.
covered that they 60 about carry
ing reyolvers, ready TO use them
upon each other or upon anybody
who might happen to provoke
them by mere inuepdo or i'm
agined insult. Yet the telegraph
er tells MS they are highly respec-
table. They are pot. They are
neither respectable, nor fit To be
admitted into respectable society.
No man is worthy. of respect ei-
-ther. from other people or from
himself who goes about the streets
with a pistol stuck away in bis
clothes, or a slung-shot or a pair
.of brass knuckles conveniently
concealed in bis breeehes pocket ;
and any system of social organiza-
tion that recognizes responsibility
in such performance needs radical
reorganization. ..i G5r5.-...s.. $3.50
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-01
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN. !
Tuesday MORNING. August l. 1911

y
WEATHER, BUSINESS, ETC.-On Sunday
the morning opened up very hot sultry
and facilitating About the middle of the
afternoon we had a light drizzling rain.
which tended but very little toward cooling
the atmosphere, and the evening closed
very warm.
Yesterday (Monday) morning was op-
pressively hot, the thermometer in some
places being up to ninety-six. About noon
we had a very heavy rain, which cooled the
air somewhat and made it more pleasant.
Business was perfectly stagnant on the
wharf yesterday, and less freight moving
than has been the case for some time on
outgoing steamers. Two boats on the lower
levee were discharging, which made about
the only stir worthy of notice.
The river is about on a stand, and the
marks show no change since Saturday eve
ming.
Rates of freight to Red river still stand
az new card rates, with very little offering.
10 81. Louis large contract for sugar was
mace at twelve and one-haf cents per one
nundred pounds, and railroad iron at four
dollars per ton. Other miscellaneous lots
are gong at twenty to twenty-five cents per
hundred. The St. Louis packets are re-
celptlng through to Little Rock at one dol
lar per hundred, and to Pine Bluff at sew
enty-hve cents per hundred hounds,
Inc arrivals since Saturday were the Bart
Able, from LobdelPs store; Taleouah, from
Bayou LafOurche; Frolic, from Donaldson
vile; Lula d and Carrie Converse. from
Jefferson; Governor Allen, from Vioksburg:
Wade Hampton, from Natchez: CITY Of
quincy, from st. Louis. and Era No. g, from
Jefferson.
The departures were the Bart Able for
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-01
Weekly Cotton Renort.

NEW YORK, July 3O.-The cotton move
ment shows very slight increase in re-
ceipts, and a very marked falling off in
exports. The receipts at all ports are
l0,990 bales, against II, 66l last week, Is, 1856
the previous week, and 8,46S three weeks
since. The total receipts since September
are 1857 ,247 bales, against 2,849, 093 for the
corresponding period of last year, showing
an increase of I,IlS,151 bales in favor of
the present season. The exports from all
ports for the week are 1914 bales, against
96l3 for the same week last year.
The total exports for the expired portion
of the cotton year are 3,083,762 bales,
against 2,l69,512 bales for the same time
last year. The stock at all ports is $4,000
bales, against lis, 165 for the same time last
year. The stocks at interior towns are 49,
S79 bales, against 24,223 last wear. The
stock at Liverpool is $4,000 bales, against
5S9, 900 last year. The American cotton
atioat for Great Britain is $1,000 bales,
against SO, 900 last year The Indian cotton
at1Oat for Europe is COZ, $50 bales, against
1876, 1902 last year. The weather South during
the week was generally hot, with occasional
rains. The condition of the growing plant
is reported more favorable in many sec
tions.
Prices have declined, especially on low
grades. The total transactions reached
$4,000 bales, of which $1,000 bales were for
future delivery, and Ii 900 bales on the spot
and to arrive. Of spot cotton exporters
took about 1900 bales, spinners 1890 bales,
and spectators 60 bales. Hog products
have been depressed, with a heavy decline
IN mess pork. Beef products have been
quiet. Dairy products haveimproved. To-
bacco has been firm, but less active. Pc
troleum declined. In consequence of the
large supply whisky has advanced. Tai
low has been active for export. The activity
in hops has subsidized; market dull. Wool
has been firm, but less active. Naval stores
declined. In other domestic products
nothing new to note.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-01
FROM THE PARISH OF IBERVILLE.
Delegates to the state Convention.
PLAOuEMINR La July % l87l

PLAQUEMINR, La, July 90, 1871.
The Republican Parish Executive Com
mittee of the parish of Iberville held a
| meeting in the clubroOm of the Central Re-
publican Club at Plaquemine, Louisiana, at
2P. M, July %, 1871, for the election of three
delegates to represent the Republicans of
the parish in the State convention to be held
in New Orleans on the ninth proXimo.
The permanent organization of the COM
mittee was effected by the unanimous cleo
ton of Charles E. Halstead as president,
and Richard Dickerson as secretary.
The roll of the committee being called
the following members answered to their
names: Charles E. Halstead, president;
Richard Dickerson, David Grimes, A. LIE
Blanc, July Cokely, Lewis johnson.
Absent: Henry Jones.
On motion of Mr.. Dickerson, duly sec
onded, C. E. Halstead was nominated for
delegate to the State convention.
On motion of Mr.. Halstead, Cyrus Parker
was nominated for delegate.
On motion of Mr.. Grimes, George B.
Loud was nominated for delegate.
On motion of A. Leblanc, nominations
were closed, and Charles E. Halstead,
Cyrus Parker and George B. Loud were de-
clared unanimously elected
On motion to choose alternates, r. Dick
erson was chosen for C. f. Halstead; July
Cokely for Cyrus Parker; Hon. 7. III. No
land for George B. LOUD
motion by Mr.. Grimes. that the president
be authorized to call a meeting of the Re-
publicans of the parish forthwith to advise
with them for the conduct of the campaign
during the attendance of delegates at the
convention, was unanimously adopted.
A motion by A. Leblanc, that we view
with contempt the wicked efforts of certain
mon in this parish to cause disruption of
the Republican party, was adopted.
The following resolutions, offered by
Richard Dickerson, were unanimously
adopted
RESOLVED, That the parish executive COM
mittee of the parish of Iberville, do hereby
indorse our State and national administra-
tiOns, and pledge our unconditional influ-
ence to promote the reelection of H. C.
Warmoth and U. S. Grant to the high posi-
tions which they fill with so much honor to
the State and nation.
Resolred, That we regard the lberyiHe
NewS the true Official organ of the Republi-
can party of the parish of Iberville, and
claim for it that recognition among its con-
temp0rarIes.
ReSolped, That copy of these resolutions
be forwarded for publication to the New
Orleans REPUBLICAN.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sub
ject to the call of the president.
G.. Z. HALSTEAD, President
RICHARD DICKERsoN, Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-01
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE,

Observation-Disclosures Governor Allen-32s bales
cotton 1871 SKIS cotton seed Is SKIS seed cotton and
sundries
NATCHEz-Steamer Wade Hampton-35 bales
cotton 1908 SKIS cotton seed IL SKIS seed cotton and
sundries
LOBDELLS STORE-Steamer Bart Able-6 bales
cotton and sundries
JEFFERSON-Steamer Era No $50 bales cotton
l54 head cattle and sundries
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Carrie Converse-3S4
bales cotton 400 SKIS cotton seed l43 SKIS seed cotton
and sundries
ST LOUIs-steamer City of Quincy-sundry pro,
duce
OUACH1TA CITY-steamer Jennie Howell-127
bales cotton an0 sundres
RECEIPTS SUNDAY
JEFFERSON-Steamer Lulu D-l34 bales cotton
% SKIS seed cotton 203 head cattle bags wool and
sundrles
LAFOURCHE-Steamer Tahlequah-Sundries
BATON ROUGE-Steamer Frolic-Sundries
LOWER C0AST-Steamer Hunter-Sundries
ANTE RIvER-Steamer rAHce-2O cords woed
900 shingles 10000 feet lumber bales cotton and
sundries
BY THE RAILROADS.
NEW ORLEANS, JACKSON AND GREAT NORTH
BRN RAILROAD, July 3l-1l9 bales cotton and
sundry produce
MORGANS LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAILROAD
July 3l-4 bales cotton so SKIS cotton seed I3 $50
in currency 1904 head cattle 5000 feet lumber and
sandries
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-01
Yesterdays Evening Dispatched

New YORK, July 3l.-Arrived: Atlanta,
Clyde, Huntsville, with the Savannah in
tow, st. Louis, from New Orleans. Arrived
OUT Vandalia, Minnesota and Baltimore.
LONDON, July 3l.-The meeting at Hyde
Park to agitate against an allowance for
Prince Arthur, was a feeble affair. An
other meeting was called, which the govern
ment prohibited.
The chief theme of conversation in all
circles to-day, as well as editorials in the
journals, is the expected introduction in the
House of Commons tonight of the opposi-
ton to censure the government for abolish
ing the system of the purchase of army
commissions by royal warrant.
PARIS, July 3I.-The fact that but few
ballots were cast at the municipal elections,
and that the great mass of voters abstained
from the exercise Of franchise, is generally
attributed to the continuance of the state of
siege of Paris, which exercises baneful in
fuence in all classes of society.
The immense porcelain factory at Sevres,
the work in which has been entirely sus
pended since the commencement of the
siege of Paris by the Germans, is to be at
once re established.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-01
Monetary--Commercial'
MONETARY.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
MnNnAY RrRNING July 81. l31l.

OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN
MONDAY EVENING July 81, 1871.
We have no material change to report in
the money market proper. On the street
AL notes with unquestionable cOllaterals are
quoted at 8 per cent per annum; good do
and short AL business paper without col
laterals 10; good and second grade bust
ness paper without cOllaterals at IL lS; AL
long do at 103I2, and mortgage notes at 9
O. for AL and 10 a IL for good and second
Gold opened at 1121s 0l12as against ll2
at New York;, and closed at 112A a l121e
against 1l2B). The sales included $1,000,
$1,000, and $4,000 at Il21s; $4,000 and $4,000
at 1l2A; $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at
1928, and $4,000 at 1121s
In silver $4,000 in American half dollars
brought 108la. We quote 071A 0l0819 for
these and "a. a 3A per cent premium in gold
for Mexican dollars.
Foreign exchange was steady and firm.
The sales of sterling embraced about flO,-
600, of which GI0O0 clear at 1221s; fl5O0
bill of lading at 122A; $4,000 at 1928;
fle0O clear at l22ls; fl0OO at 1924: fl0O0
short sight at the same; 9l200 bank at
1881, and f8O0 bank, sight, at l24. We
quote sterling at 122A l222l for good to
Al bill of lading and clear, and "a l23la for
bank
domestic exchange was quiet. Inc banks
supplied remitters with sight on New York
at % per cent premium, and there were
sales of $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000
New York commercial sight and $1,000 and
$4,000 private bankers at u per cent
premium, and $4,000 and $4,000 bank at
9-32.
Nothing of any moment was done in gold
checks. Some of the banks drew trihing
sums at par.
No sales of stocks were reported. There
to be rather better feeling in
Louisiana Levee, and $ll was bid, but there
to be no sellers at that price.
Nothing was done in bonds or warrants.
City treasury notes are nominal.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-01

ley dull at 90c. Mess pork quiet at $i40
ID IS. Bacon lower; shoulders sac, clear
rib S0Slec; clear sides SA 09c. Lard duh'
kegs lO24c. Ill a,d
CINCINNATI, July 3l.-Cotton dull ana ana
nominal; middling 1874 02Oc. Flour a9iI
and unchanged. Wheat dull at a slight
decline. Rye unchanged: Corn dull and
dropping. Oats dull, 50 039c. Barley quiet
and weak; no sales. Pork is in fair de-
mand; mess $ls. Lard dull; new prime
steam 9Ac Bulk meats dull ana unsettled:
Racon dnll. shoulders csc; sides held at
ssssc. Hogs dull and dropping; "a $50
prices. Whisky quiet and weak at 93c.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON. July 81, acknowledgements
closed at $685.. Bonds SO.
LIvERpooL July 81, Evening.-Cotton
closed fiat; middling uplands Sad; Orleans
9Bd. Sales 5000 bales. Exports and spec
ulation 500 bales.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-01
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

New YORK, July 81, Evening-Cotton
closed quiet; sales 1893 bales; middling up
lands 19s4c. Flour heavy and shade
easier. Whisky 96c. Wheat l02c lower;
old winter red and amber Western 81 400
l All; new 81 4O01 43; red and amber
Southern 81 81 43. Corn a shade firmer
IS a 66c. Rice quiet; ~ 0S1ac. Pork ac-
tive. Beef duh. Lard dull; 100 lOlsc.
Naval stores quiet. Frejghts stronger.
Coffee steady; Rio 1874 a Ice. Sugar dull;
fair to good refinery quoted at ga 994c;
Cuba Ga 01Oc. MOlasses dull and I'M
changed. Beef dull at 500 10 for plain;
mess SI3: extra mess SIG. Freights to Liv-
erpool stronger; corn per sail S0s&d;
Sr. LOUIS, July 31.-Cotton dull and
nominal; middling 190I9lsc; Flour in fair
order demand; supernfe tall 81 25S4 So;
double extra $505 so; treble extra $5 IS;
family $607 so. Wheat dull and lower;
No. 8 red fall 81 140 Is; No: 2 81 IS. Corn
dull and unsettled. Oats dull and dropping
1t 81 v 032hc. Rye dull at 55S59c. Bar