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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16
A Startling Railroad Ad.
venture

Parties who arrived at Terra
Haute, last week, on the Evans.
vile and Charlottesville Railroad,
had quite an adventurous ride.
When the train was midway be-
tween Deckers and Purcell's Sta
tions, it was met by the most tire.
.mendous hail.storm. Hail.stenes
three inches in diameter ratified
down upon the coaches, knocked
the window lights from the cab,
and demolished the headlight of
the engine. The engineer and
fireman were obliged to seek ref
uge by hugging close to the ma
chinery. The storm, though se-
we're, was of brief duration, and
when it had stopped, the train
moved on. When nearing Sulli-
van, the engineer discovered a
bright light ahead, which was
caused by the burning OF thirty
cords of wood which were lying
close to the track. The train
backed down to a station three
miles away, and then returned to
the scene Of conhagration with a
gang of section men who at once
set to work to extinguish the
flames. The engineer then backed
his train away from the scene some
distance, and after the doors and
tlinds of the windows had been
carefully closed, he let on full
head of steam and went past the
fire at a speed of fifty miles an
hour, the heat.being SO intense as
to scorch the sides of the coaches
as they passed, even at that high
rate of speed,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16
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OCTOBER VOICES.

From ruddy dell and smouldering woods,
Where Autumn trims her torches,
To fire the vines and bright woodbines
That twine our cottage porches;
From furry field and rushing stream,
And copses sad and sober,
They foat as in an orient dream
The voices of October.
Telling Of forest gorgeous-dyed
With oaks like ancient warders,
Where squirrels skip from limb to limb,
To store their little larders
Where, hid amid the leafy stirs,
The wrens are holding meeting,
Where, too, the red capped woodpeckers
Their countless drums are beating.
Where in among the tangled deeps
Of naples, elms and larches,
The season sets her bannerets,
And forms her unseen marches -
Where piping quail and leaping hare,
Make all the stubbles pleasant,
And springing from his grassy lar,
Skurries the golden pheasant,
Tho winds are moaning like drge,
The blood-stained leaves are falling
Now there, noS here, we still can hear
Those sad, sweet voices calling;
The singer, as she casts aside
The purples that enrobe her,
Still charms US with those dltties wild
The voices Of October.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16
Goldfish and How They
are Cured.

An Eastern paper thus describes
the curing. OF cod: One oil our
fishing villages presents quite a
lively scene, The boats that
have been out during the day on
the fishing grounds, usually only a
mile or two from the harbor, come
home in the evening laden. On
reaching ..he stages the fish are
one by one flung on the stage, and
the head and entrails removed,
the liver being preserved for the
oil. Then the fish passes to the
"spli.ter," who lays it open perfect.
ly fat; the .tsalter" takes it, and
after remaining the proper time in
salt, it is spread out on "fake" to
dry. and harden in the SUM-
While undergoing this process it
requires constant attention. On
the approach of night, OF during
wet weather, it is piled in little
heaps that resemble small hay
cocks. the skin of the flesh being
outward 80 as to throw off the
rain or dew. When thoroughly
dried, 1T is taken to the store,
where it is Hculled, or sorted into
varieties suited for the different
markets. The different kinds are
known as "Merchantable,' "Ma-
deira," "West India and "Dun"
or broken fish: The first named
is the best quality; the second a
degree inferior, while the third is
considered good enough for the ne
groes; the s.Dun" used at home.
The Sounds" or air bladders, and
tongues Of the cod are pickled in
kegs and made an excellent arti-
Gle of food; when fresh they are
esteemed delieacy. The cod-liv-
er oil is world renowned for its
qualities. The best is
made without boiling, by apply
ing to the livers, when quite fresh,
a moderate degree of beat, and
then fiItering the oil three times
in succession through flannel or
similar texture. When carefully
tits quite pure, nearly
inodorous and Of crystalline
transparency. About $50 tons are
annually, the value here
being S240 per ton.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

A Memphis woman looked
through the window of a res
taurant and saw her husband
eating soup with a strange wo-
man, and she began to throw
bricks through the window at
them, spilling the soup all a
round. Now, what kind a wife
is that for a man to. have? A
man can't help being kanoodled
into eating soup with a ST. ange
woman, don'tit2 Why didn't
she go home and wait for him
with a.elnb, in regular orthodox
style2 .@s .sss
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16
In such Men is the hope
t of France.

! France is three millions of
francs richer than it thought by a
curious train of events. Last au-
tumn aabalioon sent from Paris
fell into territory occupied by the
Germans. The aronaut, Gov.
ernment envoy, carried that a.
mount to purchase arms. Being
pursued by the enemy, he took
the money 10 the Able Therlon,
who concealed it for the time, af-
terward sentit to Belgium, and
thence returning it to the Treasu'
Try. liz suchacitizens is the hope
| of France.
And IN what kind of men is the
| fate of Ametica, she can have but
little, for her hope now must be
in rogues and thieves. The fol-
lowing items will indicate the
character of the men in whom the
United States are compelled to
trust.
? The Savannah (Ga.) Me.os says !:
"The State Treasurer has paid
out S450,000 in satisfaction of
debts created under Foster Blod-
gett's management of the State
road, and it is said that several
hundred claims are yet unpaid.
At this rate it will take the road
two years, at lease of S25, 900 a
month, to pay the piekings and
stealings of Blodgett, Bullock 4 Co.
exclusive Of almost it's entire earn
Ings during the time it wasin their
hands"
Again, under Carpet Bag rule,
Louisiana stands thus:
The total receipts of the State
of Louisiana from December /,
1870, to September 80, 1871,
were $5,441,242 83. The expen-
ditures in the same time amounted
to S6,465,575 &c.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

TELEGRAPHIc MONEY ORDERS =
Tire, Western Union Telegraph
Company has just put into opera.
tion a money order system. based
upon the same general principles
as that OF the Post Office Depart
ment. Persons desiring to pay
money at any of the large places
reached by the Western Union
lines, can deposit the sum desired;
if the sum be less than cne hun
dred dollars, and have it paid to
any person at any of the towns
referred to Immediately. The
Company will telegraph to their
agents, and the payment viii be
made at once. This will be of
great advantage in many cases
where quick payment is impor-
tant.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

Since the accommodating
features of the divorce laws of
Illinois have been repealed, peo-
pie requiring these luxuries to
which they have been educated
are experiencing many touch
ing inconvenience. Men who
want divorces now just quit
using gas and burn kero-
-sene, when, before they know
it, they are widowers. 1t dir
ties mp house more than the
old fashioned divorce, but much
expense is avoided, and hus-
bands have become quite recon.
ciled to the new state of affairs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16
The Bloody Roll.

The following are the names Of
the officers by whom Mrs. Surratt
was tried, wrongfully convicted,
and judicially murdered. They
should go down TO posterity:
Major General D. Hunter, U. S.
V. Major General Lewis Wallace,
us. V; Brevet Major General
August V. Kautz, U, S. v; Briga
dier General Albion P Howe, us
V; Brigadier General Bobert S
Foster, U. S. V; Brigadier Gener
al james a. Ekin, U. S. V; Bre
vet Colonel c. II. Tompkins, Z S
a.; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel D
X. Clendinnin, 9Th Illinois Caval.
airy; Brigadier General Joseph
Holt, Judge Advocate and Recor
der; Hon. John A. Bingham and
Brevet Colonel H. L. Bennet, AS
sistant Judge Advocates.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

An awful warning to scolding
wives comes from Milwaukee. A
woman in that city 'jawing" her
children. her ueighbors, o hired
girl, and everybody in general
when her husband entered and
interposed mild word she open
ed her mouth for an angry reply,
but a spasm contracted her cheek,
her lower jaw fell, and she could
neither speak nor shut her mouth,
but remained in that condition ;
her tongue hung out, and her eyes
startled out of their sockets
She had dislocated her jaw bone
in her violent efforts to make a
singing reply 10 ber husband. A
surgeon was called, who reduced
tie dislocation, bound up her head,
and prescribed a Cruel diet. The
old man is now enjoying the qui-
etest time he has had for forty
years.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

There has, itseems, been another
Fenian fzzle. General ONeal-
or General somebody else--at the
head of a hundred or two raga-
mullins and plunderers crossed
to the British possessions the 9th
er day, captured the custom house
in Manitoba, which probably Of
fered 40 opposition, and then sur
rendered to the q. S. troops
Fenianism in this country has
been a humbug from its COM
meneement, and is never likely
to be anything else. If the sto-
ry shall prove to be true, and the
general, whoever he may be, and
his associate disturbers OF the
peace are in the hands Of the u S;
authorities, we hope they may be
dealt with summarily and severely.
The organization and its crazy e.
missaries have been tolerated long
enough.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16
How the Deacon got Even.

The deacon was not very much
behind, if the following story be
true. In small town on the
Schuy,kill River there is a church
in which the singing had run
down. 1t had been led for many
years by one of the deacons, whose
voice and musical powers had been
gradually failing. One evening
the clergyman gave out the hymn
which was in an odd measure, and
rather harder than usual, and the
deacon led off. Upon its conclu-
sion the minister rose and said
"Brother B. will please Ie-
peat the hymn, as l cannot pray
after such singing"
The deacon very composcdly
pitched into another tune, and Il e
clergyman proceeded with his
prayer. Having finished, he took
up the hymn book to give out the
second hymn, when he was inter
rnpted by the deacon graveIy get.
ting up and laying in a voice audi
bic to the whole congregation
evil Mr. make another
prayer? 1t would be impossible
for me to sing after such prayer
as that"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

A penniless young lawyer
asked a millionaire for his
daughters hand.
81 shall give my childa hum
dred thousand dollars on her
wedding dav," answered the
merchant. ''It is a pretty little
sum; enough to provide break
fasts for the family. Now, will
you have the kindness to tellme
how you propose to furnish the
dinners?'
"Oh, ,forthat matter, returned
the unabashed youth, those
who have breakfasted so we'll
will not need any dinner at all. "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

MODERN RAILROAD MANAGEMENT.
On the Michigan Central Rail
road, for over sixteen years past,
not dropof blood has been drawn
from man, woman or child inside
the ears, and Just now the modus
operd1t6I is especially important.
At all hours of the day and night
there sits an operator in the Kal-
amazoo station midway OF the ii1e)
who receives telegrams from every
train on the road, theinstant they
enteror leave a station, so that
he holds or starts them at will.
His eye is literally on the entire
line continually, making collisions
next to an impossibility, and It's
immense single track quite equiYa-
lent, so far as safety is concerned,
to the best double track roads. It's
twelve and sixteen wheel coaches,
admitting of the breaking Of al
most any one of the wheels with
out disabling the truck, constitutes
one also no small item in this ag-
gregate of immunity from peril.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16
Encouraging Swindlers

Mr.. John 2. Veeder, who was
employed in the Philadelphia
Navy Yard, discovered that swind
ling was going on in a branch of
the public service, ard like an
honest man. he felt it his duty to
inform the Secretary of the Navy
Of the fact. For this service he
received the following acknowledg-
ment: .E5.4la5JE & gLtl
NAVY DEPT'Mr. WASHINGTON,
May 29, 1S70.-6is: As the De
partment has no further Deed of
your services, you viii consider
your appointment as Inspector OF
Accounts for the Navy Depart
ment as revoked from the 1st
proximo Very respectfully,
GHoRGE NJ. RoBEsoR,
Secretary Navy.
blr. j. P. Veeder, Navy Yard, Pa.
Much has been said Of the man.
ner in which the Grant Admins
tration Furnishes swindIers and
robbers, and here we have the
thing practically illustrated. For
exposing pack of swindlers, Mr.
Veeder lost his place. This is a
warning to others who may dis
cover irregularities" to keep the
matter to themselves. The friends
of the Administration must be tn.
ken care of. and when they are
put into places to help themselves,
they must not be interfered with.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16
{ tPrOpriesOs..
VOL XIIlI---AO. 40.
ARemarkable Dog--Death
y of the Trick Terrier
-A ssRill Johnson

/
There are no doubt hundred.
| Of our readers who have seen oil
heard Of the famous trick terrier
"Bill," owned BY. Capt. H W
Johnson, of this city. "BiIf" was
a great fav0rite wherever he was
known, on account of The remark.
able feats he could perform and
the wonderful intelligence he pos
sessed. 1t seemed at times that
he had the reasoning faculties OF
a human being, instead OF the
brute instinct generally attribu-
ted to canines. The animal died
yesterday at Capt. Johnson's coun,
try residence, Yangtse Villa,
Stanford, Connecticut.
There are comparatively few
men who are SO we'll known in
New York as was this dog, and
his death will be regretted by all
who have witnessed his perfor-
mances, Only a few days ago
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., of the
Herald, offered a fabulous sum for
."Bill," bat Captain Johnson would
not sell him at any price, although
he valued him at $4,000. He
was almost as good a traveller as
his master, and had visited near,
ly every quarter of the civilized,
and some parts of the half civil.
lied world. In fact, "Bill" had
worldwide regulations, q
While in China, he delighted
"pig tails" who regarded his per-
formances with wonder akin to
awe. In Paris he attracted uni
versal attention wherever he went.
Although his master might have
sold him to Barnum or othercuri-
osity-hunters for a fabulous sum,
the animal was not to be disposed
of for money. Among the feats
performed by this dog, was one
never before attempted by any ca
nine quadruped. He would stand
upon one foot, and balance him.
self on the nozzle Of a champagne
bottle.
Whenever his master would en-
terrain friends at dinner, ':Bilp'
was always present. The dog
would occupy a seat beside his
master, and when the wine had
passed around, would place his
forepaw upon the cork and hold il
there, as much as to say, Gentle
men, you have had enough
While at sea, snd when the vessel
was pitched about at q violent
rate, Bill would balance hi rsell
upon four champagne bottles,
standing with a foot on the nozzle
of each He cnuld stand on his
fore or hind legs, and maintain his
p sition stea iy enough to have his
photograph taken. The feat of
bringing articles for which he was
sent, watching his masters prop.
erty, Sc, were very commonplace
matters for "Biil."
BILL" was twelve years OLD,
weighed twelve pounds, and was
"a full blGoded "bIack and AN
Captain johnson purchased him
when six months old, of SIR.
Charles Kimball, now agent of
Colonel James Fisk line of steam
ers. "Bilfs" cold corpse is now
in the hands Of a skillful Iexider-
mist.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

GLOW hollow It soundsl" said
a patient under the movement
cure, as the physician was yig-
orously pounding his chest
"Oh! that's nothing" said the
doctor, "wait until we get to
the head"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

Captain A. NJ. Wright, of
Morgan county, ILL.,, had at the
fair grounds hog which weigh
ed orer fourteen hundred pounds
supposed to be the heaviest hog
in the world.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

A negro boy was convicted at
the Granville IN. C.) Superior
Court OF having roasted another
negro boy alive, whereupon the
Judge. as a punishment for this
crime, ordered him to be bound
out to learn a trade.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

A new-fangled coffee-pot as
tonished peaceable family in
indianapolis by blowing off the
top of the stove, and furnishing
them their coffee in the manner
of a shower bath.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

The Revolution has long ar
ticle headed ''Is Marriage I'm
natural?" Without readingthe
article in question, we unhesita-
tingly answes .No!'' -s-.,1.-t
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

A victim of Greeley's hand
writing says: off Horace had
written that inscription on the
wall in Babylon, Belshazzar
would have been a good deal
more scared than he was.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

Nearly all the gold sent East
from San Francisco now comes
through the mail bags-put up in
small boxes weighing from two to
three pounds each, and each box
sent as a registered letter. The
reason for this is s very substan-
'tial one. In the mail the cost Of
transportation is about one per
cent, while the express companies
charge five. 1t is stated that a.
bout one hundred thousand dol
lars in gold pass daily through the
lOmahs post-ofice.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

A Chicago lumber firm recent
ly received an order for 9S5, 900
feet of lumber from Mr.. Maitland,
the extensive Illinois farmer. The
lumber is to be used by Mr. Matt
land in building corn crib, and
will make one about two miles
long.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

An importer of coffee in New
York publishes a letter, in which
he states that there has been a
considerable falling off in the pro-
duction Of coffee this season. The
three principal coffee regions are
Brazil, Java, and Ceylon. The
Brazilian crop has declined from
4S9, 100000 to 200,o00,000 Of
pounds, and the Java crop from
170,000,000 to 106, 6,0O0,000 of
pounds. OF the Ceylon crop there
is no accurate data. He adds that
there is no lack of supply yet felt,
but that the ultimate effect of
these deficiencies has,'already been
discovered throughout the world
by a rise OF price.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

A Racine girl wanted her lover
to. swear on the Bible that she
was all the world to him, and
when he wouldn't she knocked
him down with the sacred volume
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

A bullet settled disputed point
in game Of croquet in Virginia
the other day. The funeral of
the gentleman who got on the
wrong side Of the argument-and
the wrong end of the pistol, was
one of the most fashionable events
of the season. sl
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

When Lord Sidmoth one day
said, eMy brains are gone to the
dogs, this morning." his friend
at once CALCULATED: ssPoor dog"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16
AN ExTRAoRD1NARY SOM

NAMBULIsT.-In Mt. Vernon, In
dianna, there is an interesting
sold citizen" of whom a local
paper says: He will attend a
church and listen to a sermon,
and that night he will repeat it
in his sleep verbatim ct literutim.
He has been known to listen to
lectures on scientific subjects,
that he knew no more about
than a hog, and would repeat
the lecture in his sleep, so with
public speeches. He is an IL
literate man, using common
place language, yet when under
the influence of somnambulism
uses the most chaste language.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16
Facts and Fancies.

y
the following good story:s
Coming downon the, Tennessee
side of Poplar Mountain, 1 stop
ped at q house two miles over
the line, where l now am. In
coming from Kentucky to Ten
nessee, / could notice no imme-
diate and radical change ofland-
scape and atmosphere, notwith-
standing one side had such an
excessive change of sovereign
{ty. 1t seems that a young
Kentucky gentleman has been
overhere trying to ''keep store, "
but his attempt was a failure,
because he was to "nippy.D-
Here is a conversation / have
Just overheard on the subject:
"Say, what has come of that
young man from Kentuck, who
had a store down at the stand 90
go, he's played ont; he was
too nippy for this country. He
didn't take in the mountains
81 thought he wouldn't when
| first seed him; he put on too
much style. 1t won't do for
them Kentuck bluegrass bucks
to come over here and put on
style like they do at home. 1t
don't take among Us common
people"
'"That's so: and knew he'd
play out when / fust seed him.
The stand. had good trade
when he come but it soon fzzled
out. He actually put on new
collar every morning."
"He did? Well, l do say
"Ye es; and not only that, but
he had niger hired for to
black his boots every day."
"Lord have mercy on my soul
and body! He must have been
crazy"
mo, he said that was the way
they do upin Kentuck.",
Cup in the blue-grass5 l sup
pose?" ss
"Yes, up in high society,"
He brought his notions here,
but he soon played out mighty
fast. Would you believe it, he
used to wear coat-a black
coat-to church every time he
went"
"Whatl this hot weather?"
"Yes, no matter for weather,
he'd always have a coat. AT
first he had one of the Id hats
that reach way up yonder.-
What is it that you call 'em.
"Stoye-pipe hats, cause they
look sorter like a stOve-pipe."
"Yes, that's it. Well one of
our Tennessee boys just for fun
Knocked it off and busted it.
Starved him right"
"Yes land more than that, he
used to have his shirts to button
mp behind"
"Lord, what an idee!"
"It's so, and no mistake
Well it finally got out among
the wimmin, and when they
heared it they jest quit buying
goods of him. They said thcy
would not trade with man that
wore his shirts buttoned up be-
hind. They said it was bring
ingncw notions intothe country
that would ruin if"
"Soit would; and Eve heard
a heap of talk about the thing
he wore on bis neck. Did You
ever see itw
eyes and right funny it was.
He called it a tic, or something
like that. 1t was tied in a hard
knot under his neck, and came
down on his bosom about six
inches. 1t was made out of
blue and white stripes, and was
curious to look at. Our people
had never seen anything like
it before, and the gals used to.
call it choke rag, and have
lots of fun"
"Walk into dinner, gentle
men" said a new voice from a.
round the corner of the house,
and ended the talk abont the
fashionable young man from
Kentucky and also this letter.
England paid the United States
$l84, 100000, for raw cotton, con-
verted it into goods and made
nrofit of S18S-O00. 900. Why
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

John Yerstegen presented q
.bellto the church atLittle Chute,
Wis, and the first time it was
rllng it was tolled for his funer-
al.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-16

An old lady in one of the rural
districts astenished aelerk in Que
ofthe stores a few days ago by in
quiring if he had any ''yaller de-
.velopments sich as they did up
letters in"