davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09
General Lee.

A writer in B{ockgOoods (Brit
isb J Magazine for March, whose
subject is General Lee aud hi:
Campaigns" maintains that, save
Wellington and Marlborough, he
was the greatest captain who ever
spoke the English language. The
greatest military error of Lee, he
maintains, was his failure to at
tack General Burnside's army in
Fredericksburg OH the night of
the 18th Of December, 1862, after
he had been terribly routed in the
day. General Stewart advised it,
inasmuch as Burnside's host hud-
died together in and about the
little city of Fredericksburg, and
with broad and deep river,
sPanned only by three pontoon
bridges, in its rear, would offer
little resistance. But Lee thought
that Burnside would renew the
attack, and the golden opportuni-
ty passed. 1t is the opinion of
the writer that "the attack would
have led to the capitulation of al
least one-half, if not OF two thirds,
of Burnside's army; and it is ex-
tremely doubtful whether it would
not have ended the war. Euro
pean recognition Of Southern in
dependence could hardly have
have been withheld if the victory
OF Fredericksburg had been turned
into a Waterloo"
Upon review Of the past, after
he had retired to private life at
Lexington, Virginia, General Lee
is quoted as saying:
If, said he on many occasions,
IL had taken Longstreet's advice
on the eve of the second day of
battle at Gettysburg, and filed off
the left corps of my army behind
the right corps, in the direction
CT Washington and Baltimore,
along the Emmetsburg road, the
Confederates would to day be a
free people,"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

breath to see the fearful stuff safe
ly7packed away, out of the hands
of men in this curious house.
You've heard of things being
as dry as a powder house, tut you
wouldn't think the house very
dry. 1t is almost imbedded in
water. The roof is one big tank
full of water. Did you ever hear
of water-roof beforef Instead
of steps to go in there are shallow
tanks of water, through which
every one must walk to the door.
In none of these powder.houses
is any light ever allowed except
sunlight. The wages are good, the
days work is short, ending al
ways at three or four o'clock
But the men have a serious look,
that makes one think every mo-
ment of the danger and glad to
get away. -
Though curiosity may take a
man once to visit a powder-mill
he has no desire to go the second
time; and be feels all the rest of
bis life that for once be has been
near death.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09
Too Late.
A Fortune Lost by a Snow Block
ade.

About thirty years ago Sam
uel Wise, a well-to-do farmer
residing in Warren county,
Pennsylvania, suddenly left
home without giving notice to
any one-leaving a young wife
and child behind him. Years
rolled on, and yet no tidings of
the lost son, husband and faith
er. Ten years ago last month,
the father of the missing man
died ; but before dying he made
will wherein he declared that
if the son should return within
ten years after his (the father's)
death, he should receive his
share of the fortune, a very con-
siderable estate /; but in the G.
vent of his failure to, return it
was to go to the sister in addi-
ton to her own share. A week
or two ago a gentleman ap-
peared at the old homestead,
armed with the power of attor-
ney from the long lost son, who
is now and has been all these
years in Arizona. An exami-
nation of the records in the
County Court showed, however,
that his arrival was exactly six
teen days after the expiration
of the ten years contemplated
in the will. The agent had been
delayed on the Union Pacific
Railroad by the snow blockade
for over a month. His princi-
pals loss of fortune, however,
was deserved, for the missing
man had proven recreant to his
first wife and child and had re-
married in Arizona.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09
A Fish Story.

| The last fish story comes from
New Jersey. Lately in the in
terror of that State a mild looking
countryman entered a railway
car, bearing bundle tied up in 8
handkerchief, which be placed un-
der the seat at the end of the car
After travelling along for about
halt an hour, lady sitting in
front of the eountryman was OBJ
served TO move about uneasily on
her seat, and to cast savage CLAN.
ces at seemingly respectable man
sitting by her side. In a few
minutes another lady, still further
in front. "became uneasy" and at
last, rising in her seat requested
some gentleman to protect her
from an elderly looking gentleman
by her side; and who she stated,
had insulted her. A dozen per-
Sons offered their assistance, and
before .he accused could speak in
his own defense his hal was jammed
down over his eyes, and be was
dragged to the rear of the car
While there, and carrying on with
the avengers a war of words as to
what the indiguity meant, still
another lady rose, also seated fur
ther up the car, and accused a.
gentleman sitting behind her with,
improper conduct. A rush was.
made for insulter number two;
but this gentleman vigorously de-
Tended himself with large walk
ing stick he happened to have
land which, by the way, was one
cause of the last trouble, his! &C.
caser stating that he had inde~
corously been nipping her ankles
under the seat with the same) and
while the struggle to get at him
was still in progress, somebody in
front of the car shouted, There's
a snake on the foorl" A scene
then ensued. The ladies in the
car clambered up on the arms aud
backs of the seats. One elderly
lady managed to stand on the
backs of two seats in the best cir
Gus manner possible under the
circumstances, while a young
mother threw her baby into a
parcel rack, and then hung her.
self, convulsively, to a ventiIator.
The confusion awoke the country
man who, on being told of the
snake, first felt in bis bundle, and
then exclaimed, ''I'm blamed if
that old eel haint got loose" and
started for the front, soon return
ing, grasping firmly an immense
eel, which he had caught out fish.
ing, but which, when brought in
to the car, had managed to get
out of the bundle and had wended
his way to the front, lovingly
caressing the different varieties OF
ladies' CATERS which he enconu-
tered on the way. Apologies Civ
EN- and received Strengthened
everything in that car but the hat
that was iammed down, and the
countryman leaving at the next
station, no blood was drawn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

A LIVELY CoRPsE.-A man vas
found at Halls Corners, West
chester County, N. Y, apparently
frozen to death. The body was
taken to Tarrytown; and coron-
er from Hastings held an inquest o.
yer it, a verdict being rendered
accordingly. The body wes
placed in a coffin and started for
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. As the
coffin was about to be lowered in
to the grave q noise proceeded
from it, causing the interment to-
be delayed long enough to discover.
that the man was alive. An hour
later the supposed corpse was sit
ting by the fire at Tarrytown de-
pot, reflecting upon things earthly.
His name has not been ascer.
tanned.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09
AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF

AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF
.IMITATIoN.-The Legislature
of Pennsylvania is to be called
on during the next session to
pass an act providing for the
destruction d of weeds in that
State. Owners, occupants or
lesses of lands are to be COM
PEELED to keep not only their
farms from all such weeds as
mulleins, wild carrot, Canada
thistles, horse nettle and oveye
daisy, but those portions of the
public roads whichpas through
or adjoin their properties
Railroad companies are to be a
menable to the provisions OF
this act. AS very much mis-
chief has been done by selling
grass seed foul with all these
and more vile seed, persons who
knowingly, or even inadyertent-
ly do SO, should be brought
within the scope of this act.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09
A Strange Suit.

An interior New York paper
notes a singular suit in law be-
tween two brothers. The tes-
timony shows that during the
drafts of 1868, the defendant es-
capped service on the strength of
an affidavit in which he declar-
ed himself to be the only sup
port of a helpless father. He,
then lived on a well stocked
farm, and was surrounded with
all the comforts of a country
home. Soon after the draft
business, it is alleged that hs
turned out the old man, and
that he has since refused TO.
contribute toward his support
For a time the poor old fellow
wandered about from place to
place, existing upon his friends,
who had known him under diff
ferent circumstances; until he
at length contrived to reach the
house of a younger son, where
he received a cordinal welcome,
and where > he has since been
cared TOR. Now it appears
that the second son is the poor
er Of the two in worldly pos
sessions, and for this reason is
determined to make the elder,
the richer, and the more selfish,
furnish his quota of the expense.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

g The nomination Of Hart.
ranft, as the Radical candidate fol
Governor of Pennsylvania, seals
the fate of the party, in that State
Even Forney's Press thus peaks
of him:
"The nomination of General
Hartranft, which awhile ago
looked as though the people de.
manded, is now most strongly op.
posed by them. The plot or
Job or whatever it may be, of
the party managers, has evoked a
storm of honest indignation
throughout the length and breadth
of the Commonwealth. The peo-
pie sternly reject any attempt to
force upon them a candidate NOM
mated by such means as those
which elected one half the dele
gates sent to Harrisburg from this
city"
Hartranft is Cameron's candi-
date, and his defeat by fifty thou
sand majority is confdentially
predicted.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

The REASON WHY.--At the
close of one of Mrs. Swisshelm' s
'orations, she asked if any male
citizen was present who was op.
posed to woman suffra 2; if so,
she would like to have him stand
up and give his reason. To the
surprise of nearly every person
present, the serious.minded Chap.
lain of the Ohio Penitentiary arose.
Some one on the platform limited
to Mrs. Swisshelm his calling and
position, when Mrs. Swisshelm in.
quired if he had any women in
the Penitentiary. eyes" respond
ed the Chaplain, "we have twelve,
and they make more trouble than
the whole nine hundred men,"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

A lady correspondent of the
New York World thus speaks Of
the ex- Pastor of the Grant family;
"Dr. Newman is a loafng, jolly,
'how-are-you' sort of tellow--rath-
er 60 to a Catholic Church on
Sunday and listen TO the operatic
music than teach the catechism to
those Sunday morning yelpers III
a mission-schcol. And be culti-
Yates rich folk and social position
folk with pertinacity most pa.
thetic to behold. 1t is perfectly
anomalous.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09
Total fine and costs sl5 Is

Now we don't make any ex-
cuses for Mr.. Tilbury. His
swearing was an offense "a
gainst the peace and dignity of
the State, to say nothing of
the shock to the feelings of any
sensitive person who might be
an unwilling listener; and he
ought not to have sworn. We
merely publish the cost bill as
an illustration Of the way in
which fines are made to appear
formidable when the items are
not printed. 1t would appear
that offices are created and
men put into them merely to
gain an easy living by levying
tribute upon the follies and
vices q their fellow men. In
this case the outraged dignity
of the State is soothed by a 81
plaster, while the Judge, Dis
trict Attorney and Marshal, for
five minutes labor each, pocket
SO 20, and the witnesses walk
off with $5 25, when one witness
would have answered every
purpose at a cost Of seventy-five
cents.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09
tGen,pTt Of 5be M5|1lnses.
Does He Love Me2

Pretty robin at my window,
Welcoming the day
With thy love and liquid piping,
Read my riddle, pray.
/ have conned it walking, sleeping,
Vexed the more for aye
Thou'rt wizard, pretty robin
Does helove me ? say
Lady violet blooming meekly
By the brooklet free,
Bending low thy gentle forehead
All his grace to see,
Turn thee from the wooing water
Whisper soft, pray, 1s I'D
For the wind might hear my secret.
Does he loveme? ? say
Star that though the silent nighttime
Watches over him,
Write it with thy golden pencil
On my easement dim.
Thou art skilled in loves deep magic;
Tell me then, pray,
Now, so none but may read it
Does he love me /? say
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09
There are a few carpet. baggers

There are few carpet baggers
of the office-grabbing breed in Vir-
ginia. A Petersburg paper illus
trates the fact as follows: ga
man from Maine has our Post.of
fice; a man from Vermont repre-
sents US in Congress; a fellow from
Pennsylvania is our Street Com
missioner; our Commissioner of
Revenue is a Massachusetts, man;
a fellow from Philadelphia is Jail
er; the Chief of Police is a Penn
sylvanian; two negroes represent
US in the Legislature; a Maine
man represents us in the Senate"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

During the absence of his pa
rents, the other day, a boy living
near Valparaiso, Ind, attempted
to kindle fire by pouring coal
oil upon it, when there was an
immediate explosion and the lad
was covered with the burninghuid.
He ran out of the house and
threw himself into a pool of mud
dy water, but was SO badly burned
that he lived but few hours.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

A broken-hearted widower In
Indianapolis has erected a pine
slab over his wife's grave, and
presented fine piano to the girl
who was kind to him during his
affiiction.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

In Pickaway County, Ohio,
there is a Postmaster whose salary
is $50. He has held the place fol
sixteen years, and saved an am.
pie fortune from his income. Now
he wants to retire, and offers q
bonus of $50 to any able bodied
patriot who will take the office
off his hands. The Circleville
Herald processes to know the man
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

! The touching spectacle Of a boy
leading home his drunken parent
was witnessed at Burlington,
Iowa, last week. The progress
was quite slow, however, as the
boy was considerably the drunken
of the two. r
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

A Dutch woman kept a toll
gate. One foggy day traveller
asked, MADAM, how far is it to
B---f' "Shoost a little ways
was the reply. "Yes, but how
far7" again asked the traveller.
"Shoost a little ways" more em.
phatically. "Nladam, is it one
two, three, four or five miles2'
The good woman ingenuonsly re-
piled, 81 dinks it isl"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

The operations in coffee are
limited at the present time in
consequence of the probable
abolition of the duty, which is
now three cents a pound in gold
or about five dollar to the bag.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

A young man asked a young
lady her age, and she replied sc
times 7 and 7 times 8 added to
my age will exceed 6 times 9 and
4, as double my age exceeds 20"
The young man said he thought
she looked much older.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

1t was "cholera-morbus" that
allied the President the other day.
That isn't the name his 8ilment
went by when he swung around
the circle with A. j.; but it will do
as well.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

"Why, Ichabod, I thought you
got married more'n a year ago?"
swell. Aunt Jerusha, twas talked
Of, but | found out that the girl
and all'her folks were opposed to
it, and SO jest let the thing drop"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

A little boy four years old was
made an idiot for life, few days
since, in Detroit, by being shut
up in dark room half an hour,
by his father, to induce him to go
to bed alone.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

That interesting and delicate
branch of Jurisprudence which re.
lates to breaches of promise is a.
bout to be enriched by a case the
like of which it would be useless
TO look for in the books. The
plaintiff had a farm, and the de-
fendant wished to purchase it. She
told him that she would sell it for
twenty thousand dollars, and
throw herselfinto the bargain, but
that she was inseparable from
the farm, whether as an easement
or an incumbrance does not ap-
pear. The defendant assented to
the terms, but when he had paid
the money, and secured deed of
the premises, he eperemptorlly went
back on his agreement to marry
the girl. Hence this suit, in which
it may be presumed, that the des-
perate maiden prays for specific
performance of the contract.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

!. The Western confec!ioner who,
a few months ago, taught his par
rot to say pretty creature" to
every lady who entered his store,
is now A millionaire.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

A mems right society is wanted
in New Albany-at least the vic
tins of two recent cases in the
Police Court think so II seem,
to have been judiciaIly decided
that q woman can whip her hus
band for $3.50, which sum the
poor fellow is obliged to pay; but 9
man who whips his wife is fined
$3.50, which the woman don't
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

Spiritualists in Bangor, Maine,
who had been receiving commun-
ications from an acquaintance
supposed to be dead for some time,
were considerably surprised by
his appearance in their city a few
days ago
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

There is considerable talk a.
bout anothershaky savings bank
in New York; probably it will
turn out there is nothing in it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

The chirping and singing Of
the cricket and grasshopper are
frequently spoken of; but they
do not sing-they fiddle. BY rub.
bing their wings and legs together
each in manner peculiar to
the species-these insects produce
the sounds which characterize
them. Perhaps our best instru.
mental performer is the "katy.
did," Each wing contains a little
tambourine, and by the opening
and shutting of the wing these are
rubbed against each other, and
produce the sound of "katy-did-
she-did," which can be heard at q
long distance, and gives the iusect
its name.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

Matthias Clark, one of the jury
men in the case trying Mayor
Hall of New York for swindliDg
the city, and president of a bank
and an Insurance Co., died on the
18th, while the trial was in pro-
gress. A. new jury will BE- ce-
dered.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09
Expensive Profanity,
A HOosier Gets a Moral Lesson for
$15.45.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel.

From the Indianapolis Sentinel.
Some days ago one Mathew
Tilbury was arrested on war
rant issued by the Mayor upon
an affidavit charging him with
uttering protane language, he
having used the words "God
damn you" On Saturday he
was arraigned in the City Court,
and entered a plea of not guilty.
Whereupon seven witnesses
were called to testify to the
commission Of the offense, and
the following bill was made out
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

The South Carolina Legislature
has enacted a law legitimizing the
children of colored mothers by
white fathers who held them 90
slaves.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09

Night-weddings are all the fash
ion at Paris now, and it is a COT
rect thing to assume the bonds at
the stroke Of. midnight.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-05-09
A Horse Defends Himself.

Recently, hostler at Iowa
City struck a horse an uh-
provoked blow. Three or four
days afterward, as the hostler
went into the stall, the horse
watched his motions, placed him
self in an appropriate attitude,
and keeping an eye out for the
exact time, threw its foot into the
hostler's face, with just force
enough to make it tingle and ache.
For. the time being they were
even, the hostler being too much
hurt to retalite at the time. An
alteration occurred shortly after,
however, of a severe character.
The hostler, while taking care of
the horse, became dissatisfied
with some of his ways, and gave
it a blow, whereupon the horse
took his forearm in his mouth, and
holding 1t IN q hrm grip between
his incisors, bent over him until
he lay on the ground, then with
out letting go his "hold" picked
him up, then shook him to and
fro, then shook him again, then
laid him down and picked him up,
and followed that discipline with
another shake. When, after re-
peated shakes and leveling disci-
pline, the poor fellow succeeded in
extricating his arm, it was very
severely mangled with the teeth
of the malicious chastiser, and the
aid of a surgeon was called into
requiisition to dress his wounds.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON, Fob. 30 1es9S
bales. .Ss Continent 1850; s9ss
ORLEANS, Feb 70, ls72ctn
Cotton price: "a %danfs
10 sanander Havre Is; coastwise l,s& balesi
''''O' ''0'-' -N'''''' MOBILE. Feb. %, lsia.l
1855 bales sun Exports coastwse. 49, salss 800 sSsi
Cotton-stock Withdrawn, holders unwilling to ssl buy.
NJ 0a ssep S% Expo
lss t. e i sss Continent 4s oOAs'~i's' Sal Sales
'-' CHARLESTON, Feb %. lsa2s =.
ports coaswse, i.Sou Sales. loo Stock 2l24s; .asx
,n AZ s ssS 49,
Rail shipments Wheat, 1000 bushels; corn 5000 basheis
bushels - bushes; oats, sSi7Ss bushels: barley.
M SSs Ss ss: 30 j unsianssa
Quotations. whsa: 100 Duluth sUrinfss
0a e Barley and
%se snd sales y
81 25 Pork quiet at $40 b Lard quiet at shc. Hghr
.,..a, ,ooa oswEeo Es Sss s ls
winter, $y y whss qas. arm; MI
Corn nC%nay 75s Barley $l q =, 81 o for
e g FOR for s dGr
S5 .hiust1s ss S mdq,ns ~ y per a. tom
6sc; TO New York. bSc. to Albany 4sc. :
CHICAGO Fep. 20, 18Th
Flour-Demand light; holders firm at So 80 10 Do FOR
spring. Wheat active at unchanged prices Corn dull
dropping at 3gc. 39sc for NO mixed on track Oats
demand at 32c for No. Rye quiet and unchanged
at 7c Tor No Barley unchanged at o9c Tor NO.
regular Pork dull drooping At $l1 ~
cash and seller Lard dull and lower at x6 Sx
8 S. and bulk meats unchanged Live hogs quiet
unchanged prices from "a 10 to 81 TO- Dressed
hogs good demand soft sold az $4 80 stif at 70 20 ~
strong for good grades scarce Whskey IN
demand and lower at e51uc. Recepts4OoO bbs Hour
$500 wheat 80 QUO do. Ou do OATS O0v 40.
rye 5000 barley and 5000 Shipments bUOO bb!s
Hour bushels l20OO do corn, OU0 do OATS
5000 do. barley and 6, 900 hogs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
THE JUDICIARY INVESTIGATION.

The session Of the Judiciary Committee was con-
Quoted at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday With
the same secrecy that has characterized the pre-.
vious proceedings Of the tribunal. The number OF
witnesses in waiting was not large, but the room
assigned to them was better filed than on Satur-
day. The Judiciary Committee continued It's eX-
animation OF the charges against Judge Cardozo
who was among the first to arrive in the
committee room. The first Witness examined was
Edward Nj. Pam, VINO was on the stand but short
time. MIR. sherman, OF the firm OF Field Sher-
man, was then summoned and subjected TO long
examination.
Among the witnesses subpGnaed to testify yester.
day were Il. u. Bixbv, John townsend, and WAL
ter g. Palmer, Cashier OF the Tenth National Bank.
Last night the committee were ~ return 10 Albany
to enable the members to vote on the adoption Of
the charter.