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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28
Fanny Ferns Death Bed.

! The last moments of Mrs Par.
ton-Fanny Fern-were marked
with the same calm courage that
helped her to win the hard battles
of life. She had long been sfflic-
ed with iuAammatory rheumatism,
and since her return to the city
from Newport she has not left Ter
room. Even here she could not
lie down without intense pain and
difficulty in breathing, SO she was
forced to sit in an easy chair, sup
ported by a. frame, for two long
months. Here, surrounded by low.
ing and mourning friends aud the
beautiful flowers ia which she al
ways took such delight, she passed
peacefully away. She was per-
feetly conscious till the last mo-
ment, and sent sffectionate messa-
ges to distant friends. Early on
Thursday she knew her end was
approaching, and at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon she called the family a.
round her easy chair, In which she
expired, for a last farewell. A sor-
rowing group obeyed her summons
DIR. Parton, Miss EIdrdige, her
daughter, her two sisters, Miss Ju-
liza Willis, Mrs Bumstead, and a
little grandchiId. DR.. Sturges her
then joined the group.
The dying authoress then said a
few words of admonition until she
bad reached the last, and then
asked DR.. Parton to send her
grandchild to bed early, and if
she died al night, not to say any.
thing about it until morning. Soon
after this sad scene. DR.. Sturges
came forward and ielE her pulse.
The authoress fixed her gaze
steadily upon him and said firmly,
Doctor, am l d,ing?" The doc
tor answered, Yes" She con-
tinued to sink, and at half:past six
her pulse had stopped, and she.had
breathed her last. O.ce she said, |
''Let no stranger gaze upon me
when | am dead Aud her request
was complied with.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

A subscriber wrote to the ed
ttor of Newark paper to ask
the meaning ofthe phrase mOrS
omnibus eommunis. The editor
said it was a French sentence,
intended to explain something
about Morse's omnibus being
of service to the community.
At the same time, he said, the
sentence was evidently con-
structed by some idiot who
thought he knew French when
he didn't, and consequently sew
eral important words were left
out.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

Responses to prayers and ser.
mons may be good it they come in
at The right place. Not SO, howevt r,
came in response, recently, to q
minister 10 no Africsn church. He
hid Come down out from the puI.
pit TO iuvire a stranger 10 one Of The
pews to preach for him, but was un-
successful Brethren" said be,
Il invited Bro bpr s. TO preach.
but be declinpsr' "Thsuk God!"
rodred out man from the middle Of
tbe church.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

Oshkosh, Wis, has had an Enoch
Arden, but he didn't come back
and gaze through the window at
the felicity of the reconstructed
household, and then go into the
green and yellow melancholy
business; not any. He kicked
the new husband out, sorted over
the children and sent his brats
after him, and then, after thrash
ing his wife, settled down into a
peaceful and happy head OF the
family.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28
DR.. DoWler's Alligator.

A writer in the Orleans Pic
ayune met somebody who was
present at DR.. DowIer's expert
ments with the alligator, and this
conversation ensued:
''Dr Dowler's alligator" says
LII don't exactly comprehend" "
"Well, says he, "about twen-
ty years ago DR.. Dowler, of
this city, called the wise men of
the medical profession to see
him make physiological expert
ments on a big alligator. Gen
tlemen,' said the good old doe
tor, Il want to prove to you the
existence Of a diffused sensori-
um; lin other words, that the brain
is not confined to the Uranium,
(the alligator winking his eye,
as much as to say he knows
what he is talking about.) You
will perceive that when / put
this coal Of fire on the back of
this cold blooded reptile he de-
liberately reaches over and pulls
it off with his fore feet. Now, /
carefully sever the head Of the
reptile from the body; 1 replace
the coal Of fire, and the same in
telligent foot pulls it off again.
Ergo, the sensorium is ditfused
the reptile is brain all over,
and intelligence, and intelligence
brain means self-protection."
"And you believe that story?"
says I.
"Believe it! why l know it;
/ heard the lecture and saw the
experiment; and what's more,
I'll be turned if that alligator's
head didn't look round and wink
az knowingly after it was cut off
as it did before"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28
Profits OF Atlantic Slope
Hotels.

aOLC46.
Some days ago met Mr.. A: III.
HasklnS, a widely-known Room.
Clerk, whose experience is proba-
bly, equal to sny one of his avocs-
ton. In a communicative. mo
men;, at Will&rds, he gave me
the following figures as to the prof
it's of the leading hotels of the
East. took them down al the
time, and believe them to be rs
nearly correct as any thing oi the
Isort 0btainable:
| Fifth Avenue Hotel, New Tork
Rent 100000, not inclusive
of stores beneath it; profits S350.-:
OO0.' The greatest business in.
America Of the character. Twen-
ty years ago the ground was Of
fered for ninety-nine years for
$500 per snnum.
Metropolitan Hotel, New Y,rS
Rent at present Sl05,0OO.
Just rssuming aud recovering
from young Teed's management.
StNicholas Hotel, New York
Rent, SS7 900; annual profits ris-
ing $4,000. Hawks, the pro.
prietor, has leased the new Wind.
sor Hotel, Fifth avenue.
Continental Hotel, Philade,
phia-Rent, $50, 900; profits above
$4,000.
Grand Central Hotel, New York
Very cheap rent-said to be the
cheapest for the opportunities
only $4,000; profits, sl50,0G0.
Very successful on the European
plan. Profits $4,000.
New York Hotel, New York
Rent, $50, 1000, being full Of South
erners all summer.
Parker House, Boston-Owned
by the proprietor, Profits, $685.
900.
Gilsey House, New York;.
normous rent, $4,000. Profits,
$4,000
Hoffman House, New York.
Profits, $4,000.
Arlington Hotel, Washington
Rent, $4,000. Profits, $4,000
The following hotels clear S5O,-
600 per annum: Brevoort, CIar-
endun, French's, New York;
Jersey City (does the
largest bar business in the United
States y Cataract House, Niagara
Falls. =
The following hotels make
$4,000 per arnum; St. James,
New York; Coleman, New York;
Sturtevant, New York, St. Cloud,
New Yor. West End, Long
Grammercy Park, New
York ; Revere House, Boston :;
fremont House, Boston; Me:ropoI-
tan, Washington; Ebbitt House,
Washington.
TIE following hotels make prot
its as appended: Albemarle, New
York, S30,000; Westminster. New
York, $4,000; Grand, New York.
$4,000 (rent reduced to S44. .000;y
New York, $4,000; IT,
nited States, New York, SIS. 900;
Belmont, New York, $4,000;
Merchants, New York, $4,000;
Mansion House, Brooklyn, $685.
700; Everett, New York, $780,
200; Pierrepoint, Brooklyn, $685.
300; American, Boston, $4,000;
Congress Hall, Cape May, $780,
300 (1S72;) Stockton. Cape May,
557, 900 ; Congress Hall, Sarato-
20, $4,000.
The largest hotel in the United
States, as to room capacity, is
the Granl Union at Sar-
ltoga. Mr.. A. 7. Stewards new
Woman Hotel, New York, has a
jout six hundred rooms. The
lew Windsor, New York, has a.
bout four hundred rooms - George
4!fred 7Otoneend, in Chicago 7ri.
ine.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

O,e OF our sophomores has de.
vised a new way of telling bad
news. He writes home to bis
father: 81 came near losing thir-
ty-seven dollars last week" Anx.
ious parent writes back that he is
glad the money was not lost, and
wants to know show near" By
return mail: "COme within one
of it-lost thirty-six."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

Tbs LADIES PEARL PoR DKCEM-
BEk This number of The La
dies RGrl begins a new era in
Magazine literature in the South
II is printed on fine book paper;
the illustrations are choice aud al
tractive, and It's Literature is OF a
high order and just such as should
be in every family. Those fond
of the antiquities Of our country
will be pleased with the engra-
wing of the "0ldest Church in
America, and to many the fine
picture of "Alice Carey will be
worth the subscription price, 81
per annum.
The Editor is of ring $25 for
the best Magazin. article, between
this and the 10th OF January.
Address JOHN s. WARD,
Nashville, Tenn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

A RELICE OF MczART.-At a re,
Gent sale Of music malt uscripts in
London, a sonata in NJ, zart's Owl
wiring, Was bid eff for ten grineas.
An interesting story connected with
it makes this sonata doubly valua bic,
for from the blaDk paper upon
which it was afIerwaTd written the
composer achieved one OF bis great
est tEiumphs. lie had promis d 0
furnish composition TO be played
BY himself aud the violinist Reg ma
StriDasochi, in 1884. before The
Emperor Joseph, at Venna. lie
failed 10 write bis own par, having
only time 10 Sri'e out that 10 be
played BY the lady; but, remember
ing bis theme, be did not hesitate
to appear bt fore The vast audience
with only few quickly written bars,
and blank sheet Of paper Set up
b,tors him as 'make-belit We.
He afterwards filed it out and i. is
valuable souvenir of :be magnifi.
cent performance, of two artists.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

An army officer of some note
writes, concerning what be terms
Vanderbilt's struggle with God
Almighty"
81 do not want to say anything
disrespectful to the Northern
Pacific Railroad. / want to see
it built, but having seen much OF
that fertile land that the compa-
ny offer for their bonds, ] can Ger.
tify that their land is worth at
least one mill per thousand square
miles, provided it is never taxed.
1t is a very good country for Prai,
rie dogs and gophers.'''
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

Spinks says he knows just the
kind of dwelling his wife wants,
because she has described it to
him. She wants ga house large
enough to accommodate eight
persons, with a parlor, dining
room, FIVE bed rooms, nursery,
bath room, closets in every room,
basement. kitchen, cemented Gel
lar, and high attics, ali on the
first floor"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28
BALLoU's MAGAZINE FOR DEcEy

BALLoU's MAGAZINE FOR DEcEX,
sER.--This interesting. monthly for
December is issued, and looks as
bright and good as twenty dollar
piece just from the mint 1t has
new type and some new features
which will commend themselves
to the readers and patrons of Bal.
LOUIS, known all over the country
as the cheapest and best publica-
ton Of its kind in the United
States. In it can be found matter
that entertains all, old and young;
while the coming year the sub
soribsrs will receive q pretty
chrome as a Christmas present.
This will be a great temptation to
every one, and we hope thousands
will avail themselves of it.
Address Thomes & Talbot; 63
Congress Street, Boston.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

A family jar lately occurred
in Ohio, where the husband u
sedstove wood and the wife buck
shot. The funeral of both was
largely attended by the neigh
bors, and pronounced yall " ho
attended, as a very enjoyable
affair.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

At the late election in Cairo, I'll.
inols, the negroes cast 500 votes for
Grant. The entire negro popuIa-
tion in Cairo is .2,000-rnen, wo-
men and children. This we cali
pretty good voting. The negroes
have shown a capacity In that
line that is most astonishing. Il
is remarkable they have not been
appreciated before.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

A Boston woman, who has been
reading in the papers that Sun.
day marriages are illegal, writes
to the papers to know how it is
with bapy born on Sunday. II
30, which should be puDished-the
father, the mother, or the baby?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

David Rrss, a Macon (Ga. boy,
who went 10 New York soon af'
ter the war, has invented match
which is to supercede all others ii
use, and he has already refused
$4,000 for his invention.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

During the last year 226 new
streets have been opened in Lon.
dom, with an aggregate length of
3Ss miles. During the past 10
years 10000 buildings have been
built in London, and new streets
opened, involving length OF 6S5
miles.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

Trenton, N. j., owns the largest
circular saw in the world. 1t is
twenty-five feet in circumference,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

Mr.. Apolph Dung ran against
James Brooks for Congress in New
York. He was shoYeled out.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

The streets of Tilusville, Pa, are
troubled with yard-mud. That is,
it is q yard deep.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

San Franciscohas 5,000places
where liquor is sold.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28

But all too soon the dream was DER;
learned lesson hard, though true;
The romance Of this life is short,
And love, l find, is shorter too.
So now my hand Pve given away;
Ny heart?-well that remains my own;
l wonder il the old man dreams
marry him for wealth alone?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-11-28
,AlsN,IlnleeRnetpu.
sSSS sSg -
Engaged for Money.

Engaged for Money.
1.-TWO souls with but single thought
Two hearts that beat as one." All, yes
There may be such thing indeed,
But for me- must confess,
Two souls with not one single thought
In common, is the case just here;
Two hearts that beat in different time,
And more-indiferent quite fear
All mel there was a time when
Imagined love was something true,
When life was sunshine o'er and Ger,
And joys for me formed ever new.
The river-bank whereon we sit
To-day, with pulses dull and slow,
Was once the trysting-place were two,
With clasped hands, watched the waters
flow.
New-York tribune., 1872-12-05
THE WINTER ATMOSPHERIC WAVE.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Red tape in science is very much like
reo tame in political economy-yery dnifed and very
cumbersome. There is a custom on shipDoard: "heh
the watch calls out the hour-say 40 o'cock,'-the
officer saws, MAKE it 10 O'clock" and then it is 10
o'clock but it never would could be 10 o'clock on the
ship II the officer did order it should be made So on
November H. 1872 the scientific and ereduors world
we're startled by dispatch from Washington 10 TIE
effect that the researches OF the Signal Office had been
rewarded by a beautiful and highly important meteoro
logical discovery" This discovery was that an atmos
pheric wave from the Pacific Ocean broke over the
shores OF Oregon poured through the Of the
Rocky Mountains TO the lower Valley OF the Missouri
and TO the gulf Of Mexico We told that this dscoy
cry Twill enable meteorologsts to anticipate the ap
proach OF Winter, and that it serves TO clear
up the old mystery of American Winter storms,
"a coming from the Rocky Mountains, with the
yaDor-laden air OF this atmospheric wave, con
densed TO intense codnes This modern scientific dis
people whatever may be TO the gentlemen or the Sig
nal Service. During the past 70 years IN which have
correspondepts throughout the whole West, have fire.
duently observed and recorded tnis phenomena as II
more particularly affected the dead point OF temperature
I'm fruaisng throughout the track OF this frosty aerial
current; and have Identified still more extensively
than the report from the Signal ONCE gives knowledge
Of for while great from the Rocky Mountains
pours down the southeast upon Texas, another spnr
current from the lower Missouri diyerges To the north
east usually coming from tie region OF 81 LOUIS
over Southern Illinois, Indiana Northern Kentucky and
codness as Il goes in this direction until usually II
fades out In North Ohio II is during the preya
rnce Of this that thermometers OF ST. Louis Terre
Haue Louisville, Cincinnati, and Columbus register
lower than those at Cleveland and Buffalo.
Here is a cOnundrum for the Signal Service: Tell
us how that the Winters come upon the Lake Erie
region between Erie and BufdOl The first We know,
some day IN November as IL occurred two weeks ago)
or in December there tearing snow storm out or
the North and while the weather is only passably gls
i'm Cleveland the Lake Shore trains are all showed IN
Somewhere about Dunkirk. Let have an official sci
enc explanation OF this fact, which is well knownto all
our railroad men. T. d. IL
CIeretand, ohio, Nov. q, 1872.
New-York tribune., 1872-12-05
HOME NOTES.

The discharge of several hundred men at
the Brooklyn Navy-Yard yesterday, caused much ex-
citement and indignation.
During the past week 11S miles of streets
have been cleaned and loads OF earth carted out OF
the city, at a cost of $1,000 80
At the meeting of the General Foreign Mis-
sionary Committee yesterday, series Of resolutions
commemorative OF the late Walter g. Griffith, Vice Chair
man and one OF founders of the Committee, were
offered by the Rev. Wm Burlington, ID. D.. aud were
unanimously adopted.
Silas b. butcher, the Pension Agent ap-
pointed I'm place Of L. L. Doty resigned began paying
off veterans and veterans widows at the Customhouse
Yesterday at a. M, and did not close until p N.
There was the order throughout so that the TWO
policemen stationed the office were hardly needed.
Two hundred and hftythree women and $40 men were
paid $ls4OO.
An auction sale of goods remaining un-
claimed in the Public stores beyond the time limited by
law was held at 95 and 81 Waerst yesterday The
attendance was large and the bidding at times SPIRITED
The goods sold included samples OF wne musical instr-
ments blankets, glassware oil paintings tODacco hul-
cnes bags Of hair, mattresses, TOYS mineral WaeTs'
vinegar barrels OF sand sheerOn, kegs OF 1s' corulH
printed matter machine Oil, &c The prices pad were
considered good and it is believed that between soVO
and $4,000 will be realized.
New-York tribune., 1872-12-05
SALE OF PAINTINGS.

The sale of large collection of paintings,
by prominent artists of the modern French German aud
Belgian schools, drew large number OF buyers and
spectators 10 Leavitts Auction Rooms, Clinton Hall,
ON Tuesday The prices realized were in many instances
less than those obtained for works by the same artists
sold in the Belmont collection. OF the 70 pictures Sold
the following commanded the best figures:
Coast Scene near Gorkum ond" A. C. Dommersen Amster
dam $3.50; Chess Payers J. Caous Bussels sSl AID
Verhss, Bnsel, $9J Queen Elizabeth
Kuighung Admiral Drake Hendrix schaees, Antwerp SOi
Winter Scene Cleves' KlonOeck and VebOeckhoven
$50; The Artist" ". Chsvet Paris. $685. . CsTni-
val in Rome" and hes9ohhn 0Il- ,, r. De
Cpipck Pans 800 each sunteNinter View Ceves" G.
KoeE KoeE Amsterdam 1885, will be Revengei r. PoItae.
Brussels $500; Fishermen in Bavaria" Boaeeh Munich OJ
scotch Cattle the Hehsnds Garland Berlu 800; On The
Watch" T. Richter. Pans, $780, Roman Girl a. the
P,uutsipp Ch Lsndelle. Psns sl,O75; "1he Fortune
Teller" Y. Escosus Madrid. S4Oi Coquetry Nyie,
asi5 Amusing Babv" Gulenn, Pars, SaOi For Me Mamma
scqua Brussels $500 Broken siues EIdmann Dnsellor
s575 Skating the zuYder zee Dens Brusses +lA9i t@
of Venice" Zem. $40; Returning from the Fair
chsggeny Brussels g5; Spanish Ladyaousy BougeTeau
Pans The FGyonte ofthe PGcha, Cb Muller FsTit 81 VO
The Lunatic Hughes Merle, Pans, 42,o7a
New-York tribune., 1872-12-05
THE Waikiki BANK DEFALCATIoN.

Ex-senator Charles NJ. Graham, President OF
the Waikiki National Bank Of Middletown' Orange
County. charged with uniting with the cashier In rob-
bng tho bank OF 100000 was brought before Commits
soner Osborne Yesterday Assistant United States Dis
tricAttorney sedgwick asked the Court to adjourn the
case until Friday on the ground that the
nev was in attendance at the funeral Of Mr. Greeley and
that the United States Bank Examiner who had charge
Of the bank books refused to produce them except on
subpoena from the Court Counsel for the prisoner
argued that for arrest should not be obtained
unless the accuser ready to prove the otense and
urged that, A. A. Bromley, director OF the Dank'
upon whose affidavit the warrant was granted, was
present he should be examined Counsel for the prose
cution replied that the Illness OF an Important witness,
the absence OF the Bank Examiner, and the lack OF a
subpoena, rendered a temporary postponement una
yoidable. Commissioner Osborne admitted the reason
abeness OF these claims, postponed the case Till Friday,
and reduced the bail from $4,000 to 5000 with the
that, necessary, 1t might De In
creased Charles III. Horton, the cashier has not Deeh
arre
New-York tribune., 1872-12-05
A BROOKLYN CAR-HOUsE BURNED.

At 2 a. m, yesterday, fire was discovered
in the onc-sory frame house OF the South Fourht
and Bushwick-ave. Railroad Company, at Bushwickaye.
and Montethst Brooklyn, and the flames spread with
rapdity to the twosory brick stables adjoining as
to entirely destroy them. together with their contents
consisting Of 10 horses cars and large quantities OF
harness and feed The stables 100 by 300 feet in
extent. The Fire Department was greatly delayed In
getting work. owing TO the hydrants in the vicinity
being either up broken as 70 be unit for use
The Company Of which Archibald NJ Bliss Is President,
has been IN existence only five years and will be greatly
crippled by the loss Of so much OF its rolling stock
The loss on buildings estimated at $4,000; and
harness S2OOOO on horses and feed $4,000. The total
insurance Is 500 OOO in the LennOx Farragut Citizens
Rutgers Hoffman, Star. and Brewers and Matters Com
panes. Frame dwellings IN the immediate nelghDoI-
hood were damaged about 1000. The fire the work
of an incendiary.
New-York tribune., 1872-12-05
RRooK1yN,s CONDEMNED MURDERER.

Charles S. Spencer and U. c. Davis met
Gov. Hoffman the Clarendon Hotel yesterday morn
ing TO urge stay of the sentence condemning Henry
Rogers TO be hung on Friday for the murder Of officer
Donahue Of Brooklyn District Attorney Brtton argued
the case and the Governor urged that he could not
consider the Justice Of the sentence after two justices OF
the had decided the matterbut could only
consider whether cemency should be extended. The
matter being put on this ground IL argued that
much time had elapsed since the sentence TINT public
sympathy. for the condemned man had sprung up, so
that the execution looked at in the light OF preventive
OF crime might do more harm than good. Mr.. Spencer
gave his bill exceptions to the Governor and said that
n the application was denied, further effort for ROg
ers would be made.
The Governor promised TO consider the matter. and
telegraph from Sing Sing to-day he found for in
terpOsiug but requested that meanwhile the preparations
for the execution should 90 Mr.. DAVIS visited the
condemned prisoner at the Raymond-st Jail between
and O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and informed him
that there was probability that Gov. Hoffman would
iuterpOse In lls behalf,