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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19
The Horse disease
From the Rural SIM

The past weeks experience in
Nashville, in fact in all Middle
Tennessee, must have removed
any exciting incredulity as to
there being a real and serious dis
ease abroad, in the shape of a
horse epizootic.
The lines Of street cars, one af:
ter another, have been compelled
to stop running for the want of
motive power. Not a single horse
in all their stables have escaped
the influenza, and some have a.
ready died from the effects. Ex-
press and transfer wagons, coal
carts, drays, and other vehicles
are everywhere drawn by oxen.
We doubt, if, to-day, there are
a dozen well horses and mules in
the city; and from reports COM
ing in daily from the surrounding.
villages and country, we presume
there are very few in Middle and
West Tennessee. 49,
We do not mention these facts
as alarmists, for the reality is
more alarming than anything,
we can say, but to put on rec
ord events that may be useful in
time to come. The disease is not
so dreadful by reason Of the great,
mortality it occasions, but on. ac-
count OF the great interruption to
business. As rest, almost abso-
Lutte and quite protractpd, is re-
quisite even in the milde, cases to
the proper recovery, not to say
comfort Of the poor animals, no
occupation OF interest can escape
damage.
From all that we have been a.
bic to see and learn, we still con-
slider the disease of atmospheric
origin, and not Contagious, and b.
ieve that nearly all the deaths
nave come from over-wurk, over
losing or exposure.
1t now seems that no part of
'ur country will escape the vista
ion. Its march is onward. Nor
10 we see any signs of its being
ess severe or less troublesome to
III the people as it spreads south
nd west. We would advise our
riends in districts not yet visited,
o have their ''hauling" done up
s far as possible and to get their
x teams ready.
We hope to be able, after the
apse of another week, to an
ounce the decrease if not disap,
earauce of this great, mysterious,
yperborean plague from our
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19
Spreading the SMALLPOX.

The latest sensationin Charles
town, Mass, was a peculiar one.
There was in the employ of the
city man named John NJ. Syl-
vester, whose duty it was to FUN
igate houses in which smallpox
existed, and TO take care Of pa
tients. About five O'clock last
Sunday morning a patient on
whom he. was attending, and
who was in a fit Of insanity from
the fever, expressed a desire to
take walk. Sylvester wrap
ped a sheet around him and took
him into the street, barefooted
and nude, with the exception of
the slight covering although the
air was sharp and cold. To-
gether they promenaded through
several streets, visiting a num-
Der Of stables, the inmates of
which were scared badly, all
taking the pair for a specter and
attendant demon, and screaming
''help," 'murder," etc. The
friends Of the sick man discov-
cred his absence, hunted him up
and took him home, a more re-
liable person being employed to
attend him. When the facts
cameIto the ears of the authorities
Sylvester was discharged from
the position of fumigator. He
received five dollars for each
house fumigated, and declared
that he intended to make his for
tune out Of the thing this season.
He boasts that he has not wash
ed himself for twenty years, and
the dirt is incrusted on his neck
to considerable depth. 1t was
his custom after having been in
contact with the most malignant
cases, to stand among crowds
on the sidewalks, and in the most
exposed places,in order to spread
the disease and increase the
number Of his fees.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

SoFTENING OF THE BRAIN.-Soft,
ening of the brain is becoming q
more common disease than former
ly. AS it is utterly incurable, at
tention should be given to its
causes. The softening is caused
from intense mental excitement
as a result of study, or the use
of spirituous liquors, or allowing
the mind to dwell on one subject
unpleasantly especially when there
is no oreal cause, asin faucied sights
conjectured injuries and the like
moping over them. To ameliorats
malady arising from causes Sc
Numerically opposite, antipoda
means should be employed; les.
work to the overworked and more
work for these who have nothing
10 DO. EEtTy 3IT.-F III s7f d.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

The city Of Quebec, Canada, is
going to pull down its ramparts,
throw its ancient and picturesque
citadel into the river, remove the
gates Mhich obstruct its thorough
fares, and by other vandal prac-
tees abandon mediavalism and
assume a modern appearance.
Quebec is now the only truly pic
turesque city on the American
continent, and the disappearance
of its old-time glories will be'pain-
full to many.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A young lady, who has just re-
turned from Europe, advises her
friends not to go there, unless you
are sure that you know enough tc
appreciate the beauties of Europe
1t lends such a charm to Italy tc
remember that among those
groves of olive the immortal
Beethoven sculptor carved the
Medeceap Venus, and Shake
spear composed the sublime poem
of Paradise Lost.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19
PlYBFFBVILlE TENNESSEB THURSDAY, DBCDMBHR 49, 1872

son, Democratic, zig; Henry Clay,
National Republican, 49; John
Floyd, South Carolina vote II;
William Writ, nti-Mason, l. g,
lSS6--Kan Buren's Election.
Martin Van Buren, Democrat
10; w. FL. Harrison, Opposition
7S; Hugh L. White, Opposition,
26; Daniel Webstery Massachu
setts vote,) ID; W. P. Mangum
(South Carolina vote,) IL.
Col. Richard M. johnson, OF
Kentucky, with Van Buren, was
run for Vice President as the reg
ular Democratic nominee. The
election of Vice.P President was
carried to the Senate, where John.
son was chosen-Johnson, ,33votes;
Francis Granger, of New York, l 6.
lS40--The result of the cleo
toral vote was For Harrison,
233; tor Van Buren, 60.
l844-Deteat Of Henry Clay.
For Polk and Dallas, 10; for
Clay and Frelinghuysen, los.
With the 36 electoral votes of
New York given to Clay (and the
$4,000 Abolition Wings could
have given HIM the State by TO-
900 majority,) Clay would have
been President.
1S48-The election of Gen. Idyzor.
For Taylor and Fillmore, l63;
for Cass and Butler, of Kentucky,
l27.
Here with the transfer of the
Sc votes of New York from Tay.
lor to Cass, the result would have
been l63 for Cass, and l27 for
Taylor.
lS52-7he Election of Pierce
1852 resulted in giving Pierce
the electoral vote of all the States,
Vermont and Massachu-
sets in the North, and Kentucky
and Tennessee in the South.
1S56--1he Election Of Buchanan.
Buchanan and Breckinridge,
Democrats, 10; Fremont and
Dayton, Republicans, 1l2: Fill
more and DonelsoD, s.
Fremont carried all the North
ern States, except California, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana
aud Illinois Buchanan all the
Southern States except Maryland,
which was carried by Fillmore.
It was Fillmore, however, as a
third candidate in the North, who
carried off the balance OF power
from Fremont and elected Buc,
hanan. EA > tst t--
lS60-7he Election Of Liooln.
In this election all the North
ern or free States were carried by |
Lincoln except New Jersey, which |
was carried by fusion. Of the
Southern or slave States, Douglas
carried Missouri, and Bell carried
Kentucky, Tennessee and Virgin
ia. All the other States were
carried by Breckenridge. Thus,
BY the divisions of the opposition
Lincoln was triumph
antly elected, while against the
opposition popular vote
be was in a minority of 947, 1000. |
l864-Ihe second Election Of |
Lincoln.
For McClellan--New Jersey,
Delaware and Kentucky. For
Lincoln--all the rest;e Lincoln's
majority on the popular vote was
1000.
lection Of Gen. Grant.
For Grant and Colfax, 2l3 /; for
Seymour and Blair, 80.
The popular vote for Grant was
100000. Aud he carried twenty
six States against eight for Sey-
mour. Three States--Texas, Mis-
and Virginia-not being
reconstructed, took no part in the
election. a ee
SoFTENIEG OF THE BRAIN.--Soft-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

The MayOralty campaign in.
New York city, it is authoritative
ly stated, cost as follows For
Lawrence, So, 900; for Havemeyer,
$40, 900; for O'Brien, $4,000.
The truth of the old adage, that
"Money makes the mayor go" is
not always realizeda7 Havemeyer
was the successful candidate.-
O'Brien it is said spent every dol
lar be had in the world and az
his friends would loan him on the
result. .ra q
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A little four year old, OF Bris-
tol, went to Providence the other
day, and in the depot was accosted
ty a Quaker lady, who asked,
''Hoa old art thou, little girl?" She
looked in the face Of the Quaker
ess, and replied, "I'm not art thou;
I'm little Jennie"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A Massachusetts, Sunday-school
recently undertook the novel task
of raising money for the library
by contributions of paper and rags
from the scholars. The evening
of the gathering was rainy, but
the whole amount of paper rags
brought was l,405 pounds, which
will realize about $50.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19
Sorrow, Not Bitterness.
From the N. Y. Tribune.

j AOhi IAS ~ 1 1IIDules
A lady from the North, equally
distinguished for her virtues and
her genius, visited Richmond im,
mediately after the surrender Of
that city to the Union forces.
Her attention was attracted to
THE hats woven Of rice straw du-
ring the siege, which were worn
by the ladies in the streets. She
asked a young girl, whose fresh
color and bright face showed a
h, art at ease, where they could be
procured, The young person,
recognizing the questioner, from
her modlsh toilette to be from the
northern side of Mason and Dix
on's line, answered insolently,
"WhaL impudence!!'
81 beg your pardon; took you
for a lady," was the chilling re-
'joinder.' -I
1t was effective, also, for the
young woman colored and said:
Il beg yours. You can find
them at No - street"
Our informant went to the place
indicated, and found the house to
be a stately mansion, evidently
once luxurious, but now dismant-
led and bare.
She was received by an elderly
lady whose silver hair was sur
mounted by that crown of sorrow, I
widows cap. It was she who,
reduced by adversely, carried on
this humble haudiwork for sus-
tenance. Her dignity and gentle
ness impressed the younger lady
very much and conversation
naturally ensueJ, in which the
poor widow mentioned that her
husband had been killed in battle"
'Have you a SOM
Il had three-killed in battle.
The next question was irresist-
able.
"Have you brothers,
Il had two-killed in battle"
The younger lady rose, with
starting tears, and said:
Glow is it possible, madame,
that you can receive a northern
woman in your house, /
The stricken matron came for
ward, and placing her thin hands
4pon the shoulders OF her visitor,
said,
"My child, there is SO much sor-
row in my heart, there is no room
for bitterness"
Need the moral be dwelt upon? u
The young girl who had, ap- !,
parently, not suffered in the least,
was full Of fury. The widow
who had lost everything that could ,
make life desirable, was free from
hate and malice.-Is it not de-
plorable thing that we have seen
during the campaign an entirely
analogous state of things? The
South, ruined and scarrified by
war, and ever since, plundered
and stripped by its infamous gov
ernment of thieves and robbers, ,
came to Cincinnati and to Ba'ti-
more, and accepted every result of
the war, held out its hand to the {
North and asked for nothing but {
for justice and peace and friend I
ship. The men who have lost
everything ask for nothing. The i
men to whom the war brought {
nothing but gain and unmerited
honors-men like Conkling and
Morton and Chandler-refuse the
proffered hand and continue their
malignant work of discord and .
hate. . .-..
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A San Francisco preacher ex.
presses the unqualified belief that
if Judas Iscariot had lived in that
city he would never have hanged
himself, but would have stood a
couple trials, dISbursed his thirty
pieces of silver in ajudicious man.
ner, and been a free man today.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A Louisville man who had
only been acquainted with his
girl two nights, attempted to
kiss her at the gate. In his dy-
ing deposition he told the doc
tor that just as he kissed her,
"the earth slid ont from under
his feet, and his soul went out
of his mouth, while his head
touched the stars" Later dis
patches show that what allied
him was the old mans boot.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A thoughtful writer suggests
that every firm Of architects
should contain at least, one la
dy partnerto plan pantries, clos
cts, shelves, hooks and places
to tick away things in dwelling
houses, an evident necessity
which architects ofthe male per-
suasiOn have hitherto failed to
comprehend or provide for.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

The principal of a New York
city fashionable school, at which
only the children of the ellie at
tend, claims that his patrons owe
the institution over $4,000, and
it is the hardest kind of work to
collect it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

Mrs. OWN, of Davenport, as
sisted the kitchen fire, one day
last week, with the kerosene
can. The heavy rain kept a
good many people from attend
ing the funeral.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A young man who went West
from Danbury, few months ago,
has sent only one letter home. 1t
came Friday. 1t said: "Ssnd me
a ,oig." And his fond parents
don't know whether he is scalped
or married.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

"Well, we've got her boxed up" "
was the pathetic exclamation of
a grief-stricken husband in Lenox,
Massachusetts,, lately as he turned
away from his encofined wife.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

It is said that nine of Bar
NUNS camels and dromedaries
have died of envy since they
saw some of the humps on the
backs ofsome of our daughters
of fashion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

care younot afraid that whis-
key will get up into your head?"
asked a stranger of a man he
saw drinking at a bar. "No,"
said the topper; "this liquor is too
weak to climb" "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

The ladies of Oshkosh are com.
piling list OF the disreputable
houses in the city and gentlemen
wi o visit them. There are nine
hundred able bodied men in thai
city who have inquired the price
of tickets to California within a
week.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A fashionable young lady drop
ped one of her false eyebrowe in
a church pew and badly frightened
a young man next to her, who
thought it was his mustache.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19
This is the worst year that .ha

This is the worst year that has
ever been known in Kansas for
pulling guns out of wagons muz-
zle first. A woman in Jewell
county has jnst pulled one, and
now has to part her hair on the
side that her only arm is on.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19
A choral assnciatinn w

A choral association wants
somebody to lead them.
The people who live next door
to where they rehearse are equal
ly anxious for somebody to lead
them-and the further he leads
them the better these outraged
people will feel.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

In Prussia, Switzerland, Aus.
tria, Denmark, Norway and Swe
den, education is made obligatory
by statutory enactment. Holland
practically makes it the same by
denying certain rights and prlvi-
Ieges t. the uneduclted. Eng
land and France both have this
question now under discussion.
There is a drift of public senti.
ment in that direction in this coun-
try. The Legislatures of Penn
sylvania, OHIO, Connecticut, New
Hampshire, and Michigan have
recently made this subject mat
ter of debate, and late humber
of the Christian Union strongly
tavors compulsory education In
this country.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19
The parson went in to condole

The parson went in to condOle
with Mrs. Jones. Poor Jones! 1t
was very sudden; and the widow
was altogether inconsolable. So
the parSon prepared to depart, say
ing, as he took his hat: 81 will
leave you, poor bereaved one, with
this injunction, pray-pray that
God will vouchsafe HIS com
fort, that He Will enable you to
perceive the promised bow in
.the"-"0n! parson," she burst in
"How can you think Of such a
thing? lis too-tOo-too prema-
ture, I'm sure!' The old gentle
man departed, slightly mystifed,
and it was only after many min
utes, and much cogitation, that it
occurred to him that the show"
he was talking of was not at all
the beau" of which Mrs. Jones
was thinking. And he pulled up
"old Charley's" reins just long
enough to smile.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

The work Of preparing for the
coming of the beautiful snow"
along the mountain division of the
Union Pacific is progressing rap
idly, about 500 men being employ
ed, of whom 225 are engaged on
the snow-sheds alone. Over 100
miles of snow fence have been put
p,and several miles of snow. sheds.
Fifteen miles of track have been
raised, and other Improvements
made, by which it is hoped that a
blockade this winter will be pre-
vented.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19
Husbands Playing Horse.

The epizooty has developed il
Cleveland, among other things, &
vast deal Of marital devotion
The wife of one gentleman desired
to attend the Patti concert, but
was in feeble health and unable
to walk. The husband put h.r
into a stout baby carriage and pro-
ceeded straightway to the hall
where Patti was 10 sirg, and at
the close of the entertainment
trundled his spouse home in the
same style. AnouLer wife desired
to attend the wedding of friend,
some distance away from her res
idence, but the horses were all
sick, and a carriage could not be
had for love or money. Careful
ly wrapping her up and deposit
ing her on the seat of a light bug
gy, the husband took his place be-
tween the shafts, and for the nonce
played horse" most successfully.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

The New York Herald prints
two communications signed"Chem-
ist," in which the writer, who
says lie is one of the Paris COM
munists, states that the Boston
fire was the work Of the labor re-
formers that the explosions
heard during the fire, which were
attributed to other things, were but
explosions of a powerful combina-
ton, lately invented and known
only to him and his confrerees, no
larger than an ordinary apple,
and costing only ninety-two cents
each. He says their work at Bos-
ton was but the commencement,
and further intimates that capital
lists shall further suffer If the
rights of labor are not respected
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A Chicago man ate ten doz-
en- eggs on a wager last week
The money he won has beer
paid to his widow.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

Never use profane language
in the cars. Go out on the plat
form. Profanity is never thrown
away on a brakeman. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

An inquirer is informed that
we know of no female dates al
though mandates are plenty.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

Judge Sam Rice, though some
what variable in his political at
tachmeht is one of the shrewdest
men of the times. He can change
front with every increase or de-
crease Of the moon, and maintain
his personal consistency, in his
way, ali the time-in a word, lie
is ready for any emergency. The
following good one is tcredited to
him:
About the commencement OF
the late unpleasantness,J Judge Sam
Rice made a speech in North Ala
bama, in which he said the "South-
ern soldiers can whip the Yankees
with pop guns"
After the war, when things
wore different aspect, he chan
ced to make another, but a very
different sort of sp 'ech in the
same place, when an indignant vo-
ter who had heard and remem-
bered the former boastful haran-
que, rolled up his sleeves and ap-
preached the Judge as follows:
''Sam Rice, didn't YOU make a
speech here in lS6l?' ed. ..
81 did," said Sam,
'And didn't you say that we
could whip the YANKEES with
popguns?"
Certainly l did; but the id
rascals wonIdn't consent to fight
US that wayI"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

When Monroe was elected
President the second time, bis
opponent, John Quincy Adams,
got but one electoral vote. Let
John Quincy Adams, Jr., who
was a candidate for Vice Presi-
dent on the 0'Connor ticket, take
courage. He came within one Of
getting as many votes as his grand
father.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A young lady at Princeville
has sent off her lover with In
structions not to return until he
"means business.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

1t is estimated that the wheat
crop of the Valley CT Virginia
this year will reach 1883, ,6o9
bushels.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

A man out in Kansas said he
could drink quart of Cincin-
natl whisky, and did it. The
silver rmounting onhis coffin cost
$l3.75.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-19

AS the work of clearing away
the ruins of the Boston burned
district progresses, immense
quantities of wool are dug out,
and piled loosely in the streets
to an enormous height. The Ie-
covered wool has a most unsa-
ory odor, but it can be cleaned
and utilized.