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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
Sharp Shots.

The St. Louis Democrat evi-
IDENTIFY is not an ardent admirer
OF the back pay grab and those
Congressman who took advantage
of 1t. 1t has these shots at them:
Stephen A. Douglas used to
take his S8 a day and be satisfied;
but John A. Logan thinks he is
under paid at s. 500 for six
months service-or about $40 u
day.
VIM. II. Seward never grum-
bled that he was underpaid when
he was receiving about SI,5I0 a
year as Senator. Conklin and
Fenton voted themselves five
times that much, and yet they
are not happy.
John c. Calhoun was q fire
eater and secessionist and all
that, but he was never mean E.
nough To steal %, 900 out OF the
Treasury in a single haul, as his
from the Palmetto State
have done.
Henry Clay got IS a day, and
never struck for higher wages
His unworthy successor, Mr.. Ste.
phensOn, gets $40 a day, and is sc.
strongly convinced Of his own su-
periOr worth that he won't pay
back a little sum of $4,000 which
does not rightly belong to him.
Daniel Webster made n tolera-
bic good Senator at the rate of
IS per diem, counting tue actual
days spent in Washington, but
Mr.. Carpenter, Of Wisconsin,
thinks he is FIVE times as valuable
to the country as the Great Ex-
FOUNDER was.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
The Cause of the Fail
uroS.

In order that our readers may
learn the cause of the recent fail
ures of Jay Cooke & Co., and 9TH
ers, we extract the following from
an exchange:
A strong party have lately been
"building" the New York gold
market. They had kept the
price up for some time, having
bought S3O,OOO,OOO in coin. when
the price fell, and they lost five per
cent on that sum-, They then
adopted the policy of tightening
the money market, locking up the
money they had received for their
gold. The drain of money west.
ward to move the grain crop, as
sisted their plan. The New York
banks before the "hammering"
process began had $l6, 900
over their legal reserves. In three
weeks they were $4,000, 900 short
OF them. difference OF Sl8,0OO,-
600. Meanwhile in this strin-
gency Of the money market, Jay
Cooke & Go. were attempting to
carry the financial burdens of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. The
load proved too much for them
On Thursday, Sept. IS. the three
houses in New York. Philadelphia
and Washington, were compelled /
to suspend payment. They think
they will be able TO pay dpposi-
tors. The house Of ] " Cooke,
g. Co, of London, is
not affected.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

The Chicago Times publishes
an astonishing document which
has just been fled in The Superior
Court i'll that city, aud unless a
speedy settlement Is agreed up
OF magnificent scandal, involv.
ing the reputation Of a prominent
Republican Congressman. is forth
coming. 1t is given out that on n
qu ct evening in the year preced
ing the war Hon. Charles 3 Far.
well, member Of Congress from
the Chicago District, and Mr.
Hugh Maher sat down to quiet
game of draw poker, and after
trying their luck for a while the
Congressman found hims, If better
off by 81, 700 than when he sat
down. The game progressed, but
with no better luck for Maher.
who now began to ponder bow he
could settle up. Not having the
requisite amount of ready money
In his purse, and not having m ac-
count at any Of the banks in the
city, it is stated that Maher gave.
Farwell deed to eighty acres of
land to secure his creditor until
he could raise the money. This
security is said to have been cheer
fully accepted hy The lucky Con.
gresham, and they parted. Time
wore on, and still the debt was
unpaid. The land il the mean
time has come to he valued at
1000 instead of $4,000, and
Maher now comes forward with
the money due bis creditor and
askes for a settlement. Farwell
declines to accede 10 Maher's de.
Inands on the ground that his
money might have been invested !
IN such a way ~ 10 have return. |
ed him nearly or quite as much |
rs the land Is now worth A law.
suit is the cons, quenc3 Of the
COngressman's refusal, the un. |
fortunate Maher asking that the
defendant he compelled to recon-
vey this property TO him upon
the payment by him Of whatever
is due; and il this annot be, that
Farwell be compelled to pay him
The present value of the land, de-
Quoting tie debt of honor and the
expenses Of the trust.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, ayetteyille-services eve
~ Sabbath at l0:30 and at night; no regu-
lar pastor; Sunday school SAN.
MethOdist-serVices every Sabbath at
1880 and at night; Rev W 7 Gill, pastor;
Sunday school at s O'Clock
Cumberland Presbyteri4n-services at
lO:3O A NJ the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sabbaths in
each month and at night; Rev Mr. Smith,
pastor; Sunday school at 8.
Baptist--services at night on 4th Sabbath,
and at lO:3O A M and at night on lst Sab
bath Of each month; Rev A Val Hoose Off
Ciating.
Methodist, FlyGtville--services Ist Sab
bath in each month at IL and night; Rev "
Gill, preacher in charge Sunday school
ats
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-services
at Sabbath each month at III and night by
the MethodiSts; Rev Mr. Allison, preacher
IN charge-secOnd Sabbath each month at
II by the Associate Reformed Presbyteri-
Hn Rev 5 Sloan, pastor. Union Sun
day school at 8.
Methodist, Mulberry-surviceS 3rd Sun
day in each month at IL O'Clock and every
Sunday night; Rev NJ Jordan, pastor;
Sunday School at 8.
Cumberland resbyteran--services 4th
Sunday each month at IL O'Clock NJ and at
night; Rev d Crawford, pastor; Sabbath
school at 9.
baptist Mulberry--church session Sat
urdAy before lst Sabbath in each month;
services lst Sabbath at IL; Rev L Sanford,
pastor; Sabbath school ats
United Presbyterian, Lncoln-services
every Sabbath at Il:l5 NJ; Rev w Wait,
pastor; Sunday school at TO-
Methodist, Shady Grove. (Shelton's
creek )--Services 4th Sabbath in each month
ut IL o'clock; Rev J & Funk, preacher in
charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian. Oak Grove,
(nesr Flyntville)--seryices 4th Sabbath in
each month at l O'Clock; Rev a W Suth-
erlend supply.
Presbyterian, Unity, on the Petersburg
road 6 miles North OF Fayetteville, Ist and
Bird Sabbaths in each month-also Swan
Greek Church, End and 4th Sabbaths in each
month; Rev Osborne, pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Cane Creek, on
Fishing Ford road, miles North of Fay
cttevile, 2nd and 4th Sabbaths each month;
Rev D Tigert, pastor.
Methodist, Oak Hill-services 4th Sab
bath each month at 10 O'Clock; Rev j n
Jordan. pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Hill-ser.
vices lst and Bird Sabbaths at IL M-ReY
n ID Crawford, pastor.
Presbyterian, Petersburg-services lst
and Srd Sabbaths at 10 and night; Rev
Allen Woods, pastor.
Methodist--services End Sabbath at 10 A
n; Kew w B Lowery, PC.
Cumberland OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4th
Sabbath at l0AM: Rev B Warren, pastor;
Union sunday school at NJ every Sab |
bath; prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

The Cincinnati Times says
/ 1t should be understood that the
soundest bank existing doesnot
keep money on hand to pay of
its depositors. Ifsuch were the
case it would not be a bank-it
would be merely a safe for
Especial deposits" It's business
is to lend money as fast as it is
deposited, reserying enough on
Ily to meet the daily amount of
calls, which it soon reduces to
a very accurate average. When
the daily call happens, from any
reason, to be heavier than usual,
it readily supplies the deficiency
by realizing on its securities or
drawing on other banks. If,
however, there comes a time
when depositors all want their
money, when the banks are all
besieged and one can render but
little assistance to the other,
when securities cannot be real
lied on, or loans called in with
out a sacrifice, and when bal
ances in other banks cannot be
got hold Of Immediately, then,
Of course, the currency On hand
is not sufficient to meet the de-
mand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
Tragedy in a Georgia
School.

The particulars of q horrible
affair, which resulted in the death
of teacher and a young man, one
of his pupils, in Banks county,
Georgia, August %, are given by
the Atlanta Herald. The teach
er was Mr.. Alfred Alexander, aged
forty years, and the student, Mr..
John IL. Moss, aged about twen-
ty-ODe. The wife of the teacher
was accustomed to observe the
department of the pupils, and
when they were guilty of any
breach of decOrum to report them
to her husband for reproof or 9th
er punishment. She reported
young Moss, who denied the charge
made by her, and this led to an
animated and angry dispute. Al
exander became enraged at the
young man for the part taken by
hIm in the controversy, and ad-
vancing toward Moss, drew a
knife aud stabbed him in the breast.
Moss thereupOn plunged a dagger
into Alexander's heart, who fell
fatally wounded. Moss turned
to leave, but Mrs. Alexander, who
was at the side OF her husband,
wrung the knife flom his hand
and administered one or two Sc !
we're cuts to Moss III the back, !
near the region of the spime.-I
The result was that both lay NOR
tally wounded Oh the scene of |
and in "A short time died,
one within three minutes of the !
other. 1t is not definitely known |
whether Moss died from the
wounds received from the wife |
or husband, ~ all were severe !
and reasonably sufficient TO pro-
duce death. The school and The
entire community were thrown
into cOnsternation AMI excitement /
over the affair.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
A Very Bankrupt Insur'
ance COMPANY.

ST. LOUIS, October 6.-Wm. Sell
by, State Superintendent of In
surance, to-day filed a petition in
the Circuit Court asking an in-
junction to restrain the St. Louis
Mutual Life Insurance Company
from transacting any further busi.
ness, especially from issuing any
new policies, reissuing any of its
risks, or paying out any money
whatever. The petition further
asks for the appointment of Re-
ceiver, and for a decree dissolving
the Company and winding up its
affairs. Mr. Selby's petition is bas-
ed upon the iact, as he alleges,
that an examination of the affairs
OF the Company ordered by him
dlscloses the fact that the liabili-
ties of the Company exceed its
assets by nine hundred and four
thousand nine hundred and fifty
five dollars, exclusive of one hun
dred thousand dollars capitalstock.
Mr.. Selby also asserts that the
list of policies furnished him,
and upon which the above Iiabili-
ties are based, was not list of all
the policies issued by the compa-
ny, but that a large number of
policies have been wrongfully can.
celed and erased from the books,
and Gll liability of the Company
hereunder illegally ignored, there
by making the liabilities much
less than they actually are. An
Injunction was granted returnabIe |
On the eleventh of October, and |
notice served on the company.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
Spite Work.

Jacob Wall, white man, and
VIM. Cooper, a negro, were
hired on a farm near Detroit,
They did not like each other Az
fellow-labOrers, and tried to set
tie their dislike by fight. The
white man whipped the negro,
and the latter was more dissat-.
isfied than ever before. One
day lately the farmer sent the
two to clean out and deepen an
old well, about three-quarters
of a mile from anybOdy's resi-
dence. The negro let his fel-
lOw-workman down the we'll,
which was thirty-tive feet deep,
drew up the bucket and tore
away the windlass. Cooper rc-
minded Wall Of the fight, told
him his turn had come now, and
that he would not come up
alive. Wall expected Cooper
would Immediately commence.
filing up the we'll with heavy
stones, but he simply walked off.
He went to the house and told
the farmer that Wall had quit
work and gone to Detroit. The
farmer started after him in the
hope of Overtaking him before
he arrived in town and got
drunk. In the meantime the
negro left the farm with his bum
die and has not been seen since.
Of course the farmer did not
find Wall, and the disappear
ance of the negro began to ex-
cite his suspicious. After
it over for a day or
two, it occurred to him to visit
The well, and Wall was very
glad indeed to see him. He had
shouted himself nearly to death.
before he commenced starving,
md was standing waist deep in
water, and was very weak. In
few days he will be strong
enough to have another inter
'iew with Cooper if he can find
lin.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

A curious and barbarous GUS
tom has been revived in Shang-
HE on account of expected FAM
inc in the province of Che
kiang. Several men have come
before the authorities and asked
permission to pray to God to
avert the calamity or the con-
dition that, if the prayer is net
answered within certain time,
they will suffer themselves to be
burned. All applications of
this character are rejected by
the authorities.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

The story of the DEGRADATION
of the North Carolina University
IS thus told in the Hillsboro Re
corder: "SOme Of the young la
dies called upon Mr. Pool to OBJ
tain his permission to use the chap
el for the s1btath-s chooi celebra-
ton. MIR P replied that he had
no objection, provided the chapel
was restored in as good order as
when the permission was granted
One # the young ladies replied
that on examination Of the chap
el they found it filled with cows.
"She supposed it would be an easy
matter TO drive them back into the
huilding when the exercise was
over"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
S!gIsIluleeHg
StrawberryinG.

StrawberH'yinG.
The morning sun was red and dry.
The crimson sky was hazy,
The fragrant dew was lingering still
On buttercup and daisy;
When cousin Kate, with twinkling eye,
And look so wondr0us knowing,
Said, "Tell me, Frank, if on the hill,
Wild strawberries are growing?"
Ten years before-ten cheerful years
In bright and sunny weather,
We oft had stroled, sweet Kate and |
And climbed that hill together;
And while the thrush and bObOlink,
Their mellow notes were Ginning,
Our basket We had crowned with cones,
That gave crimson lining.
Forget-me-nots gave her once,
And glanced to see the bushes,
That grew a-hame on her soft cheeks,
Bright as the morning hushes;
We were but cousins, each to each
No word of love was spoken
Yet, homeward turned, how glad was I,
To see she kept Loves token
l left her at the gate-the flowers
Held fast by dimpled fingers
Aud mused, "Why ist my heart with thee,
Sweet cousin, fondly lingerS?"
In foreign lands, where gold was coined,
World wisdom / was learning,
While months grew years, and half score,
My heart for home still yearning
Was it for Kate, as cousin Kate,
This fair and blooming maiden,
Who naViely asks, 'If yet those vines,
With strawberries are laden?"s
No matter; up the dear old hill,
Still hand in hand we're straying.
And only those who once have loved,
Can guess what we are saying!
As sweetly now, as long ago,
The happy birds are singing;
And berries, ripe and large and red,
To loaded vines are clinging!
But what care we, now wiser grown,
Or full or empty baskets?
For fruit We gather here to-day.
Hearts are the only caskets!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
AS an illustration of the wide

AS an illustration of the wide
spread use Of a certain popular
title, it is related that a gentle
man recently stepped into a sa-
loon in Denver, and cried ont in
a loud and CHEEKY tone, "Hello
come, Professor, take drink. .
Six men sitting in the saloon at
once arose and came forward,
while a bootblack, whose stand
was just outside the door, and a
passing corn doctor, smilingly
accepted the invitation, and
stepped in.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

A ten dollar bill issued by a ma
tional bank iu Vermont, the back
Of which was printed from a TWEEN
ty.dollar plate. was recently shown
to Mr.. C. L. Osgood, teller of the
bank in lion, n. Y. 1t was a
genuine bill, and the strange fact
can only be accounted for as a
mistake in the printing depart
ment.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

The Louisville Courier-J our
nal remarks: "The parties who
are in search of the Nathan
murderer have found "a bloody
shirt in the hands of Chicago
detective" Let the whole Of
Chicago be hanged. You may
not thereby punish the murde-
rer Of Nathan, but you will nip
in the bud many thousands of
people who are just as bad.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
Romantic Balloon Trag.
edy.

HI thCoC O"iIOOh O"yos dA LC
} minded of an extraordinary as
cension made during the war in
Ohio. The 8ronaut had gone up
frequently; was accounted cour.
Iageous and sagacious in his bust.
ness; and had SO amiable and
sterling qualities as to render him
highly esteemed. He seems to
have been blessed, or cursed, with
a very pretty wife, to whom he
was devotedly attached. As fire.
Iquently happens, she did not love
him in return-at least not enough
to insure her loyalty. She per.
mitted her ardent affections to
wander, aud those who knew in
formed him of their well-grounded
suspicious. Too generous to be-
lieve, too chivalrous to doubt, he
continued to repose the fullest
faith in his consort, until at last
the dreadful conviction was forced
upon him. Even then he gave
no intimation that he had discov-
cred her guilty secret, though some
| of his friends were confident be
had. He advertised another bal.
loon voyage, and, at the Sine
PANIED, all WAS prepared. His
wife was in the inclosure, and just
before he stepped into the car, he
went to her side, kissed her ten.
derby, saying that he hoped Heav-
en- would make her happy that
he loved her so much that he |
would not for a moment stand be- (
tween her and peace. His words
had such significance that the
blood started to her face, and the
tears to her eyes. Ere she ccrld (
collect herself he was in the bls-
kei, the ropes were cut, and be
was shooting through the air.
Days, weeks, months passed,
and the popular @ronaut was not
heard from; nor were there any |
tidirgs of the balloon. 1t was
universally supposed that he had
met with a fatal accident that
he had probably gone SO high that
the sliken bag had burst. and des,
troyed his life. More than a year
after, fragments of a skeleton.
with bits of clothing, were found
On the shore of Lake Erie; also.
the remains of a gold watch bear
ing the initials of the missing HrO-
naut. The mystery was then
solved. He had assembled with
the deliberate intention of leaping Z,
from tn balloon at a certain ele-
vation; knowing that, by such
means, he would escape the sus, :
Dicion Of suicide ; and he desper-
lteIy carried out his desperate de-
This was an instance of chival- :
y which it would be difficult to
excel. Romance does not surpa8s :,
t, nor poetry either. The man \
who sacrificed himself out of pure :
owe, though for the Illicit passion !
If his wife, never imagined that
he was a bero; and yet not in a
history or in fiction are greater A..
heroes shown. His was one of :
he many instances Of nobleness =,
md devotion which pass away
lnrecognized, because no eloquent
zen records their virtues, and no
inspired singer sings them. .
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

Louisville has unwittingly COM
mitted itself TO q grand temper
ance rtform by voting to send
drunkards home instead of to the
lookup. The worse cases are
cured in this way. The men come
out in q day or two with some.
what less capillary adornment and
a chastened look which tells of the
refining influences of home.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

The Courier-Journal says: "kl.
bert Doty, of Illinois, blew his
brains ont because his sweetheart
wouldn't marry him. If she hal
married him she would soon have
discovered that he had little o,
no brains TO blow out" ...
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

Stokes Is getting sick of de-
lay, and wants his trial hurried
up. If they intend to hang
him they ought to do it right a.
way and let him go about his
business.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
Charles W. Allen. a resnectahle

Charles W. Allen. a respectable
farmer living near Staunton, Va,
died last week under peculiar cir.
cumstances that induced the be-
liet that he was poisoned. His
wife had purchased arsenic previ.
Gus to his death, and was the on
ly person who nursed him. 81 e
was arrested and imprisoned.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

John A. Logan, formerly well
known in Illinois as Dirty Wer.
que Logan" has, it is said, invest
ed a cool hundred thousand in
the Inter.Ocean. This is only a
part of his savings for the past
ten years, out Of salary Of, say
$4,000 II year, inclu1ing per
quisites.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

The women of Cincinnati are
talking of getting up a petition to
the city authorities, praying that
since prohigate women must be
registered according to law, that
proaigate men be forced to make
the same confessions OF their hab-
It's.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23
Mail Directory,
Fayetteville Post-Omce.

Railroad-leaves every day except Sun
day at 6 A. NJ; RrriveI at P, NJ. Supplies
the following Offices: Kelso, Brighton, Flynt-
Vile, Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunts S
Station, Salem, Winchester aud Decherd.
TullahOma stsge-arrives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
days at Up. NJ. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg Bonneville, County Line, Tulahoma
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4 P. N. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green, Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbyville stage-leaves Mondays and
Thursdays at 9 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 2. N. Supplies Norris Greek
Chestnut Ridge and Shelbyville.
Pulaski horse-arriyes every Friday at l.
NJ; leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Cy.
ruston, Millville, Pisgah, Bradshaw, Pulaski
Blanche horse-lcaves every Friday a
s a. NJ; arrives Saturday at 8 n NJ. Sup.
plies Camargo, Molino and Blanche.
Money Orders can be obtained at this of.
fee upon post Offices in sll parts eff the u
nited States. a list Of Money Order offices
may be seen on application. Rates of CON-
mission for Money Orders are as follows:
Not exceeding so lO cents
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

Among national postohices are
the following: III III, To To, Why
Not, Pipe Stem, Stony Man. Sal
Soda, Shickshinny, Snow shoes.
Overalls, Lookout. Last Chance,
Pa a,kbone, Sorrel Horse, Tally To,
and Tired Creek.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

In Minnesota the lay COMPEL.
ing saloon keepers TO pay SlO an
nually to the support of the State
lnebriate Asylum has Yielded
81, 600 this year.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-23

An Irish paper mentions the
case of a Dublin girl who fell
in love with her brother, and
committed suicide in conse-
quence.