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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09
The Patriotic Party.

Last year the Democracy gave
a national proof of its willingness
to deny itself in all things for the
public good = folding its time
honored banners to follow the
leadership of a long enemy in
the struggle for national regenera-
ton. We have heard little Of the
Liberals since, except when some
of them grumble that the Democ-
racy survives that unfortunate de-
feat of holy aspirations. Their
place has been taken by Oranges
of the Northwest, whose efforts
the Democrats have uniformly
encouraged. And now, the Iowa
farmers having placed full State
ticket IN the field against the rul.
ing party of corruption, we find
the Iowa Democracy again taking
the patriots part of self-abnega
ton in aid of the rising reformers.
Mr.. Irish, the Chairman of the
State Committee, has issued an ad-
dress in which, after reciting the
enormities Of Radical misruIe, be
says:
"Your Committee having OBJ
seved indication of popular up,
rising amidst these outrages, deem
ed it unwise to call State con
vention of the Democracy, rather
preferring to await the fusion of
elements lin an independent con-
vention before it should communi.
cate with its constituency. The
free convention at Des Moines has
been held. 1t appears TO us to
promise strong following, which
will more nearly equslize the po-
litical forces of the State. There
must be an opposition party in
Iowa. If this be not the Demo-
cratic it must be another party;
and if it be not another, it must |
be the Democratic party. We
deem it wise counsie, then, when
we advise the Democracy Of Iowa
that the anti,monopoly platforms
contains the germinal theories of |
Democracy, and promises RENE,
dies for the evils herein named.
Whether the new organization
shall render necessary the con-
tinued existence of the Democrat.
ic partydependsupon the strength
it can develop. Believing that
its purposes are right, and that lis
will secure for the peo-
pie every good desired by patri
OF, we counsel its active support
by all Democrats.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09
The Farmers War.

Freight Rates advanced on tn,
Wisconsin 2ailrOads-LegisIa
tive Restraint Threatened.
The proposed increase of the
rates for freight on the Wiscon-
sin lines by the Chicago and
North-W estern and Milwaukee
ISt. Paul Railroads causes great
excitement among the farmers
Throughout the State. All the
leading newspapers denounce it
and warn these companies that
they will in the end lose by the
imposition. The local managers
Of the road are said to be op-
posed to any increase, but say
that it is commanded by Eas-
tern stockholders. The wheat
crop Of the State is the best
since that Of 1860. but all the
other crops are small. The far
mers are consequently very in
dignant at this attempt to in
crease the already heavy char
ges made by these roads. The
Eceaiag Wisconsin, Of the 18th
inst says: We learn that the
new tariff Is to take effect on
the 25th Of September, and that
s. is to be the additional price
on a carload Of wheat; this is
nearly two cents per bushel.-
We expect that this change will
be to diminish three cents per
bushel the value Of the wheat
remaining in the granaries Of
the farmers Of the West. One
consideration the railway should
not overI0ok-We know some
thing OF the sentiment Of the
people of this State, and Of the
men who are likely to give di-
reciion to public affairs after the
November election, and we say
deliberately that if the proposed .
freight increase is carried out
4 pro rata freight bill will pass
he next session Of the LegisIa-
me and become q law, and that
he present exemption Of rail-
way property from taxation will
be abolished, OF the license
'aised from three to SIX percent. |
N their gross receipts. We |
state this now for the benefit of |
Eastern shareholders who can
control the Eastern directors"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09
Superstition Of COIOre d
PEOPLE.

Though the negroes have been
freed and enIranchised aud civil.
righted, they cling TO the customs
OF their fore fathers in many re.
spects, aud are still peculiar
people A few days ago a negro
woman was seen to go out upon a
bridge leading from the Tredegar
Works to an island in the river.
aud throw keg or box into the
stream and make off. As infan.
ticide has been lamentably com.
mon with them Of late, a boy who
saw the act supposed that another
baby had been murdered and dis
posed of, and at once reported to a
policeman what be had seen, and
the woman was arrested. Find
Ing that she was suspected of
grave crime, the woman was forced
to tell the truth and establish her
Innocence. On Fradiy her daugh.
ter was taken suddenly i'll aid
rapidly grew worse Until Monday,
when she accidentally discovered
that she had been conjured. The
old woman Went ont to sweep the
yard and was attracted to a nail
sticking up in the ground. She
attempted t. draw it out, when it
burned her, and her right arm "be.
came ptraIized This satisfied
her that the Evil One" was at
work. She laid the whole mat.
ter before a solemn convucatiOn
OF her neighbors, and they all un-
animously agreed upon q sure
plan for removing the spell, so
with their advice. she procured
spade aud succeeded in unearth-
ing the nail, with several others.
They were crossed upon one an
other, forming star and the "dev.
lis naIl the one hTSt discover
ed-was pointing towards the
house. According to advice, the
old woman made a mixture Of cop
'peras, cayenne pepper, red onion
and fish brine. and poured it up
%Pthe devilish instruments, and
Sslen pat them into switt-run-
ming, never-l failing stream. The
spell was thus broken, GOd her
daughter instantly got we'll
The police authorities, after a
thorough investigation, ascertain
ed that the strange story of the
cd woman was true-acCOrding
to her belief-and released her
from custody.-Rjchnond Cor
reSp0ndeRco.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

The Pulaski Citizen complains
that some OF the answers made to
questions propoanded during re-
cent examination Of parties solic-
iting certifcatesas teachers in pub
lie schools, were inaccurate. One
coIored gem'en stuck to it that
Columbus was our first president,
and that he commanded the A.
merican forces at New Orleans
Others made answers equally to
the point.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

There was intense excitement
IN Elizabeth, New Jersey, the 9TH
er day over the discovery of an
apparent plot to destroy the town.
In the pocket Of a man who had
been arrested for drunkenness,
was found a letter from a person
i'll New York, who informed the
arrested party that he might ex-
pect him soon, and the first thing
he should do, upon his arrival,
would be to blow up Elizabeth
1t was discovered, subsequently,
that the writer referred TO his wife.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

The hanging OF Mrs. Surratt
will not stay under, however
much those engaged in the horri-
be outrage may desire that her
execution may be forgotten.-
Whilst many "A scoundrel goes un-
hung who ought to be hung. and
there is not much said about it af,
ter the first excitement is over,
the hanging OF poor old inuo,
cent woman by set Of political
scalawags who came to the top of
power during the bubbiing of a
revolution, keeps alive, and those
engaged in the infamous business
are trying to escape the response
bility by attempting each one to
saddle it upon the other. Holt
and Johnson are now engaged in
shuttle of this kind. The fact
of the case probably is that the
one is as "deep in the mud as the
other is in the mire."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09
Speaking Of the new postal law,
Pomeroy's Democrat pointedly

Speaking Of the new postal law,
Pomeroy's Democrat pointedly
says:
"The new law levels all this
down and abolishes distinctions.
The man who takes bis local pa
per now, and calls for it at his
postOfliGe, is compelled to pay
postage at the rate Of twenty
cents Il year for weeklies, and as
much as if be LIVED a thousand
miles away. 1t is now going to
cost the county farmers, or the
village merchant or laboring man,
just as much to take his local pa
per printed under his very nose,
as it will to take a New York
paper, which is published hun.
dreds, perhaps thousands, of miles
away. This is an unfair discrimi,
nation against the local country
press, that was entirely worthy of a
thieving and plundering Congress,
the members of which could vote
a steal of several millions of dol
lars to their Individual benefit"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

The Temperance;pmty in Wis
consin Is elated by a recent de,
c;sion of the Supreme Court of
that State. A case was brought
up to test the legality of tire new
law, which is similar to the. Ohio
law, requiring Iiquosdealers to give
bonds 20 pay all damages arising
from ,hesale ofintoxicatingd drinks.
The court decided that the State
Is empowered to prohibit liquor
selling or permit it, according to
its pleasure, and if it permits it,
it may qualify the permission IN
such a manner rs the Legislature
may deem proper. The law was
therefore, pronounced consiitu
tiOnal.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

Judge T. S. Crawford and Dis
trict Attorney Arthur Fl. Harris
were assasinated on Monday in
Franklin parish, louisiana. They
were shot seven times and their
brains blown out. 1t is thought
personal not political differences
led to the assassination. Craw-
ford was Radical and Harris u
Democrat.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

About the year 1858, a man by
the name of James Masks, was
hanged at Holly Springs for the
alleged murder of Susan Eliza
beth Smith, on the 26th day of
April, 1856. Mask stoutly deni,
ed the murder on the gallOws,
proclaiming his innocence to the
last. A few weeks ago a man
named Wooley was hanged in
Arkansas for mu der, and upon
the scaffold confessed that he was
the murder of Miss Susan Smith.
Holly Springs Reporter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09
The Defense Of a Man who
Draws Front Paw"

The Democracy of Vinton coun-
ty, O., through Mr.. J. w. Bowen
politely informed l.. I. Neal that.
if he was drawing bis Congression-
al salary at the increased rates
they did not desire to hear him
speak on the occasion of Judge
IThurmans Grating in that village.
The remarkable GOODNESS of this
snub brought oat tn. following
reply from Mr.. Neal:
CHILuCoTHG, o., Aug. q. 'T3.
j. w. BOwEN-Dear Sir: I
have received your letter of this
date, in wh ch you ask me whether
| am " drawing my salary as 3
member of the House of Repre-
sentatives at the rate of S625 per
month, under the late outrageous
salary law" My answer consists
of two words I am. 1t seems
strange to me that you or any one
else would think that | would do
otherwise. | cannot conceive up.
on what theory you would have
me receive compensation under the
new law. | took no part in its
enactment. | was not q member
of the Congress that enacted it.
Do you say the fact that the law
WAS in force at the time of nv
election fixing my compensation
at $4,000 per annum constituted
a contract between me and gov
ernmeOt by which was bound to
serve for that sum? 1t is lot so.
There was no such contract, nor
can you, by any process of reas-
OnlDg, fair or Unfair. arrive at any
such conclusion. The most that
ian be cinimed is that / agreed to
serve for that sum subject to any
or diminution that might
De made by Congress, for it cannot
be denied that Congress has now
sud has always had the legal and
constitutional power to fix its own
,ompensation. Suppose that in.
it"ad Of increasing, the last Con-
,ress had reduced the pay of mem
1ers of Congress. Would you
hen insist that. should draw my
pay under the old law? | think
lot. Yet such would be the log
cal result Of the course Of reason
ug have assumed for you. Be
ides the $4,000, | was entitled
luder the old law to SI25 per ses-
ion for stationery, about $500 per
esSion for mileage and the frank
ng privilege BY the new law
II these are taken away from me.
The old law Itself is repealed.
Aud where, | ask. am to get any
if not under the
lew law? Let me not be misun-
.erStood. | go not uphold the
lew salary law. | think it un-
wise, impolitic, and utterly inde-
ensibIe, at least So far as the
back pay feature Is concerned.
nd l expect to vote for its repeal
ieXt winter. But until it is re-
'ealed ! intend todraw my pay in
ccordance with its provisions. /
ave yet to hear Of Il single Sena-
or or member who has refused 10
raw his pay under it.
In conclusion, permit me to say
hat the people of Yinlon county
re as anxious to hear ne speak
5 | AM to speak to them, and
hat | will not Gil the appoints
ient made for me at McArlhur
y the Democratic State Central
Yours in haste,
L. L. NEAL.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09
a novel strike took place at

a novel strike took place at
a Welsh watering-place lately.
1t seems that the guests at the
hotels there became satisfied
that the storekeepers and stable
men were imposing on them and
charging exorbitant rates.
Accordingly meeting was or
ganized. Resolutions were adOp-
ted to the effect that no one
should p1tronize the avaricious
shopmen, and in twenty-four
hours the rates for carriages,
fruits and all delicacies went
down one hundred per cent.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

Some of the "Liberal" papers,
says the Cincinnati Gazette, Re-
publican journal, "are indulging
in the foolish belief that the De-
mocracy has ceased to exist, be-
cause last year it supported Re
publican candidate and a Repub-
iican platform. Those that are
hugging this delusion should come
TO Ohio.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

DR.. Sam Bard is about to start
another Radical paper at At
lanta. The greatest trouble
DIR. Bard encounters III life is
that OF determining when he
goes to bed at night whether
he shall wake up in the morn
ing IL Democrat OF a Radical
With the certainty of making
two dollars by the operation,
he would know exactly what to
do.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

The JanesviIle Gaze{te relates
that a Sunday school boy of that
place irreverently stated, the 9th.
er day, that the pennies contribu-
ted by his class were used to buy
tracts to be sent to Chicago, to
teach the heathens 10 love God.
and not throw their children into
the river.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

A terrible fire is said to have
broken out at Havana. Cuba
twenty-five lives are said to have
been lost, al. the estimate Of prop
erty destroyed is over eight mil
lion dollars. The fire Is supposed
to have been the work Of incen-
diaries.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09
Miscerenatinn is not encnn

Miscegenation is not enccur-
aged in the State of Indiana
Nicholas Keiger (colored), Of Jef.
fersonville. has been sentenced by
the Clark County Criminal Court
to pay a fine of 81, 900 and suffer
one years Imprisonment in the
Penitentiary for marrying a white
woman.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09
At a meeting of the Wiscnn

at meeting of the Wiscon-
s,n State Convention of Graz Ges.
a resolution was offered ceusurlug
Gen. Grant for signing a bill put
ling 100000 in his own pocket.
The resolution was Withdrawn ON
the ground that the esu5jectwascjv-
cred By one previously passed,
which pledged the farmers "to
support no man for office who had
re3eived an advance in salary by
the act Of March 3, 1873"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

One Of the editors Of the
Green Bay Advocate found that
in making change a bartender
had passed one of those new
counterfeit 500 notes on him.
Editors cannot be too careful a
bout scrutinizing change that is
paid them, III cases where they
buy so largely. We have been
fortunate thus far.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

A happy couple in Iowa, hav-
ing been twice married and
twice divorced, are now doino.
their courting for the third time ;
and the Parson and the LAWYER
hope they Will be steady custo-
mcrS Tor many wears TO come
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

Among the Ames candidates for
the Mississippi Legislature are
E. Peyton, of Jackson, who was
arrested for embezzlement. and
pleaded guilty. aud one Barry,
charged with having forged papers
to get q commission.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

When Il crowd of jayhawkers
started disturbance in a Texas
church he other day the preacher
raised up shotgun and said:
William Dello, sit down, or III
make it painful for you" Will
liam sat down and was as quite as
IL Lamb.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

Even a man with a wart on his
nose has rights in Baltimore
Mr. johnson, of that city. lately
recovered five hundred dollars OF
a man who spoke of him as War
" Johnson p"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

In a recent suit at Fort Wayne
a husband swOre that his wife had
the temper OF Satan. She WIS in
The audience, and. to prove how
lalse were his statements, shn
buried stick IF wood and dknocked
HIm out OF Tia; witness tox.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

"H you don't want the SCOT,
don't go up the chimney" was
the reply of an editor to "respecta-
BILE" parties who requested him
not to mention the fact that they
had been arraigned in the police
court,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

The TFeSter1 Stock Journal
published at Pleasantown, lex
as, quotes well-broken saddle
horses at S25 to so, and unbro-
ken ditto at $50 to $50. Beeyes
first-class are quoted at S12 to
SIG, sheep at $1.5O to 81, and
goats Is cents to 81.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

Referring to the practice Of dis
charging lady clerks from the pub
lie offices when they get married.
a Detroit paper thinks it must b.
wrong, aud asks How can a
woman be expected to support a
husband if she is DISCHARGED a,
sooa as she gets one ?"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

A Western parson delicately be-
gan funeral discourse by aIluding
to the fact that he had ofiiciated at
the hanging of the father of the
deceased.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

Two Milesians We're standing
at the Fairmount water, works in
Philadelphia, watching the big
wheels splashing the water in ev-
cry direction. when one Of them
remarked: mike, isn't this aquale
country, where they have to grind
their water before they can use
it?"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

The Maysville, KY, Bulletin
announces a Sunday school picnic,
and truly hopes that for once
our citizens will leave their re-
volvers and bowie knives AT home"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-09

A man in Bethlehem has a can
non; and the other day, when he
was about to fire a salute, be
thought be would like to time the
shot so as to ascertain the exact
velocity Of a cannon ball. Only
one plan presented itself. He
placed his watch in the gun and
rammed her home, aud then touch
ed the old hOwitzer Oft. He ney-
er ascertajned exactly how long
it took to reach a given point, be-
cause friendof his who was stand
ing about a quarter of mile off,
suddenly had a lot of loose watch
works emptied into his right leg.
He was SO full Of wheels and piv-
OTIS and mainsprings and hands and
things, that be couldn't stand still
for minute. He says he feels as
if he could run for a month ii he
swallowed half,a,dozen watch
keys!
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-20

COR sALE.-IAM NOV sE gmontsl tombs.
L American and Italian mo ssnscferv work
headstOnes, and all kinds Of 'StEIf,. r
at COST. THOS. MAYD, sad third.
29-tl No. SO Union st.. bet Seconda
COR sALE-AT THIS OFFICE, OLD Est ssst
L pers, at 50 cents per 100. The cheat I.
wrapping paper you can get, and good 20 pu.
under your carpet. 1l-I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-20
To-Morrow's Trot,

at the fernando street course, will be
between Brackets Shindahonis, Balls
Joe and Blocks sorrel mare, for fifty
dollar purse, mile heats, best three in
five, to harness and to rule. The horses
are evenly matched, and without doubt
the heats will be broken" enough to
make the race one of much interest and
amusement to those who are at all inter
ested in fine stock, of which we hatter
ourselves that Memphis owns more than
any city in the South, and, considering
the population, has larger number of
fine roadsters and horses generally than
any city west of the Allegheny noun
tains. Let all who can 60 out and see
the race, and by this means encourage
the importation of fine horses. AT the
last race there were several ladies pre-
sent who seemed to be highly pleased,
a I'd it is safe to predict that tomorrow
there will be at least fifty ladies on the
stand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-20

suiiocation) yesterday. When the musa
occurred at the elevator no got into a
large iron safe TO avoid (2l the bricks
thrown by an obstreperous dArkey. aud
somebody locked him in..-...Major
VIM. Mansford. the steamboat news
supply agent, at the corner Of Second
and Monroe streets, has our thanka for
late river papers in advance ofthe maila-
DmFTwooD.
The towboat Bee left ST.. LOulu with
four barges drawing five and Il bali feet
and having 1900 tons freight, including
10000 bushels bulk grain.........The Utah
goes out on the St. Louis sectional decks
to be Strengthened up. She may make a
trip to Red river in the Carter line..".....
The Lady Lee arrived at Shreveport
Sunday, eight days out from St. Louis,
with GOO ton cargo, and drawing six
feet.......The Katie p. Kountz and
Mollie Moore, says yesterdays st. Louis
Republican, are about due from the up
per Missouri, and will enter the Kountz
line upon arrival, plying between here
and New Orleans, which will make six
steamers in this line, as follows: The
James Howard, Carrie V. Kountz, Mol.
lie Moore, John f. Tolle, Henry c.
Yaeger aud Katie p. Kountz.......The
Cairo and st. Louis Railroad Company
paid S25, 1000 on the 1900 bars railroad
iron, being taken out of the river at
Cairo by the T. +. Eckert....-...Louis'
vile collected S699 10 wharfage for the
two weeks ending the lGth........The
snag which sunk the Jennie Howell has
been blown to pieces by torpedo. It's
diameter was for feet........The new
wrecking boat Charlie Hill has succeeded
in getting out the shafts Of the steamer
Kate Kinney, which boat was burned to
the waters edge at New Albany last
year.