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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-10
Claims Commissioners in
Tennessee.

The Southern Claims Com
missioners at Washington, have re.
vised the list Of Commissioners tC
take evidence i'll the Southern
States, and those published for
Tennessee are as follows:
Henry F. Dix, of Memphis
Frank uyberger, of Knoxville
r. S. Tulhill, of Nashville; John
Robertson, of jacksonville; Johr
W. Ramsey, of Cleveland; Johr
Norman, of Huntington; D. G
.Thornburgh, of New Market; vii
liam Mullenix, of Bristol; Geo. "
Shipman, of Purdy; Daniel Amber
son, of Pulaski, ard William II
Hollinger, of Waveriy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-10

~ The telegraph brings
intelligence of an appalling
marine disaster. The steam
ship Atlantic, with nine hun
dred and fifty souls on board,
foundered on the 1stnear Halifax.
OF all the passengers and crew
but two hundred and fifty per-
sons were saved. The Atlantic
was bound from Liverpool to
New York, and was putting in
at Halifax for coal when the
disaster occurred. She belonged
to the new White Star Line, and
was cne of half dozen Of the
finest and largest steamers on
the ocean. The White Star
Lime has been in operation only
about a year. Their steamers
were built at Belfast, and were
supposed to be the safest and
best afioat. This terrible acct
dent will be severe blow to
the line.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-10

~ Pomeroy, Colfax, Patter-
son, Henry Wilson, and some 9TH
ers, have always been men of great
religious pretensions IN public.
They are that class of men-or
rather we should say politicians
who always appear at the front of
religious movements They take
great interest in the Young Mems
Christian Association, and they are
fond of making speeches at Sun
day school celebrations, and wher-
ever they can make a prominent
display of their religious profess
sions IN public. We have never
yet found it to fail that when a
politician makes religion part of
has stock in trade, he is corrup-
ZIONIST aud O scourdrcl.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-10
A Dead Shot.

Our readers are no doubt aware
that the Rev. James W. Patterson
has for number Of years he'll the
position of United States Senator
from New Hampshire, and that
the Credit Mobiliier investigation
proved that he was one OF the
wickedesL Of those implicated in
robbing the Treasury. Some time
lasi GALL the officers OF the Ohio
State Agricultural society eltc ed
Patterson President OF the Agri-
cultural Colleg", aud he at once
accepted the position and intend
ed 10 enter upon his duties on the
first Of May next. But Credit
Mo5illier proved too much for
even that loyal" Board, and they
failed to swallow Patterson. At
late meeting III referring TO the
matter in their report, the Trus
tees say:
"The Presidency of our institu'
ton was first offered to a distin'
j guished citizen of Ohio, and after
wards to gentleman from anoth'
er State, Of scholarly attainments,
large experience in education and
the conduct Of public affairs, anc
of the most undeniable qualifca
lions for the place, with an IN
blenished reputation, and a char
acter for integrity and honor as
fair ana pure as that of any man
in the Union, so far as acdt
k,,o,vn at the time the BOdrO
offered him the position. Slnc'
then, hoaceuer, circumstances re's
dered his appointment inapotltlc
and improper"
Patterson, anticipating the actor
of the officers Of the College, sen
them note declining the Presi
dency5 which lad been rendered
him; merely saying that 81 do no
feel at present like taking upoI
myself so great task" Pattel
son, during the congressional in
vestigation, wanted Cakes Ames t
periure himself TO save him. Blu
Ames refused. Hence the dennis
, lof Rev. J. w. Patterson, Chris
tain Statesman.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-10

Butter is twenty cents and lard
eight cents per pound at Hiawa-
tia, Kansas, and the remark is
made that the latter will most un-
accountably get mixed up with the
former in the grocery stores.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-10

@ The telegraph reports
the death of Hon. James Brooks,
of New York city. He was a
Democratic member of Con-
gress, and editor and founder
Of the New York Express.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-10
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-10
The Methodist University


The Methodist University
We append the letter OF Com
modore Vanderbilt, offering a
donation, on certain conditions of
five hundred thousand dollars, FOR
the establishment of The univer-
sity sat OF near Nashville. =
That, Of course, puts an end
to all discussion as to the To-
cation. It will be seen that the
plans and specifications are to
be submitted to him, and if
approved, not less than the sum
named will be furnished as
needed. 1t is proper to add
that the Board of Trust has ac-
cepted the donation, with all
the terms and conditions speci-
fed" The following is Mr..
Vanderbilt's letter:
New YORK, March II, '73.
To Bishop II. n. Nc Iycire Of
Nashville:
/ make the following offer
through you, to the corporation
known as The Central Unicer-
sity of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South:
First-I authorize you to pro-
cure suitable grounds, not less
than from twenty to fifty acres
properly located, for the cree
ton of the following works:
Second-To erect thereon
suitable buildings for the use
of the University.
Third-You TO procure plans
and specifications for such build
ings, and submit to me, and
when approved, the money fol-
the foregoing objects to be fur,
nished by me as it is needed.
Fourth-The sum included il
the foregoing items, together
with the Endowment Fund anC
the Library Ft,aod shall not b.
less in the aggregate than five
hundred thousand dollars(S $780,
000)-and these last two fund.
shall be furnished to the corpo
ration, so soon as the building
for the Univertity are completed
and ready to be used.
The foregoing being subjec
to the following conditions:
First-That You accept tn
Presidency of the Board OF
Trust, receiving therefor a sal
ary of $1,000 per annum an'
the use of a dwelling house
free of rent, on or near the Z
University grounds.
Second-Upon your death 0
resignation the Board Of Trus
shall elect President.
Third-To check hasty or in
iudicious appropriations o
measures, the President shaI
have authority, whenever he oh
iects to any act of the Boarc
10 signify his objections j
writing, within ten days afte
its enactment, and no such &C
is to be valid unless upon recon
sideration. it be passed by
three-fourths vote of the BoarC
Fourth-The amount set g
part by me as an .EndOWmer
Fuud shall be forever inviola
bic and shall be kept safely IL
vested, and interest OF TeUe'1o
only used in carrying on tn
University. The form of ii
vestment which l prefer and j
which l reserve the privileg
to give the money for the san
fund is in seven per cent. FIR.
mortgage bonds of the Ne
York Central and Hudson Riv
er Railroad Company, to /
Registered in the name of IL
corporation, and to be transfe
able only upon special vot
of the Board Of Trust.
Fifth-The University is
he located in or near Nashyill
Tennessee.
Respectfully submitted,
G. VANDERBILT.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-04-10
The MaYfeId Meeting.

OIl. GIC AOl1A va VI AA~i "a
the Railroad Convention previ-
ously appointed for Mayfield,
Kentucky, assembled at the
Courthouse in that place, and
was called to order by Hon. B.
A. Nesle, Chairman of the Exc
cutive Committee Of the Cairo
& Tennessee River Railroad,
ana Charles II. Rowland was IL
unanimously elected Chairman.
We have not space to publish
full proceedings, but give way
to the following excerpta:
Sol. Z. Hurlburt, OF GA, was
called to the stand, and after be-
ing introducedto the convention
proceeded to de:i7er the finest
argument in favor Of the narrow
guage system, ever made III A
lnerIca. He showed the sub
iect in all its bearings on midi
viduals, communities, and ma
tons.
j "After Col. Hurlburt's speech
/ Col. j. Goodlow Woods, OF Fay
ettevilIe, offered the following
resolution:
"ReSoIued, That the president
and directors Of the Duck River
/ Valley Narrow-G uage Railroad
be requested to cooperate with
this company in the building Of
the railroad from Cairo to
Huntsville, Ala, via Johnson
vile, Tenn.
Maj. w. j. Sykes. of Mem
phis, then made a motion that
the chairman of the conven-
ton appoint six persons to visit
the cities of St. Louis and Cairo;
to interest the citizens OF those
cities in the enterprise mdercon-
sideration by this convention.
whereupon the president named
as said committee the following
gentlemen:
Mai, w. j. Sykes, of Shelby
county, Tenn; Gen. j. ID. G.
Atkins, ofHenry county, Tenn.
Col. j. G. Woods, of Lincoln
, county, Tenn; Hon. B. A. Neale
of Gravescounty, KY; and Gov
y. c.. Brown, of Giles Co., Tenn.
"Gen. Atkins then offered
the following resolution:
ReSogred, That the thanks of
this convention are due and
hereby rendered, to Col. E. Hurl.
burt, Maj. ". j. Sykes anl
Coils. j. G. Woods and james
: Holman, for their speeches t
3 this convention.
The Cairo & Tennessee Riv.
or Railroad will also connect a
or near Johnsonville with the y
hi, Tennessee & Black Warrio
I Rivers Railroad, which is to rur
; from Jacksonville, through Pu
, laski, Huntsville, Jacksonville
Atlanta and Macon, and theme
to Savannah or Brunswick, wit
> a branch from a point betweel
Jacksonville and Pulaski
through Florence and Tuscum
bia, to Tuscaloosa, on the Blacl
Warrior river"
r 1t will thus be seen that tn
G road from St. Louis to the ri
+ lantic Seaboard via Atlanta
s inevitable. 1t will be construct
;. ed. 1t is good thing to labo
and wait, but ruinous to Wa
o and never labor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-06
Cincinnati Market.

Flour dull at $7C0a7,I5.
Corn quiet at 5jc.
Rye steady at Soc,
Oats quiet 1T 3Gaitc.
Mess pork quiet at SIC.
L0Id dam. held ut SIC for steam, Eet-
tie Slsc.
Bulk meat, quiet with light offerings
shoulders rye. clear ribs Sc, clear sides
o.. Bacon steady, shoulders SllaS,ac,
clear rib sides 10. clear sides Zoe.
Whiskry steady at o2c.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-06
Non Resident Notice.
Tomlinson y Co~y " Z. Cotton ct ais.

fOnlin>0n * Co.. NsS. +. cotton ct ais.
Upon motion, and il appearing to the
abstraction of the clerk 4 Master. from
the utrlrhmru. Till of complaiuants. which
j. sworn To. that defendant, Robert Tot
ton and Ice cotton are noU-rr-idcutS g.;
the State OF Irnncs see So ril, the urli.
nary process uflaw cannot BE- served upon
tium.
II is therefore ordered tiat publication
be- made for inur consecutive weeks in the
Home Journal. published in Winchester.
Tennessee. requiring said nou-r,sidrntd de-
PENDANTS to appcar on or before the fourth
Monday in January next. bcfurt the Chan
Gerry Court 1T " inclic.tcr. Franklin couufv
Tennessee. and plead, answer. or drmgrt i,
cnmpliiuants' bill. ar the .auiu viii hr
taken for confessed. and st for lir,rirn
cNpartc<s,L him. Witness my hand AZ
office. r. thi, Oct92lt. 1873.
y.Gl G 80 N.
.,l..., f]i isI9Ss,i s'Iissss Tor com
'''''' 'i s.isoS = esY
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-06

Five Catholic Priests in Memphis,
have yielded up their live, in at,c,n,!
ing to serve those afflicted with yellow
J'rvrr
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-06

\ Southern paper says" People
who imagine there IS no cotton raised
M North are mistaken. There are
thousands Of wUmcn who raise . pound
or two OF cotton every time tIcJ
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-06
urhc iicccher Mystery

Although we haro r''r'''''" '''''
soying much in the ''''''
about the BcechcT-I !l"'' ,'"''''', ',,'
for. reasons born o. '",''''
yet all who have ',''' '"' r"r
. year or 50 nv, nav. 'o'' g,
Victoria Wood""'I '"' Sum- 9'''' :
tnr her exposure Of improper intimacy
I'' ,he great Plymouth Preacher
~ 80" e pt-.- p'I,., A.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-06

j minister asked y tipsY fellow,
leaning AGAINST the fence, where he rX
pcctcl TO 90 when lac died. "ifI can't
yet along any better than | 40 now
tr replied, IL slant 90 anywhere.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-06

The undersigned oilers for sale ia" fol-
Iowin- property .to-wit : lira,-,las- Far
lor or Church Organ. Z octave. nearly new.
in perfect order; \ Wool Carding Ma
chine, ia good workiug condition \ lot
OF Blacksmith tools Said property can
be seen on the premises brIougiugto DR..
VIM. Crane. who resides near l.-tiII
Springs. franklin county, Mr.. W. G..
Crane who resides on said premises. is
authorized to negotiate sales on Il term Of
ten months for approved paper notes and
solvent security.
urt12 w JOSIAH VI. CRAM T..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-06

The rittshurg Post puts In" follow
ing pointed question to I've answered
by the advocates of Grant and his eN-
travnaant living:
IfPrcsident Johnson could save sixty
Thousand dollars ont Of his salary Of
sixty-cighL dollars and fifty cents pc.
day, how much ought Grant 10 save
out Of one hundred and t~hirty-sevcn
dollars per diem, living in gift cot
raocs by the sen, and travelling over
,ht couatry Oh dead head tickets for
S months ia the year?
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-06

Hrcchcr said at Grants reception OF
the Evangelical Alliance that the Pres
i'll mt was about the only man in this
country who could hold his peace.
Thinking of it in connection with his
famous Let us have peace, = il occurs
to as that h1'can hold II maryrlIously
well. He las not distributed a great
deal Oft Tobacco Leaf
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-06

An old farmer became seriously i'll,
and was urged by his neg boz, who
thought he was going to die, to call in
=, minister to pray for him. "ro pray
for NO! No. sir; ] am an original gran
GER '"" me ana missaasSa 8a4"''''''
betwcCn NV
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-01

The Legislative committee for the in
vestigation of alleged frauds, misman-
agement and corruption connected with
the Vermont Central, Vermont Il Can
ada. and leased lines of railroad, com
menced its session at st. Adams, on
Tuesday, all the members being present
except Mr.. Grout of Newport. Hon.
Charles N. Davenport of Brattleboro,
and A. G. Stafford, Esq, of st. Adams,
appeared as counsel for the State. Gov
Smith. and Hon. w. c. Smith, Law
renee Barnes and Joseph Clark, trus-
tees, were present in obedience to the
summons, and they had for counsel Hon.
Levi Underwood of Burlington. Hon.
B. +. Fifield of Montpelier, and Hon.
Jasper Rand of st. Adams.
After debate between Messrs. I'm
derwood, Davenport and Fifeld, as to
the scope of the inquiry, which occupied
nearly an hour, the committee retired to
consult, but after an absence of about
five minutes, returned.
Mr. Fifield then asked Mr. Davenp port
if he had any dispositions.
Mr. Davenport replied that he had
nine or ten.
Mr. Fifeld then asked him to pro
duce them.
Mr. Davenport said at the proper time
he should do so, but not till after GER
tain witnesses who were present had
testified
Mr. Davenport then put before the
committee the charters and amendments
thereto of the Vermont Central and Yer
mont and Canada roads; the articles of
agreement between the two roads made
on the gath of August, 1849; a subse-
quent agreement, made Jan. 18th, 1850,
which extended the lease from twenty
to fifty years also, an argument, dated
July 8, 1850; also a copy of the first
mortgage on the.Vermont Central, dated
October 20, 1851 also the second mort
gage, dated May 90 1852 also a deed
Of surrender by the Vermont Central to
to the trustses of the first mortgage
bonds, dated May -, 1854; also a dee
of surrender to trustees of the second
mortgage bonds, dated June 90, 1854.
also a record of the proceedings, COM
mencing in 1854, whereby these roads
got into the Court of Chancery; also to
a decretal order by Chancellor Poland
in 1860, emitting the Vermont and Can
ada to rent, and continuing the road in
the hands Of receivers, to secure the pay
ment Of the rent, requiring them to
make semi-annual report on oath to the
court.
Also the decision of the Supreme
Court rendered on appeal-which was
by both parties-frOm this decree.
He then offered decree of chancel-
lor, authorizing mortgage on the
equipment Of the Vermont & Canada for
seven hundred thousand dollars-also all
the other DEGREES by single chancellors,
made since then, granting permission
for various loans, making changes in the
board of trustees, authorizing the leas-
ing Of other roads, the purchase of the
propellors Of the Northern Transporta-
ton Co, and many others, authorizing
several of the operations which are now
found fault with.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-01
From the New York Tribune.
Guilds Signal.
BY BRET HARTE.

Two low whistles, quaint and clear,
That was the signal the engineer
That was the signal that Guild, it's said
Gave to his wife at Providence,
AS through the sleeping town and thence,
Out in the night,
On to the light,
Down past the farms, lying white, he sped.
A a husbands greeting, scant no doubt,
Yet to the woman looking out,
Watching and waiting, no serenade,
Love song or midnight roundelay
Said what that whistle seemed to say:
ITO my trust true
SO love to you
Working or waiting, Good night" it said
Brisk young bagmen, tourists fine,
Old commuters along the line,
Brakemen and porters glanced ahead,
Smiled as the signal sharp, intense,
Pierced through the shadows of Provi-
dence-
Nothing amiss
Nothing Pit is
Only Guild calling his wife, they said.
Summer and winter, the old refrain
Rang DER the pillows of ripening grain,
Pierced through the budding boughs DER
head,
Flew down the track when the red leaves
burned
Like living Goals from the engine spurned:
Sang as it flew
$40 our trust true,
First of all Duty-GoOd night" it said.
And then. one night, it was heard nomore,
From stonington over Rhode Island
shore,
And the folks in Providence smiled ana
As they turned in their beds, "rhe en-
gineer
Has once forgotten his midnight cheer"
ONE only knew
To his trust true
Guild lay under his engine, dead.