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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16
Church Directory.
FoR ONE WEEK.

Presbyterian, syetteyi'ie-services ev-
cry Sabbath at 1880 and at night; Rev Geo
Hall, pastor; Sunday school at 8 A NJ
Nethodist-seryices 1yeTv Sabbath at
1890 and at night; Rev T b Fisher pastor;
Sunday school at g O'Clock.
Cumberland shyterian-seryices every
Sabbath at 1920 and at night: Rev L Du-
vail, pastor; Sunday school at 8.
Methodist, Fiyntviile--seryices lst Sab
bath in each month at IL and night; Rev W
A Gill, preacher in charge; Sunday school
A. 3.
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-services
at Sabbath each month at ] l and night by
the Methodists; Rev Mr. Allison, preacher
in charre-second Sabbath each month at
II by the Associate Reformed Presbyteri-
ANS Rev A 5 Sloan, pastor. Union Sun
dSy school at 9.
Methodist, Mulbcrry-services 3rd Sun
day In each month at II O'Clock and every
Sunday night; Rev J Funk, pastor; Sun
d2y School at 9.
Cumberland byterian--services 4th
Sunday each month at / l O'Clock II and 1T
nj ,ht; Rev \ d Crawford, pastor; Sabbath
school at 8.
Baptist. Muiberrv-church session Sat
urday before lst Sabbath in each month;
services lst Sabbath at II; Rev a Van lIoose
pastor: Sabbath school at g.
United Preshy terian. Lincoln-ServiccS
every Sabbath at ll:l5 A NJ: RevJ w Watt
pastor; Sunday schoo. at 10
Methodist. Shady Grove, (SheltoE's
creck)-Seryices 4th Sabbath in each month
at IL O'Clock; Rev GLByrum preacherin ch
Liberty GIove-sersiccs 2nd Sabbath at
D. VI tg5II ,,-o. gI,gY. -, e.torra
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove,
(near Fiyntville)-scryices 4th Sabbath IN
each month at il o'clock; Rev a w Suth-
eriend. supply.
Presbyterian, Unity, on the Petersburg
roaa miles North Of Fayetteville, lst and
3rd Sabbaths in each month-also Swan
Creek Church, 2nd and 4.h oabbaths iii each
month; Rev P Osborne, pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Cane Greek. on
Fishing Ford road. miles North OF Fay
etteyille. 2nj and 4th Sabbaths each month;
Rev b TigeIt, pastor.
Methodist, Oak hiil-services 4th Sab
bath each month at 10 O'Clock; Rev > z
Fulh pastor.
Presbyterian, Petersburg-services lst
and 3rd Sabbaths at 10 A II and night; Rev
Allen Woods, pastor.
MetnOIISt-SerNiceS -Ri OdDDaJh az ~
N; Rev " b Lowery, p G.
Cumberland Presby sbytaTian-services 4th
Sabbath 10 AN: Rev j b Warren pastor;
Union sunday school at ? NJ every Sab
bath; prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Mt. nermon, Flintville circuit--seTvices
3rd Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev
w A Gill, preacher in charge.
Macedonia Flintville circuit-services 4th
Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev W a
Gill, preacher in charge.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16
There is EAany a Slip Be-
tween the Cup and
the Lip.
For the Fayetteville Observer.

a lady friend furnishes us
with the foIlowing,and we would
advise all young men who antic-
ipate going to.Georgia for a wife
to be very careful who they Sc
lect as their groomsmen:
Mr.. r. Of Dalton, Ga, met
Miss Lizzie L. who resides a
short distance from Spring
Place, in the same State, and at
the expiration of two months
acquaintance were engaged to
be married, and. the 10Th day
Of June was The time appoin-
ted for the happy OCCASION
All went OH as lovely as could
be appropriations were being
made at her home for a quiet
wedding, and a nice reception
was to be given them It his
boarding house in Dal.on.-
The ceremony was to be per-
formed at IL o'clock a. m. At
the appointed hour Dir. r. with
the minister drove up to the
door, looking his very best, as
handsome as any lady could
wish, his face all aglow with the
thoughts Of the happiness III
store for him. But, alas! for
human hopes, he was doomed to
disappointment, as one Of the
guests informed him Miss Liz
zie had already taken a compan-
ion-she had eloped with one
of the g.roomsmen, Mr.. j. d.
H., and was married in Spring
Place early that morning
With great composure, Mr.. Il.
took it like a l;ttle mamie
asked how Miss Lizzie looked
aad drove Off not a happy
man a free one. 1t seems that
the young lady was engaged TO
Mr.. Ii. at the same time she was
to Dir. r., and'that Mr.. Ii. had
put her off twice with the plea
that he wanted to wait until he
could get him house. So the
night before she was to become
Mrs. L. she told him it was now
or never, SO they made their ar
rangements and were off early
next morning. The young la
dy who furnishes this inlorma-
ton, adds, now chow is that for
high?' All we have to say is
I'VE pass"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16
Congress on Sewing Ma
chimes.

The most important action Of
Congress for the past twenty years
10 regard to sewing machines, was
on Saturday before the adjourn
ment. when Senator Hamilton, of
Mary land, from the Committee on
Patents, reported adversely on the
application of A. B. Wilson for
an extension Of his patent cover
ing the tour motion feed, the pat
ent for which expired two years
since. The sewing machine CON-
bination, in which is included the
Wheeler & Wilson, Wilcox & Gibbs,
Singer, the Grover & Baker, aud
the Howe, for two years have
worked hard for this extension,
and have spent a great deal OF
money. A number of attorneys
and lobby lists have hung about the
cOmmittee.room aud the patent
Office nearly all that time, but the
thousands of petitions signed by
over three million people, asking
hat the extension be refused.
proved too strong. Many Of the
signers are manufacturers, using
in some cases as high as fifty ma
chimes The eject of this refusal,
it is said, will be ultimately 10 re
duce the prices of machines to as
low as SO. though this cannot
take place until the Becheler FEED
motion. which is now in use on
all of the different machines, runs
out. 1t was in testimony before
the committee that the Wheeler
& Wilscn machine which sells for
SS5. costs but a trtle over Sl2 10
manufacture it These and all
other machines are not protected
IN Europe, a'd they can ne purch-
ased there aud brought here At a
cost OF $40, inciuding all exp II
ses. One Of the reasons urged III
favor OF the extension was that
il it was refused machines vii: sell
so cteap that the owners OF the
same will not take proper care
OF thelD,and they cited cases where
machines have been in Use for
nineteen years and are still good.
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A Dogs Elephanr Nurse.

Betsy, the largest of the ele-
phan's in Barnum's HippodrOme,
is tweuty-eight years old. She
was imported from Germany five
years ago, and with her came Car
10, dog that nad been long her
inseparahle companion. She re-
fused to leave the ship until Carlo
preceded her, and in her subse-
quent appearances in the ring he
always trotted ahead of her
Night and day they have been to
gether. Carlo Is sixteen years
old, and his death is daily expec
ted. Six months ago he became
too i'll TO 90 into the ring, and
Betsy has since been with diificul
ty induced to erform without him
lie is failing fast, aud Betsy seems
to know it. Formerly she tossed
nina playful3 with her trunk
Now she only pats him softly, and
rolls him over very gently. a
yelp or whine calls her at once to
his side, and she gets angry when
anybody but George Moore, her
keeper, touches him.
A few months ago, in anticipa-
ton of Carlos death, new Car
10 was put into the pen with Bet.
sy and the younger elephants. 1t
was hoped that he might possibly
get a place IN the elephintine al
fections, so that things might go on
smoothly after Carlos death
The new dog, however, Is only
tolerated, and sick Old Carlo gets
all the petting.
Last Sunday afternoon, SAYS the
New York San, the neighborbood
Of the Hippodrome was alarmed
by that hldeous bellowing in
wh ca enraged elephants have no
rivalry. George Moore, the keep
er. ran in from the street, and
found the four elephants lrantic
with rage because the new Carlo
was fighting old Carlo. They
had torn down the hangings and
ornaments Of their pen in tEeir
Efforts to reach the dogs who were
ia the passage outside tue pen,
Betsy being the leader Of the
movement. Her believing was
herrd two blocks away. Moore
Sc zed the lion hook with which
he eulorces obedience, and at
length old Carlo having been res
cued frow his more vigorous rival,
prodded the elephants into sub
jecton All day Eetsy Was ten.
derer than ever in her care Of old
dying Cirio, and be thanks ber by
licking the trunk with which she
l01dlcs him.
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follows

At this time there are in hospital
and excused from labor 26 priso-
ners, while 80 are engaged in cook
ing, washing and on police duty
There are hospital accommoda-
tions at the prison for so persons.
In December, 1871, the labor
Of the convicts was leased for
term Of five years by Messrs.
iO'Connor, Looney and the Hume
b. B.others, they agreeing to pay the
State $4,000 per annum aud bear
all the running expenses of the
penitentiary. Soon after the con-
tract was made, the style Of the
firm was changed to Cherry, ,O'Con-
ner & Co, Mr.. W. II. Cherry he
coming one of the firm, and NJ.
Looney withdrawing.
Previous to the leasing of the
prison it had been run by the State
at loss OF $4,000 per annum,
ON an average, since the war. At
present the running expenses Of
the establishment, for board, cloth
ing, hospital ATTENDANCE. guard
hire, etc, Is about $4,000 per
month, or SIS0.OOO per annum,
making the total outlay required
10y the lessees, each yelr.S2I3, 600.
Only five per cent. of the con
victs learned trades before becom-
ing inmates of that Institution,
and none who have less than six
years to serve are ught trades 1T
the penitentiary At this time
'he following trades are pursued
by the convicts Cabinet max
ing, blacksmithing, stone cutting.
tailoring, shoe-making, basket ma
king, painting and turning. In
selecting a trade for a new come:,
the convict is consulted rs to his
preference. The prisoners are
Il well fed, are in excellent health,
and upon being visited by Union
and American reporter yesterday,
appeared to be in as good spirits
as is possible for any one to be un-
der the circumstances.
Under the contract system, the
State is thus shown to have gained
Sl47, 600 per year over the OLD sys.
tenn Of State management.
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nor?" Isl, senor," 1 replied.
q am a good Catholic, or any
thing else, when l come in con-
tact with robbers.) "Quantos
caballos tiene Vd. Senor?" l
asked. "Dos cientos," he an
swered. We smoked a few cis-
dTett0S with the bandits, and af-
ter an a dos we mounted the
stage and proceeded on our
journey.
SOCIETY II ARIZONA.
Society is made up in Arizo-
Ma Of Americans, Mexicans and
Indians. Some of the 1Iexi-
cans are good citizens, being
hospitableto strangers, and hon
orable in their transactions
The American in Arizona is a
free-born citizen, and is polite
to the traveller and seems ever
willing to impart information, or
do any thing else for his benefit.
At the hour Of seven P. NJ, we
drove up in front of the hotel
in Tucson. The land around
the city is cultivated to some
extent, the people appear to be
enterprising, and the capital
will finally be a place of consid-
cradle Importance. There is a
great deal Of trade and traffic
between this place and Hermisil-
lo, Sonora. The grape thriyes
well here, ard the people who
drink the wine which is made
from it, thrive still better. Af-
ter a stay OF ore week, ] left
for Sonora, Mexico. On my re-
turn / came Uid Fort Yuma once
more, taking the old emigrant
road to California. | crossed
the. great Yuma Deer AS
there is some talk about turning
the Colorado, from its course
through New River for the pur-
pose Of reclaiming this desert,
| feel convinced that it would
make this otherwise inhospita-
bic country accessible and in
duce emigration. The goyeln-
ment should make an appropria-
ton for that purpose.
JOHN A. WOMACK.
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5.aojrR Roetpg,,
Up IA the Clouds.

--NI--NNr.N.NNNo.O~-N
Up IA the Clouds.
Ny friend, your fancy flies too far,
The world OF man lies round our feet,
Here its Unceasing conflicts are
And here its varying forces meet.
Pray, curb the thoughts that vaguely rise
Above life's real aud stubborn facts;
Give Ger wild flights to distant skies,
And do some good by human acts.
Utopian dreams are pleasant things
No doubt; but dreams are poor at best,
We live not by imagining,
Nor thrive on vague and vain unrest.
We must behold with eyes Of sense,
Our feet must tread in actual ways,
And ere we gain the recompense
'Tis ours to number toisome days.
Grand theories of what might be-
Prodigious schemes for ch angling all,
Heavens order here can never free
Mankind from Natures bond and th-an
What as, howe'er or whence it came,
Is that which all must recognize;
Wbat might be, wears a winsome name
But brings no joy to fearful eyes.
So friend, give o'er your fancy fights,
Below the clouds you'll daily find
Much strife 'twixt struggling wrong and
lights,
Much good to do to aid your kind
ray, curn the dreamy thoughts that rise
Above life's real and stubborn facts;
FOrsake void realms and vacant skies,
And DO some good by human acts.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16
DamphOOI!,
Donaldson the BaIIOOnist.

The Reading Eagle has inter
viewed Donaldson, who has now
on hand a effect" of six balloons.
lie has added another lrightful
trick TO his eYolutions in. the
clouds on the trapeze bar. The
ring where the trapeze bar is at
tachel affords him an enlarged
opportunity. He hangs ON bis
toes on this ring and when away
up hali-miie above the house
tops he let's 60 entirely and drops
headlong down and again catches
himself with his toes on the bar.
This dropping act is pr nounced
the most trlghtful and blood curd-
ling sight ever witnessed. TIE
Go:aaaut bangs downhis full length,
raight and s;iii. and all of sud-
den tie drops and comes sw0oglug
down, only to catch himself nice
ly at the proper time a wave
of the hands and graceful saiute
from the mau hanging with his
head downwards bids the awe
stricken multitude below quiet
their / ars for be is all safe aud
sound This reckless daring IS
pronounced the most fearful cloud
gymnastic ever performed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16

SENTENCED.-A member of the
Engineers Trades Union Protec-
ton Society, who had been on a
strike, plead that be could get
no wosk except at less wages
than allowed, and that he had re
ceived no assistance from the so
ciety, and in consequence had per-
mitted his wife and children to be-
come a charge on the parish, was
lately sentenced by a London mag
istrate to months Imprisonment
with hard labor.
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Capt. Tolley's Reply to
Col. Matt. Martin.

Col. Matt. Mdrtin-SIR-I
cheerfully accede to your prop
osition published in the Demo-
crGt Of week before last, to sub
nit to a vote Of the people at
the approaching county election
in August our respective claims
as candidates for Congress; as
well as those of others who are
or may become candidates.
While | advocate in my circu-
lar convention, it is such only
as l conceive will get nearest
home to the choice Of the peo-
pie in denomination to bemade.
But since there is to be an cleo
ton for county0fficers in all the
counties at which there is likely
to be a pretty full vote, | think
that better plan to get at the
choice OF the people as to who
shall be the nominee OF the
Democratic party than any con-
vention can be. And as that
election takes place prior to the
election for Congress it will be
no Inconvenience or trouble to
the people to express their pref
erence, as to WHO shall be the
candidate Of the Democratic
party or Congress at that cleo
ton, by eacE Democratic voter
placing Oh his ticket the name
Of the aspirant whom he pre-
ters for the nomination.
The only difficulty | appre-
hendin this plan i that the Rad
icals may unduly influence the
selection OF the candidate.-
But l trust The Democrats will
not suffer this done.
II thereisnot thatmuchregard
for the integrity and welfare Of
the party among its members
we had as well give over any
claim OF having a party. And
in that event Heaven provide
for the country.
Our Radical neighbors will
bear in mind that this is a
proposition to Democrats alone,
a family matter they are to take
no hand in.
do not regard this plan as in
any wise weakening to the con-
ventionsystcm. When the peo-
pie can be so conveniently con-
suited as in this case the neces-
sity Of conventions is obviated.
The strength Of conventions
consists in the necessity Of the
case.
Believing the people prefer
this plan | submit my claims,
respectfully requesting the of
ficers Of election to make re-
turn Of the vote in this case as
they do the other elections to
take place on that. day, 1st|
Thursday in August next.
Trusting the press Of the dis
drict will be as kind to me in
publishing this as to youin pub
fishing your card, | remain ever
yours, Col, most respectfully,
WM. Z. TOLLEY.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16

CAPTURED.-A few evenings
ago colored preacher and doc
tor in Memphis, Tenn. was ap-
preached by neighbOr. The
fellow asked the doctor to go
with him and he would show
him where he could get a trunk
full of money. The dOctorwent,
and near the Orphan Asylum
his guide halted and explained
that the reverend gentleman
was to take OF his boots and
stockings and 90 barefooted to
the point named, while his new
found friend carried the boots
around to the place by cir
cuitous route. The doctor ha;
given up the search for the trunk
and is looking for his boots.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16
A New Advertising
Dodge.

The familiarity of the from
tiersman with scenes Of shoot
ing and executions by lynch law,
and his GOODNESS in the average
Western atfray, are proverbial.
The last instance that has come
to our knowledge in which en-
terprise and self-posses ion
were admirably mingled occur
red at the recent execution Of
a criminal in Washington Ter
ritory. just as he was about
to be swung off, and after he had
remarked to the sheriff that he
had nothing further to say, a
real estate agent, whose office
was in his hat, forced himself
to the front and up the steps of
the scaffold, and jointly adj
dressing the criminal and the
sheriff, said, Of the gesatIsn1cgo
aoho occupies the platform
will kindly yield for a tjeaO NAN
qtteS | would like to make a few
remarks upon the cheap home
stead lots at Dobsons Hole l
am now offering for sale" The
polite request was assented to,
and after a brief summary Of
the advantages presented by
that locality the sheriff resumed
his duties, pulled the cap over
the "gentleman's" countenance,
and permitted him to drop.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16

A convocation of Roman
Catholic archbishops has been
in session at Cincinnati this
week, to considerable advisable
ity of increasing the number of
archbishops.
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Nothing so vexes a phYsicia

Nothing so vexes d physician
as TO be sent for Ill great haste
and fnd little or nothing the mat
ter with the patient. IN emi-
nent English surgeon was once
sent for a gentleman who had re-
ceived slight wound On his
arrival be sent his servant back
in great haste to get a certain
kind Of plaster. The paIient, tur
ming pale, said "Sir, ] hope there
is no danger" "Indeed tn re is,
answered the surgeon, 'for If the
fellow doesn'trun like race horse
the wound will lie Leale q before he
can possibly get back.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16

The popular superstition re-
the days on which it is
lucky OF unlucby to trim the fu-
ger nails is expressed in an old
rhyme thus;
Cut them on Monday, cut them
for wealth ;
Cut them on Tuesday, cut them
for lSealth;
Cut them on Wednesday, cut
them for news;
Cut them on Thursday. a new
pair Of shoes
Cut them on Friday, you'll cut
(hem tor woe
Cut them on Saturday, a Jour
ney TO go;
Cut them on Sunday, you II cut
them for evil
For all the next week you'll be
ruled by the devil.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16

A gentleman and lady who oc-
cupied the same seat on an Eas-
tcrn- bound train of cars in Ohio,
recently, casually falling into con-
vers4iou, found that they both
belonged il Boston and were GO
ing home. On their arrival at
tie depot in Boston, they both
got iutO the same hack, and the
hackman having inquired OF the
III IA where he wanted TO 90, he
r piled: mo. y street. i"
You may leave ne ut the same
place" said the lady, the man
was Il good deal surprised, but
whenthey arrived at the house they
found that they had been living III
adjoining houses, the entrances to
which were not three feet apart,
lor several years, and had not
known each Other
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16

Five fremen of Wl!liamsport,
Pa. who were arrested on suspi-
cion of being incendlaries, have
confessed to the burning of nearly
81, 000,000worth OF property since
August, 1871.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16
The Tennessee Peniten-
tiary.

From an article in the Union
and American, Of Sunday, We oh.
tain the following information
In common with the history ol
kindred institutions all over the
land, there is a constant increas..
of convicts at the Tennessee -Peni-
tentiary, and there are to-day more
convicts confined there than at
any previous time since its erection
in 1880. January l, 1872. tie
number was 752; July l. 1872,
763, January. /, 1873, 7SS, July
l, 1873, 782, January 1, 1871,
744, and on June 13, 1874, sos.
OF this number sixty-eight per
cent. are colOred, thirty-niue Of
whom are women, the latter be-
ing employed principally in the
laundry aud cook room. Among
the convicts, every State in the
Union is represented. there being
fifty from New York alone
Twelve of the prisoners were sent
to the institution by the FedersI
Court, the majority Of the num-
Der being East Tennessee counter
leiters
The prisoners outside the peni-
tertiary walls are distributed as
(nIInrrc
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16

A Milwaukee boy has swal-
lowed half dozen steel buttons,
and his mother doesn't have to
scream for him when he is out
on the street playing with those
Cluckerson boys. She just
brings a magnet to the door,
and he flies to it like a needle to
the pole.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16

A burglar at Fort Smith,
Ark, on leaving house which
he had robbed of 5000, stepped
into a bucket Of soft soap under
the window, so that he was cas-
lily tracked and captured.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16

The most fashionable of Sara
toga cottages rent for $4,000 for
the season of three months. 9th.
ers bring $500, others $4,000,
and SO on down to $500.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-07-16

Bobbs complains that his
wife is an infationist. She
blows him up every day, and
makes him circulate until he
actually feels he is beyond re-
demptiOn.
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TERNrR

SE- Two Dollars fer one year, tnra-
Tabtg ia elUGRce; TIVE DOiiars and
s'ifty CemtS if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
70 be paid for an adCGnce.
E~ Single copies, Five Cents each.