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National Republican., 1875-09-04

The Sab Treasury balances at New York, to
day. Gold, tsS SIS llTT currency, toItglI IsT. Sab
Treasurer paid out ell 900, on account OF interest
and slisooo for bonds. Customs receipts t27l, ,OOO
National Republican., 1875-09-04

81 THE ABOVE SALE IS POsTPONED
until WEDNESDAY, September /, 1875, same
sRAINHRD n. WARNER, rru.,os.
THOMAS /. GARDNER. IruSsees'
au2+TuThS&ds rStar.1 Auctioneer,
~THE ABOVE SALE Is FURTHER POST
poned until WEDNESDAY, September 8, Id5,
same hour and place.
BKAINARD H WARNER.
THOMAS !. GARDNER.
Trustees.
sep3-fmw E. j. SWEET, Auct.
National Republican., 1875-09-04

ADQUARTERS FOR THE FINEST
- s-eT'ne su4 Chawi19 Toh-~~n, s't Pew
National Republican., 1875-09-04

HEAIoAuRTERs FOR THE FINEST DO
IL nestle Cigars, sl1 PennsytYan9A avenue.
aug1l-sk.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
A California Lion Carries
off q Child.

The Grass Valley (Cal } Union
tells this story: 'Some time
since resident of Grass Valley
had occasion to go to Siskiyou
county, and while travelling over
Mount Shasta he saw four large
California lio1s. Not knowing
much of their savage Characters
tics, be stopped his horses and
gazed at them. They looked at
him for some time and slowly
trotted away. lie had no weap-
On, and had they been hungry he
would not have returned to tell
his experience. When he came
to a stopping place that night he
told his adventure, when one Of
the residents there told him that
one of those lions had a short
time before stolen a child under
the following circumstances The
mothe: of the child had occasion
to do some washing, and for this
purpose she bad to 90 into the in
closure that surrounded the back
door. She placed the child-a
girl about eighteen months old
on the ground and gave it some
playthings to amuse itself while
she busted herself with the work,
with her beck to the child. A
few minutes after this she heard a
scream from the child, and turned
Just in time to see a iull-grown
California lion leaping over the
fence with the unfortunate child
in its mouth. The mother fain-
ted, and, DO one else being near,
she lay in this condition tor some
time. When she recovered an
alarm was raised and pursuit made,
but no trace could be found Of the
lost child.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
The Danger Of Hurried
Funerals.

In a populous city of Northern
Italy, the wife of a distinguished
| jurist was seized with epileptiC
spasms, which to all appearance
ended in death. The physicians
recognized all the evidences of
dissolution; her features were dis
torted, cheeks and eyes sunken,
the lips blue and bloodIess, skin
cold and flabby-a phenomenon
which from hour to hour, became
more pronounced. Finally, even
the spots that usually precede
decomposition were observed, and,
as the weather was very warm,
it was thought advisable not to
delay the burial. The woman
was laid in a wooden coffin and
deposited in the family vault.
Those who are acquainted with
arrangements of the Italian Gem
eteries know that the individual
collins are placed in inches, one
above another, somewhat as the
folios are arranged on the shelves
of a library. The inches are
lined with marble slabs, but left
entirely open. The vault itself,
on the contrary, is securely closed
by heavy wooden doors. In such
a niche the coffin in question was
placed. A year later, another
mem Der of the jurist's family died.
The following day he went him
self to the cemetry to see which
niche the new coffin should be
placed in. When he opened the
doors the skeleton Of his wife,
enveloped in what remained of
her shroud, fell into bis arms
A careful examination revealed
the following facts: The WON IN
had burst off the coffin lid, and
then gone to the door and made
an effort to force it open also, tut
in vain. The double door would,
of course, tend to deaden her
cries, and then the guardian of
the cemetery lived on the opposite
side of the inclusure. She must
have lost consciousness during her
efforts to force the doors, for she
had fallen against them, and her
habiliments had caught on one Of
their iron fastenings, and in this
position she had finally died.
There was, however, abundant
evidence, everywhere, in the
vault, of her having been con
scious for a considerable length of
time.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
Church Directory.

Presbyterian Fayetteville-scrvices ev-
cry Sabbath at 1880 and at night; Rev Geo
Hall, pastor; Sunday school at s A N.
AIctlOdist-scrvices every Sabbath at
lO:3D aud at night; Rev T B Fisher, pastor;
Sunday school at g O'Clock.
Cumberland eSbyterian-seryices every
Sabbath at 1890 and at night; Rev P Du-
vail, pastor; Sunday school at 8.
Methodist, Flyntville--services lst Sab
bath in each month at II and night; Rev w
a Gill, preacher in charge; Sunday school
a: 9.
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-services
LIST Sabbath each month at ! l and night by
the Metholists; Rev Mr. Barham, preacher
charge-2nd and 4th Sabbath eacn month
at IL by the Associate Reformed Presbytcri-
ans, Rev b Muse, pastor. Union Sun
day school at O.
a Il Presbyterian, New Hope, services LIST
and 3rd Sabbaths at II; Bethel, End and
4th Sabbaths at I1-Rev A 5 Sloan, pastor.
Methodist, Mulberry-services Ord Sun
day in each month at IL o'clock and every
Sunday night; RevWJCollier, pastor; Sun
day School at 9.
Cumberland sbyterian--services 4th
Sunday each month at IL O'Clock NJ and at
night; no regular pastor; Sabbath school at 8
Baptist, Mulberry--church session Sat
urdAy before LIST Sabbath in each month;
services LIST Sabbath at II; Rev A Van HoOse
pastor; Sabbath school at 8.
United Presbyterian, Lincoln-seryices
every Sabbath at l1:l5 NJ; Rev j w Wait,
pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, (Shelton's
creek )-services 4th Sabbath in each month
at II O'Clock; Rev GLByrum, preacher in ch
Liberty Grove-services 2nd Sabbath at
II NJ; Rev W A Gill, preacher in charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian Oak Grove,
(near Flyntville)-services 4th Sabbath in
each month at IL o'clock; Rev A w Suth-
erlend, supply.
Presbyterian, Unity, on the Petersburg
road. miles North of Fayetteville, 1st and
3rd Sabbaths in each month-also Swan
Greek Church, 2nd and 4th Sabbaths in each
month; Rev P Osborne, pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Cane Creek, v
Fishing Ford road, miles North of Fab;
etteville, End and 4th Sabbaths each monitor
Rev b Tigert, pastor.
Methodist Oak Hill-services 4th Sab
bath each month at 10 O'Clock.
Cumberland PresbyteriaE-Rev \ D Craw-
ford, pastor.
Presbyterian, Petersburg-services lst
and Srd Sabbaths at 10 A and night; Rev
Allen Woods, pastor.
Methodist-seryices 2nd Sabbath at 10 A
N; Rev w Lowery, 2 g.
Cumberland sbyterian--services 4th |
Sabbath at 10 NJ; Rev J B Tigert, pastor; /
Union sunday school at . N every Sab
bath; prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Mt. hermon, Flintyille circuit--seTvices |
3rd Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev
w a Gill. preacher in charge.
Macedonia, Flintville circuT-services 4th /
Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev w A
Gill, preacher in charge.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

A singular story of jealousy
and revenge comes to US from Sic
lily. A beautiful young woman,
named Florina, who was the belle
of a travelling circus, in which
she figured as the lion tanner, had
been for some time receiving the
attention of an athlete, belonging
to the same troupe. By some
means she ascertained that he was
not faithful to her, but had anoth
er lady,love. No signs, howev-
err, of her painful discovery were
allowed to escape. She still
smiled sweetly upon him, but re-
sponded coldly to bis ardent earess-
es. In h.r own bosom she planned
the terrible revenge. One evening,
recently, when the performances
had been unusually brilliant-af-
ter FIorina had whipped the lions
and forced them to lie at her feet-
she called her recreant lover aside,
and said to him, DO you still love
me?" always" he answered..
do you know that | should die
if you should devote yourself to
another woman ''What an
ideal responded the young man.
but l should first kill you, said
Florlna. "Aud how would you
do that?" Thus cried the girl,
at the same instant pushing him
violently into the cage OF lions.
They attacked the unfortunate
man at once, and tore him to
pieces, while Florinda urged them
on with blows Of her whip.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
An Outwitted Medium.

The Baltimore AmeTicag1s says:
"About the time that the noto-
Irious Kate King ceasedto play
the role of a 'materialized spirit
a smart young fellow outwitted
Mrs. Hardy, the celebrated Bos-
ton medium and brought her
Concord Square seances' into
discredit.
"The shrewd sceptic attend
ed a seance, and took two friends
with him. They wore black
pantaloons, and before they en-
tered Mrs. Hardy's house they
put coat of lampblack on the
knees, this being the part Of the
person which the spirits were
greatly. addicted to tapping.
In due time they took their
places in the circle, the lights
were put out, and the customa-
'ry rapplng OF knees, rubbing of
faces, shaking Of hands, &c,
were gone through with, the
spirits showing themselves to
be unusually sociable. When
the lights were turned on it was
discovered that Mrs Hardy's
hands were quite black, and
that she had unconsciously dis
tributed the black that stuck to
her hands when she tapped the
knees Of the cruel sceptics over
the faces Of the other sittcrs.
The proof was conclusive, and
there is nobody in Boston now
who does not think Mrs. Hardy
a first-class fraud"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
Time and Mode Of Elect
ingU. S. Senator

Line act OF congress approved
July 25, 1866, prescrlbes the time
and manner Of electing United
States Senators. The substance
of that act is as follows: The
Legislature Of each State which
shall be chosen next preceding the
expiration OF the time for which
any Senator was elected, shall, on
the second Tuesday after the
meeting and organization thereof,
proceed to elect Senator to
Congress in the place of such Sen
ator going out Of Office, in the
manner following: Each house
shall openly, by UiUa Uoce vote
of each member present, name
one person for Senator, and the
name of the person so voted for,
who shall have majority of the
whole number of votes cast in each
house, shall be entered upon the
journal of the same. But if eli
Their house shall tail to give such
majority to any person on said
day, that fact shall be entered on
the Journal. At II o'clock meri-
dian of the day following the
members of the two houses shall
convene in joint assembly,and the
journals of each house shall then
read, and if the same person shall
have received a majority OF all
the votes in each house, such per-
son shall be declared duly elected
senator; but if the same person
shall not have received a majority
of the votes cast in each house,
or if either house shall have failed
to take proceedings as are re-
quired by said act, the joint as
sembly shall then proceed to choose
BY a viva voce vote of each meml er
present, and the person receiving
majority of all the votes of said
joint meeting, a majority Of all
the members of both Houses be-
ing present and voting. shall be
declared duly elected; and in case
no person shalt receive such ma
jority on the first day, the joint
assembly shall meet at II o'clock
meridian OF each succeeding day,
during the sessions and take at
least one vote until an election
is accomplished.
The effect of this law is to
prevent the postponement Of
electing a Senator from one ses-
sion Of the Legislature to another.
The law is mandatory and re-
requires the general assembly to
proceed on the second Tuesday af'
ter the organization to the cleo
ton, which time was on the 10Th |
of January.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
Fatal Year for American
Journals.

The American Journalist says:
During the last four weeks no less
than two hundred daily and week
ly newspapers have suspended
publication in this country alone;
and it is estimated that $4,000,
600 have been lost during the
year in the publication business
How many Of the newspapers
suspended because of the failure
OF subscribers TO promptly pay
their subscriptions will never be
known with any degree of GER
tainty. That a large majority
of them owe their failure TO this
neglect is undoubtedly true, al
though negligence on the part of
advertisers to punctuallj settle
their bills may have had much to
do with this extraordinary mum.
Der of suspensions.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

The Nashville Banner, calling
the attention of the present Leg
islature to some things that ought
to be done, has this to say about
carrying concealed weapons: Some
legislation ought to be had to
prevent crime from the too free use
of firearms. Half the men we
meet are arseuals, and, unfor.
tunately, they are often impru-
dent and indiscreet, and on too
slight and frivolous excuses re-
sent supposed insults, and bring
shame and disgrace npon them
selves. This is particularly so
with the young or dissipated. If
q law was passed prohibiting the
buying or selling of pistols in the
State, under penalty of imprison.
ment in the county work-house
for not less than three months
and give the grand juries inquis-
itoriai power, and require the ju-
ry to construe the law liberaliiy,
so as to effect the object o. &c., ,n
act, it would materially
crime,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
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For the Fayetteville Observer.
MOTHER.
BY MRS. C. W. EvARD.

"Mother."-it is a charmed word, endowed
with magic power
To soothe the sad and troubled soul in many
gloomy hour;
1t sweeps the spirits chords like songs of
angels heard in dreams
1t opes the fountains of the heart, as spring
unlocks the streams.
No voice like hers whose lullaby was DER
our cradle sung
Can soothe the heart by sorrows stern, cold
hand too rudely wrung;
No hand like hers whose gentle touch in
childhood banished pain
Can fold the downy wings of sleep, above
the throbbing brain.
The world-wOrn spirit, wildly tossed by
fortunes treacherOus gale,
When needed sees the friends on whom its
hopes were anchored, fail;
And seeking rest, as to the ark turned the
wave-weary dove,
From smiling masks and hollow hearts turns
10 mothers love.
And pausing DER the cruel scorn of faithless
friends to grieve,
Cries. Mother! MOtherr ~ yours the heart
that never could deceivel
Oh! but to lay this aching head, child-like,
upon your breast,
And sobbing out my grief, once more sink
in your arms to rest.
The outlaw, bold and hard of heart, with
dark and sin-stained soul,
Ger which the fiercely surging waves of
passion madly roll
Tho he the great All father's love and mer-
cy fails to see,
Can meier forget the childish prayer isped
at his mothers knee.
While struggling on with weary feet to
reach the cloudless land,
Tho wrong, deceit and dark disHust beside
me ever stand
Thoughts Of a mothers love lift up the
head in anguish bowed,
And shine out thrO' life's darkest woes like
sunshine from a cloud.
Her prayers, tho long The mute, cold lips
have lain beneath the sod,
Will ever seem like guiding stars to lead US
home to God;
They follow us through Joy and woe-they
reach DER land and wave,
The FIRST beside the cradle breathed, the
LAST beside the grave.
Compared with hers, all other love is like
an April day,
That folds its smiles, and frowns, at last in
cold gray mists away;
AS boundless as the uniyerse-pure as the
heaven above
as eternity-such is Mothers
love!
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. Is, 1875.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
Marriage Abandoned
a Deceived Bridegroom and Dis
appointed Bride.

The Wilmington DELI Re
! publican tells a story of a sud-
den and total interruption of the
course of true love. 1t says:
Thursday two lovers took pas.
sage on the afternoon train from
this city to Philadelphia for the
anowed purpose of being uni
ted in wedlock. On their arri-
val in Philadelphia a messen-
ger was dispatched to Camden
to secure the services of a GER
tain preacher whom they desir-
ed to officiate. AT $50 o'clock
the loving pair appeared before
the reverend gentleman and an
nounced themselves ready to
take a "new departure" into the
state of matrimony. The min
lister was required either by the
law Of his State or the regula-
tons of his church to keep a
correct and complete record Of
the names Of all parties mar
ried; also their real age, their
nativity, the full names and age
and nativity of their parents.
The ceremonies commenced in
due time; the intended BRIDE
groom answered all questions
promptly. To the question
how old are you? he answered
twenty-five years. Fhe inten-
ded bride answered all ques-
tons until she was asked her
age. This question she refused
point blank to answer, where
upon she was politely informed
by the officiating preacher that
he could not proceed further
unless she would give a correct
answer to the question. She
paused q lew minutes and then
responded, 81 am thirty-onc
years of agc!" This uneXpect-
ed announcement seemed to
surprise the intended bride
groom, and apparently with
great feeling be stated that her
mother positively declared that
she was twenty-six, and as he
was twenty-five be considered
this an attempt to deceive him,
and after further discussing and
considering the situation, he fl
nally decided not to marry any
woman who-was so much older
than himself, and who had tried |
to deceive him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
An Inquest on Abel.

A few days ago an excited in
dividual, with his hat standing OF
two hairs and his eyes projecting
from his head like the horns of q
snail, rushed into the Office of
Il. The coroner is by profes.
sion a dentist and his first thought
as he glanced at the man was
that he was well nigh distracted
with toothache. He WIS soon
undeceived, however, as the fren-
zied individual cried out, as soon
as be could catch his breath after
running up stairs: "Been a man
murdered"
"a man mnrdered?" cried the
coroner, Snow? where?"
SIN garding, l believe; with a
club, or a rock"
''How long ago." cried the CO.
roner, Selling bis hat and cane.
Been done good while, and
no police Tor constable hasn't
never done nothin about it. New.
er been no coroner set on the body
nor nothin' of the kind, no ver-
dix
What's the dead mans name?
Who was he?" cried the coroner.
Ellis name was Abel"
"Abel Abel who?'
Don't know. Never heard
nothin but his first name"
"Well what is the name of the
man who killed him? Do they
know? Any one Suspected"
"Weli, I've heard that fellow
named Cain put out his light.
Cain was the brother of Abel and"
Coroner smells a mice, and flour.
ishing his cane, cries: "You git
down them steps, my fine fellow.
Git, and don't you show yourself
here again!" With loud outlaw,
the fellow went down the stairs
three steps at time, the doctor
calling out after him, "How
dare you trihe with an officer in
this way, sir?"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28
A Sensible Negro on
Mixed Schools.

In the Baltimore School Board
on Tuesday night, Mr.. Morris
presented a communication from
"a prominent colored man of that
city, in which he says:
Il have heard so many exrres
sions of kindness and gratitude
from menatd women ofmy owncol-
or for the very gratifDg educa-
tional facilities on are making to
educate your children. The large
aud splendid school edifces you
are erecting in several localities
FIR our benefit, fill us with thank
fitness, and our children with de-
light-so much so that the mixed
school system, which through the
civil rights bill, is intended to b.
forced upon the people against
Their will, cannot find Judgment.
We are opposed to the whole
thing. All that we ask is that
our children be allowed those ed
ucational advantages and facilities
that are accorded to others. and
no more. Our children are learn
ing so rapidly under the present
school system that to have another
system inangurated SO objection
able to both classes, as is sought to
be done by the adoption Of the
civil rights bill, would be down
right madness. The mixed
school agitation can do no good,
so let it be dropped"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

The Presbyterians Of Cali
fornia have been celebrating the
close of the first twenty-five
years of their labor in that
State. The first services were
held in San Francisco in 1949,
by Rev. Albert Williams. The
first Presbytery was organized
in 1850, and met in the dining
room Of Rev James Woods, in
Stockton, three ministers Icing
present. Now the Presbyteri-
an Church has eighty ministers,
and an equal number of church
es, some Of them strong and eff
fective.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

ooh! your nose is as cold as
ice" Boston father thought he
heard his daughter exclaim the
other evening as be was reading
in the next room. He walked in
for an explanation, but the young
fellow Was at one end of the sofa
and the girl at the other. while
both looked so innocent and un.
conscious that the old gentleman
concluded that his ears had de-
ceived him, ard SO retired from
the scene without a word.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

A correspondent of the Gin
cage Ttibatne enters a protest
against the practice of shampoo
ing. He says: at is well enough
for the people of this country to
understand, once for all, that the
reason why there are so many
bald headed young men nowadays
is the universal custom that pre-
walls of shampooing the head
with stimulating washes. The
wonder Is, that there are any
men left who have full suits bf
hair. The custom should be dis
continued at once, and young men
should be warned in season a
gainst. this most pernicious prac-
tice. Let shampooing cease
from this Ii me forward"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

1t is related by DR.. Scuddcr
that on his return home from his
mission in India, after a long
absence, he was standing on the
deck Of a steamer with his son. u
youth, when he heard gentle
man using loud and profane
language. "See, friend" said
the doctor, accosting the swear
er, "this boy, my son, was
born and brought up in a heath
en- country, and a land Of pa
gan idolatry, but in his life he
never heard a man blaspheme
his Maker until now. The
man colOred, bIurted ont an aP-
OlOgy, and looked not a little
ashamed of himself
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-01-28

There had been a lynching
near Paducah, Kentucky, and u
little boy named Arthur Holmes
had been one of the spectators.
For days afterward the event
was uppermost in his mind.
Taking his younger sister off
into the woods, he suddenly
whipped out a rope. adjusted
moose around her neck, put the
line over the limb of a tree, and
pulled her off her feet. After
su pending her a few seconds
he let her down, about half
choked to death, and was SOL
emmy adjuring her to confess to
stealing horses when the father
appeared. A sound spanking
closed the scene.