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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05
Communication.
A Warning to the Young.
FOr the Fsretterille ohserrnr

FOR the Fayetteville Observer 81.
Were it so that I could call
around me, in one vast assem-
bly,, the young of this nation, /
would say, hopes of this coun-
try! blessed be ye of the Lord.
now in the refreshing dew of
youth. But look well as to
where you place your feet, for
scorpions and adders surround
your way. Look at the gener-
alton that has just preceded
you. The morning of their life
was clOudless and it dawned as
brightly as yours. But now be-
hold the smitten, enfeebled, in
| famed, debauched, idle, poor,
Iirreligious and vicious, with
halting steps, dragging onward
to meet their grave early. Their
brightest prospects are darkened
and their MONDAY sun has ceased
to shine its promises upon them
now. 1t has clothed their bright
est day of joy in darkness new
er to be realight. They have
no house of their own to receive
them, while from poorer to poor
er tenements they descend as
improvidence dries up their re-
sources. Now who are those
that wait on their footsteps
with mufled faces and sable
garments. That is a father, and
that is a mother, whose gray
hairs are coming with sorrow
down to the grave. That is a
sister, weeping over evils which
she cannot arrest, and this is
the broken-hearted wife, and
there are the children-hapless
innocents-for whom their faith
er has provided no inheritance,
save one of dishOnor. And, dear
youths, can this be your course?
or is it your course now? If so,
can you in this scene of desc
lation see the image of your
selves? Is this the poverty and
the disease which, as an armed
man, shall take hold on your
Are yonr friends to succeed
those who now move on in this
mournful procession weeping as
they go? Yes, bright as your
sun now rises, and
high as your hopes beat, this is
your brightest sun and your
night unless you change your
habits Of intemperance which
have thus early made theirs a
day of heavy laundering and
and of thick darkness. If you
attend places frequented by So
cial drinkers-if you commence
with drinking little at a time,
temperately-it is yourselves
which, as in a glass, you behold.
j. w. HAWKINS,
Of Mississippi.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05
A California Judge Puz-
zled.
Sequel to the King Shooting Af-
fair in New York - Is Mrs.
King a Widow?
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

1
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Mrs. Anna Kings application
for distribution, under her fa-
ther's will, of his estate, was
yesterday argued and submitted
in the Probate Court. A few
years ago William Scott, who
was Mrs. Kings father and a
wealthy Honolulu merchant, had
a personal difficulty with his
son-in-law, James @. King. =
In the quarrel Scott was shot in
the breast. He suffered much
from the wound, and died about
two years after the shooting.-
In his will Scott bequeathed to
his daughter Anna Kings wife)
$500, only, while she remained
the wife of King. And provi-
ded that in the event Of her be-
coming a widow she should
have all Of his estate. If, how
ever, she should die before her
husband, then the estate would
go to the testator's brothers and
sisters. King and his wife lived
in San Francisco several years;
he was engaged in business as a
warehouseman. He failed and
hurriedly departed for New
York.
Almost two years ago he and
his wife seriously disagreed
while in New York, and she in
stituted a suit for divorce. The
testimony was taken before
Judge Sutherland, who was ap-
pointed referee in the case. i
King was furiously jealous of a
man named O'Neil, who with
his wife, attended Mrs. King in
the hearing before the referee,
and one evening while O'Neil
was descending the staircase
from the Judges room King
shot him in the back killing him
instantly. King was tried for
murder,after being in the Tombs
for nearly a year, and was SEN
fenced to the State prison in
Sing Sing for life. He was very
Ill for a long time in prison, and |
it was thought that he would not
recove,. Mrs. King occasional |
ly visited him. His two child
rem are at a Catholic school in
New York.
According to the law Of New
York person sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life has no exis-
tence, ciyilly. His wife may |
marry again and his property |
descends to his heirs as though |
he were dead in fact. Acting
upon this theory, Mrs. King |
now claims that under the pro-
vision Of the will she is entitled |
to the estate Of her father, and |
petitions the Probate Court
here to give it to her. This be-
ing opposed by the executors,
the matter was argued before
Judge Myrick, who is to render
his decision a week from next
The value of the es-
tate is valued at a little over
$4,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05
Right Of a Divorced Man
TO Marry.

A somewhat singular case, in
volving the force of Connecticut
Divorce laws, was before the Su-
perior Court in Worcester, Mass,
Thursday. 1t appears, according
to the Norwich (Conn.) BuIle-
TIM, that the first wife of DR.. Ly-
man A. Abbott procured a divorce
from him in the Massachusetts
courts six years ago, he being a
resident of Connecticut at the
time. The following year he con-
tracted marriage with another
woman in Worcester, where be
has since resided, and an indict-
ment for polygamy was found a.
gainst him. The prosecution held
that according to the laws OF Mas
sachusetts, Abbott had no right to
marry again. 1t was claimed in
defence, however, that he was so
entitled by the revised statutes of
Connecticut, of which State he
was bona fide resident at the
time of the divorce, and that he
brought this status or acquired
right with him when he subse,
quently moved to Worcester. The
defence was sustained by the
court, on the ground that the d.
vorce court which separated the
first wife must have known Alb
bott's privilege as a Connecticut
man, and the Massachusetts, stat
utory prohibition of a second mar
riage without leave clearly except
ed instances like this.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

Losing HIS Brains.-Some-
where about the 4th of July a
Newburyport man was the vic
tim of a singular coincidence
While passing along the street a
boy exploded common cracker
Just behind him, while at the
same instant a rotten banana,
thrown from a neighboring fruit
store, struck him on the back of
the head. He at once screamed,
"I'm shot! I'm shot!" and, taking
handful of the decayed fruit from
his head, exhibited it to a horror
stricken bystander as a specimen
of his brains. A great crowd as.
sembled, and a doctor was called,
who soon explained the matter to
the satisfaction of all.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05
Mail Directory.
Fayetteville Post-Omce.

Railroad-leaves every day except Sum-
day at 6 A. M; arrives at 5 p. NJ. Supplies
the following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
willie. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunt S
Station. Salem, Winchester and Deoherd.
Shelbyville stage-arrives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
days at 2rM. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg. Bonneville, County Line, Shelbyville.
Huntsville stage-leayes Monday and
Thursday at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4 P. NJ. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green. Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbyville horse-leaves Mondays and
Thursdavs at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at M. Supplies Norris Creek,
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shelbyville.
Pulaski horse-arrives everv Friday at II
n. leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
ruston, Boons Hill, Millville, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
blanche herse-leaves every Friday at
g A. M; arrives Saturday at P. NJ. Sup
niles Camargo, Molino Cold Water, Blanche
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
f;ce upon post Offices in all parts eff the u
nited States. A list Of Money Order offices
NAV be seen on application. Rates oil COM
mission for Money Orders are as follows:
Not exceeding SIS. :...:;:..- ~ cents
over Is aDd not exceeding $50. 10 do
do 80 do do go do
10 20 do do so. 70 do
". B. DoUTHAT, T. NJ.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

Several young ladies were
sitting OH the balcony Of the
Clifton, Niagara. the other
night, when the moon, although
"full," was not demonstratiyc.
a natty little fellow approach
ed the group, and softly said,
''Pussie, darling," whereupon
all the young ladies jumped up
and came toward him eagerly.
He selected one and walked a.
way with her. The other brides
sat down, and told their respec-
tive Romeos afterward, that it
was "too ridiculous for any
thing" and that they 'never
were so embarrassed in the
whole course Of their Ives"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

A family, the widowed father
of which has been somewhat at
ficted with three intermeddllng
uproarous sisters-il-law, has a SIX
year-old girl that has a "faculty
of prayer" A few evenings since
she enumerated the objects OF her
supplicatiOns as follows: God
bless papa and my governess, and
my sisters and brother, and my
uncle Sam and my aunt Georgia,
and my twin cousins and cousin
Julia, and all my relations, eX-
cept Maud and Jane and Ellen
(the obnoxious aunts,) and the
less you have to do with them the
better it will be for you"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

The intelligent juryman has
removed to Cincinnati. This is
the latest as vouched for by the
Gazette: ave the jury find,
that the said Louis Fillman
came to his death by a shot ac-
cidently went off by himself by
killing a catby shootingthe same
and when she was not dead in
stantly by striking the cat with
the breach of the gun and the
load discharged itself"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

A boy tried his first pipe the
other day. When his father
came home to dinner, he found
him braced TO barrel, with his
legs spread apart, his hands and
lower jaw dropping listIessly,
and a deathly pallor overspread-
ing his face. "What is the mat
ter with you?" inquired the d.
parent. "My - dear
teacher is - SICK" gasped the
boy. "Well, you mustn't feel
so badly about it, Tommy" said
the father kindly. "She will
get well again, without a doubt" 4"
and then, stepping into the
house he observed to his wife
that that was the most sympa-
thetic boy he ever saw.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

A country editor in Tennessee
who once loved a local politician,
now says: CAT an election not
more than a thousand years ago,
this paper supported a gentleman
tor office during the whole cam
paign. 1t stopped it's press to
print tickets for bim, and the ed
itor stood in the rt.house yard
all day and neglected his private
business to electioneer for him,
and now he tells US to stop his pa
per, he cant pay for two county
papers. Comment is unnecessa-
ry,"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

Too Little Manners.-Sir
Fletcher Norton was noted for
his want of courtesy. When
pleading before Lord Mansfield,
on some question Of manorial right,
he chanced unfortunately to say:
"My Lord, I can illustrate the
point by an instance in my own
person; l myself have two little
manors. The Judge immediate
ly interposed, with one of his
blandest smiles, "We all know it,
Sir Fletcher"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

Mr.. Lincoln before he moved
to Springfield, ILL.,, was post
master in a small Western town.
The office was poor, and Lin
coin was poorer than the office.
1t was known that he was very
hard up, and it was also known
that the Washington agent was
in town to collect the little sum
due the general pOstoffice. a
friend, thinking Lincoln might
be embarrassed, came down to
his office to loan him the sum
necessary to meet the demand.
Mr.. Lincoln thanked him, and
said he did not need any lean.
While the two were talking the
agent came in. The sum due was
less than 800. Lincoln went to-
his desk and took out an old
stocking and turned the coin
out on the table. 1t was cOun-
ted out, and met the demand
exactly. Well it might for it
was not only the exact amount
due, but the identical money
itselft that Lincoln had taken in.
Old-fashioned rix dollars. pis-
tareens, sixpences, old fashion
ed cents all there. 81 never
use money that belongs to 9th
er people," said Lincoln, and
the resolution did much toward
him President Of the
United States.-" Bairleigh' IN
Boston Journal.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05
TRANSMISSION is a success. Ths

TRANSMISSION is a success. The
veins of an Iowa lawyer were re-
Gently filled with the fresh
blood Of Durham bull. The
thing worked like charm. He
used to make people shed tears
by delivering eloquent Fourth
of July speeches, and now they
shut him up in a four-acre lot,
where he bellows and paws the
the earth, but bothers nobody.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

The Hartford Times reports
that on Tuesday there were seen
on the wharf in that city no few
er than sixteen children, between
the ag S of four and eight years,
all drunk! They had obtained &C.
cess to some of the vile liquor of
the dramshops and drank enough
to set them crazy drunk, or help
less. Some were weakly trying
to stab each other with such weap-
ous as they could reach.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

A Missouri divine left the Lords
vineyard to be a clown in a circus.
His reasons were that three square
meals a day and fifty dollars per
week, are better than four hum
dred dollars per year payable in
dried apples, hay, and old clothes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

When once concealment or
deceit has been practiced in mat
ters where all should be fair and
open as day, confidence can never
be restored, any more than you
can restore the white bloom to the
grape or plum that you once
pressed in your hand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05
A Chinese Solomon.

L
fertility of resource and the
ouickness of thought Of the
better class of Chinese, is re-
ported by the North China Her
aid. from NanHn. During the
Teaping rebellion married Chi
naman, resident of that city,
| Joined a regiment which was
ordered for service against the
rebels. He did not return at
the end of the struggle, and
nothing being heard OF him for
several years afterward, his wife,
thinking herself a widow, list
ened to the advances of another
man, who professed love for her,
and pressedihis suit so ardently
that she finally consented to join
her lot with his. They went
before the proper authorities,
were made husband and wife,
and lived in conjugal happiness,
as they believed; and were hap
py. This continued for a year
Tor two, when the first husband
presented himself alive and well,
and demanded the restoration
of his wife.
"Oh, no." said No. 2; "you
left her, remained away for
years, nobody hearl of You; she
thought you dead, an mourned
for YOU. We are married now,
and here are the papers" "
No. l, not having heard of
the example Of Enoch Arden
probably, still clamoring for his
wife, it was ultimately decided
to take the matter before the
Chensien. The magistrate lis
tened attentiveIy to both sides
of the story, and at first appear
ed puzzled what course to take.
The papers produced by the
second husband were legal, but
the first husband was obdurate,
and would not yield. At length
the magistrate toldhhcm to leave
the wife in his hands for ten
days, and then for them both to
come back again for his decis-
ion. This was agreed to.
About the fifth or sixth day
the magistrate, in great haste,
sent for the two men, and, with
a mournful countcnance, inform,
ed them that the wife had been
suddenly smitten with an illness
which had proven fatal, and that
she was dead; anl he asked
the first husband if he would
take away the body and provide
for the funeral. The man de-
murred; said he wanted Il living
wife, not a dead one, and should
have nothing more to do with
the matter. Turning to the
other, the magistrate put the
same question to him, adding
that one of them must remove
the body. The man said that
he was very poor, but the de-
ceased had been a very good
wife to him; that they loved
each other dearly, and cost what
it might, he would raise the
money and pay for the burial.
"Very we'll" said the magis-
trate, "there she is - take her
away with you;" and, drawing
aside a curtain he showed the
astonished men the wife, stand
ing and living and in good
health, before them. 1t being
clear that the first husband real
ly cared nothing for her, they
willingly abided by the magis-
trate's method of settling the
complication. The only draw
back to this story is that we
are unable to hand down to pos
terity, inS plain English, the
name of this Chinese Solomon.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

A luckless Louisville lawyer
comes into court with the story
that a feloniously discriminating
rat had gnawed just the sigma
lures, and nothing more, from a
large number Of promissory
notes which he had put in Il
drawer, and of which he had
forgotten the makers, and wants
to know what can be done to
relieve him of the difficulty.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

The paddle wheels of a large
steamer On the St. John river In
Florada stopped suddenly, few
nights ago, and then came crash
after crash in the woodwork. 4
panic followed, everybody rolling
out of his bunk and rushing for
the deck, and it was soon aseer-
tanned that big alligator had be-
come entangled in the revolving
wheel
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

A Denver boy pulled the
bung out of a beer barrel, which
rolled over and broke the thumb
so badly that it had to be am
putated; and the father of the
boy sues the owner Of the bar
rel for $1,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

at Jones undertakes to pull
my ears" said a oud.mouthed
fellow on a street corner, "he will
just have his hands full, now" -
The crowd looked at the mans
ears, and tho'ght so, too.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

A man in Medina, Ohio, while
riding in procession behind his
wife's remains the other day,
overwhelmed with grief, had
sufficient strength to stop the
procession and jump out of the
carriage to pick up a knife he
detected in the road.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

When one looks around and
sees hundreds of ugh-heads get
ting rich doing nothing, while he
is working like slave for his dai,
ly bread, we tell you what, it
makes a fellow feel as though the
butter Of this world was spread
by a step-mother.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

A distinguished Christian wri-
ter says: "By no possible means
can prayer be made to do the du-
ty of soap and water, of appropri.
ate food, OF sufficient rest" The
worlds people found this out long
ago.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

Hiemeyer, the old German pa
thologist, says that "Echi nococci
of the liver holds the same rela.
tion to tenia echinococcus that
leysticercuscelulosa does to t@nia.
solium." We don't like to see q
man make an off hand statement
like that. We want him 10 prove
~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

a clergyman wrote to the
Grand Rapids Democrat: 81 am
gIad," etc. The impenitent COM
positor made him aver that he
was "dam GLAD" which, doubt
less, he was not when be saw his
communication in print.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05
TERMS.

SG Two Dollars for one year, tnva-
y4aGiy an Gdv0Rce; Tive Dollars and
Fifty Cents if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
TO be paid for 5R Gdednce.
Ear Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-05

B3y~ Advertisements inserted al One Dol
lar per Square of Ten Lines or less for the
first insertion; Fifty Cents for each contin-
nance. Bsg~Local and Special Notices,
Twenty Cents per line.
BI' Obituaries and calls on candidates
Fifty Cents per square.
Eey~ The privilege of yearly advertisers
Is strictly limited TO their own immediate
and regular business; and the business OF
an advertising firm is not considered as in
Guiding that OF the individual members
EF~ No deviation from these terms under
any circumstances.
RSp Advertisements not marked with the
number of insertions when handed in, VIII
be continued until ordered out, and pay
.aent exacted.
Rar No advertisements inserted gratui-
tsusly.
sIr- Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
Rg Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
to be paid in advance in every case.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-27

The following ease, were disposed Of
by Judge Bird yesterday;
Lou Williams, Matte Haley and
Charles Allen were up on the charge OF
disordcrly conduct, which was of sufficient
magnitude to warrant the judge in asses.
sing a fine of s. and costs upon each Of
the offenders. They "anted' up aud were
allowed 10 depart.
james O'llara was mp on the charge
of drunkenness, and told the oft repeated
tale how he took social glaS. with
some friends, and neglected to stop when
he had had enough, and the consequence
was he got jolly drunk, got into Jail, got
fined, couldn't pay, and was rcmanded
TO the calaboosc TO serve out a fine Of 81
and costs.
Maggie Hogan appeared upon the
streets Sunday in beastly state of intoN.
ication, and behaved herself in Il manner
unbccoming even drunken woman. Shr
paradcd up and down the principal
streets, creating considerable amuse.
ment for The urchins, but disgust on tho
part of oldc, people. She wound up her
festive career by landing in the city Jail
She had hearing before His Honor
Bird, who fined her 81 and costs, and
not being able to ll1udatc, will board II
ont In tho city jail
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-27

The Council proceeding viii be
found ON the second page.
The weather Yesterday wa Disagree
able in the eXtrcnc-raiuy and cold.
Have you -, your fifty cent shin
plaster laid by for the circu, tomorrow :
-Partic, who 20 to the ucighboriug
lakes to fish these day, get thousands of
bites minutc-irom mosquitoes.
Yesterday wa- poor day To "cN-
cur,h," notwithstanding which goodly
number o. Cairoitr, went to Joncsboro 10
attend tn, Odd Fellows celebration.
One Of our prominent citizen, hi. de-
laycd a trip TO 81. Lpui, on business, uu-
til after the circus. Verify, circu-e- make
children of a., all.
"A sad spectacle Sunday, was an in
toNcatcd woman running around the
streets. One of our gallant policeman
escorted her to the Hotel de Mccarthy.
The Narrow Gauge coal dump is be-
ing pushed rapidly to completion. That
portion OF the city i beginning to loom
up-putting on business airs.
The churches, in all ofwhich services
were held Sunday, all had good congrc-
cations, who listened to able discourse,
from the ministers.
The old cooper-shop, which In, been
selected a the temporary depot for The
Narrow Gauge, IL undergoing repairs,
and when completed will present a
very cosy appearance.
We could have endured the present
weather very well lit hadn't been for .ho
Billy Martins, those harbngcr, of Spring.
who put in appearance a month ago. and
suggested to us that spring was at hand.
il seems they have been sold H. well rs
the people.
The negro man living on the corner
Of Twelfth and Walnut, who ha, been
down with the smallpox. /, recovering,
and will be out in the cohrse of time.
The disease, SO far, ha, attacked no other
member Of his or OF the other family in
habiting the same building.