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The SOutheru Republican Lea.
dCrs,

The Democracy are fond OF contrasting
The men who lead their party In the
South With those who lead the Republi.
can organization in that section. They
claim that 10 point Of character tue con-
'ra'IisSreasly in their favor. They call
a'tentiOn to such as men Wade Hampton,
Lamar, Stephens, Gordon, &c, in con.
1fA'! With such men a. Wells, Anderson,
Kellogg, and others Of like standing, and
from the cOntras. thu, presented in the
leadership oil the South seek to argue
the whole Republican organization in
that section into disCredi..
There arc two sidesto thi, question, a.
there are to most questions, and the Re.
PaSlicSn side Of i, i, this: The Demo.
i'aIi' leaders OF the South-the old rebel
''euehi-hATe LEI. no stone un!urned 10
ifhN the color line IN that region and
4iEe every white man odions who pro.
As''sd Republican principles, The idea
q" been 10 Ostracias them socially, So
'aN they would he without companions
'aiE and thu. make Republicanism d
%''c' 10 all n'pirantS ior office, In this
@'C'Htede,ate clemen. have been only
"'"rcs"iGI, They arc to-day la rgeIy
,HNn''O'c for the status Of tho Repub.
"a' leadership in the South, such as il
hd iiiti'as Indifferent a, they claim
SI.ae
M'Ae day, before the war, the sam o
s'a'tdtriie element threw all possible
'N'' a'c'edit upon those who held anti.
'',''! opinions, This was the care here
|"s1 Virginia, even in the Panhandle
'N"s slavery existed only in name, and
''ae' South it was still more decidedly
'y'S's' A man like John Minor Bolts,
."Ha' = liberal whig and an uncom.
nya'''ng foe OI Stcsssion.D Democracy,
~ very unenviabIo life during the last
i'-P1N! days Of slavery before the war,
S'N ioT UAISiu. NJ, Clay ,,J uo, II
iia1'nd, i.n they held their sentiments at tho
S.! sS' '',k ~. Of their live, for years before
%'.SslIiou broke out.
=. NH'o be remembered .Aa. when such
S..a' SS a. L9nE'tFec', Senator Alcorn, Gov.
s,"s, , e''' No'by, and other prominent
IL. ''aeFn n'n Of character and stand
e's attempted to affiliate with The
D., r'''lSlD , party, believing .hn.
A. could consistently do 80 after
nI,.a a,a''eadeF, the cry wa, a. ono.
S,''S. a against them .ha, they were
!s,.s'," ,' !" Tie South, and they were
n VVss %sa. out Of all social recognition BY
~ = white 1iuoss, The term "scsl,v,oa u
''''a''d and applied to every M.
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Rnron pe Ialm,a Remaln..

N, 7. World.
When the Baron DO Palm left his body
to the Theosopbloal Society he probably
desired that they should get ali the fun
they could out Of Il; but Il is doubtful
whether he contemplated having \ hos
pital steward dig into the grave and ex-
hibit the body for the delSctatlon Of set
OF reporters-pulling the skin 10 show
how tough It was, and stabbing the dead
philosopher 10 the thigh, as Falstaff stab.
bed Percy. Whatsoeyer amusement nat.
urally accompanies bonfire the Baron's
lesatees are entitled to; but In allowing
the remains Of their friend 10 be knocked
about, like the skulls by the grave.digger
in "Hamlet," they are allowing come.
what too boiIterous spirit to prevail,
which viii in the end spoil the fun Otths
funeral, E
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FLORIDA.

=
Dade county at the south end Of the
peninsula has not yet been heard from
II never cast above 95 votes; II gave II
Democratic majority, last year, aud will
rot vary more than four or five votes
now. The Democrats claim % omitted
votes in Clay county which appear on the
face Of the returns from that county, but
are not added up in the general result,
because II Is not in evidence that the in
spectors and clerk were swotn.y The %
votes will be counted probably by com.
mon consent.
The majoritles compare as follows with
those given In 1874:
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would like 10 employ any person who

l would like TO employ any person who
disbelieves in the story Of Southern out
RACES, and believes in the security OF per-
son and life at the South, to visit, as an
agent OF the Republican State Committee,
the county Of Polk, which is now report.
ed at450 Democratic votes to Republi.
can votes, and obtain for that committee
exact copies Of the county and precinct
records Of the late election. He might do
it disguised as Democratic eniSsary, or
with q pass signed s. Pasco, Chairman Of
the Democratic State Committee; but, il
he went rs Republican, the life iusmr.
ance company having policy on him
would soon have il to pay. However
much the returns from that county may
have been fraudulentIy raised, do not
see what the Republicans can do about it
unless the persons who go there are at.
tended BY United States troops; and this
remark Is true Of several counties in the
State. WV. E. Chandler.
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Tux National ban king capital Of wes
Virginia il reported by the Comptroller
OF the Currency at 1911, 900, on which
wa. paid for the year 1876 U. 8. taxes tc
the amonnt OF 25,775, and State tax tc
the amount Of s3O,lO2. The ratio Of U
tax to capital wus IL and OF State taA
Is. In Ohio the ratio was "a aud Ia
At Pittsburgh II was 0.5 and Ia.
During the six months ending Marcel
lat, 1876, the West Virginia National
banks charged of to profit and loss 3d.
TT 40 Of bad debts, and for the next ak
months, ending Sept. lat, they charged
of Sl7G 95. Daring the same periods
Pittsburgh National banks charged of
s76,633 97 and S257,3l7 50.
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CHICAGO, November So.-A Gre broke
out in the large six story building, Nos
q TO 81 South Water street, on the corner
Of Michigan avenue, at 9 o'clock. Al
midnight the Gre was under control. The
building was almost entirely cleaned ouI
Losses can only be estimated roughly TO-
night and no insurance can be ascertain
ed, as most OF the owners Of the stocks
are out Of town. Sherman, hall & Co
lose S225,000 on the building; Gegrgc
Ross, Wholesale teas, S5U, 900; Wn. Todd
agent for lard; D. II. Hennig, printer; E,
B. Miller, sample teas; Brown, Camp &
Co., wooden good; Allen Fruit Preserving
Company; Berner & Mack, saloon keep
ers; McNabb & johnson, fiAhi Banfeld &
Pool, matches, with other firms whose
names cannot be learned tonight will
make total loss OF at least 100000.
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Don't Want to be speaker,

LounvrLIE, November Congress.
man Blackburn Of Kentucky, in an 10.
tervieW to-day, says that he will not IN.
der any circumstances be- . eradicate for
tho sPeakership Of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives. He pronounces all reports
to the effect that there will be united
effort among the Southern men 10 elect
him as mistake, and declares himself Ia
favor OF some Northern man, referring
with especial praise to Mr.. Randall, Of
Pennsylvania. w
Col. Thomas. W. Gibson, we'll known
as q Union soldier and q Southern law.
yer Of ability, died suddenly to-day.
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spubIIean Republican

The reading public, must, by this time,
he tolerably familiar with tho means by
which the Southern Democrats obtain re-
suits like the above. pis known in q
general way, for instance, that in South
Carolina armed bodies of men calling
themselves rife clubs rode through the
country by day and by night driving IN
offending black Republicans from their
cabins, threatening them with death il
they voted the Republican ticket, and
beating and otherwise outraging them to
enforce these threats and give them what
Is called in the South "a fair warning"
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PHILADELPHIA, November SO.-The
monument symbolizing religious liberty
erected on the Centennial grounds by the
Hebrew Order known ne the. l. o, Bnai
Birth, was formally unveiled to-day by
the artist, N. Ezekiel, Of Cincinnati, Ohio
in the presence ef many members Of the
Order and the officers OF the Exposition
Addresses were made and collation. fol-
lowed.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Burned 10 Death.

! icoLuMB6s, o. ), November SO.-While
Mrs. Richard Barr, Of East Broad street.
was filling a lamp last evening with
burning fluid, poured from pitcher, the
flame from another lamp on the table
waa. communicated 10. the fluid which
exploded fand ran oyer the clothing Of
MIRA. Barr.-Aquilt wassp speedily.thrown
over the woman, but her body was SO
badly burned that she died in a few hours
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lng the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth
Sixteenth and Seventeenth wards, should
be counted or caSt for candidates in aut
for the parish OF Orleans under the auth
ority otArticle IS Of tho Constitution o.
the State OF Louisiana, and section one oI
act No. II Of the session acts OF 1874, ap
proved March 23d, 1874, all OF which !.
respectfully submitted.
Gov. WellS-AB this question involves,
the City, Federal, Local, and State Govern,
ment's the Board, before taking 1t under
consideration, desire to hear the counsel,
pro and con, upon the subject. They have
fixed to-day and will give each side one
hour for argument. II the gentlemen are
prepared, We will now go on with the ar.
gument.
Mr.. J. R. Walker then opened the ar.
gumsnt on the protest for the Republican,,
followed BY Col. Zacharie, for the Demo.
crats.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
New ORLEANS, November 80, l o'clock.
in the Canvassing Board East Baton
Rouge parish was called up. Boxes from
seven polls in which the commissioner. !.
returns and tally sheets had been locked
up either by error or design, were brought
before the Board that they might be
opened to obtain the result Of the cleo
tion at these polls, the parish supervisor
having omitted any mention Of them in
his consolidated statement. After a
long discussion the Board decided not 10
open the boxes or consider any statement
as 10 the vote other than that received
from the supervisor. Similar action was
taken in the case Of Taugipar, where the
vote Of one poll was not returned by the
Supervisor. By this action the Demo
orals lose !, 1856 votes 10 East Baton Rouge
No more witnesses will be heard, and
all interrogatories, answers, &C., muSt be
filed before T. M. Friday. On Tuesday
morning 1t Is understood the electoral
vote and also the vote Of tho State will
be promulgated. The members Of the
Board think that the same testimony ap.
plies TO the State vote which applies 10
the electoral vote.
The Board adjourned till 10 a. NJ. to-
morrow.
ALL QUIET IN NEW ORLEANS.
The consideration Of the case Of East
Baton Rouge parish consumed the greater
part Of the executive session OF the Board
to-day. No outrage witnesses were in
troduced, but Il is understood that a
large number Of atidavits we're filed by
either party.
This city remains as before and since
the election, very quiet. There is no
excitement Of any kind whatever. The
volunteer military organizations Of the
city to-day turned over the arms they had
borrowed from the State to Col. Leon,
Chief OF the Metropolitan Police, who
presented a requisition for them from
Gov. Kellogg.
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TnE Cincinnati Commercial probably
expresses tho sentiments of most law
abiding citizens in the following para.
graph: ~
ave would rather not see United States
troops about State Houses, hut when the
Governors Of States appeal to the Presi-
dent for protection against domestic vic.
lence, the objections TO the use OF the bay
onet to preserve the peace do not aeem so
serious as to cause ua to apprehend the
immediate death and cremation Of the
Goddess Of Liberty" l-
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LOUISIANA.
Counter Evidence In tho Plnks.
fOn Case.

New ORLEANS, November 30.-J, s.
Swan, was the second witness offered by the
counsel Of the Democratic Conservative
Committee. He testified in chief re.
spouse to the interrogatories received by
Gen. Anderson as follows:
Ny occupation 10 that Of farmer; my
residence 6 In ouAchita county; knew
Henry PinkIton for about three years; I
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HUNG HIMSELF.

The police1ast evening arrested mar
giving his name as Taylor Cook, aut
hailing from Culpepper Court House
Va, who was laboring under the halluci
nation that some one was trying TO kill
him. This evening he was found dead in
his cell, having hung himself during the
afternoon, using two hSndkerchiefa Tor q
rope. III lEHez SaAk.
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BELGRADE, November 30.-General
Tehernayeff has gone TO Vienna.
HOPES OF PEACE RELrSousRED.
Pn1H, November SO.-A correspond.
ent telegraphs here from Bucharest that
all hopea Of peace have been relinquished
there Trade is at a standslilI, aud fail.
ures are numerous. A fnanciet saya
that orders are known to be In hand for
the transmission Of further large amounts
OF gold to Germany and America.
sERvIA ACCEPTS RussIA's VIEWS.
LONDON, November 80. "A St. Peters.
burg dispatch says: According to trust.
worthy statements, the Russian Govern.
mcnt has repeatedly pointed out 10
Prince Milan that it cannot further the
plans Of panslaVisIic ngitators for the
establishment Of the Servian Kingdom;
but il Servia wishes to make good the
claims under Russias protection, that
the protectection would be at her dispos.
al. Marinavitch is the bearer Of Milan's
assurance that seryia will submit to
Russia'H views,
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The home for aged and ,ndigent mem.
hers OF the Order Of Odd Fellows was
dedicated to-day, the Grand Lodge Of
Pennsylvania taking the home formally
under the patronage Of the Order.
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THE New York World, New Orleans
PisayUHs, and New Orleans Democrat cry
aloud for the prompt impeachment Of the
President BY the Democratic House ne1t
week.
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FuLToN Times: Yes, let's have another
war. The stock OF old army overcoats
Is played out, aud how would man look
coming into town on load Of wood with
out ono OF those on
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FIRE RECORD.


CINCINNATI, November 30.-The store
and tobacco warehouse Of Sewburg Bros.
& Co., on Main street burned last night,
Loss 25,000; the insurance will probably
rnyer the loss.
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EDIEDuRoH, November 3o.-Col. A. J.
Mcdonald, Captain Of the Scotch rife
team which recently visited the United
States, has been appointed Solicitor Gen.
eral for Scotland.
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FRANCE.
Crisis Ayerted.

ATHENS, November 3O.-The Minister.
ial crisis ia avcrled, Premier Cournouri.
deros deciding to await the debates in tho
Chamber,
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MARRIED.

Mr.. w.B. Haldemau, son Of wm. Hal.
depan, President Of the Couner.J Journal
Company, and Miss Lizzie 4, 0HIu were
married to-day ut SheIbyVlIIe, Kyp Ct the
house Of lhe bride.
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MONTREAL, November S0.-Arthur B.
Glass, teller Of MoisonG Bank, wa arrest
ed to-day, charged with embVE1ling
$4,000,
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Lottery DrnMing.

LOUISVILLE, November 30.-To.niehti
special 10 the Courier. Journal from Ffauk.
fort says: The drawing Of the Kent ucky
Cash Distribution Company, In whiUn
peEsons all over the land own tlcksts,
was commenced to-day, bus cauao! b
completed till next Wedueiday.
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DAGON AMI LAkD.
d a full supply always % hand oi LAAi Lard,
=. {. Hams, shoulder, Clear dldES, i. C. BTSksttE
&C. OtdsrI Gled tslA LQm Enafs bOuss daily,
n. RkuLX, !:
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Carl sehuEz has rented house on
Chou:eau avenue, ST. Louis, and will oc.
cupy # with Instantly during the winter.
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Marine InteIIise sence.
SAN FRAEcIsco, November 3o..-sailed
Pacific mail steamer Coleman Panama.
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Weather Report.

war pEPAxrHKSr. !
WAsmS0ToA, D. c, December Ill a. 4.
- ". FRoBAlILirtEI.
For Tennessee, Ohio Valley and lakes
solder northwest winds, rising barome,
ter, partly cloudy weather and occasional
liRhtGnoN1. - ~ ..t ass - -. /
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Pine Blur Tragedy.

LITTLE Rock. November S0.-Particu,
lars were received here last night Of q
tragedy at Pine Bluff. An unknown
man, while resisting an officer, was shot
and killed by policeman named Green
Morgan.
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WASHINGTON.
Democratic Caucus.

WASHINGTON, November 30.-Repre
sentative Clymer, vice chairman Of the
Democratic caucus, says in case Chairman
Lamar shall not arrive tomorrow he will
cSlla caucus meeting for Saturday even
ing to select candidate for Speaker ol
the House. A number OF members ar
rived last night and to-day. ,,A
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
The resignation OF W. F. CLARK, Of The
Cus,oms Bureau Of the Treasury Depart
ment, was yesterday requested, rendered
and accepted.
CHIEF JusrlcE rANEY.
A bust Of the late Chief Justice Taney
has Just been placed In the U.s.suptemt
Court room. 10y
CONFERENCE ON SOUTH CAROLINA sAE'
tsM !noti o91FA1Rs. y ESA
Official information was received by
the President this evening concerning all
the political occurrences In Columbia, s
c., to-day and conference in regard 10
them held at the Executive mapsion to-
night between the President andAttorney
General, Secretary Cameron and General
Sherman. EAllthat were at the consult
alton preserve silence as to It's results
It.is known tiat Gen. Sherman at a. late
hour telegraphed instructions to General
Ruger but their purport Is notknown.
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The Daily Herald Of this city suspended
to-day. -. --.-
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RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
cHIEr IrsT1oE rANEY.

A bust Of the late Chief Justice Taney
has just been placed in the U.s.supteme
Court room, 10y
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FOREIGN NEWS.
THE TURKIsn WAR.

BrIoRADE, November 30.-Genoral
Tchernayef has gone 10 Vienna.
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CONFERENCE ON SOUTH CAROLINA. sAE'
igM ,ln0Ii oS1FAIRs, y EsN
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.t1F-I q s7t5g ui lgfa.szl -8tHI IEa 6 .'t
#tHFF i5yH OF q. ias-'. 1artl. -la' Is YzI
~ rg.E 80 r b.t ~ f#...
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-01-20
Ills the way tie World Goes.

On account Of the scarcity
of money and our financial en-
paTcssments We are now offer
Ing our large stock Of ladies'
cloaks, shawIs, hsts,dress goods,
wooden bed blankets, horse
blankets, men's ovcrcoats and
talmas, slightly damaged on
the voyage, at cost. The above
named articles with all others
usually kept in first class stores
make ours the most attractive
IN the county. Como and.sc<. us
before the struggle is over, for
as the Poet graphically dcs-
.cribes it
In battle or busine, ., what yer the game,
In law or IN love, il is ever the same,
la the struggle for power, or the scrsm-
BILE for pels,
ibet this be our notto-"Rely on your
self"
For VIII thor the prize b. a ribbon or
thrvHe,
The victor IS he who can go it alone
MURRAY d MORGAN.
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H A bill has been introduce
ed into the lower House of Con.
gress repeating the bankrupt law.
4eatbs.
DIZZY (:

In this county. at kelso, Monday, 10th
inst, Mr.. EDON TEMPLET0N, aged 70
wears months and'2 days. Was born in
Iredill county, n c., July 9Th, 1902; was
married to Loucinda Shepard, February
18th, 1924; moved to Lincoln county, Ten
nesse in 1880: was raised up under the
care of the old Presbyterian Church until
l943. when he joined the NJ +. Church
South, and lived consistent member for
80 years. He died in the faith and protested
himself ready TO die; said that all was well,
but his strength failed and he could not
talk. He leaves an afflicted companion and
three daughters to weep, but they should
remember that their loss is his gain.
There is balm for those who weep,
A rest for weary pilgrims found;
They softly lie and sweetly sleep
Low in the ground.
Cease then, mother, cease to anguish
Ger the graves of those you love;
Pain and death and night and anguish
Enter not the world above. - P.
Near Leesburg, Fla, December Goth,
1875, of abscess in stomach, Mr.. JOHN
MOORE, formerly Of this county, aged IS
years.
In this county, on Craighead, Tuesday,
18th inst, Mr.. - MCCLERkEN, aged a.
bout 60 years.
In this county, on Flint, Sunday, 10th
inst Mr. JOHN A. WICKS, aged about G5
years.
Mr. Wicks was, in every respect, an cs-
timablc man, and ali who knew him mourn
his death.
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REM0XEDi

[ have removed to the west
side Of the Square, between
Fisher and the Bakers Shop.
where you will find the largest
and best stock Of Hardware ev-
or brought to this market, which
| will sell at Nashville prices
with freight added, for cash, no
credit. All persons indebted
to the firm of Hatcher & Ogil-
vie must pay up by the tenth
of next mouth or l will put ihe
claims ont for collection. |
need money and must have it.
X. II. OGILVIE.
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Sales to take Place.

All sales of property adver-
tised in the OBSERVER, or for
which hamdbills may be printed
at this office, will hereafter be
noticed under the above head
ing, free Of charge. We call
attention to the following:
BY Sheriff Willard, at tie
courthouse, Saturday, Februa-
ry 18th, 240 acres, more orless,
in the 8th district, belonging to
w. II. MoOres.
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Marriages by Years.

Notwithstanding the large
and rapid increase of the adult
population of Lincoln county
by growth and immigration,
there were fewer marriage Ii
censes issued in 1875 than du-
ring any year since 186G-a
term of nine years. For con-
venient comparison, We com
pile hom the OBSERVER files a
statement Of the licenses issued