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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, Fayetteville-seTyices ev-
cry Sabbath at 1880 and at night; Rev Geo
Hall, pastor; Sunday school ats A NJ.
Metholist-services every Sabbath at
1U:3U and at night; RevAF Lawrence, pastor;
Sunday school at 8 O'Clock.
Cumberland sbyterian-services every
Sabbath at 1890 and at night; Rev c z Du-
vail, pastor; Sunday school at 8.
Methodist, Flyntville--seryices lst Sab
bath in each month at IL and night; Rev WA
Gill, preacher in charge; Sunday school at j.
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-Servicts S
lst Sabbath each month at ii and night by
the Methodists; Rev Mr. Barham, preacher
n charge-2nd and 4th Sabbath each month
at IL by the Associate Reformed Presbyterl-
ans, Rev b Muse, pastor. Union sun
day school at 9.
4 L Presbyterian, New Hope, services lst
and Bril- Sabbaths at IL; Bethel, 2nd and
4th Sabbaths at II-Rev Sloan, pastor.
Methodist, Mulberry-services 3rd Sun
day in each month at ii O'Clock and every
Sunday night; RevWJ Collier, pastor; Sun
day School at 3.
Cumberland sbyterian--seryices 4th
Sunday each month at II O'Clock N and at
night; RevMrM Morris pastor; Sabbath school .
Baptist, MulberTy-church session. Sat
Srday before lst Sabbath in each month;
services lst Sabbath at IL; RevA Van HOose
pastor; Sabbath school at 8
United Presby yterian, Lincoln-Servlces
every Sabbath at l1:l5 NJ; Rev W Wait,
,asior; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, (Shelton's
creek)-services 1st Sabbath in each month
at ii o'clock; Rev CClenny, preacher IN ch
Liberty Gro ye-seryices 2nd Sabbath at
HAM; Rev w A Gill. preacher in charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove,
(nesr FlyntvilIe)-services 4th Sabbath IN
each month at IL o'clock; Rev w Suth-
erlend. supply.
Presbyterian, Unity, on the Petersburg
road. 6 miles North OF Fayetteville, lst and
3rd Sabbaths in each mOnth-alsO Swan
Greek Church, 2nd and 4th Sabbaths in each
month; Rev z Osborne, pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Cane Greek, on
Fishing Ford road, miles North of Fay
ettevllc. 2nd and 4th Sabbaths each month;
Rev } Is Tigert, pastor.
Methodist, Oak Hill-services 4th Sab
Iath each month at 10 O'Clock.
Cumberland PresbyteriaE-RevN n DCraw-
ford, pastor.
Nethodist-services 2nd Sabbath at 10 A
N: Rev " B Lowery, c.
Cumberland Presbyte yterian--Services 4th
Sabbath at 10 NJ: Rev b Tigert pastor;
Union sunday school at 2 NJ every Sab
bath; prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Mt Hermon, Fhntyille circuit--seTvlees
Ord Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev
w 4 Gill. preacher in charge.
Macedonia. Flintvlle circuIt-serviceS 4th
Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev W A
Gill,preacher in charge.
Missionary Baptist, Norris Greek, (Buck-
eye)-servces 2nd Saturday and Sunday IN
Iii ,lnnth. ReH S L Sanford. pastor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03
Mail Directory
Fayetteville POst-Omce.

Railroad-leaves every day except Sun
iay at 6 A. NJ; arrives at . P. N. Supplies
tht following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
yiIl.. Oregon, ,orge's Stere, Flora, Hunts
Station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shelhvyille Stage-arriyes Monday, We'd
aesday and Friday at 10 A. ~; leaves same
iays at 2p.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch,
burg. Bonneville, County Line, Shelbyville
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at a. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at4P.M Supplies Harpers Branch
Goshen. Hazle Green, Meridianyille and
Huntsville.
ShelkyFiHe horse--ieayes Mondays and
THURSDAYS at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
griiav al 4P.L Supplies Norris Creek
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and ShelbyYille
Pulaski horse--arriyes everV Friday at l.
A.: leaves same dayat 1890. Supplies Cy.
Tuston Booas Hill, AillEille, Pisgah, Brad.
shaw and Pulaski
Blanche horse-ieaEes every Friday a.
y M: arrives Saturday at P. II. Sup
,5,as CaIaSrgo, MOlinO. Geld Water, Blanche
Money Orders can be obtaiRed at this Of.
zee upon post offices in all parts ef the q
,:teS States. 4 list OF Money Order offices
-..,r be seen on application. Rates OF COM
,,sicn foY Money Orders are as follows:
Noi exceeding SO. .-........... ~ cents
-,Eer Is apd not exceeding $50. ...l5 do
- 80 do do 50 10 do
20 - DO do 90. 20 do
". B. DoUTHAf, P. u.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

We have not seen in Con-
gress what we expected to see
- the repeal Of the last feature
of the salary grab. We mean
the section Of it which fixes the
salary Of the President at $50,-
900 year. 1t had been hith-
erto $4,000. That salary can
not be increased or diminished
during the continuance OF any
President in office. 1t can be
made to have effect Oh the 4th
of March, 1877, when Grants
second term expires. 1t should
be so made. The people Of the
country expect it. Not to do
it would be an outrage and a
fraud. The majority Of the
House expect to elect the next
President. 1t will add honor
to their disinterestednessi if they
commence by reducing his sala-
ry one-half.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

There is at least one dying
statesman about whose religious
convictions there will be no dis
pute. On New Years Eve Alex.
ander Fl. Stephens was visited by
his old friend Rev. John P. Dun-
can, at the request of Mr.. Ste
phens, sang several hymns and
prayed. When he was about to
leave, Mr.. Stephens asked him to
request the Meth9dists who were
watching the old year out to pray
for national peace, prosperity, and
fraternity, and "that the Govern
ili::eent might be reclaimed from its
enemies ana brought back to the
designs of our forefathers. "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

Thirty-nine years ago, on the
morning Of the battle of San ia
cinto. Paul de Ponei, a sutler in
the Mexican army, buried his
loose cash beneath a clump of
bushes on the bank of neighbor-
ing bayou. Then he eft in the
war and was captured. A month
ago he landed at Galveston, hired
schooner, sailed up to San Jacin-
to and hunted up the battlefield.
After a search of two days he
struck the right locality and
found bis treasure amounting to
800 in Mexican gold, undis-
turbed. Il is proper to add that
the original bushes had grown to
be tall trees, though nothing like
as ia II as the story.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

DYs The ScRce, of Health
for February @cenairis the usual
variety Of reading. illustrated and
otherwise, Which.lr usefulness, is
beyond. question quail to any.
thing published in periodical. =
For instance, the adice. ard sug,
gestions contained irsuch articles
as the following are tyond price
as affecting health an happiness:
"Studies in Family Life" SIN
temperance and its Cases." "Liv.
ing to Eat and Eatingto Lives"
"G!uttony;" "NatureofGe Pulse"
"The Eyes and Shctacles; i"
."Why the Teeth Decay" cit is
So, but Why?" ''The APPLE and
its Uses in Food" The Recipe
Department is well-fIle. So,
too, is the Department. apropri.
ated to matters Agricultural Al
together a most admirable 1um.
Der. Price 20 cents, or 81 a ear.
S. R. WELLS & Co, Publisers,
737 Broadway, n. Y.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

Among curious customs I'D
superstitions noticed in an arti,e
in BLdcktO0Od on the "Legens
and Folk lore of North Wales,
there is one the singularity OF
which is heightened by the state
ment that it still survives il
North and South Wales and the
Border. At a funeral, "a hire.
ling who lives by such services
has handed over to him a LOAF of
bread, a maple bowl of beer o
milk, and sixpence, in consider
alton of which be takes upon hiu
all the sins of the defunct, ant
frees him or her from walking af
ter death" The scape goat i
current ly called a "Sin-eater."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03
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A Dinner and a Kiss.
81 have brought your dinner, father,'
The blacksmith's daughter said,
As she took from her arm the kettle
And lifted its shining lid.
"There is no pie or pudding,
So will give you this!''
And upon the toil-worn forehead
She left childish kiss.
The blacksmith took off his apron
And dined in happy mood,
Wondering much at the savor
Hid in his humble food;
While all about him were visions
Full of prophetic bliss;
But he never thought of the magic
In his little daughters kiss.
And she with her kettle swinging,
Merrily trudged away.
Stopping at sight of squirrel,
Catching some wild-bird's lay.
And I thought how many a shadow
Of life and fate would miss,
II. always, our frugal dinners
Were seasoned with a kiss.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03
Specie Resumption.

The leading Republican journa
in Ohio, the Cincinnati Gazette
discourses of specie resumption
thus:
"Tbe theory that our gold will
stay in the country if we make a
demand for it for currency, by
paying it out for our currency al
par, is certainly bright. At II
per cent. premium, the gold is ex'
ported as fast as we dig it up
The reason, we are told, is be-
cause it is the cheapest commodi-
ty we have for Europe to buy
And this is the true reason. But
if we pay 1t out for our currency,
on its present volume, at par,
that will cheaper gold by the a.
mount of the present premium,
and thus will make it SO much
cheaper for Europeans. Will
that keep it in the country? The
notion is the same as if We should
say that if the exporter, who has
to pay in currency II per cent.
premium for gold to export, and
who finds the export profitable
at that rate, could 60 to the banks
or treasury with currency and get
gold at par, he would not export
it. The idea leads US to the mi
raculOus, But to pay out specie
at par on the present volume Of
currency, is not to appreciate cur
rency, but to depreciate specie;
and this will expedite its flight
abroad. There is no way to spe
Gle payments but by Withdrawing
the greater part of the paper mon
ey. That will in reality make
specie in demand for money
They who talk about specie pay
ments in 1879 must face this fact.
Nothing but currency cOntrae-
ton at such a rate as no country
in the world ever tried-such AS
no country governed by sane men
will ever try, can prepare for
specie payment in 1879; or make
it possible. Any t TX, other than
thls,is quackery and most danger
GUS deception"
And yet the "quackery and
most dangerous deception" which
is here contemned is just the
quackery which the Republican
leaders and a few Wall street
Democrats are teaching. 1t is
this "most dangerous deception"
which they fully intend to enforce,
though it be to the utter ruin Of
the industries Of the South.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03
Mrs. Eliza Warby, Of Fitch

Mrs. Eliza Warby, of Fitch
burg, is not one Of your sit
down-and-sigh-for -for-a-better- fate
women. She believes in action,
and is now in Jail for stealing a
horse about three years ago and
driving it to Canada. She is a.
bout fifty years old, and War
by, who is her third husband,
was only fifteen years, when
she married him, five years ago.
Jail life doesn't agree with her.
She says she feels all the time
as though she ought to be do
ing something.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03
A Disguised Deadhead
and a Frightened
Fireman.

One man will never deadhead
any more on trains running down
the Truckee Canyon. Just as the
midnight train pulled out from
Truckee he jumped on the pilot
of the engine. No one saw him.
1t was one of the engines that
have a space between the boiler
head and the top of the pilot, and
he snuggled down so close in this
space that the fireman passed him
unnoticed while oiling the engine.
The place was warm and cosy,
owing to the heat from the boiler,
and as the train swept around
the curves of the river the mau
kept chuckling quietly at the cute
manner in which he was swind-
ling. Leland, Stanford & Co,
Boco, Camp Is, and Bronco were
passed, and the deadhead was
grinning from ear to ear at the
success of his wonderful luck
Suddenly there was crash! bang!
thud! that transformed the grin
to a CHASTITY stare; but this part
of the story is best told from the
engine. "Sam, amt we running
pretty tast?" said the engineer to
the fireman. "Yes," said Sam, 81
don't like to go rouaa these
curves quite so darned-" Just
here the conversation was inter
rupted by the aforesaid thud.-
The engine had struck something
with great violence, and whatev-
er it was had been thrown against
the boiler and headlight, and the
light was out. The engineer and
fireman exchanged looks of aston
ishment. Each had caught a
glimpse of something-a shape on
the track just as the engine shot
around the point. Not word
was exchanged. Sam grasped
the f1aring torch which fremen
carry and ran out to the front of
the boiler, For an instant Sam
leaned over and held the torch
out and above the pilot, and then
slowly turned and walked back
into the cab. "My God!" be gasp
ed, "we have killed a man." "Is
he mangled much?" eagerly in
quired the engineer. 81 couldn't
tell" said Sam, che was all cover
ed with blood" There was un.
broken silence in that cab until
the train pulled into Verdi
and stopped. Slowly, mechani-
cally, each man took light and
went forward to examine the dead
Imagine their astonishment when
they arrived and found blood and
pieces of flesh, and all that, and
no man. Sam insisted that he
was lying down close to the boiler,
and could not possibly have rolled
off the pilot; yet he was gone
There was blood on the headlight,
blood on the hoiler, the pilot, and
everywhere. All night long they
wondered and queried and puz-
zled over the sad mystery, and
it was not until the next day
that they learned the truth
The engine had struck a cow and
literally dashed her to pieces
Our unknown friend was so scared,
so drenched with blood and cover
ed with material composing the
cow that he was quite disgusted
with dead-headiug. He lay per-
fectly still until the train stopped;
then be crawled out from his
hestling-place unscathed, and re- /
Iy enjoyed the cool night'walk
Reno. Sam Redmond has new
e to this day recovered from the
fr,ht he received when he saw
tht blood drenched deadhead ly-
ln@tretched out on the pilot
ITckee (Cal) Republican.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

At Columbus, Ohio, among
the bills introduced is one ma
king forcible entry into corn
cribs and poultry yards burgla-
ry; and one requesting General
Grant to dismiss his relations
and to appoint Union soldiers
in their places.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

"ChiIoreu," said a country min
lister, addressing a Sunday school,
"Why are we like flowers? What
do we have that flowers have?"
And a small boy in the infant
class, whose breath smelled of
vermifuge, rose up and made re-
ply, "Worms," and the minister
crept under the pulpit chair to
hide his emotion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03
AOsborn, Mo-, on the Hannl

AOsborn, Mo-, on the Hannl.
bal st. Joseph Railroad, on
Ihur'ay night of last week, bur-
glars loke into a drug store and
stole a'ott!e of chloroform, with
which hey drugged the whole
town. hey robbed both hotels,
all the ssres, and many private
residence They secured sever.
al thonsaa dollars and then went
away.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

1t is importst to know the
difference betweemushrooms and
toadstools, but ittakes years to
find out, and ,autsrities differ
The only sure tests to eat one.
If you live, it is a ilshroom. 1t
you die, it is a toattool.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

Many a man who would roll
up his eyes in terror at the idea
of stealing a nickel will swoop
down on a silk umbrella worth
$40, and walk off with his lips
moving peacefully as in prayer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

Concerng the engagement
OF a pastorNy a church in Ken
lucky, a meber writes; awe
have securealis services for the
ensuing yearat the salary of
$1OO, and arelooking forward
for great blesngs!'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

twenty-five newspapers sus-
pended during the first week of
1876, and only four new ones
were started: The unfortunate
ones, were all country papers or
feeble city ones.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

A fellow in Dorrisviile, Califor-
MIA, had a mother who disliked
the girl whom he had engaged to
marry. Said the mother ."rll
give you the brindle steers and
the mule if you don't marry her. "
He took the brutes in preference
to the girl. 80 -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

A Kentucky justice has de-
cided that it is not legal for
farmer to hitch his wife up with
a mule, no matter how anxious
he is to plow..
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

A young woman in Chicago
put her false teeth in a glass of
water at night, and in the ioorn-
ing found them imbedded in a
chunk of solid ice. She was
late at breakfast, the process of
thawing out the teeth with a
bonfire of matches having been
slow.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03

Detroit policemen don't seem
to be very good marksmen. 81
want you to either hit me or stop
making such a blamed racket,
said a thief in that city, at whom
a policeman was shooting.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-03
TERMS.

ts~ Two Dollars for one year, t'1UG-
.,obly an adUGhce; Two Dollars and
Ft1y Gents if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
10 be paid for IN GdUd'sce.
nT- Single copies, Five Gents each.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-08

shally, O'Brien, Parker. Pilten, Post,
Quinn, Reed, Rossburg, Tymons, frog,
Van Bramer. Whalley.
Company G-Captaiu Mcintosh; Ser
geants Batziel, C~olsedine; Corporals
Martin, Hogman, Wells; farrier Henry
Doge; trumpeters Crawford and Saddler;
privates Rogers, Monroe, McGinniss,
Leballey, Stefferman, Papp.
Company H-Corporsl Lee; privates
Jones and Meader.
Company M-sergeant NJ Harris, Cor
porals Scoltie and Struger, privstes
Gordon, Kleetz, Bursher, French, Tan
ner, Meyer, Lemsrs, Fenly, Voigt,
Twenty.6ity Infantry-Lieut John X
Crittenden.
Civilians-Boston Custer, Mark Kel'
logg, Arthur Reed, Charles Reynolds
aud Frank c Mann. Indian scouts
Bloody Knife, Bobtailed Bull and Stab,
Recapitulation Commissioned officers
killed IA; acting assistant surgeons /;
enlisted men 237; Indian scouts 8.
The following is a full list of the
wounded: Privates Davis and Cory,
co l, Seventh cavalry, right hip; Patrick
Mcdonald, co D, left leg; Sergeant KOhn
Eahl. co Il, back; private Michael G
Madden, co X, right Leg; VIM George,
co H, left side-died July Sd at 4 a nj
First Sergeant VIM Heyn, co A, left
knee; privates John McNay, co G, hip;
Patrick Corcoran, co K, right shoulder;
Max Wicke, co X, left foot; Alfred
Whittier, CO c, right elbow; Peter
Thompson, right hand; Jacob Diehl,
CO A. face; ]. 81. Meyer, co
NJ, back; Roman Butler, co M,
right SHOULDER; Daniel Newell, co M, left
thigh; James Mullen, co 81, right thigh
Elijah Stroude, co A, rightleg; Sergeant
Polk Carney, co NJ, right hip; privates
James E Kennett, co c, body-died July
9th at 8 o'clock; Francis W Reeves, co
a, left hand and body; James Wilbur, co
NJ, left leg; Jasper Marshall, co Il, left
foot; Sergeant James T Riley, co &, back
and left leg; privates John 7 Phillips, co
q, face and both hands; Samuel
Severn, co H, both thighs; Frank
Brun, co NJ, face and left thigh; Corpo'
raj Alex B Bishop, co q, right ARM pri-
Yates James Foster, co A, right arm; W
E Harris, co NJ, left breast; Charles d
Bishop, co q, right arm; Fred H Ohm
stead, co A, left wrist; Sergeant Charles
White, co A, right arm; privates Thomas
P Varney, co NJ, right ear; Charles
Campbell, co G, right shoulder; John
Casper, co H, right elbow; John Nc
CURE, co c, right arm; Henry Black, co
Il, right hand; Daniel McWilliams, CO
q, right leg; an IHdian scout,
name unknown, left off at Berthold;
Sergeant Riley, NJ co l, Seventeenth In
fantry, left, at Buford, constipation; Da.
vid Atkinson, co c, Seventh Cavalry,
left off in July at Buford, constipation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-08
Revive she DroOplng Ener0ies

When the physical energies droop. revive
them with that safest and most active of
%tonics, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. By a
timely use Of this ~salutary and agreeable
medicine you will cave yourself from positive
disease; for, be assured that the languor and
loss of strength and appetite which troubles
you is in fact the precursor of some malady
Of, perhaps, a serious nature. Appetite, tran
quillity Of the nervous system, and pristine
vigor, will assuredly be restored if the Bitters
are used Systematically, and the alimentary
disturbance. which in nine cases out of ten
gives rise to debility and nervousness. be en-
tirely removed. Regularity of the bowels,
active hillary secretion, the expulsion of i'm
p~urities from the blood through the kidneys,
are also among the beneicent effects of this
admirable restorative.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-08

ONE Of the orators at the Radi-
cal gathering last night was a new
convert, lately baptized by Barbour
Lewis, and received into the full
fellowship of the faithful. New
converts are always jealous. This
one gave it out that he intended to
stand up to the rack, fodder or no
fodder, saying that he had been a
dray horse for the Democratic
party, but wanted no Office from
any party. This last clause was
heartily cheered; in fact, encored by
the other office : seekers sitting
around, as newcomers, especially
"dray-horses," are invariably re-
garded with suspicion by the yete-
rams who have borne the heat and
burden of the day. In this case,
however, there is no danger. The
dray-horse is a smaller animal, with
an abnormal development of ears
and voice. Let him bray; we can
spare him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-08

pet baggers, and will submit his list to-
morrow to the President.
MARSHAL PAcKARD's SUCCESSOR.
A new appointment in Packard's place
for Louisiana will be made very 500.
HI TRIAL OF GENERAL BELKNAP.
The Senate began the trial of General
Belknap to-day and went ahead vigor-
ously. General Mcdowell gave impor-
tant testimony, showing hat four years
ago Belknap was fully informed OF the
corruption in the Fort Sill leadership
The counsel for the defense did not cross
exapine, and their line OF tactics re.
mains to be developed. 1t is the inteu-
ton to go ahead rapidly with the trial,
aud many think that it will be finished
in two weeks. l. Q W.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-08

SECRETARY CHANDLER says that
when it came his turn as Seer etary
of the Interior to comply with the
law which recently passed direct.
ing him to turn into the Secretary
of the Treasury all bonds and trust
funds held by the Interior DEPART
ment for the benefit of ihe Indians
he commenced to examine them
closely. When his Endorsement
was required to the bonds he scru-
tinized each in turn an d found,
alter he had caused all the trust
funds to be tabulated for the yari-
Gus years, in the footing up, to use
his own terms, "the whole amount
of The robbery was 81, 37G, 466, in
stead of $1,000, 900, as enormously
announced heretofore" He also
found the almost incredible fact
that the United States government
had paid interest or these trust
funds amounting to 81, OOS,3 800,
to meet which Congress had duly
made appropriations year by year,
though the principal was either in
large part distracted or had been
vested in worthless securities, not.
withstanding the law has been
since lS4l, as it is now, covered by
section 1863 of the Revised Stat.
utes, which provides that: CAL
funds held in trust by the United
States and the annual interest &C.
cruing thereon, when not otherwise
required by treaty, shall be invested
In stocks of the United States
bearing a rate of interest not lesi
than five per centum per annum.