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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27
The Last Place.

The newly-elected sheriff of a
Carolina county was sitting in bis
office sad-eyed and haggard.-
He held in his hand a stack of
manuscript representing the APP
plications of eight hundred and
seventy-nine applicants for dep
uty sheriff, each of whom said
he had worked for him at the
polls, and had gained him al
the way up from two hundred
to one thousand votes from their
personal friends who did not
vote the ticket. A man attired
in a blue shirt with a paper
collar and a red nose, entered
the office, and greeted him cor
daily. "Ah, Mr.. Sheriff, but
it's glad l am to see You look
- so hearty; don't you re-
member me?"
II don't think lido" remarked
the official, although there is
something in your face which is
familiar to me"
"Ah, Mr.. Sheriff, l thought
you'd know me, | worked for
YOU all day election, and got
you one thousand votes, and l
come for that place."
"Well, I am sorry to say that
[ have promised all the places
At my disposal"
"Oh, give me a place, / don't
care what it is"
"Ob, by the by" said the
sheriff with a malicious grin in
nis eye, "there is place, but
It's not worth much, and [ don't
think yon'd take it."
"Ah, Mr.. Sheriff, I'll take
anything-I don't care what
Kind of a place it is. Tell me
what it is, and I'll jump at it
With my coat Off"
Cali right" said the sheriff.
'Thcre is a Chinaman going to
De hanged at the Jail next
month, and he wants somebody
o take his place. | think it
will suit YOU"
The man with the red nose
ceased to smile, and asking the
sheriff for a quarter to pay for
lis lodging that night, he left
he Office and mingled with the
hrong of would-be deputy |
,heriffs on the outside.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27

~ Referring TO the enoeav--
or of the Republican press to
shield Belknap, or extenuate his
crime, by putting the blame upon
his wife, the Kansas City fEnes
has the following. What on earth
has nativity Of wife, or her loyal
ty to the Union during the war,
to do with the misconduct of Bel
knap: o
eve have no disposition to de-
fend her, but if her disloyalty is
to be set up as an excuse for Bel.
knap's dishonesty, let US at least
have the truth about the matter.
Her father, old DIR. Tomlinsop, of
Harrodsburg, KY, was brought
up and educated in Connecticut.
He was a bitter, uncompromising
and proscriptive Unionist in the
war, aud so was she. The flag of
Col. Landum's regiment was made
and presented BY her to one Of
the hardest fighting organizations
contributed by Kentucky 70 the
Union cause during the war"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27
Mail D1rectOry.
Fayetteville POst-Ofhce-

ps1road-leaves every day except Sun
a. w.t6 n; arrives at p. NJ. Supplies
-. foIIowing offices: Kelso, Lincoln, tlynt-
-;Ile' Oregon, Georges Store, Elora, Hunts
,ct.t;on. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shelbvville s;age-srrives Monday, We'd
.asdav and Friday at 10 A. n; leaves same
dsys st 2P.y. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
49, Rooneville, County Line, SheibyVille.
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at g A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
r.;dav at4P.M. Supplies Harpers Branch,
cnsben. Hazle Green, MeridianYille and
SbcIbvyille horse-leayes Mondays and
rrhnrsdavs at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
r-;dsy at 4P.N. Supplies Norris Creek,
CHESTNUT Ridge, Hawthorne and ShelbFylile.
puIsski horse--arriyes everF Friday at ~
leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
...,ston. Boons Hill, Eillyille. Pisgah, Brad
ehsw and Pulaski
pia,che horse--leaEes every friday 81
Strives Saturday at 3 P. N. Sup
o. c,marge. Moline, Cold Water, Blanche.
PIT r9onev Orders can be obtained ct this Of
LINEN post Offices ia sli parts eff the q
LII ~ States. 4 list OF Money Order offices
- he seen onapplicssion. Rstos OF com
.;ss;on sn for Money Orders are Is follows;
-. oxceeding SIS. ....-..... 20 cents
cce,i % Is spd not exceeding $50 is do
a. 20 % do ~ % do
90 20 Ss d. 9-:.-25 do
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27
4EgERaiee9eeteg,
Hold Your Head UP Like
a Man.

G1OlO Il our E1eaO Up Lib
a Man.
If the stormy winds should rustic,
While you tread the worlds highway,
Still against them bravely tussle,
Hope and labor day by day;
Falter not, no matter whether
There is sunshine, storm or calm,
And in every kind of weather,
Hold your head up like man.
If brother should deceive you,
And should act traitors part,
Never let his treason grieve you,
Jog along with lightsome heart;
Fortune seldom favors fawning,
Boldness is within the plan,
Hoping for better dawniDg,
Hold your head up like man.
Earth, though e'er so rich and mellow,
Yields not for the worthless drone,
But the bold and honest fellow,
He can shift and stand alone;
Spurn the knaye of every nation,
Always do the best you can,
And no matter what your station,
Hold your head up like man.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27

The Iowa House of Repre-
sentatives have passed a bill re-
quiring that all conditions of
insurance policies shall be piin-
ted in type not smaller than
'1ong primer" and that the use
of smaller type shall yitiate the
policies. :
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27


"He went out t.. get the poison
when he left me waiting. He
put it up to resemble the drug
gist's parcel, for which he substi-
tuted il as we went along. Vii.
lain Il know it now ! / carried
the parcel in the right pocket OF
my overcoat, and it was on that
side he walked !"
I was seated in my Office on the
day preceding that fixed for the
trial, lndulging in anything but
sanguine expectations, when a tap
at the door announced a visitor.
1t was detective whom l had
employed.
"AVhat is itY''I I inquired, after
closing the door.
81 made an arrest to-day" he
answered, sand in the prisoners
possession found this overcoat, y
undoing package he had brought.
"Well p
"In one of thelpockets found
this and he handed me a small
parcel which I opened.
Inside were three papers, folded
as the druggist put up the pre-
scription.
"The person with whom found
this coat, the detective continued,
"confesses that be stole it from a
billiard saloon, the owner having
laid it aside while playing; and
the date he fixes corresponds with
Mr., Courtney's murder. But
what is more important, I have
ascertained that Charles Court
ney is the owner of the coat I"
"Let us at once proceed to the
druggist,s,' / exclaimed springing
from my chair and snatching up
my hat.
We were soon there.
"Please examine that parcel"
said |, putting it in the hands of
the druggist.
He did SO, carefully opening
the papers and inspecting their
contents. They contained three
white powders ann
Chow do they correspond with
those you made up for Mr.. Court
'ney ?" ! inquired, "and for which
others seem to have been So mys,e
teriously substituted" a. |
"They do not correspond at all"
be answered "they are the same"
"Ihe same! How do you know
that p @
"By these figures" he replied
pointing to the inside of one Of
the papers. 81 had made a cal-
culation that dayaon the sheet of
paper, part of which ] used in
putting up the prescription bought
by Mr.. Edward Horton. The re.
| have preserved, not
knowing but that it might become
important Here tits, and you
See how this piece and the figures
it it" sil'aa &C. 51 e ~
They did exactly the chain Of
evidence was complete o.'" = z +
l need hardly tell how. the tri,
oil ended. Charles Courtney was
called by the prosecution to prove
some unimportant point. The
counsel whom / had retained for
the defence asked him but three
questions on cross.examinatien
"Had he accompanied the pris-
oner from the drnggist's?9 aeRs
"Had he lost his overcoat that
day r Y4E0K
w as that IL sa5 ~ ~
The questions were very sim-
pie, bat the effect on the witness
was most remarkable. He trem-
bled, and turned pale. He knew
his secret was out, and lying was
useless. He answered all three
questions in the affirmative, but
in a voice scarcely audible. Be
fore the next witness was called |
he slipped from the court, rand |
was never heard Of afterwards.
With the testimony Of the de-
tective and the druggist, not tior- |
getting that of the thief who stole
the overcoat, we made short work
Of what had promised to be ga
beautiful case OF. circumstantial
80
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27

The saying, 'the race is not
always the swift has been
translated by the Chinese to
read: big long-legged man
don't always sometimes get a.
head of little boy"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27
An ex-aldsrman Of Newark, N.

j., suicided himself because his
wife worried him day and night a.
bout her dresses or the want of
them. Ifshis exsmple. should be
generally followed, widows would
soon become plentiful-by large
majority. 1
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27

No man, for any considera-
Bile period, can wear one face to
himself and another to the null
titrde, without finally getting.
bewiIdered as TO which may be
tihe.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27

!. A. man and wife at Easton,
Ga, were remarked after two
years matrimony, The first
ceremony having been in some
way informal, and the inheri-
tance of a large amount of prop
erty depending upon the validi-
ty of their marital relations,
they called their friends togeth-
.er and had a brilliant wedding,
and went off on a honeymoon
tour.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27
ik Psalm Bard of the Al

TX TsaIIn Daru OF INC II
ALBANIA State Journal says
"The Republicans of Alabama
must remember thata house di-
yldcd against itself cannot
stand" They must also re-
member that if that particular
house continues to divide TIE
contents of the public treasury
among it's members, the people
won't stand it longer than next
November.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27
2a Mans Way :

The front steps of a citizen
of High street have needed re-
pairs for many months past, and
almost every day since last Oc-
tober he has promised to send
a carpenter around to fix them.
He came home the other day to
find that his wife had been
tripped up again by the steps,
and this time she had received a
broken limb. She felt just as
any woman would, and as he
came into the house she stopped
groaning long enough to say:
"Fhe doctor says I'm laid up
for three or four months, and /
guess you'll fix those steps
now!'
@They ought TO havebeen fixed
long ago" he slowly replied,
'bpt if yoq are going to be laid
up all Summer ] won't bother
with EMIL come and. go by
the side door!"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27

AZ The RAIDS claim that
they are earnest in civil service
reform and publication of the
public service. But how was it
that developementsw weremade
until the people were wise E.
nough to send up a Democratic
majority in the House?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27
TKzExMa.

81 Two Dcsiars fo enc year. ,woa-
rsagse "a 1dcGnce; Two OofHars and
As5 Cents If payme0t be deferred tAree
1onsha. All papers gong out oethe county
70 berAid for IN advance.
"a Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27

"Colonel Pompey, how is you,
dis morning % '.Lool'ec here,
nigga! Don't you call me Colo
ncl' no moe, since de white folks
Jcnt ;ua dis ubs N dc greunJ
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27
= ~ It is impossible to be-
lieve that all this Mretched buy

IItVS LIldI al lIlIS WTtICIUu UUy =
ing and selling of patronage
could have gone on about the
Presidents upon the threshold
of his house, and under his very
nose, without an unparalleled
and almost ineonceivable insen-
sibility os thehpart Of the Press
ident himself.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-27

Bas- Advertisements inserted at One Dol
lar per Square of Ten Lines or less for the
first insertion; Fifty Cents for each contin-
uance. BI-Local and Special Notices,
Twenty Cents per line.
RsE- Obituaries and calls on candidates
Fifty Cents per square.
Bag The privilege of yearly advertisers
$s strictly limited TO their own immediate
and regular business; and the business of
an advertising firm is not considered as in
cluding shat of the individual members.
RE- No deviation from these terms under
any circumstances.
pay Advertisements not marked with the
:,umber of insertions when handed in, Will
lie continued until ordered out, and pay
.nent eXacied.
R2y- No advertisements inserted gratui-
tOusly.
ass- Advertisements Of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price,
@AnnOuncing candidates-County Five
Dollars; Congressional Senatorial or Flote-
rial, Ten Dollars to be paid in advance.
The New York herald., 1876-12-13
PETER COOPER.

HI THINKS rILDEN ''GoT THE VOTES" AND
HOPES THAT ''RIaHr WILL PREVAIL"
While Mr.. Pctor Cooper seated boiore his cheer.
ful CRATE re In his old fashioned house Lexington
avenue yesterday afternoon, tho writer had
essing little chat with him the present situation =:
RrpoRrER-who will be the rext President, Mr..
Coopcrf
Mr.. CoopER-It 10 hard TO tell Mr.. Tilden seems TO
have good chance bus for the effort Of the govern
msnt count him out and count in Governor Hayes.
RrroRrER-Then you believe Mr.. Tilden Is electcds
Mr.. COOPER believe he's got tho votes. II you
take tho votes Of tho people he has got large ma
joriiy.
REroRrKR-Bus he may still be deprived OF the Office.
Mr.. CooPER-well, IL would be great shame,
although think anything would bo better than that
Tho people should get lighting again and we should
have another civil Well, SIR. If the two candi-
there is another lair election they would both immor-
tallze thcmseives-immorsalize themselves
REPoRTER-Did you not take good many votes
away from Governor Tilucny
Nj. Coorxn-No, SIR; 1 think the votes he got from
me Win who = rencraIIy sum
posed 10 represent my views or something rear them
and that's why many people votedtor hiu.
Mr. Cooper hoped that the present would be
settled peaccaby, and, opening the door Tor the re-
porter, he kindly added. wow pour OIL on thctroubied
waters DO ali you can TO prevent trouble"
nR. HEwIrr's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Hewitt returned on Monday afternoon 10 WASH
ington alter having had conference with Governor
Tden. IL had been stated that his object in coming
here was to let the Governor revise anu approve
address, soon be published, which Is TO represent
the democratic position IN the present contest Tor tho
Presidency. Mr. Hewitt Is evidently determined 10
Keep The contents Of this address secret, for he
snroudcd MS movements In considerable mystery
WINE here From supposed rep
resent Governor Tildcn with authority II
given that the entire statement relative
10 address published IN the papers WAS erroneous,
AMI that MIR. Hewitt was simply here TO soc his family.
THIS assertion however, was IN direct conflict with the
candid admission OF Mr.. Peter Cooper, Mr.. Hewitts
iathcr-in-law, who said that the latter had written
such address,, which he had read 10 David Dudley
Field who highly approved oi u as an able and orcibe
The New York herald., 1876-12-13
NEW JERSEY.

CONTESTED SEATS IN THE LOWER HOUSE
CANDIDATES yoR UNITED STATES SENATOR
AND YoR THE LEGISLATIVE pRIzEs-cLosE
DIVISION OF PARTIES ON FORMER OCCASIONS.
TRENTON Dec IL, 1870
The complications over the organization Of the lower
House Of coming Legislature in this State continue
TO tnicken. Another soat--that OF Mr Leonard. re-
publican, OF Monmouth county-s TO be contested as
VOL rs that OF Mr. Powers, democrat from Mercer
county. In reference TO thcsc contested seats
a highly esteemed and leading democrat to-day as.
surcd HERALD representative that both parties IN
the contest well disciplined that there Is no
earthly chance OF unseating oncr Powers or Leonard
There IL not the lcust probability that the contest
prosecuted DO decided before tho Senatorial ccc-
ton must take place. On the democratic side the
contest for Scnaorship has narrowed 10 four con-
tcstants-ex Governor Parker, AshbcI Green, John K
McPhcrson and Leon Albeit On the republican side
ksr, senator Frclinghuysen and William Walter Pnelps.
All opposition 10 Mr.. Rudolph y. Rabc Tor Speaker
on the democratic side has been Withdrawn
Senator Albeit continues 10 be the svoritc for the
Presidency OF the Senate also does Captain w. II.
Gill Tor the Sccrctaryship.
HISTORICAL PlRALLELs.
II is but very seldom that the Legislature has been
closely divided between the two parties Half
century ago a similar condition existed. The candi-
dates tor United States Senator then were Theodore
Frolinghuyscn aud Ephraim Bateman. Tho latter
was presiding officer OF the JOINT meeting. When a
vote taken stood 2s % for each candidate.
Mr. Baemzn AZ once dccdcd the contest by voting Tor
himself. thus winning tho prizo
Twelve years ago the House was o tic and therc
democratic majority Of one Ia tho senate. Mr.. Fow.
ler. democratic member from sussex county, died
shortly alter she Legislature was convened
A Loxo STRUGGLE.
Sixteen days were spent trying 70 secure an organ
izaslon, when eompromue was snsessA giving the
The New York herald., 1876-12-13
A Declaration of His Views as to
the Presidency.
II HAVE BEEN HONESTLY ELECTED"
The Attitude of the Southern Democrats
and Mr. Hayes.
Busybodies Bore the Governor
for His Views.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1

CINCINNATI, Dec. II, 1876.
Governor Hayes sti remains in this city. and spent
to-day In Making social calls among his old personal
friends here having been joined by Mrs. Hayes, who
came down from Columbus yesterday This alter
noon they drove out to Mount Auburn and Cliff
ton and called upon number Of their old
particular friends those beautiful suburbs or course
ask him how regards tho situation, and generally
his are non commi,taL on this point. this
afternoon, however, in conversation with ono OF tho
local republican leaders here he said, with emphass
POSITIVE STATEMENT.
81 have examined the situation carefully and thor
oughly, and, besides solicited and obtained the
opinions OF tho best constitutional lawyers Of the
country, and am now satisfied that have been
honestly elected President OF tho United States and
am entitled TO tho Office, and fully expect to be
inauguratcd as SUCH"
AVOIDING NEWSPAPER MEN.
The Governor Is particularly careful TO avoid ex-
pressing very decided opinions in tho presence OF cor
respondents OF newspapers but this remark made
TO gentleman who vouches Tor It's truth.
GovxRSoR HAYES AND SOUTH
One OF the gentlemen with whom hc had conversed
with moro than usual freedom was accosted by repre-
sentative Of tho HERALD this evening, with the in.
quiry 'what does Governor Hayes think OF the attL
tuds Of Southern democrats toward hms"
che is perfectly satisfied" was the reply, "from
tho expressions OF feeling he gets from shem in
letors daily that they willing and anxious to assist
him his efforts peace and harmony tho
South"
.'Do they want TO cooperate with himi''
s.Many OF them do at least that Is the tone Of their
letters"
"Then that Roberts interview at Columbus the other
day meant somcthingi"
~ don't say that, because don't know; but do
know Of his receiving such letters' was tho reply.
This n only one sido of the question, however
VOICE YRox FLORIDA.
Colonel Charles W. wooley, OF this city, returned
from Florida day, and givcs result Of his obser
vaons that tho Southern democrats arc very deter
mincd and only walt for leadership OF their brethren
Of the North to make most desperate resistance,
within tho mits OF tho law against tho acceptance Of
the vsrdcs Of returning boards In determining the
choice Of President
The New York herald., 1876-12-13
DEMOCRATIC CONGRATULATIONS.
ENTHUSIASTIC PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS IN
GEORGIA.

ENTHUSIASTIC PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS IN
GEORGIA.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ATLANTA, Dec. IL, 1870
The democratic torchlight procession here o-night
was by ar the grandcst OF the kind
seen in this part OF the country Visitors from every
tion OF tho state participated Almost every house in
The city was Illuminated aud decorated with tho Stars
and Stripes. The largest procession ever seen in
Georgia. bearing ansparcnccs containing all manner
OF devices and thousands OF torches marched through
the streets OF tho city, which literally abazo with
enthusiasm.
SPEECHES AND LETTERS.
Judge U. A. Lochranc, General i. NJ b, Young, Hon.
John W. Woilord Colonel Joel. Albert Blllups
others addressed tho crowd Ex-Governor Joseph T..
Brown was unable respond to Invitation speak
on account OF severe cold which hc contracted in
FLORIDA while hc watching the Returning Board,
but letter from him asserting his conviction
OF Tdcu's election and congrntulatng the country
the result Patriotic dispatches were read from At
torncy General Cooke. OF Florida, and number Of
other disting uished gentlemen.
coxcILIATORY SENTIMENTS
The temper OF all the speeches was moderate and
conciliatvry, and general BELIEF expressed that
the wisdom and good sense OF the American people
would that Tden, VINO was unquestionaby elected,
would be pcas efully and quietly inxugurated.
Much enthusiast prevailed throughout, without the
slightest disturbance. Hundreds OF coored men were
In Tho procession.
The New York herald., 1876-12-13

speakersbp the clerk and the 10 the
republicans, and the assistant clerk engrossng clerk
and doorkcopers 10 the democrats Al this sossioh
Mr. John r. Stockton chosen United states SEN
ator IN joint meeting, receiving forty votes aud de-
cared elected previous resolution offered by SEN
ator oisman that plurality might elect Mr.. Stock
ton subsequently, unseated by tho United States
Senate, on the ground that he had not received ma
Jority vote OF tho Legislature.