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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03
Marriages.
MARRTRD.


In this place, Wednesday, 26th ult., by
f, T.. Fulton, Esq, w. L. ALEXANDER
Esq, and Miss N. C. WARDEN.
In this county, near Gordon's Mill, Thurs.
day, 9th ult, by Rev. GrOce, Mr.. n ID
Of alabama, and Miss MATTE
LOU H0OTS, of this county.
Licenses have been issued 10 the follow.
ing parties since our last
WHITE.
Humphrey n Pettes and Susan Y. Joins
J. /. Eslick and q. A. Tucker.
II. c. Gregory and Mollie VickcrS.
COLORED.
uirara Bright and Rebecca Hall.
Charley Foster and Margaret Clark.
Clement Wells and Louisa WtlL0rn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03
Fresh.

Fresh Dry Goods and Groce-
ries at the northwest corner,
with prices lower. Coffee a
lbs. for one dollar. Barter taken
In exchange for goods.
j. G. FISHER.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

IL Fayetteville Military A
cademy begun its fall session
last Monday, with forty pupils.
That was an encouraging begin
ming.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

NJ The Great Western Sen
cation did not exhibit last Friday,
as it had promised. An attach
ment levied by chattanooga COZ
stable demcraliged the concern.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

NJ Hon. James II. Thorn
as returned to Fayetteville last
Saturday in feeble health, but
better than for a week or SO.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

s3H Our friends John V. Nc
Kinney and A. L. Anderson have
each favored us with some deli
cious apples = summer red = for
which they viii accept our thanks.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

The Shelbyville Gazette pre-
sents Hon. Edmond Cooper Of that
place as it's choice and the choice
of the people of Bedford county
for the nomination for EIector
of this Congressional District.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03
Sales before our Next.
Advertised in the Observer.

By D. W. Clark, G. and M,
next Monday, the 9TH, at the
courthouse, lot in Fayette-
vile, in the case of w. j. Ste
gall VS.. Isaac Bonner (col.) and
Allen Spencer (col.)
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03
Reduced.

ReadY-made clothing now
sold cheaper at the northwest
corner than ever before, Call
and examine goods and prices.
j. G.. FISHER,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

g% Our valued friend w.
L. Berry, of San Francisco, fa-
vored Us with a roll Of late Cal
ifornia papers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03
LAND SALES.
CIIANCERY SALE OF
L A N y 7
Joel L. Cole. VS. c. L. Randolph, and T. c.
B yant VS.. Joel L. Cole.
On Saturday, August 10, 1876,

On Saturday, August 10, 1876,
n obedience to a decree CT sac pro-
i nOunced at the April term, 1870, of the
Chanccry Court at Fayetteville, IN the cor
SolIdated causes OF Joel L. Cole vs. c. l.
Randolph, and Fannie c. Bryant vs.. J Del L.
CO.e, will attend on the premises, aud offer
FOR sale to the highest bidder, at pulTc
outc:y, the f lowing described TRACT
OF LAND lying in Lincoln county, Civil
District No. =, and bounded as follows
Beginning at stake in Norris Geek 1
poles cast of lack oak standing on the
east side Of tie Fayetteville and Shelby
vile turnpike, running up the Geek with
its meanderlngs North SO deg. % poles S2
deg, East l6 polls North Al deg. East "a
poles, North II deg. Fast 20 poles 10 box
elder stump on the east lank Of tie old
channel of the Creek, and in the south
boundary re Of Hugh Mckenzie, North
SO deg. West Is poles to a stake, ] pole
West to small sugar tree marked as u
pointer, South 3l1s deg. East 81 poles to
the beg ming, containing
81 Acres, More or Less
But that compliments have waived their
lien on about 6 acres included in said above
boundaries sold by their consent 10 one c.
l.. Smith, and TOW in Lis possession.
TEENS OF SALE-Said land viii be sold
on credit Of six, twelve, eighteen ard
twenty-four months. Notes with TWO or
more good and sufficient securities will be
required Of the purchasers. and a lien Ie-
taincd on said land Tor the whole Of the
purchase money.
Said land will be sold to satisfy iude-
ment in favor of Joel l.. Cole of SI,15S. 30,
interest and cost in this Court, and costs in
Circuit Court d. W. CLARK,
Clerk and Master and Special Com.
july20o
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

~ Mr.. James M. Metcalfe,
formerly of this place, is, we are
sorry to learn, dangerously sick
with typhoid fever, in Columbia.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03
For One Dollar

/ will sell Ladies Cloth Shoes,
high cut, any number from 2 to
z. j. G. FISHER.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03
Origin Of the Bloody
Shirt"
From the Nashville American.

Last evening two old Confed.
crates were reviewing the political
situation and contemplating the
bright future that may be antici.
pated by the election of Tilden
and Hendricks, when it was re-
marked that this would be the
last bloody shirt campaign
BY the way said one of the
party, 1 think | know the origin
of that expression. Ten years a.
go an old fellow, Bill Wyatt, liv-
ing in Lincoln county, made
his house a place of meeting for
the Union League, and became
most obnoxious in the community.
A disgusted party visited him and
stained his shirt so much that he
exhibited it before BrownIow'S
legislature
And Morton and others have
almost worn that shirt out. 1t is
time it was laid aside.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

All members of Fayetteville Council No
369 U. +. T., are earnestly requested to at
tend the meeting of the Council next Tues
day night, as business Of importance is t.
he attended to. By order of the Council
7. j. BRUCE, W.P.
W. Fl. MCNELLEY, Secretary.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

N IF you are done with
our Corn Shelters, We need them
bad. L. j. GRAY & Co.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

~ A rabid dog was killed in
Fayetteville last Saturday.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

~ Election for county of
ficers to-day.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03
INSOLYENT NOTICE.

DURSUANT to an order of the Clerk of
4 the County Court of Lincoln county,
Tenn, upon the suggestion of the admins
traitor of the estate of
Archibald McClurkin, dec,
of the insoll ency of said decedent's estate,
notice is hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate to present them
to the Clerk Of said county, authenticated,
on or before the Goth of October,
1876. for pro rata distribution, or they
will be forever barred.
jUlyD w r WYATT, Adm.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03
New Advertisements.

East Tennessee University.
Local-Centennial Livery Sta
BILE.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03

s@- Some of the papers of this
district are suggesting suitable per-
sons for Elector. Last week we
copied from the Lynchburg Senti-
mel a paragraph recommending
Capt. J, II. Burnam, of Fayette
vile, for the position. If select
ed, he would make vigorous, a.
bic canvass. Others are men
toned
As each Congressional district is
entitled to one elector. we would
suggest Hon. Jno. W. Burton as a
suitable person for that position,
in the Fifth district.-M,ytrees-
6or0 NeqUS.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-03
Quarterly Court.

Saturday, Goth ult., the Jury
of View appointed at the April
term recommended the opening
of a road from Eldad ford on
Elk river to Chenault's ford on
said river.
OVERSEERS.
The following road oyerseers
were appointed
d. L. Askins of a second
class from the forks of the road
at the Johnson place to A. S.
Sloan's well.
d. M. Hampton of a second
class from the mouth Of the
lane south Of the residence of
w. S. Curtis to the county
line west Of the farm of w. P.
Smith.
Monroe Gill of a seconded
from Myers school house. to the
Fayetteville and Pulaski road
at S. M. EmmoEs.
. j. p. Buchanan was appoin-
ted guardian of +. NJ. l.. and
j. +. Buchanan, minor heirs of
L. w. Buchanan, dec.
Brown Parkinson qualified
as administrator Of the estate
Of Hugh Parkinson, dec.
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Fayetteville Observer
Thursday, August 3, 1876.


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Election Thursday, Aug.3, 1876
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02

THERE is bill before Congress in
tended TO prevent what is known as
whisky frauds. la the first place il is
proposed to reduce the lax OH whisky
winch is now nearly u ttoiid, per gall
Ion to .ffty cents. This would remove
great temptation for stealing. With
Il tax OF itco 1t ,itafs per gallon we did
not receive within fce millions Of dot
lars annually AS mach as we do now,
when II is less than half that amount.
The salaries ot the officers who are to
collect the whisky lax are raised about
.ffty per cent This is upon the Idea
that men we'll paid hv the Govern
meut are less likely to be bribed by
the whisky diStiilers. Ia this we do
not take much stock. Avarice grows
from w hat it leeds on. We tavrr no
increase of salary to any Government
officer. On the contrary we 'ayur de
crease. One good feature of the bill
is that all officers are appointed for
one year only. aud can remain at the
sam. station but six months. Noiwo
officers can remain together after that
period. This would have Il tendency
To break up rin"s by the frequent in
PRODUCTION ut new elements into them.
Officers are to receive two per cent.
additional compensation per year
where they have been guilty OF no
miScon.iuc; or frauds. No distinction
is nude 5ciwcen recti.iers aud whole
sale dcalc There arc oil er reforms
of !, minor character urged III this bill.
But still we fail to see the great re-
form which is to TAX every ui>tiilery
in the country its fall capacity when
it is running on suli time. rt,at done,
where will fraud have an opportunity
to manifest itselt?-E'nqairer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02

THERE is as much specie in the
country now as there was last Fall
W hen the Radicals asserted that there
were 40 unsurmOuntable difficulties
in the way OF resumption, and there
has been a contraction in the volume
of the paper currency to the amount
of about $35,OOO,OAO. But now these
same Radical wire. workers can plain
ly see that forced resumption will
work tI.e utter ruin of the business
outside the temples Of The money
changers is there any one to advocate
the claims of "honest money"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02
Loss by the Turning of a steamer

CINCINNATI, Feb. 2S.-It is estima-
ted upon reliable data that the loss by
the burning of the steamer Mary Bell
at Nicsburg, Miss, yesterday, will
reach over half II million dollars. She
had :. large number of l,ass- ng-rs, with
valuable baggage. She was heiievetl
to be tue largest steamer ever construc-
ted for navigating the Mississippi or
amy other river; her extreme length of
hull beiug 325 feet, aud breadth IS feet.
In constructing the boat over ,OU0, 900
feet of water seasoned oak was used.
She had battery of eight steel plate
boilers. She cost over Si25, 900. The
insurance on her cargo viii fall heavi-
iy on The Memphis and New Orleans
underwriters. There Was no Insurance
GA the boat in Cincinnati.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02

The Indianapolis JoWWai, lOyal
administration organ, while it thinks
the prosecution in the Babe ock case
failed to make out case, still thinks
the verdict of the Jury sis not full
acquitlal SO far as acts and associations
are concerned" and says, sit still
leaves him in the position Of having
been the intimate friend and dupe of
Mcdonald and Joyce, two vulgar
aud thoroughbr ed scamps,
whom no honorable gentleman ought
ever 10 have become the con fident or
the victim Of" 1t does look little as
though "Dabs" reputation had suffered
and that he didn't hasten
to explain those mysterious and dam
aging dispatches, as he said he would
as soon as opportunity offered. But
the evil association
of the Presidents Private Secretary,Le
will not be lowered in the confidence
spd esteam Of Grant in The least.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2S.-A terrible wind
storm. amounting almost to q tornado,
struck the northern part of St. Charles.
Missouri, yesterday morning, passing
down Main and Second streets, de-
molished or badly injured twenty or
more buildings.
Among those most seriously dam
aged were Kramer's warehouse, which
was wrecked and his Touring mill was
also greatly injured. The court house
was unroofed and the front blown
down. The county Jail was unroofed,
the walls of the two upper stories
blown down, leaving the iron cells
exposed Concert Hall and ST. Charles
Savings Bank, the Gas Works, and
Pipcr's Agricultural Warehouse, were
totally destroyed. The First National
Bank will have to be pulled down.
The County Clerks Office, the Califor
mia House, Democrat, Ners and Zeit-
unq newspaper Offices, Park Hotel,
German Methodist Church, Odd Eel
lows Building, aud numerous other
buildings are badly injured.
James GOsney, employee of the gas
works, aud son, killed; three or four
other persons more or less hurt.
The storm went in the direction OF
Portage des Sioux, and it is ssid has
destroyed several farm houses and in
jured q number of persons.
The storm lasted less than five min
utei. The damage at st. Charles is es-
timated at $4,000, but this is proba-
bly, exaggerated.
CHICAGO, FEB. 2S.-A terrific wind,
rain, and thunder storm prevailed in
this section last night, lasting until
near morning. 1t was specially
severe in the vicinity Of Milwaukee.
Telegraphic communication is entirely
severed with points north of here, and
the wires are reported badly down in
all directions.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 2S.-rhe Times
Evansville Qnd.) special says the tor
nado at Princeton, Indiana, last night,
blew down ten houses. One house
WIS burnt. As far as heard from, one
old lady and boy were seriously in
iured.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02
Grmnt.s IIsbility to Impeachment.

The acquittai Of Babceck surprises
/ no one, but on the contrary accords
with public expectation. Not that the
| public believes him innOceDt-the re-
verse is the fact. The President him
self was on trial aud the power OF the
Administration was too great TO hope
for q conviction. The suborned tes-
timony of the letter carrier Magill.
was merely a sample OF the desperate
expedienfs which the defense resort ed
to in order to secure 4 verdict. When
the damaging kilograms were made
public Babcack and his friends were
loud in their declarations that they
could all be satisfactorily explained,
but when the trial came, Babcock's
lawyers argued for hours to prevent
The telegrams being offered in evidence
and when they were admitted they
were allowed 10 stand unexplained.
After all, Babcock is a mere figure
head in this matter. Behind and above
him stands the President of the United
States. we have already called atten-
ton to the fact Grant knew of the
frauds, but did not interfere to prevent
them because elections were pending.
When the particular elections he de-
sired TO influence were over, Senaiori-
al elections followed, and after these
came Grants own reelection. Daring
all this time the President knew the
whisky thieves were at work, but he
did not interfere. This is Il matter OF
sworn evidence, which has been ad.
mitted OH all sides, without the slight
est effort being made TO disprove it.
The President is sworn to see that The
laws are faithfully executed, that the
revenues are honestly collected, &c,
and in allowing this scheme of plum
der TO continue, after it was brought
to his kowledge. he violated his oath
of Office in the most frightiul manner.
For this Offense he is liable to i'm
peachment, and the House of Repre-
sentatives would be fully justified in
preferring articles of impeachment
against him. Even the partiZan Sen
ate could not acquit him OF the charge
if he was brought before that body. !
There is much more occasion for his
impeachment than ever existed in the
case OF Andrew johnson. The real
basis tor JOhnsOn's impeachment was
his refusal to distribute the patronage
10 suit the Republicans. The charge /
against Grant is that he was porticeDs |
eriminis TO the robbery of the public !
treasury in order TO keep his party |
and himself in power.
1t would be difficult to devise a |
blacker or more pernicious act. 1t is /
not only public invitation, and ex-
ample from the CHEST official in the
land to plundeP the public treasury.
but it is actual subverting the govern
ment itself. If party once in power
can use the pnblic funds, without lim-
it, TO perpetuate itself, what safety or
justice is there in our boa sted system
of "self government" 1t would be
worse than despotism, for death
work radical changes in
yrannical rule, but this wonld be a
~ stem which mol hing short oil q bloody
revolution could overthrow.-iSkP Paul
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02

THREATENED STRIKE.-The Massil-
lon American says: "A general strike
of the miners of all the mines in this
valley is imminent. The men are now
paid seventy-five cents per ton, aud
the operators, in order to compete in
the market with coal fIom other val
lcys, notified the men on the 2lst inst.
that after March LIST reduction of ten
cents per ton on the price OF mining
would be made. The impression is
general that the miners will not sub
init"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02
scductio Ad Absurdum.

At recent meeting of the Reform
League of Boston, Mr.. BENJAMIN Skin
ncr Of Acton spoke advocating the alb
clifton of interest on money, and
claimed that the hard times and ac-
comparing evils were the result Of
stealing according TO law. He read the
following paper, said to have been
written by tramp, aud picked up in
the street of a country village:
"Ovcrproduction is the cause of
hard times therefore it the people
produced less they would have more.
Laughter and applause. This is i'll
accordance with tho weli-known law,
the more you put down the less you
take up-santi up af1 look pieasaut.'
Loud laughtcr.] If the farmer grows
an abundance OF wheat, corn, cucum-
bcrs, and cabbage, according to tho
political economy OF rice, and mOlass-
zee, we must suffer for the want OF corn,
cacumbers, and cabbage, but ii there
is a scarcity ofthese commodities we
shall haye plenty of them. Laughter
This comes through the philosophy OF
deduction from the law of supply and
demand. Applause and laughter.
There are SO many boots and shoes in
the market that we cannot be well
shod-but burn up the present stock
aud we will be we'll supplied iii that
direction. The great mass of people
to-day are destitute of money, and that
is because interests low and money
lies idle in the banks. Nowraise the rate
of interest by contracting the currency,
then business would revive and every
body would flourish. God bless the
idiots! Renewed and long continued
Iaughter.l Business being dull be-
cause of Overproduction, stop produce
ton aud all would be actively employ:
ed Men are idle to-day because of
overwork last year; thus more idle
ness more work. Laughter. This
truth cannot be apple to the farmer,
" no works all summer to fill his barn
with hay, for in bis case he inpst work
i'm the winter to feed out the hay; but
what am presenting is only sort OF
eight hour philosophy for those who
want situation i'm the custombouse.
Business men fail because of over
trading. Remedy? Less tradel BDis-
ferrous laughter. The factory oper-
ator should not strike for higher
wages because if he succeeds obtaining
them it would initiate the currency
and bring about speculation and ex-
travagance. The workingman shonld
haye no money on Saturday night, be-
cause he is apt to get drunk, for it is a
tact poorly paid workers are more
temperate, pay their bills, support the
gospel, the newspapers, etc., better
than those who get few surplus dol
lars beyond bare subsistence. ;"
Laughter. The remainder of this es-
saw cam he found in the editorial col
unns of the daily journals. Laughter
and apDlause.l
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02
The Sun on Graiii

lie is the first President of the
United States who ever openly asso-
ciatcd with notorious plunderers ;who
made personal companions and conf.
dantS OF notorious characters like Boss
Shepherd, McDonaId. Joyce, aud that
crew who gave the Ring chiefs otli-
cial protection and social recognition
aud who has deliberately prostitutcd
his great trust Tor the advantage of
political scoundrels who ought TO be
cracking stone in the penitentiary.-
". y. SIN.
All OF which is true as preaching !:
vet the Radical conventions every
where pass resolutions endorsing his
administration in every particular.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02

THE Radicals arc Just beginning to
dition for the resumption of specie
payments and that VIC want sufficient
currency TO supply the demands of
the Democracy last Fall, but then it
was counted as di-loyal for them TO so
declare in their platform and on The
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02

The Shipments of gold from this
country last Montiay week amounted
40 $500. 600. Ii we had an exclusive
metallic currency il wnuid have been
contracted TO that amount, hut rs coin
really don't form any part of our eur
rcIcy the expectation of donble the
amount does no: Great ripple in busl-
ness circles
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-02

A LONDON telegram of the 26d ult
says: The steamship Switzerland,
from New York, Sauuary 30th, while
steaming up the channel at Antwerp.
Yesterday. ram down the brigantine
Hero. and four of the crew of the lat
ter were drownen. The Switzerland
was uninjured."