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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17
Grant as a Wire-Puller
Training His Guns on the Help
less South "A Reform
Programme.


Special to the Baltimore Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The
straits into which the Admins
tration and the leaders of the
Republican party have been
brought was confessed to-day by
the President to L. Morris Ches-
ter, a colored lawyer from Lou
isiana, who had an interview
with Grant, in company with
the Secretary of War. The
President admitted that North
and South Carolina and Louisi-
ana were the only Southern
States that he expected to carry
at the next election, and if there
were any doubts about Louisi-
ana, the Administration would
promptly aid the party in that
State to insure success. This
impliedalibe supply of troops,
a generous donation from the
campaign fund and measures
that would strengthen the sup
porters of Hayes and Wheeler
throughout the State. In this
connection, it can be. stated that
another plan of the party is
that, if the Democrats carry
Mississippi, it is certain that
the United States Senate will
not count the vote. This was
predicted by Jere Haralson,
the colored Congressman from
Alabama, in a speech made by
him at Selma, on the 18th in
stants,and he added: 81 have
talked with Senators, and /
know what l say" HARRISON is
a member Of the Republican Ma
tional Executive Committee in
place of Senator Spencer, and
Haralson has a right to say that
he knows whereof he speaks i'll
regard to the proposed attitude
of the Senate on the electoral
vote of Mississippi.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17
Fraudulent Claims.

The claims put in against in
surance companies are often as
amusing as they are baseless.
One was made against a Hart
ford company recently, in which
a boiler at the west was reported
burst. On inspection it was
found that the boiler had been
left unused all Winter, with the
water in it,and had been cracked
by the frost. In another case a
party insured in a fire compa-
ny against loss by fire, and wa
ter had his house .drenched by
a rain storm, and put in a claim
for damage by water. Still
another case is that of bridge
that was carried away by a
flood, whereupon the selectmen
of the town put in a claim for
damages, stating that they had
suffered q marine loss.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17
True,
A Northern Republicans View
of Southern Outrages.

To the Editor Of the New York Herald:
Speaking Of the dislike of
Southern whites to Northeri
men who hold office in the
South You ask "why?" ant
said: off a Republican goes tC
Illinois he can vote as he pleas
es and run for office if he pleas
es, and no one will rebuke him.
Will you allow me, a Northern
man and a Republican, to point
out the difference to you? If
half or more than half the pop
ulation Of Illinois were com
posed Of an extremely igno-
rant class, lately slaves and
still morally and mentally but
little above the status of slaves;
if then strangers, from say New
York were to go into the State
and at once seek office, and get
it by banding this ignorant and
easily corruptiblc class togeth-
er in opposition to the more en-
lightened; if these New York
ers should use their power thus
gained to steal from the tax
payers, and should perpetuate
themselves a power by exciting
the suspicious of their poor
tools against the rest of the
people; and when they were
threatened with loss Of office
if they should appeal TO the
people Of New York and to
the Federal power for help, then
you would have 4 case in Hill
nois such as exists in Louisiana,
Mississippi and other States. L
do not believe you would en-
courage such q course, nor
would you severely blame the
educated and property owning
class if they regarded these
New Workers with aversion. /
do not justify murder, outrage
or lawlessness-far from it; but,
as you justly remark, it is the
weakness, the imbecility Of
these Southern Republican
State governments, which tole-
rates and thus encourages crime.
But you would yourself justi-
fly what is ridiculously called
"ostracism"-refusal to asso-
ciato or maintain friendly rela-
tions with people who obtain
their power by massing power
ty and ignorance against prop
erty and education in a State,
and misuse it in such ways as
you know of. Yours truly. :
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17
The Railroad Business
OVerdone.
ErOm the Nincinnati Ennnirnl

At Long Branch last night,
with railroad man of fair au.
thority, / remarked:
pullman has three residences
that / know of, here and in Chi
cago, and at the Thousand Isles
Of the St. Lawrence.
"He will want to get them all
together on one small lot before
many years pass" said the audit.
or.
"Why do you think the rail.
roads will throw off on him?"
eyes, their diminishing busi.
ness will not permit of any such
incubus. II is hard times with
all railroads. They are just be-
ginning to meet questions of mo
ment bluntly, and this Mr.. Cow.
en-, President of the Reading Rail-
road, goes to the core of the ques-
ton when he says that too much
competition has made it well nigh
impossible to earn dividends.
That had already been said by Mr..
Devereaux of the Columbus and
Cleveland Railroad. The open
lakes and six lines of rail to the
West give too much outlet for
the crops. Before the war we
had single tracks on every rail.
road; now Vanderbilt has four,
Scott three or four, Garrett two
or three, and the Erie, and CHEESE.
peake and Ohio are also in the
field, with the Grand Trunk flank.
ing all round the North. Low
rates are a necessity OF such an
abundance of communications
Passengers in America now pay
the cheapest fares in the world.
Ten dollars Tor excursion tickets
from New York to Cincinnati and
back! The closest economy must
follow such prices. The Pullman
cars are very heavy, and
mash up the road beds; they bring
no revenue to the hauling compa-
ny, which must also keep them in
repair. They cost from $4,000
to $4,000 apiece, and weigh from
twenty five to fifty tons, while or
binary cars weigh only twenty
tons. The Erie Railroad ran one
Pullman car which cost $52, 900,
the Orange County by name.
Every scratch of the cabinet work
cost your pocketbook to repair it.
Now, the bulk OF the Pullman
cars will require to be rebuilt very
soon; they run about eight years,
and then, such is their condition,
they must be wholly rebuilt.
There are between two thousand
and four thousand of them per-
haps. The capital of the compa.
ny is, say, 100000. When
that construction account is made
up, and the railroad companies
proceed to fret about repairing
other people's cars and carving
extravagant "riders," the hey-day
will be over. GATH.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

Green Estes, a negro living
in Brownsville, Tennessee, hav-
ing been attacked by the Free
Press for going over to the
Democrats, writes to the
Brownsville Democrat: Ihave
been an able-bodied voter in the
cause for nine years, and | have
got sick Of it. If we are not
worthy of office, the Radical
party is not worthy of our votes.
They won't give the colored
man a single office. Why should
a single colored man give them
his vote? The thing is too
thin. More .thanthis, it is play
ed out. We are going to have
change OH the 3rd Of August.
Our'backs are getting sore from
being rode so long with the
same old saddle. Something is
going to drop.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17
Men that Women Like
Best.

We know that men naturally
shrink from the attempt TO obtain
companions who are their superb
iors; but they will find that real
iy intelligent women who possess
the most desirable qualities, are
uniformly modest, aud hold their
charms in modest estimation,
What such women most admire
is gaIlantry; not the gallantry of
courts and fops, but boldness.
courage, devotion and refined civ
ilty. A mans bearing wins ten
superior women where Lis dress
and family wins one.
If man stands before a wo-
man with respect for himself aud
fearless of her, his suit is half
won. The rest may safely be
left to the parties most interested.
Therefore never be afraid of d
woman. Women are the most
harmless and agreeable creatures
in the world to a man who shows
that he has a mans souly a him.
If you have not the spirit to
come up to the test like this, you
have not got that in you which
most pleases a high-souled woman,
and you will be obliged to con-
tent yourself with the simple
girl, who, in a quiet way, is en-
deavoring to attract and fasten
you. But don't be in hurry a-
bout the matter. 1t isn't credit.
able to you. Especially don't i'm.
agine that any disappointment In
love which takes place before you
are twenty one years old will be
Of any material consequence to
you. 5,
The truth is that before a man
is twenty-five he does not know
what he wants himself. So don't
be in a hurry. The more of
man you become, and the more
manliness you become capable of
exhibiting in your associations
with women, the better wife you
will be able to obtain, and one
years possession of the heart and
hand Of a really noble specimen
of her sex is worth 999 years
possession Of a sweet creature
with two ideas in her head, and
nothing new to say about either
of them. So don't be in hurry,
we say again. You don't want a
wife now, and have no idea Of the
kind of a wife you will want by
and-by. Go into female society
if you can find that which will
improve, but not otherwise.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17


We fully endorse what the
Memphis AppeaL says in the
following paragraph:
Gen. w. G.. Whitthorne, in a
letter to Colonel j. w. S. Rid
ley, expressing his gratitude to
the people of Maury for their
"partial and complimentary"
resolutions, says: 81 have cam
didly to state, that | do not
have the evidence that there
exists anything like unanimity
upon their part that | should a.
gain be a candidate. In the alb
sence of any such evidence, you
and other friends will readily
appreciate that, independent of
any other reasons, | ought not
in justice to my friends who are
candidates,as well as to the peO-
pie themselves to avow myself a
candidate, or to take any steps
to make or have myself made
one." We hope the people of
his district will lose no time in
furnishingthe gallant gentleman
evidence that he is their choice
for Congress. The Democracy
of the State, very generally, ask
for it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

A historical Quarrel.

1 - -aI fls ~ Ieft
Il One of the most amusing of
the Congressional squabbleS
was between two gentlemen
who were never excited by
strong drink-Jefferson Davis
and Henry S. Foote. They
were sitting in a room together
at Willard's, in 1913, and got
into a discussion over a letter
written by Gen. Taylor, then q
candidate for the Presidency,
One word brought on another,
and soon the two grave and rev.
erend Senators were striking
from the shoulder at each other.
The noise Of the encounter
brought neighboring inmates
of the hotel into the room, and
the combatants were separated,
and after some entreaty, shook
hands and made friends.
"Really," said Mr.. Foote, 81
should not of thought of such a
thing as striking Mr.. Davis if he
had not passed the first blow"
"Are you not mistaken about
that?" urged Mr.. Davis apologet-
ically.
"Indeed l am not!" retorted
the impetuous Mr.. Foote.
cit is my impression you
struck first" pleaded Mr.. Da-
Wis.
ooh no! ! 1t was you'll" 81
"But, Mr.. Davis, .Pll swear it
was YOU"
"And /, Mr.. Foote, will
swear it wasn't"
"You did strike first"
81 did not strike first"
"You did!" "raea
81 didn't"
L on ala, say!
81 say | didn't!'
"Well!" exclaimed Mr.. Foote,
"thcre shan't beany dispute as to
who struck first this time-and
as he spoke he dealt Mr.. Davis a.
stinging blow on the check.
The astonished friends sprang
between the two gentlemen and
prevented further hostihties.
Pledges were exacted from all
present to deny that there was
any "unpleasantness;' butIhaye
the above from good Southern
authority, as commencement
of a feud not settled yet
Washington Chronicle.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

Among the Executive commit
tee appointed by Zach. Chandler to
conduct Hayes canvass are P. d.
S. Pinchback, the Louisiana mu-
latto who graduated from a faro
bank, and whom even a Republi-
can Senate had too much self re.
spect to give seat in that body /;
Senator Clayton, of Arkansas,
head OF the notorious ring of that
State, and VIM. B Kemble, of
Pennsylvania, the head OF the
Pennsylvania ring whose letter in
PRODUCING a confederate as one
who understood addition, division
and silence" has given him an un.
savory National fame. And Hayes
is in favor of reform
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

We have heard it called tan
gled-foot, sword-fish, corn-in-
the-shock, blind, &C., &C.,
and neuralgia. But when a
religious newspaper speaks, a
still more euphemistic name is
becomingly. offered, which he
hastens to circulate. The New
York Witness has it:
GA malign influence has
kept Gen. Grant in an abnor-
NAL state of body and mind, and
virtually dictated the policy of
his second term"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

A St. Louis, Mo-, grocer was
overpaid 81 900 at a bank in that
city recently, and the next day re-
turned with it. For his honesty
he was rewarded By the announce.
ment that he had laid himself liza
bic to arrest for not Immediately
returning the money. Such en-
couragement is apt to make a man
feel aggrieved.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

E The selfreformation
which the Republican party
proposes to itself, in it's attempt
to delude the people, recalls the
remark of M. Thouvenel on the
reformation of the Turks. ''To
reform the Turk said the
French Ambassador at Constan-
tinople, "it is necessary to be-
gin by first impaling him." To
reform the Republican party the
starting point is its destruction.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

The spectacle Of a man with bis
fifth bride listening to the funeral
sermon of his fourth wife was wit
messed at Bangor, Maine, recently,
No 4 died recently of a malignant
disease, and there was no funeral
services. He Immediately got
another wife, and invited her to
attend the funeral sermon of the
dear departed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

Tramp item from the Louis
vile Courier-JOmndL:: "While
two Ohio tramps were working
to pay for their dinners, the 9th
er day, they were both struck
by lightning and killed. 1t was
the first time the lightning ever
got a lick at a tramp at work,
and it struck as if it knew it
was going to be the last"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

When You hear a fellow etcr-
nally complaining and grum-
bling about the fare at the ho-
tel and boarding-house, you
may bet your last nickel that he
was raised on the scantiest diet
and never had a square meal i'll
his life until he lett the paternal
rOof-trce.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

Tfe colored people of Central
Kentucky are holding weekly bar
becues in honor of Hayes. News
papers from Central Kentucky
contain notices of the loss of sheep
by farmers in the vicinity of these
patriotic gatherings. This is
thought to be singular coinci-
dence.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17
The impeachment Trial.

4
/ WASHINGTON, Aug. L.
The Senate, at II o'clock to-
day, proceeded to vote upor
the articles of impeachment a
gainst w. w. Belknap, late
Secretary of War, in accor-
dance with the order adopted
yesterday.
Mr.. Belknap was not present
to-day, but was represented by
Mr.. Carpenter, Of counsel.
Upon the first article Of i'm
peachment, 80 Senators voted
"Guilty," and 25 "Not Guilty. .
for want of jurisdiction.
For the guidance of our
readers, we put the names of
Democrats in 'Roman," indie
pendents i'll small capitals and
Republicans in italic.
Those who voted "Guilty"
were: Messrs. Bayard, BooTH,
Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
Cockrell, Cooper, Davis, DaaUes,
Dennis, Edmunds, Gordon,
HAMILTON, Harvey, Hitchcock,
Kelley, Herman, of New York,
Key, McCreary, Mcdonald,
Merrimon, MITCHELL MorriU,
Norwood, OglesbH Randolph,
Ransom, Robertson, Sargent,
Saulsberry, Sherman, Stevenson,
Thurman, Wddteigh, Wallace,
Whyte, and Withers.
Those voting "Not Guilty"
were: Messrs. AlLiSOn, Anho-
ny, BoutaceU, Bruce, CAMERON,
Of Wisconsin, Chrfstidncy,
Conhling, Conooer, Craigin,
Dorsey, Eaton, Ferry, F'eling-
huySes, HaDalin, HoaUe, ZngollS,
Jones, of Nevada, Logan, Ne
Milan, PdddOck, Patterson,
Spencer, Vest, Window and
Wright.
MIR. Jones, of Florida, de-
clined TO vote, ON the ground
that the Senate had no jurisdic-
ton.
The presiding officer an
nounced that two-thirds of the
Senate had not voted "Guilty,"
and therefore the respondent
was acquitted on the charge in
the first article. Nearly all
those voting "Not Guilty"
made brief statements that they
did SO through want of jurisdic-
ton.
The Senate then proceeded
to vote upon the second article,
when 36 Senators voted "Guil-
ty," 25 "Not Guilty" Mr..
MaXey who did not answer on
the first roll-call, voted "Guil-
ty" upon the second article.
Those Senators who voted
"Not Guilty" repeated their
reasons for not doing so being
for want of jurisdiction, as sta
ted upon first roll-call.
AS each vote on each article
was announced, the presiding
officer, Mr.. Ferry stated, that,
two-thirds Of the Senate not
having voted to sustain the ar
ticle, the respondent was ac-
quilted on that charge; and af-
ter the announcement Of the
last vote he directed that a judg-
ment of acquittal be entered, in
accordance with the twenty
second rule for the government
of impeachment trials. The
court then adjourned sine die.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

Not long since Mr.. D. W. Mum,
Of Chicago, asked Ex-Speaker
Blaine to procure a favor for him
from Grant. In answer to this re-
quest Mr.. Blaine informed Mr.
Mum that be had no influence
with Grant, in the following plain
language;
81 have no influence with the
present Administration. No man
has aUhO Is not a thief by instinct.
81. G.. BLAINE." ="
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

A man in Iowa was bitten by
a rattlesnake, but the liberal use
of a neighbours whisky cured
him. The next day he was seen
walking slowly on the prairie,
and looking earnestly for some-
thing. He was asked what he
was looking for. "Fer the bite
of a snake" was the reply.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

There are plenty of good but
weak women in every commu-
nifty who'll work and starye and
scrimp i'll order to fix up their
parlors, and then won't sit i'll
'em for fear of injuring the fur
niture.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

W. w. Lattimer, a Baltimore
lawyer, after lying for some
hours in a bath-tub at home,
got up, and going to his room
wrote note saying it was too
hot to live, and Immediately
shot himself through the head
with a Colts revolver.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee,
has returned from his trip to Eng
land to collect funds for the Uni
versity of the South. His mission
is said to have been quite success
lul.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

A mob threw stones at house
in London until every window was
broken, because Of a belief that a
ghost was in it, and the police had
to arrest eleven persons to quell
the disturbance.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

On Tuesday, July Is, when
the thermometer was 940 in the
shade at the foot Of Pixies Peak,
Col, there occurred on the top Of
that high mountain a furious snow
storm, completely covering the
peak aud sides with q coat Of
white.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

Under Democratic admins
tration in Alabama, stationery
bills in two years viii amount to
81, 800. Under Radical rule for
same length Of time they u
mounted 10 nearly $4,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

The grasshOppers are very
bad around Atlanta and as far
west as Lagrange. They are
thick i'll certain parts Of North
Alabama. 1t is thought that
their presence is due to West
ern hay in which were eggs
which have since Matched out.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

A twenty-dollar premium for
the fastest hog-team is a feature
of the approaching Robertson
County (Tennessee) Fair.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

A Chinaman spoke all the Eng
lish be knew in indianapolis the
other day, and was fined 81 for
profanity,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17

The Chinese question on the
Pacific coast has assumed a more
serious aspect since it has been
discovered that emigration from
China has been the means Of
introducing leprosy into Cali
fornia.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-17
TERMS.

S@ Two Dollars for one year, tnUa-
.'ta6ty an ddconce; Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents il payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
TO be paid for ilt adcaRce.
pas- Single copies, Five Cents each.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-21
Tho City of New Orleans vs.. DR.. Thomas
Permission.

CUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
y of Orleans, No. 81, 399.-B virtue of a writ of
fieri facias to directed by the honorable the
Superior District Court for the parish of Orleans in
the above entitled cause, for city taxes of 1878.
will proceed to sell at public auction at the Mer-
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange, Royal street,
between anal and CustOmhouse streets, in the
Second District of this city, on FRIDAY Ayr 81,
1876 at twelve o'clock NJ the following described
property, to wit
/. OnE CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, situated
in the First District Of this city, in square mum.
Der two hundred and forty three bounded by
CarOnde ct, TeIpsicbOre, kuterpe aid Bar0nne
streets, measuring sixty four feet on Carondelet
street, by one hundred and twenty eight feet in
depth.
T. TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, situated in
the First District OF this ctv, in square number
one hundred aud ninety, bounded by ITALIA
frytania, Brato and ST. Charles strea Is
as lots numbers twelve and thi, teen, measuring
sixty four feet on Thalla street, by one hundred
3. ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated in
the Second District of this city IN square Dumb-r
sixty seven, bounded by Customhouse, Canal.
Bourbon aud Dauphine streets, designated az lot
number sevente en-, m, assuring thirty two feet on
Cus'omhOuse street. by nlLety four feet depth.
4. ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situa ed in
the Second District Of this city, in square number
Il eight bounded by Royal, St Ann, Dunane
and Bourbo Streets lguated as lot NUM- Der five
measuring forty feet on Royal street, by one hun
dr-d and ninety feet in depth
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
EUGENE WAGGAMAN
mh2l apl 81 Civil Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans.