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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-20

was a regular traffic in them
IOrville Grant, General He'd,
rick, Gen. Rice and a mar
named Wolf selling the posts
as regularly as the merchant
SELLS his wares. The prices va
ried according to the value
Of the goods disposed of, and
these brokers seemed to BE-
we'll posted as to the worth of
each post and in western phrase
made the honest traders "comt
down" heavily.
Whitley, the ex-detective
iswears positively that Babcock
sent to Florida for him and di-
rected the safe burglary con-
spiracy, and the New York Her
aid publishes a two column in
terview with George L. White
or Miles, now in the Vermont
Penitentiary, and who was one
of the burglars employed in the
job, in which he says that IIar-
rington, Babcock and himself
talked over the entire plan be-
fore the burglary was commit
ted, and that he and Babcock
spoke together abont it after
the failure of the plan. Hal
lett Kelbourn has applied for
a writ of habeas corpus and the
whole question of the right or
power of either house Of Con-
gress to imprison witness for
refusing to answer will be ably
discussed, las Kelbourn has Matt.
Carpenter, Jere Black and Dan.
Voeheos for his counsel. The
return of the writ was made
Thursday, and Saturdayiiand the
argument will commence. 1t
is a grave question and should
be taken to the Supreme Court
of the United States and there
adjudicated.
The question of "who shall be
the nominee" is now being Wig
orously discussed here. Til
den, Bayard, Hendricks, Thur
man and Davis are the names
most, though the New York
Herald has a correspondent
here who said that General w.
S. Hancock was the coming
man and would be the second
choice Of the friends of all the
other candidates. It is gener-
ally admitted that Blaine leads
all his rivals for the Cincinnati
nomination, but Conkling has
more of the shrewd politicians
at work for him, Blaine is
shrewder than any of them and
is avowedly working for the
place. Unless things change be-
fore the convention meets he is
the man the Democrats will
have to beat. Dem.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-20
Our Washington Letter

cPectdt Correspondence or the OBSERVER
WASHINGTON, DC, April15, re
The proceedings in Congress
are not of very great interest,
most Of that is centered in the
committee rooms. The deficien-
cy bill for the printing and en-
craving bureau passed the
House as amended by the Sen
ate, on Wednesday and the dis
tress of the discharged en-
ployecs, some of whom were
starving, is now relieved. 1t is
proposed to extend the east
front of the Treasury::building,
and the land needed and con-
demncd was valued at 81, 039,-
600, as estimated by the own
ers. An examination of the as
sessed value shows tito be $780,
coo, and property owners here
are complaining that their prop
erty is taxed at its full value
This would indicate that nice
little steal of $700,OOO was con-
temlIlatcd in the purchase of
these lands. Hamlin's postal
bill passed the Senate on We'd
nesday, but will be amended in
the House when it reaches that
body. 1t restores the old rates
on transient newspapers and to
some extent on all third class
mail matter, but has some OBJ
iectionable features. The now
tariff bill is set for the 28th of
April. The effort to transfer
the Indian bureau to the War
department is being vigorously
fought. Mr.. Cox, Of New York,
made a telling speech against
the transfer and was replied to
by Mr.. Cook, of Georgia. VIM.
Welshire, of Arkansas has in a
bill which creates a department
exclusively for the Indians and
makes the head of it q cabinet
officer. / find that quite num-
Der Of members favor this idea,
and it may be that Welshire's
plan will be accepted as a sub
stitute by both those who favor
and those who oppose the trans
fer. An attempt was made,
but failed, to strike out of the
appropriation the sum allowed
to pay government detectives.
Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, and Mr..
Vance, of n. c., both made
speeches vigorously denounc-
ing the employment of these
spies. "Blaine's little Bub,"
Hale of Maine, defended the
spy system and the money was
appropriated to pay these mis-
cradle sneak thieves.
The Spencer investigation is
over and amounts to nothing, as
it was said would be the case
in these letters, because Nor
toms committee ruled out all
the evidence that could con-
vict. Alabama was most ably
represented by General Nor
oan. Senator Oglesby intro
duced a very innocent little bill
authorizing the disposal of
lands formerly covered by the
waters of lakes in Illinois
THAT bill had better be watched
or there will be found in it at-
ter its passage a nice stealing
scheme connected with some
Chicago property.
The testimony of Col. Broad
head in relation to the whisky
trials, confirms what has been
heretofore proven that Pierre
pont's letter frightened the wit
nesses and renders it difficult IN
the future to convict any OIL
c;al criminal. Every day brings
ont mora testimony about the
IL of posi- tradersllips. Thcre
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-20

80 There is but one thing
to be done with a tree which
bears such fruit as Credit Mo-
bilier, salary grabs, whisky rings,
army rings, navy rings, Boss
Shepherds, Babcocks, William
scs, Cresswells, Robson. 1t is
a clear case for laying the axe
atthe roots. Pruningand graft
ing are sheer waste of time.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-20
Illegal and Void.
Judge Turley Decides the h. r.
Case.

case.
Judge Turley gave a lengthy
written opinion in the NJ. & K.
r. r. mandamus suit last Mon
day morning. The history of
the case is this: On 9th June,
1874, the corporation of the
town of Pulaski by overwhelm-
ing vote subscribed $4,000 to
the capital stock Of the N. & K.
Railroad to be paid in twenty
year bonds. Early in 1876 the
Company presented the books
of the road to Mayor Osborn
for him to subscribe the stock.
Mayor Osborn refused to do so,
and a writ of mandamus was
issued and served upon him to
compel him to subscribe, and
the matter was brought to a
hearing in the Circuit Court
last week. Defendant demurred
to the mandamus, saying that
the voting of the tax was void
for the reason that the Compa-
ny was not legally chartered
and had not complied with stat
ute made and provided in such
cases. The case was ably ar
gued or both sides, and Judge
Turley on Monday morning
sustained the demurrer and
pushed the mandamus. Bond
has been given and the matter
appealed to the Supreme Court.
-PulaSki Citizen.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-20
~ Gen. Dibrell's bill to re

~ Gen. Dibrell's bill to re-
duce the expense of the customs
service provides that no customs
officer shall receive a salary or fees
in excess of the gross customs re.
ceipts of the port. The Secretary
of the Treasury is authorized to
consolidate ports if necessary,
though he shall not do it while
the customs officers are willing to
serve for a sum not larger than
the gross receipts Of their port.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-20

u The Cincinnati Price
Currents annual exhibit Of pork
packing in the West shows the
number of hogs packed during The
past winter to have been $780,
lS5, q falling Of CSC, $50, eompar-
ed with last season.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-20

~ The town of Columbia
paid the interest on her Duck
River Valley B. E. bonds, Satur-
day, 7th.s It amounted to about
two thousand dollars.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-04-20
NJ We acknowledge tn,

"a We acknowledge the
receipt of the proceedings of
the Tennessee Stock Associa-
ton, held in Nashville, Februa-
ry 16, 1876, containing an ad-
dress Of j. B. Killebrew, COM
missioner of Agriculture, Sta
tistics and Mines, from the pub
fishers, Griffith, Hord & Cum
ningham.
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LAND CASES, LAND WARRANTS, and
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THE
CINCINNATI WEEKLY ENQUIRER
IL the only paper exclusively devoted to the
POLITICAL AND GENERAL
Welfare Of the People,

Il publishes letters of inquiry direct from the
people and answers them fully without regard to
party bias or benefit.
It 10 the advocate OF right and justice TO all and
me greatest good to the greatest number.
IL 10 opposed to the unWise and dishonest class
legislation that has benefited the few and oppressed
the many, as realized in act of congress retiring
nom circulation nearly thirds OF the peoples
money.
The National Bank Scheme device 70 place the
control Of che currency In the hands of the Money
Kings and creating non producing aristooracy.
The Salary Grab Robbery, increasing the pay Of
government ofneialS while the price OF labor and
1 products, real estate, and greenbacks 1.-THE peo-
pies money, have been deprecated
The act changing the original contract with
bond holders. and making bonds payable IN gold
instead OF legal tenders, as first agreed upon; q
fsvorftism OF Is per cent In value TO the few the
expense of the many.
The Resumption Act, demanding that which
utterly impossible and placing the object sought
for twenty years further on.
For such and other crimes against the people the
Enquirer will advocate a change in the admins
trHtion OF government affairs, most fitting
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money. will send by mail or express to
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LYNCHBURG.
The WORLDS STANDARD
MACHINE NEEDLES

Iy reduced prices.
Grover & Baker and the New Home
Sewing Machines 80 to 40 per
Cent. off Old Prices.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-12-07
Weight of the Human Body.

There are few people but like to be
weighed occasionally some do it regularly
at certain hours, before and after meals, or
taking bath, etc. Yet there are few
things so changeable as the weight of the
body; indeed, it is rarely the same for a
few minutes together and if a man were
to sit on one of the plates for whole day,
the other plate would be constantly oscillat-
ing within certain limits. The state of the
weather and time of the year influence our
weight. In summer we grow fatter than
we are in winter, such is the general rule :;
yet most people believe that hot weather
makes us leaner. 1t is true we eat less and
perspire more; these are certainly two
causes of loss but on the other hand, we
expend less to keep up the temperature of
the body, and moreover we drink more,
and our beverages possess the curious pro-
perty of increasing our fat. Beer, and even
pure water, are great fattening agents Cat
tie reared for slaughter get great deal to
drink, which increases their bulk consider
ably; the tissues are gorged with liquid,
and so the weight increases, but the sys-
tenn Is weakened. In winter, the organ
ism has to be provided with heat we eat
more, but also expend more to keep up the
temperature of the body then also we
drink less, so that, on the whole, the loss is
greater than the gain, and we grow lean.
In short, we fatten when, under ordinary
circumstances, we burn more of the food
We have taken, and we, therefore, in breath
ing, exhale carbonic acid in proportion.
We begin to emit less of the latter in April;
its amount diminishes considerably in July,
August and September, and attains its
minimum about the autumnal equinox. 1t
then goes on increasing from October, and
we begin to lose the substance gained dur
ing the summer. From December to March
we remain nearly stationary. To conclude,
as We consume less in summer than in win
ter, all other circumstances remaining the
| same, we are heavier in hot weather than
we are in winter-Boston Transcript.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-12-07
Security and Splurge.

Mrs. Jane G. Swisshelm is writing letters
from Europe to the Chicago Tribune.
When she visited the Bank of England,
she was struck by the ugliness and the
npretentiousness Of 'the Old Lady of
Threadneedle street." and thereupon pro-
ceeded to moralize as follows:
If one bone of an animal betrays the
secrets of his life, the anatomy of that right
arm of British finance has a lesson for us
and this is that security and splurge be-
long to different species. The latter may
be as large as a spermaceti whale, and
brilliant as a dying dolphin but it is sure
to be slippery, to be addicted to sudden
plunges and mysterious disappearances and
is hard to hold even with harpoon. While
the former is clumsy kind of beast, with
big claw feet, made for taking a good hold
of the ground, and round, shaggy kide
gives large opportunities for catching and
holding him.
SO long as the American people trust
their money to folks because they have
magnificent banking houses, or other places
of business splendid residences, retinues of
servants, housekeeping horses, glittering
coaches, flashing diamonds, gaazy laces,
rustling silks, shimmering satins and sweep
ing velvets, so long do they prove that they
belong to that class of animated nature
which was made to be eaten, and have no
riSht to complain when the eaters eat them.
If ever get hundred dollars, and put
II into n hank and Jenkins informs me.
some day, through the columns of the
morning paper, that MIR. B. my banker,
has purchased a fancy team, or that the
lovely Mrs. b. was the observed of all
observers at Madame Dorothea Diamonds S
bali, on account of her exquisite blue satin
dress, point lace and pearls, | will be one
of the first visitors to the bank that day
and what shall want will be my Sl00 and
all the interest if there is any, due on it
and if can find no place that appears safer
than that bank, will ron it up in rag
and risk the burglars.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-12-07
Large Poultry-Y

The following account of the largest
poultry-yard in the State of New York is
given in The Fanciers journal ''It Is at
Greene, Chenango county, and is kept by
Mr. A. B. Robeson He has 6,0Oe ducks
1000 turkeys and 1000 hens. They con-
sumo daily 60 bushels of corn, two barrels
of meal, two barrels of potates and a
quantity of charcoal The meal, potatoes
and charcoal are boiled together and form
a pudding, which is fed while warm. Mr.
Robson has twelve buildings for his fowls,
each from one hundred to two hundred
feet long, fourteen feet wide and seven feet
under the caves, with doors in the ends of
all of them. He bought most of his ducks
in the West and had them all shipped in
crates-three dozen in a crate He also
had an egg house thirty.five by fifty feet
and four stories high, the outside of which
is eighteen inches thick and built of cut
stone, laid in mortar, boarded up on the
the inside and filled in between the outside
and the inside wall with sawdust, it taking
5000 bushels. Mr.. Robson says there is
money in poultry and he thinks he can
make enough out of his 5000 ducks to pay
for his egg-house, which cost 81 200 He
gets ten cts. per pound for turkey feat hers,
twelve for hens and sixty-fve for ducks
He intends to keep great many more
fowls next season and has agents all over
the country who are buying up poultry
and eggs"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-12-07
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA, DECEMBER p 1876

ings before the Returning Board yesterday,
Charles Tidwell, of Ouachita witness in
rebuttal to the testimony of Mrs. Eliza
Pinkston, was introduced by the Demo
cratic Conservative Committee.
1t is hearsay testimony merely as to the
facts of Pinkston's murder, and it shows
that no investigation whatever was at
tempted by the Coroner or any other official
into how the negro came to his death.
There are people who would like to have
some testimony as to Mr. Tidwell's character
for veracity, before accepting his opinion of
Mrs. Pinkston's ability to tell the truth,
and there are some who may desire the
citation of a well-authenticated instance of
Louisiana Coroner being prevented from
doing his duty in order to screen negro
murderers.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-12-07
A FaStidious HOrseman.

Washington was an excellent horseman.
1t is said that he could ride at full gallop
and retain dollar between each knee and
the saddle, such was the tenacious grasp of
his thighs upon the horse. He was very
fond of his horses and liked to see them
thoroughly groomed. The manner in which
his white horses were kept white is curious
Mr.. G.. w. p. Curtis states that the night
before they were to be used they were en-
tirely covered with paste, the chief ingredi-
ent of which was whiting, and were then
completely clothed, and left for the night to
sleep on clean straw. By the morning this
coating was hard and dry, and it was then
brushed and curried off, leaving the hair
beneath beautifully white and glossy. Af-
ter this the hoofs were blackened and pol
ished. To complete this curious toilet the
horses mouths were washed and their teeth
picked and washed, when they were con-
sidered to be groomed, and were ready for
work.