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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19
Fighting Joe. Hooker.
His Address to the Union Soldier.
of the Country.

{ The Union Soldiers' and Sail
ors' Association of which Gen
Joe Hooker is president. has pre-.
pared an address, signed by the
following executive committee
Gen. ] W. Denver, Gen. Alpheus
S. Williams, Col. P. B Fouke,
CO.. G. G. Alshire and Maj. Jos.
Brown. This address was to day
sent into Indiana and Ohio to the
extent of 10000 copies. The ad
dress begins at the outset by re-
mind ng the soldiers that the Re.
publicans can only seek to use
them for their votes, and suggests
that the only true friend of the
soldier is the reform party. 1t
makes sturdy appeal for an out.
rageG South, and in asking for a
new policy other than oppression
it says:
I'VE appeal to you to take up
this work with Us, and assist in
carrying it forward to a successful
issue. Ia every State which sem
regiment of UHion soldiers to
the war we wish to see the enroll.
ment of every friend of our cause
who served in the Union army,
and We urgently recommend the
perfection at the same time of such
local, Congressional and State as
SocIaIiuns as shaIl organize. com
pIete aud hrirg forth To The cleo
tion the soldiers and sailors vote
In IL solid column along the whole
line and throughout the country
Let US show to those now In DOW
er our firm convictions of the ne
ces>ity of IA return To an honest
and institutional administration
Ot the vernment by our indie
pendent exercise of suffrage. For
this we fought In the battle of the
Union. The preservation Of that
Union vas a duty paramount to
all others. but the untrammpled
exercise of the citizens right of
suffrage is not secondary to it We
shuuId not permit any cOnsidera-
tions to misIead us from the duty
which we owe to the present eXi
grncits as well as TO the future
welfare Oh the whole country. Let
us show by our voices aud votes
that we are still 10000 strong. af
tef all our losses. i'll support OF the
Cons tltution we defend and for IA
return to honest government in
tue interest Ul the whole people" !"
The circular closes bv reviewing
the work of the Democratic house
in the interest of soldiers by ci-
ting the notorious bounty bill a.
mendments to the pension laws
and the like.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19

An shman's freud having
fallen into a slough, the lrishman
called loudly for assistance. The
latter, VINO WAS busily engaged in
cutting a log. and wished to pro-
crastinate. inquired Of him,
How deep is the gentleman IN z?
|. Up to his ,nkI = Then there
is y. nty ii time, said lhe other.
M there is np',' rrjnned the
first; Il forgot 10 tell you he Is
In head FIRST"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19
Mail Directory.
Fayetteville POst-Ofhce.

p.;,road-leaves every day except Sun
A.w.t 7.45A An; arrives at P. N. Supplies
ths following offices: Kelso, Lincoln, tiynt-
vile. Oregon. Georges Store, Flora, Hunts
station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Sh.lbyville stage-arrives Monday, wed
,os5av and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
days st2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
brrc Bonneville, County Line, SheloyViile,
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Tbnrsdav at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Fr;dsr at4P.M. Supplies Harpers Branch
Goshen, Hazle Green, Meridlanville and
Huntsville.
Shelbyville horse-leaves Mondays and
Thursdays at 8 A. M; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4P.N. Supplies Norris Greek
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and ShelbyVille
pulaski horse-arrives everv Friday at Il
leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
rnston. Boons Hill, Millville, Pisgsh, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
RIancbe horse--leaves every FRIDAY a.
N: arrives Saturday at P N. Sup
niles Camargo, MOlino, Geld Water, Blanche
Money Orders can be obtained at thus 4
6cs upon post offices in all parts ef the u
n;tsd States. A list OF Money Order Otiice'
NAV be seen on application. Rates OF eom'
p,ission for Money Orders are as follows:
Not exceeding SIS l5... 900 70 cent
Over Is aDd not exceeding $50. 10 do
40 30 do do 40 ~ do
do 20 do do so. Is do
W.. B. D0UTHAT, P. n.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19
d1:IshalreR
: %S$ SSS3 ~
THE RAINY NIGHT.

IVA ~ ~ -
The Sky is dark with freighted clouds,
Tue rain is falling last; ..
The winds have hushed their solemn moan
Aud quiet igns at last;
Save where with amt and muff1ed sounc
Far in IFS cloudy home.
The muttering thunder's sulen voice
Rolls through the vaulted dome.
No longer in her festal halls,
Does beauty's vOtve throng
Beguile the lonely midnight hours, $500
With music dance and song;
The noisy street is silent now,
Late filled with camo Gus din il
Its wandering, homeless dcnIzens
Are somewhere housed within.
On palace. roof and pavement bare,
Against the window pane '.-t"
And in the still, deserted streets, ..f,
Fall the chill drops Of rain.
All night the dreary. dreamy sound ts
Will m let my wakeful ear,
As from its hidden fountain springs 81
The hot and binding tear.
With antique porch and mossy roof,
As n tn oldrn days, saif Lt.#
An humbl cottage stands revealed
To Memory's eager gaze );
And in a I'D so snug and neat,
Beside the VIII tewaShed wall.
Two Outhtul brothers list to hear
The pattering rain-dropS fall.
Tho years have winged their silent fight
To dark obliviOn'S strand,
One now is in the Fathers house,
Far in the bett land, I.HGt
And one is lie to wander here,
With harsh vindictve foe;
To wage relentless strife, aid drink
Ii e's bitter dregs O. woe.
The rain drops ceaSeleSs fall without,
The shade Of gathering gloom
Finds echo in my weary heart,
A kinsman in my room;
Fo well know the cold cold rlin,
Where willows bend and wave,
Is falling now, as thick and fast,
On M lost brothers. grave.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19
Wby the South is Solid.
New York Herald

The truth is the r pu 'iican
part, does not deserve to carry
any Southrrn State, unless it be
Nrrtl Carolina, where the parties
are very equally matched, and
where the Republicans are as res
pectable ard as certain to give
the State good Government as
the Democrats. They might
have carried number of the 9TH
er States if they had paid only IA
little attention to good gov tn
ment down there; if it had not
been SO long the policy at WASH
ingtOn to encnurage and support
with the Federal patronage a set
of graceless and INSCRIPTIONS po
llrical gamblers and adveuturers,
to the exclusion of honorable and
honest men, who might easily
have been brought into the Re-
publican party by the u-e of a lit.
tie wisdom and good management,
Tn Il the South is TO day unit.
or very nearl y 50 Is the faultO Re-
pupIicau mismanagemeut at Wash
ingt,n. Every man, 10 matter
whether he Is Republican or DIM
Orratic, VINO desires to see the
Southern St It's honestly ruled
must wish that they should be
carried this iail hJ the Democrats.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19

- Ol tie railway from Madras to
Sharanore, as train was run
ming at fair. speed. the engineer
saw "A herd Of elephants approach
ing him along the line. The
leading elephant an enormous
tusker, Was apparently only en-
ragged by the whistle, and charged
the advancing train. There was
a tremendous conclusion Tie
elephant was knocked off to one
side mutilated and wrlIhing. and
the train, after series of violent
inlt> that nearly threw II off the
line. came to stand still against
the bndies of two other animals
of the herd The ruSker Was dis
pitched by an Eugli,h gentleman
who was travelling in the train,
and his tusks were secured, alter
which the train proceeded on Its
journey, The herd scArnpered
away. ard turned when about p
mile off on knoll, loOklng in a
dazed stupid way at the train as
it moved uff
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19
Not the Guilty Man.

Sir Hudson Lowe had several
times to sign the death warrant Of
men charged with crime. On one
OCCASION he went to a man nam
ed Kirk, about to be hanged, aud
asked him il he had anything to
say. Nothing" answered the
man, except that | am innocent,
and that the man who committed
the crime is now standing in the
rauks 10 see a-e executed" This
was afierwhrd proved to be the
case. Tue crime was robbing of a
Chlnaman's hut. Kirk was abb
seht at the moment Of the num-
berIug of the guard, while
the actual criminal had re-
turned and answered to his nun.
Der. The Chinaman swore to the
wrong man. The real criminal,
when alteIward condemned fer an
other crime, conlessed d the robbery
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19

The Government should pur-
chase ex-Speaker Bialne's home
in Augusta, Me-, rs "a sanitary re-
sort. H. point of he .,lthiulnrs1, it
surlas-es any of the mineral
springs in This country or Eu-
rope. Alter his terrible sunstroke
Blaine was carried there, hs we
are ASSURED. '.almpst gone In body
and mind" and IA few d ,ys lie
was out writing ftters, max ng
political speeches, waving the
bloody shirt and lying as usual.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19

Two counties in North Carolina
which are side by side are nearly
equal in population, wealth aud
Importance. EIsecombe county
wnrre the negroes are largely in
excess of the whites. is ruled by
R-punlican carpet baggers. aud
p id last year a tax of $40 000
Pitt county, where the Democrats
are in power, taxed lis citizens
only $1,000, Undrr the sy stem
of applied Granlism in Edg combe
thirty paupers est the taXpayer'
more than the entire county eX-
penses oi Pitt. The Republicans
are making a strong eff,rt to ex
tend the E lgec,'mbe system to ev
cry county i'll the State.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19

"Did she return your love? p in
quired a sympathiziuS frienI Of a
young man who iutimated that he
had some difficulty with his sweet
heart. Yes, she returned 1t; and
that il exactly where the trouble
Is. she said she didn't want T.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19
Who Not to Marry.

In Inc waiting room at one OF
the dtpots in Furnishing West.
ern city, might have been seen re-
Gently two women, one young and
handsome. the other old and ugly.
The various trains rushed in and
out; the last passenger for some
hours had departed. but still hey
sat, these two women.
One remark led to another, un-
til they were chatting quite conf
dentially. The young woman IN
turn became very communicative,
and said her lover was coming on
in the, midnight train, and that
she was going with hun to the
next station to be married.
Whereupun thr old lady said she
had muCl experience in the "mar-
RI ing business. and would give
the young lady s me- advice, and
b re is what she said:
"Well, child, never marry a
railroader, for he is liable. to get
killed most any time. Besides, he
has such nice chance to tiirt.
Never marry military man,
for he's liatle to get shot. Be
sides, his gorgeous clothes attract
the attention of the women.
Never marry a ho'el keeper.
Ny first husband was hotel
keeper, and fell through the eleva
tor opening and broke his skull.
1t riles me when | think of that
man.
"Never marry a travelling man,
for he's always away from hum.
Nobody knows what these men
are up to when they are away
from hum.
"Never marry a stenmbOater.
My second husband was a steam
beat captain, and got blOwed in
1000 600 pieces. blast him |
always get terrible mad when |
think of that man.
Never marry dry goods man
Dyes In cloths is so injurious.
They never live half their days.
Never marry a grocer They
have such dirty hands My third
husband was a grocer, aud such
hauds as he'd have was 'nuf TO
sicken a body. He was killed by
IA moIasses barrel faIlin' on him.
When think of him I'm COM
pletrly disgusted. #
Never marry a carpenter
NY fourth husband Was carpen-
ter, and Tell off a scaipld and
was smashed into a jelly. May
his soal sleep III peace
Never marry machlnist.
M, fifth husband was rnachin
ist I'll never forget the day he
was brought home on "A board. |
didn't recognize him. A belt had
come IF IA pulley and bit him
plum in the face aud spread bis
nose all over his countenance |
promised him on his dyin' bed
th,t Id never marry another ma
chinist" "
just then the train rolled in
and the old lady asked:
sc hiId, whar business is yohr
lover in2'
INSURANCE business"
20, mercy! You don't mean
to marry him! My sixth hus
band was an ihsurance--'
Bnt the young lady was gone to
meet her lover. "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19

Col Forney says thai if Tilden
were his brother he wouldn't vote
for him-and we're inclined TO
think that if such were the lac &.
neither would any one else.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19

S~ Two Dollars for one year, tHvG-
,1GOty iR ddUOace; two DOiiars aud
Finy teWt> if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
q be paid for in Advance.
b@-Single copies, Five Cents each
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19
A correspondent. asks us what

"A correspondent asks us what
portion uf the ear is called the
.lo6e." Ii is The portion hlch
ycur parent used to firmly grasp
when he led you t" gaze upon the
handsome proportions OF the uu-
touched wuOdpile H
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19

They have a sensible law in
New York which imposes a
penalty of So and costs and five
TO ten days imprisonment upon
persons who jump on or OF
trains while the latter are III mo-
ton.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-10-19

The Commissioner Of Immi-
grafton, John Maffit, made the
following report TO the Rowal
Sun of the 2Slh ult: .a4s
The number of immigrants
registered on the books of the
immigration bureau for the past
three months is 159, viz Ohio,
62; Indiana, A; Michigan, a;
Minnesota, 16; Canada, 5; and
other States, Z. OF these 80
are known to have settled, eth
er having purchased or rented
land in the State.
u When General CIR mt was
iuaugurattd The employees in the
g rvice of the General G"ver q.
ment numbered 54,207 To-day,
according to the testimony of
General Ger6rid. they mum.
.her 100000 Ii Hayes is elpc,ed
be will. we suppose. add fifty
thousand oi his own friends and
rrtaiuers D. the people wan
f, to be taxed to support them?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28

OF an eccentric member of one
of the model communities referred
to in Mr.. Wheeler's letter of accept.
ance, the Philadelphia Ledger SAYS:
"Some years ago a human animal,
by habit called man, endeared him
self to the baser sort Of people by
killing rats, like a terrier, with his
teeth, and matching himself against
quadruped dogs, with no other
weapons than those which nature
has provided. The scene of his
exploits was Port Jervis, N. Y;
and he afterward roamed away to
st. Clairsville, Pa. There, accord
ing to letter in a New York paper,
he has fought one dog too many,
and is dead from his injuries. The
story is too brutal to. be reprinted
here, but both the dog-brute and
the man-brute died"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28
Arimathea,s Tomb.

We had a guide who knew every
sacred spot in the city, a man who
never failed to satisfy the curiosity
Of the most credulous tourist.
"Whose tombs are these ?" we
asked.
"That is the tomb of Joseph of
Arimathea, and that beside it is the
tomb of Nicodemus."
How do you know ?"
How do / know? You ask me
how l know. Haven't 1 always
lived in Jerusalem ? l was born
here"
"Then perhaps you can tell us,
if this tomb belonged to Joseph Of
Arimathea, and this to N~icodemus,
whose is this third one?"
"Ob, yes, hat other" replied
the guide, with only a moments
paralysis of his invention, " that is
the tomb of Arimatbea himself
C. d. Warner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28

done, level the bed on the surface,
and plant the bulb in rows about
one foot apart for small bulbs,
larger ones farther, and about the
same distance in the rows, putting
them into the ground from six to
eight inches deep. Before severe
frost sets in, cover with a good pro-
lection of rough horse manure, or
any such material which viii help
to keep them from getting too
much frost. In the spring, before
the bulbs start, remove the cover
ing and they win come up strong
and vigorous. When planting the
bulbs, surround each one with a
good handful of river sand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28
REWARD.
$50 Reward F!

WE WILL PAY THE ABOVE AMOUNT
w for the apprehension and return to US
on Presidents island the following described
conyicts. or twenty dollars for either one of
said c%onvicts, and q like amount for any con-
Wet who has or may escape from the Island I:
B00hER BAlLEY-aged 40 years; 8 feet
81 inches high; dark color; thin and short
upper lip, which gives him the appearance of
grinning when In cOnversation.
HENRY JONES - aged % years; dark
brown; 8 feet Z inches high; quick spoken
lives east Of Memphis 7 or 8 miles.
WIN. DEBERRY-aged IS years; 8 feet 2
inches high dark color; lives on the Wild
berger place left eye sore when he left.
TbOS CARTER aged 80 years; feet 81
inches high; dark color; has O gear on right
temple shaped like a half moon; he worked at
Catholic Cemetery on fernando road; his
family lives near that place
JESSE kELLY-aeed 81 years. fair COM
pleXiOn blue eyes; light and short hair his
father Is a shoemaker, and lives in Fort Pick
ering.
JOHN DANCY-aged q years; 5 feet 81
inches high; fair complexiOn; blue eyes; red
hair; his parents live at Decatur, Ala.
CHAS. FAIN-aged Is years; brown; 5 feet
81 inches high; black hair and eyes scar on
left side and on left hip blacksmith by trade;
used TO work for james X ko0ea.
The first four escaped yesterday, the Others
during the summer.
15O-is w. N. FORREST 70.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28
FOREIGN.

LONDON, August 2s.-A special
from Belgrade says Tchernayeff and
Hawatrisch drove the Turks out Of
Brugayaez and Stance and COM
bined their forces, which increases
the army of Moravia ten thousand
men. Notwithstanding this Kerim
Pasha, on the whole, has made a
clever advance, being on three
sides of Alexinatz, which is de-
cidedly in danger.
The Standards correspondent
with the Turkish army telegraphs
to hat paper under date of Nissa,
Sunday afternoon, August 9th, as
follows: Yesterday and to-day's
severe fighting resulted in a com
plete Turkish victory. The Ser
vians are everywhere driven back,
and their losses must be great"
The Times this morning has an
editorial on the Bulgarian atrocities
which concludes as follows: "Mr.
Baring's report, and the testimony
Of other official witnesses will have
much practical value during nego-
tiations which must follow the close
of the Servian war. They will
give this country a good Opportuni-
ty of clearly defining the position
it holds with respect both to Turkey
and the great powers. 1t has been
said that Turkish ministers are
careless of English remonstrances
because they think that England
will and must support Turkey,
however lagrantly she may
be misruled, and hence it is
argued that she is indirectly ac-
countable for the Bulgarian massa-
Gre. But it is difficult to believe
that so baseless an idea can mislead
the shrewd men who direct the
Turkish empire. They know but
little of this country if they think
it could condor such atrocities as
those of Bulgaria. Like someo other
States, it has an interest in Turkey,
and it would be desirable to see
her strong, but she cannot be strong
without being well governed, and
she will never be well governed
until she has reversed many parts
of her present system. Turkish
misrule means weakness, recurring
rebellion and foreign war. 1t EAR
ries with it a menace to the whole
of Europe. This country will be
ready to join other States in devils
ing such reforms as will protect the
Christian part of the population
without regarding the conveniences
of the Porte.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28
rne Man wl,h the sllver Head.


Count Paul de Gabriac publishes
in his travels the following reminis-
cences of Lima /: Gone day when
dining with the French Consul,
the man with the silver head was
announced. He was a Frenchman,
owning a small property near the
city. While taking a walk some
months ago he heard cries of agony,
and fastening in the direction from
which they came, surprised three
brigands, one of whom held a trav-
eler's head between his knees while
another cut his ears off and a third
stabbed him. The undaunted
Frenchman killed one of the vii
lains, whereupon the two others
fled. At this moment, and while
attending to the dying traveller,
Peruvian gendarmes appeared, one
Of whom, thinking the Frenchman
a murderer, with a powerful hori-
zontal blow of his sword, cut the
top Of his head right off, laying the
brain bare. The Frenchman, after
laying an hour unconscious, revived,
picked up the upper part of his
head, walked home in the broiling
sun, and had a silver plate made in
lieu of the original scalp, which
had shrunk too much"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28
In PraIse of wa.sreress.

Cassel's Magazine.l
This has long been a fayorite
vegetable, especially in the metro
polls, where "tea and watercresses'
is pretty sure to form an agreeable
episode in a Londoner's innocent
holiday. The watercress has in
nature a double part to play; it is
both food and medicine. An an
alysis lately made by the President
of the French Academy of Medi-
cine shows that it contains a sulpho-
heterogeneous essential oil, a bitter
extract, iodine, iron, phosphates,
water and other constituents. As
medicine the w~atercress has b EN-
praised for its efficacy in all cases
where the digestive organs are weak,
and in several serious complaints.
1t appears that the medicinal prin-
ciples of the plant are more or less
abundant, according to its culture
and maturity. When it is in flower
they are present i'll greater quantity
than in its fowerless condition.
The essential oil also increases ac-
cording to the quantity of the suns
rays which the cress receives. The
proper culture of the plant develops
in it the bitter and tonic principles,
and the phOsphates are found in
proportion of the manure employed.
The quantity of iron depends upon
the richness Of water in which it is
planted. AS food, -watercresses
be used in their green or
uncooked state, in the form Of salad,
or without any seasoning,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28

Country G%entleman,l
Much non success in the cultiva-
ton Of lilies arises from working
in too much fresh manure, which
has come in contact with the bulbs
and caused them to decay. If the
following treatment is given them,
but little fear of failure need be
apprehended. In the fall after the
stems are ripened off or killed down
with frost, lift all the bulbs, and if
the soil is Of a loamy nature, pro-
cure some muck (the most prefer
able being that in which the native
lily luxuriates) aud shake all roots
Of weeds, ETC., out Of it ; then put
a good covering of it on the head,
also a good manuring Of well de-
cayed manure, and trench the bed
about eighteen inches deep, keep
ing the manure well TO the bottom
Of the trench, SO that the most of
it shall DO below the base of the
bulbs, Incorporating at the same
time the peat Of muck well with
the soil, After the trenching is
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28
Fire.

ELIZABETH, N. J., August 20
Last night pier No. 6 of the Cen
trail railroad docks in this city was
entirely. destroyed by incendiary
fire. There we're s~eventy-fve load
ed coal cars on the dock, all of
which were destroyed, and three
hundred and fifty tons of coal were
burned or thrown into the water.
Two canal boats were also burned.
Loss $4,000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28

Dorsey B. Thomas, as calculated
upon, but not the number ex-
pected. The party has several
heads, but no leaders. One big
head is in East Tennessee, another
in West Tennessee. They pull in
opposite directions, like Nast's
tigers, and when they pull the
party to pieces, limb by limb, the
bones will hardly be worth picking.