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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
Not SO Sure.

A few years before his death,
the Emperor Nicholas, Of Rus
sia, sent looking-glass Of rare
size to the Empress Of China
1t had to be carried all the way
from St. Petersburg to Pekin
by human hands. IN the mean
time, difficulties had broken out
between Russia and China
The Son of Heaven would not
accept the present. In the end
the Emperor Nicholas sent
word it should be carried back
by the same route. When he
gave the order the Grand Duke
Michael made q wager with the
Emperor that the looking-glass
received would be broken on
the way. The bearers of the
looking-glass received orders to
be as careful as possible. They
carried it back with the most
incredible care, forty men bear
ing it by turns.
The Emperor stood with his
brothers at the window Of the
palace, and laughed at having
won the bet. But on the stair
case of the palace oneof the car
riers slipped his foot and fell
down, dragging several of his
companions after him, and the
precious looking-glass was bro
ken into a thousand pieces
The Grand Duke, therefore,
won his bet.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
Scraps Of Confederate
History.

The first officer who reported
to Jefferson Davis, President
Of the Confederate States, at
Montgomery, Alabama, with
men for service, was George
Washington Lee, of DeKalb
county, Ga; post office, Stone
Mountain.
The first dollar that was ever
put in the treasury of the Con-
federate States was the money
to give these men food and
blankets. This money was bor-
rowed from Mr.. Knox, Presi-
dent of the Central Bank Of
Alabama, by II. D. Capers, and
paid Capers, in gold, on the
26th of February, 1861-yide
the books of the bank.
The first official line ever
written for the Confederate
States was a notice published in
the Montgomery papers of the
10Th of February, and indicat-
ing a fact, first declared, that
he Office Of the Secretary of
the Treasury of the Confeder-
ate States could be found on the
Corner of Market and Com
merce streets, which was signed
by II. d. Capers, chief clerk.
tits a remarkable coincidence
in the facts of history, that the
name of the man who first re-
ported to the Confederate au-
thorities for service was George
Washington Lee, who, neither
by birth or relationship, was
connected to either George
Washington OF Robert E. Lee.
George w. Lee served with
distinction during the war, and
is now an earnest and success
full man in his business at Stone
Mountain.
Col. H. d. Capers became af-
terward a soldier in the army,
was wounded in Virginia, and
is now a reconstructed "rebel,"
in Georgia, trying to
make a living by practicing his
profession Of law. He is NOR
ally, physically and otherwise
to any more such ex-
plOits.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, yetteville-services ev
cry Sabbath at 1919 and at night; Rev A
Mcclure, pastor; Sunday school at 8 A NJ.
etlolist-services every Sabbath a
1880 and at night; RevAFLawrence pastor
Sunday school at 8 O'Clock.
Cumberland bytcrian-services every
Sabbath at 1890 and at night; Rev 9 Z Du-
vail, pastor; Sunday school at 8.
Methodist Flyntviilc--serYiccs lst Sab
bath in each month at IL and night; Rev WA
Gill, preacher in charge; Sunday school at .
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-SerVicCs
Ist Sabbath each month at IL and night by
the Methodists; Rev Mr. Barham, preacher
charge-2nd and 4th Sabbath eacn month
ntII by the Associate Reformed Presbyteri.
ans, Rev d Muse, pastor. Union sun
day school at 8.
A r PRESBYTERIAN, New Hope, services Isl
and 3rd Sabbaths at II; Bethel, End and
lth Sabbaths at 11-Rev A S Sloan, pastor
Methodist, Mulbcrry-serviccs 3rd Sun
day in each month at IL o'clock and every
Sunday night; RevWJCollier, pastor; Sun,
dav School st 9.
Cumberland rcsbyteTian--seTyiccs 4th
sunday each month at ] l O'Clock N and a;
NIGHT: RevMrMorris pastor; Sabbath school
Baptist Mulberry-church session. Sat
urd,y before lst Sabbath in each month;
services lst Sabbath at II; RevA Van Ioose
pastor; Sabbath school at
limited Presbyterian, Linccln-services
every Sabbath at ll:I5 A NJ; Rev J w Wait,
pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist Shady Grove, (Shelton's
creek)-scryiccs 1st Sabbath in each month
at IL O'Clock; Rev j. Parks, preacher IN ch
Liberty Gro ve--services End Sabbath at
Ham; Rev w 4 Gill, preacher in charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove
(near Flyntville)-services 4th Sabbath IN
each month at IL o'clock; Rev a w Suth-
crlend. supply.
PRESBYTERIAN, Unity, on the Petersburg
load. miles North of Fayetteville, lst and
3rd Sabbashs in each month-also Swan
Greek Church, 2nd and 4th Sabbaths in each
month; Rev 7 Osborne, pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Cane Creek, on
Fishing Ford road, miles North OF Fay
ctteypie. 2nd and 4th Sabbaths each month;
Rev i T'igert, pastor.
Methodist Oak IIill-seryices 4th Sab
Lath each month at 10 o'clock.
Cumberland PresbyteriaE-Rey DCraw-
ford, pastor.
N: Rev w b Lowery, 7 ..
Cumberland Prcsbyterian-scrvices 4th
Sabbath at 10 N: Rev j i Tigert, pastor;
IInion sunday school at 2 2 every Sab
bath; prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Mi. Hermon, Flintyille circnit--seTviccs
2rd Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev
nv A Gill, preacher in charge.
Macedonia. Flintville circuit-scrvices 4th
Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev w A
Gill. preacher in charge.
Missionary Baptist, Norris Greek, Duck
ovol-services 2nd Saturday and Sunday in
Zach month; Rev S L Sanford, pastor
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
q Big Scare.

~ The first news of thC
Bclknap business thunderstrucE
the one-horse politicians. The,
did not condemn, but they only
stood in silence, dumblounded
and perhaps studying how to ex-
plain it away to the voters. Now
they are gradually recovering
from the first shock, and they are
beginning to form excuses, and
are trying to offset the shortcom-
ings OF the administration by ra-
king up the shortcomings Of a few
old and isolated cases where Dem
ocrats were caught in official acts
Of doubtful propriety. But the
most astounding broz nfacedness
of some Republican newspapers
is their attempt to unload both
Grant and Belknap over into the
Democratic camp, by asserting
that Grant and Belknap have new
er been anything but democrats =
that they We're democrats before
the war, during the war, and
since the war - that therefore
nothing else could be expected of
them. According to this theory,
BabCOCk must be a Democrat, too,
as we'll as the entire whisky rug.
Schenck and DalanO must also be
democrats ! What a liberal party
these Republicans must be, to give
their Offices to a set Of rascally
democrats! This way of getting
rid of the party's rascals will not,
however, be accepted by honest
men Of common sense. for parties
always bestow their best favors
upon their own political friends.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
The Vanderbilt Univer-
SitY. 5e.t-

We find in a late number Of
the New York San leaf in the
history of the Vanderbilt Uni
versity which will be read with
interest by the people of the
South, and especially as it bears
marks of authority. The San
speaking of 'FVanderbilt and
his University" says:
The Commodore likes to re-
late. incidents in his life to in
tefest friends as they sit with
him. The Aother day she bold
the history Of his connection
with the Nashville University.
About two years ago Bishop
McTyeire, of the Methodist
Church, now President of the
University, and Who. is related
to Mrs. Commodore Wander
bilt, was staying at the New
York Hotel, under treatment
for an obstinate disease by DIR.
Bodenhamer. The Commodore
invited the Bishop to stop at
his house, which, he good ma
turedly.said, was as good a ho-
tel as the New York. The
Bishop went,and a strong friend
ship was cemented between host
and guest. The day before the
Bishop was to leave the Com
modore called him aside and
confided toahim his project of
establishing university some
where in the South. 1t was a
duty, the Commodore said, that
the North owed to the South,
to give some token of reconcil-
iation that would be a benefit,
and he wanted to do his indi-
vidual share by founding an in
stitution. The next day the
Commodore explained his plans
to the Bishop. They. agreed
upon them, and chose Nashville
for the site of the University.
The Commodore then gave a
check for $50O,OO0 to found the
institution, and has since added
100000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
Another Wedding by Tel.
egraph. -s
From the San Diego Union,


Last evening Mr.. W. H. Story
of the signal service, and Miss
Clara E. Choate, daughter of D
Choate, ESQ, of this city, were
married at Camp Grant, Arizona
the ceremony being performed il
the presence of large party II
the telegraph Office in San Diego
Miss Choate became engaged tc
the very worthy young gentleman
with whom she will make the
Journey of life, some time ago. -
As he is in the service of the Gov
ernment, and the operator of the
telegraph station at Camp Grant
he could not obtain leave to make
so long a journey hither for his
wedding, and the young lady went
out TO him in Arizona. But, ar
rived there, no clergyman could
be found to perform the ceremony,
and in this exigency the plan of
using the telegraph was decided
upon.
At s o'clock yesterday evening
the friends of the family and
friends of the bride gathered at
the telegraph Office corner OF u
and Fifth streets. There was a
very large party Of ladies and
gentlemen. The officiating cler'
gvman, the Rev. Jonathan Mann,
Of the M. E. Church, being pres
cnt, and all being in readiness the
following message was sent ny the
father of the bride:
SAN DIEGO, April 24-0:3C P. N.
Greeting to our friends at Camp
Grant. We are ready to proceed
with the ceremony. -l
.. CHoATE AND PARTY.
The answer at once came back:
CAMP GRANT, April 24- To d.
Choate and party: We are ready.
w. Ii. STORY,
CLARA E CuoATE.
Then-Mr. Blythe, chiet ope-
rator at the San Diego office, at
the instrument-thc ceremony be
gan.
The Rev. Mr.. Mann arose and
said that they were about to OF
tend the marriage ceremony ot
two friends six hundred and fifty
miles distant; that they could
hardly hear the words spoken
standing SO far apart, but he could
speak with the telegraph wire
audibly enough. As =
Here followed the usual tormu-
la for the marriage service, the
questions and responses being ior-
warded over the wire. sii'Ii
Numerous congratula!ory mes
sages were then sent by the
friends present, and appropriately
replies received ; in fact there was
a happy wedding party, with all
the interchange Of compliments
and good wishes usuql to such oc-
casions, Notwithstanding the little
distance of $50 miles between the
parties.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
Mail Directory
Fayetteville POst-OGice.

po;lro.d-leavcs every day except Sun
.vct1l:l5A.M.; arrives tat s P. N. supplies
tb9 following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
yiIIc. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunts
station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Sbelhvville stage-arrives Monday, We'd
roeday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
dsys at 2P. II. Supplies Mulberry Lynch
I,',rr bonneville, County Line, Shclbyvllle.
Huntsville stage-leavcs Monday and
r,,,,rsdsv at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Fr;day at4P.M. Supplies llarpers Branch,
Goshen. Halle Green, Meridianulle and
Huntsville.
Sbelbvville horse-leaves Mondays and
rb1rsdavs at 8 a. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Fr;dav at 4P.M. Supplies Norris Creek
rboStnut Ridge, Hawthorne and ShelbyYille
pnlaski housewives every Friday at l.
=, Leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
rnstan Boons Ill., Millville, PisSah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
blanche horsc--leaves eyory Friday al
N. arrives Saturday at 3 P. N. Sup
los Camargo, Moline Cold Water, Blanche
Money Orders Gan be obtained at this Of
Co unon post offices in ali parts et the u
n;ted States. A list OF Money Order offices
',,ay he seen on application. Rates OF CON-
,n;ss;on ms; for Money Orders arc as follows:
Not excceding $l5...-: -:...;:....- ~ GEMS
o. Is aDd not exceeding S3O.-..l5 do
do lG 80 d. 80 - d.
" " Z DOUTpAT ! N
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08

1t is understood that some Of
the ablest Democrats in the House
are engaged in summarizing the
result Of the investigations, and
that before the session closes these
results will be presented to the
country in one or two speeches
which will show in ineligible and
readable form what the congress
sioual inquiries have developed
But the Committees are by no
means done. Some of them, as
that appointed to inquire into the
management OF the New Orleans
custom house, have scarcely be-
gun. A good deal Of work re-
mains, and there is no disposition
to leave anything undone.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
s@,gltQlee3oefrgI,, g, ,
UNSEEN COMFORTERS.


UNSEEN COMFORTERS.
lie, who, with sympathetic cast
Of mind, and heart a-thrill,
Can conjure from the storied past
Its images at will,
Is seldom quite aloneS the air
Its congregations hath
That whisper TO him everywhere,
And wait upon his path.
l IrOamed, to- day, the pastures wide
And airy uplands through
While thronging in from every side
Familiar figures drew;
They glanced and smiled as they had done
In days and scenes long gone,
But had eyes for only one
That nearest me was drawn.
a soft hand slipped in mine, l heard
The rustling of dress,
And many well-remembered word
Of Old-time tenderness;
Deep, haunting eyes, whose lustrous rays
Had passed from earth's control,
Met ct, NINE with soft inquiriDg gaze
That read my very soul.
Inc grasses wetWith dew,
She beckOned from the lowering throng
a child that well knew
A child that took my other hand
And turned its sunny sight
Straight to my heart, with smiling. bland.
And heaVenreilectcd light
Dear God! it was n privilege.
For which bow to Thee,
To let them cross the mystic bridge
A little space to me.
Wifeless and childlcss, aud in pain.
walked on earth no moro;
The loved and lost were mine again,
And all the bliss of yore.
Oh! not for me alone the thrush
Poured forth his greeting song,
Or gave the dawn its tcn-fold blush,
As thence We straycd along.
Obi not for me alone Tie brUok
Went caroling in glcc,
Or bIinked the squirrel flom oakcn nook.
Or hummcd the honey bee.
Twas but the work Of memory,
With fancy's help, know
But still, the picture, sUG- and .Icc.
Retains its lovely glow,
And still, with sympatl etc cast
OF mind, and heart a-thriii,
Can | invoke from ont the past
Its images at will.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
Senator Key and the Rad
iCalS.

In the proceedings of the Re
publican State Convention held in
Nashville on the 18th ult., ap-
pears the following notice Of oul
United States Senator, Hon. D.
NJ. Key =
Capt. e. e. Winters i move
that the rules be suspended and
that the resolutions which I will
read be endorsed by this conven-
tion.
Capt. Winters then read the fol.
lowing resolution
RESOLVED, that we, the Repub.
licans of Tennessee in convention
assembled, take this opportunity
to express our approval of the
manly course pursued by Hon. D.
NJ. Key Chat is the way it was
written by Winters = Reporter. J
In the United States Senate, in
sustaining the resolution directing
an investigation of the election
frauds in Mississippi, and regard
it as a favorable sign of the times
to see one Democrat, at least, in
Tennessee who has the courage to
give expression to bis individual
convictions in defiance to the Dem,
ocratic party whip.
Gibson i hope the resolution
will not be endorsed, as it will
prevent Senator Key from taking
another single step in that direc-
ton. 1t would completely ruin
him, wreck him absolutely. and
be would be of no further essist-
ance to Us. We may carry such
things In our heart, but it won't
do to publish them.
Houk = l move that that last
remark be taken away from the
reporter. Laughter and ap-
plause.
Winters i withdraw the res
oluion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
A Long Tunnel Through
the Snow.
From the Virginia City Chronicle,

From the Virginia City Chronicle
The work of sending wood
through the fltcen-miIe lume
of Mackey & Fair isn't fun by
anv means. The snow is still
from Is to 80 feet deep in the
high Sierras where the men are
now at work. In order to sup
ply the mills Of the Pacific Mill
and Mining Company,M Mr.. Here
ford has been obliged to tunnel
overfourmiles throughthe snow,
the tunnel being used as q road
way for the wood to be fl0atctt
down the hume. At every 200
yards of this immense stretch, a
cross-cut, so to speak, has been
made, for the epurpoSc OF throw
ing up the snow cut away III
the tunnelling.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
a Bad Investment.
Some Undesirable Acres in Orange
and Ulster "A Disappointed
ProSnootor

Some JndesirabIe Acres in Orange
and Ulster "A Disappointed
Prospector.'
From the Kingston On. y Freeman.
Some party in New York
city, whose name VIC will not
mention, is the owner of about
six hundred acres OF land that
lies partly in the town Of Den
ming and partly in TIE town of
MlddletOWn. On this land .
mortgage has been recorded i'm
Ulster county for $1,000, pur-
porting to have been given to
secure a part of the purchase
price. On the record the title
is all straight and clear. This
iowner Of Ulster county lands,
ut seems, has beentryingto make
a trade for other property with
persons living i'll New York
city at different times within
the last year or two, and every
little while up comes a New
York man to search the record
and see what kind Of property
| it is. They all have an idea it
lies only five miles from King
stOn, and when they find they
have been sold, they thank their
stars they didn't trade without
coming to Ulster County, and
so back home very we'll salts
fled. 4 couple of days ago a
young lawyer came up from
New York to look at this same
property. lie had an idea it
was farm lying along the T.
sOpus Creek, a few miles from
Kingston, and after the title
had been carefully looked up
heaccidcntally came across Gen.
Van Buren, and asked him the
shortest road to get there, as D.
wanted to look at it and go
back to New York again that
night. Van Burer said .ho
would have to hurry if he wall
ted to see it and get back to
New York, so he would tell him
the best route to reach it. right
away. IIo took the young
man down to North Frontstreei,
and pointing to High Point, in
the town Of Olive, he said:
DO you see that mountain?"
- Yes" said the New Yorker.
as it this side of that?"
No" answered Van Buren,,
"but Il little ways on the other
side. To go there in a straight
line you VIII be forced to go
over six just such mountains as
that
''Why, said the young law
yer, 'tberc IS snow up there"
chats so" replied the Gen
cral, "but you can go up the
to Deans Corners, then
ride over mountain OH horse
back five miles, and after that
walk twelve miles, and you viii
reach it by the best known route
in existence. That is about
fifty miles from here, taking
that road" ~
The lawyer said he guessed
he had better go home, and he
did so home.
This lawyer was looking at
ter the interests Of a client who
had a strong idea TO trade off a
large number of acres of rand
in KOckland county, which was
good land, and came near do
ing it without finding out the
exact location. The property
that has a mortgage on it of &c.
900 is not worth, it is said, one
cent. There is no wood of anv
account upon it, and it would
ruin man to try and protect
what little there is, and the
owner would rather trade for
other property because q sale
wash.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08

Some old fraud says, Get up
with the sun If you want to be
healthy and wise" 1t is easy G
nough to follow this advice in win
ter, when the sun acts sensibly,
and doesn't get up until seven o.
clock but when he commences to
get up at four o'clock, we have OBJ
served that the wisest men give
him about two hours start, and let
.bcir wives accumulate health and
wisdom.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
Pretty Women Scarce in
Texas.
From the Troy Messence

From the Troy Messenger.
| Mr.. j. NJ. MCLendon, former
| ly Of this State, writing to lis
from Milford, Ellis county, Tex
as, says: This part Of the State
is Overrm with the great tide
Iof immigration. Every little
hut is crowded, many having
two or moro families living in
them, and in numerous cases
there are families living in tents,
building material being very
scarce. There arc thousands
of people in this portion of The
State who have neither houses
nor money.
I admit that there are rich
lands throughout the State, but
truth of the matter is, Texas is
the greatly oyerratcd. a great
many Of us here have to haul
our water from sloughs, often Il
mile or more distant, and it is
by no means pure either. IN
this vicinity we haul all our
fircwood from three to seven
miles; timber for fencing pur-
poses, much further. Renters
pay onc-loCrth OF the cotton
and onc-third Of the grain pro-
duccd, and have to house the
landlords share for him. Cur
surplus crop does not common
ly bring us enough to buy our
chewing tobacco. Our plough
ing VIC do with Spanish ponies,
which subsist upon the grass
while the crop is being made
These ponies, generally very
poor, sell for $25 to $35. Eve
ry thing to cat is very high,
gold and silver never seen, and
pretty women arc as scarce as
hens teeth. That's the way it
is here.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08


Long John Wentworth, ex-
mayor Of Chicago, is entirely
bald except a small tuft at the
base Of the brain behind the
ears, and on one occasion, when
riding in the cars, he frequent
ly took off his hat and scratched
behind his ears, when WaS-
gish hbackWoodsman shouted out
Stranger, drive 'em up into
the clearing and you can catch
'em in five minutcs!' IF Went
worth did not sec anything to
laugh at the crowd did.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08


a Santa Clara county (Cal)
Justice decides that 4 man car
rying an umbrella is bound to
keep out Of the way of people
who haven't any, and awards
$299 damages to man who had
his eye pretty nearly ruined by
another man sticking the end
Of his umbrella into it as they
were trying to pass each other,
the sumbrella-bearer having
helped to bring about the col
lision by turning cat to the
left.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08
Rnsk;ns observes as n rule VIC

Ruskins observes as a rule wo
men have no eye for color. This
explains why a woman is obliged
to spend three quarters of day
in getting the exact shade of rib
bon to trim a dress, while when it
comes to mending her husbands s
pantaloons she seems to think a
yellow patch just the thing to
match black broadcloth. .isrs7
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08

Young man, never trille with
the heart of q pure and innocent
girl. A gentleman in town, after
visiting a tashtul young lady for
two years, was asked his inten-
tions and when he gave an eva
sive answer, she hit him on the
head with a potato masher, and it
cost him 81 to get his best silk
hat altered to fit the strange shape
his head assumed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08

An Eastern paper having had
considerable to say about raising
chickens by hand" the Galveston
Nelys responds: "Such infOrma-
ton is not needed at the South
The whole colored population
know how to d. t,and an eatcrpri
sing freedman can raise more pul.
let's in a single night, on lis way
home from prayer meeting, than
that Eastern editor could raise in a
year with all bis science"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-08

Daring the Mexican war one
of the generals came up to Cap
tain Bragg and said, Captain, the
crisis has arrivedl fire !" Where
upon Captain Bragg said to his
lieutenant, "You hear what :he
General says fire T. "But, Cap
tain," the lieutenant said, Il don t
see anything to fire at = Ere at
the crisis!" said Captain Bragg.