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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
How Charles O'Conor
Popped the Question.

The young and beautiful
widow of Commodore McCrack-
en- of our navy returned from
abroad, and finding her finan-
cial affairs in a complicated
state, went to Mr.. O'Conor to
get legal advice. Mr.. O'Conor
discovered that the Commodore
had died insolvent, and the
beautiful widow was left to the
cold mercy of a selfish world,
without a penny to call her
own. This he was compelled
to break to her, whereupon she
held up her hands in piteous
dismay, crying: ooh, Mr.. o.
Conor what shall | do? |, who
have lived in luxury all my
life!" "Madam," said the great
lawyer, "the best advice ! can
give you is to marry me-" They
were married.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
Church Directory.


Presbyterian, Fsyetteville-seryices ev-
ery Sabbath at 1880 and at night; Rev A D
Mcclure, pastor; Sunday school at 6AA NJ.
Mctho,list-services every Sabbath at
1O:3U and at night; Rev G p jackson, pastor;
Sunday school al O'Clock.
Cumberland esbyterian--servsses 3rd
and 4thSundays each month at IL O'Clock A
NJ and at night; IlevW Eshli, pastor; Sun
day school at 8.
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-services
1st Sabbath each month at ii and night by
the Methodists; Rev w B Lowery, preacher
in charpe-2nd and 4th Sabbath each month
at IL by the Associate Reformed Presbyteri-
ans, Rev B Muse, pastor. Union Sun
day school at 8.
A r Presbyterian, New Hope, services LIST
and Bird Sabbaths at IL; Bethel, End and
9th Sabbaths at l1--Rev A S Sloan, pastor
Methodist, Mulberry-services 3rd Sun
day in each month at II O'Clock and every
Sunday night; RevWJCollier, pastor; Sun
day School ats.
Baptist Mulberry-serviccs lst Sabbath
in each month at IL Rev Wm HUFF, pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Mulberry
services LIST Sabbath in each month at IL
and night; Rev Jas Campbell, pastor.
United Presbyterian, Lincoln-services
every Sabbath at ll:1o A NJ; Rev ) w Wait,
pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, (Sheiton's
creekl--services LIST Sabbath in each month
at IL o'clock; Rev j. Parks, preacher an ch
Liberty 6rove--seryices End Sabbath at
IL AN; Rev w A Gill, preacher in charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove,
(near Flyntville)-seryices 4th Sabbath IN
each month at III o'clock; Rev W Suth-
crlend. supply.
Methodist, Oak Hill-services 4th Sab
bath each month at 10 O'Clock.
Cumbeilss d Presbyterian, Kelso, Rev N d
Craw'o~d, pastor.
Mcthodist-services End Sabbath at 10 A
M: Rev w b Lowery, G.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Hill, Rev
J B Tigert, pastor.
Prospect, Wells hill, Saturday before I'd
Sunday, each month, Rev b I King. pastor.
Hester's Greek, Saturday before 4th Sun
day. each month, Rev b L King pastor.
Methodist, Flyntviile--services 4th Sab
hath at 1890 A. NJ; Mt. HermOn, Flintville
c;rcuit. services lst Sabbath at 1890 A N;
Macedonia, FHntville circuit. services 3rd
Sabba. h at 1890 A M--Rey w ii Anthony,
preacher in charge.
Missionary Baptist, Norris Greek, Duck
eye)-services End Saturday and Sunday in
each month; Rev s L Sanford, pastor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
Waiting for His Release.

There is a young lady staying
in Joliet, H., whose history is re-
mantle. One evening three years
ago, in the southern part of the
State she was out walking with
lover. They stepped into an oys.
ter house for refreshments and
while seated at the table a drunk
en- rough came staggering in and
insulted the lady. Her lover
warned him not to do 50 again un-
der penalty of death. The rough
was just drunk enough to repeat
the insult, and the lover pulled
his revolver and shot him dead.
For this, the liver Was arrested,
tried and sentenced 10 two years
in the Joliet penitentiary. The
young lady is there, awaiting the
time when be viii regain his Iiber-
ty, which will be shortly. She
has elegant clothing, jewelry and
plenty of money awaiting his rec
lease, and then they both expect
to be happy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
Riding on a Whales Back :

The Boston Herald says that
an adventure so singular in its
character happened to a citizen
of Plymouth, Mass, recently,
that, without the knowledge of
the parties and the evidence
of those near, it would be set
down as a Msnchausen tale.
Mr.. ID. Finny, with his neigh
Dor, ANGEL Bartlett, were off
Gunner's Point, South Ply
mouth, coot shooting. They
were in separate dories, as far a.
part as boats usually are in that
sport, when a humpback whale
rose : some distance off and
spouted. lie rose again nearer
the boat, and Mr.. Finny thought,
by the direction he was taking,
that the next time he came up
he would come ahead of tho
boat, and he would give him a
shoot. While waiting for him
to come up, kneeling in the bot
tom of the dory, he felt q shock,
and, as he expresses it, found
himself on the whales back dry
shod. The next thing he knew
he went down and came mp on
the other side Of the boat. Prob
able the whale sank when he
found he had a rider and drew
the man with him. When Mr..
Finny came up he was near Mr..
Bartlett's dory, and was taken
into his boat. Throughout the
whole he had held on to his gun,
and brought it on board with
him
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
His Title at Court.

Robert Heller, in one of his
recent bewildering performan-
ces, alluded to the s'darkity and
blackity" of certain proceed
ings of the s'Ring" men of this
city. 1t reminds us Of the gen.
eral turpitude that prevails in
some OF the frontier towns of
Texas, and the hilarious charac-
ter Of the local jailer therea-
bouts--let us say at San Anto-
Mo, whence comes the following
sketch, o4
Not long since a young man
with blonde hair, a freckled
nose, and other marks Of per-
sonal attractiveness, applied to
the deputy-sheriff for a pass to
see his father, who he had rea-
son to suppose was an inmate
of the county Jail.
"What's your name?" asked
the officer, turning to his regis
ter. bar
''T'm Jim M'Snifter, from the
Arroyo, Colorado"
"What peculiar kind of play
fulness has your feyther been
amuein' himself murder in
the first sdegree?"
aWusser than that" was the
M'Snifterian response.
All levity vanished from the
face Of the officer, who was
really a kind-hearted man, and
there was human sympathy, and
perhaps tear in his eye as he
turned over the page, and said,
in a low voice:
p "Worse than murder! Ny
God! he must have stolen a
ponyl"
cit was some misunderstand-
ing about a newell" observed
M'Snifter, Junior, furnishing his
cowhide boots with his quirt.
s'There are none of the
M'Snilters in Jail. Maybe I've
got capias for yon."
ri bleeye in the last indict-
merit the old mans name was
spelt Bob White. The title of
the Suits the State agin White" ;"
"Why didn't you say so at
once? You mean that is his IT,
tie at court. Why certainly!
Just you come along, and I'll
present you TO his Royal Majes-
ty. He is in the ground cell.
Just come along; | want to see
if the old rooster hasn't been
trying to saw his hobbies off"
And buckling OH his armor,
the deputy sheriff conducted
the crown prince across the
square to the castellated sum-
mer palace of his royal parent.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

w. Allen, Norfolk Navy Yard, has
been presented at this bank for
collection, This is a singulaf
course for q draft to take. Is it
all rightr' sh
The Secretary st once telegraph
ed Allen, asking what he meant
by such an irregular proceeding.
Allen answered that he knew
nothing of a draft Then the de-
tectives started for philadelphia
and conferred with the bank off,
Ger, and the result was the instan.
taneoas discovery that the draft
had been sent to the bank by
Cooper.
In the meantime Cooper was in
bIissful ignorance as togwhat was
going on. He had been engaged
TO daughter of a prominent of
fetal, and the very day of this
discovery was bis wedding-day.
The papers here err in saying that
she was fifteen years older than
LIE. On the contrary, she was
not yet seventeen, and one OF the
loyeliestf girls in Washington.
While the detectives were making
this discovery in Philadelphia, the
wedding was going on in fine style.
The couple were married in, the
morning and took the noon train
to Philadelphia, where Cooper in
tended to stop, draw his 500, 900,
and then with bis bride fly the
country. Of course she was inno-
cent of the whole thing, and for
days and days after the crash her
life was despaired of. The detec
tives concluded not only to arres:
their man, but to do it before the
ink on the marriage certificate
was dry, Which for reasons that
at once suggested themselves as
right both for rhe official and his
daughter. Accordingly they pos
ted themselves on Cooper's move
ments, and when the train stopped
at small station On The outskirts
of Philadelphia they bearded it
and arrested the culprit. His
young wife was sent to a hotel and
her father telegraphed for. Coop
er was taken to the navy.yard IN
irons, and sent for a. term Of FIVE
,ears mot six) to the Eastern
>Penitenfiary. His young wife,
when she recovered from the shock,
had her marriage annulled, on the
score of fraud and non consum.
nation. 3 p kle N
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
VOL. XZIV--hO.. Sc.

dynamite in a cask of wine to
smuggle it into port, thus en-
dangering the ship on which it
was brought, and the life of ey-
cry one who came near it.
Those that think that Nor
monism died with Brigham
Young are, we fear, badly mis-
taken. There have arrived in
New York this season about
$500 converts mostly from
Great Britain and Scandinavia,
nearly all of whom proceeded
directly to Utah. Twelve Nor
mon missionaries who have for
some time been working in Eu-
rope arrived here a short time
since, boasting of great success
abroad and firmly convinced
that their religion is to be a
permanency in both America
and Europe. These missiona-
ries are opposed to polygamy,
as are also all foreign Mormons.
RAD1x.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
Russian Thieves.

According to the Pail Mall Ga
zette, thieves and policemen are
the pests of Russian towns, but
especially policemen.
A man who has resided some
time in Russia even grows to
doubt whether the notions of
naeuna and tatatp are comprehend
ed there as they are in other coun-
tries. If you go visiting and
leave a cloak on the seat of your
carriage, that cloak is gone when
you come out. If you walk out
with dog unclaimed, the dog
vanishes round the street corner.
Shopkeepers are afraid to place
articles of value in their shop
windows. Hou<eLolders are LA
bic to have their horses and carri.
ages stolen if they do not keep a
sufficient number of stable ser
wants, and take care to see before
going to bed that one of these me
malls is sober. A man who goes
out unarmed may be set upon in
sight of a droschky stand and
stripped of every article he wears,
including shirt and small clothes
The droschky drivers will not lend
a helping hand they will rather
start off in panic, lest they should
be summoned to give evidence; as
for the police, they hurry up af-
terward, and make the despoiIed
man pay twice the value of the
things be has lost in fees for in
vestigation. 1t is said that per
son influential enough to make it
unpleasant to the police gets back
his lost property in no time the
police will even restore him the
equivalent if they cannot recover
the original articles.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
1EIgEI6ajes8 IEI 8aelpg,
For the Fayetteville Observer.
To an Absent Daughter.
Written for q Friend.
BIZ JESSIE rEnausoN pRewNr.


20, daughter mine, how much my spirit
mourns thee,
Now that we twain, are severed far and
s wide,
think of thee, and all that most adorns
thee, Hs.
With yearning fondness and mothers pride;
think of thee, when the sweet evening
shadows,
Fall silently upon the face of earth
And of thee still when DER the hills and
meadows, ~
All splendor- crowned the glorious sun
comes forth.
Thus ever present, ever near me seeming.
Far, far removed-yet always by my side;
1t scarcely seems, my loved one, | am
dreaming,
Our kindred spirits are so near allied;
Ay, we are one, in heart and soul-an union,
That surely angels sarctify above;
And when with saints we share sweet COM
munion,
United still in heavenly bonds of love.
My absent one, shall behold thee ever?
Ere lasting sleep my wearied eye-lids seal;
These aged arms shalE<hey enfold theenever
AS Sainst the heart that soon must cease TO
feel?
This faithful heart-O could the world re-
place thee,
Return, beloved, return that once more,
May with a mothers tenderest love en-
brace thee,
Ere summoned hence from earth's unhal-
lowed shore.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
Remonetizing Silver.

Until within the last few years,
when the extensive mines in the
West had been opened, this coun-
try coined but little silver. That
is, little compared with what it
is now proposed TO coin-and no
one ever thought of demoDetizing
it until those rich mines were dis
covered Some years ago. when
our gold mines were yielding so
largely, England and Germany de-
monetized gold, making silver the
standard of value. Then when
rich silver mines wers opened and
the prospect was that we would
produce more silver than gold,
both these Countries turned about
and demonetized silver, making
gold the standard and our Con-
gress strangely followed the ex-
ample. Now the question is, shall
Congress undo whatit did in 1873,
and place the silver dollar exactly
on par with the dollar in gold.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
Elegant Counterfeits.

Mr.. Brooks has telegraphed to
Chicago that the reported $50
counterfeit there must be good,
as it is printed OH fiber paper,
but this is not sufficient guar
Ianty. The excellent counter
felt of the $500 treasury note
made by Tom Ballard was prin-
ted on fiber paper. He took a
dollar note and washed out the
colors, so as to give him the pa
per for his counterfeit. This
may be the way with the Chi
cago counterfeit.
The latest counterfeit is the
new So upon the First National
Bank of Lamaqua. This has
just been received at the Treas
ury Department for description.
It's excellence is alarming. The
only way that it differs from the
genuine is that the counterfeit
is more skillfully executed. 1t
has only one fault, that being
that it is too good. The only
marked difference that is at the
present specified is in the char
tered numbers printed on the
bills. The safest course will be
to reject all bills on this bank.
1t is understood that the issue
of this bank is to be called in
at once as the only safe way to
defeat this counterfeit Wash
ialnton Cor. GhicanO Times.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
Helmick's Hard Times
Treasury,

Is the title Of q new Publication
just Issued. It is sheet music
size, and contains the following
ten beautiful .eemicosongs a.,
dapted for piano or organ;
l. You'll never miss the wa
ter tiilthe we'll rnlsdry,s Com
ic.-R. Howard
2. He neter went Back on
the poor. Motto song and cho--
FUs.-W. j Scanlon.
B. Down by dot orchard
Comic Duett.-O. Thacher.
4. Isn't he a tease? Comic
song and chorus. jean La
Croix. ei gfliossn sssfi sa
s. Only in Fun. Comic song
and chorrls.--R. s.. Csandsll. :
6. My Linda Love-. Genie
song and chorus.--J. McVeigh.
z. As Pretty as a Little But
CeIuy. OOnS anu udnCC.~-Os f
Rutledge. a7aia slgw bus es
e 8. Pretty Little sJakey.- :
Dutch Comic song-P. NJ
Strokes. ,ne t
9. All Tied Back-Coulic
song.-P. Ritter. W
10. Whose dat KNOCKING on
do Ole Back Gatego Comic song
and chorus.-Ss W. Newsoe
The price is remarkably low
only $1.00. Sent by mail free
of charge upon receipt of price
Address all orders to +. w.
HELMIcK, Publisher, so West
Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
Mail D1rectory.
rayetterille Post-omce.

Ra;lroad-leaves every day except Sun
a.45 A.; arrives at $40 Pm. supplies
The following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, tlynt-
vile. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, liunes
Station. Salem, Winchester and Deeherd.
Sbrlbvyiile stace-arrives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
davs at2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg bonneville, County Line, Shelbyyiiie.
Huntsville stage--leaves Monday and
Thursday 9at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Fridry alarm. Supplies Harpers Branch,
Goshen. Halle Green, Meridianvliie and
Huntsville.
Shelbyyigle horse-leaves Mondays and
THURSDAYS at s A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4P.a. Supplies Norris Greek
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shei6yFlile,
Pulaski horse-a-rives everv Friday at-l2
NJ. leaves same dayas 1880. Supplies Cy-
Tustop. Boons Hill, Millville, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
Blanche horse--leaves every Friday al
r.: arrives Saturday at P. N. sup
niles camargo Molino, Cold Water, Blanche,
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
See upon post Offices in all parts ef the u
n;ted states. A list of Money Order offices
NAV he seen on application. Rates OF COM
,uissisn Coz Money Orders are as follows;
Not exceeding $l5.........:..-- ~ cents
over Is sDd not exceeding $50. ...l do
40 80 do do 40. 20 DO
do ~ do do 50. % DC
w. D. DOETHAT, T. NJ.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

A wsll-dressed negro applied
to the Judge of Probate of this
city for q marriage license. lie
was asked how old his intended
was, and answ cred with great
animation: "Justsixteen,Ju
sweet sixteen, an de hansomest
gal in town." The Judge said
he could not do it, as the law
forbade him to issue license to
any one under eighteen. "Well,
held on, Judge" exclaimed the
man. s"I know dat dem girls
are deceitful an lie about deir
age. She is nineteen, if a day."
"Will you swear to it?" asked
the Judge. 'EYes, sab, he re-
pile d, aand did. "And how old
are yon?" asked the Judge.
The chap looked suspicious, and
replied cautiously, ,"Thirty-five,
and added, 'sif- that won't do,
Judge, I'ye got more back 5.H
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

Abdullah, Turk, went to the
residence of Nasereddin TO borrow
his mule. Nasereddin, who was
not ready lender, saiJ that the
mule was not at home. At that
moment The mule brayed loud e.
nough TO wake the echoes. fsWhat
did you say, Nasereddin, that yonr
mule is not at home--but I hear
him. "Go1thy way, false Abdul
lah.r said bis neighbor, "you are
not a true friend, for you believe
the mule and refuse TO take my
word" ' s@''
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

The Chicago papers tell us
that when one respectable Chi
cagoah remarks, with a sigh, to
another respectable CAicagoan,
Another old citizen gone!"
the response is, "With how
much?l What bank?"ASt. Lou
IS Repatblico's.
But when a St. Louisian OBJ
serves, "Another old citizen
gonep' the question is, s'How
many counts in tho indictment?
Which jail?" -...,r
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

= II want five cents worth of
starch" said little girl to a
groccr's clerk. The clerk,
wishingto tease the child, asked I:
"What do you want five cents
worth of starch for?" "Wby,
for five cents, Of course" she
answered, and the clerk coEclu-
dedi to attend to his own busi-
mess. =
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

] A Western Michigan hus-
band explained: Il am seven
teenyears older than my third
wife, who is on earth, nine
years older than the one who is
in heaven, and the second one is
too busy sassing Satan TO care
whether / mention her or not. "
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

Fifty young BARRIERS recently
left Copenhagen for Russlas
where they are appointed medi-
cal assistants. Every barber in
Denmark has to pass On exami-
nation in the elements of surge
ry. They were accompanied
by a score of working butchers
who also are attached to the
Russian army.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

Bakers "Syria and Egypt under
the last Five Sultans' says "A
schoolmaster's testimony is not
valid in \ Mohammedan court of
law, becouse it is believed that he
must have been mad before he un
dertook to teach children ; or the
children must have driven him
crazy by the noise they made re
peating their lessons aloud all the
time"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

An exchange tells how the
Joke was on him. "a bright
little girl of our acquaintance
asked us the following con-
undrum: How many letters are
there in a postman's bag? We
gave it up, aud she said there
were three-b-a-g."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

1t is suggested to English and
American travellers abroad not I"
have their letters addressed "Es-
quire," as foreign post offices fan
Iy it is a name--hence delays and
cosses Of letters.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

When a Swiss hotel-keeper gets
bold of an American newsp .per he
runs his eye eagerly over the lis
of new bankrupts, TO see who will
probably be bis most liberal guests
IN few weeks.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

Belle Boyd, who figured so ex-
tensively during the war as a scout
for the Confederate forces, is now
living at Calvert, Texas, and sup
ports herselfand sister by sewing.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

Miss Minnie E. Hodges, who
has just resigned the position OF
cashier and money-order clerk in
the Des Moines pest Office. paid
out, during six years, S4, 100000
and never made mistake of a
cent. She often had entire charge
of the Office, with twenty-five or
thirty clerks under her, and there
never was any unpleasantness or
jar Of any kind.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

Two young men, named Jo-
seph e. Johnston and Fitzhugh
Lee, are learning the machinist
trade in the Pennsylvania Rail-
road machine shops at Altoona.
They are nephews of the Con-
federate officers whose names
they respectfully bear.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

The United States within the
last ten years have sold $43, ,OOO.-
600 worth Of arms and munitions
of war to Europe, ard still the
demand continues. Il therto Tur-
key has been our best customer
but now orders upon a Liberal
scale are coming from Russia.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

The Rev. Charles Thompson,
pastor Of the Baptist Church IN
San Jose, Cal, is under arrest on
a charge oi incendiarism. His
residence has been burned twics
within a year, and the insurance.
agents claim 10 have proof that
be kindled the fires.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

A noted English surgeon says
that the reason women can't
throw missiles as accurately as
men is because their shoulder
blades are set too far forward.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

One day last week, down in
Missouri, a man was struck by
lightning while playing croquet.
Heavens vengeance, though
long delayed sometimes, is aw-
fully certain.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

Anew Hampshire man bias buri
ed two wives within eight months,
tie last being seventeen years of
age.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
A reporter for a Wisconsir

A reporter for a Wisconsin
paper writes: "Those who per-
sonally know our esteemed fell
low-citizen, Col. -, will re-
gret to hear that he was bIu-
tally assaulted last evening, but
not killed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

The foreman Of a jury in Tex
as, which lately granted a divorce
to a woman, married her the same
day.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01

The destruction of sheep in
California by the recent drought
is estimated at 100000 head, or
two-thirds of the sheep in the
State. Many of the great sheep
herders abandoned 1000 to 10000
head in the mountains.