Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-22
Condensed News.

April.
Columbus, Ca. has received
this season over II 600 bales Of
cotton.
A food at Eureka, Nevada. OF
Friday, last, destroyed $60,00(
worth of property.
Outside of the cities the Moffet
register is said to be the most pop
ular law ever enacted in Virginia
Four colorcd men were hanged
in Donaldsonville, La, Aug. 18th
for the murder of a woman in 1876,
At the late political convention
at Austin. Texas, it is stated that
OF the l.400 delegates, there were
1000 who carried pistols.
Barton County, Ga, shipped
225, 900 pounds of dried apples
and peaches last season, and will
double that amount this year.
In New Jersey there exists a
law imposing a fine of $50 upon
all farmers who fail TO keep
their lands clear of wild carrot.
The salaries Of the agents
along the line of the Macon and
railroad have been scaled
thirty three and a third per cent.
A new law of Massachusetts
fines q man $40 for letting his
hens stray into his neighbours
garden after his neighbor has
forbid it in writing.
PITTSFIELD. Mass Aug. l6-
John Ten Evck. was executed
here to day for the murder of on
Did couple named Stillman. at
last Thanksgiving Day.
The whole Democratic ticket
IF McNlinn county, with the ex-
ception of Register, was defeated
in the recent elections, caused
by discord in the Democratic
raDks.
The Graphic says that the
way they divide estates in New
York City is, "fifty thousand
dollars to the lawyer and two
thousand five hundred to the
The eclipse of the sun terrified
the negroes in the region where
it was total. At Waco, Texas,
they believed that the day of
judgment had come, AMI were
panic stricken.
The Masonic Grand Lodge Of
Michigan has declared that the
making Or selling of lntoxicants
by members Of the order is an
ohense punishable by suspen-
sion or expulsion.
A large amount of oleomarga-
rine has been sold to Chicago
dealers as genuine butter, The
imitation article came from large
butter factory, some Of it being
mixed with real butter.
Tea raised in South Carolina
and prepared in Baltimore was
lately exhibited in W Washington to
dealers, who were unable TO dis
tinguish it from similar varieties
Of Chinese aud japanese growth.
ST Louis has just had a spell OF
very hot weather, yet there were
no sunstrokes, although the TEN
perature was as high as during the
recent terrible mortality from heat.
The difference in the result puzzles
the newspapers of that city, but
they are not able to explain it.
When the body of John Ten
Eyck reached Chester Mass after
his execution at PittsGeld, it was
exhibited for several hours in the
freighthOuse at ten cents admis-
sion, receipts fifteen dollars, by
.wo colored men. one of them the
'a.her,in law of the deceased.
In Shelbyville last Wednesday.
Miss Felicia Whitlhorne was
riding a horse belonging to Mr..
Rufus Harris; passing near the de
Dot the horse became frightened.
an away ard threw Miss Whit.
horne, and sprained her ankle.
While some boys were trying to
stop him he ran against a tree
md broke his neck
PORT AUSTIN, M1CH Aug. IL
On Wednesday last Mrs j. B.
Newcomb, being Respondent over
he death of her husband, who
vas killed in a fight last winter,
ook paris green for the purpose
" suicide. The act was discov
red. and remedies were applied
by force-aS she was determined
% go-and she was saved. To
Law, however, she took a TARGET
md opened the arteries in her
lrm to bleed herself to death, and
vas successful in this endeavor.
H The following are the
officers of Unity Lodge No. 81,
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