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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18
A Good Tlmeto Keep out
of the Legislature.
rMorristown Gazette.

The next Legislature OF Ten
nessee viii have to wrestle with the
debt question once more. II
won't be a good time to be mem
Der. If the debt is settled at SIX
ty cents in the dollar, the Legis-
lature will be obliged to increase
the rate Of taxation 80 or 40 or
so cents on the hundred dollars
worth Of property, and this will
make the tax payers growl. Ii
the debt is not settled the cry Of
reputation will be raised. This
is goo6 time for aspiring men to
keep out of the Tennessee Legis-
lature. Two years hence you
will have such good chance 10
skin the poor fellows who are
elected and serve for the coming
term.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18
A Judicial Joke.

The Supreme Court OF North
Carolina has INDUCED itself in a
sly joke, which will, perhaps,
serve in ages to come to afford
the student of its reports a chance
to smile. In Buncombe county
an erring husband was condemned
to jail for six months because OF
faithlessness to the woman be had
sworn to honor and obey. The
wife, from what motive does not
appear, hired his services from
the county commissioner at S5
per month, for the last four
months of his term, the condition
being that he should remain III
tie Jail every night, reporting to
the sheriff. The county attorney
thought this an evasion of the
law, and called the attention OF
the court to it by motion, which
was granted, that the prisoner be
remanded TO jail. The Supreme
Court, when appealed to, held
that it was Within the discretion
the county commissioners to
choose the master of a prisoners
services, and that so far from the
contract in this case being an eva
sion of the law, considering the
nature of the defendants crime,
it may be that the commissioners
ingeniously devised to aggravate
the punishment by arming his
wife, III addition to the usual ard
acknowledged powers OF wife in
such cases, with those OF master
paying for rhis work, and entitled
thereby TO keep him 10 sigLt and
iararing- In this view, the per-
mission to return to the Jail after
sunset and remain until sunrise
looks like merciful alienation OF
what would otherwise have been
a cruel aud unusualpunishment."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18
NGa1l D1reotory.
FaEottcriIIe Post-OGlee.

Ra;lroad-leavcs every day except Sun
9.45A.M.; arrives at $40 Pm. Supplies
hefollowlng offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
lille Oregon. Georges Store, ElOra, Hunts
station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shelbyyille stage-arrives Monday, We'd
resday and Friday at IL A. NJ; leaves same
,davs at2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
bnrv bonneville, County Line, Shelbyville.
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 5P.M Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green. Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbyville haek-leaves Mondays and
Tbursdays at 6 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Fr;dsv at Pm. Supplies Norris Greek,
chasfn,,t Ridge. Hawthorne and Shelbyville.
pal.ski horse-arrives every Saturday at
11.3OAM: leaves same day a. lZ:3O. Supplies
Cyruston, Millyille, Pisgah, Bradshaw and
Pulaski.
Blanche horSe--leaves every Friday at
ga. n; arrives Saturday at P. NJ. Sup
niles Camargo, Molino, Cold Water, Blanche.
Boons Hill horse--arrives every Satur-
aay AZ II N; leaves same day at PM.
Petersburg horse--ieaves Saturday at A
~ arrives at SPIN same day. Supplies
Renfrow Station and Petersburg.
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
Ace upon post offices in all parts eff the u
nsted States. A list OF Money Order offices
NAV be seen on application. Rates ot CON-
,nission for Money Orders are as follows;
Not exceeding SIS. 40 cents
Over Is aod not exceeding $780,. 10 do
do 30 do do : 40....20 do
do 40 do do so. 70 DO
W. B. DOUTHAT. p. NJ.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18
Grandfather Lickshingle
on Mrs. Tennyson's
Wedding Presents.
Oil City Derrick.

When Grandfather Lickshin-
gle heard that Queen Victoria
gave an Indian shawl to Mrs.
Lionel Tennyson as a wedding
present, his Indignation knew
no bounds.
can is that sll the penurious
old creature gave her?" he de-
manded.
He was informed it was all
the newspapers reported.
81 have always said that she
was close-fisted old snoozer,"
exclaimed grandfather, stamp
ing the floor with his cane, SAN
it's my opinion that any one
who would give a poor inno-
cent girl an Indian shawl OH
her wedding day would not hes
itate to steal chick
Tut, tut" said father, "you
should not utter such senti-
ments."
"T-u-t, tut, tut yourself"
stammered grandfather in his
anger. 'I've been among the
Indians enough to know that
the best Indian shawl that ever
hung from the shoulders of a
greasy red man never cost more
that seyenty-fve cents, an is
nothin' nohow but a red hoss
blanket, with natural bugs for
ornaments. So helpme gracious,
[ wouldn't give dog one for a
wedding present"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, FsyetteTli!e--no PASTOR
Sunday school at 6A II.
Metho list--services every Sabbath at
1890 and at night; Rev 6 PJackson, pastor;
Sunday school at 8 o'clock.
Cumberland sbyterian--serviees 3rd
ard 4,hSundays each month at ii O'Clock
n and at night; Rev 5 Burton, pastor;
Sunday school at 8.
Union Church, Pleasant Plaihs-services
lat Sal%sath each month at IL and nlgnt oy
the Methodists, Rev " B lioYey, preacher
in charas-znd and 4lh Sabbath each month
atll by the Associate Reformed Presoyteri
ans, Rev j d Muse, pastor. Union Sun'
day school at
A Presbyrian, New Hope services Isl
and 3rl Sabbaths ia IL; Bethel End and
9Th SaI,baths at l1-Rev A S Sloan, pastor.
Methodist, Mulberry-services ord sun
day in each month at ii o'clock and every
Sunday night; RevWJCollier, pastor; Sun
aay School at 9.
Baptist. Mulberry--services lst Sabbath
In each month at II Rev VIM Hut, pastor
Cumberland Presbyterian, Mulberry
sr ices Ist Sabbath in each month at IL
and night; Rev Jas Campbell, pastor.
United Presbyterian, Lincoln-serylces
every Sabbath at Ills NJ; ReyJ wait
pastor; Sunday school at ~.
A. kethodist, Shady Grove, CSheton's
crrel<n--srrsices lst Sabbath in each month
at IL o'clock; Rev J. Parks, preacher IN cil
Iihe,tr Grove-seryiccs End Sabbath al
1lAM; Rey w A Gill, preacher In charge
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove
near Flyntville)-services An sabbath ID
esch month at III O'Clock; Rev A w Suth-
erlend. supply. an. G.,
Methodist, Oak Ef1-services 4th SAB
bsth each month at 10 O'CLOCK -,
Cumberland Presbyterian, heiSo' keV W
Estill, pastor. -.
Nethodis.-Services IND oabOath a. ~
N; Rev w b Lowery, Z.
Cumberland Presbyterian, OaS Hlil, hev
J Tigert, pastor: q,
prospect, Wells hill, Saturday before 2d
Sunday, each month, Rev I King, pastor.
Hesier's Creek, Saturday before 4th Sun
day each month, Rev I King pastor
Methodist, Flyntyiile--services An Sab
aath at 1920 A. n; Mt. Hcrmon, FlntvIlie
circu;t. services lst Sabbath at lO:oO N;
Macedonia. Flintville circuit. services Bird
sabbath at 1890 A M-Rey w u Antony,
preacher in charge.
Missionary Baptist, Norris Gre k, Duck
eve)--services 2nd Saturday and Sunday in
each month; Rev S l. Sanford, pastor.
aInion. Ist Sunday; Providence, End; Lib
,ertv Grove, 3rd; Oak Hill, 4th; Rev-W L
Gill. preacher in charge.
Shiloh, Methodist, near Millvllle-preaeh-
inc on md Sunday in each month at P.
N and on Saturday at ii A. NJ, before the
2nd and 4th Sunday, Rev. 5. N. Cherry, pas
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

Those nearest the President
gave the information to those in
front and rushed against them
with the force of a wave.
sThey are going to fireP' The
words were heard by the pilfer-
ers in the stores. They knew
the character Of Jefferson Da-
Wis, and they knew the reputa-
ton Of old Captain Gay. Where
Davis would not finch in giving
an order, Gay would not finch
from obeying it. The women
dispersed as quickly as they
came, and that was the end Of
the Female Commune. They
never held another meeting.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18
sSEI0llaieeRaeipg,
For the Fayetteville Observer.
VERSES.
Suggested by a Remembrance of
the Last Hours of my Father
BY JESSIE TERorsoN BRowNE.

Thou parent mine! forever passed away,
To loveier scenes of everlasting Day;
Where blessed souls in sweet communion
1 dwell,
With that dear Saviour they hare loved Sc
well,
So long have served with upright heart and
pure,
How great their Joys, how lasting and how
sure;
Oh, for that firmness-undismayed, serene.
So calmly conscious of the closing scene.
That faith in God, that heavenly frame of
mind,
That to the last is perfectly resigned;
With sweet composure yields The parting
breath,
Nor for an instant fears the approach Of
death;
Twas thine replete, ere numbered With
the blest,
Thy wearied spirit gently sank to rest;
That shuddering awe so vague, SO underlined.
That will at times perturb the strongest
mind.
Distracting doubts that cloud the soul with
gloom,
The nameless terrors that besiegc the tomb,
Were not for thee--calm as an infants
s'eep,
Rest came at last-oh it were wrong to
weep,
For one that seemed so anxiouly to crave
The lasting peace-the quiet of the grave;
Lamented fathe-, would that al might be,
As well prepared their heavenly home to
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18
County yOmoers.

n. p. Carter, County Judge.
As Fnlson, Clerk Chaneery Court
'rheo. Harris, do Circuit do
p u. Boxce, do County 90
W a. HfilIArd. Sheriff.
I r. Morgan, Jas. Stiles, =. t. Holland,
Deputy -Sheriits.
Henry herdersonh Trustee
n. b. fgAsmpson, Register.
I'll. C. Duis, County Surveyor,
I'll. Riyes Sup't OF Public SCHOOLS 7
NJ. NJ, Dean. Coroner
v. O. Wallace, Ranger
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

One of the highest compliments
E1win Booth ever received was
paid him by an old pegro woman
a family servant, who went TO see
a performance-of "Richelieu' du
sing Booths visit to Savannah.
Giving her impressions of the
play to her mistress next day, she
expressed he greatest concern .Or
the health OF the actor. Poor
old man." said she, ''he can't last
long, DAT cough'Il carry him to his
grave, shuah."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

A Canadian physician has in
vented an article of castor oil
that he says children cry for. 1t
is SO pleasant to the taste that the
gentle innocents do not know how
it is loaded. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

A young lady at Providence,
R. L., to whom life of single
blessedness had become Q burden,
swallowed a dose of arsenic with
suicidal intentions. Vigorous
pumping saved her, however, and
and former suitor, hearing of
the affair, promptly proposed to
her and was as promptly accept
ed. Wonderful to relate, the de-
mand for arsenic has materially
increased in Providence drug
stores, and gloomy disposition
toward suicide is now noticeable
among the unmarried ladies of
that city.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

The Massachusetts Supreme
Court bas affirmed the decision
that Boston Jew must pay tine
for keeping his store open Oh San-
day, although he closed it ON Sat-
urdsy, bis own Sabbath.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

Great financial men favor g.
boli,hing revenue taxes on banks
and bankers. and laying a duty
on tea and coffee. The banker
can drink wine and eat cake, the
poor man can have bread and
nice water.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

There is nothing more mortify-
ing to man who is anxious to lie
published as hero than to seize
a drowning woman by the hair
and then have the hair come off.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

A clothier has excited pub
lie curiosity by having a large
apple painted on his sign. When
asked for an explanation, he in
quired: eff it hadn't been for
an apple, where would the ready
made clothing stores be to-day"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18
A Bird prevents a Murder
A Night of Terror in a Fashiona-
BILE New York Boarding. House.

He was impertincnt, oyerbeaI
ing, meddlesome, and his servi
ces were dispensed with at Mrs
Lewis fashionable boarding
house, Nos. 81 and 33 Yves
Thirtieth street. He had served
there in the capacity of wal
0 ter, and had at first given salts
faction, but gradually he grew
INDOLENT AND NEGLECTFUL,
7 And, when upbraidcd for hi:
short comings, he would, Will
the inherent stubbornness of
his race, insist that he was right
and his mistress wrong.
Mrs. Lewis stood his inso-
lence for while, but at last,
her patience beng overlasked,
/ she dismissed the burly negro.
''Here is the money coming to
you," said Mrs. Lewis, "you
can go, sir"
"All right, ma'am," he re-
piled, in an insolent tone; 81
will go, but you will hear from
me, and"-gnashing his teeth
81 will make it hot for you"
Mrs. Lewis paid no attention
to the negro's threat, and simply
ordered him peremptorily ont of
the house. This was about ten
days ago.
Mrs. Lewis shares her sleep
ing apartment in the back base
ment with her housekeeper.
She keeps in her room an oriole,
a bird resembling a starting.
The oriole, Or troop-bird, as it
is more generally called, is
NOTED FOR ITS sAGACITY.
And Mrs. Lewis has now spe-
cial reason for praising this
quality of that pet bird.
When, on Friday last, the
housekeeper went 10 the base
ment to arrange the bed--a
large cabinet bed-the troop
bird tapped its wings, few a.
bout uneasily, and uttered a
kind of screaming, screeching
whistle. The housekeeperthink-
ing that something was wrong,
searched the room, but could
not find any thing to confirm
her suspicion.
Shortly before eleven o'clock
Mrs. Lewis and her housekeep-
er retired, but they could not
sleep, for the bird continued
beating its wings and screech-
ing at the top of its voice. The
housekeeper got up and made a
search, but did not discover
anything wrong.
For three hours the bird kept
up its scrccching, and made
noise which appeared Internal in
the stiffness Of the night. At
about one o'clock the house
keeper, at Mrs, Lewis urgent
request, again arose, to discoy-
er, if possible, What caused the |
oriole to act in SO strange
manner. She took the bird out
into the hall, and on returning
to the room she saw,
TO HER GREAT HORROR,
The dismissed negro waiter un-
der the bed. The negro rapid |
ly left his hitling-place, ran ont
into the hall and gained the
street. In his flight he dropped
a long, keen-bladed knife. lie
had undoubtedly kept himself
concealed in one of the pam
tries, and had taken advantage
Of the housekeeper's tempora-
ry absence on the floor above,
and crawled under the bed.
The sagacious troop birds
watchfulness had prevented the
treacherous negro from carry
ing out his plan of revenge, and
had saved Mrs. Lewis life. The
bird is now given an extra al
lowancc of dainties, and is
more than ever a pet among
Mrs. Lewis boarders.
One Of the highest compliments
E1win Booth ever received was
paid him by an old negro woman
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

''Father, is it grammatical for
you to say make as little noise
as you can help or make as
little noise as yeu cannot help?,
for is it, the noise | can help
or the noise / cannot help that
you desire me to makc?-apd
=" ;"See here, Augusta, make
less noise there! Keep still or
I'll grammar you!"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

"In choosing a wife," says the
chronological Journal, "be gov
erned by her chin" The worst
of that is, that after having chos
er, wife one is apt 10 keep on
being governed in the same way.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

Anenthusiastic Indiana editor
wrote after the convention, "The
battle is now opened" but, alas!
the intelligent compositor spelt
"battle" with an So" aud his
readers say they have suspected
it all along.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

Did you ever see the end of
Henry Smiths right thumb? Be-
cause if you did't you never will,
as Mr.. Smith very foolishly at
tempted to interfere with buzz
saw, the other day.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

"Do you ever have malaria
here?" said a lady to an. ..illiteraie
hotel man. s'Yes," said be, ''we'll
have it every day, for I've got
tie best French cook in the city
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

A gentleman married his ser
want. A short time after their
union they gave al evening party.
Conversation tagging. silence
reigned, when of the ladies said,
"Awful pause !" The lady of the
house Immediately exclaimed.
Awful paws, indeed So would
you have awful paws if you bad
done the dirty work in your life
that | have!' t3e sfl
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

Weedsport. N Y, is paying up
its church debts by kissing bees
One kiss tor ten cents, or three Tor
a qusrter are herullng quotations
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

.-,.s1'j,,c1 Ef.+ oiinrS for one year. snra-
rissS ssrssss nsee, Two Dollars and
sn.,rsi,. IL payment be deferred three
81 6s.sSsts u 9sipers going Out Of the countv
49, for IN odrnnce.
single copies. Flee Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

and said nothing. | told him
thought we were out of place
and he nodded. We concluded
after that TO remain simply spec
tators.
"Meanwhiie the women were
approaching the Jews quarter
The Hebrews were credited
with great wealth. It was sait
that they had made barrels of
money out of the Confedcracy
and the female Communists at
tackled them without a qualm of
conscience. Moses and Isaac
had heard, however, what was
going on above, and tried to
protect themselves. They put
up the shutters, barricaded the
doors, ran up-s.airs, and watched
the proceedings from the Sec
ond story windows. But the
women were not dismayed.
While some Of them ran for
axes, others found a long piece
of scantling and used it as a
battering-ram. The first door
flew open amid the cheers Of
the outsiders, followed by a
wall Of sorrow from the Jews.
ooh, mine kott! mine kott! l
ish ruined, | ish ruinedl' was
the cry. But they made no
further defence. Indeed, it
would have been dangerous for
them 10 have attempted it, for
if one Of the female robbers
had been hurt the crowd Of hus-
bands and brothers would have
surely avenged it.
"And So" said the Major,
"the spoliation continued. At
last a rumor ran through the
street, The Governor is COM
ing 1t proved true. Down
the hill came Governor Letcher,
accompanied By his staff and a
few friends. He ascended a
cart and made speech, which
had as much effect as such
speeches usually do have. The
mob of women kept steadily at
work, and the Governor pump
ed himself dry without produ-
cling the least effect. The
crowd opened respectfully for
him to pass out, and the Jews
more pitifully than ever.
The women pitched in with re-
ncwed vigor, and shawls, sugar,
poplins, bottles Of pickles, rib
bons, washing soda, muslin and
bags of hominy were pitched
into the wagons at the doors.
Then a second rumor spread O.
yer the crowd. The President
was coming. This also proved
true. President Davis rode
down from the Capitol, followed
by Captain Gay with hundred
Of the Guards. lie mounted a
wagon and everybody WAS ST.
lent. / had seen him several
times but / had never heard him
speak. So ] forced myself with
in ten feet of him and stood
spellbound. 1t was the most
speech that / ever
heard. Tall and slender he
swayed with emotion like the
willow in the wind. His words
were carefully chosen. lie
spoke Of his experience in the
Mexican War, and while ex-
his deepest sympathy
with the sorrows and sufferings
Of the children Of the Confedcr-
lcy, sternly maintained the lie
cessity Of law and order"
The Major heard that many
Of the women stopped pillaging,
and gathered at distance lis
tening to the words that they
could catch. At the close of
his speech the President took
out his watch and gazcd at it
long and earnestly.
Captain Gay" said he, "or-
der your men to load with bali
cartridges" /"
The order was obeyed, and
the ringing Of ramrods was
heard. The crowd began to
give way.
captain Gay" said the
President, stin looking at his.
sff this street is not
cleared IN five minutes. order
your men to fire down Main
=.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-18

1t is said that nothing contrib
utes SO much to the Emusic of the
s(Hture" as asmatrimony.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-21
FO NEW S.
SPECIAL TO THE EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
The Funeral Of Bayard Taylor.
THE FRENCH STEAMER BYZANTINE.
emily Four Persons saved.

BERLIN, December 20.
The funeral services over the remains Of
the late Minister Taylor will be held at the
American Legation on Sunday, when the
body will be taken to the mortuary and
await transportation to America. On Sun
day the American residents will take action
in the American chapel.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, December 20.
The British steamer Rinaldo, which col
lided with the steamer Byzantine, has
arrived. The Captain reports saving 80
persons from the Byzantine.
LONDON, December 20.
A dispatch from Paris to-day says that
only four persons, the surgeon, first off,
Ger, chief engineer, and n seaman, es-
capped from the wreck of the byzantine.
i...c disaster occurred On Wednesday night
. heavy gale. The Byzantine was
her way from Marseilles to CONSTANT
and was proceeding up the Darda-
nelles when she ran into the British
steamer Rina1do, Of 1,660 tons burden, at
OF Latakia, and bound for Hull.
The Byzantine was q vessel Of 900 tons
burden. and belonged TO the Faissinet
Company. of Marseilles. The Rinaldo re-
turned to the Bosphorus for repairs.