Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-29
CONDENSED News.
Last year 1900 houses were
erected at San Antonio, Texas.

erected at San Antonio, Texas.
A young lady in Humphreys
county attempted to commit sui
eide by cutting her throat, not be-
ling successful che hung herself.
Mrs. johnson, of Kokomo, Ind
used to kindle her fire with kero.
sene. She don't now. Der funer
al was largely attended last Sun
day.
Lightning struck an oil tank Of
| Church & Co., at Petroleum. West
Virginia. Monday morning. 10Th
inst, and 5000 barrels Of oil were
destroyed.
New HAVEN, Connecticut, Au-
gust II Last evening, w. +.
Carver, the we'll known marksman,
was married here to Miss Caroline
j. Daley of this city.
The Strasburg barber who re
GREETED that Modelling did not kill
the Emperor, has been sentenced
to four months imprisonment.
Now he regrets that be regretted
The gallows will soon close an
other chapter in the history of
Pennsylvania crimes, two Mollies
being doomed: Peter McManus
and John O'Neil Tor the murder
Of Fred. IIesser Of Sunbury, Pa.
The Republican Convention a.
dopted a State Credit platform and
nominated candidate whose
views are Numerically opposed
to those adopted. 20, consisten
cy," and SO forth.
"Leave home to hear news" We
know Of no instance where the a
bove applies to better advantage
than in the following from the
Southern Argus:-"A Mormon
preacher is creating quite a stir in
Lincoln county. Tennessee"
A mob pounded at the doc9 of
the jail all night with sledges in
Jennings county, Indiana, to get
at John Schaeffer, whom they de-
sired to hang. but could not force
an entrance. The excitement Of
hope and fear Frustrated the pris
oner, and in the morning be was
nearly dead.
George Reinking, of Cincinnati,
wishing to murder yourg woman,
went boldly to drug store and Of |
fered SIS for "some poison that
would kill quick" The clerk re
fused 10 sell the desired article,
but Rtinking procured It else
where, aud US, d it with fatal re
suits.
The town Of Nunda, Mexican
county, PennsJ lvania. has been
sued by the administrators of
Lewis Williams, who was killed
by the capsizing of a load of lum
Der a few months ago. The plain
tiffs claim that the accident was
caused by an unsafe road, and
want $4,000.
General Sherman has said of
Banning, the author of the new
law regulating the army, that 'he
hasn't brains enough to be dry
goods clerk" General Sherman
doubtless intends this as bis test
mony that dry goods clerk who
knows his business is not a very
brainy person.
Hattie Mcsler, an orphan, IL
years of age, being accused of
stealing thirty cent?, committed
suicids by drowning in the Oswe
go and SyrSc1se Canal. Part Of
the money has since been ftun1
on the floor of the store kept by
tue man who made the accuse.
ton, and The real thief las con
Iessed
The Rev. Reuben White was in
tue midst of revival sermon
in the African Biptist church, Lit
lie Rock, when Deacon Bush Ell
tered exci!edly. walked up The
middle aisle, and opened fire with
a revolver. The clergyman dndg
ed behind the desk, and escaped
the bullets Bush accused White
If Beecherism. :
Four persons were hung in The
United States u1der the cover of I
law last Friday. John and Neil .
Lockyear, Of Bsnn-ttsville, South
brothers, accompanied {
by Pompey Etstelling. negro, I
were started on the Iurney to
heir eternal home by the sh .riff.
At UnnD Springs. Alabama, BIB ,
Smith, boy. was dropped straight
into glory to 10 .et his grand moth ,
sr whom he bad murdered. .
Charles Drsper eloped from Os ;
wego, New York, deserving his
wife and children. After a few .
months he returned, said he was
penitent, and lived year with
his family. Then he clipped again /
with the same woman, only to re-
turn with fresh protestations of re
pentance. His brother took him ,
in, gave him employment, and I
tried to reform him ; but he has
eloDed with his brothers wife.
The pastor and Sunday school
superintendent of the Methodist {
church In Oberlin. Ohio. were at ,