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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16
Mulberry.
For the Fayetteville Observer.

MULBERRY, May 14th, 1878.
N. O. Wallace, ESq.-SIR-
AS | promised 10 send you the
officers of Ladies Friend Lodge
No. Ill, l will now take pleas
ure in so doing
r. A. Rees, w. G. T.; Miss
Belle Himebaugh, w. V. IT,;
Matt. N. Whitaker, w. S.; G.
o. WILDER, w. F. S.; Mrs. DIR.
T. P. Holman. w. r.; Chas. F.
Blackwell, W. c.; Geo. F.
Hague, W. NJ; Miss Miranda
Durham, W. d. NJ; Miss Will
lie Caldwell, w. l. G +; Thomas
Freeman, W. O. g.; Miss FL
len Durham, w. r. II. S.; Miss
Tommie Clark, w. L. H. S.;
Miss Lizzie Hill, w. A. S.; DR..
W. H. Robinson, p. W. G. t.;
DIR. L. p. Holman, L. d.
Yours Truly.
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INSOLVENT NOTICE.

DURSUAET TO an order Of the Clerk Of
Il the County Court of Lincoln county,
Tenn, upon the suggestion of the admins
traitor Of the estate of
Joseph H. Ringo, dec,
Of the insolvency of said decedent's estate
notice is hereby given TO all persons having
claims against said estate to present them to
the Clerk of said Court, authenticated, on or
before November .. 1878, for pro rata
distribution, or they will be forever barred.
J. w. GOODWIN,
may16o adm. de bonis non.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16
Norris Greek.

For the Fayetteville Observer.
LITTLE NORRIS CREEK, Lincoln Co., Tenn ]
May 11th, 1873.
Mr.. N. O. Wallace-DEAR
SIR-As | have never seen any,
thing in your valuable paper from
this section of country, | concluded
to give YOU some general items
from our vicinity. Wheat has
generally improved since the re-
cent rains. Corn is looking well.
Notwithstanding the devastating
effects Of the late storm the farm
er's energy has not been impaired.
While some are engaged in the
honorable pursuits of husbandry,
others hove been avaiIing them
selves of the fact that "Faint
heart never won fair lady, have
embarked in a matrimonial enter
prise. Our courteous and esteemed
friend james Adair, did on the
7th inst, espouse Miss Virgie Gill,
one of Mulberry's fairest daugh-
ters. All, jim! that is a step in
the right direction; may your
course soon be followed by other
of your old bachelor friends who
are still troubled with the cares
of housekeeping. Candidates are
still numerous, daily soliciting US
to give them our suffrage in the
coming election. We are also
visited by the Murfreesboro fruit
agent, who through the medium
of his oily tongue and the superb
OF quality Of fruit be is selling,
is DUNG a splendid business
Very respectfully, &C., Y. 0. U.
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R~ Col. j. J. Hickman q

IL Col. j. j. Hickman or
ganized Good Tcmplars
Lodge at Kclso last week, at
the conclusion of his speech.
We hope to have'a report from
there.
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Five thousand yards Hamburg
edging from three cents up,
at Lumpkin's.
Bleached muslins at greatly
reduced prices-cheaper than
ever before at Lumpkin's.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

Large sales indicate the merits Of all
good articles. Druggists sell more Of DR..
Bulbs Baby Syrup than Of all other RENE
dies for the cure Of Baby Disorders. rs
cents q bottle.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

Special bargains in table lin
ems, napkins, towels, etc.
Beautiful designs in gents
neck wear.
The best and cheapest stock
of mems, boys and children's
hats we ever offered. Lumpkin.
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WHISKY.

IF you want old whisky, cheap
for cash, by retail or wholesale,
call at PITTs q Co.'S.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

90 Last Friday, snow fell in
Ohio. an3 ice formsd'a fourth Of
an inch thick.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

De Specimen copies Of the
Southern Industries may be
seen at this Office.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16
Sales before our Next.
Advertised in the Observer.

By w. N. Cowden. clerk Cf
Supreme Court, at the court
house, Tuesday, 2lst inst, sever
al tracts of land and lots in this
county.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

Keep the blood pure and the health of
the system will follow. Or. BULBS Blood
Mixture will accomplish this in short Pc
Rod
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16
Rheumatism OuiclIy Cured.

''Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the great IN
gEESAL MEDICINE, will positively cure any case
OF rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price 81
a bottle Tx bottles. 50. Sold by sll Wholesale and
Retail Druggists Don't fail TO send for circular
20 Heipentine / Bentley, Druggists, Washington,
DC oct iS-6m
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n0- We will sell the Massil-
Ion (RusselD Thresher the CON-
ing season.
7. j. GRAY e. Soy.
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Ne,U advertisements.
FOR SALE.
A Tract Of LAND off 121 Acres

A 1f1cC OF Lana or III Acres
NEAR Oak Hill, Lincoln county, Ten
1 ' nessee; is well improved, has fine
spring in the yard, timber in abundance
fifty acres Of good tillable land. fifteen a.
cres in grass. For further particulars call
on Rev. J. B. TIGERT, Oak Hill.
NAV 16-4m
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farming. Every body i s,ri-
wing to improve the zinc. So.
Mr. EsIiter, as I haze written
rather sooner than ] expected, I
hopc Il will Be of 10 offence 80
Jew or GertileA Hoping that
You may enjoy a long life and a
happy one, and sabli-h several
more communications for your
humble correspondent, We close
for the present. II.
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responded to by Mr.. Rives, in O
speech of about one hour, in
which time he developed the
corruption and rottenness of our
national financial policy in such
way and with such vivacity
and appealed with such energy
of soul and powers to the labor
ing, producing classes to come
to the rescue of their country
ere the letters of amonied aris-
tocracy were fast riveted upon
them and their children, that
tears trickled down the bronzed
cheeks of the farmers, and their
hands were involuntarlly clench-
ed. Then Mr.. Rives asked
the patient indulgence of the
audience while he ground his
own ak. He discoursed about
an hour on our State debt, and
policy. Mr.. Editor, nine-tenths
of our people have been and are
miserably in the dark with re-
gard to our State debt; a great
many of them believe it to be
war debt. The consequence is
they are not very pressing or
anxious to pay it. But from
the history of this debt, how and
by whom created, and for what
it was created, with the repeti-
ton of the argument of illegal
|ity on account of the reduced
prices at which the bonds were
sold, as given in a clear and for
chile manner by Mr.. Riyes, it
has radically changed the feel
ings and sentiments of the peo-
pie of this section and of the
county generally, so Tar as l can
learn on that subject. The 9TH
err positions that Mr.. Rives takes
as 10 our State policy meet with
the hearty approval and concur
renee of the people generally.
Taking all things into consider
alton, We believe that if people
could be made to comprehend
the nature Of our Indebtedness,
they would willingly say to pay
the debt. But at the same time
it really looks like that if the
people have to pay some eleven
and q half millions and interest
out of their hard earnings, VIC
say they ought to commence
cconomising for that purpose.
The County Courts when max
ing appropriations should think
of these things. The people
cannot bear up under the pres
sure of so great burthens. Fed
eral, State and county all grab
bing and scrambling and devi-
sing, and planning how to APP
propriate the peoples money,
nine-tenths of which goes to
aggrandize somebody or some
place outside of the peoples
wants. Tomorrow, Saturday,
18th inst, a reorganization of
the Pleasant Plains Grange is
to take place at Shiloh Camp
Ground near Col. w. B. Robin
sons. They have splendid ma
terial out there TO create a
Grange. They expect to have
a gala day of it. A fine dinner
is in course of preparation. Of
course, there will be speaking,
but, Mr.. Editor, don't tell the
thousand and one candidates
that are swarming, for there
will be no tins to hive them.
We expect to enjoy the time
ourselves. The wheat crop on
Cold Water is keeping us in
hot water; some days it looks
pretty well and clear of rust,
then again, may be next day, it
is as red as a fox. Some wheat
is doing fine, other fields are
just standing at the same thing,
making no progress whatever;
some days we feel pretty well
about it, and then again we are
down in the mouth. Oar young
corn looks very well; We have
had a fine spell of weather for
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

n@ The court house roof, cupo
la and chimneys have been re
paired.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

QUERY: why will men smoke common
tobacco, when they can buy MArburg Bros.
Seal Of NORTH CoroliRa," at the same
price"' jan. Silly
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/ know YOU want to save
money. Then examine Lump
kin's prices on furniture; it's
cheaper than ever before sold.
Extra inducements in bleach
cd goods.
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~ There was frost in this
county last Saturday morning.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16
COFFEE.

Tfyou want A pounds choice
coffee for 81, call at
PITTS e. Cos.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16
SUGAR.

If you want 10pounds of SUI
gar for 81, call at
PITTS e. Co.'S.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

n Oliver Chilled Plows,
A ] size at $50 per dozen, or
$3.50 at retail, other numbers
at factory prices at
Il. j. GRAY & SoN,
Near the Depot.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

81 still buy coffee of Lump.
kin. "--[Isaac.
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SALT.

If you want 7-bushel bar
rel of salt for $3.50, call at
PlTTs 81 Co.'S.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

An unlimited stock Of staple
goods at Lumpkiffe.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-16

T. E. Power and Virginia MOyeru.y
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26
The State Military Academy.

A determined effort is making. to
recover the Citadel from the United
States Government, which seized it
at the surrender of Charleston and
has held it ever since as captured
Confederate property, though it
belongs solely to the State. A
demand will he made also for rent
for tho time the Federal govern>
ment has occupied it. The amount
thus due would, if recovered, suffice
to pay all the expenses of conduct
ing military academy for several
years without cent of aid from the
State. What the present Congress
will do is q matter of speculation,
but the next Congress will certainly
yield to the just demand. In the
meantime the alumni of the
academy are pushing matters.
Governor Hampton has appointed a
board Of visitors, consisting of
General johnson Hagood, Rev. S.
B. Jones, of Anderson; Colonel e.
Croft, of Greenville; Captain II. A.
Gaillard, of Fairfield; Colonel G.
Irvine Walker, Of Charleston. All
OF the members Of the board are
alumni OF the institution. We wish
them abundant success.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26

moral calamity to the communi-
ty, we are forced to assert that
"Observer" is narrow-minded
bigot, and deserves the censure of
every fair minded person who is so
unfortunate as to have read his
TRADE on the modesty, virtue, intel
lgence and refinement of our vicin-
ity. We pity him for making such
q iackanapes of himself, and are Of
the opinion That it was q great mis-
take when his good mother loosed
him from her aprons string. She
had better tie him again, as he
seems to have no faith in virtue,
chastity, honor, or even the effect
of Christian training. In coi1clu-
sion, we would ask, if, when the
hat goes round in church, accord
ing to church rules, and some strag-
gler, or bad man, in the far corner
drops in his mite, he rises in his
seat and demands whether that
piece of money was obtained in an
honest, as we'll as church sanctioned
way, or in a game of "sociel seven"
or by the feotness of his nag?
Who ever heard of money from any
source being refused at q church
collection ? Yet if q community of
young ladies in their desire to do
something for the prosperity of the
church of their forefathers by
originating play-and allowing a
dance afterwards, though entirely
unconnected, in all honesty of he,l"t
believing it to be an innocent
amusement, some egotistical under
strapper grabs his pen and pub
fishes them to the world. He had
better stay in his dark corner,
as it might disturb the equilibrium
Of his self satisfied superiority if
he came down among people who
believe that others can be good as
well as themselves. and that penny
is as good ifobtained by proficiency
in dancing as for proficiency in
preaching. Hoping that "Observer"
will sweep out his own house before
he starts out into the world again
with his little broom, we are his,
in pity, ROCK CREEK SAMARITAN.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26
The State University,

The bill providing for the reha-
bilitation of this old institution has
become q law. A new board of
trustees was elected by the Legisla-
ture, consisting of Col G. II. Simon
ton, of Charleston s. Dibble, ESQ,
Of Orangeburg r. w. Boyd, Esq.
of Darlington Col. J. H. Rion, of
Fairfield Col. j. D. Blanding, of
Sumter j. F. J. Caldwell, Esq, OF
Newberry, and Gen. John S. Press
ton, of Columbia. The college will
will not be opened for the present,
but we anxiously await the day
when the educational system OF
the State will be crowned by a State
College-if free, so much the better.
1t is nonsense to say that the South
Carolina college ever initiated
against the poor. Some of tho
brightest and most honored citizens
of the State are benefciaries of that
institution.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26
a New Crusade.

Shortly after tho inauguration of
the present administration, Carl
Schurz, the Secretary of the In
terror, issued an order causing the
seizure Of all timber that was being
cut on government lands. Upon
the snrface, this appeared a wise
and proper measure; but recent
debates IN Congress, evoked by it,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26

place it in an entirely different
aspect. The Secretary revived an
old law that had virtually never
been enforced, and under it sent
out agents to collect "stumpage,
and to institute suits against tres
passers. This brought to light the
whole horde of spies and robbers,
whose acts in the South in ku-klux
prosecutions, tobacco and whiskey
raids, and similar outrages have
rendered them so obnoxious-the
foremost among them being the
notorious Hester. These pimps
have gone to work both in the
territories and in Florida, NIissis--
sippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, and
while they have prevented the
settlers in Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming from even using fire
wood without paying a dollar a
cord. They have seized millions Of
dollars worth of logs and timber
along the Gulf of Mexico, regard
less of whether they were public or
private property. The governor Of
Florida was even arrested on
trumped up charge, but proved his
entire innocence. All the powers
Of government are put at the
disposal of these spies; and o
simple telegram from Hester is
sufficient to prevent the clearance
from port Of any vessel which ho
affects to suspect of carrying off
public timber. 1t is said he
transports carriage and a pair of
horses with him on tho steanboats
and railways SO that he can ride
out three or four miles from any
station to inspect any mans wood
pile.
Some time since it was ann nounced
that Hester had forsaken public
life and would enter the ministry.
But he saw in this now raid un-
limited opportunity for stealage
and he couldn't resist the tempta-
ton. AS Senators from the raided
States are making it warm for Mr..
Schurz, it is hoped that Hester
will soon be remanded again to
his theological labors.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26
j. T. NIcMASTER & co.
march &c
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CLUB.

IL meeting of the Fuirfield County
Democratic Club, will be held ON the
fifth Saturday in March. The Club will
be composed. as heretofore, Of five dele
gates from each local or subordinate club.
Tho purpose Of tho meeting is the
consideration of suoh measures as will
place our county organization in accord
with the form presented by the State
Democratic Convention Of August, 1876,
and also of such rules and regulations
for the government of our county orgnni-
zation rs will secure it's fullest support
of its own nominations, guard it against
the dangers Of discorl and internal dis
sensions, fill its ranks md strengthen its
lines for tho campaign on which it is
about to enter.
These preliminary steps, wisely and
deliberately taken, will place our party
in the strongest position possible to us,
and enable us to adopt promptly any
course that the emergencies of the cam
paign Lay require.
JNO. BRATTON,
march 2-xttd County Chairman.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26

TIE LEGISLATURE has adjourned,
and the Solons of the State are now
reposing on the bosoms of their re-,
spective constituencies. The session
was long one, and much was said
and done by members that should
have been omitted. But the work
rs whole was good. Many re-
forms have been inaugurated, and
the way has been paved for still
further Improvement. By tho way,
prejudice exists among some
people against sending lawyers to
the Legislature. A close observation
leads us to conclude that the
lawyer in the last Legislature did
not mako near as much fuss as other
parties.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26
APROPOSED TERRITORY,

A bill is pending in Congress to
erect tho Black Hills country into
a territory called Lincoln. It will
be between the twenty third and
twenty eighths moridians, and the
forty third and forty-ninth parallels,
absorbing the western half of Dakoe
ta, and portions of Montana and
Wyoming, and will contain 100000
square miles, three times the area
of South Carolina The Black Hills
proper are being rapidly developed.
The gold mines yielded $2,OOO,-
900 in 1875, $5,000,O00 last yenr,
and the estimated yiell for the pres.
ent year is $10,000,OOO. Three
thousand gold bearing ladies' and
three hundred silver ladies' have
been located and recorded. Coal,
iron, copper and lead havo also been
found, as we'll rs petroleum AMI
saline springs. There are also
within tins eighty miles large placer
mines which have heretofore yielded
about one-half Of the gold product If
this country. Along this miner l
region more than twenty thriving
towns have sprung into existence,
where all kinds of business are
proftably being carried on. Banks,
hotels, stores and many kinds of
manufactures usually found in
western cities and towns, ere not
wanting in the settlements of the
Black Hills. Churches and school,
houses already exist in considerable
number and are being rapidly pro-
vided to meet the wants Of the popn-
lation. The country is covered with
magnificent forests, and the soil is
said to possess great fertility "Cali~
fornia Joe, an old miner and scout,
remarked of this region, "There's
gold from the grass-roots down,
but there's more gold from the
grass-roots up The Black Hills
are hundreds Of hi es from any
other settlemont, while tho Black
Hills delegayate to the Dakota Leg>
islature has to travel q thousand
miles to reach Yankton, receiving
two hundred dollars for mileage
alone
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26
"GETTING An ORGAN"
A Reply from Dark Corner to the Wri-
ter In the Baptist Courier"

-Aessrs. Editors: If you will
allow lis small space in your
columns, we would like to say
something in defence Of the Rock
Creek congregation. "Observer," of
ozark Corner" has made many
false statements in the course of his
slandcrous article. He starts out
by saying "skeptic" invited the
guests to his house from the first
entertainment, as the "member" at
whose house it came off objected
to dancing, both Of which assertions
arc untrue, as we'll as the assertion
of our having grab bag, mock
post-office, rattle, &c. Then he
goes on to talk Of anus ements
that "pander to tho lower propon-
sities Of humanity" We would like
if he would draw the line of demar-
cation between those that pander
to the lower, and those that pander
to the higher, for the benefit of us
benightod mortals. Does he think
that young persons encounter any
danger of degradation or shame by
engaging in tho frivolous amuse-
ments of square dance with their
mothers, brothers, kindred and
friends in the strong admitting,
Messrs. Editors, for the sake of
argument, that dancing in modera-
tion is vicious-which we most con-
fidently deny, "Observer" to the
contrary notwithstanding. There is
no victory when no enemy is met,
nor is there any real virtue if no
temptation to vice is resisted. We
are glad to be able to say that the
standard Of training exercised by
the good parents of the Rock
Creek community is of such an order
that tho young people can be en-
trusted to conduct themselves prop
erly even in such cesspool of
vice as q dance. We admit we are
poor in pecuniary matters, but think
we can weigh morals with "Obser~
YER" and give him his sanity self.
conceit in tho bargain. He seems
to forget that the ladies were the
prime movers in the scheme, and
that q true-born gentleman Of re- /,
fnement would have said nought if
unable to commend. He has
atamped himself us 81, unoonth
wrangler, though gihe may be Is a
I st Christian Y q As for Sths church being
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26
form it's healing and cleansing

form it's healing and cleansing
work.
The use of those standard rene
dies according to the directions
which accompany them, cannot full
to produce most satisfactory re-
suits. A letter addressed to DR..
Schneck Corner Of Sixth and Arch
Sts., Philadelphia, asking advice,
will promptly receive the Doctors
personal attention, free of charge.
Scbenck's Medicines are for sale
by all Druggists.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,

Washington, D. O., Nov. 10, 1876.
l take great pleasure in certifying
to the efficacy of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, in use in my family md as a
specific for colds of children or
adults, I have found it to be cure
almost immediate and always per
manent.-Very respectfully,
Tuos. B. PRICE.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26

THOSE NORTHERN DEMocUATs are
pluoky fellows. Here in the State
of Rhode Island, the Republicans
can split and each wing beat the
Democrats, yet the latter come up
smilingly to the scratch every year.
They have just put full ticket into
the field.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26

SENATOR TAFT, Republican, of
Charleston, introduced resolutions
in the Senate cordially endorsing
Governor Hampton, and compli
menting him on tho fulfillment of all
his pledges.