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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-03-20
Quickly Done.
How the Loss of a Daughter Was
Quickly Supplied.
Huntsville IudeuensIent.

Huntsville Independent.
1t is said that loyc laughs at
distances Just rs heartily as it
laughs at locksmitlIs. AT any
rate, the little god sent forth an
arrow from near this point few
days since and brought down It's
game away off in the Buckeye
State.
Mr.. Chris. Hone, an enterpri-
sing, worthy, well-to-do farmer,
living near Meridianville, was
seated around a cheerful wood
FIRE, a short time since, with his
blooming daughter,who had been
his fond companion since the
late Mrs. Hone had departed this
life. 4 coming change in the
earthly relationship Of the daugf-I
ter had been the confidential
theme, and as the brow cf the
adored pater began to corrugate
with care, at the early change in
his home by which the light of a
weman's face was to be snufed
ont-well, not exactly snufed
out, bat taken off TO illtine ar
other happy home, the daughter
turned and said: Father, WI "
don't you marry Father re-
piled that he must confess that
the most active reason against it
known to himself was that lie
didn't know any one to whom he
could offer himself. With art
less proinptness, the daughter
suggested a fair lady, rich IN
gentleness and summers, back
yondcr in the land where We get
SO many Government officers.
The father said that he renem-
bered her very welt and that if
she was amind to come and al
low him the privilege of devoting
the rest Of his days to an exotic
from his own dear native State
of Ohio, he didn't know but
what it was all right. So the
daughter sat down and wrote to
Mrs. NJ. j. Gaines. sketching
with an artful pen the desolation
which would hencefofth reign in
Dir. Homes rural home, if Mrs.
G.. refused to consider the situa-
ton Of affairs.
Mrs. @. replied in clear, easily
ineligible accents that she
would consider Thereupon,
without any useless delays atten-
dant upon further correspon-
dence, Mr.. Hone tolegraphed TO
Mrs. q. that he would meet her
in Decatur on such a day, at the
same time arranging it by tele-
graph order, so that 10 minor
consideration need interpose and
delay her arrival. They met at
Decatur, together they came to
Huntsville and proceeded to the
fCumberlandPr Chnrch
on Thursday of last week, they
were welded III the bonds of
matrimony. We wish them G.
quail success iii speedily over
coming any obstacles. such as
may present themselves along
re stony wayscf life.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-03-20


H a negro Was shot in
Gainsboro, Tenn, Saturday the
9Th. by Sam Chairman. The ne
gro was of a bad character, had
benin several difficulties before.
lie had threatened to kill Mr.. &
Mrs. Geo. chatham; Sam hear
ing Of the negro's threat, procur-
ed pistol and shot him twice,
and supposing him dead, went for
some to attend him, but Oh re-
turning found he had disappear
ed,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-03-20

" On Wednesday of last
week, the city of Szegedin, Hun,
gary, Europe, was submerged
and destroyed by theriver Thesis,
which flowed through the town.
Eighty thousand people were
rendered homeless, and thousands
OF lives lost. 1t is a terrible
picture of death, devastation and
ruin.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-03-20
wCongress was in scssior

~ Congress was IN session
and hard at work passing and
defeating bills on Sunday
proceeding the adjournment.
There are supplemented folks
in various parts of the country
who think that-a little more IN
dustry and attention TO public
business earlier in the session
would obviatc The necessity for
Decorating the Sabbath.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-03-20
A Most Brutal Murder.

The recent killing Of Col.
r. y. a S on at Atlanta, Ga i,
ty Eiw ard Cox, stand, out, in
the long catalogue Of recent
deaths by Violence, as a murder
or extraordinary brutality, with
out a single circumstance to re-
!icve It's licndi-hne>s.
The motive was base. 1t
sprang entirely ont OF a leca-
MARY matter. Col. Aston, as
attorney, hail sold all interest IN
certain contract. He had
cold it to one man; Cox desired
him to sell it 10 another. No
pretcnce is set up that he was
under amy obligaiio.i to give
the preference 10 this other.
lie did only that which lie had
perfect rightto do.
The motive Of the killing was
distinctly and openly avowe'l
by Cox. He declared he would
kill Col. Aston if he did not
make the sale 10 the man TO
whom he wanted it made.
The killing was brutal 10 the
last degree. 1t was a cold
blooded, inhuman assassina-
lion. If ever ii murderer de-
served to swing for his crime,
This brute Cox should be hang
ed by il rope that will not break.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-03-20
Legislative Notes.
SENATE.

SENATE.
House bills on third reading.
To prevent the sale Of pistols
in the State. Passed.
Senate bills on third reading:
TO authorize the amendment
or alteration Of turnpike char
tiers; to amend section.33l3, sub
section c Of the Code, regulating
evidence CT husband and wife in
civil suits; to repeal the act Of
1871, to protect and cncourar"
manufactures.
H0CsT.
Senate bills on third reading:
70 amend section ) $40 Of the
Code, in regard to witness fees.
! Called mp fer reconsideration.
Carried. The bill requires CLERKS
Of circuit courts to make out a
list Of the names of the witness
I s attendant upon each term of
/ the court and The amount due
each, said list to be exposed to
pubic inspection in the Office Of
said clerk from term to term.
Passed third reading.
10 give colored men the same
right to run a locomotive as white
men; to authorize Jewish Rabbis
to so!emnize the rites Of matri-
mony; to prevent injustice and
secure good and lawful men as
Jurors; to extend the lien law TO
hotel, clearinghouse and lodg-
ing-house keepers.
House bills on third reading:
To amend section 1888 Of the
Code, for the benefit of well Dig
gers or pond diggcrs, giving them
! the same lien as is allowed me-
chanics; to bail out convicts
from county jails and work-holI-
scs: in regard to textbooks III
public schools; to make it a mis-
demeanor, punishable by a fine
of not less than 500 nor more
than $500 for any one to marry
his or her first cousin-tabled.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-03-20
In Chancery Mt Fayetteville.
Tenn.
F. NJ. Barnes, vs.. james A. AiRikia
and wife.
Marf.I H,,las tQ-0

March Rules, 1879.
motion OF complainant by counsel.
~ - and us appearing frop c. ,inplainant's
, ni! winch Il sworn 20, that james A. Mil
liAih Is i'on-resident Of the State of Ten
nessee, and resides 10 the STATE of Texas
50 that She ordinary prveess Of law canned
be served On him. L IS. therefore. ordered
By the cierk and Master that publication
be made IN the EAYErrEvIlLK OssERyER for
iour consecutive weeks, requiring said nom
resident defendant 10 appear on ar before
the first three days Of our mex, Chancery
Court to BE- held for the county OF Lineoln,hs
the courthouse in the town of Fayetteville.
on the first Monday ina April. 1879,
and make defense 20 said bill, or he sans
viii be taken Tor confessed and set Tor assr-
ing ex parfe ssto kim. ALI. s. Fti.ION.
G., G.dI.
n. {. Garter. solicitor Zoe sonsVlaiEzat.
march Ia
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-03-20

~ Joe Armstrong, negro
living in Robertson county, com
n;ttea suicide on fhe Sth, by
,ancing himself. The cause was
tte death Of his mistress, an old
white lady.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-03-20
Condensed News.

y NeDras XII City woman not
only listened at a keyhole. but
fired through mt a man whose
talk offended her.
The Poorinastcr IN Lcmont,.
ILL.,, keeps Il barroom, aid it Is
charged that he encourages men
to spend their money for his Ii
dilor by promi-ilIg to help their
families from the pubic treasu-
ry.,
The man who married whole
family lives in Traverse County,
Michigan. His first wife died..
and he married her sister. She,
too, died, andthen he married
The mother Of his TWO former
wives.
Two lovers at South Lincoln,
Missouri, were so anxious to get
married the ether day that they
set out for the minister's house
in furious storm, accompanied
by two men to shovel q path
through the drifts.
John 0. Tracy, formerly pres
1islcnt of the Farmer, aud Me
fchanics Bank at Ilallford, Conn,
and who has served two years
Of a six and !. half wears sem
trnce, for irregularities IN the
bank, has been parlonesl By.
Pres. Hays. Tracy was too
mice a man TO punish.
III Jones county, Iowa, two
farmers had a quarrel about
fourteen fence rails, alleged 10
be worth 81 10. They hired
two lawyers AMI went to law
hammerand tongs. After long
contest the plaintiff got YER
! diet of one cent, the cost to he
county was $50, and the lawyers
had poekcicd 1921
The pulpit ndilatc who has
been refused by an Illinois c NJ
grcgaiional church because he IL
SEES tobacco mu>t be nonplns ed.
Sometimes a candidate who
drinks wine can plead scrlptu-
raj authority for his defence;
but the lovers OF the Indian
weed are cut of from that argu-
mint.
M. c. Williams, President Of
the State National Bank of Raj
cigh, \. c., recently died, and
an investigation of his official
conduct proved entirely satisfac-
tory to his associates. Indeed
the connection of his good name
with the institution was 50 valu-
able that his widow was recent
! " elected to the directory and
made President Of the bank.
A Young woman married an
old widowcri in Tanncrvillc, Ga.
and soon fell IN lofe with his
son, who was about her owu age.
The matter was fully discuss, d
by the trio, and all agreed that
it would he better for her 10 be-
come the wife Of the son. The
transfer was amicably made By
means OF divorce. Since then,
he old mln has married lis OK
wiI,'s mo her, an;l the Icarrang-
cl family is harmonious and
happy.
, 1879-11-20
THAT LAND OFF ICE.

The Seattle "Intelligencer" wants
King, Snohomish and the northern
portion Of Kitsap and Whatcom
counties included in the Olympia
land office district, in case new dis.
trict is formed with an Office at Port
Townsend-and all this too in the
name of "the greatest good to the
greatest number"
We feel called upon to protest
against the fragrant exhibition of
such a short.sighted and envious pol
icy. To show that the editor of that
paper is either insincere or lamenta'
bly, ignorant, we need but call atten-
ton to the fact that man going
from Seattle to Oh lympia to transact
business at the land office must ne.
cessarly occupy three days in max
ing the round trip, unless he could
prevail upon the officials to transact
business outside of regular hours
and in any event must consume TWO
days--whils the same person could
come to PoIt Townsend, arrive du.
ring business hours, remain two
hours or more and return the SAME
DAY. For all points below Seattle,
a similar, or more favorable, showing
can be made in favor of this city.
More anon.
, 1879-11-20
NOTICE
Of Sale Of Real Estate,
In the Probate Court of jefferson County
Washington Territory.

=. A.. ~,
III 'he ma''er Oh tine estate OF THOMAS
Savage. deceased
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
by virtue and in pursuance of an oriier
OF the Probate court of jefferson county.
Washington Territory. made on tile llth
day of July, A. d., 1879. i'm the matter of
the above entitled estate, the undersigned
administrator of said estate will sell at pub
lie auction, upon the terms hereinafter
mentioned, and subject to confirmation by
said probate court, all right. title and inter
est and estate Of the said Thomas Savage
at the time Of his death, and all the right,
title. and Interest that the said estate has
by operation OF law or otherwise, ac-
quired other than, or in addition, TO that
Of said Thomas Savage at the time ofli 5
death, IN and to ali those certain lots,
pieces, or parcels OF land situate, lying.
and being in the county of jefferson, Ter
ritory of Washington, at the head of Col
coed bay. and described as follows, to-wit:
The south half Of the N w or, the
, 1879-11-20

e-S-o-------------
The steamship California arrived
Tuesday afternoon from Sitka. Re-
ports very strong southsrly wind and
strong weather. The California
landed the new engine and boilers
for the Alaska Gold and Silver Min
ing Co., at their wharf in Silver bay.
Superintendent Rily will have it
running in FIVE weeks. Ore in the
"Stewart" improves as they go in.
The "Stswart" ships its third bar Of
gold, valne eight hundred dollars,
having run three days, when the
water source freze. The Directors
of the "Grsat Eastern" have resolved
to commence work early in the
spring; they have levied an assess
ment of fifty dollars per share for
erection of mill. Haley and own.
ers of the switch" sent to Oregon
for mules and will start four arastres
on the return Of the California. The
q. S. Marshal is aboard with Jack
Williams, the man who shot Robert
Ray. Williams will be tried in
Portland; Ray will probably recover,
although afflicted with hemorrhage
from the lungs, and was too weak to
come down as witness. Paymas-
ter Ring, of the jamestown, is aboard
en- route TO San Francisco',for funds;
1t. Ellsworth, of the Marines also,
in charge Of FIVE prisoners for Benz
cis, and Jack Feigh with the body
Of James Burnes, which be packed
on slsds distance OF two hund red
miles. John Muir has not returned
from the Chilcati country. He has
been heard from twice. The In
dians up to that time were peacsably
inclined. Fifty miners went up from
Wrangsl to winter in Sitka. The
California brings forty thousand dol.
lars in treasure from Cassiar and
Siska. She left for Portland at ten
Tuesday night.
, 1879-11-20

APPROVED SOLDIERS ADDITIONAL
IloMESTEADs can be located upon any
lands. either single or double minimum
lands, subject to homestead whether tim
hered or not, and having the only first
class paper IN the country. have made ar
engagements with the following gentlemen
in Western Washington:
A. Macintosh. Seattle,
John X. Wheat. Olympia.
G.. Morris Ha!ler. Port Townsend,
Henry Jackson, Snoomsh City.
Who will have on hand. at all times. nv
scrip for the accommodation of these de-
string 10 purchase. at the rate of S3. %
per acre for SOS and l20S. and 1916 per
acre tor 4Os; fractions special. Another
fraudulent class of script known as fonts
can be gotten at much less rates; but no
title can be given and Is. OF course, not so
valuable A deed can be gotten from the
original applicant OF any land located by
script purchased of me. as in no case buy
from other than the original homesteadpr.
pnd know where to address him tor deed
il one be- required. Full investigation is
asked that the worth OF my paper may he
known. Call upon or write any Of the
gentlemen named above. who will sell You
the Talbot additional homestead Scrip
which will ensure yon patent TO your
land as well as perfect title. and also as
cheap as you can buy II Of me.
ID. II. TALBOT,
'Gen'l Land-scrlp and Warrant Broker.
Sioux City. Iowa.
, 1879-11-20
L. SRsJT &F. TER
Notice Of Application TO Purchase Tim.
bGr Land.
U. S. DISTRICT LAND OFFICE
olympia. Washington Territory

Olympia. Washington Territory
Notice is hereby given that, IN compli-
anrc with the provisions of the Act Of
Congress approved June 3. 1873, entitled
IAN act for the sale OF Timber Lands in
The state of California, Oregon, Nevada
and Washington Territory" Bradley W.
Fisk, of Jefferson county. Washington
Territory, has this day lied in this Office
his application to purchase the SEA Of
SEA- Sec. Is; NEl Sec %; NW1a Sec %
Of Sections No. 10; %; %; in township
No. ~ North, Range west of the viii
lamette Meridian.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the said describtd land, or any portion
thereof, are hereby required to file their
claims in this office within sixty (6O) days
from date hereof.
Given under my hand, at my office. in
Olympia, w. T.. this the 10th day of Sep
tcmber A. ID. 1879.
J. +. BROWN,
3l:l0 Register of the Land Office.
, 1879-11-20


To Mr.. S. Troy, the worthy Rep.
resentative from San Juan and Clal.
am counties in the legislature, be.
longs mainly the credit of securing
an appropriation of considerable inn
portance to Clallam county. The
entire territorial tax of Clalam coun .
ty, for the year 18S0-amounting to
nea rly Eve hundred dollars---is to be
devoted to constructing Territorial
road from the Quillehute H.
Clslan county, to the Straits OF
Juan de Fuca. The road will per.
haps be 80 located as to run from
Clalam Bay across "a distance OF
about thirty miles. This amount, iu.
diciously expended, together with
the contributed labor of those i'm.
msdiatsly interested, will open up
the extensive and fertile valley OF
the Quillehute to settlement, and
viii be the means Of largely inoreas.
ing the taxable property and popu.
, 1879-11-20

ACCIDENT .--On Monday morning last
Mr.. August Har:wig, an engineer in the
saw mil at Port Gamble, was picked up
insensible, being horribly bruized and
mangled. He was brought to the hospital
at this place, on the North Pacific, and
was In such critical condition that no
examination could be made the first day.
On Tuesday the facts were ascertained as
follows: His skull was dangerously trac-
tured, one shoulder was dislocared, and
several ribs were crushed in. No Que was
near him when the accident occurred, but
from all appearances it was supposed that
he had, IN starting the engine allowed It
to ''stop on the centre, and that in start
ing it a second time-with steam turned
on--the machine haG started with such
force that he was thrown some dis
tance by the crowbar which he was using
as u lever. His condition at LAST accounts
was extremely precariOus, although he
was resting as well as could be expected.
ON our return home the editorial sane
tuIn was found to be fortified by an anti
quated specimen Of arillery-the same
being none other than regular, old-time
bliuderbuss. 1t was regularly mounted.
and the cnraged enquirer about .'the man
who wrote that article" would have GER
tainly needed but one look Into its
caverous mouth to convince him that he
wasn'tangry at all. The boys had
grave yard oil prepared.
SUSK.-The bark Marmion, coal laden
from Departure Bay, sprung II leak during
gale, off Cape Flattery. aud sunk there
on the Sth inst. The crew was Fortunate
ly taken off by the bktne. Tam O'Shanta,
also coal laden from Seattlc-as she was
proVidentially near. All were safely
landed In Frisco, on Sunday last.
REV. David Sires will conduct Divine
services IN the Presbyterian church, Sun
day next. sMorning sutject-"rhe belief
which Jesus requires, and which is neces-
sary to salvation." Evening subject
Morality versus Christianity" All are
cordially invited.
CAPT. Carroll, Of the steamer Alex.
Duncan, has telegraphed mp that lie has
succeeded in floating his vessel off and
getting her along side OF the wharf at Ell
ensburg, Ogn., and that he will arrive in
Portland about Dec. 1st.
WORD comes, by the "Intelligencer.
that Geo. Gelbaugh and vile have separa-
ted tile latter starting off with young
man by the name of Ward.
Mr.. Holcomb evidently intends to start
a menagerie. having just Imported some
curious looking white mice. No admls-
sion tee.
MORGAN has at last found that wonder
ful and most desirable anlmal-a bullock
that Is all tender-loin steak.
AGENT Tibbals will load the steamer
City of Chester at Utsalady, on her next
trip up.
, 1879-11-20
lation OF that portion Of our Terri
tory within the next two years.

THE legislative apportjonment bill,
recently passed, establishes twelve
council districts, as follows: |, Wal.
Ia Walla; ?, Columbia; 3, Whitman;
4, WaIla Walla, Whitman and Co
lumbia; 5, Stevens, Spokan and
Yakima; 6, klickitat, Skamania and
Clarke; :, Clarke, Wahkiakum and
Cowlitz; s. Pacific, Chehalis and
Pierce; 9, Thurston and Lewis; 10,
King; II, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson,
Clalam and Island; II, Snohomish,
Whatcom, and San Juan. Joint Rep.
resentative districts are: Stevens
and Spokan; Klickitat, Clarke, and
Skamania; Cowlitz, Pacific, Lewis
and Wahkiakum; Pierce, Thurston
and Chehalis; King and kitsap; Sno-
homish, Island and San Juan; Ma,
son, Jefferson and Ciallam. There
are IS in all. Wal!a Walla will
elect two members. Walla Walla
and Whitman one, and Columbia
will elect, three members. Whitman
and King will elect two, and Cow
litz, Pacific, Lewis and Wahkiakum,
will elect two ] intly. Every other
district will elect one member each,
making "A in all.
, 1879-11-20
PLAIN &FANcY JOB WORK

Executed at the ARGUS OFFICE.
, 1879-11-20
Notice..

All persons indebted to the undersigned
are requested TO settle their accounts 90 or
before the Goth of December, 1879, or The
same will be- placed in ihc bands ofG. NJ.
Halter, Esq, for collection.
IL. l.. TIBBALS.
Port Townsend, Nov. 10 1t
, 1879-11-20
LOCAL NOTICES.

y" \ fine assortment ct lrgoI blanks
at llolcomb's.
Go to Waterman Il Katz for the best
carpets. at reasonable prices.
5-s' The ARGUS i kept for sale. rrgu-
larIy. AZ Mr.. Ilolcomb'S Variety Store.
W. Two riiSt-claSS sewing machines,
a Wilson anda Singer, NEW, for sale.
Apply at the Argus Office
So For Good cigars, 60 10 ilocomb'S
, 1879-11-20
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Z, services will be held in st. Pauls church on
sunday next at IL A. NJ. and p. NJ. Sunday
scnool at p. NJ. Evening prayer on Wednes-
at 10. "5'
Preaching next Sunday In the NJ. L. Church
morning aud evening, by Rev. WI Cosper.
pastor. sabbath school at 2:l5 p. Nv, T.
Cosper, supt. Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening ut O'Clock.
, 1879-11-20

The manuscript of the commits
sioners' proceedings was brought in
yesterday afternoon-too late for in.
sertion in this issue.
, 1879-11-20
NOTICE.

All persons knowing themselves indebt-
cd to the firm OF Waterman & Katz must
make a settlement within 80 days from
this date. or the same will be placed in
the hands OF an attorney for collection.
WATERMAN & KATE.
Port Townsend, Nov. 13, 1879.
, 1879-11-20
Notice to TAXPAYERS
OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.

Taxes become delinquent OH the first
day Of December 1879. after which date
there will be 10 per cent additional with
interest at the rate OF 25 cents per annum.
CHAS. G.. BARTLETT.
Treasurer of Jefferson county. w. L.
Port Townsend. Nov IL, 1879.