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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

Mr.. Fort, of Illinois, has re-
Gently introduced a bill in Con-
gress putting printing paper, and
all materials used in its manufac-
ture, on the free list. This is a
move in the right direction, and
we hope the bill will pass. The
present price of paper is at least
40 per cent. higher than it should
be, and the mills speak of max
ing it higher. There is an abso-
lutte necessity for legislation III
this matter. The paper mill COM
bination in the United States is
very strong; and as the matter
now stands, not only the pub
fishers, but all the people are al
the mercy of this combination
AS the price of paper advances
the price of periodicals and books
will advance. The people are
already grooming under this
heavy and unjust burden. Schoo
books are almost beyond theil
reach. Thousands of children
are out of school to-day, and are
growing up in ignorance, simply
because their parents are unable
to furnish them with books. Thi,
burden should be removed. Con
gress has an excellent opportu
nifty to show itself a friend of
the people.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
Kew for Governor.
Knoxville Republican I


We hear of many Republicans
advocating this distinguished
gentleman as the most available
candidate the Republicans can
nominate for Governor. They
say that he will not only poll the
full Republican vote, but that
the great body Of the State Cred
it Democrats viii vote for him.
Judge Keys political stand is
such as to make him acceptable
to the liberal men of both parties.
He is an independent, national,
honest statesman, whose distip-
gushing characteristic is his
practical business capacity. -,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
He Has Some Of the Bonds.
fNew York Sun.

A Tennessee correspondent OF
the Sun asks: as the present
state of morals higher than at
any previous period in the worlds
history?" This exhibition Of
cheek on the part Of a Tennes-
seean is worth more than two
cents. Did he ever read the BIZ
bic? Did he ever hear of St.
Paul, who said, cove no man
anything?"
What right has a State, teem-
ing with abundance, the home, III
better years, of Andrew Jack
son, that isanow talking with ba-
ted breath of Reputation, while
deluding its creditors with hopes
of a partial payment, to talk OF
morals--high, low or any other
kind? a
Let Tennesseeans consider the
question whether Providence
does not sometimes lay a heavy
hand upon communities that
|compel their creditors to compro.
mise twice, and then shamelessly
repudiate the remaining moiety
! / commend one of the Tel
Commandments to the closes
meditation of the Tennesseeans
"Thou shalt not steal"
H.B. STONE.
A holder of some of the city
of Memphis chromos, Morristown
New Jersey.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
The National Conventions,

The Republican National
Convention will consist of 756
delegates, and a majority only
is required 10 nominate. Two
delegates arc allowed for each
representative and senator in
congress, and two from each
Territory and the district OF
Columbia. There are 293 rep
re~cntatives, rs senator's, eight
Territories and the district and
that number doubled makes 756.
TIE Democratic National Con-
yention consists of only 738 del
egates who are entitled to a
vote. The district of Columbia
delegates and those from Terri
tories are merely honorary;lhey
are not permitted to vote. The
rule now in force in holding
democratic conventions requires
twO-thirds vote to nominate
candidates for president and
vicc-plcsident, but it will be
within the power of the coming
convention to abolish it and
substitute the majority rule if
it secs fit. There has been oh
lection urged to the two-thirds
rule in every convention fol
years. The convention Of 1876
adopted resolution iavoring
the adoption of the majority rule
in future and left the matter
for the next convention to take
up and enforce. 1t is more thar
likely, though, that the same in.
fluenccs which have heretofore
Operated against the change
will be potent enough in the
coming convention TO proven
tits being made In the repub
lican convention it will require
$40 to nominate, while in th'
democratic unless the rule shall
be changed-it will require 492
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
A Day of Retribution.
TAthens Post.

AthSuS 4 OSt. r1yrN
We profess to know very little
of the case, but have belieyedsaH
along that the Courts would ul-
hmately hold the Terbett issue to
be just as good and valid as 9TH
er issues of the bank of Tenhes-
see, the same as. we believe that,
unless compromised, the entire
bonded debt Of the State, with
its heavy accumulations of inter-
est will have to be paid dollar fol'
dollar. We not only believe this,
but that the day is not far off
when the taxpayers of the State
will turn upon and wither the
monthly demagogues and frothy
patriots who, for two or three
years past, have been abusing
the popular mind and misleading
it upon a subject of such vital
concern and so largely. affecting
their own welfare and prosperity.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
The Great Steal.
knoxville Tr.bune.l

We very much regret that
strict fidelity to truth and the
facts of history will not permit
us to say that there was even one
Of the Republican leaders nj
1876 who did not either partici-
pate in, connive at or approve of
the Republican steal Of the
Presidency.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
Washington Letter.


Special Correspondence of The ops,,,,.
MAsH'SGrOS, ID. C., February 2s. 1880.
There was yesterday in the
Senate party vote on the repeal
OF a law prohibiting the appoint
ment to position in the arny or
navy OF any person who had pre-
yiously served in the Confederate
army. Every Republican voted
against the repeal, forgetting or
ignoring the fact that in no 9th
er country in the world would
such exclusion be thought of at
the present day. After a while
these progressive politicians will
realize that the people of the Re
public are not with them. A
sensible nomination by the DEM
ocrats this summer at Cincin-
nau,-one that will show the
people North that the people
South do not hate a man because
he was in the Federal army
will hasten the time.
l do not believe General Brady
of the Post Office Department
guilty of the offenses charged
against him in connection with
the 'Star" routes. He has made
extensions of the service literally
and promptly, too, as l believe
and within the spirit of the exis-
ting laws, but just now he is at.
tempting to be at once an Assis-
tant Post Master General, anC
Congressman at the same time
He is denouncing tie House be.
cause it does not only endorse
what he has done, but increase
and extend his authority, because
it offers him 100000 instead of
granting his request for $1,000,
600. General Brady should stel
down and out.
The Senatelyesterday killed ;
bill which proposed to diyid,
from three to four millions be
tween the States III which mill
tary land warrants had been 10
Gated. Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, ant
Missouri were to have the lion
share OF the amount.
Yesterday Gen. Grant mad
his second step towards a thirc
term, 217 delegates to the New
York Convention declaiming 70
him against $50 for Sherman
Blaine and the rest. 1t is hard
ly fair to say that the "machine'
was for Grant in New York; 70
the New York Custom Hous
was reorganized against him
! wear ago, and worked zealousl.
for Sherman. Everything indi
Gates Grants nomination. 1h
friends of Blaine here, however
say that some delegates iron
both New York and Pennsylva
MIA will disregard instruction
and vote for Blaine. MCKAY.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
Condensed News.


A St.Louis Roman Catholic
killed himself because his broth
er became a Presbyterian.
The women convicts of the
kentucky penitentiary wear
mems clothes.
Hade Brown gave a supper in
Jail, at Moberly, Mo- to cele-
brate his conviction and death
sentence for murder.
Mrs. Hildebrand, of Alton, FL,
was discovered by her daughter
er-in-law last Saturday, burned
TO crisp.
Confederate $50 bills, smeared
with green ink, have lately been
passed on greenhorns in McLen-
nan county, Texas. i
Mrs. Sullivan, an insane wo-
man, about fifty years Of age,
was assaulted and outraged by
four men at Leavenworth, Kan,
last Friday night.
The citizens Of Nashville have
subscribed literally to the Elk
position fund, which has now
Preached an aggregate of$29, 900:
and will probably be increased
to $4,000. Work has been
commenced on the building, and
it will rapidly be pushed to COM
lplction.
William McCabe of Cynthi-
lana, KY, gave his aged and fee
bic mother a sound whipping be-
cause she had unjustly punished
thim as a boy thirty years before.
He said that as she was getting
so old, he might lose the oppor-
tunity to get even with her if be
deferred settlement.
The Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland and Empress of In.
dia, with an almost fabulous in
come, donated $4,000 for thu
relief of her suffering people. Al
American newspaper, the New
York Herald, contributed 500,
}, 600 to the relief fund-ten times
as much as the British Queen.
The grand jury of Fort Wayne
Ind, has caused great excitemen
Z by returning thirty Indictment
: against druggists for retailing Ii
t quors without license. Some OF
: these are quite prominent il
. churches and leading citizens
1t appears that the Indictment
= were returned at the instance OF
. the licensed saloon keepers.
, The Republicans.of Cincinnati
: elected a negro named William
to the legislature last Fall. A
{ bout the first bill introduced b,
the colored statesman was one t
! repeal the law which forbids tn
intermarriage of whites an
2 blacks in Ohio. The Republi
] cans are squirming pitifully an
: seeking to avoid the issue Of
, miscegenation or no miscegena
: ton, but the negro is memorable
: and he declares that this foolisI
/, legislation must be whipped iron
e the statutes or the Republican
l1 must show their hands.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
Stating It Very Softly.
INanchester Guardian. ]

Isn't it a little undignified, to
say the least, in a great lawyer,
in order to cover a defeat, which,
under the circumstances,he could
scarcely have failed to foresee, to
go ont of his way now, to attempt
to cast doubt upon the integrity
of the court.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

A little boom no larger than a
mans hand has arisen in theState
nolitical horizon to make Hon.
d. NJ. Key our next Governor
His political status is such as to
recommend him favorably to the
liberal wing of the Republican
marty but hardly to Democrats
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
An Impending Danger.

HurreeSDOfo news. 4akksl
1t is becoming painfully mani
fest that the approaching stfng-
gle for party supremacy will be
desperate and dangerous. Des-
perate because the contest viii
involve issues Of life and death
to the dominant parties, and dan.
gerous because the possible de.
feat of the Democratic party vii
sound the knell Of constitutional
government as understood by
our fathers. tfe
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
An Open Secret.

New Haven (conn.) Union.l
The Democrats will hold their
Convention last of all. Perhaps
their candidate will come IN last
of all. We shall see. 1t Us an
open secret in Washington that
a large.number Of Southern Cons
gressmen have declared that they
will join the Greenback party if
the Cincinnati Convention does
not assafl the Money Power. ]. :
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
Tennessee's Responsibility,
columbia Herald.


If the No Tax men in Tenies-
see rule in our State Convention,
and place the Democratic party
on Reputation platform, it will
be playing into Grants. hands,
and make his election possible.
Nothing butsuchstupidity,
ness, and madness, on our part,
can elect him. If he is elected
Tennessee regulators willsbe a.
lone responsible. Such a calam-
ity never before befel a people
as his election would be, alds Qua
people have it in their power tc
prevent it. If they will refuse
to follow the lead Of lInwise men
and take bold, positive ground a
gainst reputation, and in favor
of paying the State debt, and The
National Democratic Convention
makes a wise nominations Gran
will be beaten badly. he woul6
carry into the race such loads al
no candidate ever before carried
The third term, and his 1--WE
terms, are enormities which moth
ing but the positive fear and dis
trust of the South will make til,
Northern people swallow.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

The California Legislature has
passed and the Governor has
stoned the bill to enforce the
cla use of the new constitution
prohibiting the employment OF
Cinnamon In that. State.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

Mark Sumner, a Baptist min
lister, of Louisville, was sentenc-
cd to the penltentiary for six
years last Thursday fer forging
pension papers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

/. Our contemporaries at Nash
vile are agitating the project of
buying a copy of Mills statue
of jackson to be placed in the
State House grounds. This
would be well enough under Or
binary circumstances. But we
submit that it would be in better
taste to first settle with the peo-
pic who furnished the money to
build the State House and buy
Jackson's home and grave, and
get the statue afterward. Old
Hickory, even in bronze, will be
likely to spur his brass steed off
of stolen ground Chattanooga
Times.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
Montreal Heard From.

r.. l.. Mosely, of Montreal, Canada, cert.
fed Sept. 81, 1879, that he had suffered ter
ribIy from dyspepsia, and was completely
cured by taking Warmers Safe Bitters.
He says: sMy appetite is good, and | now
suffer no Inconvenience from eating hearty
meals" These Bitters are also specific
foI all skin diseases. jan l3m
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
Diving in a Church.

A pions farmer named Chea-
ney had been in the habit of
going to a Westinghouse Oh
Green River, Kentucky, every
Monday morning and putting it
in condition for the next Sun
day. Last week OH Monday he
went to the church as usual, but
did not return to his home. His
wife and family concluded that
he had gone to Curdville, and
felt little uneasiness. Night
came and passed, and he had
not appeared. His wife was
greatly alarmed, and several
messengers started ont. Not
a trace of the missing man could
be discovered, and the farmers
of the neighborhood turned out
to make a thorough search,
Late Tuesday night it occurred
to some of the searchers to look
in the church. The door was
opened, and there, on the floor
near it, they discovered Chea-
ney, paralyzed in his right side
and utterly helpless. He had
gone to the church early, and
while sweeping the floor had
been suddenly attacked with &
paralytic stroke. He had man
aged during the two days tt
drag himself up to the door, ibu'
had been unable to open it, and
was expecting TO die of starva.
ton when his friends discover
ell him. He had been thirty-si,
hours without food.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
Two prominent editors of Al.

ALBANIA, A. II. Britton, of the
Huntsville Advocate, and Jared
White, of the Moulton Adver-
tiser, went to Memphis on last
Thursday to settle difficulty ae-
cording to the code. AS usual
the thing ended in a farce.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04
Tennessee Politics.

Mr.. j. r. Dillin, Chairman of
the Republican State Committee,
declares himself strongly in IA
yor of Grant for. President, and
says that a very large majority
of the Tennessee Republicans
demand the Ex-President's NOM
nation. If Gen. Grant should
not, from any cause, be before
the Chicago Convention, Mr.
Blaine would, beyond a doubt,
be Tennessee's choice.
The State Republican Conven-
ton will meet in Nashville May
24th, to nominate a candidate fol
Governor and to appoint twenty.
four delegates to the Chicago
National Republican, Convention
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

Rev. Geo. w. Sharp, local
preacher of the nj. E. Church,
South, living in Union county,
Tenn, lost his first wife some
three years since, by whom he
had twenty-seven children. He
was married to his second wife
not a year ago, and a few days
since she gave birth to three
children-two boys and one girl
making just even thirty chill
dren he has had. AT last ac-
counts the mother and three chill
dren were alive and doing well.
Can any one beat that?-H. p.
Waugh, IN the HolStoe Metho-
dist.
In the name of Beecher, who
wants to beat it, if he could?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

The republican.-party has CIV
en- to the railroads 49,, G05,o50
acres. Of the public: lands, and
have refused to give the soldiers
a land warrant for one acre.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

John Henry johnson, a negro,
was hung Friday in Savannah,
Ga, fer the murder of Daniel
McDermott. s-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

The State Grange held a pleas
ant and profitable session i'll
Brownsville. The next session
is to be held in McMinnville.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

Hon. John NJ. Bright made a
strong speech i'll Congress on
the subject of the funding OF the
public debt.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

Coinage at the Philadelphia
mint in February, 3,SS5,020 pie
ces; value, $5,129,9 69.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

James Howard was hung at
Ozark, Ark, last Friday, for the
murder Of his wife. ~.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-04

At yarnyicw, S. C., Saturday.
man named A. j. Gill fatally
stabbed M. r. Connolly.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-14
LOST IN THE BAD LANDS.
An Employe of the Keogh Mail Rout.
Snow Bound.

An Employe of the Keosh Mail Route
Snow Bound.
Bismarck Tribune, 7th.
Considerable worry was experienced
along the line of the Keogh mail route
during the past week OH account of the
station keeper ut Spring rancho getting
lost. A correspondent furnishes us with
the following particulars: Frank Evans,
station keeper at Spring Rancho, five
miles east OF Knife river, took the place
of Mr.. Finch and drove east for him as
far rs Muddy station. He left Muddy
Monday morning the 26th ult., at seven
o'clock for Spring station where Driver
Finch was to relieve him. Jack Nolan
and J. McKenny left Muddy soon after
and drove through the snow, following
Evans trail until about twelve o'clock
and found themselves lost on the prairie.
They were still on Evans trial but re-
traced their steps and did not travel far
before both men became snow blind
and wandered about not being able to
make the road again until Wednesday
afternoon when they arrived at Spring
rancho. Nothing had been heard Of
Evans. The driver west had come east
Oh his regular trip. Reaching Muddy
station and finding no Evans there hur-
ried back to Spring rancho. Thursday
morning Finch started out horseback to
look for Evans, the lost man. and Nolan
came with the up driver to Knife river.
MIR. Truax also took provisions and start
ed out after some trace of Evans. Both
men are still out"
Since the above was written the lost
has been found. 1t seems Evans got
snow blind after being out but a few
hours and did not recover his sight un.
til after three days had expired when he
found himself in the Bad Lands on the
Hart river. He met some trappers OF
the river who kindly furnished him with
provisions and directed him on his wa,
to the Spring rancho station. He wa.
out Just seven days and had but fou
meals in that time, those being furnished
by the trappers. An expedition in scarcl
of him started from Bismarck Monda,
but returned Tuesday with the goo,
news of the missing mans safe arrival.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-14

Gibson Mills, n. j., May 14-Scarcly
an acre of timber land can be found in
the vicinity of Hanover. Writings and
Woodmancie are all destroyed by the
fire now sweeping to the sea. The pop
nlation was all out last night turning the
flames from the direction of thickly in
habited places. Three dwellings, and
outbnildings were burned. Forest fires
are now raging about Allison, and report
says destroyed over one hundred square
miles of valuable ferry bogs, timber land
ana n vineyards. The village of Great
Republic lost twenty-five buildings, and
two houses at Burnctt's mills burned.
The losses in Ocean, Burlington and
Cumberland counties will be very heavy.
In the vicinity of Piqua river nearly sew
Ell acres of choice cranberry bog was
burned, besides some hundred acres of
valuable cedar and oak forest, and large
quantity of cord wood. Two houses
were destroyed.