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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
Portraits upon Window Panes.

Charlottesville (ya Chronicle.]
We have heretofore published
an account of, a portrait suppos-
ed to have been photographed by
lightning on a pane Of glass IN
an old farmhouse in this county.
Another instance of the same cu,
rious phenomenon has been found
in the window of the Mansion
House on the "Mount Eagle"
farm, more generally known as
the "Gentry place" " The por-
traits Of four persons are plainly
discernible-two men, a woman
and a child. The faces are not
all on one pane, that of one the
men and the woman being on
adjoining glasses, the face of the
other man OH another, and that
of the child on one of the lower
panes, and the theory is that the
party were all looking through
the window durh:g a thunder
storm, when a sudden flash of
lightning by some mysterious
process, instantaneously fixed
their features OH the glass. The
existence of the portraitures are
of comparatively recent discoye-
ry, and have attracted many yis-
itors. id d
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
A SPRING-TIME ROMANCE.
How a Stern Parent" Treated His
Daughters Lovers.

Daughter Lovers.
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.
1t is moonlight on the hill.
From out the trees a gentle
zephyr creeps to rob the hya-
cinth of its perfumed breath, and
adown the garden walk the whip
Epoorwill lends his monotone of
sadness unto the balmy night.
Sleep, with brooding wings, sits
silent Ger the scene. But hark
1t is the tinkling guitar strum-
med by the lonely Augusta. He
comes. Beneath the vine-clad
window in the ghostly cleaning
he pauses, and up-the flower-trel-
Used wall he shoots a melancholy
tenor fraught with the passionate
inquiry, "Must / leave thee here
alone" No answer returns save
the haunting echo of the low
clicking of a distant door. The
scene changes.
| 1t is the backyard tableau.
A white-robed old man bends a.
bove a chained dog and soothes
his too eager spirit as he loosens
the collar. A low voice says:
"S-cc-ceck him, Bull; take a
shortcut round the rose-bush.
a fiash--and the old man is a
lone. The clatter of a fallen
guitar comes from the front; a
sound like the rush of a steeple-
chase nearing hedge is borne
back, and neck and neck two
figures cross the picket fence to
disappear down the dim pers-
Tpective of the deserted street.
Then the old man meets Bull as
he returned on the outer walk,
and removes in a discouraged
manner a dark object from his
foaming mouth, while the animal
returns to his kennel in silence.
The door opens and shuts upon
the white-robed form, and all is
still again. But as he gets in
bed and shoves the old lady's
feet out Of the warm place he
-mutters: "Bull is gittin' old an
serenades don't pay divydends
like they used to; but if the bus
mess keeps up | think you will
be justified in starting another
patchwork quilt, Maria. That
last fellow left real cassumur.
"What sorter sample did you
get"
"Tolerable fair. There was a
long strip with a pistol-pocket
hangin' to it, and one gallus'
butt'n."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
Still Booming.

The advance in the price of
printing paper is one of the
most remarkable features of the
recent revival, and falls heavily
upon all the newspaper men,
Since November, the price has
risen fully seyenty-fiye per cent.
A bill of paper that cost two
hundred dollars four months
ago, wouldnow cost three hun
dred and fifty. Many newspa-
per publishers have been COM
PEELED to put up the price OF
subscription. No subscriber
can now complain that two dol
lars a year is too high for first
class weekly paper, On the
contrary, be will be lucky if he
can continue at the old rates.
This pressure upon publishers
should admonish Subscribers to
pay in advance.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
Mail D1rectory-
Fayetteville Post-office.

Railroad-leaves every day except Sun
dav nj 9:I5 AN; arrives at 5:O pm. Supplies
t6s following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, Flynt-
vile. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunts
ctat:on Salem. Winchester and Decherd.
Shelbyville stage-arrives Monday, We'd
nosdav and Friday at ii A. NJ; leaves same
davs at 2P.m. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
hure, bonneville, County Line, Shelbyvilie.
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
rhursday at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Sr;day at 5P.M. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green. Meridianville and Huntsville.
SheibyyilIe hack-leaves Mondays and
Thursdays at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 5 Pm. Supplies Norris Creek,
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shelbyville.
pulaski horse-arrives every Saturday at
II 1.3oAw: leaves same day a. 1890. Supplies
Cyrnston. Millville, Pisgah, bradshaw and
Pulaski
IuaDche horse-leaves every Tuesday and
Fr;d.v at8A. NJ; arrives Wednesday aud
SATURDAY. at 3 Pm. Supplies Camargo, Mo-
limo. Geld Mater, Blanche.
Roons Hill horse-arrives every Satur-
d,v At I2 NJ; leaves same day at P NJ.
p.tersburg horsc--ieaves Saturlay at A
-. orr;ves at 3 pm same day. Supplies
Ranfrow Station and Petersburg.
Money Orders can be obta n d at this Of
ece mon post offices in all parts ef the u
n;ted States. A list Of Money Order Offices
NAV be seen on application. Rates Of COM
,n;ss;on FOR Money Orders are as follows:
H,'s s....oa;ny Sl5 10 cents
Over 4 and not exceeding $50. is do
a. 9o do do 40 20 do
AZ a. do do so. 20 do
20 w. B. DOUTHAT. Z. NJ.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
A Novel Question of Law.

Is a murderer entitled to the
property of his victim, shoulC'
that victim have made q will in
his favor? This question, ac-
cording TO Vice-Chancellor Ma
.ins, has>never been tested un-
der English law. The circum-
stances which have now brought
it to trial are remarkable enough.
In July, 1876, man named De
Tourville murdered his wife in
the Austrian Tyrol, in such a
manner that he hoped to divert
suspicion from himself. He was,
however, tried and found guilty
by the Austrian court, and SEN
fenced to death, though eyentu-
ally the sentence was committed
on appeal Ito eighteen years
Imprisonment. The1iext Of kin
10 Nine. de 1ourville now con-
tend that her husband could de-
rive no benefit from a bequest
which he himself had given eff
feet to, for that the man was
guilty OF killing his wife there
is no doubt whatever, and e.
qually little that he murdered
her because he knew that her
will, failing children, had been
made in his favor. At the ex-
piration of eighteen years he
will, unless a decision to the
contrary should be given, come
into the enjoy mcnt Of the mon
'cy for the sake Of which he hurl-
ed the unfortunate woman over
the precipice, according to the
finding of two Austrian courts.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
The Story Of a Drink.

Fort Smith (Ark.) Herald :
During the war our townsman,
u. j. Moore, on one occasion
went ont in front of our lines to
give some water TO a wounded
Yankee, who was lying in a
| helpless condition upon the
grounds but lately occupied by
the Federal forces and from
which they had recently been
driven. The man was crying
piteously for water, and the bull
let's were rattling around from
both armies. Moore said he in
tended to risk the exposure 10
do the deed of mercy and went
out to him. 1t proved to be a
captain Of a Pennsylvania reg
iment, who was proluse with
thanks and offered Moore his
gold watch, which the gallant
Confederate declined. He beg
ged for his name, that be might,
if he survived the war, re-
member him. This he wrote
down in his memorandum book.
The captain recently wrote here
TO know if Moore was living;
said he was rich, but dying of
consumption, and desired to
provide for HIM in his will. Mr..
Moore wrote to him and receiv-
ed a friendly letter in reply,
telling him that there was S1O,-
600 set apart for his Use, TO be
paid in installments of $1,000
each. The Federal officer has
since died, and the other day
the payment Of $1,000 was re-
ceived. Truly, 'tis '.good 10
give even a cup of water in the
right spirit"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
SHREWD DETECTIVE
WORK.
One of the Tricks by Which Police
Officers are Duped.

A man was wanted by the po-
lice, and his skill in the arts of
"making up" and dodging his
would-be captors was SO consid-
erable that for a long time he es-
capped detection. At length a
clever detective was put on bis
track, and first of all he began to
inquire about his associates.
One OF the most intimate of them
was, it appeared,.a "a certain young
woman, and about her he first
of all found out every thing. lie
had reason to suspect that she
was acquainted with the fugie-
ives hiding-place, SO the first
thing to be done was to follow
her ON Saturday afternoon, when
she was free from her employ
ment. An innocent young de-
tective, in the guise OF a carpen-
ter, was told off to watch, and
endeayor to strike up an ac-
quaintance, in which design he
was not very successful, though
he. .ascertained that Kingston was
her destination that afternoon.
To Kingston he went, and
traced her to a house occupied
by an old man, about whom the
neighbors knew no more than
that he was an old man. He
was an elderly invalid, never
went to the door, never went out,
saw nobody; and how was he to
be caught and examined? There
was nothing known about him to
justify the police in entering the
house, and the detective walked
round the place in company with
the "carpenter," wondering what
to do next. At the back of the
kennel containing big dog, or
rather not containing him, for he
was lying out in the sun at the
end of his chain. No sign Of life
was visible in the house. slump
over the wall and kick that dog,
then hide behind the summer
house." said the detective to the
carpenter" In a moment the
young man was over the wall,
and the dog was bowling from
the effects of a kick in the ribs.
Neighboring dogs joined in the
chorus, and at the window APP
peared the old gentleman.
No one was about; the dog
continued to howl, and incau-
tiously his owner came down the
garden to see what was the mat
ter. Beneath the well-made gray
wig the detectives keen eyes rec
ognized the object of his search,
and in moment the arrest was
made.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
A Texas Story.

Texas preachers are said to bt
VERY eccentric, and their milo
unnaturalness has given rise to {
great many remarks and a few
stories. The following narrative
was told to us confidentially by 6
slanderer:
A minister arose before a large
audience, took his text and be-
gan preaching. A brisk firing
of pistols began on the outside
of the church.
"Brother Deacon" said the
minister, 81 believe those fellows
are casting insinuations at me.
In fact, l am very nearly con-
vinced," he continued, as a piece
of plastering fell from the wall
close to his head.
81 think, parson, thatit refers
to some one else" replied the
Deacon.
The minister raised a tumbler
of water, and was in the act of
applying it to his lips, when the
glass fell, shattered by shot.
"This is an innuendo no Ion
ger,n said the minister, wiping
the water from his vest. ''This
is what | term an unmistakable
thrust. The congregation will
please sing while | go out and
investigate this matter. Is there
another preacher in the house %
"Yes,' said a man, throwing
down a stick Oh which he had
been whiting, arising and pull
ing at the waist of his pants like
a man who had just Strengthened
up after setting out a row Of to-
bacco across a broad field.
SCOT an extra 2"
Yes"
"Unlimber."
"The whiting preacher ham
ded over large Remington pis-
toll, which the preacher took and
drawing one from his own belt
started out. After going out
there was an immediate improve
ment in the firing business. 1t
was decidedly more lifelike, in
somuch that the deacons sat
working their fingers. After
while the minister returned, and
placing an ear and the nostril
and half of a nose on the pulpit,
remarked: He that hath ears to
hear, let him behave himself
The sermon then proceeded with
out interruption.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
Church Directory.


Presbyterian, Fsyetteville-no regular
services; Sunday school at s AN.
Metholist-services every Sabbath at
1890 and at night; Rev Sowell, pastor;
Sunday school ats O'Clock.
Cumberland resbyterian--services ev-
cry Sabbath 1920 and at night; Rev w G
Tcmplcton, pa stor; Sunday school 8 O'Clock.
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-serVices
LIST Sabbath each month at IL and night by
the Methodists, Rev w B Lowey and f /
Carpenter--2nd and 4th Sabbath each month
nj Ii bv the Associate Reformed Presbyteri-
ans. Rev ] d Muse, pastor. Methodist Sun
day school at
Presbyterian, New Hope services lsi
and 3rl Sabbaths at II; Bethel, End and
4th Sabbaths at 1l-Rev S Sloan, pastor.
Methodist, Mulberry-servces 3rd Sun
day in each month at II O'Clock and every
Sunday night; Rev r II Hinson, pastor; Sun
day School at 8.
i,antist. Mulberry-services lst Sabbath
in each month at ii Rev WIN Hun, Tastor
Cumberland Presbyterian, Mulberry
services End Sabbath in each month at ii
and night; Rev w G Templeton, pastor.
United Presbyterian, Lincoin-services
every Sabbath at Halo N; Rev David
Stran pastor; Sunday school at 10
Liberty Groye-seryices End Sabbath at
HAN; RevT L narnell. preacher in charge.
Methodist Shady Grove, (Shelton's
eckl--services 2nd Sabbath in each month
at IL o'clock; Rev M Tucker preacher In
charge.
CumberIaudrresbyt yterian, SulphurSprings
services Bird Sabbath IL o'clock; Rev VIM
EstiIl pastor.
Methodist. Oak Hill-services 4th Sab
bath each month at 10 a. m; I L Darnell
preacher in charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Hill, Rev
j D Tigert, pastor: .,
Prospect. Wells hill Saturday before 2d
Sunday, each month, Rev b L King. pastor.
IIester's Greek, Saturday before 4th Sun
dav each month, Rev d L King, pastcr.
Methodist Flyutviile--serviccs 4ih Sab
bath at 1890 A. NJ; Mt. Hermon, Flintville
rircu;t. services 1st Sabbath at 1890 I;
Macedonia. Flintville circuit. services 3rd
Sabbath at 1890 A M-Rev III X Tucker
preacher in charge.
Union. lst Sunday; Providence, 2nd; Lib
ertv Grove. Bird; Oak Hill, 4th; Rev I L
Darnen, preacher in charge.
Shiloh. Methodist, near Millville-preach-
iu. on 2na Sunday in each mon tn at ?.
n and on Saturday at Al A. NJ, before the
2nd and 4th Sunday, Rev NJ cherry. pastor
Norris Creek Church, six miles north OF
Tavetteyill.. services every 2ud and 4th
Sunday, Rev. J D. Tig~rt, pastor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
r PoefHys@
The Old Mill.

{ The Old Mill.
Here from the hill of the brow look,
Through the lattice Of boughs and leaves
On the old gray mill with its gambrel roof,
And the moss on lis rotting caves.
l hear the clatter that jars its walls,
And the rushing waters sound,
And see the black floats rise and fall
As the wheel goes slowly round.
| rode there often when Twas young,
s With my grist,on the horse before,
And talked with Nellie, the milIer's girl,
AS waited my turn at the door.
And while she tossed her ringlets brown,
And tlirted and chatted so free,
The wheel might stop, or the wheel might 60
1t was all the same to me.
Twas twenty years since last stood
On the spot where | stood to-day,
And Nellie is wed, and the miller is dead,
And the mill and are gray.
But both, till we fall into ruin and wreck,
To our fortune of toll are bound;
And the man goes and the stream flows,
And the wheel moves slowly round.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
A WORD To RuMsELLERs.

Go, gentlemen, you who deal
out limpid death and damnation,
go where the night is the darkest,
and poor, weary hearts are slow
ly breaking under the weight of
wOe!-tell them you have JOYOUS
newsl Tell them that for all
this bitter desoIation your palm
is filled with gold! Tell the
smitten victims of the household
that out Of their mouths, off their
backs, and from their bIighted
fields, you and your chosen in
struments have gathered a har-
vest Of goldl Tell the pale, was
ted wife and mother that vou
have a large percentage Of all
that was noble in the husband,
or kind father, in yellow gold!
Tell the drunkard, as he dreams
perchance that he can yet best
back the red pillows that toss
and consume him, that for his
poor body's death and souls dam
nation you have goldI Stand
in the threshold of the poor
house and nlockingly taunt the
squalid, the deformed, and the
idiOtic, with the news that out of
all their ruin you gathered goldl
stand by the prison door, and as
the remorseless hinge shrieks af-
ter the victims it cntombs. peer
through the grating, cheer the
living dead with the news that
you sold them to crime and inf.l-
my for gold! Tell the murderer
that you made him a murderer
for goldl Stand by the new graves
of the last twelve months. and
whisper to the fifty thousand
sleepers, victims of your aregu-
lated traffic, that you sold them
for goIdl Enter the vestibule of
per8ltion, and with the Bible in
hand read that "No tlrunkari
shall inherit tho kino,lom or
Heaycn!" n
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
Historical Snow Storms.

Snow storms have more than
once played an important part
in history. At Towton, the de-
cisive battle of the war of the
roses, the Lancasterian soldiers,
having the snow driven in their
faces by strong wind, fell up
OH each other by mistake and
were easily routed. In one of
the numerous wars between
Denmark and Swetlen,the Danes
escaladed a Swedish fortress at
night by means of the snow that
had <lrifted against the wall.
One of the Jacobite mobiles, con-
demned after the rising of Ills,
was saved by a snow storm
which delayed the arrival of the
death warrant for two days, dur
ing which time his friends con-
riyed MS escape. Napoleon 3
column OF attack at Eylau, in
1907, which should have fallen
upon the Russian flank was so
blinded by the fly ing snow as
to come out right in front of the
great central battery, and was
almost exterminated. The same
cause occasioned the French de-
feat at Pultusk a month earlier;
while the destruction of the
British army by the Afghans,
in 1852, was materially aided
by q snowfall which blockaded
the passes several fathoms deep,
rendering any help from India
impossible.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06
Conducted by
TIE GOOD TEaPLaRS or MULBERRY.


II Oiie CLASS amongst us more
than another is personally inter
ested in the suppression Of IN
temperance, it is surely the wo-
men of our country. As we re-
call the scenes of domestic
wretchedness, the heartIess neg
lect, the pining want, the brutal
violence, to say nothing of the
many brutal murders in cold
blood, which almost daily are
brought to light by the public
press, as the doings of drunken
husbands and fathers, we must
believe there are, behind all these,
experiences of untold woe which
are known only to the silent suf-
ferers and the aIl-seeing One,
The fortitude and the enduring
patience with which these trials
have often been borne, are anna
zing, and only add to the claims
which the sufferers have upon the
heartfelt sympathy of every right
feeling mind. Earnestly coaId
we desire that these might know
the power of Divine Grace to
sustain them under their burdens,
and give them that measure of
wisdom from above which they
so greatly need, in feeling with
the wanderers and fallen ones.
Those of their sex who have hap
PLY been spared such Affections,
should remember their sisters in
adversely, and may be stirred up
to use every right effort for their
relief.
In social life they have it in
their power to discountenance, if
not abolish, many of what are
known as the drinking usages of
society, which have so often
proved the means of leading step
by step, to habitual intemper-
ance, while they have many times
seriously hindered the poor ine-
briate who, in weakness, is strug-
CLING against his besetting sin.
As mothers, we need only remind
them of the tender, but most re-
sponsible charge that has been
committed to their keeping; the
Importance Of early impressions
received at a mothers hands, and
the value of a mothers prayers.
As the teachers of a very large
proportion of the young children
of our country, may they wisely
employ the golden opportunity
thus offered for imbuing the
minds of their pupils with deep
sense of the degrading effects of
intemperance, as we'll as the de-
luslve character of those allure
ments which they must shortly
meet. Thus fortified may we
not hopefully believe that multi
tudes from among the children
of to-day Will be training to
take their position ere long in
that great work Of reform, to
we trust, the rising gen
Grafton will be found deyoting
its best energies.
For many and strong reasons,
we therefore feel that women are
called to exert their influence,
which is so powerful for good or
evil, in giving a higher tone to
public sentimentupon asubjectin
which they are deeply interested.
We camiot but believe that it is
for want OF fully appre-
ciating the latent power which
they hold, that the influence of
female minds and hearts has not
been more largely felt in this di-
'ection. Should this be wisely
put forth, as we trust it may yet
be, in dealing with one of the
most alarming problems of our
lay, the results for good, under
he Divine blessing, can scarcely
De overestimated.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-06

three taps were sounded in the
bell on the roof Of the commit
tee rooms, and the vigilantes
came to headquarters, 5000
strong. They were completely
organized and fully armed.
Everybody understood what
was going to happen as two
companies marched TO the Jail.
Sheriff ScannelE at first refused
to give up Casey and Cora,
whose surrender was demanded,
but finally did so. These men
were Immediately brought TO
trial in the court room of the
vigiIantes. They were allowed
witnesses and counsel, and the
trial was conducted with fair
ness, except that ali technicali-
ties wre ruled out. No names
were used in this trial, the judge,
jury and officers of tho court
being designated by numbers.
The mistress of Cora offered a
reward of 100000 to the man
who should save the life Of that
person, but 10 no avail. Mr..
Divine says: 9a ts9Y 9dt ~ Il
On the 22d day Of May, Casey
and Cora, after u fair trial, were
hanged from the windows ofthe
committee rooms. A beam of
of wood projected from above.
each Of the two windows, from
which dangled a rope. A plank
was nj the foot of each of the
two windows, and OH each plank
stood condemned man-Casey
OH one, Cora on The other. They
were not blindfolded. The flu
neral Of King took place the
same day. 1t was passing down
Montgomery street just as the
final arrangements in the trage-
dy in which these two men
formed the awful central figures
were being completed. AsftheI
hearse crossed Sansom street,
standing on the boards at the
windows, their heads in the
moose, they could plainly see
the sombre vehicle as it drew
its dreaded length along. As
it crossed the street and reced-
ed from sight, the boards fell
from beneath their feet. As a
stroke Of retributive justice, i
hardly think that can be excell-
ed.
Among others arrested by the
vigilantes was Yankee Sullivan. |
the prizefghter, who committed
suicide in his cell. Two other
men were hanged-Brace, a !
hackman, known to be guilty
of fourteen murders, ,)and Heth-l
erington, who killed DR.. Ran
dali, and who was arrested by
the vlgilantcs before he had
turned away from his victim
The case of United States Judge
Terry is recalled. A man nam-
ed Hopkins was ordered by !
"thirty-three" to arrest an old
offender, and WAS intcrfered with
by Terry while making the ar
rest. Terry finally stabbed !
Hopkins in the neck,s and was
Immediately arrested by the |
yigilaates, who retained control
of him until Hopkins recovery
though the place was threatened
with bombardment by a United
States war vessel. Terry will
be remembered as the wretch
who afterward shot Senator Da-
yid Broderick in a duel-as de-
liberatc and cold-blooded mur-
der as was ever perpetrated.
All this was twenty-four
years ago, and Mr.. Divine looks
for repetition of the bloody
scenes of that period; but it is
quite likely that the recent cleo
ton in San Francisco will make
the reorganization of the yigi- !
lantes unnecessary.