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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-22
Prince Nicholas OF Montenegro.

[Scribners Magazine.l
Prince Nicholas is undoubtedly the most
prominent figure in this country, and to his
energetic patriotism is solely due the promi-
nent place which Montenegro occupies on the
present political map Of Europe. Its claims
are no longer neglected at foreign courts, and
at the Congress of Berlin its heightened
struggle with the Turks for life and liberty
was rewarded BY a considerable extent Of
frontier. By articles 26 and ~ Of the Ber-
lin treaty, the town of Podgoritza and dis
trict of AntiVari were annexed to Montenegro,
giving it the long coveted seaport on the
Adriatic. These, and other notifications
of the frontier added no less than | 1868
square miles, with 115, 900 inhabitants, to
the Principally, 80 that at present its total
area is {, 1888 English square miles, populated
by $4,000 people. But the Montenegrins'
old enemies Of the Turkish border were not
disposed to give up peaceable possession of q
single acre under the Berlin award without a
struggle. Thus, the Montenegrins narrowly
escaped another war il trying to occupy the
district Of Gusinje, and even up to the mo-
ment of my writing it is doubtful whether
they will be permitted to claim this portion
of the award of the congress without blood
shed. Prince Nicholas himself is of an emil
nently peaceable disposition. He has more
Of the scholar than the soldier about him.
His great delight is in his schools-which he
has planted throughout the country-in his
farm down at Danilograd, where he is exper-
imenting in contemplating, and in bis liter
airy pursuits. AS an author, the Prince has
added to the literature Of his country by the
publication Of a tragedy and a volume of
songs. The poetic gift, indeed, is hereditary
in the house of Petrovic, and there is scarce
" q cottage in the country where at night
fall we may not hear some Of the Princes
verses sung to the accompaniment of the IA
tional instrument--the one-stringed, plain
tive gusca. Indeed, the Princes popularity
in the country is ~unbounded, % he is essen-
TALLY one Of his people. As the head Of bis
highland clan, every peasant in the land,
however poor, has q light to come to him for
counsel or redress, and such is their affection
for him that no one would dream Of question
ing his Judgment. We had been lead 70 be-
lieve, before we came to CettInje, that fle
home life Of the Prince was simple and IN
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21
The State Debt and the Poll
Tax.

We are informed that certain
evilly disposed persons continue
to tell the uniformed that, if
they vote to settle the State debt,
their taxes will be enormously
high that the poll-taX will be
taCO, three and, as some of these
wicked and untruthful men tell
it, fire times as great as it is now.
To show how false this is we ex-
tract from the Constitution of
the State of Tennessee as fol-
lows: "All male citizens of this
State over the age of twenty-one
years, except such persons as
may be exempted by law on ac-
count Of age or other infrmity,
shall be liable to pay tax of
not less than fifty cents nor more
than che dollar, nor shall any
corporation levy a poll-tax ex-
ceeding the amount levied by
the State" See Constitution,
article 2, section %.
Thus it will be seen that the
Legislature, for no purposes
whatever, can raise the poll-tax
above one dollar. Now we hope
those fellows will stop that false
hood.
We add that Section II, of
miscellaneous Provisions" of
the Constitution, provides that
every dollar Of State poll-tax
shall be appropriated to educa-
tlonal purposes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

ion as to the best mode of settle
ment. And, apropos of this re-
publican party: Has it ever oc-
CURED to you, democrats, since
you set up the laudible business
of cutting each others official
throats, that the republican par
ty wasnot a third but second-rate
power in the State. Let us ex-
anime the situation. The repub-
lican strength at the last election
in which they contested theState,
was about 90,000votes; the dem
ocrats polled at the same time a.
bout $50, 900; the strength of the
greenbackers is estimated at 90
600. The republican party is as
as strong now as it was then, and
after allowing a deduction of 49,
600 we have left $4,000 votes.
We will give the democrats a
gain of 10000 which will leave
them, after deducting the green
back vote, their original 100, 900.
We will now divide this number
between Wright and Wilson, give
to either of them 10000 majority,
which is a large estimate, and
Hawkins will be elected by five
thousand votes. This is fixed
fact; and the blind folly of the
Wilson men, if persisted in, will
result in the defeat of both wings
of the Democratic party and
the throwing of Tennessee in
to the hands of the 'Repub-
licans-a contamination, howev-
er,deyoutly to bewished by them
could not fail to be intensely
CALLING to Democratic pride, to
say nothing of it as being a real
calamity second only to repudi-
alton. No. 9.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21
An Earnest Wish.

Rev. E. F. L. Gauss, Galena, ILL.,, wri .es:
For over Ten years had been a great suf-
ferer from pains in the small of the back
and region of the Kidneys, which was most
excruciating and al times almost insrffer
able" Doctoring brought no relief. except
perhaps mOmentary, aid was finally adj
Vised, being unable 10 fulfill the duties of
my calling, togo abroad and seek the eli
mate OF my youth. In Germany ana Switz-
erland, eminent physicians, after c,ose ex-
aminatiOns, declared my suffering, 10 arise
from di ease Of the Kidneys. of long stand
ing, and could do me no good. was. how
ever, benefited by the climate and conse-
quently returned No sooner had 7 been
back and resumed my pastoral work, when
the old trouble grew again so intense as ia
make lie burien. A few months AGO
came In possession of one Of DAYS KINNEY
PADS, put II on, and the effects were tru v
wonderful. The pains at once grew less
and are now, after wearing the second PAD.
entirely gone, and there can be no doubt
that | am entirely cured, as / write this
some weeks after its use and am strong
and look again The very picture of health.
! write this perfectly voluntarily, and it is
dictated only by truth and gratitude. In
deed | consider the DAY KIDNEY PAD Co.
Gods agent and great benefactor of man
kind. May all the suffering be helped as
have been, is my earnest wish"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21
A Compromise.
Memphis Appeal

ED.APPEAL-The logical re-
suits Of the compromise you urge
between the Wright and Wilson
wings of the Democratic party
are, first, the withdrawal Of both
Wright and Wilson from the
race; second, the nomination of
a new candidate whose public
character is known to the public
and in whom the masses will
trust without platform and with
out the endorsement of a con-
vention; third, such man is
Hon. Geo. w. Jones, of Lincoln
county, "the watchdog of the
treasury" Now, let the execu-
tive committees of both Wright
and Wilson tender the nominal
ton to him, and for the sake of
harmony and the defeat of the
Republican candidate he will
doubtless accept. Our success,
then, is assured. His nomina-
ton will be as oil Oh the troub-
led waters. NJ.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21
EIGHT REASONS
Why am for the Regular Demo
cratic Ticket.

/. / was raised @ Democrat
and have always supported the
regular Democratic ticket.
2. l have been taught thatJas.
X. Polk, JAS. G. Jones, Irous-
dale and alt our political lead
ers before the late war and since
were honest men, and i don't
know Of one of them who was
and who is now opposed to a
settlement of the State debt.
3. / believe a Jno. V. Wright
Legislature will get the debt set
tied at fifty-cents on the dollar,
and / am anxious to pay my
part of the taxes and get the is
sue out of politics and have the
Democratic party again united.
4. ] think if, according to Col.
Wilson's theory, that the rail-
roads should be made to pay the
railroad bonds, that it would be
dishonest in the State not to re-
fund, with interest, what the
railroads have already paid the
State, which | believe would cost
more than a fair settlement.
5. / am for Wright because
among the first, if not the very
first men in my neighborhood
whom / heard hurrahing forWil-
son were either Republicans dur
ing and since the war, or have
been disorganizers, and | have
no confidence in their sincerity,
! q don't say all the Wilson men
are of that class, not by far
6. / am for Jno. V. Wright be-
cause he appeals to reason and
not to passion and prejudice as
does Mr.. Wilson in trying to
array the farmers against pro-
fessional men, and because a set
Element by the Wright platform
settles the debt at a low cOmpro-
mise and docs not leave a part
to be settled in the. future.
z. ! am for the regular ticket
because ] believe nine-tenths Of
the people individually are viii
ling to pay their proportion of
the taxes to settle the debt on O
fair compromise.
8. | believe that had it not
been for ambitious motives of
and greed for Office of Mr. Will
son and some others the old De-
mocracy would now be united
DEMOCRAT.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21
Good Tidings.

A Nashville Banner reporter
met a gentleman who has just
returned from Arkansas, where
he went two weeks ago..
81 passed through West Ten
nessee about two weeks ago, and
made a point to ask at every de-
pot and way station the political
news. And the result was that
| gave it up for Wright. Eve
rybody was for Wilson, not a
dissenting voice was heard, and
| felt satisfied that he would
leave West Tennessee with an
overwhelming majority. On my
return yesterday | did the same
thing, asked carefully of the
people at each depot and way
station, and to my establishment
there was wonderful change.
Everybody said the tide had
turned. They had become con-
yinced that the only way TO keep
out Republican was to vote for
Wright. You may rely upon
this, sir, as being accurate in ev-
cry respect. / landed here last
evening buoyed up with hope,
and now confidently believe, if
the balance Of the State will do
its duty, Wright Yill be elected
triumphantly.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

A special dispatch from Chi
cago to the Boston Herald tells
us of the gloom that prevails at
the Republican head quarters in
that city. They have lost heart
and are almost ready to admit
that certain defeat awaits them
in November. "Our only hope"
said one Of the leaders at a re-
cent conference, "Is to scare the
business people" Once in four
years they attempt to use this
same lever. They try to scare
the business people. They tried
it four years ago, and the bust
ness people helped pile up the
big majority OF d million votes
which Samuel j. Tilden then re-
ceived, and they will emphasize
that verdict by making the ma
jority much larger for Hancock.
The business people cannot be
deceived by these party cries,
They understand that the bust
ness prosperity Of the country
will be more firmly established
when lasting peace between the
sections is assured by the cleo
ton Of Hancock and English
The business men demand 6
change. They will not scare.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21
SHELBYVILLE.
The Political Situation as Reported
by No. 9.
September 18th, 1880.

September l4th, 1880.
Politics are active. All par
ties are sanguine and talk conf
IDENTIFY except the Greenback-
ers, who, while they admit their
certainty Of defeat, evince the
strongest determination to stand
by their principles and to poll ev-
cry vote in vindication of them
they can. But we have observ-
ed that here and at all points Wis
tied by us during this canvass,
that apart from the demagogues
and their satellites that the intel
ligence of every community is
solid for an early and honorable
adjustment of theState debt. All
well informed men with whom we
have conversed, except the Office
seekers, who are trying to steal
into power by the advocacy of
the low-tax policy and the men
who are in sympathy with them
and who are actuated by motives
less laudable, perhaps, whether
democrats or republicans, have all
expressed themselves in favor of
a settlement which will be salts
factory TO all parties concerned.
Democrats and Republicans, of
the class above named, ARE agreed
as TO the validity of the bonds;
the only difference being in opin-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21
Condensed News.

Snow is afoot deep in Canada,
Iowa and Minnesota.
One day last week, at Leba-
non $4,000 were subscribed to
help pay the State debt.
Seventeen Mormon Elders Sat
urday passed through St. Louis
en- route to the Missionary field
in the South.
The Grand Encampment and
Grand Lodge, I. o. o. f., and
Grand Lodge, Good Templars,
are in session in Nashville.
During a storm at Little Rock,
Ark, the canvas of a circtis that
was exhibiting was blown down
and a lion and lioness liberated.
Mrs. Annie T. Todd was shot
and fatally wounded by her hus-
band, William Todd, in Balti-
more Saturday morning in a
room over his saloon.
Early Saturday morning an
Iron Mountain locomotive explo-
ded its boiler in the round-house
at Barring Cross, Ark, danger
ously wounding two men.
Shipments of bulk grain from
St. Louis to foreign ports, via
New Orleans, from january Isl
to date, 13,914,0OO bushels, a.
gainst 6,164;838 bushels same
time last year.
Near Newberry, S. G. Friday
the wives of Jim Pet Cannon
and DickSheppard got in a quar-
rel and parted enemies. Satur-
day morning their husbands met
and took up the quarrel. Re-
suit: Cannon shot through the
bowels and killed.
In Wilmington, Del, during
the passage of the Democratic
parade Saturday night, it was
fired upon from a house-top and
six persons were seriously woun-
ded. Two are reported dying
The fire was returned and the
building Quilted, and several Of
the first assailants wounded.
Col. Jno. II. Savage deposited
his check with the American fol
5000 that Wilson would beat
Wright in the race for Govern.
or, it was covered by Col. E. A
Clark, of jackson, who bets hin
$500 that Hawkins beatsWilson
Col. Clark says he would no
have either Wilson or Hawkins
elected for $500, but honestly
believes that both Wright anC
Hawkins will beat Wilson.
, Samuel Watkins, Esq, a veal
thyNashville philanthropist, dieC
on Saturday, aged Sc years. The
war destroyed his property t.
the amount of over 100000, III
: gave away in charitable purpo'
: ses more than as much more
: and his estate is estimated nov
) at 100000. His last great ben
efaction was the gift Of $130,
600 to establish a public library
| in Nashville. Although an solo
: bachelor" he carried a warn
: heart and open hand for the re
lief of suffering. He was
member of the First Presbyte
) rian church and of Tennessee,
: Lodge No. l, /. o. 0. +. It il
said that the distressed neve
: appealed to him in vain.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21
MISSISSIPPI.
Notes from a Former Citizen of
Mulberry.
Rienzi, October 10th, 1880.

Rienzi, October 10th, 1880.
Ed. 1T has been
several months since my last let
ter. And since that time ! have
visited your town and county,
and spent several days very
pleasantly with my old friends.
Everything looked natural, al
though many changes have ta-
ken place in the last few years.
Many farms have changed hands,
and the mode of farming has
changed. Some of the best farm
ers have sown their farms down
in grass and turned their time
and attention to stock raising.
While l was there it was my
sad duty to attend the burial of
one Of your Oldest and best citi-
zens, MIR. A. G. Gill, of Mulber-
ry. He was truly a good man
and neighbor. His example was
worthy of many followers.
1t has been raining here two
or three days in the week for two
months, consequently,we will not
make more than half a cotton
crop, and can't pick that if the
rain continues.
The 9th was a big day inRenzi,
We raised a Hancock and Eng
lish flag. We expect to give
them a majority of from 10000
to $4,000, and We don't count
on anything but their cleo
ton in November and Inaugural
ton the fourth Of March.
A good many of our farmers
expected to go to Texas this fall,
but since the crops have been
cut short there they have conclu-
ded to remain where they arc.
The health Of our county is
extremely good. A few cases
Of fever and chills. Wishing
you and your paper much luck,
| am yours truly, r. w. II.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

Indiana went Republican at
the late election by about 5000
majority, the Democrats losing
one member OF Congress. 1t
was by importing for voting pur-
poses, Republican negroes from
Kentucky and professional re-
peasers from the East, some of
whom were arrested and jailed.
Notwithstanding the defeat, we
believe that Indiana is Demo-
cratic. At the November cleo
ton there will be no migratory
voters, because they viii be need
cd to hold their own States. 1t
is only in State elections that
voters can be imported and made
useful.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

Among the humors of the
campaign are the mysterious fig
ures 1929" which are making
their appearance in different
parts of the country, and in ev-
cry conceivable and inconcciva-
bic place. Last week they APP
peared in Fayetteville. OF
course the Garfield men regard
the affair as an outrage, and, if
it were possible, would wave a
bloody shirt over it; but some
how tie figures stick and will
not out.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21
Washington Letter.


WASHINGTON, d. C, Oct. II, 1880.
AS / have endeavored to make
plain i'll previous letters, Demo-
cratic defeat in Indiana does not
necessarily mean the defeat of
Hancock. There are the thirty
five electoral votes of New York,
with New Jerseys and Connec-
ticut's, which are reasonably
certain, and CALIFORNIA;, Names
and New Hampshire's, for all of
which there is fighting chance.
Neither, we should remember,
does the loss of Indiana in Oc-
tober preclude it's voting for
Hancock in November. In short,
the Republican victory of Tues
day no more indicates a solid
Republican North than theMaine
election of September indicated
a solid Democratic North. The
fight is still an open one.
In order to make 1t success
full one, we need, first, a cessa-
ton of silly quarrels of promi-
nent Democrats. The damage
done to the party throughout the
country by actual quarrels a
mong leaders in New York, and
by alleged quarrels in Indiana
and the other States, is certain
ly very great. When the fore
most men of a party are dispu-
ting over purely personal mat
ters connected with spoils, it is
not too much to say that the
"plain people" become Disguised
Secondly, we must carry on the
campaign on the platform laid
down by the party at Cincinnati.
Admirable, as have been most
of General HancOck's political
utterances since his acceptance
of that platform, they have all
been in a sense unauthorized adj
ditions to it. Ninety-nine-one-
hundredths of the people who
will support Gen. Hancock in
November, will do so because
he stands upon the good and suf-
ficient platform laid down by
the Democratic party. Those
who will vote for him because
of his magnificent military rec
ord, do not need to be told what
he believes on this or that sub
ject. The others, who favor
him as a matter of principle, are
satisfied with the platform as it
was. Presidential candidates
unauthorized utterances, from
the time of Adams to the year
of grace 1880, never attracted
one vote without driving away
two. They are addressed to
people who will not be convinc-
ed and, however artfully drawn,
they are sure to offend many
who are already convinced.
Thirdly, there should be a head
to the party. The management
by the Democratic National and
Congressional Committees has
been unworthy of the party and
the occasion. There has been
any quantity of show and fuss
and brag while the details of the
campaign have been left to take
care of themselves, except in a
few instances where to interfere
with them was an impertinence.
These are frank words and
true. They point out the way
to possible victory.
Cabinet officials will now come
home for a time. Indeed, they
have begun to arrive. They ev-
identity intend, at least for a few
days, to devote themselves to
official duties. 1t is believed
Messrs. Schurz and Sherman will
speak before November in Indi-
ana and New York, and posi-
bly, in Connecticut, but the plans
made ten days ago will not be
fully carried out. MCKAY.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

1t is the eternal fitness of
things, that those who are NOR
ally besmirched, should laud to
the skies one Of their species.
In this one particular has the
Republican party in the present
canvass been conspicuous. The
noble and clear minded Of the
party have been compelled q
take a back seat while Pomeroy,
Bclknap, Harlan, Robson, Pat
tcrson and Beecher have lauded
their corrupt candidate. Fort
innate, indeed, is it for the De-
mocracy that their opponents
have so Numbered. A striking
illustration of the last fact, is
afforded in the decision of Mr.
Jewell to accept Henry Ward
Beecher's proposal to take tho
stump for Garfield and Arthur
The inevitable effect Of this per-
Torrance will be to revive all
the unfragrant memories of tho
most disgusting clerical scandal
that ever afflicted a civilized peo-
pie, and to connect it indissolu-
bly, with the political scandals
by which Garfield and Arthur
are ineradicably stained, aggre-
eating a boquet more redolent
Of the odOr of infamy than any
stencil of modern times.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21
Widow HGRderson's SaITe,

us one Of the most valuable ever made
4 1t cures or relieves ulcers, eruptions can
GERS, erysipelis, St.AnthOny's fire, scald head
burns, bruises, sore eyes, &c, no matter
how long standing Cases Of from to q
years duration have been cured, when all
other remedies have failed. References
given if wished. And for fstula, sweeney,
sores, pole evil, wind gals in horses, it is a
sure cure.
For sale in Fayetteville by B. J. Chain
and at Christians drug store; in BOOn's
Hill by +. s. Wilson Mrs. Ethel Mckee, of
Goshen, Tenn; Mr.. w. F. Cole, Oak Hill !:
Mr.. Pat Marsh, Petersburg.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

AS good men as dwell in Lin
coin county, who reside in the
Goshen district. earnestly pro-
test against the report that their
box is "solid for Wilson," OF
that it will give him majority.
They expect to carry it for
Wright.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

Who has dared to attack Gen.
Hanccck's private character!
Not man in America? Who
has dared to attack Garfeld's
private character? Every prom
inent newspaper in the Repub-
lican party has written that rec
ord in shame?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

The majority Of the Demo
cratic votes in 1876 were cast in
Northern States. Yet this does
not prevent the Republicans
from keeping up their lying
clamor against the Democracy
rs the party Of the Solid South.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

Come to town tomorrow. Do
not fail. intellectually strong
men-Wright and Hawkins
viii discuss political issues in
the courthouse. Remember the
day-to-morrow, Friday.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

The Philadelphia Star asserts that truth
whispered is more effective than thunder
ed;;" and truth it is that DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup is the best remedy in the land, for
curing cough or cold.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

Negroes are being shipped by
the car loads from Indiana to
Pennsylvania and New York to
aid Republicans in carrying the
elections i'll those States.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-21

The President is always cleo
ted in November. The October
election never did decide that
canvass.