Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16
Items Of News.

Hon. Len Woodbury. Of New
Hampshire, died at Boston on the 4tf
inst. He was formerly Secretary o.
the Treasury, subsequently, a Senator
of the United States, and at the time
of his, death one Of the Judges o.
the g. s. Supreme Court.
n DisAppEAsED.- Our Spanish popd-
ilation, since the late riot, is scarcely
to be; seen inl our streets. America
faces stand behind cigar cases, where
Spanish faces we're lately familiar, and
the Guiana seems almost to have LOST
its Spanish flavor in consequence
Many Spaniards have hastily DEPART
ed from the city, and rumor sayf
Others are rapidly winding up theif
business, so as to be able to leave
Many of them are quiet and molten
sive citizens, earning an honest live
Ihopd, escheWing politics, aud alto
gether Indifferent TO Cuba. 1t is to
be regretted that their apprehensions
cause them to suffer the loss of sud-
denly breaking up their business and
fleeing away. IN O. Crescent.
The Fran kfort (Ky.) Common.
wealth eYn,esSpa the belief that
there was no person with Lopez by
the name OF Crittenden--certainly
none in any way connected with
Hon. John j. Crittenden. We have
seen the name gwen in some papers
as Col. w. S. Clendennen, which
may be right
The drought, says The Mobile
Journal of Commerce, has SO eff
IfectuaIly destroyed the corn crop in
many section $, that planters are ma
kihga arrangements to obtain their
supplies from the west. The effect
Ion cotton is not so fatal. but the
crop has undoubtedly suffered
Rain now, it is feared, would benefit
/ it but slightly, as it is SO far adj
wanced that RAIN would cause the
weed to grow rapidly and shed its
squares. The weather during the
week has be en- unusually hot and
Oppressive; but the health Of the
city continues good.
The daughter of a highly respect
fable and wealthy citizen of Boston,
ran away from the parental roof one
day last week, and got married to a
poor lamphgater. The enraged faith
ler, when he heard Of the affair,
rushed to the house where the couple
were staying, and endeayored to
take away : his daughter. No go,
however. The neighbors interfered,
and. the old gent had to exercise his
patience.
A recent report from Gen. Har-
ey,communicates intelligence, says
the National lntelligencer, OF the
rescue of seventeen Mexican cap
tiFes Fl jm the hands Of Camanehe
and Llpan indians, and their deliy-
cry TO the Mexican authorities at
Guerra arc, Mexico, agreeably to the
18th a rticle of the treaty Of Qua
dalupe Ilidalgo Sixteen of the
prisoners were boys, and all were
children collected in the predatory
excursiens of AIlose Indians in diff
ferent parts Of the norlh-easiern
provinces of Mexico.
Melancholy Mstancsof. Affections
A little boy five years old, son Of
MIR. David Cross, of GAINESVILLE,
Wisconsin, accidentally fell into
Rock river a short time since, and
being in danger OF drowning, his
sister, ten years of age, went in af-
ter him to try to bring him ashore,
when both sunk together. A BROTH
er happening to pass by at the time,
plunged in to their rescue, and also
disappeared under the water
When taken out, some time after
wards, they were also supposed TO
be dead; but the oldest boy was f.
nally restored to life. From the
.wo others the vital spark had fed
forever.
FAcToRIEs in GREAT BRITArN.-
According TO official returns there
we're in Great Britain, in 1850, Of
Ill kinds of factories, 1880, con-
aiming 26,63S,7l6 spindles, and
s9S,916 power looms. The NOV.
ng power employed was 1O7,II3
n steam, and 26,lO4 in water II
Fhe total number of children under
3 years OF age employed in facto-
les, VII o attend school, was i9, 400
'oys, and 1922 girls. The total
lumber of males employed, betw cen
3 and Is, was 1854, that of fe- {