Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-08-19
HoPKlNsyiLLe, KY, Aug. IL,

HoPKlNsyfLLe, Ky, Aug. IL,
A severe storm passed over this
place last Saturday evening, doing
considerable damage. 1t blew
down barn belonging to Jno.
Campbell, Esq, on which there
were ten or twelve hands at work.
The overseer was killed, and three
negroes slightly injured. The corn
crops are very much injured.
Revenue Of the Post Office De-
partmeAt.-rhe National Intelligen-
Ger says that the accounts for the
quarter ending March 81, 1851,
hich have just been, settled by the
Post Office Depart rent, show that
the nett receipts of hostages during
that quarter amount 10 Sl.723,
S2S 43. For the corresponding
quarter OF 1850 the amount " as
Sl, 462, 700 Oh. showing an Increase
Of S26l,762 70, or of about liz
per cent.
Should the receipts of the last
quarter of the fiscal year, the ac-
counts for which wifi not be fully
settled before October, Show a sim
liar increase, the revenue account
for the y ear will exhibit the graft
tying increase Of nearly Is per cent.
Phenomena in Lake Mic4,gnp.-
Sc, eral times this season the PEG
pie Of Chicago have been startled
by the sudden rising of waters Of
La Ike Michigan TO the height Of sew
eral feet, without any apparent
cause. On the goth of July, ac-
cordIng to the Chicago Journal, tie
lake played its antics all day, the
water rising from two to four feet
every halt hour or so, and as sud-
denly receding. At dusk. while
the lake was as smooth as mirror,
without wind or any apparent. cause,
the water rose to the height Of four
feet twice within an hour. What
had caused this great commotion
with old Michigan, is mystery.
1t is certainly very uuaccountablee
Sugar Crop Of Louisiana in 1850
I'5l'-Mr. Champomier, who has
recently published his statistics, es-
Inmates the Sugar crop of Louisi>
ana, for lS50H5I, at 2l1,2O3
hhds- or 23l millions of pounds.
lie gives the number oi Sugar
Houses in that State at 1895 Of
which 907 employ Steam power,
and 5SS Horse power. The Att
takapas re gion Of country yields Of
the above, 26,750 bids. Tie pro-
duce of 287 Sugar Houses
Charleston Standard.
Property drsmpt from Erecution.-
BY the new code of Virginia, the fol-
lowing is a list Of the property ex-
empt from execution:
Ono COW, one bedstead, with bed
and necessary bedding for the same,
six chairs, one table, six knives, six
forks, six plates, two dishes, two ba-
sins, one pot, one oven, six pieces of
wood or earthen ware, one loom and
its appurtenen ees, one spinning wheel,
one pair Of cards, one axe, five bush
els of wheat, or one barrel of flour,
five barrels of corn, two hundred
pounds of bacel or pork, and five
dollars in value of forage or hay.
RIoT IN MEMPHIs.--The Express
gives a running account Of a disgrace
Iul riot, which occurred in Memphis
on election day. The participants
we're Irishmen, and the result is the
leath Of one man, a Mr.. Roark, and
he probable death of two others,
Mr. Henry, son-in-law of Mr.. Roark, I
md Mr.. Shary. Several arrests
we're made. by the police, and great
'xitement prevailed.
A malignant disease, bearing many
If the characteristics of Small Pox,
Prevails to considerable extent in a
'ortion Of Oglethorpe county, Ga
Several persons have died under its l
fleets; in some instances, whole fam J
lies are down with the disease As {
seems to partake Of a contagious r
ature, every precaution has been :
aiken to prevent its spreading. 4
The, Concordia Ga InteligencerI
Offices a violent thunderstorm which c
cculTed there on the 31st ult. Con- |
derlblc damage was done to build ;
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