Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-04
Items of News.

fell over the bluff in front oil that city
on Tuesday night last, and died of
ibe injury next day. There is sus
picion of foul play. He did not
speak after he, was found His
pocket book containing $500 is
missing.
| An Irish laborer was buried
alive atMemphis on Wednesday last
by slide Of the bluff Of the river
under which he and other laborers
were excavating a new street in
the employ ment' Of the city author
tiles.
GBS. LASE.-'The adjourned
NEE ting at the Capitol, on Satur-
fday evening last. composed of mem
bers of the Constitutional Cdnyen-
ton, the State Legislaturei and
other citizens Of the State NOW in
Indianapolis, unanimously nomina
ted Gen. Lane as candidate for
the presidency in 1851, subject TO
the decision Of a National Dem
ocratic Conypntion.-Md. tStale
Sentinel, 20M.
On Sunday morning, Jan. goth,
about l O'Clock the bridge that
crosses the Allegheny River, at
Pittsburg, in the fifth " ard wa sgt
on fire and totally destroyed 1t
cost $50, 900 and it is insured for
100000. One or two other at
tempts were made to set fine to
other buildings, but without success.
ELECTIVE JUDIcIARY.-Gov.
Johnson of Pennsylvania in accbrd-
ance with the act Of Assembly a D.
thorizing the people to determine
whether the State Constitution
should be so amended as to unlike
the Judiciary elective, has iss hed
his proclamation declaring the
amen dment approved and ratiI fed
by the people, the votes b. ding
l44,594 in favor, and 1895
against it.
Common ScHooLs.-We LEI arm
from the Cincinnati Gazette that
the receipts in the treasury Of that
city for school purposes, the past
year, amounted to S92 ,225:57; The
expenditure during. the period was
| $40, SS4:30-leaving a balance Of
S12,34l::27.
The number of teachers, mAle
and female, employed was las; The
number of pupils enrolled IL, 40,
and the average number in daily
attendance 1862. BY an enum Err
alton made in October last, the
whole number of Nhite persons be-
tween the ages of 4 and 81, within
the city limits, was 80, 04S; Of the se
about one-half are nominally &c n1
pected with the common schools |
and the various private schools add |
seminaries within our city. +
ILLINols.AOn the 18th inst, the
Legislature passed a horn estead e XII
emption bill, exemptins $1,000 bfI
real estate from seizure and sale
under execution. 1t IS uncertal in
as to what will be done with THIS
bill in the House, but it is under
stood that the majority are in favor
Of some sort of an exemption lazy.
The Liverpool Times states that
the Cunard steamer Asia, on he
recent trip from New York to Li9
erpool, steamed>jn three slccessive
days.respectively, 32s, 32l and 300
miles. a +
OHIo-THE LAND OF BREAD.4
The quantity of wheat which
Ohio raised in 1850 is set down at
thirty millions OF bushels-aH
amount sufficient 10 supply not on
ly all the wants Of that State, but +
leave surplus OF eighteen millions
of bushels. The consumption Of
each individual is about six bushels
annually. Ohio has about two mil
lions of inhabitants; consequently Il
twelve millions of bushels are H
enough for the State. Allowing L
the price Of seventy five cents pei H
bushel, the overplus is worth ovef
thirteen millions Of dollars. In adj
dition to this, the cora raised is
equal TO 100 bushels to each in
dlvidual in the State. The sur
plus OF these two articles is equal
in value TO twenty five millions Of
dollars. This shows what an agri-
cultural State with fertile land cal
DO, when its labor is not diverted J
into Improbable channels, or inter !
fcrcd with by bad government.