Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-11-25

OppH Ino ITfti " JfuleS arWlne1
lfos forging and uttering a land war
Irant, the Circuit Court Of the United
Estates, for the district of Ohio, on
THE 4ta inst, quashed I'll indictment
upon motion of defendants counsel,
1who coatended that ther e was no law
Eof Congress making the forging Of a
land warrant a crime. Judge Lea
witt, who pronounced the judgment
of the court, held that warrant is
not public security of the United
States, within the leaning of the
act of Congress of 1925
The Fort Smith (Atk.) Herald
says that the payment of the per
capita to the old Cherokee settlers
closed on the 7th of October. Up
wards Of 100000 was paid out in
a little over two weeks.
EMIGRATION TO NAsHtILLE.-The
fall emigration to the. fine State es-
tablishment in the suburbsof Nash
vile, has again commenced. Some
FIVE or six individuals have been fit
tied out under the directid in of Judge
Humphreys, and provided with GER
tificates of chat acter by parties of
twelve of on m ost respects able citi-
Fzens. The number will probably be
increased before the court, row in
session, adjoprnst-Ncmpkis Eng.
! DEATH OF AN EMINENT SURGEON
Yesterday afternoon, ]. Kearney
Rogers, NJ. D., 0 ne of the most skill
full Surgeons in the Unit ed States,
died at his late residence i Blocker
strset.-K r. Tribune, I0sh.
ANOTHER REAPING MAcHINE.-The
Illinois papers say that Nh. Charles
Denton, Of Peoria, has il vented
reaping Machine which far surpasses
Mccormick $, dutting the grain
whether standing OF lodged, green or
dry, upon roug h or uneven surface,
laying it in 'bu indies, and doing it all
well.
NOVEL EXPO RTATIo ~ ~ Among
other commodities comprising the
cargo OF a yes sci which lett New
York last week, for Cha res. was
a consignment Of one hundred cats,
for the California and Ore gon mar
kets. Tins W III not be cdnsidere6
SO very singular when il IS known
that ID Oregon 1t is not uncommon
to exchange horse for D fcat, as
horses and mic e are plentiful there,
but cats are. very scarce.
A Pagan Temple IN California
we see that temple for pagan wor-
snip has been opened at San Francis
co by the Chinese A Boston editor
remarks that he believes this is the
first idol temple CHI at has been opened
in the United Stdtes, and be hopes
1t may be- the last. If heselont-side
barbarians see fit to set up craven
images In our midst, and worship
them, ne know Of no law, that can
put a stop to them
ErecittiOa Of d akolesals Harder
er.-Taylor Murphy WAS executed at
Campbelsville, KY, on the 9Th inst.
lie was convicted Of the murder Of
his vile, rand. afterwards burning her
remains upon the hearth of his own
house. lie wrote out a confession of
the murder of his wife, and also of
the murder of seven of his own in
iant children. Hanging is a fit end
ing for such a career Of crime.
ALABAMA LEeIsLATURE. III isbody
met at Montgomery ON the 10Th In
slant.
Hon. Charles NcLemore (whig)
was elected President of the Senate.
Gen. John d. Rather (denlocrat) .
was elected speaker of the House.
The Legislature is democratic ON
joint ballot.
IHE COLLEGE, We understand
that the Board of Trustees ofthe Col
lege proposed to be established by
the Presbyterian Synod, met at
Spring Hill, Tennessee, according to
appointment, and decided to locate it
n this vicinity. We further learn.
nat the available means at command
or erecting the College buildings,
including real estate and subscrip-
ions, already amount to about $40
700. This does not, we believe. in
'lude the scholarships, the an Mount
# which subscribed by citizens of
and its vicinity alone is
bout $4,000 This is very au-
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