Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-02
Items Of News.

~'''i', tiu'SNA Oh Va wv sts'A't y f'es-f /
acres Of land, 1877 BUSHELS Of good
Wheat. 1t Was what is called Qua
ker Wheat. Mr.. Evans lives SIX
miles below Dandridge, on theI
French Broad River. i
american Governor in Caaada-
AT the last accounts, Gov. Lowe, Of
Maryland, was travelling iii Canads-
lie had b9en received oy the Cana
dirns wits, the most courteous at
tention. At Toronto, the Parlla-
ment Of the provinces was in ses
sion, and he WAS waited upon by
the Attorney and Solicitor Gene
rails, and many Of the distinguished
Fmembers Of Parliament; and he and
his lady were Invited within The bar
of the House by the Speaker. Al
Montreal, the Mayor oil the city AMI
several members Of the corporation
called upon him, 10 welcome him,
and proifer hospitalitIes. Such in
terchange of kindness cannot fail
to beget a good feeling between the
u. States and her near neiglIbor
There are Twenty-Five Ocean
Steamers, varying from 500 to 1860
tons burtll en, now running betWeen
San Fra hcisco and the various
points Oh The Pacific Ocean. III
February 1S49, the first one Of tie
fleet made lis appearance IN San
francisco.
CoTroS The total receipts al
al The 20 rs reach 2,32O,463 hales
AN iuer ease of 266, 4O7 over la$i
year; total stocks in our ports.
lI2,397; total foreign exports,
Il,947, 529; exports to Norlhcrr
ports, 665,044.
The Boston Traveller says: "Fhe
total foreign export OF Cotton Ia$r
year, up TO the first Of August, wa,
about 100000 bales, at a valua
ton Of S35 per bale, orSG6, 00O,o0Q
Whereas this year the export |.
only 100000, valued at S40,00o,-
600 Difference 26,0O0,00o. Tie
large imports of the year 1851
were based in a great measure upon
high prices which existed nine
months since"
! THE ELECTION RBTURNs.-The Ken
tucky Yeoman of the 2lst says:
II We publish to-day for the Id st time.
the election returns, until fu rnished
officially on the lst Tuesday in SER
TENDER, according to law, by the Sec
rotary Of State. All the counties
are official but Pike, which leaves
the result, Powell 54,291, Dixon
53,460; majority for Powell 83l.-
Letcher not heard from. We doubt
if -Letcher sends in her official vote
She never has but once, and that was
in May last. If she does not, the
majority will stand as it is, 83l. II
she does it may reach thousand fol-
PowelI-we- think not more than
/ $50.
STORMS on THE ILLINOIS RIVER.
The steamer Prairie State brings mi
tclligence of frequent and heavy falls
of rain on the Illinois, accompanied
by strong winds and terrific thunder
and lightning. On Sunday, night
last, terrible storm ragged inthe VII
entity of Frederic and Peoria, doing
considerable damage to 9ut7houses1
crops, Sd. 1t was rumored at thd
former place, that eleven houses had
been destroyed by wind and light
ming in the town Of Rushyille, situ-
ated ten or twelve miles in the intel
rior. 10 lives reported lost and n9
particulars ascertained. The rum0r
was brought to Frederic by person
direct from Rushyille, but a few mo-
ments before the Prairie State passed
down.
COTTON MANUFACTURES IL THE u
STATES. is estimated that the an
nual product Of ali the cotton mills
IN the United States is 2J0,00O,0O0
yards, and the consumption o. c5tton
at 100000 bales; 1 100000 bales OF
which are consumed south of the POI
tomac and in the Western States
The value Of this amount Of cotton.
when nj lnufactured, is supposed to
be upwards Of sixty seven millions.
New ORLEA rs, Aug. Is.
Bell, dem, elected Governor Of
Texas. Ward, dem, Lieutenant
Governor. Howard aud Judge
Richardson scurry formerly Of
Sumner CO., Tenn.) members ID
Congress, democrats.
TELf - n nv.