Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16
Protest of on A6ozitiomst fedsze on

Y published an account of the lynching
! of man named Mccoy, in Pike
+ county, Ala, on the ga und that he
r was an Abolitionist. The same man
3 has been again mobbedI at Hockelty,
fin the same State. A committee OF
1.-THE citizens waited on him, obtained
evidence that be had talked ADOLF
tionism, and forthwith ducked him
under the spout OF the town pcmp,
and then rode him on t of Town on
rail As the sentence was being
carried into effect, BIC Coy entered
his protest against the proceedings
as follows: 'Gentlemeni ] call you
to witness, that tie who thing is
done without my consent and rather
against my feelings and wishes. =
luontgOae'y ala. Adr. q
| The London Times, speaking of
the late census of England, says
at is now shown that during the
7 last half century the population of
Great Britain has, within very lit r
tie, doubled, Itself, the numbers being
at the beginning Of the CENTURY, TO-
567 1893, and now, excl usive Of the
army, navy, and merclant-seamen
out of the eountfy when the census
was taken, 20, 936,46S. But for the
demonstration which is now fur
nished, it would scarcely have been
credible that this island should, du-
: ring so years, have added to its num-
bers population as large as had
been obtained during the preceding
1000 years Of It's history"
Two young men in Manchester,
N. H., were sentenced BY the Police
Court of that place, to 30 days i'm
9prisonment in the county jail for pro-
, fame swearing and indecent language.
BALrMoEE, Sept. s.
John Wethered declin es running
. IN the third district of the State for
, Congress. The Southern Rights
men at a meeting at Colu mbia, S. c.,
nominated General Owen and Dixon =
, Barnes as delegates to a Southern =
Congress.
RAILROAD TO SHELBYtILLE- The
Expositor Of the 10th says the lay
, ing down of the timbers on the
arm, which is to exteri Id from the
Nashville and Chattanooga railroad
was commenced last Monday, and
will be pushed forward till finished. (
The arm will be ready for the cars by
the time the main road is finished up
to the Depot where the arm ternii-
mates, which will be about the first of
January next.
f. IMMIGRATION. The immigration
into the port of New York for the
last eight months was 1872, S36-
During the same period last year,
there arrived 1870 Increase
this year 1874 The average sine
the month OF April has been over
1000 pei day. On the 4th the num-
her of emigrants arrived va 1875.
New CoyToN PLANr.--The editor
of the Orleanian has seen a boil Of
cotton, that deserves the attention of
cultivators, on account of it's rapid
growth and early nj turity. On the :
lst Of June last, a lady PLANTED in
her flower garden, a few cotton seeds
presented her by gentleman. On
the 18th of July boil VI as ready
for picking; and at the end Of sixty
days from the time Of planting. the
cotton had arrived at matutitv-be-
ing in less than one-half of the time
it takes the species now missed by
our planters to do SO. TheIlady was
totally unacquainted with the cult
walton of the great Southerh staple.
Inc seeds were Introduce by Dir.
hyams, from Iuea tan, and re styled
the Alica.
+ NEW Post OFFIcEs.-The Post
master General has established the
following new Post Offices in Tennes-
see:
Bowling Green, Stewart county;
N P. Allmen, P. NJ.
Ne w Boston, Henry county; B. A.
Howard, p M.
Whitaker's Bluff, Wayne county;
r. H. Whitaker P. NJ
The Post Office at Severe Islands,
Roane county, has been discoll tinued.
The peach season has passed its
climax, and as the quantity Of fruit
brought to market gradually dimin-
ishes, prices increase. The heaviest
business in this branch was transact
ed last Tuesday, when not IA u from