Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-08-26
Items Of News.

Isle Democrat publishes the follow
ing singular fact:
son Saturday afternoon last q
very fine horse, the property Of Col.
A. Noble, of this borough, came to
his death in most singular manner.
He was led from the stable by the
Colonel, AMI tied in the rear Of the
/ lot near tb-d bee stand, for the pur-
pose of grazing. In this position he
was left for half IN hour or more, and
/ it is presumed that by switching his
tail to keep off the flies, he gave Of
fence to the bees, who attacked him
in couatless numbers. When dis
covered he was literally covered with
them in his ears and nostrils espe-
cially, they hung in large clusters
The poors animal was led oil, but
too ate-the work was finished, and
he died in less than an hour after
wards. The horse was an excellent
one, and estimated at $780,
The Philadelphia Ledger says; A
good many Western and Southern
merchants are in the market, both
here and at New Y ork. The regis
ter of arrivals in both cities arc, very
dull. We hope they have come pre-
pared to wipe out old balances. So
far as we have heard, that will be
made a sine ora non here for further
credit. The rule isla wholesome one
and should be observed.
Mississippi Ezeefions.-Thc cleo
ltions in Miss fsippi Of Members TO
the State Convention takes place
on the first and second days Of
September next. The other cleo
tons will come of in November.
! /MoRMoNIsM.-AgreeaUiy TO an
remuneration made in January last,
there were at that time in England
AZ conferences, COZ branches, II
high priests, l,76I elders, 1890
priests, ,226 teachers, go deacons,
and 25,454 members, making 10
tal of 3O747 saints. During tie
last fourteen years, more than So
GOO had been baptised in England.
! of which II ,O10 had enigrated
from her shores.
The whole number OF Mormons is
now said to be about three hundred
thousand. The rise and increase OF
Normonism is ne Of the most re-
markable develop nents Of the age.
Ii has been treated with contempt,
and vet ith4s continued TO expand
| lis influence, until now it is building
up a State in this Coniederacy. II
will not be long before tine Mormon
State contains population enough
to qualify it for ad rlssion into the
| Union. lou. your.
The new constitution OF Virginia.
which will undoubtedly be adopted,
requires nothing Of the voter ex-
ceptEthat he be white male, over
twenty-one, resident in the State
for two years, and in the county or
city where he offers to vote, for one
year. 1t is Thought that This will
more than doub tile number Of
voters in Virginia.
LoNGEyITT.- There are now
living in New ark and its vicinity
seven brothers and Sisters, the
/ youngest Of w hom is in his 56th
| year. The last death was an in
FAINT in August, 1888, consequently
there has not been a death in the.
family in nearly So years, The
mother of this family died in her
73d year, the father in his S5tlf-i
lis mother in her SDlh, and his two
sisters each in their 92d-onc I'M
Newark. the other in EIiZabeth-
town recently. One Of the sevenl
lives with a married daughter, her,
self pas fifty, " hose husband is one
ol nine children, the youngest is
in the neighborhood Of fifty, the
oldest died in infa ncy, fity-sevenl
years 60. All are married, and
bpt two are living with the second
connection. Most OF them reside
in and near Newark. Their moth
en- is in her S0th year. Il
RazRoads IN -nerioo.--The Mex
lean Government invites proposals
until the 20th OF September, for
the construction of rail road from
Vera Cruz TO Mexico, thence to the
Pacific; fifteen years tobe allowed
for the completion Of the " ork.
The proposed SHIP Canal JetweeaI
the tico Oceans The company lately
authorised to make canal or rail
road between the rivers Atrato and
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