Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-08-12
Items of News.

The CRors IN GEoRGIA.--We still
yhear the most lamentable accounts
in regard to the deficiency of the
corn crop. The rains have been par
tial, and while some neighborhoods
have been abundantly blessed With
genial showers, there are other sec
tons where they have scarcely had
ANY rains, and where the early corn
has been completely ruined. An m
telligent planter from the vicinity Of
Fort Valley writes is, that ''ih his
neighborhood they win net make
provisions enough to last thehh six
months. We sincerely trust he
may be mistaken; but feel confident
from our own observation, that in
many parts of central Georgia the
corn crop will be most lamentably
deficient. In the South Western
counties beyond Flint River, We are
assured the crops are unusually a.
bundant. --iHacon Messenger, July 90
THE CRops.-A friend writing from
Granger county, (Tenn.) under date
of the 26th., inst, says: "The drouth
is doing much injury in this county.
Corn seems to be blasted into fodder
by the intense dryness of the season.
Unless we get rain in a very short
time, the corn crop will be almost an
entire failure. We were visited by a
severe hail storm few days since,
which did serious damage to the corn
crops in many places. "-Rnorpil5e
Register.
A California Pictwe.--A writer
/ in the San Francisco Picay,ne states,
as fact illustrative of the resources
tof California, that in the building
now being erected on Commercial
street, by Moffatt & Co. for the L. s.
Assay Office, the bricks used have
been furnished from the sources fol-
lowing: China, Liverpool, Australia,
Sacramento, New York, New Orleans,
Stockton, Mission Dolores, Boston
and Baltimore. We presume that
no other city in the world can pro-
duce a structure which has put I'M
der contribution SO many and so
distant countries for one article.
DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN HAYwooD
CoUNTY.-A private letter says:
'sThere was tremendous storm yes
terday goth June):in the eastern
part of Haywood. 1t hailed, rained,
and blew perfect hurricane, levelling
fences and corn and cotton crops with
the ground.
Great Rail Road Profts.-A re-
cent report of the. earnings of the
Utica and Schenectady rail road, sew
enty-eight miles in length, for four
teen years past discloses the fact that
the earnings, over current expenses,
are S4,218,104. The road was con-
structed and put in operation fer
| S1,5O0,OOO.
Since the road was completed, the
stockholders have received back all
the principal monies paid to build the
road, and seven per cent interest
thereon, and are now the owners of a
clear surplus in stock, issued to them,
worth S3,4S8,39O 50, which is sell
ing in the market at &c per cent
above par-so that shareholders, by
selling their stock, could realiz E, after
the return of all sums paid by them,
and I per cent for its use, d clear
net surplus of more than four mil
lions and half of dollars
The Hog Trade Opening. The
Louisville Courier learns that the
packers Of that city have already en-
tered into contracts for the purchase
of hogs for next winters packing.
One or two contracts we're recently
made at SIS Is net, and anoth her for
the delivery of very consid erable
lot in December next was made atS4.
Col. FREMoNT.-A report was
quite current few days since that
Col. Fremont and family had returned
from California. This is mistake.
He is yet on the Pacific side His
wife, on the night of the great fire at
San Francisco, presented the gallant
Colonel with fine specimen Of Cal
ifornia juvemlity-
MURDER AT SAyANNAH.-An aw-
ful tragedy took place.ih Savasnah,
Ga, on Saturday night last. Thorn
as Smith was found dead in the
street, and two men, Washington
Beasley and Charles Law, dis cover
ed near.fhe bOdy with drawn knives