Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-07-01
East Tennessee correspondence.
,CHA1TANooGA, Tenn,
June 20, 1851. &

Editors Of Fayetteville Obserrer:
In q place like this, there is some
thing in the way Of exciting Incl
dents always occurring to furnish con-
slant food Tor wonder-loying human
lily. The other day We had sue
Ecession of terribleEincidents to sieken
the heart and disgust us with thetde-
Eprayity Of human nature. A lone
woman, ). with an only babe, three
miles from town, was found murdered
/ in her own yard. A German shoe
maker, a quiet and peaceable old
man, was Knocked in the head with
a rock by a drunken boatsman, and
/ is now expected I'd die every moment.
The circumstances of this terrible
affair are briefly these: The scoundrel
in company with others Of q like
feather, passing the door Of the shoe
maker, tore his boot sign board away
from the door. The old man en-
running cut and demanding the sign,
was knocked down. An officer was
dispatched to harness this devil in
human shape, by which time they
had reached the steamer Atlanta, to
which crew they belonged. The off
Ger having called upon man who
was not afraid OF these riyer-larks, to
assist In taking the murderer, pitched
in amongst them, upo n which the
whole exit and bling" of them came
to the rescue. The officers assistant
was cut pretty severely, but he used
his dirk upon them to pretty good
advantage. Fhey all escaped save
one--We know hot which was the
murderer. 1t is Iaq7p-,'earous sort Of
a place-drinking5 whooping and hal
looing- / saw an old "scape-gallows"
yesterday, with a rock in each hand,
| (favorite donlcks, | snppose,) crack
ing them together and swearing what
a "baster" he was. 1t is really hui
initiating to think that these aban-
doned wretches are brothers with us
in the great family of Adam.
| | suppose you are aware by this
time, that the great staples, Corn,
Bacon, and Flour, have declined in
this market. / Flour is selling at Sc
per Dbl; Bacon loo. The people are
as hungry as ever, and there is q
ceasele$s demand for every thing good
to eat. Yesterday, / saw man with
a little Butter, attacked by a Confec-
ttionary keeper, and although he
Haverfed most positively that every
ounce Of said Butter was engaged
she still hung on, (for it was a Dutch
woman, and begged most piteously
flor a share,
/ There are many fine building
/ in contemplation--and added tc
these, there is a Foundry to be bull
near the wharf, on the bluff of The
river. The spirit of improvement i:
rife here; it is all the talk in tht
streets, har-rooms, &c.
/ Some month ago, | had the oppor
ltunity Of listening to speech from
4 " G.. B,'own1om, Sirs, consider
{Fhim one of the most remarkable mer
of this, or any other age. The bes
trait in his character, as exhibited il
this speech, was bis implacable hatred
towards "GodfM-A,1stocracy.'
The other night, | listened to ;
sermon from Bishop Andrem. He il
|
an exceedingly plain old man, anc
breaches to do good, instead of thu
single object of selfglorifcatiq on
He is quite fat, young, and jolly il
his appearance. -asa
GOLD IN TENNEssEE.-We have
been shown specimen Of quartz
gold, or what appeared to be gold
4 discovered few miles from Mem
phis. The discoveries appear con