Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-29

says that there is at this time man
resting IN that town, an Irishman.
whose grand father died some wears
ago bt the age of 90.
! u urlng his life he had been the
husband OF five wives, by whom be
beeafse the father Of thirtv-scven
children. Thirty-two sons; Of these
thirty-one enlisted in the amy
The thirty-second, who did not enlist.
occupies situation in an iron toup-
dry Il Rotterdam, and is tie father
of haze family. One ST tie
daughters, age,!l forty six, lives in
London, and is the mother Of twenty
four children.
Until this season, merchants resi-
ding in Southwestern Virginia and
the extreme upper portion OF East
Tennessee, for two Or three years
past, have been receiving their goods
Though Georgia; now, however. they
are having them hauled ia wagons
from Lynchburg. This return on
theirpart to the cid sluggish route.is
attriP utahle exclusively to the gross
mislhanagoment Of the Georgia State
road How muph the state Of Goor-
gla has lost by Ter agents Looping oil
this source Of revenue to her roal,
we know not.-haosr.H Reggte.-.
II Inthe Stite Of New J DIRK tilcre
are no less than '2,lOO miles Of
lplank road, costing over S,000,0GO
of dollars, and none of it paving
less than 10 per cent, aunually@
l Theprice OF land all ng these roads
has increased from ) loI0 dollars
per acre.
International CJnmex'es-The
Mayor u Limerick, Ireland, has
invited the Mayor 1T \. Y. With
others, to visit iFelq bd, during the
time OF the Woild'1 Fair. and 10
, receive from the dosporationr the
honors and hosptall ties Of Iii lIi:rt;tIl-
cienl city.
! IN Russia Isl d ewspapers arc
published, making three 10 each
million. In tile British Enu,ir.
propRr. about 300 are nnbiished
giving one for every 10000 mI!aLi-
laHt5. In the Jpiie, States not
less Inan 600 AuJiif ations 81 pe;i>
; odIeals and neNspapers are made,
giying>a newspaper Or periodical 70
every 1900 inhabitants.
There are in the city Of New
York thirty one nicer pprated banks.
W hich dp the 29th df Niarch last
had an aggregate CAN'T II nd profss
amotnting 10 o3l.O1 3lf0j. Their
loans Amounted 10 til Z Sum of 500,
100, 467. Deposits $3S I75,65G.
I. Circulation, S7,5I7,d2$; al h. specie.
+ S7,97O,259.
The Presbyterian SYNOD Of viz.
sinia, at its last meftihe, held at
Wine hester, earnestly rccommensi-
ed lis members 10 C -op cratc vi In
Inc state IN giving efficiency 10 be
act lately passed By Tie Lcgiislalu +.
1ol lfsInla. aPpropriatins Thirty
thousand dollars Tor five vars -
colonlze the eIblackS Of the state
of Nifgiuia in Liberia. The con
sregations of thi$ synod were re-
rommtnded to take up collections !.
IN aid of this Purpose. The synod
approved Of I'll e proposal to csiab
+ fish a line Of STEAMSHIPS to Africa
The U, s. Treasur tr reports the
net amount Of moti Is subject to
draft in tie Tr PASTRY Dcposi,orics
&c., on the - ia of March to be
SI4,3lf,4OG -.
AboI't.ou -tf11sHfs. We are de-.
lighted to perceive from the eroan.
ings Of the N4w York Tribune
that The SOUTHERN merchants are be
ginning to desert the abolition stores
southern mere hants will bear in
mind that, accor ding ID the latest az
vices by the Tribune. AFcssrs lar
fa y -HfA4@ee, .S7H1o5, DjpPe1, Jr.,
Hcpk,1s y. AHof, Msbt .. Dna1.
are aboIitonistf. l.. 1t Southern
merchants avoidtllose as thew
The plague -5Ri,F. Red.
Cap,1A PpmA blo1.--TIlc Senate
COMMITTEE Of tile New Y pix Leg.
stature have rep brted bib to aIoI-
lsh capital punishment in that
State.
SM WIS ID 4oa4ss Mr.,
Easterbrook, rlherly Pres dent oil
tie Knoxville u fyersity, S avs tie
Mobile Register, Aas been Engaged
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