Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-07-01
Items Of News.

would be the sensation of an indlvid-
ual accustomed to handling one dol
lar relief notes. to receive a bank
bill for one million sterling? The
Bank of England, It appears, issued
four notes of that denomination,1a nd
after these four we're engraved the
plates were destroyed. Of these
impressions the RothschiTds have
one, the late Mr.. Coutts had anoth-
er, the Bank of England the third,
and Mr.. Samuel Rogers, the poet
and banker, now decorates his pqrlor
with the fourth, suspended in gold
en- frame.-Phila. Ledger.
The receipts of the Hudson River
Railway are reported at $4,000.
The nett earnings for the six months
ending list of April, were about
IS2S0,000.
RARE sHow.-Mrs. Catharine
ISchooly, who is represented as the
I largest woman in the world is holding
Ilevees in Columbus, She is a native
of Pickaway county, Ohio, sc years
Of age, weighing Gil lbs. The adj
vertisement further says:
"IIer size around the body, 10 #.
! 4in.; around the waist, is #. 5in.;
around the arm, 3 #. Bin; around
the thigh, 4 #. Hin; he light, 6 feet
z inches
Money continues plenty in all the
). Northern cities, and can beNobtained
with ease at from 4 to 5 per cent.
per annum. Everything flourishing
in the way of business, as matter
! of course.
,, Since the annexation of Califor-
MIA to the United States (97, 1885,
: 992) ninety-seven millions seven
hundred and sixty-six thousand nine
: hundred and ninety-two dollars il
value, of gold bullion, has been re.
ceived at the port Of New York.
THE CRoPs.--The wheat CROP
in this section Of the country, now
: being harvested, is represented tc
t be very fine. AS the weather i:
open and mild it viii probably be
all saved. The standing crop o.
oats is unusually good, and vii
soon be ready for the scyihe. The
t Indian Corn looks green and flour
S ishing, but the cotton rather sickly
+ and backward from the prevalence
of cool wealher.-AMeas (Ga.',
Banner.
Fl The CRoPs.-We were rejoicet
to perceive during our journey t.
Winnsboro', the indications so very
favorable for large yield of corr
this fall. The crops do really looh
well, corn especially; and we are
no less rejoiced to hear that farmer.
r generally have devoted a larger
portion of their lands to the cult
yation of corn than is usually the
t case.
Il What a vast amount Of suffering
, would be saved, and how much
) more true comfort would our peo-
pie enjoy, il they would always do
this. Why pay so much attention
20 cotton, and then lid I'VE to pur-
chase corn at 81 and 81 % per
bushel! -Laneaster (S-I o. Ledger.
! The New Orleans Picayuue OIL
The 10Th, says that the creyasse al
, the Livaudais plantation was about
500 feet wide, and an immense
!, yolulneof water washowing through
lit. The country for several miles
was inundated, and the injury to
the crops was considerable.
/ The amount of postage collected
at some of the principal cities du-
ring the last fiscal year as as fol-
; lows: New York, S53I,s3O 80;
| Philadelphia, S178,Ol9 OS; Boston,
a176,756 G3; New Orleans S1I7,-
1886 So, Baltimore, $4,000 81;
Cincinnati, S82,333 l6; st: Louis,
$4,000 81.
II Snow Storm IN JUNE. The
Pittsburg Gazette states lhat a very
severe storm was experienced on
Seven Mile Island, in,lhe Ohio be-
low that city, on Wednesday night,
the 9th ult. Snow fell quite heav-
lily for some time,
A colony Of sixty persons, gath
cred from Northampton, Mass,
Brooklyn and Auburn, New York,
all firm believers in what is termed
the SpirltuOl Philosophy, (announc-
ed by A. J. Davis; eta1) have pur-
N nhn