Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-02-19
Items Of News.

The Scientific American says this is |
not singular case; the disease is
well known, and peculiar to all those
engaged in making phosphora ted
matches. The phosphorus is the
cause of it.
The coinage at the National minis
during the year 1851, amounts to !
$63,4SS,052 43.
One of the liberated Cuba prison
Iers, sent to Spain, has arrived at
New York; and says that ninety two
others would leave for the United
States in an American barque about
the lst inst.
An unusually large emigration is
going on this winter for California
from the New England States.
The steamer Grampus was attach
ed for debt at Cincinnati few days
ago, and an officer of the law left on
board to guard it. The owners seiz-
ed the officer, thrust him in the hold,
raised steam and disappeared down
the river. Another steamer in few
hours was sent in chase.
1t is idle to visit New York now
with hope of engaging passage by
steam across the lsthmus to Califor-
nia-an the vessels being full up to
April, and those for that month rapid
ly filling up.
III STEAMERS BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND
EURoPE.-A bill has been rep prted in
the Virginia Legislature, authorizing
loan Of 81 100000 of State bonds,
to enable Ambrose Thompson to es-
tablish line of steamers between
RichmP nd and Europe.
Dur ing the past yea 1900 inn
migran It's landed in Canada, and of
: this number upwards Of 10000 were
Irish.
A few nights ago, at Iassillop,
) Ohio, a ''medium" OF the spirit rap
: ,pers attended church, and during
, the services, rappihg noise was
| heard, which disturbed the congre,
5 cation and the minister. On the
f following day, says tie Cleveland
2 Plaindealer, the mediuI m, Miss Abby
| Warner vas summon ed TO appear
= before magistrate, and ans wtr TO
: charge of disturbing congrega
f ton engaged in religions SERVICE
1 The case was not completed at the
2 time of the last accounts from the
+. scene of the raPPings.
The commissioners under the
charter of the proposed railroad
! across Florida, have issued an ad-
dress to the people Of that state, and
| opened subscription books. 1t is
estimated that the grading Of the
road will not cost more than $780,
600, OF which sum the state is
, pledged to subscribe SS0,0OO-
! The commissioners suggest the
plan OF purchasing two hundred
negroes; who c an be sold after their
services arc nd longer required, for
nearly their first cost.
Counterfeit $50 notes o n the
Bat pix of Ohio are being extensively
circulated in the east and est.
, Col. H. III Burton, Of Mqrfrees-
boro, has been appointed Coilsul to
: the Island of st. Thomas, situated
South of Cuba, in the West Indies.
1t is one of the group called tic Vir-
gin Islands. 1t belongs to Den
, mark.
MISSING IMMIGRANT Y ESSELS.--Three
: vessels, with nearly one thousand en-
: Iigrants, which left the port of Dublin
: for New York, early in October last,
, have not since been heard Of and
) very serious aPprehensions prevail
: for their safety.
The wife of one Of the [. States
Judges in Utah, an intelligent and
pure Minded woman of the Mormon
faith, has written a letter to friend
in Canton, Ohio, in which she con-
firms the statements often made by
others, that 'polygamy is openly
taught and practiced' by, the Nor!
mons in that Territory. She says it
is SO interviewer with the very
threads ofsociety that it is impossible
to mix in social life at all without
iencountering it at every turn
From MINNEsoTA.-Sr. PAUL, Jan.
l5.-The Territorial Legislature con
yened one week ago. The deIega-,
ton from Pembina, in the northwest,
came distance of five hundred miles.
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