Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-06-17
Items Of News.


CorToS.-The shipments of cotton
from Memphis since September lst,
1851, amount to nearly 165, 900
bales, which will probably be in
creased to 10000 bales by the ex-
piration Of the season.
| FARMING PROSPECTS We have
had fine rains during the spring, and
crops are very flattering. The last
few days have BE- en- rather cool for
cotton, but corn and potatoes are
making fine sho w.--ltar; Neses.
The fare on the railroad from
New York to Albany ISL So
(which is just one cent per mile for
travelling. At this rate We can all
j take a ride down to The "oillage" Of
Nashville when our road is built.
:. A thief, a low contemplate thief,
removed the corner stone of the new
Episcopal church, recently laid, III
. Nashville, and $ stole a bible, prayer
book, and ST. 80 in coins which had
been deposited there.
; They had fine, large, ripe peaches
at Vicksburg, Miss, ON the eth Of
May.
ri Crops IN TExAs.-The Huntsville
Presbyterian of the 18th May, says
During the week we-haye, had pleas.
Q ant showers, and crops look remarka'
Bile WE'LL"
$ The Washington Star of the same
1 datesay
y Through the politeness Of Mr.. ]
= W. Lockhart, Of the vicinity O
Chapel Hill, we were favored, few
days since, with fine, healthy, fully
+ developed cotton bloom, which Mr.
l Loclkhart states, opened as soon ii:
g the 7th inst. In the closing para
It graph Of Mr.. L S. note, he says: lou
y crops are fine-corn silking and tas
= seling-and every thing bids fair 70
= good yield"
. The Methodist General Confer
= ence North, has decided against tina
i article of their discipline which re
le quires the men and women to Sc
IN apart in church.
The Illinois Central Railroad Com
Te pany advertises for one thousand Ia
e. borers to whom one dollar per da
will be paid.
A HT.--A correspondent Of til
Baltimore Clipper, writing about tn
public printing at Washington, say:
GAS three-fourths Of the document
get into the hands Of merchants fo
wrapping paper, it would be but fai
z for the committee to consult the tn
re ding portion Of the community, as t
y the best description of paper for tina
purpose"
z THE ADVANTAGEOUS DoING NoTHIS
/ FOR 4 LIVING. The census Of Mas
lie sachusetts shows that the averag
1t life Of what it calls gentlemen is g.
% years-that Of professional men 81
44-and pa1per5 60
. However, the longest lives do no
is always have the most in them
is Those who work the hardest live fast
It est, and get over the Same groun'
,r in less time-so in the end there j
is nothing lost.
/ The receipts of the Erie Railwa.
S for the month of May will be abou
j S350,000, making 5I,30Q,0OO sine
: the 1st Of january, which exceed
the Directors estimates.
- The CRoPs IN RUTHEREoRD.-W'
are informed by gentlemen who have
y been in different porto rs of thu
county, that there never w IS bette
prospect for fine crops tina q there il
this season.-MuZf. Tel.
h The clip Of Western wool thi'
year is estimated to exceed that o
1851 from 10 to 10 per cent. Ii
: the State Of Ohio alone, the clip !.
:; now estimated at from IL to Ia,
}. 100000 lbs.
The CRoPs.-The Lancaster, S. G.
I, Ledger, says that the fears enter
+ tanned about month since with re
IS spect to the productiveness of on
+ Corn and Cotton crops, have been il
= a great measure removed by th'
very favorable seasons that have sino'
been experienced in that District
and that at present an abundant har
t nest may be anticipated Cotton
J however as we lear from the Ledger
n is not so forward. The rains, 81