Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-09-23
Items Of News.

IN CINCINNATI, employing l60 drivers,
5l7 horses, with capital stock IN
vested of 100000. The rates Of
fare are generally five cents in the
citya ten cents in the country, not
exceeding 4 miles.
/ We have been shown private
letter, says tie Ohio State Journal,
which states that he cholera is ra-
gilg severely at Toledo, and that
there are 20 deaths day.
The Baltim more Sun says that Web
sters Dictionary contains 10000
words. We take the assertion to be
correct, but have not time to test its
accuracy.
| at a late alarming FIRE in the Pal
ace Of the Elysee every article in the
study of Louis Napoleon, furniture,
papers, etc, was reduced to ashes.
Fortunately, several OF the most val
liable articles had been removed few
days before, and among them several
manuscripts of the Emperor Napo-
leon.
A negro named Roberts was re-
Gently complained of in Boston for
bigamy, in marrying a white woman,
named Ellen Ward. Roberts, who,
by-the-way, is man of property, is
alleged to have married one a ana
Eaton, in that city, some years ago,
and during that wife's existence he
married the Ellen Ward, above men
toned, a white woman, who appeared
in court dressed tip topin silks and
Jewels. She, too, was charged with
tornication. The parties were held
in $500 each for trial.
The Maine Farmer, in reference
to the, recent death Of three men in
that state, occasioned by a foul well,
sayi it reminds it OF very simple
experiment to test the condition OF
the air in wells previous to going
down them. Its simply to let down
Il lighted candle or lamp. If it is
extinguished, it is safe to infer that
the air is foul. If this is caused
by 'arbonic acid gas, a bucket OF
lime water suspended in it, and
stirred up, will absorb it, and render
the air pure.
a small land turtle was recently
found on the farm of Timothy Bar
Itholomew, Esq, OF Northford, Conn,
bearing the marks July II, 1908,
Il. B. d. I'd. y These marks were
made upon the animal more than for
lty-four years since, by Timothy B.
Bartholomew Cd, the father OF the
present owner of the farm, and the
turtle yet retains an appearance OF
yigor and activity that may, for all
that can be discovered, enable it to
live and move yet hundred years.
| One of the daily papers of Boston
states that there are at least four
hundred dwelling houses in that city
whichare appraisedat above $4,000
There are several at $4,000 and
upward, and one house, with the land
connected with it, is taxed for up
wards of 100000. We should
think it would make man poor to
own some of this property.
On the night of the 2Sth of Au-
gust there was regular stampede
among the slaves of Pendleton coun-
/ ty, Va. 1t is said that several doz-
ems Of most valuable slaves made
their exit ON this occasion from the
county; and that no hope OF their
recovery is entertained, as it is be-
lieved that they had it cut and dried
to 60 to Canada without delay.
~
A woman, named Kaine, residing
in Buffalo, attacked her husband with
IAN axe few days since, because he
complained that his dinner was not
ready when he came home. His
head was severely cut, but it is
thought he would recover The wo-
man was arrested. Her name Should
be spelled Cain.
| Professor Horsford, Of Harvard
College, states that the Bunker Hill
monument swings backwards and
forwards like pendulum every day.
This knowledge he is said to have ac-
quired by the aid of an unique scien-
tifc apparatus, placed within the
monument.
The Barre (Mass.) Patriot states
that Mr.. William Cowen, of West
Brookfeld, has now growing in his
garden acucumber four feet in length,
minus one inch. He has another of