Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-06-10
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to resolution of the last session of
the legislature, declaring that it is
expeaient to cali a general Conyen-
ti6n of the people of that State, to
take into consideration the necessity
of alteringand reforming the consti-
tuition thereof.
The Philadelphia Ledger says that
split gold dollar pieces are rapidly
multiplying, and the caution cannot be
too often repeated to be onthelookout
for them. The piece, by some fine
and ingenious machinery, is split in
two, about one-half of the coin alb
stracted and the plunderedsides stuck
together again, the face of the piece
not the least Scared or injured. A
little care will readily detect the
fraud. The milling around the edge
will be found broken, and very gen.
orally pewter-colored cement may
be observed protruding from it. The
coin, too, is thin in the middle.
An Earthquake of considerable
violence, was felt at Apalachicola,
Fla, on the 10Th of May. Timbers
cracked, some windows we're broken,
and the people fed from their houses
Among the articles sent over the
Erie Railroad, a few days ago, vas 2
piano for Salt Lake, Utah territory.
The distance is about 1000 miles;
the place where it is destined to go,
a few years ago was inhabited only
by Indians; and wilderness peopled
with the red race and a few trappers
only, has to be crossed before it is
reached.
A Washington letter in the Balti-
more Patriot announces the death
Of John Howard Payne, Esq, our
Consul at Tunis, and the author of
seve raj dramatic works, and a num-
Der of other literary productions, in
clud ling the popular song Of alone,
Sweet Home"
At Cincinnati, a splendid marble
mon ument is to be erected by the
Ord r of Odd Fellows, to the mem
Dry Of transient members. Of the or
der, at a cost Of $4,000.
The specie in the New York City
Banks is nearly twelve millions of
dollars.
There is marriage contempla-
ted in New York city, Of very IN
teresting character. The gentle
man is "a years of age and the la
dy, shall wi name it, is Is. The
names cannot now be given.
The Methodist General Confer
ence, North, has decided in favor
of the system, and against that ar
ticle Of Methodist dicip Iinc which
RED uires that ''men aud women
should sit apart in all tile churches"
by a vote Of 80 to 62.
STOLEN PLATES OF ! HE BANK OF
KE NTUcKY. We lea in that the
genuine plates Of the B ank Of Ken
lucky, Of the denomination OF Tens,
have recently been stolen, and
largo batch of the notes printed
of c4urse they will be put in circu-
latiob. The theft was managed so
adroIlIy that no clue can be Oh
tain4 d to its discovery, or to lead to
the detection Of the perpelrator.
The plates were stolen from the en-
graver in Cincinnati,-Lou. COw.
$4,000, WITHOUT TIE wINEl The
cost of the reception of "Gov. Kos
suth,'' at Boston, was officially stated
in the Massachusetts Legislature on
Thursday, to be $4,000, exclusive
of the liquor drank. A member sta
ted, further, that this did not include
wines, of which, however, only ,elev-
en- bottles, at So 45 per bottle, were
drank!
The Methodist General Conference,
now in session in Boston, has passed
a resolution declaring that an Annu-
al Conference is not competent to
censure its members for Joining Sc
cret societies.
1t is said that of 300 families
introduced into Texas by General
Austin, only 10 heads Of families
remain.
The New York Independent, a re-
ligious paper, has the names Of 100
clergymen on its subscription list.
Senator Berrien, of Georgia, has
raei0nad his nlace In the TT 8 Senate.