Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-10-21
Items Of News.

THE METHODIST EPIscdpAL CHURCH
SoUTH. i From the annual report of
1872, we learn that the 20 con-
ferences of the Nj. E. Oh nrch South,
include 13 States and the Indian mis-
sion. A good portion Of Virginia
and several churches in Kentucky:
Missouri, and Arkansas still adhere
to the Northern branch. The white
membership is 3S7,954, an increase
over that of the preyioE us years of
I2,434 members, colorfd, 1873, 113,
an increase of 2,5l9; Indians, 1857,
"a decrease of 400. The total is
529,255. The Virgini Confer nce
has membership of SO, SO2, and the
Western 6,629. The Holston Con
ference has also IL consi derable por-
ton of its membership in Virginia.
Georgia has G5,023 me bers; Ala
bama 81, O23. In the former States
the Baptists have the largest MEM
bership, in the latter the Methodist.
The largest conference, in South Car
DINA, comprises 69,9S4 member s.
In that State, as well as in Tennes-
see, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas,
and Texas, the Methodists hay e a
much larger membership than the
BaptistS.
Meetings are being held in yaI iious
parts of England to prepare for the
cholera, which is now devasta ting
Prussia and Pc land, and has reached
Holland
DIFFICULTIES WITH NEGROES IN IL
LIMOS. The st, Louis Evening
News, says gentleman from Carlisle,
in Illinois, states that few days
since, a difficulty arose at that place
between some citizens and a party
of free negroes. 1t grew out of a
fight that took place between a ne
gro boy and !; son of Ex-senator
Breese The Either Of the negro boy
interfered, and party after party be-
came involved on each side, until the
excitement became general. The
citize ems took The negroes who had
first offended, tied them up and whip
Ned them. I'll Tree other negroes who
Fad somewhat signalized themselves
in the difficulty, were served in the
same manner. Some of the citizens,
jim the course Of the excitement, load
ed cannon with several pounds of
buck shot, and fired it at the negro
house. There were only two -Qccu-
pants in at the time, one of whom re-
ceived a slight injury. The negroes
were ordered to leave the place in
three days, and threatened with sim
liar treatment if they failed to com
ply.
HoGs.-The packing season is APP
preaching, and until quite recently
prices of hogs have had an upward
tendency. Within a few days how
ever reaction has been perceptible
which is in part owing to the very
material decline in the hog products
now on hand in all the leading mar
kets; also to the fact that eonsnmp-
ton, owing to high prices, has mate
rally falld n off. The prospect that
there Will be a full average number of
hogs all through the hog raising
country is apparent to ALL In addi-
ton, it az pears that the southern
planters and farmers have turned
their attention to raising more hogs
and corn t han formerly, whichwill tend
! to lessen the demand from those
quarters.
We ha We heard of various con-
tracts of S. nett, fol, future delivery,
to our city packers, and few days
siGce a sale of 1000 head in Hardin
county was also made at s.. The
farmers in Hardin and Meade sold a
good many of their hcgs lately at ]
gross, and at Elizabetbtown lot of
$50 head was sold at 81 cts gross
We heard of sales in the upper por-
ton of Ohio, and at Pittsburgh, Pa,
Of hogs, to be driven east, at ii b
81 cts. nett.-LomSmle Courier. j
Pork PACKING. Thirteen thou
sand head of hogs have been contract
ed for by Warren & Co. of Wheeling,
Va, who are about establishing there
an extensive pork establishment 1t
is Stated that contracts have been
made by dealers of Madison, ind !,
for the delivery of some I15,Q00
head of hogs, all of which, SAYS the
Courier, will be killed and hacked
there. Ninety-eight thousa and is the
greatest number that has ever been
packed in that city in one seasb a.