Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-01-20
Items Of News.

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The Jefferson (Ia.) Times, Of a
late date, says that some body was
for some time previous engaged in
placing Instructions on the track Of
the Jacksonville and Columbus rail-
road, between Rockford and Column
bus. The company offered a reward
for the apprehension Of the offender.
/ Two gentlemen living near Columbus
by watching the ira elk in the vic Unity
of the spot where former obstrud tons
had been placed, su cceeded in arrest
ling a man in The very act of ri pcing
logs on the track, and after compell-
ing him to remove them. lodged him
in prison to await lbs trial.
| The Kelso {Sc5tland) Chronicle
mentions a pig Uttered tbere-freak OF
: nature. The animal has Que heal, two
leyes, four ears, two bodies perfectly
formed from the head. but attached
breast by breast from the middle;
where they become separate and dis
tinet, and eight perfect legs. The
head is larger til I'm the usual size,
but in other respects the proportions
+ are consistent with nature. Tie pig,
with four Others Of the litter, died
shortly after birth.
The Central E Emigration Society
of Germany give the nnmbrr OF
einigranis v hich Jailed for the Uni
tell States in 1882 as lO3,3i3.-
Carrying with the IN, on au average,
200 tbalcrs. or about ESQ each, oil
total of abou, $l5,00O,00O.
4 correspondent OF the Louisville
/. Courier, SAYS, that 10 East Louis.
vile the five extensive pork-houses
have five or six acres If barreled
pork, piled up three tiers high ii
. open lots There are not iesS than
six acres which would make Eight
3 cen acres oil barrels, ii laid side by
I side, exclusive OF lard in barrels.
and pork bulked down in lie five
7 pork houses, shed Is, &c. BE.sides
, The above slaughtered hog, there
are five or six acr es oi live hogs in
5 pens.
Sore THROAT + The daily use
Of cold water, APP, died to the neck,
bias been RECOMMENDED as securi-
! " against this troublesome ailinent-
The following testimony Oh this
subject is taking from one Of tile
letters OF Sir w alter Scott, as pub
IIished IN I.ockhart'$ Life; "W hen |
: was subject q little 70 sore q throat,
| cured myself OF that attenHency
by sponging my THROAT, breas, {, and
shoulders, very nrorning with The
coolest waterI conid ct"
. Ono Deacon Hollis WAS recently
tried aud convictedIat Dedham, Mas
sachusetis, for selling two quarts Of
cider, contrary to the Law Of 1852, to
prevent the sale of spirituoas or In
toxic ating liquors.
The w,ges OF foreign seamstresses
are frisAtfulIy low, as my be gather
cred from the fact that the uniform
coats for the English militia are
nude for fifteen pence each. This
price includes silk and twist, cutting
the holes, the collar and cuff orna-
ments, the turn-baeks Of the tail,
twenty to thirty buttons sewing, and
the ordinary work of coat and IL
ming sewing. Fourpence more is
paid to the loopers for the front lace
rIfastenings, sc and fourpencc more
lis allowed to the sub-conractors for
risk, trouble, porterage, &c, so that
the putting together costs the. oon-
tractors IS distributed through three
hands, and it is scarcely possible to
get one coat done per day.
The Pennsylvania Hospital for
the Insane nov contains go pa
tients.
Annette Waller, of Cincinnati,
has been fined Sc and costs for whip
ping her husband.
The Eruption Of BIT. Etna, which
commenced on the goth of August,
still continues.
The eyes Of needles are punched
byta machine. which, superintended
by one boy, can punch twenty thou
sand day.
The Duke Of Wellington won fif-
teen battles and captured 5000 guns
from his opponents, never losing one