Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-03
Items Of News.

decided that the Massachusetts anti
liquor law is constitutional.
The Directors and Contractors Of
the Attica and Ale hany Railroad
have resolved to pro hibit the use Of
Intoxicating drink on the line of That
road.
A petition WAS presented in the
United States Senate, the other day,
praying for the establishment of "a
uniform system Of maraiage.
Wisconsin has pa ssed the N tine
liquor law, and it goes before the peo-
pie for ratification or rejection in July
next.
High Price of Lea4-On the 9th
ult., in New York, buyers were 0 Her
ing ST per 100 lbs fer Lead, and
holders were asking $3.50.
! THE Florida jpnr. 1T is said that
about 1000 volunteers are prepared
in Florida to take he field against
the Seminole Indians, whenever the
authorities say til 10 word.
A majority of the. members Of the
Senate Of the LIE giaE,ture of Illinois
are in favor Of ii IL Maine law. but Il
minority in the House are against
it!
Loss Of Lipes on Ac -u.ssissi.I>pj-
IT The whole number Of accidents re-
sqlting in the loss Of lille or the sink
ing Of the boats Gu the Mississippi
and tributaries in 1852, was 81.
Caused by sinking, 80
f 3plosion Of boilers, II
Burned, 8
Collisions, 4
Collapse, 4
n mber of boats totally dostr'd, Al
Number Of lives lost, 466
~ HOMESTEAD. --Setenteen States
have passed homestead laws. Olthe
Southern States, Georgia exempts
twenty acres, not EXCEEDING iii value
$3.50; Florida exeh pts forty acres,
not exceeding in v'Ilue $500; Ala
bama forty acres, or house and lot in
town, $500; Texas two hundred acres
$500; California, $500; South Care
lima forty acres, S50p.
The contributions to the Washiug-
ton Monument madeIat the polls du-
ring the Presidential election, amounts
to $4,000. The Monument i. now
l24 feet high.
WAR STEAMERS England owns more
than double the numI Ter of war steam
ers possessed by amy othe nation;
there being in the british navy Que
hundred and torty-one; in the French
navy si1ty-eight; b the Russian
thirty two; and the United States
but fifteen.
A Court Of p nd n.-A bill has
passed the New Jersey Legislature, !
organizing a court Of Pardons, and /
granting it the power Of committing
the sentence of cap tal punishment
to Imprisonment.
A destructive fire took place on
the South I arc Iiila Railroad oil The
i4th Instant. \ freight car caught
fire, SIX others, with 800 bales OF
cotton were bt rnl, and a parI Of
the road was injured by The fire.
The population of the Brazilian
is 5,200,00G
The annual expe4 cultures OF thc
city OF New York Dire but ii tfiilf
less than those of the whole Thu ~
one States OF the IInioni
TIE Rqf1-The War Department s
has extended the timb for receiving =,
to remove the raft out Of
Red River, until tie first Of April =
Some slight alteration has also been
made in the manner in which the :
york is to be done.
The Japan Expedition sent out by ,
his Government IS l he subject OF !
comment in the Frepch b press, which :.
Pproves Of the enter prise, and pre- :
Iicts that Japan will gave in before
qch a naval force is sent there.
The Bangor (Me } Wing of the :
9th says: :
]; Several young men have this :
-4eklef this city for Australia, and .
ithin the week past, it is stated
bat about thirty men from, this Vi S;
Unity, have l. for the gold regio ms al
{ Australia. The case is similar in Ct
Their parts of the Stat e."
A letter from Pernambuco, dated in