Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-08-04

4'tsot, "HltO WIG CdlS, HUH OOLtlllUuo
to Cincinnati we're going at the rate
of thirty-two miles an hour, a pa$sen-
ger lost his hat overheard, aud ihmp-
ed out after ii without being injured.
The wool Of Mercer CO., Pr. for
the present year is estimated at two
hundred thousand pounds, whid oh, at
the prices which have been obta iued,
will be worth about ninety thou sand
dollars. Prices have varied from AZ
to rs cents, averaging 40.
4 DocroRs.--We learn from the
MEDICAL Examiner that the Medical
graduates thus far, have numbered
nine hundred and fifty for the year
1858. This includes the graduates
Of sixteen Medical Institutions. 4
/ To SUBDUE A CAPERiNG, HORSE. 1t
I is said in the Ohio Cultivator that
bucket or two of water given a horse
to drink just before riding him, takes
from him all disposition for capering,
and renders him perfectly sedate.
/ Gen. Arista, ex Preside Mt of Mex
leo, published, in. the form Of an
adver tisement, in the London Times
an official denial OF sentiment in
puted 10 him by some OF the Amer
lican papers-n amely that he was
in favor Of the annexation of Mex-f
leo 20 the United States.
The amount eff money IN hctiyeI
circulation in the United States is
estimated in the lHerchaais .Haqa-
ziae, at 1895, 477.267, which. reck-
oning the population at 25,000,000
would make Sl3 per head. II was
SlI IN 1926 and SO; and but S. SO
in 1890.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP n kcING.-T There
is no telling 10 " hal height Of folly
ocean steamship racing VI III be car
ried one Of these days. The talk is
now that, in order ta test the rela-
tive speed Of two Of tile fastest ve,-
sells IN the Collins aul Cunard lines,
they are 10 be staIte+ from pd ri To-
gether. One party, / is said has
actually rendered the proposition L, 2
the other. Better let il alcn-.
The printing, office of the Isoaid-
er7l ReluJhc, at Camden, Ala., Was
struck by lightning on the 8th inst.
The editor says his devil was G ut, or
he would have received more than
one devils share Of fire and brim-
stone Tie lightning struck tie
printing press at the hour yhel they
are usually at work, but did no dam
age.
\ bard working ana indnslrious
coal HEAVIER in Boston, has pEsl re-
ceiyed information that b oIbrr
has RECENTLY died in Calf frr.ia,
leaving HIM q fortune Of $4,000
The fortunate man IS the fat Der of
81 veral children, aud his wife here
Iqiore aided in supporting thf en- by
iaking in washing.
The fame Of Colts reviewers seems
TO be extending in all directions.-
The London correspondents Of the
Berlin Aati4pal ZpfaHg, speaks of
the great. favor they have me t with
1t the Cape Of Good Hope lie SAYS,
letters thence state that the kallirs
ire so much pleased with the opera
lion Of the revolver that they have
given to it the name of -.God'f Pis-
.ol,' an expression not nnhturaI,
lerha ps, in alb enthusiastic Pagan.
QveiH sa6e.
At Greet wood Cemetry; New
York, eighteen interments take
lace daily; 5and passing tie gate
.ay, from morning TIL night, is Il
early nnbrolE zen line of funer4 d pro-
essions. Daring a small portion of
ne year, the daily humber Of inter-
rents r. caches % or 80. The to-
i number Of interments since lis
rst organization to the present
me, is 26,47O. The first utter
ent took place in September, 1910.
FrcHr WITH FuerTIvE SLAT VS.
desperate fight occurred d few
VS. ago, betty cen q gang of lugi-
70 sla. es from K entucky. headed
a white man named Summer,
d their pursuers, at Rains boro',
no. Sum- ncr was shot and bad-~
woiIh lei, as were also two Of
e slaves All of them, how
ected their escapr.
A FLoATING LIQUoR SHoP. The
'sto b Transcript states that
OPP with house upon it, has been
RI. a hot I,-oa,, Adj, .,,t,fl H..