Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-02-24
Items Of NqHs,

Iprqhlbls the righ, 10 Wi id Uew rail-
roads IN that State.
Georgia Is a mode STATE. She
has 500 miles Of railr bad in opera
ton. H-r credit is oi the highest
order; her SIX pr cent. bonds are
selling at heavy premium, and she
now gives notice of her readiness
Ito pay the interest o. Der bonds for
the next six months in advance.
Washington Irving, while at Mount
Vernon the other day, remarked that
he remembered seeing General WASH
.ington in New York when he WAS Il
child FIVE years Of age; and willie the
General was passing through the
street, accompanied by a cgoYd,
young Irving Was attended by his
nurse, an honest Scotch woman. The
woman forced her Way up to the Gen
eral, leading her chill b by the hand,
and approaching, addressed him.
Your honor, here is a+bairn a that is
called after you The Gen paused,
and placing his hand on the boy
head, gave him his blessing MI.
Irving states that he has distinct
recollection Of the whole scene, which
occurred in the year l7S7.--Aes0
York E4Press.
Real Estatc in NeW K0rk.-The
New York Express publishes the
following item, il illustration OF the
value Of real estate III certain parts
Ioi that city.
The property at the corner oi
Broadway aud Fulton streets, no
ticeJ Short time siuce as haviu.
been lease d Tor II years at the rate
.of $4,000 per annum with iar-
.ieiluIe OF the iniproA ements, At the
end Of Tie lease, costing at least,
{. $4,000, was esteemed an cnormols
rate. ] be lnpro, enents nave been
planned, and leases granted on va
rions artmcnts, yielding a rental
of S32 900, and several rooms are
yet rnlct- The@property, il Is ex-
pected, viii Weld a net income OF
20, 900 .er annun to tie lrasers.
The amount of capitaI employed
in agriculture in tie United States
is 81 ISL ,329 9i9. The value Of
sol, 532 ,697 bushels oil corn IS es
tiniateJ il Sl4IS96,5 I3 - cents
a busbcl
4 George Hcesley's cheese factory
III OHIO, converts the mix d 1900
cows, NJ axes 500 cicesfs daily
weighing 5000 poundsA-,lieaiI,
40O0 ton 5 turned on: yearif.
4 Pr. soncr IN search of a, OIL
Icer.-An amusing incident occur
d night before last, ON Court street,
after Tie adjournment 81 the CriiT,i-
nal Court, aboItE7 o'clock. Ia n
Iry Manl4 liz, on trial for murder 10
/ Tie first degree, surprising he - Is
following the Deputy ShclIil, walk
ed out bi The C1urt-rouun, down
stairs into The street, when he DIS,
covered TO his astonlShmcnt that he
V as not in custody; alter ccnsliler ia
BILE search and enquiry IN the sire ct,
he ascertained that the Count Con-
stable as taking s1pper IN Abrams 5
Hotel: he went over and ailer.eat-
iibg he ariy supper, delivered hlIn-
self up, with the request to be Con-
ducted back to lis quarters in III.
IiaiI. which was of course complied
mub. It is rarely we hear .! such
honorable traits IN man charge d
with riminal offence C.neimtGii
/ AonP-
/ Gu Property in Clatfanooga.-
/ "A sale Of property in this city on
/ the LIST inst. resulted as follows:
4 Fhr j ii unlnproved half lot on
/ Mar et street, 50 by 200 feet,
$50.
4 For n unimprovol corner let Oh
lW aInut street, $3.50. For a mid
Idle lot on same street $500. For
fractional lots Oh Lockout street,
$3.50 and S9arespcctiveIy. For a
Hot on PoplalSIreet $500.
I The Advertiser says:
/ The property was considered
Iwell sold, with the exception OF the
Hot OF Market street, hich went al
considerably below value, Judging
from previous sales Of similar lots
These were purchased by our own
citizens, and viii probably be sooa
improved.
1t is estimated that the tie cotton
crop this year will be 8, 445,0 bales
1t would seem reasonable to look fol
a large decline from the existing pri-
ces.