Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-12-13
GLEANlNGS FROM PAPERS,
With Editorial Sprinklings.

With Editorial Sprinklings.
Kcssuth, in letter TO the New
York Times, speaking of the sending
Of a British squadron into the Gull.
says there is much speculation and
uncertainty in England in regard to
the objects in view by the govern
ment. The prevailing opinion is that
the movement has something to do
with British designs in Central Amer
lean. Kossuth says: .Of two things
you can rest assured. The first is
that the commercial classes are ex-
tremely alarmed at the bare idea of
the possibility of a conflict with the
United States, the second is that no
body here believes that Brother Jona-
than will prove a coward, or conde-
scend to excuse. We look with
great interest for news from America"
A BANK OFFICER LOCKED UP.--The
Boston Mail says:
"As an officer of one of our city
banks was closing up business, ashort
time since, he entered the safe, key
in hand, to see that all was right,
when another officer, not knowing he
was in there, closed the safe doors,
and the spring lock fastened the gen.
tleman inside. Here was fix-but
after much anxiety another key was
procured, and the prisoner duly iber-
ated."
1t is said that Mrs. John Tyler
who was a Gardiner-is heir to a
just-discoyered fortune in England
by which she will get S500,0OO.-
Think of John Tyler being accident
ally President Of the United States,
accidentally marrying one Of the hand
soonest women in America, and acct
dentally having a fortune of-half a
million!
/ According TO the Chicago (ilD DEM
ocrat the Marine Bank of that city
has, within the last eighteen days,
paid checks to the amount of 81, 200
006, drawnby E. Ii. Haddock, Esq,
of Chicago on account of purchases
of wheat. One of tho checks was
for 500 600, and another for $685.
900.
The Russian Minister at Washing
ton, it is stated, has commissioned
farmers in several States to purchase
horses for the Russian service. The
Albany Argus says that one man in
Schenectady county has an order for
10000.
A few days since, q train of cars
arrived at Richmond, Ind, on its
way to Cincinnati. to which was at
tached four locomotives The cars
were forty-seven in number, forty Of
which were laden with live hogs.
The Post Master General has d.
rectad, that from and after the LIST
of January next, all prepaid letters
must have postage stamps placed up
on them.
Gardner r. Eirles has been sem
fenced to be hung at Knoxville, on
the 9TH of Decsmber, for the murder
I Of his wife.
THE editor of the Eddyville Qowa)
Free Press boasts that a lady of that
place under twenty-one years Of age
has been the mother of SEVEN chill
dren.
Three hundred millions Of dollars
worth of gold have been brought to the
Atlantic States, from California, since
1S49.
At an idiot asylum in the north
of England. seven out Of ten of the
patients are the children Of parents
related to each other by the laws Of
consequently.
During the year 1854 one hun
dred and sixty-four men were hung
in the United States for murder. Off
this large number only seven could
read, write or cypher.
Maury county. Tenn, has refused,
by a decided vote, to make county /
subscription to the capital stock of
the Alabama and Tennessee Rail-
road.
Consequence Of Crrying Knife.