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STEAM FIRE ENGINES are being introduced in
Europe, the Russian government having ordered
one to be constructed at the works of Shand
Mason, London. This engine was completed on
October 27th. In ten minutes from lighting the
fire sufficient steam was obtained to throw a five
eighths Jet of water to a considerable elevation.
This was changed for larger up to one inch in
diameter the height from the latter being equal to
that from brigade engine when worked at its
greatest speed. Two Jets, one being seven-eighths
of an inch thick and the other sixteenth-smaller
were used at one time, and projected the water to
the same height The engine is equal in power to
three of the ordinary London brigade engines, and
at the close of the experiments drawn rapidly
by pair of horses to the factory, six of the spec
tators being on it besides the driver. The builders
intend making at once, or two of their engines
with various improvements, so that London will
not be behind ST. Petersburg in this matter, and
that steam fire engines will soon supersede the Or
dinary hand engines.s
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DEATH OF AN OLD DEFEyDER.-Mr. d. klock-
gether, one of the gallant band of Old Defenders,
in 1914. died at his residence South Howard
street near Pratt about noon, Monday last, at
the advanced age of eighty years. The deceased
was a native of Germany, and came tothis country
cuhen quite young, and had been engaged in mer-
antile business, in this city, since that time.
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;tlOnetarp an0 Gommertial Reolftu.
RALrIMonE. Nnremher %. ls58


There fair degree of activity to-day in
Stocks, and we remark an Improvement in the
general tone of the p,arket. Railroad shares in
particular were quite firm. Baltimore and Ohio
advanced = a dollar per share There was how
ever, but little done in it, only l,753 shares being
cold at the Board all at S57 regular way 1t left off
at S572s bid, S573I asked regular way Northern
Central was quite active, some 1000 shares being
sold at S234 q S2l cash, and S24@S241s time, and
it closed at S24 bid, S24 asked regular way, these
figures being an advance of Il the closing quo
tations of yesterday. There was nothing done to-
day in Railroad bonds, but for this class of secur-
ties the market quite firm There was some in
quiry for Baltimore city Gs, and we note sales of
S4O0 lS7Os at 971%, 81 900 ls75s at 81, and $500
1905 at 80. Bank stocks continue firm. There is
a demand for them as investments, but there are
but few offering. We note sales to day of II shares
Union at S7G3l, IA shares Farmers and Merchants
at SlOH, and IL shares Mechanics at SlS7s. We
note also to-day sale of SO shares Frederick turn
pike road at S215.
In New York to-day stocks were rather irregular
Erie advanced Is; New York Central g; Michigan
Southern &, but Reading declined e, and Galena
and Chicago q. Other stocks sold at about yes
terday's figures.
The New York Tribune ofto-day says:
The foreign bill market is without activity firm
than it last week Leading drawers of sterling
asking 81 per cent with transactions 81 per
The absence of any considerable amount of outside bills
enables them to put up the rates. Commercial bills
S&I9 per cent Francs do not sympathze in the firm
ness of sterling.
The Bank statement published to-day shows
expectedly large decrease in loans, considerably in
cess of the expansion of the previous weeks This
has been caused by the heavy matures of paper the
ceeds of which the Banks have found satisfactory
ues for The contraction has been quite general
but the largest amount has been by the Commerce. about
$40ooOO considerable portion of the expansion the last
three weeks has been caused by connnS for Southern
and interior Banks the demand from which has for
the present declined The specie line increased about
900, which is. think less than generally antici
pated The California deposits in the early part
week rising average to the specie reserve and the
shipments the South have been neuralized by the
daily receipts of balances from Philadelphia and Balti-
net deposits show also a decrease
The following is a comparative statement of the
condition Of the New York Banks for the weeks end
ing Nov. l3 and Nov. 20:
Nov. 13. Nov. 20
Loans 1927 027 51S 1925 sos $50 Dec 81
Specie. 26 039277 26790 SI5 Inc. ISL 53S
Circulation 7975420 7S60576 Dec. ia SlI
undrawn Deposits sS542,5l4 s7,94542s Dec. 597 Os6
The weekly statement of the Philadelphia Banks
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From Boston.

by the agent of the Associated Press in this city. The
following from the New York papers of yesterday
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LES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
Prices and sales Of Stocks IN New York.

IT.
Through WIN. FISHER II SON Stock and Bill Brokers'
No. % South STREET
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DISTRESSING ACcGDEyr.-On Monday afternoon
last, Mr.. A. II. Davis, a through mail agent be-
tween this city and Cincinnati, was killed by falling
from the train whilst it in motion, near Column
bus, Ohio. A few days since he met with an acci-
dent in Cincinnati from which he received such in
jury to his head to produce much dizziness since
that time, and it is supposed that being thus ai-
fected he fell from the mail car with such force as
to cause immediate death. The deceased was an
estimable young man about thirty years of age,
and leaves wife and five children. The remains
taken in charge by Capt. Isaac Morrow, con-
ductor Of the Ohio Central Road and are expected
to arrive here this morning at l0'cock, when they
will be taken to the residence of his family, on Lit
tie Green street near Columbia, for burial.
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TRINITY House, LONDON, Oct. 80, 1858.
ihe TWO Light Towers, on High Whtby being compile
ted notice Is hereby given that the lights exhb
first order.
The lights are 775 feet apart in 10 deg VI and 10
Whtby Scar Rock, distant about2 miles from the North
ern Tower.
The lights burn at an elevation of 2i7 feet above the
mean sea level and range from 2S deg W round sea-
ward to II deg f. they visible distance Of about
% miles, and show the North cheek Robin Hoods
Bay.
Mariners to observe that the light from the North
Tower is coored red from the line of bearing Of the
Whtby Scar Rock TO the nshore bearing OF IS deg W
By order P. H. BERTH0N, Secretary
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11
them to make the payment through
the instrumentaIity of the bank.

them to make the payment through
the instrumentality of the bank.
Therefore, in DO point of view
that / can conceive, is the bank
necessary to the State, and from the
foregoing it is'esident that its cap
ital could have been more profitabiy
invested in any reliabis 6 Der cent
securities, in the winding up Of which
there would have been no risk. but
when you come to wind up the bank
and restore to the State The capital
invested, It will require the work Of
years to accomplish if, and Of course
Der depositors, note holders. &c,
must be first paid, taking toe most
available Of her assets: leaving the
State to look to the most doubtful Of
her means with which to repay the
capital.
For these and other reasons as.
signed, / am satisfied that it is i'm.
polite for the State to issue bond:
to increase the capital of the bank
Ali of which is respectfully submit.
ted to your consideration.
ISHAM G. HARRIS.
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Tennessee VS.. Western Bacon.

We learned from a gentleman .
few DAYS since, that Tennessee bacon
was standing f.irer in the southern
markets than that packed in portions
of Ohio, Illinois, and other western
States, from the fast,- that buyers
were afraid that bacon cured in these
sections might be inf cted with VIII. t
is term d ''hog cholera" a disease
that killed large numbers of hogs
the past fall. AT the time, we read
of numerous accounts where large
numbers had died, but passed, the
circumstance by with little considera-
ton. 1t is said that, in several in
stances, where this disease made its
appearance among lot of hogs, that
owners pitched in and. had them
slaughtered, fearing that the disease
might become general and prove a
ruinous loss.
IF such be the case, and an inyes-
tigation htothe facts should be mlde,
it would be veil that buyers should be
little cautious and wary Of purcbas--
ing bacon from localities where this
disease prevailed. The bacon of Ten
nessee, now as ever, stands high in
Southern markets, owing to the man
ner in which our hogs are Ettened,
and the excellent way in which the
bacon is cured Chattanooga Adcer-
hiser. Il
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WESTERN JuRIsPRuDENcE.-A de-
cision has been rendered by the
Supreme Court of Indiana which, If
reported correctly, deserves to be
classed among the curiosities of juris-
prudence. The Madison Journal says:
The constitution provides for the
support of common schools on uui-
form system. Some of the cities,
finding the amount received from the
State inadequate to the support Of
such schools as they required, have
been authorized by law to raise an
additional amount by taxation. Bat
the court has decided that if schools
are better in one town than in anoth
er they are not on uniform system,
and that therefore the law authoriz-
ing the towns to tax themselves is IN
constitutional.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

Jusr ASK HIM.--If you ever have
chat with your neighbor, who is a
know!nothiug, on the subject ofpolitics,
ask him if he is in favor OF the adj.
mission Of Kansas into the Union with
a pro-slavery constitution, and if he
tells you that he is, and that be always
desired that Kansas should be a slave
State, just ask BIN how be likes the
conduct of the repr esentatives OF
his party in the Tennessee Legisla-
ture who voted against resolution
instructing our Senators and reques-
ting our Representatives in Congress
to vote for the admission of Kansas
as an independent State under the
Lecompton Constitution.
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Life in Baltimore.

The Baltimore Patriot, in recording
a couple Of "outrages, Of rattle 7
aggrayating character, says:
Our city, at present, appears to be
the abode ol a gang of williams, for
whom Ito use common phrase
hanging would be too good. Robbie.
ry, murder, plumber, and outlawry Of
every description, characterize their
acts, and not day passes that the
papers do not TEEN with outrages,
perpetrated equally in the open day.
light as after nightfall, while only a
portion of arrests, in pro-
portion to the outrages committed,
are made. Neither are dwellings at
all times exempt from attack. They
are invaded by bands of desperadces
who (if their demands are not COM
Piled with) think nothing of running
a knife into you or shooting you
through the head. We live in such
times that it will be found necessary
for our citizens to prepare themselves
for resistance, not only on the street,
but by the freside; and not until
summary punishment has been visit
ed upon the heads Of a number Of
these ravagers, will we be able to live
in partial quietness.
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INHUMAn CRUELTY

The Athens iGa Waterman Of
the 18th contains the following:
A case of unusual interest MAS tried
in Walton Superior Court last week,
consuming four days. The tsstimo-
ny was voluminous,. and|we did not
hear, nor shall We pretend to give,
the hundredth part Of 1t. A brief
account ofmaterial facts will suffice.
A man named Thomas Kelly or
0'Kelly, was arraigned for the murder
of his wife who was found dead
(frozen, it is sadly in her place of
confinement during the extraordina-
~ cold weather of 1856. The de-
ceased, it is alleged, was at least par
TALLY deranged, and had been con
fined a nurnder of years, eleven or
twelve, We believe-fye in Ogle-
thorpe, and seven, perhaps, 10 Wal
ton. 1t was proven that her place
of confinement consisted Of a pen
constructed Of poles, notched at the
corners and covered with clap boards.
In this was a hole,ten by four inches,
some four or five feet from the ground
with u shelf inside, upon which was
placed her food 10 an iron frying pan,
which was also used as an uri-
nal, without ever being washed
Her food, som, Of the witne sses testi-
fed,was promiscuously mixed togetb.
er in this pan--boiled bacon, @coI
lards'' aud milk being frequently mix.
ed together. Many Of the witnesses
testified that the cbinks or cracks
between the poles of this den wer,
open, there never vas any fire in it
no bed or bedding, and the poor crea
ture sometimes entirely naked, ant
always nearly so. In this den sh'
languished seven years until relieved
By death firm her horrible sulerings
One cold morning that winter sh.
was found upon her hands and knee:
at the door, naked OF nearly so, ant
frozen stiff. Many persons think
there is reason to believe that star
walton as well as cold had somethin:
to DO in bringing about her death
We understand that the deceased, be
! fore. her mind became impaired. wa
a sensible and respectfully edncatee
woman.
As before remarked, it is no par
of our purpose to givs the testimony
i in this case-it would Gil book
We only refer to material points
against the prisoner. We did not heal
one syllable in his behalf. The
minute, or filling in Of the picture.
is too sickening to lay before our
readers.
The husband was indicted for muir.
der and sentenced to three ears il
the Penitentiary
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

The LAST CASE OF "CoMBUsT.oN -
The Louisville Democrat is respon-
sible. foI the following:
"a horrible case of spontaneous
combustion is reported as having re-
Gently occurred in Cairo, Ill. A
man named Eaxon, suffering under
delirium tremens, entered a saloon
and called for glass of brandy. I'm
nediately after drinking it his breath
came in contact with lighted match
in the hands of bystander, and IN
stantly took fire and burned for near-
ly two minutes,when death ecded his
tortures. The screams of the wretch
ed man are described as having been
horrible In the extreme"
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Nesrophobia n ()hie.

We observe fromtbe papers that
the Ohio Legislature is about to take
steps 10 relation to free negroes,
which will afford beautiful commen-
tary upon its yoeifesous protesta-
lions Of affection for the sswoolly
heads"
A Mr.. Kincaid has introduced q
bill into that body, prohibiting ne.
groes from coming into the State af-
ter the first Of Juue next. This
bill imposes fine of $50 on any
negro or mulatto immigrating into
Ohio, and fine Of SlO to 500 on
any person who shall induce one to
immigrate; and declares that all con-
tracts with such negroes as shall
Come into the State after June, be
null and void. The correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Gazette declares that
this bill will pass.
The "Mobile Advertiser" says;
I"Wa gather from this that the peo-
pie Of Ohio are getting sick Of ne.
grophilism, and beginning to take
the same view of the African as tha,
which obtains at the South. Anti.
Shveryism at the Northis being Zap.
idly revolntionized iuto Anti-Negro,
ism; and we should not be surprised
if Ohio and other Northern State,
should, before long, pass laws t.
give greater efficiency to the Fugi
tive Slave Law, under whose Ia,
administration the border Slave State,
have been depopulated Of laborers
and the border Free Safes populated
with lazy, worthless vagabonds. ]
the South should cease its pursuit O
runaway negroes for a few years
the people in the Free States woul'
soon become nauseated with then
and return them TO their owners
doors. So says the st. Louis Intel
lligencer, and so We believe
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Philip S. White, the noted ten


Philip S. White, the noted tenn.
psrance lecturer, who was charged
with drunkenness some time since
and with being engaged in the liquor
traffic in Philadelphia, denies the
imputation in recent letter to Hon,
John Bolton O'Neal, of s. c., and
says he has again Joined The Sons Of
Temperance. He withdrew temper
arily, because, under medical advice,
he had to drink spirits, and did not
wish to bring reproach upon the or
der by apparent violation Of the
pledge.
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To the Travelling Public.

ME undersigned are running a regular
IL MAIL AND PASSENGER Coach
from Tnliahoura to Fayetteville. via Lynch
burg and Mulberry. Leaving Tullahoma ev-
cry Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. after
the arrival Of the Nashville. Chattanooga, and
McMinnville Trains; and returning, leave FAY
etteville every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat-
urday, making timely correction with the
above Trains. CET Through Tickets, Two
Dollars-Way Passengers In proportion. %
Z Dec. IL. POWELL & MARSHALL.
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In the Senate on the 18th Bel
of Tennessee, remarked that he did
not say that he would disregard the
Instructions of the Tennessee Legis-
lature, but that be would not obey
them, nor did he say that be would
vote for the admission of Kansas IN
der the Lecompton Constitution
He was inclined to go against it, bu,
wonld avail: new developments" Oh
is against Kansas, but
does not wish to say so until the last
moment, and then he will be found
with the black republicans.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

A8oLITIoNIsM.--Hall's Journal of
Healthis responsible for the follow
ing: ave have often gone to hear
Abolition star masculine,
feminine, and neuter, but never saw so
much spontaneous gladEess in the
face of the whole of them, as may be
Witnessed any half hour on the Levee
at New Orleans, among the negroes
who are loading and unloading the
cotton boats"
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
NASHVILLE. March 9. 1858.

Gentlemen of the House Of Representatives:
Having no record in my Office
containing the information sought by
House resolution, No., | transmit.
tcda copy of the same to the Presi-
dent of the Bank Of Tennessee, with
a request that he would report to me
such Information as the books of the
bank would furnish; in answer to which
/ have received from him commu-
nication with tabular statements,
marked a. B. C. D. L. and F., which
/ herewith transmit 10 the House.
From these tables. and a thorough
examination of the various reports of
the Comptroller Of the Treasury, |
am enabled to answer the various
questions propounded by the resclu-
ton:
The capital stock Of the Bank of
Tennessee, with the date when paid
into the bank, as shown by table "B, !"
is composed Of the following items:
July1, 1888, tol Proceeds of one million OF
July l, lS45.} dollars of SIS State bonds,
payable 30 years after date. and dated 18th
May, 1888, interest payable semi-amually in
New York. ....... 100000 ot
school fund !. 2ee, 2es o5
School fund, 0ceee
lands. =. COO, 4o6 ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11
GEN HARNEY ON KANSAS AFFAIRS

GEN HARVEY ON KANSAS AFFAIRS
We learn from Washington papers
that Gen. Harvey and Col. Sumner
arrived in that city on Saturday
night last, their business having refer
ence to the arrangement for the
spring and summer campaign against
the Mormons. Gen. Harvey, it is
aid,reports every thing quiet in Kan
sas, and says he apprehends no fur
ther difficulty, provided Congress Will
give the inhabitants government of
tteir cwn: admit them under the Le-
compton Constitution, and in ninety
days all trouble will cease.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

New ENGLAND BIGoTRY.-A recent
theological association in New Haven
refused license to candidate for
the ministry, because he would not
promise to preach against "slay, ry."
Afterwards the candidate, Mr. Mon.
tietb. applied to another association,
and was licensed. The. affair has
created quite stir in quiet New Ha-
ven.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

A bill has unanimously passed the
Kentucky Legislature and been sign
ed by the Governor, authorising the
Governor to raise regiment Of vol
uuteers for Utah, and tender their
services to the President.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

Joseph ". Bender vas cowhided
on the 2lst at the Grand Junction,
Tenn, by Felix W. Robertson. bis
brother-in-law. FOR cruelty to bis sister.
Bender is an ex-parson and q great
rascal generally.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

The people of Woonsocket, r. r.,
are gretly excited in consequence Of
a widow having married whose hus-
band had only been dead sixteen
days Another couple we're also
married about the same time, the
bridegroom being but Is and Che
bride / years Of age!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

The TRUrH.-Jobn P. Pryor, late
the able and racy Editor of the
Memphis Eagle, the leading Know
Nothing paper in Memphis and the
South West, in late letter makes
this emphatic declaration: The only
|hcpe of maintaining the rights OF
the South in the Union under the
Constitution, without resorting to
open revolution lies in sustaining The
only national political organization
in the country. known as the Demo
cratic Party And he therefore
now supports the Democratic Party
and the Buchanan Administration
which is battling for the cause of
the South, the Constitution aud the
Union. John P. Pryor is right-the
Wing party is gone, the Know Moth
ing order has been broken up into
guerrilla bands and leaders, the Black
r publican party is sectional and
disunionislic 1.-THE Democratic Party
only is left struggling to maintain
all that is right, sacred and national
1t should be sustained by all South
ern men.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

The business Of insuripg the lives
Of railroad passengers is largely in
ereasing in the West. A traveller
from Cincinnati TO New York is IN
su1ed for $1,000 BY paying 81.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

In Nelson county, Va, on the 9Th
inst, 40 negroes we're sold on six
months credit, interest added. They
averaged about 5000.
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PGs.GsOyS a. eTF0nfEeS

A LARGE and beautiful stoek-ev-
"A cry quality and price. 80
Our assortment Of Hosiery, is very -
large and complete.
We have splendid stock OF Ersnroidc-
W Of all kinds--Collars, Sleeves, Chemizettes,
Edginss. Insertings, FlouBcings. etc., which ws
offer at low prices.
March &C. WRIGHT & TRANTHAd.
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PAYMENTS MADE BY TIE BANK.

PAYMENTS MADE BY Tiib BANh.
By act Of the General Assembly
passed 9th February. 1850, the bank
was relieved from the payment of In
terest on the State debt, and the an
nual payments to schools and acade-
mics, and was required to pay her
profits semi-annually into the Treas
ury.
The books Of the Compsroller of the Treas
ury show that from the passage OF this act,
up to LIST of October 1851, there was pala INTO
the Treasury as the profits of the Bank.
1922, 170 43
For next two years ending LIST Oct,
T" e IstOcs. 1855, $4,000 90
-" 8 1857. 10000 90
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July |, 1889 tol Surplus
July /, l84o} revenue
deposited with the State
by act of Congress, l,3oS,2o9 40
Of public lands. -. u,7os.3z
Aggregate Of cash CAPITAL
actually paid into the
bank ...... o,2ol,oiS "a
1885, State stock in the
Union Band. .626,eco W
School fund stock in
same. ............... 3s,494 co
Planters, Bank 49,. .232, 700 90
-897 1914 90