Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-04

Ut uOti 1hOuoCo DStIS DCtuOC(dtS.
Hon. Sidney Breese is Speaker of
the House of Representatives.
The Message OF Gov. French rep
PRESENTS the 5accruing revenue as
more than sufficient to meet the
current demands of the treasury.
The public debt of the State, and
1.-THE canal debt make lie entire debt
S16,6 27, 500; unsoId canal lands
are expected TO realize A 200, 600
dollars. The Governor speaks ia
vorably Of the compromise meas.
ures, and says that hey wiU be faith
fally o6sereed and o5eyed, as the only
means Of restoring and preserving
harmony. BY the people Of Illinois.
! A LUCRATIVE Posi- OFFIcE-The
Lowell Courier says-Jacob B Moore.
Esq, formerly ofConeord, n. H., is
Postmaster of San Francisco, Califor-
MIA. A gent fman who has Just vis-
tied the plhce, states that the office
has above 1900 boxes, which pay g
| per month, or S24 per annum, bring
ing in the snug little sum of 900.
besides his salary. And there is
more yet. Mr. Moore pays S24 600
per annum rent for the entire build
ing in which the post office is situa-
ted, and probably rents out enough
foT offices to accommodate the post
Office free, and makes handsome for
tune besides.
The Hon. JESSE d. BRIGHT, (Dcm.)
has been reelected to the us. Sem
ate by the Indiana Legislature, for
six years from the 4th of March
next.
THREE CENT PIEcEs-Tbe
House OF Representatives on FRI
day Of last week, inserted a provis-
ion in the postage Jill authorizing
the directors OF the mint 10 com
three cent pieces, three -fourtIis silver
and onc-ionrth copper, with suit
able device, anttto differ from the
gold dollar and the silver haIfldime
50 as TO be readily distinguished
from the same.
1t is said that in 1853, when the
next presi oential term begins. Mr.
Clay will be seventy SIX. Daniel
Webster sevent y-one, Mr.. Benton
seventy-one, and Gen. Scott sixty
nine. Mr. Buchanan being Il
bachelor, it is thought indicate 10
allude to his years.
The census of Kenttcky discIo-
ses some curious things, among
which the following fact is related.
TO us; A lady Of Madison county,
who has been married a little mp
wards OF fiyeyears, is now the mcth-
er of nine children, allin fine health
About two years ago she had three,
and a few days ago she had four
children at one birth. If any coun
ty IN Kentucky can beat this we
should like to know il. -NouafSter
ling [kyl W1lg-
The CULTIVATION of the best kinds
of American cotton has very much
increased in India during the last
year. 1t appears that only sixty
pounds of clean cotton per acre can
be raised upon land which will pro-
duce ll5pounds of American cotton.
A very large increase Of good cot
ton is expected Ere m India during
the present year.
Some eighteen free eolored per-
sons left Knoxville, Tenn, lately for i,
Liberia. r,
A contemporary sd VS. that costly
and handsome Tombstone was landed
a few days ago at North Bend, Ohio,
intended to be erectdh ever the rel
mains Of the late President Harrison.
The family are unaware from whence
it came
An English paper says: "Owing
to the vast improvements which.
have lately been made in ship build- :
ing, it islexpected that arrangements
will shortly be entered into between
the leading proprietors of the mer-
camille marine navy of this country
and the United States for a race
round the world" Il
There is said to be at this time
$4,000 miles of telegraph in opera
ion in the United States. 10000
IN the Morse principle, and about
10000 on the House and Balm prin-
,iple. The telegraph now extends
rom Halifax to New Orleans, and as
ar west as Dubuque, Iowa. II