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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01

SENSIBLE HoRsEs.-L.aing, in
his travels in N brway, says that the
horses in that country have a very
sensible way Of taking their food.
Instead of swilling themselves with
"a paiIful of water at a draught no
doubt from the fear of not getting
any again, and then overgorging
themselves with dry food for the
same reason, they have a bucket of
water put down beside their allow
Iance Of hay. is amusing to see
with what relish they take sip Of
the one and a rnoutbful of the other
alternately, SON netimes only moist
ening their mouths as a rational be-
ing would do While eating n dinner
of such dry food. A broken-wind-
ed horse is scarcely ever seen in
Norway.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01

LIFE ESTIMATED BY PULsATIoN.-
An ingenious author asserts that
the length of a mans life may be es-
timated by the number of pulsations
he has strength to perform. Thus,
allowing 70 years for the common
age OF man, an d sixty pulses in a
minute for the common measure of
pulses In a te mperate person, the
number of pulls ations in his whole life
would amount tb 2,2O7, $4,000; but
Il by intempera nee he forces his blood
into a more rapid motion, so as u
give % pulses in a minute, the num-
Der of pulses would be completed in
3O years, consequently his life would
be reduced 20 years.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01
BRITISH RAILw AYs.-The numbe

BRITISH RAILw AYs.-The number
Of passengers conveyed over the rail
ways open for traffic, amounting to
6S08 miles, between Dec. 81, 1849.
and June 80, 1850, was 31,766,503.
In the same period three passengers
we're killed and 33 injured, owing to
causes beyond their control, and I
killed and 3 injured owing to their
own misconduct or want Of caution,
25 servants of companies or contract
tors killed and z injured from caus-
es beyond their CONTROL and % killed
and 10 injured owing TO their own
misconduct or want of caution; 20
trespassers and other persons were
killed and 5 injured by crossing OF
walking on railways, and 8 committed
suicide. The total number killed
was / in every 3,176,650 conveyed.
and injured / in every 8S2,403.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01

MoUNT VERNoS.-The Alexan-
dria Gazette says: We observe that
Me bill for establishing an asylum
for infrm and invalid soldiers has
passed Congress. If Mount Yer>
non is selected as the site, what
more noble guard could the tomb
of Washington have than the old
soldiers of the Republic? We sugT
gest the subject for reflection.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01

Coon PRICE FOR A CHURCH Lot
The congregation Of the Duane st.
Church in New York, on the 10Th
-ult., purchased the lot on the corner
of Fifth Avenue and Nineteenth St,
for the site Of a new church, to sup
ply the place of the one they have
Just vacated. The price paid was
enormous-S32,5O This, for va
cant piece of ground 90 by 15O feet
gives a vivid idea of the value Of real
estate in the upper part of New York
city
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01

Capacity Of the Hest.- From the
Alleghdnies to the Rocky Mountains,
from the frozen lakes Of the North
to the tepid water of the Gulf of
A1exicol Every soil, every climate,
every variety Of surface!-Of all the
great products of the world, coffee is
the only one which do es not, or may
not, grow there. Tia Ike the people
of Britain, Ireland, France, Holland,
Germany, Italy and Spain, and place
the whole in the valley bey yond the
Apalachians, and it would continue
to ask for more Ohio alone, with
out sinking a pit below the level of
her valleys, could supply coal equal
to the amount dug from the mines
Of England and Wales for twenty-five
hundred years-and Ohio is but a
pigmy, in the way of bitumen, COM
pared with Western Pennsylvania
and Virginia. Iron abounds from
Tennessee to Lake Erie, and forms
the very mountains of Missouri and
Arkansas. Salt swells up from Sc
cret storebouses in every North
Western State. Lead enough to-
shoot the human race extinct is raised
from the great metallic dikes Of HI
nois and Wisconsin. Copper and
silver, beckon all trusting capitalists
to the shores of Lake Superior.
And mark the water-course, the chain
of lakes, the immense plains graded
for railroads by Natures own hand,
the reservoirs of water waiting for
canals to use them. Already the
farmer far in the interior woods of
Ohio and Indiana may ship his pro-
duce at his own door to reach Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
or New Orleans, and every mile of
its transit shall be by canal, steam
boat or rail-car.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01

) Soou tilile Settlng the money OF
:. that bit of paper. John Smith ]
rather toowel known for that An,
he turned with a chuckle to his bool
again.
The poor boarding house-keepe
called again upon the General tev
hours afterwards. I
| Did you get the note?'
yes, sir-here it is
The Pr resident quickly turned i
over, and with dash of his PEI
wrote the name of Andrew jackson
upon the back of it.
Take this to the bank tomorrow
morning, madam, and you can gel
the money for it, he said hurriedly.
The lady acted accordingly, and
found no difficulty in obtaining the
cash for it at sight.
A week before the months ter
mination, Mr.. John Smith received 3
notice to the following effect:
BANK OF WAsHINGroE -, 1882.
Sir::-Y pur note fbr seventy dol
lars, is due on the 9th inst, at this
Bank, and you arg requested to call
and pay the elsap1e.@
-, Cashier.
eHa, hap screamed John upon
reading this brief note. "a capital
joke that. Can't come it num-
can't no how. Scarecrow- left for
collection under rstand-w won't do
no go!' and John very soon forgot it,
But pay day came around again .
and John took his monthly stipend
once more, 500, from the CASH er
of the department, as usual. AS he
passed down the Avenue, the unpaid
board ill suddenly came into his
head.
sWho the deuce, now, has be- en-
fool enough to help the old 'oman in
this business, wonder?' said John to
himself Cad! I'll go and see. It's
all hum, | know; but I'd like to
know if she has really fooled any
body with that bit o paper and G n
tering the bank, he asked for the
note left there for collection again st
him.
1T was discounted said the teller.
Discounted! who, who in this
World will discount my note?' ask ed
John, amazed.
ANY body with such backer as
you have got on this
9Backer! me-backer who?'
Here's your note; you can see,
said the teller, handing him the doc
ument-on which John instantly re-
cognized the bold signature of the
then President of the United Strtes!
'Sold-by Moses!!' exclaimed John,
drawing forth the money with a hys-
teric grasp-for he saw through the
management at glance.
The note was paid, of course nd
justice'was awarded to the spend
thrift, at once.
On the next morning he found up
on his desk note which contained
the following bit Of personal intelli-
gence:
.To John Smith, Esp
SIR:-A change having been made
in your Office, am directed by the
President to inform you, your ser vi
ces will no longer be required by this
department. Yours.
, Secretary, &C.
John Smith retired to private life
at once, and found it convenient to
live on much smaller yearly allo W
ance than twelve hundred a year!
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P@LS IR "
William TrOusdaIe.
BY JOHN F. POWER.

W hen HfSl lle reu nndu WdIlihe yen
Was borne upon the blast,
That swept cur Southern borders round,
With gloom our hearts o'ercasi;
When loud lamen.s filled every ear
For mothers, infants slain;
And Jackson with his giant arm
The foe swept from the plain;
Whose manly bosom then was barred
More willing 10 The foe,
Than thine, brave Trousda.e-PaIriot Boy
So many years ago!
When Pensacola's ell-manned forts
Were held by Britors true,
Ard wavering ranks Of ireemen stood,
In doubt what next 10 do,
" hose manly arm such monstrous feals
or vaIor did that dayl
Twas thine brave Trou sHale--Pa.rioi Boy
That drove lhefoe awayl
You stood by US when dangers press'd,
Now we, our love TO show,
Will stand by him who was cur friend
SO many years ago.
And when The BRUSH Lions roar
Was heard upon our coast,
And Packingham in martial pomp
Led on his mighty host;
Was Trousdale not amongst the few
Brave Tennesseeans there,
With whom immortal jackson swore
Tile would protect the fair?
He stood by US when dangers Press'd,
Vow we. our love TO show,
Will slaud by him who was our friend
So many years ago.
Long years wen, by-the PanioE Boy
With age was silver'd DER,
Blu sill his gallant form was seen
Amid the cannon's roar;
His country call'd--she needed aid
:, HeIhaslened TO her stand,
And where he found she most had need
He led his brave command.
He stood by us when dangers press'd,
Now we, our love 10 show,
Will stand by him who was our friend
So many years ag2
And when ,he.Ouicp0ss of ,h4 foe
First one by one gave way
And Moniezuma' well-manncd walls
Dor forces could not stay;
With thos who foremost fought and bIed
Beneath the stripes and stars,
Was him alike in glory clad.
And long enduring scars.
He st4odby US when dangers press'd,
Now We, our love to show,
Will stand by him who was our friend
SO many years ago.
And when the foreign wars had end'd,
Th SWORD was laid aside,
And be who stood SO long our friend,
OuF country's stay and pride.
Was battling in the field at homo
Fok every freeman's right;
Then did he no, as aye before,
Victorious prove in fghtl
lie sIpod By us when dangers pressed,
And we, our love 10 show,
Fors9ok him mol who was our friend
So many years ago.
And now, that his proud banners thrown
Upon the breeze once more,
Who doubls but like success will crown
His .acis as hereloforel
IL RIghs 'gainsi Error can prevail,
OrJusiice overthrow
The tleep-laid schemesof cunning men
Ii must indeed be so.
He stood by US when dangers Press'd,
Now we, our love 10 show,
Must Ilstand by him who was our friend
Il So many years ago.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01
The Human Brain.

| Machivel said there were three
sorts of brains, the first understands
of itself; the second what is told; ano
the third nothing at all. We find .
the dse three classes among men of on ]
owl age. Some strike out fdl
tho mselves new and anexplored re-
giohs of thought; they invent new
modes Of accomplishing their designs;
if foiled in one effort their active
minds seize upon some new project.
They are ever pressing beyond tn E
boundaries conline that most men. .
Such becomeleaders Of a party or sect,
and think, and plan for all their fol
lowers. 1t is immensely important
that such men think right; if they
err, their error involves multitudes
in the same calamity. Such among
our own countrymen was Franklin,
and Washington, and Jefferson, and
John Randolph, and Lorenzo Dow;
they did not ask others what they
must believe and do. This class en-
braces a great variety Of characters:
they agree in only one particular, in
originality
The second class are more numer-
Gus, they are not leaders, but are led;
they4belong to a party at the head Of
which is some original genius, who
thinks, and tells them what he thinks,
and it is to them as clear as light that
they are right. In politics, some
two or three are thinkers, they are
the wholesale dealers in political
WARDS, while the multitude are the
passive receivers of their doctrines,
and retbilers of their goods. It is
well for communities that it is SO, for
what a jargon of opinions, what a
elashing of interests if every man
thought for him self. The Pope of
Rome understands Tbs, and there
fore expressly pr rohibits too intense
thinking among his subjects. Re
specting the third class We have moth
ing to shy; they are idiots. They
are not troubled as other men. They
sta nd al oof from noise and Strife and
pursue the more even tenor of their
way, and die unhonored and unsung.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01

I DeCIeUdI J, cSO'
John Smith retired to private life
at once, and found it convenient to
live on a much smaller yearly allow
ance than twelve hundred a year!
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-24

on the saddle peak, the little fellow got down to
relieve his cattle as they tOiled up the precp'tous
ascent He had not gone far, when, happening 10
drop beside the cdleche, what did he hear but Inc
sounds of that very language upon which all b's
day and night dreams were set All that ne mad
remarked of the two travellers was, that they wore
cOaks of military cut and foraging caps, and now
he heard them conversng in French; Inc Whoe
train of events which his mind so long had heen
dwelling, came now torcbly before him. - Field
kircb had been forced, the French were already
masters of the pass in a few days they would be
over the Arlburg and in possession of all Tyrol."
Such was the terrible series of events a few words
of French revealed to his excited Imagination.
With this conviction he drew nearer and nearer
the door, till he could hear the very few words
they spoke. Now the truth was that the travellers,
by way of amusing themselves with the poor boys
eccentric devotion, had no sooner seen him within
rshot of the carriage, than they began speaking
French together. And when the perceived thai
they had gained his attention, the younger one, in
a tone of assumed warmth exclaimed, C. If we do
but reach lnspruck in time, the whole country Is
our own"
Then suddenly changing to German, he cried
"Holla, vorspann, we are pressed for time.
Spring into the saddle, my lad, and use your spurs
well, and ye shall have Bairisch ducat for your
stage"
As if obedient to the command, Josephed mount.
ed at once and steep as the road was, by dint of
fling caner, the very utmost speed his beasts could
accomplish With many shock and bound, the
caleche sprung from side to side the narrow road,
while the same what last spoke called out
so much for patriotism The promise Of a
ducat wouid open Tyrol from Bregenz TO Trent
The words were nol well uttered when loud
cry rent the air; the horses sprane abruptly to one
side, and the caleche, with tremendous jerk, up
set, and had not the wheel became entangled in
stunted k.tree, must have fallen over the cliff,
where, for a second or two, the horses hung as if
suspe nded, and then, the strained tackle gave
way, fell with laundering crash into the dark
abyss-the last cry Of the boy being the cry oi
Vaterland, Frey tbs Tyrol." et-
Such was The devotion Of this poor child-he
was scarcely more-that he dashed the blind horses
the steepest prscipice of the Arlberg, ready
meet death in its most terrible form, if he could in
volve in his fate his country's enemies HIS man.
| ged body was found the following day beside the
stream in the glen. The travellers escaped with
| slight injury to brood over their own unhappy u
| fling with peasants faith and Tyrolsr's de
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AppOintmentsb by the President,

BY and With the .qd rice aud Con cent Of the Senate
Robert o. schenck, of Onio 10 be Envoy Extraordinary
anu Minister PienpoenaIy 10 the Government Of Brlz.
John Kerr OF Maryland, to be harge d fsiyes of the
Unied States 10 the Government of caragua. Y.lveton
r King OF Georgia 10 be Charge a OF the United
stn,es New Grenada Fransla H. lack Of L"uisiana.
to be Secretary to the Legau Of ths Uned Stats ia Bra
the United Srales at Paris in Face in place OF Rober,
Walsh, resigned. John Howara Pa ne. TO be Consul al
Tunis William g. lien, OF Misoar. 10 be Secretary u
the Territory of New Mexico. Elias West, Of New Mex
leo, Attorney of the United States for the Territory of New
Mexco Jesse TUNER, Of Arkansas, TO District Attorney
OF the United States fr the Western Dct OF Arkansas
George Knox, Of Arkan to be Marshal OF the Uned
New Mexico, re rsha Of the Uhlied States for h.
Officers Of the Cus;Oms-C6lectors, ,--Thomas Nu lei
King TOR the Dsnct Of San francisco, California. nian
Henry RUSSELL for the isinct OF Monterey, Ca torpia
Jesse s. mbleton. for the District Of Ss ramento 1alfor
MIA Colin Wilson, for the District of Dpqua. Oregon
Simpson Morse for the District Of Pugets Sound,
Sarregors -Roheri Goodwin, for the port o, Beverly
Mass. Edward c: Ward, for the port of Jacksonville
Tennessee Tobias Wolf, Tor The po of Memphis. Tennes
william rrown for the port OF Evansville Indiana
Frederick Beden, for the port 81 Corpus Christi. Texas
Samuel Harris, fo1 the o Veasco. Texas SAM ~
ney, for the port OF Santa Barbara, California. George
Ne ,e. for the por of Pac iii city. Oregon Alonzo lie
land ior the port OF Milwaukee, Oregun Nm NJ Miller
for the por oil N. squay. Oregon
.appraisersGeo Pend eOn, for the Of San Francis
CO, California.
appraisers at Large.-Charles Bradley, of Massachu
setts. Ma HAS b. hdgsr OF New York. John 8. Riddle
OF Pennsy lvana. Ii. w. Evans, of Maryland.
James Caller, Actng Architect for continuing the
stFuctlOn of the cusiOm-hous e New Orleans.
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The Galveston Civilian of the 18th says:

Ihe Galveston Civilian Of the 18th says:
The bells rang an alarm Of fire on last Sunday
evening, starting many persons from church with
out waiting for the benedction. The alarm was
caused by the tumblng into the shoal water Of the
bay Of portion of the warehouse on Emerson &
Lufkin's) Commercial wharf There were stored
in the house about $50 bbls lime, which, coming
in contact with the water began to slack and pro-
duced SO much heat to set some OF the barrels
on fire. The engine company was promptly on the
spot, but from being told that the alarm false
one the hook and ladder company turned back be.
fore reaching it, and had to be again called out
Both companies united in removing and overcom-
ing the cause of danger. About half the lime was
destroyed by water.
TRINITY RIVERA fire caused by slack lime
occurred at GREEN'S Landing, on the bank of the
Trinity river, on the 10th. The lime, in large
quantity, under other goods in wareh ouse,
and the river having risen up to it, immediate COM
buston was produced. The warehouse and all
that was in it. including the furniture Of the steamer
Galveston, were consumed.
THE COLORADO RAFT.-The steamer Colorado,
after having with much labor worked its way above
the raft had ascended to Columbus, and returned
to the head of the raft with AL bales of cotton and
or 10 passengers. The Colorado Tribune saws
She completed the upward trip in the shor,
passage was not so expeditions, occasioned from
the unavoidable necessity of removing many i'm
pedlments in the route, which necessarily occu-
pied much time. The principal distractions en-
countered were on the line, between W harton and
Columbus. Below Wharton the river is repre-.
sented to be In comparatively fair navgable con
dition."
The Tribune awards much credit to the inde
fatigable exertons of the enterprising proprietor,
of the boat, to render the Colorado river nav.ga
BILE. The owners of the steamers to facilitate tn.
prompt transportation of freight and passengers
have established I" a train of fifteen four-mul,
wagon teams," and comfortable passenger stage
to run, in connection with the boat, between tht
head of the raft and Matagorda. ..t-9
From the Lavaca Commercial, of the 18th, W,
| have the following:
The Rio Grande Sentinel has report that some
| three hundred Indians had crossed the river from
Mexico, and had committed many depreciation
about ninety miles above that place. by killing sew
eral persons and stealing and carrying off larg,
amount of property. The same news says that ;
| detachment of about twenty men were sent ou
from Fort Ringgold in pursuit.
POPULATION AND BusINEss.-The rivers {
Texas continue in fine navigable condition. Th
great increase in our population (about so, 900 i
six months) has greatly extended the demand fo
merchandise, while the badness of the roads ha
retarded its transportation into the interior. Fror
present appearances, the steamboats, on the riveI
will find ample employment until late in the Sc,
son, and the spring and summer business of III
merchants greatly exceed that of any past year.
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TnE KENT CouNrY MuRDER.-Auother A,

The KENT COUNTY MURDER.--Another Ar
rest--A man by the name of John Fagon was ar
rested at Crumpton Queen Anne's county, Md,
on Friday week, and taken to Chestertown, where
he was lodged in jail. He is supposed to have
been concerned in the murder Of the Cosden fam
lily. The colored woman who was shot is recover
ing. The Centerville Sentinel says:
A gentlema, who left Georgetown Cross Roads
OH Sunday last, informs that the impression il
that neighborhood is the effect that majority,
not all, of the persons arrested and now in Jail,
believed TO have been either directly or indirectly
concerned in the murders, but fears entertane,
that the evidence far eiicited will prove insult
fcient to convict them. We feel that the guilty
wretches will vet long escape; the hand of Provi
tsl,re ss potHf that wiil result in thei,
receiving the punishment which they so richly
merit
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The Minnesota Chronicle, Of the 10th ult., states
that sad accounts have been received there from
the upper Indian country. The Indians above
Crow-wing suffering extremely, and many
had literally starved death. tbs estimated adds
the Chronicle, that within short time past. from
five to seven hundred of them have died in couse.
Quence of privations. Bait American.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-24

Mostan. The insurgent leader, Karas Pashs, with
200 of his men, surrendered near Gasken. The
chiefs of the insurgents have fed. The pacihca-
ton Of Bosnia is all but completed.
A telegraphic dispatch from lara to the 18th
ult., states that the insurgent chief Karas Pasha
has taken refuge in the Austrian territory.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Letters and papers from the Cape of Good Hope
to the 26fh of December have been received. The
prnipal intelligence of interest is from the frontier,
the settlers which, it appears, in state oil
great excitement and alarm, in consequence Of the
attitude assumed by the Kafirs. The colonists
were actively engaged in preparations for making
vigorous resistance to any incnrsion by forming
themselves into militia taking garrison duties upon
themselves in the towns on the frontier.
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yer ~ filenry Clay.
BY GEORGE W. CUTTER.
You ask me when I'D rend the scroll
Our fathers names are written DER
When would see our flag unrOll
Its ngled Stars and stripes no more;
When with a worse than felon's hand,
Or fslon eGunsels. would sever
The union of this glorious land
answer" Never, never, never"
When ye can find in lawless might,
Where carnage treads its crimson way,
Where burning cities gid the night,
Where cannon smoke obscures the day;
In towns deserted-felds of ground
Abandoned by the faithful plough,
Secnfity-hope--peac profound,
The blessings Heaven vouchsafes ye now.
Think We that | could brook to see
The emblem we have loved so long,
Borne piecemeai DER the distant sea,
Torn, trampled by phrenZied throng,
Divided, measured, parcel'd out,
Jamsy surrender up forever
To crafty lawless rout
Oh traitors Never, never, never.
On yonder lone and lovely steep
The sculptor's art, the builders power
A landmark DER the soldiers sleep
Have reared lofty funeral tower.
There it will stand until the river
That rolls beneath shall cease TO flow;
Ay, ill that hill itself shall auiver
With natures last convulsive throe.
Jrnop ,b,, column,s marble base
Its shaft, that scars into the sky
There still is room enough to trace
The list of millions yet to die.
And would cover all It's height
And breadth before that hour OF shame,
Till space should fail whereon TO write
Even the initials of name.~
Nav I ,yo,ld bss,a n Quail tho r,nts
Direct the fire. or lead the wav
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