Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-18
Items of News.

THINKS newspapers nave ueterlOfateu
for the last ten years, and if high
postage will stop their circulation il
viii be better for the public. Mr.. NJ
/ lives away down on the Bayou
Tecbe, where the only newspapers
are printed on the skins of dead ALI
gators, where whiskey is two cents
quart where lie gospel don't shine
but on ce in seven years, and where
every man who can read or write Is
sent to Congress, to the Legislature
or to the Penitentialy. We do not
doubt that he fully represents his
constituents.
IMMIGRATION FOR JANUARY.-The
total number of alien passengers
who arrived in n. Y. during the
monthjust closed, was about 5000;
of these 10,46S were from Ireland,
2,402 from Germany, 1,035 from
England, ZIG from Switzerland and
245 from France.
The first work of internal improve
ment of Importance yet undertaken
in Texas, with a certainty of success,
is the construction of "a canal from
the Gulfof Mexico to theBrazos riv-
er. Mr.. Bradbury Of Galveston,
has taken the-contract for 500, GOO.
Operations are also commenced for
the construction of the first railroad
in the State. It is to connect the
Rio Grande with the town of Harris
burg, a few miles below Houston, on
tie Buffalo Bayou, and is expected
toprove very profitable road.
The congregation of the Duane
Street Church, in New York, on
Wedne sday, purchased the lot on the
corner of Fifth Avenue and Nine
teenth street fer the site of a new
church, to supply the place of the one
they have just vacated. The price
paid was enormous S32,500l This
for piece of ground 81 by $50 feet
gives a vivid idea of the value of real
estate in the upper part Of New York
city.
RATHER BELOW P AR The Alta
Californian says the scrip issued by
the city Of San Fran cisco was self
ing at 35 cents in til E dollar. The
city is deeply in deH L, and an effort
had been made 10 r bise $50, 900
at per cent. a mont h; which failed
The city,is paying S 5000 month
interest.
HUNGARIANs A correspondent
of one of the Paris papers, writing
from ConstantinopleI says that "a
ders have been issued for the speedy
conveyance to tue city of Liver
pool Of nearly two hundred IHurI
garian refugees, whohaye been res
idfnt's at Choumbla. A yes ell has
been provided by the Turk ish Gov
eminent, furnished with et everything
necessary TO secure Ae comfort Of
the ynyagers, beslddSa donation ID
each of a small sum Of money
The impression is that nearly the
whole of the refugees will embark
for Liverpool for the United States.
ANOTHER GREAT DIscovERY.-
The Germantown Pa Telegraph
says there has just been brought ID
light, the application of a power
which is to supercede entirely the
present steam power of the world
The discovery has been made by
an Eastern man, who has compile
ted his models-one Of which will
be deposited at w ashington, as soon
as a patent-right shall be secured
in the different European countries
The Machinery is entirely perfect
ed-the power is a motive one, and
steam has no part in creating it,
The area of Texas is about five
times The size Of New York. Its
abe ut four hundred miles from San
Antonio TO the nearest point Of New
Mexico. From the mouth Of the
Rio Grande to Ell Paso it is about
eight hundred and thirty miles, in|
a straight line, and twice that dis
lance by river. From the north
east corner OF the:State to Ell Paso
is about eight hundred and sixty
miles. and about the same from
the mouth Of the Rio Grande to-
the northern line.
The Legislature of Wisconsin,
a year ago passed. resolutions cen
surlng MIR. Walker, one of the Wis
consln Senators in Congress, and
inviting him to resign on account
of his support of the Compromise.