Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-06-10
Items Of News.

nison, of the Typographical Eng
neers, who has been employe ID ior a
long time past in the survey Of the
great basin in which the Salt Lake
is situated, speaks Of the lake as an
object of the greatest curiosity
The water is about one third salt,
yielding that amount on boil ing
Its density is considerably greater
than that of the Dead Sea. One
can barely get his whole body be-
low the surface. In a sitting posi-
ton the head and shoulders will ~
main above water, such is the
strength OF the brine, and on COM
ing to the shore the body is covered
with an incrustation of salt, in fine
crystals. The most surprising
thing about If is the fact that, du-
ring the summer season, the lake
throws on shore abundance of salt
while in the winter season it throws
up glauber salt in large quantities
The reason OF this is left to the sci
entific to judge, also what becomes
of the enormous amount Of fresh
water poured into it by three or
four large rivers-Jordon, Bear
and Weber-as there is no visible
outlet.
1t is understood that the Hon. r.
J. Walker intends to.saIl for CaIfor-
MIA, on the 2Sth of June next. His
professional services have been en-
gagged in two very important land
cases, which are to be argued at
the coming term of the United
States District Court for California.
The report begins to be circula-
ted that MIR. Conrad, Secretary Of
War, will soon retire from the cab
met.
Naples is the only European
state unrepresented at the Worlds
Fair. Tile dcspot who controls
there having forbidden bis subjects
to lake part in the exhibition. Sol
itary and alonel
The public debt of Virginia, or
the seth of September last, was
S9,035,I99 80. The State has al
so guaranteed bonds issued by com
panies and corporations to complete
her improvements to the amount O
S9,425,762 49-making the tota
Indebtedness and liabilities OF tht
State S1S,460.95l 10,
But Virginia owns stocks that are
worth S7,O60,565 48, and ether
stocks that willsoonbe worth 81, SOL
l677 9l-sotha: the real Indebtedness
of the State, the amount for which
she has to provide the annual Inter
est, only amounts to S6.599,70S 40.
CANADIAN Posr OFFIcEs.-IEon.
James Morris, the new Post-Mas-
ter General OF Canada, was lately
complimented with a public dinner
at Brockville. In the course Of an
address, in answer to a toast in his
honor, he remarked that at the
present time there were six hun~
dred post Offices in the province,
yielding gross revenue of nearly
S40O, 600 which 10 proportion 10
the population, was as large as that
of the same department in the Uni
ted States,
WAsHINGToN, May 19.-Massa-
chusetts will, | learn, disabuse her
self Of all the follies into which
her Legislature and the selfish Goa
liton have led her. A vast mass
meeting, composed Of delegates
from every town, is in contempla-
ton, at which means will be taken
to bring out fully and fairly the true
sentiments of the State which will
be found to be still loyal.
A SINGULAR AFFAlR.-Some
time ago, Reynolds Carpenter, of
Powal, Vermont, lost $4,000 y hile
on a tour TO buy wool in the West
ern States. A few days ago the
cashier of the Stock Bank OF BEN
nington received by express a little
box containing S3,439 Of the money
and letter from Louisville, KY,
directing him to place. the sum to
the credit of Nlr. Carp enter, and
stating that the writer. found the
and bad Used potion of it,
which he will return as 50 pn as he
IS able. This honesty IS bot only
remarkable, but cool. Wonder if
the Kentucky gentleman will pay
interest OH the S56I.
Wheat and T0Jacco.-The ST.
Mary's, Nd, Beacon Of the ODD
alt. says:
The Wheat crop, we TN herstand