Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-03-11

The storm on MONDAY. which

caused so much destruction in Fay
,etteyilIe, Tenn. was also very de-
structise on the Mississippi river
: We learn from the officers Of tie
Memphis that two boats laden with
coal, and belonging to Mr.. BiulIord
were sunk at island Il in the his
sissippi river. Tile persons on
board, nun boring seventeen, 81 1ed
themselves by swimming.
At Iiale's Rbint, IlG miles al love
Memphis, lie proprietor of tie
wharf>boat bad TO throw overheard
a number Of bales Of cotton to deep
his beat from sinking.
| Tie steamerJohn Hancock, ffom
New Orleans, bonnd TO Cincinnati,
had her chimnies blown down, ald
was passed BY tie Memphis Isirg
at tle lead of island 90, repairing
damages Lomsc5llf (hy.) Coa775,'.
FIFTEEN Day 1FATcHrsZWc
were shown Yesterday. . novelty
in the shape of beautiful COLI
watch, Of the ordinary size, so in-
proved by recent French inytr
ton, as to run fifteen days afer be-
ing once wound up. Il 81 all point
Ter indicates Tie unNlnding of tie
tchain. so the number of<davs since
1.-The watch was wound, being in mo
tion~ could Eany nlcmeul be seer.
The price Of lifjc{ sday watch
lis somewhat n,cfv' e. bn lie ofeiinarv
kind, owing to a more extensive IN
terpal arrangement + II. J SuR.l
In Australia there arc the high
est trees in tile world. enc. el an,
! unbn own kind, has leen foaad
there, measuring eco feet from the
ground TO Tie lowcst branch. al
I the base this nee is 20 feati IN dian.
eteE, and at the height Of Tire fifsi
branch II ieet; at the srcusd is
circumference is $50 feet; at ll.Fee
feel high. IO2 feet. This tree -
perfectly sound; It stands in a for5si
Of sas~airas- Anolher sort Of a.
gre t tree there, is c;sIleI Eji-a Igl
G,dtgt az. It-rises 10 the heislA a
800 fret, and often has 30 feet cir
cumltrence. It's shdlk is cxrtt.ll..eff.ttI5
for tanning, being ii ice as statrl>
as oak bark.
II REMARKABLE We learn ffams
Mr.. A. S. Berrybill, that a remark
able married con, ,le resides in Ills
cou nty-- so very cxi raordinarr Is
TO be worthy Of notice IN our ca
per. The IlIsba nd and wife are
both upwards Of ninety years Ct
age. The old lady, Mo has ncyer
used spcctacles, can now see to
read small print OF thread needle;
and, what is Still more cxtraoldilta-
ry. is that one day last summer <he
wall ted to North Madison and bat /,
a distance OF , miles and bah. j.
The venerable man and Woman
have lived together, as husband and
wife, for sixty five years, and Their 4
dreft descendants humber two
hundred and sixty. livc.--Lod Boa
BmAer
DECISION IN RIcARD TO Il IN
Wan RANTS FOR SUBSTITUTES.
The W ashingfon Republic under,
stands II has been decided by IT,
Pension office. that " here a soldier
engaged TO serve six months a,
actually served four months, ari!, =
then hired a substitute " no serv.ti
the residue Of the term. both arc
entitled to bounty land, under Tie
proyisionslof the act Of Scpten.ber
2S3 1850, according 70 tie actual
amount Of service rendered.
CoNvEnTs TO CATHOLICISM
The Catholic Directory contains a
list Of names of twenty five minis.
tiers of tie Established Church.
three American Episcopalian nit.
sterS, one Scotch Prcsby terrain mn
stcr, and one Genevcse Protestant
and one French Protest
MT minister who joined The Church
'N Rome during the year 1850
Also two lords, three countcsses
one honorable, two country gentle
pen oil wealth, two captains in Tie
prmy, che memBer Of Parliament
pnd one doctor Of law. Total d
VALUE OF MANuFAdTrRrs ~
Phil ADEtPHIA.-- The amour. of
iapltal invested in establishment,
lurely manufacturing, as appears
" the first table, is nearly $50
100 900, and the amount of raw
Material consumed is nearly S3l
10000. The average cost Of mail
ibor employed is 81 100000, and
r fipo .Io L,hor is GISN 600