Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-05-20
EAsr TENNESSEE AND GEoRan Ran.

4 EASI lEN-sEcSEE AND OEORGlA hAll-i
RoAD-Tuis road is completed for 3
distance of some thing over twenty
miles, and two splendid passenger
cars are making daily trips over il
There is no doubt entertained that
the ears will BIO running to the Iii
wassee river by the first Of July, and
to Blair's Ferry by the first of March
next.
At meeting of the board of Di-
rectors of this road for the current
year, the President of the Company
was instructed to have re-surveyed
and estimated the section of the road
between Blair's Ferry and Knoxville,
We are glad to learn from one Of
the Directors that these instructions
will be carried out in short time
Knor. Register.
The ST. Augustine (Florida) Her
aid states that sugar is destined TO
be the greatest staple of the state,
the climate and quality Of the soil
giving it pee liar advantages beyond
any other portion ef the United
States. The trade in moss, hemp,
arrow root, and the orange and lemon,
has also beco me of much Importance.
Copper I'd ne nen. CamJeylaRd-
The Cumbef land (Md) Clril'm Of
yesterday say S:
"We have reason to believe that
a copper min e of unusual richness
has been dis covered a few miles
from 0ldto1 w, in This comfy
Two of. our citizens who have the
enterprize !; nd ability to develop
its resources, have purt chased the
right TO the S oil. They have already
opened a drill and taken out rich
specimens Of the ore, one OF which
is IN our pot session. Besides the
copper ore i hey have found several
other minerd productions of value.
The specime ns have been Sent TO a
competent.$ eoIogist for xamina
ton OF Ills, more fanpn
Al ErpenI SIRE Crty-Thq City Of
New York cost IFS inhabitants du-
ring the yea r 1850, the large sum
Of 81 ,6SG,490 ii. OF these ex>
penditures. the alms-house cost 400
900 and the Police S407, 5AI 4S-
making near million dollars, the
prolific cause of which expenditure
fmay be traced almost diEcctly to
intenperance.
Il Chinese J{rs.-The NorM China
Heruld announces the discovery Of
an Interesting race Of Jews in the
interior of the country, 500 miles
from Pekin, by some mis- iouaries
of the LonaoG Society.
Common .$.hoozS.-Strong efforts
are making in Georgia to Introduce
an effective system Of common
schools in II e State. The | .egisla
ture has ma lie liberal appropriation
for that object, and the difficulty
now seems 10 be the adaptation Of
system to Il G wants Of tile people
and scatter ed population OF The
State.
In about wo and a half years
the time since the discovery of the
gold mines Of California; is es:i-
mated that sos, 100000 have been
taken out; r at tue rate Of $685.
100000 per annum.
A Kentur4y EghL-In the recent
pitched bat lle near Greensboro,
Kentucky, about a line fence be
tweeh the pf,mises Of two families,
there were engaged, on one side,
old Mr.. Pay me aud his three sons;
on the other, there were two young.
TurnbuIls, their mother,l and five
sisters. III e fight was fierce ono,
conducted with knives and clubs,
which did not end until both parties
were well nigh cxterminated.
OLD man Payne and his SON
George we're found dead upon the
ground, the for mer with fourteen
and the lattd r with nine stabs ID his
body. The two other young Paynes
and the two Tufnbulls, William and
George, we re a $50 found upon the
ground, all badly wounded, the for
mer with knives and the latter with
clubs. Sew eraHof the women were
badly bruis ed and crippled.-,G1a'
Eng.
LOCATION OF THE BIBLE BOARD.-
During the afternoon session Of the
Southern Bbptist Convention yester-
day, the Bible Board was located at
Nashville, Upon the question Of
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