Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-22
Items Of News.


The Tennessee Block Of iHmJle-
We had an opportunity last Friday
evening of seeing the bloc k OF mar
bic prepared for The Washington
Monument by o. Rice, Esq, Of this
vicinity /
We were prepared to see a fine
article, but ;nus: confess we were
surprised at the beatty and even
splendor it exhibited. i has been
sent, via Lynchburg, Va, to Wash
ington city, TO take its plac IN me
monument, Tennessee will be
proud Of this beautiful specimen
of her own n1tive marble yet.
We understand a mouel, or a
miniature of the block Is TO be
made and and sent by DR.. Rice TO
the Governor of the State.-R0g-
ersmUe Times.
The Austrian Minister of Com
merce has issued an order that every
railway train carrying passengers,
shall be provided with a portable med
ieine chest, and all necessary instru-
ments to give assistance to persons
who may meet with accidents.
One of the greatest curiositiea
amongst the American contributors
to- the Worlds Fair is an air exhaus1
ton coffin, which contains d beautiful
boquet Of natural flowers, which APP
peared as fresh as if the flo wers, had
only just been gathered.
Co,,stitutionaHty IF Stare Lar AZ
frmed.- THE April term OF the U
States Circuit Court cor nmenced
at New York on Monday, 9Th inst,
before Judges Mel son and Bets
The former, (who is member Of
the Supreme Court Of the I s.,
in his charge to the Grand Jury, al
luded to the fugitive slave law, ant
expressed an opinion that i is con
stitutional, &c.
The Russian Government has de
cided that the thousandth ahniyersa-
~ of the foundation of the Russian
Empire, which, according to- the his
torians Of that country, dates from
the year So, shall be celebra tied Will
the greatest pomp in all the cities ant
large towns Of the European an(
Asiatic provinces Of Russia.
There is steyedore named D ncar
| in New Orleans, who wears on Sunday
Partisan suit that cost $500, anC
wears jewelry worth $4,000.
ScHooLs.-Philadelphia edueate'
in her public schools $4,000 children
at Sc 46 each yearly. The expens,
of the system in Massachusetts, i;
about eight dollars per scholar.
RING FOR GEN. Casa ring
weighing six or, has been rnanufac.
tured at San Francisco as a present
to Gen. Cas-, from George d. Blake,
one of the workmen in Jacks and
Brothers Jewelry establishment
The top is constructed with box and
glass containing four compartments,
with specimens Of gold from four dis
tricts.
We learn from the Boston Mail
that the I. S. Marshal, Mr.. Deyens,
had obtained from Mr.. De Bree, Of
Norfolk, free papers for Shadrack, the
fugitive slaye, and that he will come
back from Montreal, land be used by
the Government as witness against
those charged with his rescue
Mortality IN Gties.-The u umber
of deaths in four cities on the
sea-board, during the last week
was as follows:-In New York, 394:,
Philadelphia, III; Baltimore, ST.
Boston, ~.
In every case, consumption num-
bers the most victims. In New York
during the period mentioned, 40 died
of this diF easc; in Philadelphia, 81;
Baltimore, 20; and in Boston, +.
A cotton manufacturing establish
ment, with capital Of S5,000,00G, |
IS about to be started in Van Buren,,
Ark.
FoRETCN EXPORTS AND mp oRTs. /
The iot al value Of merchandise
from Baltimore during the
week ending Oh the 9th ult., was
sl23,T66Rl, Breadstunfs and To
'acco were the principal articles
hipped during the week. Among
he imports we note valuable car
% from Liverpool, one from Bre>
nen, and two full cargoes Of gtano.
he great fertilizer, from the Pacif-