Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-01-14

Icinnati, brought a day or Two since
a locomotive, tender, thirteen
freight cars, and a splendid passen--
ger ear,for theNashville and Chat
tanooga railroad.-.Nash. Whig.
A large corps of engineers, I'M
der the direction of Maj. Barnard,
of the army, is about starting for
the Istilmns Of 1'ehuantepec, to
make the necessary surveys for a
railroad about to be constructed
by the citizensiof New Orleans
The survey will cost $4,000.
A lar ge e MON meeting was held
in Staunton, Va, on the 9th ult.
Letters were read from Alessrs.
Cass, Clay, Dickinson, Webster,
&c. Gov. Mcdowell delivered an
address in favor Of the constitution,
the compromise, the Union.
Noxu be county, aliss., has, byIa
vote, agreed to'subscribe 3lGG,0GO
by taxation to the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad; and the citizens
promise to raise the amount TO
$500, 900 to ensure the building Of Z
the road.
The Washington National Mon
ument al the Federal Capitol, has
reached an elevation Of eighty feet
from the ground
The operations Of The Post Office
Department in relation TO the Cali
fornia mails are wonderful First
the 'receiptsshegan with only five
hundred dollars per month-pow
they run TO upward OF thirty SIX
thousand dollars; and Tie Whole
revenue received from that source
since the acquisition Of California
amopnts TO seven OF eight hundred
tthous sand dollais.
VIM. s., Messcray, Rcpresen-
tativ elect from the State of New
Mexico has arriyedin W ashiugton.
lie and r. ii. Weightman, u. s.
Senators intend to press the adnis
sion Of that Stale at this session.
/ There is now, at the pork house
lof Messrs. jackson, Owsley & Co.,
Louisville, Ky, a hog which is really
a great curiosity Itwas raised by
Mr.. Benz. Dunn, of Garrard Co..
and weighs between 1890 and
loo. pounds.
Some of the best informed
and judicious men in South Carroll
ma are said TO be Of opinion that If
the proposed State Cpm ention
should decide upon solitary seces
sion, there would arise in tllat State Z
a most fierce and bitter GpposiiHay
to it, which would confJIse Sic
State with a partizan conflict flpm
one extremity to the other
MINISTER AT RUssIA.-Gev. .
Neil S. Brown, Minister at Eussia,s
has written home that he shall ask.
to be recalled next summer He
says there is much less American
trade with Russia than formerly,
and what there is is mostly through
Great Britain. The Whole ccre
mony between the Emperor and
himself, and his presentations, was
mere conversation of ten min
4 tes.
Great Improvements have lately
been made III locomotive enginls-
The nglish Mining Journal men
/ tioDs one lately manufactured at
Hthe works of the great Northern
gCompany at Boston, whichiis war
ranted to run the distanceslrom Boss
ton 10 London, (l08 miles with
six carriages and two brealzs-a
usual express train in one hour,
and half.
The Georgia Convention, belor0
its adjournment, passed a resolution
to cause suitable block Of marble
TO be prepared, and sent on TO the
Washington Monument, inscribed
with the motto Of Georgia, "lYis-
dom, Justice, Moderation" with
the additional words, Georgia Cen
vention, 1850"
The 22d-of February will be eel
ebrated4 at the Tunnel by knocking
a hole through Cumberland noun
tain. So we are informed by MIR.
Merriwether, assistant Engineer.
I-Winchestef Independent.
The election of President in .
FMexico had been definitely settled
in favor of Arista. The finances
of the Republic continue in most
Derplexih0 state Of derangemcnt-