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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16
NO. 336.
Destructive Fire.

Between one and two o clock this
morning,a fire broke out in F. 8I
Mclntosh's family grocery store, on
College street, which soon involved
it in ruins Mr. Curry's cabinet
shop, Mr.. Se4bury's tin warehouse.
and his dwelling house, in the SAND
block were al SO consumed. Somd
smaller buiIdi hgs in the rear werJ
destroyed. lIr. Browns grocery
store, and JOHN w Walkers ware
house were on fire, but saved with
great difficulty Another large
building caught on the roof
1t was felt to be unfortunate that
a fine Engine, the Dclugc, was absent
at a fire celebration in Cincinnati.
We learn that Mr.. $. Hunt, and
Mr.. John Coltart, were seriously hurt
by the falling Of a Wall.-NdshMs
IIzag.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

CoLF's RE EpEATEas.-So great is
the demand f3r this pistol in the
U. States, that 300 men.and over one
hundred Thousand dollars worth Of
machinery ca4npt supply the demand.
Forty thousand Of these arms will
be turned out Of the factory in this
city during the present year ofalS5l,
and still the supply will fall short Of
the demand.
CoL Colt sent a few dozen Of these
Reporters to the Worlds Fair. The
English Government took all Of the
small lot semitic London, to ft out a
cavalry company ag;inst the East
India natives, and called for more.
C6l. Colthas sent them FIVE hundred,
alIhe could spare at present.
The demand for this arm is so
great that Col Colt will probably
haye one thousand men dt work in a
very short time.-Hu4f0JI -1f1aes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16
Fire AnnihiIatOr.

( Mr.. Philips, an Enslisman, ha.
recently invented machine by
means Of Which a fire can be al
most iuStantaneously extinguished
The machine is about Is by "a
inches square, and costs S25. The
1 yapor which is emitted from one d
these lttle machines Is is said to have
preeis ely the same fIectupon flame
! that il produced by damp in weIl
Flame cannot exist a second in this
vaporE and yet it can be breathetl
witho ut The slightest Inconvenience.
Dickd ms, in his Household Words,
devotfs several,pages to this inven-
ton. We make the following ex-
tract from his description Of the
burning of "a houSe, ,Igot up expressly
10 test the powers of the Fire An>
nihiIat tor:
'AIr. Philips assured them there
was no danger, as he bad perfect
command over the flames; at. the
same time he requested the compa-
ny. to observe that he had purposely
arranged that every disadvantage
should be against him. The house
was full Of combustibIe materials
the whole building was in a tho
rough draft, (lt was indeed.) and
they would observe that the com
mencement Of the full force OF the
fire would be almost immediate, and
without any Of the gradual advan-
ces which were usual in almost al
.conilIgrations. Lastly, he called
upon them TO take note that thelury
of the flamrs would be such that no
life could exist near them foi' a sin
gle instant II
without further words, a lighted
match is applied to dnelof the tarred
and turpentined sh5fings that hang
in the gronndfloorI6f the house.
III sparkIes -blazes-and in one
nom ent the lower room is full Of
aamd S. In Nle next they have ris-
en- in the floor abovc they crackle,
roar, and beat about: sprinsing up
to tho r6of, and darling out tongues
and lMks TO the right and left. Of the
building. While dense hot cloud Of
spoke E, full Of red fragments of slla-
Yingsi ani other embers. comes
floating and dancing over The heads
of th4 assembled company Every
body ha S arisen from bis seat La
dies gentlemen, and now all the
yisite IS are cfowdihg towards the
other end Of the building! The
whole place is filled with the roar
Of flames, the noise of voices, hur>
rying feet, and rustllng garments
and clouds Of hot smoke,
'-B.ut suddenly man enters the
building from. a sidc-door, bearing a
portable Fire Annlhilatoro of t he size
we h ave mem toned; he is followed
By a second. The machines are
vomiting forth a dense white yapol
They enter Just within Hle door /
way of the blazing house. 4
change instantly takes place ~ th9
color and action of the flames, as
though they grew pale in the pres,
encc of their master, They Sink
There is nothing but darkness and
Ihe dense white vapor ceiling about
in tt riumph."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

The asst L. quisville Courier says
The Cdl. Crittenden, who was ole
of tile Americ cans executed at IIa-
vanaB W as dou ubtles5 Wm. Critteh-
den, Formerly of this clty,and broth
er ot Jno, 4. Crittenden, late Mar
shal 3f the Chancery Court her E.
Patrick Dillon, Dr.. Fisher, am Map
vile, who were also executed at tile
same time, were from this city, and
we understand some two or tlr{c
others of the d Unfortunate were
from Indiana. Cbl. Criitenden was
the nephew Of Hon John j. Crit
ttfiddn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

Improved counterGtit $50 notes
on nAhe Bank of Tennessee have re-
Gently been detected we learn, in this
city. The Improvement upon the
cid counterfeit IS in the sta1- held by
the female figure which strlnodnis
the note, and in the UNDERGROUND
of the BaRk of Ithacssee which are
as we'll defined as III the genuine n note.
This counterfeit is hard to detect.
except upon the system of Mr..
Knapp which has been. found almost
inGallible-Bn1aef.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

ARMS FOR CuBA.-The n. Y
.j1urnal Of Commerce says: ..W {
WIRE Yesterday iii an extensive
trunk ware house that has been
bllsily engaged daring Tie last week
OF two in filling an ordes for about
80 trunks for wealthy merchant
Of Havana, ih which pistols are
packed. designed for the use Of those
favorable TO the Lopez cause
Each trunk is calculated for about
fifty reyolyers, which are to be dis
tri6uted among z such as will use
them in tie manner desired.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

A,hAag be u s. -ual Steaasr--
The New York. mail steamer Cher
Jkefi which left that port on Tues
day week for Chagres, via Havana.
went well armed, having OH board
ten fine guns, six Of which are to
lSe placed on board the steamer
4'alcbn. 1t is also stated that the
Gomdianders qf these vessels have
Instructions to resist promptly, tol
lhe future, any insult CT indiguity
-Jhat may be offered them by any oI
ale Spanish vtssels of Mai,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

The cotfon Grop.-The editor Of
the Memphis Enquirer, says he has
recently taken some trouble to ascer-
tain the prospects OF the cotton plant
erS IN that county, and several OF
those adjafcnt, both in TENNESSEE
and Mississippi; that the yield will
be very small, probably not, over
three hundred pounds to the acre.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16
Since the late rains tbn cotton ba.

Since the late rains the cotton has
commenced growing in many places.
The result is that the bolls already
formed are falling of, while it IS cG-
tirely too late for any new bolls TO
come to maturity before frost. The
crop is also a good deal injured BY
rust On the whole. the crop in this
county, from present Appearances viii
be a very short one.-EfuahtA Il
0icp.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

a. Sister, Love.

Mora constant lhhn the evening siaf,
y aieb wildly beams above;
han di5'Jein-of, d4arqx -lar,-
A s.si-r'4 gentle love!
gdghtar than dew drops on The rose,
Than nature 8 sinife more gay;
A loving louni whicheye flows,
Sieeped IA loy P 5 puresl ray.
e-n Of The hear !-tile's gill divine,
Bcqnsaihed u{ from above;
Glad Offering at aii eaon's shrine 7
\ sisters holy love!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16
Stormy Women.

The editor of the Albany Knick-
erbocler has evidently met with
a woman who was more than a
match for him, or a friend of his
has il he has not. Read the fol-
lowing:
What is more disagreeabIe than
a stormy woman:2 Airiend of ours
who lives III Pearl Street, says that
he has been on the uniathomed
deep when the heavens, pregnant
with the direst vengeance, were de
livered of their children Of wrath
-When mighty Joye rode his thun>
derins chariot over the mountains
Of tue SCI, and the red lightnings
glared at his courser's feet-When
the demohSof the tempest beloved
in thf blast, and the angel Of des-
ructon spread his dark pinions
overE The mariners track; but all
these unIutterable horrors didn't
begin with bis wife when out Of
temper. When she saw the mer-
curry OF her husbands anger begin
to rise, she'd throw fat into the fire
and IN two minutes be further up
the ladder Of wrath than be could
ever climb without taking off his
boots; and the way he would catch
hot dumplngs OH the head was not
slow. Some women loyetto scold,
and enjnF themselves best " hen in
violent passion; and ;hey are as
unleyely as holsters, and as distaStel
iul. as stale mushrooms. We'd
rather encounter a wildcat in the
forest thai Il petticoated demgn IN
anger.
An IScIDrsr.-A correspondent.
eff the S. Louis Republican giving
the details of his Journey across
lie plains, says:
The writer went out OH Bulfa-
10 hunt betWeejI the Arkansas, and
there found the body Of a Pawnee
who had been Killed and
scalpepsonie tlree or four days
previous. 'rile body was not
touched ny the wolves, but a faith
lul dog was Standing guard over it,
and tile wolves were around him in
great au1nbers. The noble dog was
and secbred, with lhe in
tentioh Of bringing him to The set.
tIenebt as a reWat for his faithful.
ness 10 bis master. The writer
started, but the alfectionate dog re
fused 10 walk and was in great dis,
tress. Finally they were compelled
ID Leave him By ,the body of his mas
Ter, first leaving with him all The
buffalo meat which. tliey hati, and
Of which lie commenced eating ra-
paciotjsIy. The writer believes in
dogs. Since he became witness of
lhis AFT Of fidelity ,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

ABoLmlONIsr LYSeaED.-AVe see it
stated thai III Tuskegee, Georgia,
lately, an abolitionist named BIcCoy
was ducked under pump, and rid-
den on a rail out Of town, accompa-
MED by a procession with calithum-
plan music from tin pans, COW bells
jewsharps and fire crackers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

The internal heat Of the earth in4
creases so rapidly with the mereasfi
Of depth, that granite is in state Of
fusion about twenty or thirty milea
below tie surface.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16
Beautiful Extract.

However dark and discons solate
the path Of life may seem 10 any
man. there is an hour Of ded p un-
disturbed rcpcsc At hand, uheh the
bollY maj sink into drealnless
4 siun.ber. Let not the imaeil- atioh
be startled, if Ills resting place, i4
/ Stead Of being bed Of down, shall
be a bed Of gravet. or The + rockE y
bed Of the lomb. No matter uiheII E
] the poor remains Of a man may bf,
the rcpasc is deep and nndishtf fbed,
the sorrowluI bosom heare$ no
more, anl lhq tears are dried pp in
thoil fountain, the achinghead is.at
rest, and the stormy waves ot' e pftll-
III liibuiat;on roll tnheeded over
the place Of graves Let armies
engage in fearful conflict oyef~the
very bosom Of the dead and not'
one Of Tie slecpers heed tlle spnil,
Stirring triu rphs, on respond tp the
rcnding shouts Of victory How
.qaiet these countless laflions sheep
IN lie arms Of their neither earth
The voice Of thnn4cr shall not a
.twakcn thens-thel bud cry Of the
rIemauts, tic winds, thewayes, slor
even The gienltrcad of the earth
oa,l,e shalI be aL.e 30 cause ihqlii-
e,gIe in tlso chamber of he dead.
They shall rest and pass away
the Great battle sAaIl.bk fought, and
then small voice d first Ii card,
Shall rise t5a tempest, and hcne-
Irate the Yoiceless aye. iqr
trumpet shall sound and The tead
shall hear his VOICE.
The manufacture. Of Beet root
Sugar III France is Attending Itself
very rapidly. Thirty neNsfaetd drles,
gotten up " pn a very I5rse Gale,
are ennmqra'e ed as going into opera
iio4 from the first Of next month.
They are located with but two ex
enptions, IN li'e North Of France.
lbe whole number Of manulacfo-
ries nosr itl operation M France Is
30i; and their production in sugar
dining tic season Of the present
ycar IS set .loaya at 13 ,SID ,o67kiIo-
@ra5,,,aes about I50,D00,O09 of
lbs. :.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01
DISTRICT ASSESSORS-.-HOW AND
WHEN APPOINTED.

SEC. ~ The county commissioners Of
each county in this State, shall meet at the
Office Of the county auditor, on the second
Monday in March, one thousand eight hun
dred and fNy.two, and every sixth ve7r
thereafter, and when they, or any of them,
shall be so convened, they shall proceed To
divide their county into at least two, and not
moro than four districts, except tho county
of Hamilton, which may be divided into any
number of districts not less than six, nor
moro than twelve; and to appoint some well
qualified citizen Of such ounty as assessor
of real property for each district t%hereln:--
provided that no township or ward shall be
divided in forming such districts,
SEC 80. Each person appointed 20 the
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-29
THE RAILROAD.

Tho Peru and Joliet editors, we think,
src waging an unnecessary warfare will
thsir Chicago contemporaries 10 regard IL
de Rock Island and Chicago Railroad. Il
10 latter are 50 blinded to their interests
that they can not perceive the vital impor-
tance OF that Road to their CITY, or il they
m 20 wilfully obstinste that they will no,
admit il, it is work Of supererogation Il
etiempt to enligh,en them. Their blind
ness OK wiliulness, a. the case m.y be, has
csused determination to construct The
route first to the State line, desideratum
4 the highest importance, and one that VIC
I'D not suppose could be attained withou,
= severe struggle upon the par, of the PEG.
pie q Chicago No.hing can be accom-.
Plished BY wrangling-ifthe Chicago press
viii not aid 10 the construction of the Road
i matters little, as il will be put through
just - speedily withou, their assistan ce.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-29
THE GAZETTE.
ALFRED SANDERS, EDrroR.
CITY OF DAVENPORT:
fHUlsDlY IgIIIIr, nay %, 1851.
PLAIN TALK.

We wish i, distinctly understood that We
% not dssirs asy man to take the Gazette
merely for The purpose Of patronising a.
i i able 70 swim without such patronage
asd 10 gain lev subscribers, or 10 lose .
Nv subscribers, effects Us individually very
)i,tIs isdsed. We wish TO give every man
! - worth of his money in good reading for
timsslf aud family. II will be our endeavor
5 keep our readers posted up with the cur.
] nat ssws ofsbe day, the inventions Of the
-, asd 1t the same time furnish them
spmsshiag IN light literature to while ava,
~ ssdnm Of dull hour; always keeping
4 sisw local, state and national inter.
~.
lfnen would advance the interests Of gu,
jpvn aud county let them take the Gazette
ssad il and send to their friends abroad
Dit Il men vii stand upon their preiudices
N refuse 10 circulate the Gazette for fear al
bsse6sing Us or Of advancing Wing princi-
pls, Why they can just stick there for all
In 70 come, and We IS usual with un.
relied brow viii pursue the even tenor of
ar way, rejoicing that The power is given
= % benef, them from day to day ADD 10
uaks them feel i.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-29
A CABINET,.

AT the suggestion Of many Of our friends
we have determined TO form CABINET,
not Kitchen Cabinet, nor Council Cab
met, but a Cabinet Museum, or cabine,
of curosities. We are indebted to JOHN
KING, Esq, Of this city, for the first speci-
mems, embracing several marine varieties
aud other petreiactions, found at depth
Of between sixty aud seventy feet from the
soil surface, imbedded in cacareous rock
We shnll be thankful for fayors OF this kind
and will give proper credit to contributors
who may favor US with specimens.
Dubuque Herald.
Without any suggestion from our friends
We come to that determination many years
since, and now have one Of the best cabi-
nets in Iowa. One Of the first contribu
tons made to it was specimen of iron ore
by JomN KING, Esq. in the year 40. We
shall visit Dubuque this summer on an
.'exploring expedition" when we will be
glad to reciprocate duplicates with DR.
Holt, Judge King, or any other kint
friends.
Those Of our friends in this vicinity who
have specimens of minerals, fossils, shells
etc. to spare, are informed that they will b
thankfully received and due credit be Civ
en- the donors. We would be pleased L
see the young men in our place deyoi,
more attention TO Mineralogy and Geoo
gv. Any assistance that they may need
viii be furnished them willingly. so tar as
the observation Of our limited collection oil
specimens extends.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-29
THE PYRAMIDS

STEPHENS, in his Interesting work on the
Holy Land, speaks of,he Pacha's resolution
10 remove the stones composing the pyra
mids for building purposes, being frustrated
BY the information that he conld obtain
them cheaper from their natural positions
and the traveller congratulates the worc
npon the fortunate issue Of the examina
ton.
A correspondent ofthe London Atheni-
am SAYS that the northern pyramid Of
Dashour is now in progress of being con-
verted into stone quarry, in order Il
build some new palace or villa in the neigh
borhood; the tombs of Sakkara are used for
the same purpose; the mounds Of Ahyus are
ransacked for building materials; the TEN
pie OF Ermeni is going for the same purpose
and two temples have, within the last Sly
years. been knocked down and the mater
ials removed from near Shek Fad, en-
tirely without the knowledge Of travellers,
to whom, indeed, they have remained vi.
terly unknown until now that they DO long
CIR exist.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-29
From the ST. Louis Union Of 18th I
VIOLENT AND DESTRUCTIVE mn
RICANE

VIOLENT AND DESTRUCTIVE nm
RICANE.
The unusually oppressive and s,l,,u
hea, OF the last few days warranted =,
apprehension Of storm, which should :.
the same time cool the air aud mins,or :.
the parched earth its much needed no,r;.l
mont. Saturday morning was par,icul.r
y remarkable for hot aud sitting o,no.
phere, which At about three O'Clock IT,.
succeeded by one Of the seyeres, hn..;
canes ever known in this city. Much i.
struction OF property and even loss Of II.
were the result Of The storm, which w,s -
about quarter Of IN hours duration "
The tall and beautiful sieeple Of Tho
Baptist Church, corner of Locus, and E,es
streets, soon fell to the ground wilma ~
mendous crash. The height Of this stee,l.
was somewhat over two hundred feet. and
i, formed one ofthe principal ornament, e
the city. A kind Of fatality seems 10 b,ya
been connected with il, as during lis c0,
struction, carpenter formerly a sola;s,
in Doniphan's regiment, who was wo,ks.
near the top Of The spirc, missed bis Ladd
and was dashed upon The pavement, below
|, is said that while the steeple was goioa
up, an architect Of the city expressed some
doub, Of its permanency, owing 10 a fail,
in its shape. What is somewhat rem.,t
able, it fell to the north across loon,
street, while it is said that immediately bo
tore The storm the wind blew from The e,.,
The brick work Of the tower remains o..
tire, only small part Of the cornice of tbe
church having been injured BY the ca,,s-
trophe. Crowds Of persons YESTERDAY vi..
tied the ruins, which have completely bar.
ricaded Locust street.
The from, wall Of a building on Marke,
street, between Fourth and Fifth cccup,ed
BY several families, fell down and was the
occasion of serious md probably fatal ac.
cident. A lady passing at the time was
buried in The ruins, and was taken out 20
terribly wounded that no hopes are enter.
tanned OF her recovery.
| In the neiphborhood Of our office the side
wall oil Mr.. X. BEAuyoIs' brick dwelling
house, adjoining the building OF f. W. Al
rxASpER fell in, but fortunately no one
was injured.
The residence Of Dr. GIRsos. on Eies.
enih street was injured by the falling of a
side wall, bu, happily no acc'den, occurred
to any of the family.
The brick stable OF Mr.. JosErH Neil
was considerably injured; aud mass d
brick wall fell upon couple Of hacks, redac.
ing them 10 complete wrecks.
4 part Of the wall OF the Shakespeare
| Billiard Saloon was stove in.
A gentleman riding in Market street
wns struck by shutter, and fell 10 tho
ground ia state Of insensibiliiy.
The gable eud of new building on
Seventh street. near Soulard's market, Jus.
ready 10 be rooted, fell during the g7e.
Several chimnles were blown down, a.
mong them enc from the Planters house.
|, is matter OF connratuia,lon tina, this
storm did not take the direction Of The river.
rs in that event the destruction Of the ship.
ping and Of life would have been dreadful.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-29
WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE THE
GAZETTE


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10 the recent enlargement Of our paper
an expense that follows US from week tc
week, and which we must have means 10
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ado or further notice.
We expect to obtain at least three hun.
dred more subscribers, and from The man.
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Der Of the Gazette and avail themselves oil
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Remember that in another month al! oil
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But is il not strange idea for man
living in the West, to send TO the East to
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none quicker TO make reparation when in
the wrong.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-29

CArs.-The steamship Ohio brought tc
San Francisco. from San Diego, 200 cats,
which met with a ready sale Another
ship load was expected soon. They are 10
demand at ten dollars piece, as rat-catch-
ers.
A friend from California informs Us that
one can scarcely walk out Of an evening
in Sacramento City without these disgust.
ing animals running over his feet, aud yet
they were all drowned out a year ago. -
They emigratc in immense bodies, which
can only account for their enormous IN
crease.