Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01
Items of News.


IMPORTANT GEoGRAPHlc4L Dis
covERY.--At a late meeting Of the
Royal Geographical Society at
London, it was announ ced that the
tIRev. d. Livingstone, Of the Lon
don Missionary Society, had dis
covered another large lake in South
Africa, about 200 miles n orth OF
Lake Ngami, which he recently
made known to the world. The
new lake contains seve raj large is
lands, and is connected with the
Ngami by a rapid stream allied the
Teage. Attic date Of the last ad-
vices Mr.. Livingstone was proceed
ing northward. If he carries out
his plan Of exploration, sou ne inn
Eportant questions in Afric can geogra-
ply will be solved Boston Tra0el-
er.
With such perfection have they
got to manufacturing coun erfeit half
dollars, of American stamp, that it
lis almost impossible for the best
Judges to detect them.
The proprietors of the salt furna-
ces on the Kanawha have combined
i for the purpose of self protection
against the Eastern manufacturers.
They hava agreed to limit tHeir pro-
duction, and reduce the price of salt
to 25 cents per bushel.
| Among those who recently left
Liverpool for Australia, is Mrs Mitch
ell, wife of the patriot of that name,
who is proceeding with her young
family to join her banished husband
in that colony
The Baltimore Amefican estimates
the tobacco crop of 1850 at 10000
hogsheads, being less than tE o-thirds
of an average crop.
The Connecticut democratic State
Convention have r E nc minat ed their
present officers. Among tn resolu-
tons passed, was O ne very decidedly
Improving Of the domH ronis E meas
ures of Congress.
The Indiana Constitution al Con-
yention has passd d a section aathor-
izing every voter Of good character
to practice law.
There are in Michigan 218 Flour
mills, which produced last year $780,
I169 barrels Of Flour. There are al
so $50 saw-mills, which sawed one
hundred and sixty-four mill ons feet
of lumber during the year
Professor Agassiz, in recent lee
ture at Key West, stated hi convic-
ton that thepeninsula of Florida, up
to the surface of the water, has been
entirely the work of the coral insect.
I A CURIosITY.-1 Rat Witb tmO
Horns-A rat with horns wal caught
on last Saturday, says the Allegheny
Enterprise, by Mr.. Hindma an store
keeper on Federal street. One Of
the horns was three inches long, and
projected from the upper lip; the 9th
er " hich was not so long was just
above the ear, and resemble ed a goat 5
horn, and apparently hard. 1t ap-
Ipeared to be almost exhausted with
hunger, and was evidently suffering
much from the horn through the lip.
This is probably the rarest curiosity
of the rat species ever seen.
Gen VIM. Collum has bee b nonli-
mated by a district Convention as the
Wing candidate for Congress in the
Nashville district.
Hon. J. NJ. Anderson announces
through the Athens Post, that he is
a candidate for reelection to Congress
from the third district.
Cyrus n, Burnley, an abolitionist,
having announced that he would de-
liver a lect ure to the good pc ple of
Columbia, Pa, on the Fugitive Slave
Law, on Saturday, the 9Th ult., was
coolly informed by several citik ens on
the evening in question, that he
might get q suit of tar and feathers,
besides getting a ride on a rail, if he
it; thereupon Burnley left
the town in a hurry.
THE PoTATo RoT.-The House of
Representatives of Massachusetts
have ordered a resolution to be en-
crossed which. offers rewa I'd of ten
thousand dollars for the discovery of
the cause and the remedy for the po-
tato rot-the discovery to stand |
successful testof five years. trial.
IMPORTANT DECISION IN Ca LIF oRNrA.