Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-01-13
Items Of News.

Inc .tntetliSeucer states tHae eAe
minister Of France called yesterday
at the department Of State by direc-
ton of his Government, and officially
announced that the President Of
France had adopted q great meas ure
of public safety that as chief of the
State he owed to 100000 of Fren0 en-
men and the world. The nomination
was new era in th e tranquility of
Fra nee, and to prevent her from the
revolutions which would and might
recoil upon them, and being firm in
the consciousness Of their patriotism
in repelling the dangers which threat
en- France and Europe, without end,
he had invited the nation to a free
choice Of a firm and durable govern
ment. That he bad appealed to the
suffrage of all in moment so solemn
to the douHtry, that he thought this
appeal Ought to enlighten Europe
and the world in regard to his OBJ
ject.
The armament Of South Carolina.
1t appears by the report of the
Ordnance Department to the Sou tn
Carolina Legislature, that the State
contracted for 80 twenty-four pound
ers, s ten-ihch mortars, and S four
inch siege b witzers. Most of these
have been finished and inspected, and
all were to be ready by the 18th Of
December. The contract for small
arms, was for 5000 muskets, 1,0p0
rifles, 1000 pairs of pistols, 1000
sabres, and 1000 artillery swords.
The delivery of these arms in Janua-
ry, 1853. Besides these, there are
IL, 900 projsctiles, infantry, cavalry
and artillery accoutrements, and all
the OF her Spfide, pomp and circum-
stance of glorious war;
ANAcHRoNIsMs.--A gentleman of
this city, says the Drawing Room
Companion, distinguished for his
brilliant wit, as well as fine legal at
tainme nts, told us that he once met
with IN old painting (by "a French
artist, which possessed considerable
merit of "The Lords Supper" and
that both ends of the table were dec
GRATED with tumblers holding cigar
lighter RS. Such anachronisms are
very common. There is a picture in
this city at P resent, Of the birth Of
Christ" where the Virgin Mary is
represe nted as sleeping on "a French
bedstea of the most fashionable
make, while Christ is lying in a mod
ern W shing-tub in the garden of
Eden Adam and Eve, of course,
occupy a posi- ton in the fore ground,
while in the back ground, conspicu-
Gus from his hunting costume, stands
a German student, deliberately shoot
ing ducks
Death Of TIE Postmaster at ctnaH-
nati.-We lie rn by a private tele-
graphic despatch that Maj. VIM. OH
yer, Postmaster at Cincinnati, died
in that city on Sunday morning last,
after an Illness of some ten or twelve
days. Maj. O: served in the army
under Gen. Harrison, with great dis
tinction, and was esteemed as wor-
thy, honorable and useful citizen
Lou. C0ur.
ANOTHER CtBA ExPKDIFIoN.-Ther
are rumors at Washington Of anoth-
Ell secret Cuba expedition being ar
and it is said that million
Of dollars have already been contrib
uted. The chief agents and actors
are said to be now in New York,
Philadelphia and Washington, work.
ing silen lily and subterraneously.-I
Lon. Co tw.
Texas Central Razroad-We learn
from the San Augustine (Texas)
Herald, that some citizens of that
place have united for the purpose Of
petitioning the Legislature for rail-
cad from the head Of navigation on
5he Neches River and then running
north up the valley Of that stream
nth it reaches the Angelina; thence
ld nth up the Angelina to the mouth
If the Ay;sh Bayou; thence N N w
b rough t he counties of Shelby, Pa
ola, Rusk, Smith, Van Zandt, Kauf-
nan and Dallas to the headwaters of
h i Trinity.
The portion Of this route which |
les north and west of San Augustine !
S a route which has been proposed
IS a branch to the New Orleans and
)pelousa road.
Marshall Soult, one Of Napoleon's
treat French generals, died on the |