Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-01-29

| n DlRD SEEKING IODGINGS.-Ou<
ring the cold storm of Monday night,
at late hour, small bird knocked
at window of a hotel, which hap
peEed to be Illuminated by the light
within. The occupant, supposing the
noise to be the pattering Of hail
against the pane, gave it no 'atten-
ton. Presently, the trapping COM
!. menced again, when the window was
opened and in flew the little creature,
apparently delighted to get into COM
Portable quarters, and confident Of
shelter and safety. After eoursing
about the room as if to battle itself
in the warm air, it quietly selected
its place, and depositing its head I'M
der its wing, went to sleep 1t is
difficult to say which of the Occu-
pants of the same apartment felt
better satisfied with themselves, or
slept more peacefully through the
night. As the day broke, out broke
the birds grateful acknowledgements
to the Protector Of us all, il a song,
whiclpfor so tiny body, and stran-
ger, was remarkably loud a Id ecst at
ic. 1t was nearly furnished, and ate
and drank with an enviable appetite
for its breakfast. Being now able to
take care of itself, and not choosing
to be dependent longer on charity,
the. little fellow insisted on being re-
leased; the window was opened, and
out he flew to share his fortune with
his tribe, thanking his friend as well
he could for his hospitality albany
!. az. ~ Argus.
/ FRATERNAL FEELING. The Detroit
Tribune, the most furious Seward
wing organ in the West, begins an
Article headed president Fillmore
and his cabinet, and the fall elections,
as fellows:
! 'In the early age there vas a Judas
II-in our struggles for independence,
there was a Benedict Arnold. A half
century ago the democratic party
possessed its Aaron Burr. A few
years since, the whig party. elevated
to power a John Tyler, and more re-
Gently, Willard Fillmore has be-
come the President, but to sting with
treachery the very men who have
raised him to the pinnacle of fame"
] The value of the tea imported in
to the United States last year was
four and three-quartef millions of
dollars, about twenty-one cents to
each inhabitant. During the same
period, we consumed twelve and a
half million dollars worth of coffee.
which is ffty-iour cents to each in
habitant
During the last year 24,57S emf
grants arrived at Philadelphia, being
$4,000 more than during 1851.
1t is said the Illinois delegates 10
the Wing National Convention will
vote unanimously for Gen. Scott.
Early in October Gom 200 to 500
Ihouses in Canton, Ching, were de-
stroyed by fire.
There we're SAG fires in New York
during the year, and ZIG false alarm ms
Gov. Hunt, of n ew York, in his
message states the debt of that State
amounts to 2l,696.S0O, which will
be wholly paid off by the sinking
fund, kept full by the canal revenues,
in seventeen years. 1t has been re-
duced 100000 within the last year.
The Rev. W. G.. E. Cunningham,
of the Holston (Tcnn.) Conference,
expects to leave this country for
China, as a. missionary, IN April next.
The same conference have it in con-
temptation to send a missionary to
California, as soon as the necessary
means can be raised.
SEEUc TIoN.-Rev r d. Turner
was adiudged guilty Of seduction in
a civil suit at Milwaukee last week,
and condemned TO pay tile father of
the victim 81 900. His council have
moved for new trial. William Nor
irIs was convicted for the same offence
at Albany, on Wednesday, and SEN
fenced to serve Year in the Peni-
Tertiary For rich libertines. we
think the New \ ork penalty better
than the Wisconsin.
Cornelius Carmack, Esq, Of fish
omlngo county, Miss, late President
Of the State Convention, died a few
days ago at jackson, where he has
been confined by sickness since the