Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-11-10
WHOLE NO. lIs
The ashinglOa Monument.

Ell The Washington National Mouu-
IS ment has attained a height of l42
S feet. The last contribution was from
n the territory Of Utah, consisting Of
e, a block of stone about three feet
+ long. and nearly two wide, brought
e from Salt Lake City. The device is
!, centrally bee hive resting on 4 ta-
BID. Around are festoons-of flowers
: wreathed with fruits, and above IS
, the All-Seeing Eye, with an Iinscrip-
ton in these words: Z Holiness to the
! Lord" At the base of the block is
the word 4 Deseret." The stone is
, not very bard, and is similar to that
known MS Bath Stone" The exc
cution of the sculpture is only toler-
able.
''From tw 0 specimens of Tennes-
see marble sent to the monument, "
says tile Intelligehcer, sit has been
Judged the very best article yet fur
nished, and so high is its character,
as 10 be deemed superior to any in
the world lor hardness, durability and
polish. We hear that it is contem-
plated to use it for the interior fac
ings and decorations Of the new cap
litol buildings
roon AI,nvS,r,N Nc Arfa
mus Leonard, Of Saxton river, Yer
mont, recently placed piece Of whito
paper three inches lopg by two inches
wide, distance of one hundred
yards, and ia five successive shots,
drove the nail twice, and the other
three balls struck within quarter Of
an inch Of the exact centre Beat
it, WHO caui AIr. leonard holds him
self ready to excel any shooting
that can be made Heisa gunsmith
and will shoot with one of bis own
rifles.
Tie Rock vile, (AId.) Journal sayg
thatlInds ia that county which could
be had for $40 an acre four years
ago, are now held at 500
A LoNG LINE OF Usefulness. = The
first premiq IN on WOODEN yarns. at
tie Plymouth County tAIass.) Agri-
cuIt4r;,l Fair. WAS awarded Miss Bet
sy Holmes, of Marshfcll, a lady 90
years of age.
ONE OF orRs.-Geo. L. Curry, tho
acting Governor Of Oregon, estab-
lished the first printing Office in that
territory, and was returned several
years since to pc territorial legisla-
ture A few y ears since he was an
apprentice boy III Boston. IS
The MilIerites, who ten years ago
decreed the Immediate and final de-
structionof all terrestrial objects, are
again at their folly. They have now
positively fixed upon the 10Th of
May, 1854, as t he day for the great
disaster, aad the y say there shh jill be
no postponemont on account of the
weather. We hope to be there 10 see
Liquor leaIe Is il Washington
city have raised the price Of a sin
Gle drink to ten cents. This will
be har,Pon the members Of congress
during ihe coming session, and we
think they had better pass law
limiting the pricen9 "single drinks
IN The District pllColumbla
The wife Of the late Professor
Webster, (who was executed for
lie murder OF Dr. Parkman,) died
at Boston on the 10Th inst. The
terrible fate Of her husband, had
cast a gloom over her life. which
was beyond the power Of her nu-
merous friends to dispeh
A Picture Of Ney Fogk.-John
Austin, the Notorious bully, who was
sentenced TO the Penitentiary forl
three months, for the part he took in |
the Tammany Hall riot, was released /
on Saturday, his term Of incareori-
lion having expired. His peculiar
friends met in the Park. and fired b
salute in bonor ofthe event.
The witty Dal.e Of Wharton, hav-
ing introduced h scripture story in
% one Of his speeches in the House
Of Lorls, was asked by i right rever-
end prelate when he should be doas
.pieaching.
When q m made bishop ny
lord, was the sarcastic reply