Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-03-25
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WooL.--We clip the following par
agraph from the Wheeling Ar gus:
"The Western Ohio pap rs say
that spectators are already in the
field contracting for the next clip Of
wool. Wool has advanced 6 to 10
cents pound and ranges fro "a 40 to
81 cts"
New SHoEs-A new article of
boots and shoes has just come up III
England. Il is called the Panama
Corium orthe leather cloth, and was
invented by a person named Hull
The material is cotton, but has the
mass and general appearance Of 1eath-
er, and receives a polish from ordina-
ny backing, and in the same way
1t is used only for the upper, the sole
being leather. 1t is said to be as
durable as leather, never cracks or
splits, and possesses the adva1 tage of
| not drawing the foot.
VIRGINIA. The Richmond Wing
| of the 7th says: 1--WE understo od yes
terday that there was only twenty.
dollars in the State Treasury
New ORLEANs.-The census of New
Orleans, just completed, show a pop
ulation of 12O,941, being an increase
of 1928, in the last ten years.
The Island of Corsica is kept in
terror by a brigand chief named
Mazoni, who, though at the head
of only a small band of despera-
does, levies contributions, inflicts
: death, and addresses the authorities
in the style Of legitimate power.
) There arc now in arms in Eu-
5 rope, five hundred thousand more
} men, than in the hottest part of the
career Of Napoleon.
CENSUS OF SoUEI CARoLI Ma In
E our columns this morning, will be
found an official statement of the
r Census Of this State, Furnished by
Col. Condy, the US. District Mar
shall 1t Will be seen that Il he pop
ulation of Charleston has Increased
four thousand two hundred and thir-
. ty-two, since the Census of 1916
The increase of population of The
State for the last ten years, compared
; with that of the previous ten years
: shows an increase Of over 46y0O0.-
Charleston Courier.
FRAUDS IN CLOTH Tho mpson's
, New York Commercial Reporter ha.
: the following:
: "a great demand has arisen for rag
wool; large sales have b cen made al
| 6 to re. The wool is obtain led from
taking old made-up eloth hing and re.
ducing it to a state of wool, which
manufacturers buy to mi x " 18th new
; woods, so as to reduce the price O.
| cloth, but at the expo nse of its
: strength. The APPEAR nee of the
cloth so made is equally good with
that made entirely from new Wool
This rag wool is technically called
Hshp oddly :"
, SERIOUS AGCIDEN.-We regret to
announce that the Rev. VIM. Eagle
ton met with a serious accident last
f Sabbath evening. AS he was start
ing to fill an appointment at Sulphur
Spring, he was suddenly throw IN from
his horse, and two of his ribs broken.
He was otherwise injured, but al
though very low, we are hap py to
state that he is not beyond recovery.
-RHhertord Telegraph.
The Louisville Journal Of Monday
says:
A violent storm visited this city
about 4 o'clock last evening. We
learn that the steeple on the Chestnut
Street Grew. Mr.. Halsey's) Presby-
terrain Church and the ceiling were
damaged by it, while services were
going on, causing much alarm among
the assembled congregation.
At the river, the steamer Julia
Dean parted one of her haw$ers-
Many trees, awnings, &C., were also
blown down.
A PROPHETIC Cow.-A mich cow.
belonging to Colonel Philip Rdhl, Of
Buffalo Township, Union county, Pa,
has become maryelleusly gifted with
the powers of speech and has, accor-
ding to common report, lately made
several confidential communications.
in very fair English, to some Of her
particular friends. One of these is
to the. effect that the world viii come
to an end on the 10th day of June
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