Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-07-15
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! lleMS Oh NEWS,
The number of Military Land
Warrants issued is stated to be ILL.,
900; Of which 1900 were for l60
acres, $4,000 for so acres, and 57,-
900 for 40 acres.
/, There are at least ] 200 acres of
vineyards around Cincinnati, alone,
giving employ ment to no less than
600 efficient laborers, at an annual
cost of $4,000, and producing in
moderate favorable easons, 100000
gallons of win e. Most Of those en-
gagged in the culture of the vine,
have families to support. 1t is cal
culated that the wine interest in
Hamilton county, affords subsistence
directly and I'M directly to 10000 in
dustrious and sober people.
The Louisville Courier of the Sd,
says it was rumored that Gov. Pow
ell had appointed ia mes Guthrie,
Esq, U. S. Senator, to fill the va
cancy caused by Mr. Clay's death,
but that gentleman had decliDed the
appointment.
! New Orleans has voted one mil
/ lion and a half to the Opelousas
Railroad, by a large majority. They
also voted in favor of the Jackson
road.
| Jackson, the American deer, has
beaten Deyett, a celebrated runner
in England, doing ten miles in 5la
minutes the Englishman half a
mile behind.
! Two Divisions of the Sons of
Temperance, in Knoxville, have sur
rendered their charters.
! ORIGIN OF THE CHoLERA.-At re-
cent religious meeting held at Exc
ter Hall, in London, the Great Sen
ate House of the English religious
world, a gentleman Of authority,
stated the undenmble fact that the
tax levied upon salt by Warren Has
tings, during his tyrannical rule in In
dia, was the cause of the Asiatic
cholera disease that has spread
Its poisonous putrid breath over the
world, and sent millions to the grave.
| The cholera was unknown before the
period alluded to, and made its APP
pearance Immediately following the
edict which deprived the lower castles
of Hindoos of healthy ingredient
lin their food.
INGENIOUS ADVERTISING An
enterprising trader in New York
has adopted all ingenious mode OF
advertising, at the same time thai
he appears to be actuated only by
motives Of the purest philanthropy
! He has stationed individuals at the
most irequented corners Of the
streets, at the hottest time Of the
day, who presents to every passer-
by fan to cool himself with. On
each side is pasted an advertisement
Iof the name of the. giver, location
of his store, and prices OF his goods
What next in the way of acquiring
noturiety?
| The wheat crop has been very
fair one, and was harvested in good
condition. The flour manufacture
ed from it is of the best quality.
The crop of oats is the largest that
has been raised for several years
We have had. fine rains in this Vi
cinity for fewsdays past, and corn
is very promising. The early
corn is already secure from injury
by drought. The appearance of
the growing crop of cotton is not
SO favorable. Between this place
and the seaboarJ the plant is small
er than is usual for the season;
while above this, and in some other
sections, ii is quite promising. We
cannot, how ever, decide at present
on the result of that crop.-Nacon
(Ga.) journal.
ALABAMA.-From a letter of a
commission merchant in the inte-
rior Of Alabama to the Mobile
Tribune, we learn that the cotton
crops are very backward, but the
stands good. Corn is suffering
very much for want of rain, In
the black lands, however, there are
pretty good prospects for both corn
and cotton.
.ARKANsAs.-The Van Buren,
ARK. Intelligencer says that the
crops in that section are more prom
| isino this season than for many