Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-10-05
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| BesfeN 4 IIgNDR I'D YfARs AGO
In lIo4 there wer e nearly as many
icolored persons as there were houses
IN Boston, the NUM- Der of each being
1900. The number of slaves as
: that period was 500. About 40 In.
,5dians Of all ages resided in the town
IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN PAPER. -
The New York Sun has imported pa
per from France, paying duty o.
80 per cent, and 3 per cent. moro;
for lreightage, and then getting bet
ter article as cheap as that made at
home.
At Boston tomatoes bring So q
bushel.
! During the month of August the
loss of property by fire throughout
this country amounted to S4,277,-
900.
BEEF EATERs.-Eighty oxen make
only one meal for the crewssof the
British fleet in the Baltic.
I PHILOSOPHY FOR MECHANICS
A correspondent of the London
Builder says that houses should be
lpainted in the autumn; wood work
painted in October, he says, looks
better at the end four ears, than,
If painted in June, it would at the
end OF two.
FIRE>AND CHoLERA.-It is Stated
that the cholera diminished at Var
ma Immediately after the great fire.
The iact is likely 10 excite consld-
erable inquiry, and to lead to yari-
Gus experiments as to-the influence
of fire in purifying the atmosphere
/ THE SULTAN AND HIs WARRIORS.
In French paper we read
Some one lately asked a squadron
lof Turkish lancers il they duly re-
cieved their rations? "Yes," they
answered. "Are you contented2'
I"Yes." "What food do you get2r
"Bread." "And what stlse2"-
Nothing but bread, the Sukan
cannot do anything more for IFS. -
Are yon -paid?'' Yes ''IIow
mucb?'' "2s piasires (4s. SD per
month" "Are you paid regular
eve have had no payment for nine
months; the Sultan is not able to
pay us. What can be more touch
ing than this patriotic seIf.deuiaI?
The editor Of the Washington
G3o6e says: Z By looking at the in
dex to the Congressional Globe,
which we now have in press, it sp-
years that ere hundred and twelve
one-hour speeches were made at
the last session OF Congress, IN the
House Of Representatives, Oh The
Nebraska-Ka nsas bill"
The number Of lawyers in Texas
is said 10 be four hundred and TWEEN
weight.
MILK.-It appears from the re-
port Of the Inspector, that the tnor-
nous capital of S5,OO0,O0O is en-
p!oyed in the milk business in New
York and vicinity. The amount
paid Tor pure country milk is eslIm-
ated in the report at S1,350,00O;
for swill milk from the dlstIllery fed
cows $2,540,O00, for water and
adulleralion, SI,250,000.
Depredations to The amount of
$4,000 have been committed in
the Augusta post office BIZ a negro,
who has confessed bis crime, aud re-
stored most of the money.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A likely negro
boy belonging to D. P. Braden,
Esq, Of this place, was taken on
Wednesday morning last, with
bleeding at The nose, and died in a.
bout twenty minnt es-SPringfeId
Lntellgeneer.
10 some parts Of Missouri cattle
ire dying in great n umbers. from a
disease called dry nhurraln,' caus-
ID by want Of PROPER grazing and
water.
CoNsTABLEs PUNISHED FOR SUs<
'AINNG THE LAWS. The Boston
Times states that number of con
tables who assisted in maintaining
he supremacy of the; laws at the
ime of the arrest Of Sims, the fugi-
i've slave, in 1852, have just been
urned out~oi Office by the Board OF
Aldermen Of that city.
FAcrs.-Of every 70 inhabitants
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