Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-02-01

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i The Gar has grand schemes
foF the campaign in Asia. lie is
intriguing TO get Persia, Affghsnis-
| tsn and Bokhsrt under his control,
therthY becoming paramoun, in ali
the oo1n.sies between tie Caspian
andS he Indus Then nothing
would be easier man the eonquss'
Of Armenia. and making trouble
among the native princes 6! India,
most of whom will gladly enter into
any. scheme ;Iiai Processes ability TO
free them from British CONTROL
The English in India are only 40.
900 aiming a subject population Of
$50, 000,0 600, and If the war is to 60
on, The allies will evidently nave a
largerlfeldoi operations than they
bargained for.
DIP FoGIEs AS STATEsMEN.-It
rs said thai three OF the NEST prom
finent statesmen now IN Europe are
upwards Of three score years and
ten, to-wit: Lord Painefsion, Met
ternieh and NesseIrode. Viscount
Palmerston was born on the Goth
October, l7S4,. and is. therefore,
past 20. Prince Metternich was
born on the 18th May, 1913, and
il, therefore, past 81; Willie Count
Nesseirode was born IF Cape st.
Vincent on The 1.fth December,
1854, and is now "a years Of age.
] SUNDAY SPORTS IN New ORLEANS.
The Crescent, Of the 9th ins,.,
contains the following notice:
RAT HUNTING.- Tie grand match
between dogs and rats, advertised
10 co ne of on Sunday last, has been
postponed one week, and will occur
at the cockpit on Grayier street,
wi.hepi postponemeM. Fifteen hun
dred warlike rats have been pre-
pared, and fun may be expected.
NEWSPAPER FAcTs.-There are
sixteen million, fifty Thousand, fnnr
hundred andsixty new~psbers print
ed in the course of the year in the
lcity Of Albany. This is 32l to each
inhabitant. or more than one TO each
person every week day in the year.
I"The man that deu't take The pa
Ipers," does not livesin Albany.
Killed by Peppermnt--Tbe Kill
flingly (ConnectIcu,) Telegraph al
hides to the death Of person in the
neighborbood Of that town, by drink
| ing excessively Of essence Of pep
permint. lie had been moderate
drinker of spirituons liquor, but his
supplies being cut off by The Maine
law. be resoried5 TO peppermint, and
lit killed him.
SIze OF THE CoTToN CRop.-It
is said TO be admitted on all hands
in New Orleans that the cotton crop
Cannot exceedthree million of bales
and that The New York and Liver
pool estimates are all exaggerated.
FEMININE LIMBS OF THE Law
"A Philadelphia paper says:
Mrs. Emma r. Coe, who was a
distinguished participant. in the late
woman's right convention held in
this city, was Yesterday morning
registered as student OF law IN
| the office Of the district court. She
contemplates pursuing her studies
in the Office Of VIM. S. Pierce, ESQ.
Our masculine knights Of. Tho brief
are rather startled by the bold inno-t
yation. -
! Costly KIsDLISG SrUFF.--A few
days since MIR. VIM. Head, in
Springfield, Washington CO., KY,
burnt up. his pocket book, by acci-
dent, confirming $223, besides sey.
ersi yaiuable papers, lie stopped
down to pick up some sbaviugs to
make fire 10 the stove, when his
pocket-book fell unnolicedi among
the shavings, and with them was
stuffed into the stove.
: UsuRY.-A large number of petit
titiops have been presented to the
Pennsylvania Legislature from PhiIa-
delphia, asking for the repeal Of the
Usury Laws, and the Judiciary Com
mittee Of the Senate have reported
bill to repeal the act of. 1923, re-
ducing the rate Of interest from
eight to six per cent.
!. FRATERSAL BRoILs-Three broth I