Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-08
Total bales.
24,624,4O5
24,284,4O5

hece;Ved from July q, 1922, to the oath
November, 1855, 24,284,4 O5
Total bales, 24,624, 4O5
At Caucus of the democratic" members of
the House Of Representatives held on Saturday
night, the following nominations we're unanimously
made for officers on the organization Of the House
Far Speakcr.--Hon. w. A. Richardson, of Hi.
Dois
For Clerk-A. D. Banks, Of Virginia
For Sergeant dt-ArmS.-A. j. Glossbrenner, of
Pennsylvania.
For Doorkerpa.-Z W. McKnew, of MARYLAND.
FoT Posfmdaer.-John NJ. johnson, OF Virginia
For Public PIihter-COrnelus Wendell, of New
York.
Rachel is to 20 TO Cuba to FIJI an engagement Of
twenty-four representations at the Tacon Theatre,
Havana. The prices are TO be for the twelve
nights best places $24O Tor $50 per night;) second
places $4S; third, $50; fourth, $l5. One of the
papers says that these prices are too high, and that
Mile Rachel cannot get an audience for one repre-
sentatOn, much less twelve. They recommend u.
Felix to consult Barnum as to the effect of high
prices in Havana.
Our telegraph advices report no organization of
the House Of Representatives up to the evening
OF the 9Th
The Gar has dismissed Menschkoff as chief of
the staff, and appointed Odensburg in his place
The Hon. Ed. c. Anderson the American candi.
date, was elected Mayor of Savannah, on Monday
last.
The atlantic brings intelligence of a terrible fam
ine which is prevailing in the group OF islands,
known as the Cape de Verd, off the coast of Afri,
The crops were an entire failure on account of
the drought.
1t is stated that Barnum has sold his Museum
with theintentiOn of building new place of amuse.
ment in Broadway, above Blocker street.
The Washington correspondent of the Charleston
Courier, under date of Nov. 3Oth says "The in
structons sent to Mr.. Wheeler, our Minister in
Nicaragua, had not reached him when he recognized
the Government of the freebooters under the com.
mand of Walker. This Government condemns,
and will never recognize his acts. The Government
is already advised that Walkers rule will be of short
duration"
Jean Blanc, Of New Orleans, represented to be
agrculturalist of considerable scientific attain
meGts, has secured letters patent from the United
States for the discovery of a process Of converting
thirty different Of plants, which grow wild
IN enormous quantities in various sections of the
Union, into fax of great strength and beautiful tex.
ture. Specimens Of the flax and of the plants from
which it is made, on exhibition at the Office of
Walter L Harding in New York Among the
most interesting OF the specimens the fax made
from the stalks Of the cotton plant, large quantities
OF which are burnt or the Southern plantations 10
get them out OF the way; the century tree or wild
Manila, which grows in abundance in Flords; the
wild holyhock, with fibre ten or fifteen feet long;
the gold nankecn, Of natural nankeen color; the
vegetable silk, and the vegetable wool The process
Of preparation, we understand is simple and eifec-
tual, preserving all the strength of the staple and
30 economical that the fax can be sold at prices far
below those at which the article is now sold
The grape crop Of California is said to be very
large this year Last year there were shipped TO
San Francisco from Southern California not over
800 tons of grapes; whereas this year it is conf
DENLY believed the shipments will reach 800 tons
exclusive Of 100000 gallons Of wine, which will be
manufactured at Los Angeles. The grapes at san
Francisco average from 10 to &c. per pound to the
trade, and from . TO "5c at retail. The most ex-
tensive arrangements have been made at Los An
gc,os Tor the manufactured the Juice OF the grape.
We see it stated on what appears TO be good au-
,horty, that those Money Kings the Rothschilds,
have loaned TO the different Monarchs Of Europe,
since the beginning Of the present war in that re-
gion The sum Of ge hundred aud fifteen millions Of
,i9ilarS. OF this large amount England borrowed
$50 o0O, 900, Turkey $40, O00, OOO Austria $780,.
COO 900, England on EKchequeT Bills 500, OOO, 600,
Russia $3.50 600.
letter from London to the New York Courier
Il En9aiyey, informs the public that the purchase
OF Cub, by the United States is possible, If the lat
ter will give two hundred millions OF dollars, one
half to be applied to the liquidation OF the foreign
debt of Spain, and the other half to the liquidation
OF the home debt Que hundred millions of dol
lars is about one fifth OF the face value OF the for
sgn debt of Spain, which stated in full is Gl0O,-
900, 600, but the faith OF Spain is of such nature
that the bond holders would gladly accept one hun
dred millions Of dollars from the United States as
tall payment.
There is great scarcity Of Malaga grapes in
New York II is stated that a shopkeeper, who had
few kegs on hand, sold them out very readily at
~ 90 pound. The Journal Of Commerce states
that other descriptions OF fruit, such as oranges,
lady apples, &c, soerably plenty. The latter
retail al 81 a bali peck. Rsisins a for layers
aud s. 80 Tor bunch; oranges from Nassau and la.
yina are selling by the barrel al s. 50lG. Apples
aie not arryil freely, and prices have advanced
sincc LAST week. Smyrna rss l5a9oc per pound.
We learn from the Petersburg (Nal papers, that
the regular annual session OF the Virginia Confer.
ace Of tie Methodist Episcopal Church South,
,.nmcnced on Thursday, 2sth ult., ia that city
Bishop Andrew presiding The attendance Of min.
listers is large.
The San Francisco Sun says that Judge Shatiuek
decided yesterday, in a case in the Superior Court,
that a manicj man could not execute a mortgage
on the homestead, without the signature OF bis /
vile, who might be residing abroad, but whose
aomeil was still 10 be considered a. that Of her |
husband The decision il one of some practical /
infOiser'',