Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-01-24

THROWING IN HER MITR!-At the meeting OF the
American Board of Missions at Hartford, CT, there
was passed TO the treasurer string Of gold beads,
which the donor had worn from her youth. She
is about eighty years of age, and wanting to do
something for the missionary cause before she died.
she de3ded to cast them into the treasury they be-
ing all she had that could be made available TO that
end.
Costly KINDLING SrUFF.-A few days since Mr.
VIM. Head, in Springfield Washington CO. KY,
burnt up his pocket book by accident, containing
1928, besides several valuable papers. He stopped
down to pick up some shsvings to make fire in the
stove, when his pocket-book fell unnoticed among
the shaVngs and with them was stuffed into the
stove.
AssEssABLE PROPERTY IN TIE STATS OF New
YoRK.-The aggregate valuation of the real and
personal estate in the State of New York for the
year 1854 is 81 1854 l54,725; ofwheh 81, 09l, 5l4-
033 is real estate and S272 638 10 personal estate
OF the whole amount, 1886, 5l62l2 of real estate,
and $l3l 72l, 1913 personal Total S462, 237 500
is placed to the credit of the city Of New York.
NEWSPAPER FAors-Thege are sixteen million,
fifty thousand, four hundred and sixty newspapers
printed in the course Of the year in the city of Al
bany. This is 32l to each Dhabitart, OF more than
one to each person every weekday in the year
THAT man that don't take the papers does not
live in Albany.
LIFE OF SIR JoHN FRANKLIg.--M. c. Richard
Weld, London barrister, is preparing for pubca-
ton life of his uncle, Sir John Franklin embracing
his early naval career watch was chequered by
many remarkable events, and his various Arctic
explorations, with the measures taken 10 search for
his last unfortunate expedition.
An EXCHANGE says, our junior partner returned
pair of trowsers 20 his tailor last week, because
they were too small in the legs. "But you told me
to make them tight your skin," said the tailor.
"True, quoted colleague, "lor l can sit down in my
skin, but I'll be split if can these breecAesl The
| tailor caved in.
| A VILE SIANDER-A police officer in Syracuse,
who has lot Of Shanghai chickens, which he don't
about supporting during the present high price
Of grain adyertises them as stolen property, hop
! ing some green IN will come forward AID claim
| them.
! ENGLAND AND THE SLAVE TRADE IN l7l2.-A
clause in the treaty at Utrecht in 17l2 stipulated
that England should have the sole right of carrying
slaves from Africa TO the West Indies, for space
of thirty years. Great for public treaty, sure
| Nor MucH LIKE HARD TIAEs"-A gentleman
living on Harrison Square, Boston and doing bust
ness on India wharf was presented on the 10th
| instant with FIVE hundred dollars, by the men in
! his employ, token Of their esteem and regard
| for Linn.
| RAPID TEAvELIISG-On the 1st inst. the cee-
! brsted eronsut, Mons. GODDARD, left New Orleans
in bis balloon, and in three hours and halfaiter-
wards landed safely at Arnite settlement, East Fe-
licana La, che hundred and ninety miles from
! New Orleans.
A Coon REASON '-"Why are you forever hum
ming that air" asked Foo:e of man without q
sense OF tune in him. Because it haunts me-
NO wonder, said Foote; lyon are forever murder
! ing it,
srEc.E is SO scarce III Schenectady, that man
was arrested on suspicion of being bank robbsr,
| because he had three and siypence in his pocket.
| H- Petitions are in circulation at Cincnust
for the pardon Of Arrisop, the convicted nfe rnal
| machine man