Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-12
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1855.
The News.

7; is estimatei by the Journal Of Commerce that
there are sold in the market OF New York, during
the year. 5000 woodoocIs, 80 600 parridges, To-
ooo rabbits 1000 canvass back ducks 900 brant.
1000 mallard, and 30 600 black ducks, 5000 wild
geese, 10000 dozen plover and snipes and 81 900
dozen wild pigeons. Large quantities Of game
have been shipped to Europe from New York by the
steamers. Canvass back ducks command high
prices in England
Canada l. rapidly becoming more independents
England. Out OF 363, 600 pound Of tea imported
into Canada last year, onIy GO, coo came by way 0
sea, the remainder through the United States. OF
93Ul 900 worth of sugar, only eli5,o00 worth
came by sea. Ofmoas,es only e23,0oO out Of an
import Of e64 o9g. OF coffee, only IS, 200 out Of
an import Of $4,000
A clergyman, writing to the Commission Of Pa
tents from Hllsboro', Oregon Territory, states he
has discovered new kind Of grain resembling
wheat, which il it will not make bread will make
an excellent food for cattle The grain is said to be
very heavy, the heads yielding hundred fold.
Samples OF this grain were received with the letter.
Senators Jones, Of Tennessee, Toombs, Benja-
min aud Pratt. have given in their adhesion to the
Nebraska Democracy, and will be recognized
among "the faithful" in future caucuses and party
engagements
The above is taken from Washington dispatch
TO the n. Y. Times. The Tribune gives a differ
ent version Of the story. 1t says:
The Democratic members Of the U. S. Senate
will hold causus tomorrow, (Thursday,) to ar
range their Standing Committees Six Old Line
Whigs, Fish, Jones. Geyer, Benjamin, Pratt and
Pesrce, met last night and decided to stand aside
from all party organizations. Their names were
handed ovl 10 the Democratic members for dis
cretionary distribution on the Senate Committees
1t is a nice point now to decide who constitute the
recognized opposition in order to refer 10 it for the
selection OF the minority members Of the Com
mittee in accordance with time-honored custom.
-Four persons we're recently arraigned before the
magistrates Of Gloucester, England, charged with
mobbing and ejecting by violence two Mennonite
lecturers from a building in hich they were hold
ing forth. Tie charge was dismissed, on the
ground that the doctrine disseminated by complain
ants-a defense of polgamy--was contrary TO law.
The Adcertiser of the 4th inst thus chronicles
the result Of the election held in Mobile on the 81
inst. for Mayor and Councilmcn:
OF the result yesterday, the American party has
reason to be pround-all things considered it
the greatest triumph yet achieved by the party j.
Mobile. Our ticket carried all before it, elcctin
Mayor, COuncmen. Aldermen, eUeTg IL;
carrying eUerV Ward IN the city. Even the Bloody
Fifth" Il was wont TO be called, which gave
large majority against US in August, and which b.
never been with before, as a Ward, yesterda
"wheeled into line" and rolled up a fine maorit
for our candidates The American candidate fC
Aid ;rmen carried the Ward by over eighty majority
The Rochester Union states that the agents a
the French Emperor have been largely engage
this fall in purchasing wheat in the West, IA,
account They have purchased 100000 bushels,
Of which 650,OO0 came to Buffalo, and 25O,OOl
bushels to Oswego. All but 40, 900 went down tn
Erie Canal The same agents still buying il
Illinois and other. Western States, to 60 down tb
Mississippi and out by New Orleans.
The Lexington Observer & Reporter says: Levi
Castleman, Esq, of this county, sold few days az
TO Messrs. Hall MeCann also Of this county ninet'
2 year old Mules, and 100 yearlings, for the roun
sum Of $4,000. They were superior mules; tn
yearIings, especially, being the best lot probabl
that was ever collected to the same number in tn
State. This, imagine is the largest sale of mule
ever made by any one man in Kentucky.