Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-25
THE NASHVILLE PATRIOT.
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lives were lost. She was laden with bread
stuffs, cotton and tobacco, which was mostly
insured. She was a valuable vessel, estimated
to be worth 100000.
Prof. Owen states in relation to the coel-
fields bordering on the Ohio river below Louis
vile.
Il would be difficult 20 end location IN the
United States where so many workable bees
of coal are concentrated in a limited space as
in this southern part Of the middle coal-feld
of the Mississippi valley, adjacent to the Ohio
river, five beds making their outcroP from tie
summit of the bluff to low water; and three to
four more beds can be won 10 the mile space
intervening between the valley Of the Saline
and the Dutton cliff.
The quality of the Goals generally proves to
be equal to any Goals mined adjacent to the
Ohio river, below Pittsburg, and superior to
any Goals have yet examined from the Missis-
sippi or Missouri rivers.
Tie shales intercalated with the coal mea-
sures are often rich in iron-stones, capable of
producing about 30 to 40 per cent. Of excellent
soft, gray iron, of much tenacity, and well
adapted for conversion into STEEL
The tendency of our present system of rail-
roads and internal communications is very ev-
identity towards Capitalization. The city of
New York has lately grown largely upon the
State. Her banking capital now amounts to
the sum of 4s, 1886, $50, her banks loan and die
count Oh the average $95,S63, 800, and retain
in their vaults on the average specie to the
amount of $l1, 6s7 ,2O9. Ten years ago the
whole State had not so large banking facilities.
The Illinois game law has gone into force 1t
fines every person in whose possession any
wild game, except ducks, geese, snipes, and
plover. is found during the next seven months,
five dollars for each offense. This accounts
for tie large quantities Of game which are now
constantly arriving from Illinois by the Indiana
railroads. The remedy this law is desired tc
effect is thus explained by the Chicago Jour
nal. II is well known that, during the contin-
uance of such severe weather as we have been
lust experiencing, deer can be killed in large
numbers very readily, even by any vandai
hand that has nreve enough TO WELD club
and quails can be trapped, or otherwise taken
readily, almost without an effort, IN Immense
quantities. These unreasonable meats, not ut
for use at home, lumber up the eastward ex-
press companies at sucn seasons, to supply the
seaboard epicures' demand, and it is well
Roown TO these companies, or some, at least,
Of their many messengers, that tons upon tons
Of game, after the lst Of January, in times OF
a change of weather, have been spoiled IN
transit, and thrown away, entirely worthless
These were the evils the game law was in
tended TO prevent, and its provisions being thus
sautary, offenders against it cannot well com
plain, if its penalties are rigidy enforced.
The Emperor and Empress Of France receiv-
ed the following Americans on the evening OF
December oath, Mr.. Jennings Wise, secretary
of the American legation; Mr.. Benham, and
Mrs. NLacrae, psesented by Mr.. Mason, the
American minister.
Hon. Alex. Il. II. Stewart, Mr.. Fillmoie's
Secretary of the Interior, has been selected as
President Of the State Council Of the Ameri-
can Party of Virginia.
The river Swamp Rice Plantation on the Sa-
vannah, belonging to the estate of the Hon.
D. z. Hugsr together with l4O negroes, was
sold in Charleston, Tuesday week, by Capers
& lakewood, at auction, for $lSS,0O0.
A late arrival reports the yellow fever rag
ing fearfully at Aux Cages, Hayti. Some of
the ships were entirely deserted, their whole
crews having died.
Col. Parker H. French, the Nicarauguan
Minister. was arrested in New York, but i'm
mediately discharged on Wednesday. The
District Attorney says, that the arrest was
made by mistake; that all the questions respect
ing the position Of Col. French, emitting him
TO freedom from arrest, will be argued and de-
cided with respect to Dillingham;, his Private
Secretary, who has been arrested for partici-
-pating in the alleged recent fillbusterism. Any
privilege acceded to one, will, therefore, apply
TO the other. Il is not his intention TO arrest
Col. French, unless the U. s. Court decides
that the arrest of Dillingham; was lawful.
The Charleston Evening Meas understands
that the elephant which was lost overheard
from vessel DOuuu 10 buht poib HoNS iSS wy
safely into Mt. Pleasant Harborl The vessel
was thirty miles out at sea, and heavy gale
was blowing when the elephant went over.
board. Its feat Of riding ont the storm is, we
suppose. the most remarkable instance of ani-
NAL strength and endurance on record.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Tor
The United States, in the course Of a legal ar
eument recently made before the Z. 5 su-
nrerne Court, paid Mr.. Fillmore very high
compliment. Mr. Cushing paid this tribute as
doe 70 one who had left in his own office marks
Of the highest integrity and Intelligence
These evidences of ability and character were
made most apparent in the records of the At
torney Generals office.
The Smithsonian Institution has just receiv-
al A present from the University at Jena,
oopy of the original work of Otto de Guericke
the renowned inventor of the air pamP-pub
li.hed IN 1872. Thework is IN folio, illestrst-
ed by a lumber Of engraviugs among ~hlehis
n. tepresentation of ths celebrated expert
,oert of the resistance TO separation Of two
hemisperes from which the air had been ex-
hausted. when the force Of eight span OF horses
was applied to them.
The Office Of sheriff of New Orleans, was