Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-11

IL on Monday evening last Much praise Is due Mr..
Slaughter for the energy with which he has prose-
cuted this work. We think it will be to the advsn.
tage Of every business to have the gas convey
ed TO his place of 0usiness- AEyfeeSbore Telegraph
Another SIGN IN NEw YoRK.-Maj. Williams,
a sub Elector on the Buchanan ticket in New York,
after sgnyiDg his determination TO vote for Fill.
more, thus defines his position, in a card which he
publishes in the Brooklyn Star:
"That the struggle la the City and State of New
York, will be between Fillmore and Fremont, is no
longer matter Of question. And the vote of the
State of New York will inevitably decide the result
of the election far as the chances Of Col Fremont
are concerned"
To this he adds:
"And, as the time Of election approaches, think
well, We conservative Democrats OF New York, who
had resolved to vote for Buchanan! ask youvselves
whether he hope TO gain the vote Of your State,
and receive, il you can entertain a doubt on this
subject 20 vote in accordance with patriotic prin-
cpes and for Mard Fillmore, that you may add,
each Of YOU by your vote, 20 the vote Of him. who
alone can defeat the candidate Of the Black Repub
licans''
Let men calling themselves Democrats in Ten
nessee, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, aud other
Southern States, consider these sensible remarks,
and act upon their convictions Of right. /, is plain
to be seen, that Buchanan has no chances of sue.
d cess, while Fillmore hasl-Augu''a Chron.
THE LITTLE MoSsTER IN YouR SUGAR-The SUI
gar acarus approaches some what 10 organization
and habits, TO the louise and the itch.insect itself
which are also included in the genus Aearu The
sugar mite is in size considerable, that il is plain
~ visible TO the uDaided sight. When present in
sugar it may be detected by the following proceed
ing Two three spoonsful of sugar should be
dissolved in large wine glass of tepid water and
the solution allowed remain at rest for an hour
or so; at the end Of that time the animalcnles will
be found, some the surface Of the liquid, some
adhering to the sides Of the glass; and others the
bottom. mixed up with the dark and copious sedi.
ment The body is oval, or rather somewhat ovate,
being broader behind than before. From It's pos
terror part proceed four long and sta brstles,
together on each side, and some eight or ten small
Ter ones are arranged nearly at equal distances
around the circumference OF the body; from its an
terror part proboscus ofcomple1 organization pro-
ceeds, and from It's inferior surface eight legs join
ed and furnished with spines hairs at each art
culation; the spine, which issues from the last Joint
but Of each leg, is very long and extends much
beyond the termination Of the leg itself. Lastly
each leg is armed at the extremity with a formida
bic hook. The aearHs saehari clings to life With
great tenscity, for warm water docs not always kill
IL. Hence those who sweeten their drinks with
brown sugar must swallow Of these disgusting in~
sects in living state cor the heat Of the beverage
lie not sufficient to destroy them For the consolation
OF our readers, we happy TO announce that this
insect is never found In purified, l. C., lump sugar.
II owes its existence and nutriment 10 the sbumen,
which as We said before Is always present In inf ror
sugars IL is well known that grocers are subject to
affection of the skin, denomnated 'grocer's ITCH
Of which Of the symtomss extreme irritation aud
itching To this disease all grocers are not equal La
bic, but those particularly who are engaged 10 the
Handling" Of sugar, as The wArehousenen. Nov
the aedrHs saockGn belongs to the same genus as
acaras seobiei or itch insect than which il is larger
and possessed Of az organization ssll more form
dable aud forbidding - English Paper.