Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-27

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'rtes-Steamer Pacific.
NKw YoRK, March is, 1866.
II being most famous is simply being most
advertised, Gen. Walker, of Nicaragua, is at
this moment the most famous man on this con-
tinent. Nicaragua and Walker are in the
mouths of everybody and the stomachs of
stock spectators. The annulment of the Ac-
cessory Transit Company's charter has with
drawn public attention FOR the moment, from
all things else; and what seems very singular,
no person connected with the press seems to
know any thing about either Nicaragua or
the Transit Company's affairs. They appear
to ignore the fact that, about two months ago
they published letter from person in the
confidence of Walker, in which the plan of
the late coup d'etat was very clearly laid down.
The circumstances of new steamers being ready
for the route Immediately. begins to open spec
ulators' eyes to what they might long ago
have seen. The whole matter lies in tits:
After Walker got into power, Vanderbilt en-
deavored 10 use him as tool. Walker dis
covered as long ago as last October, that the
Transit Company owed the State Of Nicaragua
100000. The debt was acknowledged, and
the Company agreed to liqudate it in part by
carrying flibusters Surprising, however,
that Nicaragua was entirely in their power,
they lately refused to acknowledge the debt,
and threatened TO run on the Panama route.
Walker heard of their designs, and before they
had time to carry them into execution, made
an arrangement with other capitalists, shut
down the gates, and left the Transit Company
on dry land. Their vessels are now lying at
the docks here, having nothing to do. The
Transit Company makes loud complaints about
Walker. There may be some trouble, but
there is much CANNON.
The mortality in the city during the past
week, according to the official report, has
numbered 434, viz GO men, 90 women, 16l
boys and l4l girls; showing an increase of 40
on the mortality of the previous week. or
these, l0S were Of diseases of the lungs, 60 of
which were Of consumption.
Rarnum, the Snowman extraordinary, has
hattened completely out. AT an examination
before one of our Justices q few days ago, he
st aed that he was dependent entirely for a
living upon few friends who will not, in his
adversely, let him starve. lie is at present
keeping Il boarding house in Clinton Place,
and presents, in the streets, unequivocal indi,
cations of FUSED up" man. SIC transit dec.
Some of the lrishnen of the city turned out
yesterday (St. Patrick's Day to celebrate the
anniversary of their Patron Saint. In the
evening they partook of dinner at the Met
ropolitan Hotel. The day was clear and beau
giful, and very favorable for their celebration.
As ST. Patrick's Day happened this year in
Lent, lrishmen generally were forbidden by
Archbishop Hughes to celebrate it at the usual
time; but appointed, in stead Easter Monday,
upon which day it is, presume, less sinful to
drink and swear.
The news of the terrible disaster on the
Delaware at Philadelphia, make New Workers
tremble, as well through sympathy as the daily
chances themselves run of similar catastrophes.
1t is within bounds to say that one fourth of
those who do business below the Park, cross
some of the ferries at night, and recross in the
morning. Add to this the number of ladies
who come from Williamsburg, Brooklyn and
Jersey City, to say nothing of market women,
visitors, aud the number who cross from the
termin of railroads, and you can have some
idea of the travel on our ferries, yet we have
not one ferry beat that carries a small boat on
board, by which, in case of accident, q man
might land. The Philadelphia disaster may
be the means of remedying this state of things. |
Every body Except newspapers) say, in
speaking of the steamship Pacific, that there
is not even the ghost of a chance of her safe |
arrival. A very excellent cut of the missing
steamer appeared in the last number of Frank |
Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper This is prob
ably the last ''viewn we will ever have of her.
Before leaving Liverpool the Captain was
heard 10 say that lie would run all risks to
enter New York IIarbor before the Persia. !
which was advertised to leave hree days after
him, and make the trip in eight days. But |
the Persia was eleven days out, having mar
rowly escaped destruction on an iceberg. The
general impression is that the Pacific ran into |
the ice on the Banks of New Foundland and |
was wrecked there.
AUGUSTUS.
LAWS OF TENNESSEE.