Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-05

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the census gave it 212.592 Inhabitants. At the
Presidential election in 1852 the total vote
cast was 1851. As the population had in
creased considerably 10 tile period between 1850
AID 1852, itmust then have been near 500, 00e.
This would be in the ratio of about one vote
TO every sixteen inhabitants. If there had
been no increase in the population the ratio
would have been about one voter 10 every
eleven iniiabitants. AT the election hell re-
Gently in Texas no less than 45,547 votes were
polled. Applying the first ratio to this, we
should have population of 72S,752, being
three times the aggregate Of the population in
1880 Taking the lower ratio, the total would
be sol, OH, so that, in any case the aggregate
ct this time must exceed half million. THIS
is an astonishing increase, and evinces that
Texas has grown as rapidly as Iowa. Il is
likely also, 10 hasten the division of the terri
tory into several States, pursuant 10 the act
of annexation. The settlement of Texas alb
serbs that class of emigrants which would
otherwise Gil up Florida. and the consequence
is that the latter remains stationary, although
admirably adapted to the cultivation of all
the staple productions Of the South. If we
boast of the immense increase Of population
IN Texas since it was separated from Mexico,
what shall we say oftbe stagnation in Florida.
so long under our control and open to settle
nenf The construction of few leading
railways in the peninsula would probably soon
give that State start, and in this view the
works 81 that kind already projected there be-
come important
Thackeray is lecturiDg in Charleston.
A London Paper informs US thai Russian
convert 10 the Church of Rome, Father Diun-
kovsy has lately left that city, decorated with
the title of Apostolic Project of the North
Pole Missions" which was recently conferred
upon him by congregation of cardinals, de-
puted by bis Holiness, with yearly salary of
10000 francs. This enthusiastic missionary
took with him plentiful cargo of prints Of
the Virgin and Saints, and publications sup
piled by the Propaganda press, for the effectu.
al conversion of the inhabitants of Lapland,
Greenland, and other Arctic regi ons, now sub
ject by the Pope to his spiritual control
At convention of Sugar Planters, held in
New Orleans on Tuesday of last week, the
President Judge John Moore, in taking his seat
gave some very interesting statistics relative
= 10 the sugar trade of Louisiana, and to the i'm
mense yearly revenue accruting to New Or
leans tberefrom, He said that:
''In the year 1915 the value of the sug-
ar ard moasses manufactured in the State was
g Al
at New Orleans The cost of freight. insu-
rance charges, commission, &c, on this por-
tion of the crop landed in New Orleans amOuD-
ted, il was estimated to 81 100000 which sum
had all gone TO enrich New reans. He also
estimated that the city during the year had
been gamer Of the country in about a like sum,
by the commission and charges on supplies
furnished by our merchants 70 the sugar plan
tiers, thus making the immense revenue to the
city during one year, from the sugar trade
alone of $2,500,000. The speaker estimated
the value of the sugar crop of 1866 at
$22, SOC, 900, aud thought the revenue arising
10 New rleans, from It's being brought here
would exceed that of 1855 by a considera-
bic sum. With this immense revenue to
New Orleans, arising from the sugar trade, he
thought il especially behooyed those who gov
erned the city to frame ordinances which
Ia ,uld protect and encourage this impor-
liant portIon Of our commerce"
PLANTERS BANK-The Louisville Journal
of the LIST inst. says;
FAIR BANKINe-A CoNTRAsT.-"A Subscri-
ber," to whom we return thanks, sends Us the
January statement Of the Planters Bank of
Tennessee, aud also a co. parative statement,
published BY the Bank with the January state
inent, showing the changes in the discounts
and full condition of the institution compared
with LIST July, 1866, From these statements
We gather the fo lowing facts: On 2d January
1855, the bank held of discount notes 81 ,223,-
OOr, If discount bills 81 BOG 600. On lst of
Jnly. 1855, the amounts were-a0tes discoun-
ted $500, 900, bills discounted $4,000. 1t
will he seen, when beth statements are con-
densed. that fer The gear the amount invested
in notes s 50, $4,000 aud in 6itls 81 $4,000,
or an excess IN bills OF bur SIC thousand dollars.
Compare this statement with that OF our
Kentucky models and We have the contrast
= between banking conducted with decent re-
gard Tor the rights of the community and the
irit az bank charters and that conducted in
fragrant disregard Of both. The Planters
Bank OF Tennessee has long enjoyed, now
enjoys, aud we hope will continue To enjoy high
credit. Those hO manage its affairs have
the satisfaction 20 know thar, while they have
been Just to the stockholders, they have not
been Unjust 70 the public; that they do not Us
bank managers, ignore the fact that they are
still men responsible for their conduct 10 an
enlightened public opinion. Nothwishstand
ing the fact that they have invested one hall
their means in notes, these gentlemen have
pad their stockholders per cent. each halt
year and added something 10 their surplus
WheR viii our bankers do as wellf
voLcAx1c ExrlosIoSs IN ARKANsAs--The Little
Rsck ], ual la. letter from johnson county,
Ark dated Gainesville, 6lh ult.. which gives ar
account of volcanic eruption which took place
there on the night Of the Sd December. Il says
Mr.. William NJ tiis.ae, while bear hunting on
Chr stma . day attem O. cross Dry Creek mouns
tain, situated in T. ~ R., 20 w., but found the
moontain 10 be on fee Gibson describes il send
ing forth SMOKE at the TOP. which AZ night has
rudy glare and i visible for miles For several
acres around The lesv appear 10 have wthered on
the tree during the The ground heated.
aud on the sides Of the mountain are numerous
assures through which hot vapor IL constantly
escaping Gibson saws that the steam Of vapoi
was so hot TO be painful TO the hands when held
Oger IL. He was so much alarmed that he did not
venture far up the mountain side, did he state
that there a crater, or discharge Of lava &c.
The writer also states that 10 Clarke county,
sslace has been ltely 70, nd where the earth has
bsr-tsd or broken up throwing huge masses of rock
and earth.
FeoM KAksAs-Thefe have been further troa-
( hlcs IN Kansas We have two accounts OF the
afIa ---one by the correspondent OF the 81. Louis
ID .nocrat and the other BY the Lawrence Herald Of
Fteelom fhoth freesoiLl IL appears that the free,
sellers held an election for officers on the l0th.