Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-01
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Great Britain. Russia DaS ceaSed 10 Iurnlsh InS
usual supply of seed. A gentleman extensive
" engaged at Rochester in the manufacture of
linseed oil, who closed his mandatory about
year since in consequence of this fact, in
forms one of the New York papers that the
same course has been adopted by many of the
leading establishments of the country for want
of stock. The oil is now worth in market
nearly double the price it brought two years
since. At present, Ohio and Canada furnish
the largest share of fax-seed used in this
country.
The case of W. G. Kendall, late post master
at New Orleans, was settled on the 23d. at tile
Post-Ofice Department, by the payment of
$685. which was the balance found against
him. The Department claimed $4,000 and
the assertion of the claim was used in New
Orleans greatly to the prejudice of Mr.. Ken
dali during the recent trial there.
Miss May, an American cantatrice, is making
her mark in the European musical world. She
is now in Italy in the pupilage of some of the
great maestroes of that sunny and sentimental
cline.
The Erie troubles have been before the Su-
preme Court of Pennsylvania, who have deci
ded in favor of the rights clsimed by the rail-
road, and against the riotous peanut agitators
of that valiant hamlet.
On Monday night last there was another
stampede of slaves into Ohio, from the border
counties of Kentucky.
We learn from an official source, that the
sum expended for school purposes in the State
of New York, during the year of 1856, was
$S,22o,61s, of which $2,8O1, 4l1.25 was for
teachers wage. The amount of money vol
UNFAIRLY raised for schools is thought to exceed
that raised by law. The number of children
of suitable age TO draw school money is l.
229,9S7, and there have attended the district
and private schools and academies 99S, 273-
leaving 225,s54 excepting college students)
not in attendance at any place of instruction.
There are 9S1 log school houses in the State.
The Pyne & Harrison English Opera Troupe,
are meeting with immense success in New Or
leans.
Bayard Taylor will make, it is said, $4,000
this season, by lecturiug. John G. SAKE will
net $4,000, if sickness does not break up too
many Of his engagements
COL @. f. NJ. Garnett, late Chief Engineer
Of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, has
been rendered and has accepted the Office of
Chief Engineer of the Richmond and York
River Railroad.
Senator Douglass, in letter dated at Cleve-
land, says that he cannot fix any time when
he will be in Washington. he has had an
operation performed on bis throat, which has
caused him much delay.
The coal vein discovered some months back
on the coast range of mountains in California,
about thirty miles from Stockton, is now
worked proftably. About thirty tons of coal
have been taken out, and the quality is des-
cribed as pure anthracite, remarkably free from
foreign substances. 10 quantity the mine is
said to be inexhaustible.
The last special medical notice of one of
our exchanges states that there has been ex-
tracted from sausages powerful tonic, which
contains the whole strength of the original
bark. 1t is called the ''Sulphate of Canine"
II is stated that the Secretary of the Trea-
sury has decided that Mr.. Forney is Clerk only
for limited purposes. He has, therefore, re-
fused te recognize his requisIion for funds to
pay the officers of the House, othvr than the
clerks employed Immediately under himself
The Sergeant alarms, Door-Keeper, and Post
master, employing in their various Offices
nearly $50 persons, have received no pay since
fha 4 Ms of fIa and will
none until the House shall organize
The tobacco crop of Connecticut has be-
come SO important that the tobacco growers
lately held convention at Hartford to pro-
mote their interests. A tobacco warehouse
has been established in that city, where the
crops Of all the principal growers are sent for
sale. 1t is fine large building, built by Mr..
Seymor for this purpose, with every conve-
nience for storing, weighing, rePacklng, ETC.,
of, we should judge, the entire crop of the
weed in the Connecticut valley.
The President has communicated to the SEN
ate, in executive session, Lord John Russell's
letter of January 10, 1853, to Mr. Champion,
and which was then submitted to Mr.. Everett,
Secretary Of State. II declares that the Brit
ish Government intends strictly to carry out
the Clayton Bulwer Treaty, and to assume no
sovereignty, directly or indirectly, in Central
America The Senate has removed the in
junction of secrecy, and the letter will be pub
lshed. The advices by the America do not
in any way change our friendly relations with
England. Mr.. Buchanan writes that no real
prospects of peace are entertained by the
Ministry, and England is preparing the largest
feet ever 6oatsd for operations against Russia
in the spring. Louis Napoleon is still anxious
to extricate himself from the war, having at
tanned all the desired prestige Of the occasion.
II Is now stated the French peace pamphlet
which was recently attributed TO Napoleon, is
the production Of very respectable Journal
list. NJ PeIetan, formerly one Of the redaeteurT
of Le Steele, but now unattached TO the daily
press. Il was, further, written under the in
specuon of and on data furnished by ~
Drouyn de L'Huys, Nx-Ninister Of Foreign
Affairs.
Commodore Vanderbilt has prepared 9
statement urging Congress 10 favor bis pFopo-
sition 10 transport the mails between New
York aad Europe twice q month. The com.
pensstioa asked is sl6.6so the round trip, and
It is proposed by Mr.. Vanderbilt that this shall
cease whenever Congress shall adopt the poll
cy of Withholding government patronage 10
ali les forms from steamships trayersing the
Atlantic.