Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-23
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rived in the mails of the George Law on the
9sth ultmo, and which comprises one hun
dred and forty six pages of letter paperl
Chanfrau and Albertine are playing in
Washington City.
Il is understood that the dress making BUSH
ness is about to be Incorporated with coopering.
A number of active coopers viii be reqniredt to
hoop the ladies' petticoats; the model of fe-
male elegance being now q molasses cask or
beer barrel.
In the New Jersey House of Representatives
on Wednesday last a bill was introduced,
which provides for practical repeal of the
usury laws, so far as special contracts are
concerned, which are to be made at any rate, for
one year, the parties may agree upon; on the
second year-or whether the agreement runs
by its terms over one year., or whether the
debt remains unpsid-the rate is to be per
cent; for subsequent years per cent. The
law to go into effect May 1st, 1856, not to af
feet previous agreements, and to be the guide
to the courts inoomputing interest on all sums
in suit.
II is said that Jenny Lind receives $500
sterling for each concert in which she sings in
the new series now in progress in London.
Hon. Sam Houston reached Washington
City last Saturday.
The New York Times says that the private
French advices, received by the steamer At
Lantic, speak somewhat confidently of peace
in Europe and such undoubtedly is the pre-
vailing sentiment in and around the imperial
court at Paris. The English papers, on the
other hand, do not place dependence upon the
new diplomatic efforts in this direction, and
some of the writers rather intimate indffer
ence to it as the game of war and renown now
stands as between France and England. The
French merchants in New York place con-
siderable stress upon the peace pamphlet
brought ont by the steamer.
The Secretary of War, in his late Annual
Report, repeats a humane accommodation
heretofore made by him, that the same pro-
vision should be made for pensions to the
widows of persons dying in the army service
as for the widows of persons dying in the navy.
The reason of the discrimination hitherto made
can only be found in the idea that the attention
of Congress has not been drawn to the sub
ject
We learn from the Boston Advertiser that
seventeen tons of ancient sculptures from
Nineveh have just arrived in that city, via
London, in which latter city they were pur-
chased by Mr.. Henry Stevens, the American
antiquarian, for his own account. Of these
sculptures there exists several duplicates in
the British Museum, which is given as a rea-
son for their not being purchased by that in-
stitution. The sculptures, Tin relief) represent
ing trees, human figures, &C., are said to be
excelIently preserved, some of them being
superior to the corresponding ones in the
Musem.
1t is estimated by those who are well quail
fed to Judge that there is now invested in the
Zoe business in all parts of the United States,
between $4,000, 900 and $1,000, 900, and the
number of men to which it gives employment
during the winter months is supposed to be
from 5000 to 10000. The total annual con-
sumption of ice in New York, exceeds 1oO,
900 tons. This we have ascertained from care
ful investigation. Boston consumes about
$4,000 tons annually; and Philadelphia, Bald
more and Washington about an equal amount.
Besides this large domestic consumption there
is every year 8 large amount exported to
Southern cities. Boston exports much more
than New York. The increase of the ice trade
in that city since the year 1882 has been quite
remarkable. In that year the whole amount
shipped was bat 1882 tons. In the year 1858
the amount exported was 1y0, 900, and in 1854
156,540 tons. One leading house alone expor-
ted last year 81, $40 tons. The average price
of this per ton, when sold in large quantities
for shipment, is two dollars.
Peru is said to be on the brink Of another
revolution. What it is about it would be diff
cult to tell CAsrELLA, who took advantage
of the war between Peru aud Bolivia to get up
q rebellion again the lawful government Of
Peru, which, aided by the Bolivian invaders,
proved successful, is now President of this vol
canic republic. But though he managed TO
eject EoHISIQUE from power, he seems TO be
unable to make out any better himself in main
tanning order.
Australia appears 10 DC suncIiuB uhuSi eh0
same reverses which California experienced
about year ago. At the last accounts the
officially declared insolvencies end rumored
failures of many mercantile firms, had caused
A serious depression in almost all commercial
departments.
The St. Louis (Mo.) Ne'Os says il is thought
that during the past six months, over ten thou
sand persons have settled in the counties OF
Northeast Missouri. Such was the rush 10
Adair, Scotland, Schuyler, aud Putnam coun-
ties, that hundreds of families have been forced
10 erect canvas tents in the heart oflarge prai-
ries TO shelter them from the wintry blasts.
The quarter from which these people came Is
not mentioned, hut from their settling In the
northern part Of Missouri, it is likely that they
came from the Western free States. great
impetus has been given TO the Improvement Of
that district by the progress of railroad now
under construction through Il, from the Mis-
eissippi river TO Kansas territory.
The St. Martinsvile Q.a.) Constitutional Of
the l9th, says the sugar crop OF Louisans for
this year is now ascertained TO have fallen
short Of the average crop by At least one-hslf
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