Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-21

-. The Buffalo Express records the explosion
of a steamboiler upon a section Of the canal en-
argement, by which seven men we're killed. The
explosion was terrific tearing the boiler into shreds
and sending the pieces in every direction some of
the fragments having been found two squares dis
tant from the scene. One of the cylinders was
thrown into the lower hsrbor, distance of Eve
hundred feet. The windows and doors of several
Buildings in the vicinity suffered from the concus-
sion and the flying fragments.
....Dr. e. F. Hughes, of Canton, No., a'gentle.
of brilliant talents and one ofthe best physicians
in Missouri, was found dead in the road, by some
teamsters, near St. Louis. 1t is supposed he died
while laboring under on attack Of mental aberrs.
ton, be found in the mud where il was plain
to be seen be had struggled violently. OF late be
had been subject to mental arrangements
-. The Chamber Of Commerce of St. LOWS
have appointed Commtte to correspond with the
Board of Trade at Boston, and the Chamber o.
Commerce at New Orleans, relative to the estab
lishment of direct line Of steamers between Bos
ton and st. Louis una New Orleans The Chamber
Of Commerce Of St. Louis pledges the active CO.
operation Of its members in furtherance Of the proc
posed enterprise.
80. white woman 10 France married to q
black Asiatic has recently had a child with two
q DDS, one wLite and the other black on one body.
This curious child has been visited by numerous
physicians who pronounce it indowed with full
powers Of vitality; it is neither boy nor girl but
sort Of hermorphrodite. II it lives may expect
to see il some day ranked with Col. Woods Living
Wonders.
IA duel was fought on the 18th inst, at Ste>
ven's Ferry, South Carolina, between two WELL
known residents Of Savannah, Messrs. Daniel Ste
wsrt Elliott and Tbos. r. Daniel. The latter fell
MORALLY wounded at the first FIRE. The former re-
ceived no hurt. The weapons were rifles and the
distance twenty-five PAGES These are all the fact
we can gather from the Savannah papers of the
18th inst.
The annual q. S Mint statement shows that
the amount OF gold deposited at the mint and all its
branches, during the year 1856, was SAT- SIS, AL
81, Of which $47 sos All Os was from California,
t4O,75O from Oregon, $828,SSO 10 from the Allan.
tic States.
80. The lady of one of the Chicago railroad
kings, recently gave, the fremont House in that
city, donation party for the poor. The charity
box was at the end of the hail. amid the festivities
of one Of the gayest of dancing parties. 1t told its
own story. People were passing to and fro near it
and no one knew who gave and vino did not give
There was no solicitations from any one in the
room. Upon opening the box it contained 1915,
all given in secret.
80. The Montgomery (Ala.) Mail Of recent
date says that "pair Of squads took the cars the
evening previous to its publication to get spiced.
The young lady, who was the more mature of the
two, about sixteen; aud was from Coosa coun-
ty. The young gent WAS Georgian.
IA serious charge is preferred against B. c.
Beakman late President of the Lancaster Bank,
Ia. He was arrested on the 18th inst, on the
charge Of embezzling the funds OF the Bank, and
held to bail in the sum Of 100000.
-. The Odd Fellows Hall in Debuque, Iowa,
fell in Saturday the 18th fromthe weight of snow
and ice upon it. S. s. Foss and wife were killed
TIE loss is about $40, 900.
80. A new style of shirt collar now worn BY
gents extravAgantly, and by gentlemen sparngly,
is denomnated the garrote They are low and nor
row neck tie and turned down tightly round the
throat, the same width all round They Just give
mans neck the appearance you would ike to clutch
aud squeeze.
1t lie said that all the gold coin in the world,
If melted down and cast in a solid mass, would
make a column not more than ten feet square and
eight feet high. The above is now going the rounds
OF the papers, and is probably received truth BY
many who take it for granted that everything ap-
pesring in print is correct A few figures will show
the value Of such a mass 10 dollars, thus giving
better idea than be obtained from a simple
reading Of the paragraph. A column Of the dimen-
sions specified would weigh 96S 200 pounds Avor.
dupois, or l,l7O,oO pounds Troy, calling for a
value Of $252, 72O, 900, reckoning it aJtls per o.
The coinage Of gold. in this country alone for the
past 10 years amounts 20 nearly $4O0 O0O, 600. We
have no at hand Of ascertainng the quauti-
~ coined 10 other countries, but presume it will
very considerably exceed this amount. The amount
coined at Philadelphia alone during the mouth Of
January, 1857. was $500 and the amount Of
gold coin on hand January 81, 81, 1881. The
amount Of specie in the Banks of New York city
during the past year has varied from ten to eigh.
teen millions, and the total Of all the banks 10 the
country is estimated at sixty millions, of which
large proportion is in gold With these facts be.
fore US it is difficult to believe that all the gold
coin in the world amounts to a not larger than
that coined in the United States alone during the
past five years. We think il would make a column
considerably more than eight feet high. The
amount named by the propretors Of the London
Times to the aspiring Frenchman who wished ts
purchase that establishments; as preliminary sum
necessary to commence Negotiations, would make .
column six times the dimensions of the above.
-. The San Antonio Herald has the following in
telligence from the coast Of Texas We have late
authentic adyices from the coast or oastlesraising
portion OF Texas. For many years cattle have not
Jared well they have during the present winter
They are rSlng FAT, not having fallen of in the
least Mr.. Foster has commenced shipping beeves
aud everything looks favorable for our stock.rang
friends. Should the weather remain favorable
appears quite probable, stOck-raisers will be able
this season to make up some Of the heavy losses
last winter.
-. The Harrison Flag. Of Marshall, Texas,
says there are row eos labOrers on the Southern
Pacific Railroad. This looks as II the company in
tend at least TO save their chartered privileges by
completing the grading Of lhe first ten miles BY the
10th inst.
80. Dr.. IRE, the distinguished and venerable
man Of science, died on on the "a instant In Lon
don, at the age Of 50 years. He is well known By
his writings in the United States, especially By hs