Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-31

OF Harness will be a. additional branch to their
I'D business
MCLURR Buck & Cove refer our readers to
The advertisement OF this firm. They still coptin-
ne the business Ct lin Plate and Sheet Iron Work.
eTs, at their old staId, No. IS, Market Street.
They have at 81 times, large and varied stock of
al articles 10 their line. The members OF th firm
have been engaged in the business for years, and
are well and isvorsbly known to most Of our
country merchants But to our young country
lEends, who making, or are about 10 make
their first purchases in Nashville, We would say
give them a trial ard you will not regret it.
Ey- In arecent numbe, of the Houston CTe1as)
Nesgs it is stated that The present high price Of
cotton, and the prospect Of its Eiil being higher,
seems d have elhsLcei the value of field hands
in al parts OF Texas. The Tue Issue says 3 sale
was lately made in Lagrange when one good field
hand was sold for Sl72O, and suot her for $3.50.
A gentleman from Houston informs Us that
good many wagons are now arriving in that city
daily loaded with cotton. For the last two or
thJes weeks wagons have been very scarce in that
city, owing to the bad rOEds-but the ros Is are
now getting PassabIs.
Tue Cam2uche Indians rear Fort Belknsp, are
now sending hides, dressed deer skis, buffalo
Io5es, Sc, 20 Houston for sale.
TEE ScUTusRN LITERARY MESSENGER for Januafy
valuable periodical far superior to any Of the
northern trash, has been received by U.s. We sd.
wise such Ct orr fri,n IS as ws1t journal Of good
sound solid literature such as will be not only in
teresting bat profitable to read to subscribe for
the Messenger. Ut is oow entering on its twenty
fourth volume. Published at Richmond Virgins.
Price SO.
E9y- TIE LJuIsiaus Courier, Of the Dist inst,
referring 10 the verde: Of scq1itts in the case of
the city Of New Orleans rs WV GARLAND, for.
Iner City Treasurer, and charged with embezEiug
S3Os0OO Of the funds in his keeping, intimGtes
that tacre must have been gross corruption en-
Ployed where such a coPrit was acquitted.
JoHv MrcauLs HEALTH.-Tne Petersburg, Vs.
South Side Democrat ssys: "Tnis gsntlemEn's
health is SO very much affected that it is doubtful
il he will he able to lecture in this city. His
cOlntrymsn and numerous friends here, we think,
viii be much disappointed "
OF There is at present quite rsge throughout
Missouri for the Incorporation Of new banks
Bi.s to charter nineteen of these institutions with
al aggregate c,ptal of twenty nine million dol
lars are now before the Legislature of that State.
Mos, Of the proposed banks are to be located in
St Louis
W Tie L compton, Kausss, correspondent O
the Missouri Democrat, writing on the 18th inst.
says: Both branches Of the Legislature have re-.
puiia,ed lhst portion Of the Governors message
Ee'suag to the repeal of certain enactmeRts in the
bogus statute, and declare that they will not mod
ly them in lbe lesst. but will enact more"
Ray~ The Jackson Aississippian ssyss snsk,
vas re ntly caug1t in tie town Of Tuly in ths
Safe with head at esch end. The reptile ezhib
itd its venomous instincts, with its two tongues
and double hiss, to The ss'OOsbme0t Of its csp;ors
Who suts, the versciry Of this fact.
ERROR c. RmcrID Our reporter wa misin,
lO-mad in rela n to certain young military gen
teuaa being put j1 the caISboOss. On further 10
glg, be finds that the report, on which para
srsTu 10 yesterdays psper was founded w.sel
urcy g1ouudless.
HEAVY les IN THE Ms IssIPP.-Tbe Nemphi
Bagstiy, of be 22i, rays it rever Cblerved sucl
heavy ce 10 tie Mississippi before. The river q
'ast point had the appearance Of b. tog frozen ell
uroy scrosE
TIE PRlslDgNT ELEcT IN WASHINGTON TIL
tesar PHI informs US that JAMES BUCHANAN reacle,
Washington on Tuesday and proceed led to the Ma
tiula Hoel
sa5- Tns statement Of the con iltiOn Of th
Bank cf Commerce, Ct this city, vii be found
this mornings paper
CT The Thermometer at Lecompton, Ksrsa
ca the 18TH inst, ind Gated twenty degrees telor
gro
RHEs!-ReEd ThiE.-Mr. WHTTEHlN, PaPt
Manufacture, complains OF Rags being vefy scarce. Il
advanced HE price time since 10 ~ per cent per ID
and is s unable TO get supply. ltis strange 10 lh
double the quantity Of rags saved. They are
cash article al alltmes-swayS being IN demand. We a.
su1Ot Of every merchant buy them Tor
elclsUI who buys rags 10 ger 9th trade with Il
rags and frequently money Many persons who a
RAGS and other trade, little money WILL for the sal