Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-01-23
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port that 400 persons have been relieved during
the year with expense of s., 1888 TO- All these
l4o0 persons we're foreigners. Most Of the num-
Der (600) Germans; next English, l39, then
Swiss 1876; and Belgians 1885, OF Irish there
but 100. These facts demonstrate al once the diff
ference between the Irish sad sl other class of i'm
migrants. Thus, while the Irish immigration is
the largest it remains with US, here principally
and eIerts its influence one point; while the
Germans, it is easily perceived, move Westward
and give their exertions to opening up the wilds
there. And so also with all other Tities but
Irish or the 400 assisted at Buffalo, goo were
assisted to reach places which they desgn
ed emigrating' to Canada West principally, (s7)
and to the more Western cities.
-. It is stated that new guano island, called
sombreno, lying within eight days sail Of New York
has been discovered. Il lie asserted to contain over
Elk millions of tons Of gusno, of better quality
than has ever been brought to this country.
-. Among the most curious applications Of
photography to art must class that of copying
Old manuscripts by its aid. Not long since, DR..
Leo, found himself sadly perpe1ed with the differ
ent readings of the celebrated gospels Of Ulfla Ia
translation OF portion of she New Testament into
the old Gothic tongae;) and the teEt vas so
much blurred in many places that nc reliable copy
could be made by hand, and Il wo1li be sdyiss-
BILE to have the original text alone consulted ~ diff
ferent scholars, he tbough that il Eoua De a good
idea TO have this very valuable work photographed.
1t was done; sad nov the old Gothic gospel OF the
fourth century, 80 deeply interesting to ali who
study Ile origin not cny of German but Of English
isid q fair way % have duplicates actually more
Pertecs thsn .he original in all frstcass libraries
We ssy more perfect than the original since, to
the s4tonishmeut ofevery one, words and passages
which were entirely ilegible in the old text, came
out with the utmost dstinctness on the glass plates
employed.
o.. Within few days past the follovng q. s.
Senators have been elected for six years from the
<S6 OF March next viz; Stephen Il. Mallory, Demo-
Graf, of Florida; Chas Sumner Republican of Mas
saehusetts; JAS F. Simons, Republican, of Rhode
Island, vice James, Democrat; Simon Cameron,
Republican, of Pennsylva vice Brodbead De-
nocrat Zacharah Chandler, Republican, of Mch-
gan, vice Lewis Case, Democrat; Jas. s. Green and
Trusten Polk, of Missouri vice Atchison and Gey-
er; and James a. Bsyard and John W. Bates, of
Delaware
-. The number Of barrels of mackere inspect
ed 10 Massachusetts during the past year WAS GA
$40. The quantity caught was greater by 5000
barrels than in 1855, and the largest in seven
years, excepting in 1852, when there 81 $40
barrels taken. Notwithstanding this success in
fishing, and although the price Of provision bar
rels, &c, were higher than they the previous
year, mGckerel have brought much less, and the
business has net paid.
-. The Henderson, (Ky.,) Commercial, urges
the Henderson and Nashville r. r. Company to
purchase one hundred negroes at 81 600 each, as
the safest and surest plan Of contracting their rail-
road. 1t says that other roads in the South have
been tnadeby slaves at less cost than white labor.
80. The Charleston Standard of the s,h inst.
says "By the steamer Carolina which arrived
yesterday morning, we have important information
from the scene Of Indian operations in Florida The
arrived at Palatka on the l4th instant to the
effect that Gen. Harvey had Withdrawn the white
flag, which it will be remembered has been treated
with much contempt by the Indians, and order.
ing his troops into the feld will Immediately com-
mence active operations, which, it is hoped, will
terminate this protracted controversy Florida has
been dwaried for twenty years by this Indian war,
and it is certainly time that she should be relieved
from the parayzing measure. Col. Harvey once
penetrated the most hidden hAunts OF these saw
sges and forced them to Cancellation and it cannot
be doubted but that he will do so again"
We learn from the Augusta Chronicle and
Sstiinel that Mrs. Bankston, vile of VIM. Banks
ton, Clerk Of the Superior and Inferior Courts Of
Butts County, TO her death a few days since
in the most distressing manner. IL appears that
she had lain down pallet before the fire. with
her little child, when she fen asleep, and her clothes
taking fire. she so severely burned before as
distance could be rendered, that she died in z few
hours.
49,. correspondent Of the Georgia Telegraph
coutests the claim of the Albany Patriot that
4 Dougherty County, Ga, is the richest County in
the world. This correspondent states that Hous-
ton County Ga, is one OF the BEST II not the best
County in the Stats--thst If its lands and negroes
were equally divided, each voter would own 81, 200
worth Of reel estate and So $50 in slave property,
which is larger in both items than the proportion
claimed for each voter in DOugberty.
.... From the report of Hon. Charles Manly,
Treasurer to the Board Of Trustees, we gather the
following facts touching the income Of the Univer-
sity Of North Carolina. For the year ending Nov.
Oth the receipts amounted 70 f24, sll %, and
the disbursements amounted 10 only sI2, 6sl 65.
The sources whence this revenue is derived in
part the following: bank Dividends SIS, $50; inte-
est on statesn individual bonds 1924 n; cash
from sale OF escheated property, IS ,02S So. Be
sides other property, the University has $50, $40
safely invested. and producing annual income.
The sutton fees must also produce large revenue,
su6ciens should think, 10 meet all the eIpen-
ses Of the institution. There have been, during
the year. IS bsnehciares, all natives Of the State.
-. The Duke Of ST. ThOrA 10 Petersburg,
Va, week before iast on his way 50 New York
He splendid niger, With lOts Of bsggags-h
high noble of Hayt particular friend Of che
Emperor FAastn, and visits the United States with
view to rnatrimony. sns chance for some one
Of the Yankee abolition gals.
-. The weather at Murfreesboro has been very
cold. Tue Meas Of "Wednesday says "oa Sun
day morning the mureary was below Eero, aud 30
continued hi oaghout the day. Ga MOaday morn
ing. 10 Northern eIposCre il was alseen degrees
below zero, being as far as could count on our
scale aud ten degrees colder than il on the
preceding mOralng. Such assaults from Boreas
uncommon 10 this latitude, even IN midsinisrs add
Bachelors. solitary maids. and wood buyers. feel
the force Of them"