Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-19

Naval NOMINATION The Pr5sidsu., It IS stated
sent TO the Senate on Mo5sy, the p inst, the
limitations of the following ofi3s7s u Gil iae
Y canoes now existing ia the navy, W.
Commaudes BAily, PlrVis1cs, L7rcl aud Nor.
RS to be captain.
Leuss Pennock. Enmons. Middleton. Hunter.
Scott HcDoUgl!l and M;In,0sd to be c5mnal-
ders.
DeGrszse Livingston, Wa. E. Fizsug5, Trsvet
AbsOt., B P. DJgsll G. II Cu.buan, D I. Stan.
ton, William Il. Cleevar, II. A Aisals, j., T.
| Taylor W. Il. Wsrl, J. W. DluLi7g-or, II. Il.
Garland jesse Taylor, j., James q. Hsxwe g..
Henry Egbsn, Jr., ard Francis Z. Sheppere, 10
masters N tie ilCe of promotion. 20 be Leu;el-
ans.
BANK OF AHERICA.-The Clarksvils ChroaieIs
il I,eskiug Of the above initiation, says:
We take pleasure 10 bearing s;imony 20 Il e
sterling character of tae gent temea owing ana
controlling this institution, az in commencing is
circulation as uadoub aliy safe. L is unnecessary
10 say Ills 70 any who know the managers and
propretors of he Ba2k. bu. it may give assurance
Of safety to note holders ct q distance.
- We had fuppo.oi that taers was no other
j0ur1a. except lns New York Herall that was
capable ct giving currency much less credit to tie
Ilt-m0usiy false insiaH5uOa that President Pierce
t-W t- ~ GhEt was iHfEttsLSG AZ it.E 6tEttS- Q3
gree 10 the Mosquito or suy other grant in Cen
trail America. We find, hJ"eVer, tlst tbe New
lJik Times has I'd pptai a1d enlarged upon the
ca.umny of the Hsrsli Thee two p5p3rs seem
be Twas il otter things as we'll as n leyjtiuats
j0lTDssara -- Wish. Uaj3u.
AskryG FOR -MpzyzATroy-A re2ufgs Arab
Named Hohsmmed H4bst, Is now IN Washington
D. Z. seeking redgess AID compensation for ser
vices rendered this COulTy by MS i,t8gr, Hamet
Dsrsmal.i during war between the United States
and Tip0H in 1901 Carsmal was The b-shRw
O. Tripod, but his brother had Us rp d tie throne
Ia this crisis Caramai joined his forces .7i.h the
Ame leans, aai aided Jn.m with large supplies
both OF csmeIs and money.
IMPORTANT DECISION IN RELATION 70 UsUeY.-
IA important principle has been decided by Judge
Roosevelt, 10 q Supreme Court of New York
A draft drawn at Chicago on New Y0gk was dis
counted at Chicago at ten per cent interest that
being the legal rate Ia Illinois Inc acoep.o- con-
tended that, as b Is coGtrsC. was mads in Now
York tie Law Of that State restricting the rate Of
interest te seven per cent. governed and rendered
the acceptance void, for usury. The court held
Otherwise and the law Of New York applied 70
the rate OF interest, which the aCcepto- should oay
by Wsy Of damages after default. Two cf the
associate judges OF the district couclrein the de-
csiou
reports the grain statistics Of OHIO for 1855 in bis
annual communication TO the Legislature. The
uumbe Of acr. $ sown with wheat wss l. O7773;
busaes gathered 10 500 800; the average yield
Is 81 bushels. The whole number Of acres ofoorn
plated was 2, 2O5 282; bushels gathered s. 567.-
454; tle sversgs yield 80 Il bushes
Bsg@ The Survivors of the gallant company com.
mauoed by Capt PREsTON s. BRooEs IN the lie
wsr wHh Mexico, have issued call Tor q msetiug
e. be he'd al ElgcfeI Court House, on Monday
The 23d INST, for tie purpose of paying s suitable
tribute % the memory OF their l1yei and lanerted
c9umlnd5r and clmrale Toe A7usrtis,r says:
Tie CCCa IN v.i o.. rrl Of deep aud nzIsn-
ch0Jy interest lie soldiers 1o r Croo7ed up.n
the grave of his Commando, Is e. c big. es- c1mrh
meut th2t can be paid re hi, name aud N lugry 81
In the last Eig field 1drerissr, the trends
Of the IespeCtj e gentlemen, suuuouuced as can
Oiistts 10 fill toe vsCsECy IN Congress, caused by
the death of the Hon. ?. s. Bro KIT. the names Of
tx Gov James Hamu ID, Col J. Calhoun, Col.
Arthur Simpki1s, b. R, Spsnn, ESQ, Gen, n L
Bcnham and Col A. G, Summer