Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-09

they cav Uestern Champagne from the juice of the
Pie Plant stalk. One acre of thrifty plants It Is
said, will yield from two to three thousand gallons
Of wine, which msy be favored by the addition of
small quantities. of the juice Of currants rsspberries
Strawberries, anything else ones taste may pre-
fer. Mr. Wright thinks it is, in many respects
preferable 30 other wines, urging, as reason that
il is cheaper less intoxicating and even beneficial
in its effect on the system"
-. Strawberry watermeonsi Delicious they
must be. Some Of our country friends have been
anxious to get seed The Louisville Journal says
Messrs. Munn L Buchanan, 4s4 Maine ST., Louis
vile, are ia receipt of the genuine seed Of this
melon, put up 10 papers at twentv-four cents EACH
and viii send them by mail free Of postage.
-. The Louisville Journal of Monday says:
'Intelgence from Mason and Flemming counties as
sures that the very severe cold dry weather ex-
perienced 10 that region during the last several
weeks has ruined the entire barley crop. Persons
in the barley trade bad better husband the old
stock. The wheat is asO greatly Injured
Sir A. Baunerman, Governor of the BAHIA
mas, in bis reeen, message to the Legislature, made
masters trading to the islands, he asserts that
Of uhem-ihere honorable excepions-are 90
utterly unworthy Of the confidence placed 10 them
that they secretly agree with the wreckers for q
hare of the salvage, and then run the vessel and
cargo to wreck. The Governor recommends some
efectual check for this crime which is very horri
bic, if practiced.
go. The committee of the Boston Board Of
Trade on the sale of cotton manufactures report
that il appears by careful estimate that the capital
stock Of the cotton manufacturing companies whose
headquarters are in Boston, is $3s, CSC, 900, and
that the annual sales of cotton goods produced by
these companies amount to SS2 45O. 900; and they
estimate the sales of cotton goods made BY twenty
six commission houses ia Boston Exclusive of the
sboVe) at l4,26O, 600; making a total of s46,-
100000.
-. The foloSing appointments for Cadets at
West Point, from Tennessee, for the present year,
have been made Paddock T. Wilet, John II. Tai
bert. VIM w. Thompson, Chas. J. Thomas, Gusta.
vus A. Henry, Jr.; whilst EW. Harwell, VIM. Will
born and G. P. Ball have been selected as Cadets
from Alabama, at West Point, for the present year
IA ramrod was shot ibrorgh a boys head at
ROckIand, Me-, last Tuesday, gun having gone of
while another boy was loading il. The rod enter
tered the right angle of the right eye OF Jno.
L. Craig, came out at right Of the greatest prom-
Dence in the back part OF the head The point por-
truding about four inches, and it stuck closely to
the bones that a hammer was used to driSeit back.
Notwithstanding the severity and delicacy of the
wound, the boy may recover.
The maple sugar produced in Wisconsin is
thus summed up in the Madison Patriot: Wisconsin
10 1850 produced, according to TO the tables
nearly 100000 lbs. but as most of the "sugsr
csmpsn were out of the "beat " of the census TAX
ers, perhaps not over one-half of the maple sugar
was "reckOnedin." represent season is no doubt
. favorable one, and the produce OF the maple
orchards" OF the State must reach an aggregate of
millions Of pounds, and at the present and pros
pective prices of the sweets OF life, be highly
semuneratiVe
80. On the first of April the new postal treaty
with France went into effect By it the postage on
quarter ounce letters from any part Of the q. s,
70 any part Of France, is fixed at cent-pre-pay-
ment optional By the same treaty letters to and
from Belgium. Holland Switzerland, Sardinia, and
the German States, except Austria, sent for 81
cents--to and from Denmark, Austria, SerFis, Ro-
man States, Parma aud Modena, for % cents-Rus-
sia Poland, Sicily Malta Greece, Alexandra, Jafa
Beyrout TrpOli, Messiua, Smyrna, COnstantnople.
&C., for 80 cents-Sweden and Norway for SO cents
prepayment in each case optional. Letters for
Spain, Portugal aud Gibaltar are sent to Behoble,
postage 81 cent, prepaid; for the Ionsn Is-
land 70 Trieste, for 81 cents prepaid; and for
China and the East Indies, to the end Of the Eng
lsh East India steamship routes, for 80 cents pre-
paid. ~
%. 1t is stated that the new Roman cathc ca
thedral to be erected in the upper part of New
York city win be of such mammoth proportions as
TO be inferior in seize only to those two world-re-
nO~ned structures, st. Peters, at Rome, and St
Psuls, ct Londou-of course, therefore, far exceed
ing any thing in this country.
N. Sales. drqis5Gssr to the Emperor Napoleon,
has invented post-oHHce automaton, which takes
up every letter as il is thrown into the box places
Il under the stamp wberS 1t receives the postmsrk
and date and throws il again for delivery TO its
destination. The process indicates the number Of
letters thus stamped.
-. Some Of the stories of those who have cop
per stocks TO cell are worth telling for their size
The latest AMI largest account is from the Mime
sofa mine the Lake Superior region, which exposes
Tin the pspers) an immense mass Of pure copper ore
fOty6ve feet 10 length, eight nine feet in thick
nes', aud worth, as i, lies, more than $4,000.
-. A lady walked of steamboat at Norwich
last Friday night into deep water, where she re-
miined for half an hour buoyed up by her balloon
like hoops, and was finally exiricated.
-. The ass thing heard Of John Smith was bis
elopement from Lanslugburg, n. Y, with Margaret
Pollock John lett wife and FIVE small children,
and Margaret deserted an nhrm and helpless Nus
band.
-. Nine ARTISAN wells have been sunk for va
rious establishments 10 New York, at an expense Of
$4,000, which, it Is estimated, furnish 400 gal
Ions Of water terminate.
-. FIRE broke out 10 New Albany, Indiana,
Saturday aight last aud burnt az entire square Of
b0ildBgs The lOss is beAvyi estimated a. over
$4,000.
... The entire distance from Charleston 70
Memphis. Is 900 miles, aad IRON Augusta 70 Men,
phis go miles. For the conveRieDce Of travellers
we append table Of distances
Charleston 70 Augusta ............. .....t8 miles
Aagasis 70 Atlanta ......'''. .....-.,itl
Atlanfa % ShstianoaEA --....s ..s.s.ss.s.sle0
Chattanooga 90 Stevenson. .s.,.ss a.s.... s.
stevenson % MsmPhss. --..''.... '......Hl
TotGl.......s mlss
-. The Bslsimors Ssn says--"We learn that
Carries s. spence. EsQ., Of this city, goes out Ia
the next steamer with the Persian treaty, 20 make