Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-01-15
News BreVities.

AHS Oeubrhi railroad Comma Z
have passed resolution looking to 6 reduction o
4 FPeed' The railroad commissioners of New YorE
state that speed of forty miles rer hour csn,..
pa increase of Fifty per Ct Of expense over sDeed
tOf twenty miles.
49, we have before us TIE message of the
OoVernor OF Illinois. The State is in a most pros.
perous condition, all brought about BY her extern,
ssiFe net OF railroads. The State debt in the las,
four years has been reduced from $l7. ses os5 70
Si2'sS4' al besides paying s2,6I4,S5s interest.
Ihe Governor is of opinion that, If the present re-
venue law is continued, the entire debt will be II
quidsted within seven years. While the debt OF
she Stste is being rapidly extinguished, the reye.
nue. is increasing
$3.50 The Philadelphia North american of the
ON inst, contains the message of Gov. Pollock
We learn from it that the total debt of The S,s,e ~
pennsylvania, funded and unfunded, is s4O.7ol.-
$50 3D. being deduction of $500, IS, 81 from tho
previous year. During the year 1855. the deb,
had been reduced $3.50, COL OF. The large sum,
absorbed by the work on the completion Of the
Portage Railroad and the North Branch Canal re-
laying the south track OF the Columbia Railroad
&C, having Cow ceased, and the cessation oftbesa
feRtraordnary demands on the treasury will leave
sun larger portion OF the revenue to be applied to
the payment Of the State debt, which the Governor
thinks it now established can be fully paid without
increasing the subjects or rates Of taxation. The
revenues OF the past year exceeded the ordinary
expenditures 81 ,265, O95 So and for the current
year 1t is estimated that the excess Of receints
over ordinary expenditures may reach 81. 500. 600
Allowing 100000 for extraordinary expenditures
there will be at least 81 OOO 900 to be applied to
the payment of the State debt At this rate the
debt could be all paid off before the close of the
year 1879.
80. According to: the Anseiger des Wssten.,
German paper of ST. Louis, the populations of that
city may be estimated es to nationality as follows:
Americans, $4,000; Germans, $4,000; Irish. &c.
OOoi French, 1000; English and Scotch. 5000;
Italians and Spanish, 5000; Bohemians, 5000.
80. The Superior Court of Connecticut, render-
ed judgement on Tuesday in the case Soule, admin
istrator of Dr. Grey, against the New Haven Rail-
road company assessing the damages at S. 900. He
was killed by the Norwalk accident. Judgment
was also rendered in the case of Elizabeth Adams
against the same company, assessing the damages
at 81, 500. She suffered severe injury from which
IL is thought she will never fully receiver.
80. singular incident is mentioned as having
occurred about twenty-five miles from Rome. at
country place called Sabina, near the Fiano dis.
trict. Some laborers were at work in basin shaped
hollow, when they suddenly felt shaking of the
earth like an earthquake, which caused them to
RI of TO distance. They then saw the earth
open in the place they had left, and black smoke
rise up; the surrounding ground seemed to fall In;
snd the place filed with water forming lake of
about 1000 Metres which has been increasing daily
n size ever since. The water is salt and the genes
pal idea seems to be that the hollow thus flied is
the site of an extinct volcano.
\ 80. According TO the English papers there is
every reason to believe that the general treaty be-
fWeen the European powers and Denmark for the
hbOiton of The Sound Dues, will be brought to
maturity befJre the end OF the present month Il
Is expected that the British government will be
enabled TO lay the treaty. before Parliament, and
20 announce the contamination in the speech from
khe throne.
80. The Irish census tabef, just published, re-
port in one year there were 81, 776 deaths from
sfarVdtio"i The editor of the Medical Times com
nenting upon this appalling statement, says The
figures must be far short Of the truth. The bar.
fowing Details even in the body of the report
leave no doubt that multitudes persisted by the
wayside and in the cherries Irish hoyel. whom
peisher policeman nor coroner's inquest ever took
hote Of"
-. fashionable gentleman Of New York who
gave large party few nights since, had two
Foiicemen in Uniform stationed at the entrance Of
pc supper room. This was more novel than con-.
ELEMENTARY to hisguests.
-. One thousand and twenty-eight marriages
ere celebrated in the Ciucnna Catholic Churches
hst year, and the baptism in the same were four
-I,isand two hundred and twelve.
~. ..r,;sSaruless crazy woman who runs about
EbobesD.aa M entered the Immaculate Conceptnn
ebureh on Christmas. during the divine service and
pok seat. When the contribution plate was pas.
ID, she suddenly seized it from the hands Of the
Ollector and emptied the contents into her bosom.
mid much excitement she was taken out and By
hreats Of imprisonment was finally induced 70
Shrink, and shake the money out of her clothing
non the aoor.
- The FIRST issue of paper currency in Cuba
, satiorized by special decree of the Captain
eefai.f on the cath ult, to take effect on the Cd
y. The sum authorized to be Issued in $780,
bo0, ia bills of $50, 100, 500, and 500 When this
hmoant shall have been absorbed 10 the circulation,
Further issues win be made
-. The New York Journal of Commerce.. sneak.
Beg ofIhe steamer Adriatic, says The alterations
#tich il has been found necessary to make In some
the details Of this magnificent uteamship are now
bsArly completed, and she viii shortly make trial
"a ., which will no doubt amply justify the high
Expectations Of the public. The Adriatic win pro.
IDLY leave this port Tor Liverpool 90 the 18th of
fbruary, taking the place of the Baltic which viii
10 into dry dock Cor repairs
- The St. Louis Democrat Of Friday last, says;
1t.4tn Peoples Thester last evening for few mo-
aa was a scene ofmost intense excitement Ia
lass act of Lurline, in the fairy seer e, the dress
Miss Milly Peters caught ere from the stage
BITS Of the stage, and in a moment she wss envel-
lo1ed in flames. Fortunately, Dr.. Collins was in
tle greenroom, and immediately rushed to her,
tAfowing his cloak over her tightly. thus eIta.
rnished the flames. Bat for the fOTtunste appear.
sbcs oftae Dcctor she must have burned 10 death;
a IL IT, she livery seriously though not fatally In,
iared The house was crowded from pt 20 dome,
and for few moments the excitement was most
Intense"