Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-10
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tend the track-laying. Two boat loads of Iron,
we learn BY telegraph, passed by Hickman, and
the probability is that but little delay will be
cssioned 10 laying the track in this direction.
The Locomotive has already been received and is
is thought that the citizens of Gibson will surely
see the Iron horse by the next crap"
a -. VIM. E. Thompson, formerly commercial
editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer, and
lately an absconder with moneys fraudulently OBJ
tanned from various friends, has been overtaken in
England and compelled to fork 50, $50 Of bis stolen
funds, By the agent Of E. Whitehouse, Son Nor
.rison. He was traced first to London, then to
Chester, and then to Holyhead, where he was
about to embark for Ireland, but was nabbed by
the police.
80. The St. Louis Price, Current gives a CON-
plete statement of the bog business at that point
The number killed was 1854 head, "showing
deficit on last years slsughtering of q, o59 head
In this estimate We include 1000 dressed hogs
received per wagon and railroad. Average weight
l9l pounds, being pounds less per hog tia D last
year." Ef
-. Among the arrivals at New York recently,
was the bark Martha Ann, from Toulon having as
her cargo large quantity of pork, sent there for
sale account Of the French government. 1t
was purchased for the French Crimean army but
the termination Of the reduced the present and
prospective consumption of the article and il Is
sent home for a market. Il seems little singular
that this should be done, and it is apparent that
the people along the Mediterranean shores have
no taste for this description Of food.
a.. The city council of Louisville have just
ordered the census Of that city to be taken, and
appointed F. A. Rage, Esq, to take it. The ex-
pense Of the job is estimated at 81 500.
-. The Trenton journal says.-'fThe old di.
rectory Of the Branch Bank of Tennessee at Tren-
ton were re-appointed by the Mother Board, with
the exception Of Mr.. Pettigrew, of Decatur, and
Mr. Gardner. OF Weakley, who were appointed to
I'll the vacancy occasiOned by the death Of the
former Directors, Nessrs Nixon and Terril of
those counties. A vacancy in the new Board is
caused by the deah Of Thos. J. Cornell, Esqr., Of
Dyer"
The London Chronicle states that the i'm
portatiOn of raw wool frou Great Britain to the
United States increased in 1856 from ninety -four
TO ninety-nine millions of pounds, and remarks
THE most extraordinary feature in connection
with our wool trade is its extension in the United
States, despite the hostile and almost prohibitory
tariff which has been there formed for the purpose
OF excluding foreign wooden manufactures and of
protecting that branch of native trade. Thirty
per cent on the value Of English, and we may add
German, wooden goods, does not suffice to exclude
them from the American markets. or prevent their
under selling the home manufactures of the United
States. Probably the time viii soon arrive when
the American people, influenced by that enc
ightenment Of which they boast so much. will
perceive the folly Of taxing themselves to the
amount Of several millions of dollars per annum,
In the shape Of high~priced wooIleu goods for the
mere purpose OF fostering branch of native man
ufscture which is unable to compete with the
foreigner"
80. correspondent Of the Abingdon Viroin.
san, writing from Marion, Smythe county, Va. re-
lAtes singular case of marriage. He says:-"We
have within half mile Of this place, an individual
who has remained in one position (Aat of his back)
for 10 years, or more. His joints are as stiff as
though he had meyer had any; he can move his
head slightly, move ais hands little. is un
able to eat single mouthful, unless put into his
mouth by another person; is fat, very hearty and
cheerful and within the last two years had married
good looking and hearty girl and is raising fam
lily OF children. The clergyman who married this
man, said he had some scruples about it until he
had long conversation with both the parties. He
saw thay were bent on being married. The young
lady stood BY the bed Of the groom (she could not
take his hand for he could not reach il out) and
they were made one t..-.sp..s
-. The Count de Morny, the French Ambas,
sSdOrt TO Russia, and the great Spectator" as Sir
Robert Peel called him, in recent Hippant lecture
in London, was recently married. His bride is
Russian, Princess Troubetskol The ceremony
was celebrated at St. Petersburg on the sth ut, in
presence Of the Emperor and Empress, subject 10
its further regulArization by the publications res
qured in France. The bride is rineteen years Of
age, and is remarkable Tor her beauty but has lit
tie or no fortune. She only quilted the convent Of
St. CAtbarine two months ago, and was destined to
become lady Of honor to the Empress of Russia.
The Princess, her mother, has resided long time
in France. Count de Morny it is said presented
his bride on her marriage day with diamonds to
the value Of two millions. Two days before he
had requested and obtained, by telegraph, the con.
sent ofshe Emperor Napoleon 70 the marriage
The rumOr that Morny intended TO marry Miss
Hutton, az American lady,Was, as the above shows.
unfoun ded. rffetE evEa
80. A. d.. Groves, of Middleton, Connsctieut
has invented new composing stick Those who
have examined il consider il great improvement
upon those now in use, and particularly in that de-
Partmsnt OF the printing business coming under
she head Of iobbiDg. It's advantages are the ia
cility with which it mar be adjusted, dispensing
with the screw and mutt and the time saved in
moving the knee or slide from place to place; from
the ease with which il is taken apart il can De
kept perfectly clean and fee from rust with lule
trouble; il also has the accommodation Of COM
bining lghtness with strength. The price of the
stick does not exceed that Of the older invention.
80. The San Antonio 7ezan Of Jan. 2sd, has
the following paragraph; Goa Sunday morning
last the mercury in the thermometer vas lS deg.
below the freezing point"
80. 'sThe New York Ntrror of the 4th glvesfhe
following account OF careless occurrence, which
is likely to have a tragical result: ''on Monday
afternoon, a young man engaged in the printing
establishments Of Bance q Co, Pearl 81, near Peek
Sip. vas shot, and it is thought fatally wounded
The name Of the victim is Richard Murphy, prin-
ter, who. while employed in making up iorm,s
was approached from behind By John Miller.
FhopmIte, who aecosiea him with .'Where shall !
shoot youS at the same moment dsehhrsing ibe