Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1857-01-08
News BFevities.


London every day at O'Clock in the afternoon, and
will in consequence of the difference oftime-some
hve bours-be received in the leading tauic cities
the United States before noon, forming the basis
Corporations here for that day-in other words the
dOings Of the London Exchange will be known in
eli our principal cities before the change hours,
and will be published IN the papers of the same
evening before they are laid before the British pub
lie. Transactions on the Paris Bourse will be sent
in the same manner The expense, however. will
be very heavy, as the telegrsphic tolls will be
about one dollar per word
49,. bill has been introduced into the Florida
Legislature, entitled " an act to exempt from lew
and sale in that State by execution, or attachment
or other process one slave" 1t is believed the
measure will become a law, as it is beginning to
be looked upon with favor in Southern States.
paper down in Alabama objects to the law because,
says, 1t may induce dishonest men to invest mons
ey in slaves TO defraud their creditorsl
-. The l. o. o. F's is rapidly increasing
IL is said that there are in the United States.
1897 Odd Fellows Lodges, comprising 1913 GA
members Nearly half million of dollars have
been expended by them during the last fiscal
year for the relief OF members and widows and or
phans Their total receipts during that time were
tl,lSO,S25. The encampment numbers q. 749
members and has expended during the year $780,
6sS IN charities out Of slO2 sos total receipts.
Il was stated in evidence during the late fri.
aiof Huntington in n York, for forgery, by books
keeper of fTn who in the practice of accom-.
modating him with loans for the purpose Of shaving
notes, that to one OF these fms be paid sometimes
Tor sums o. Eve or ten thousand dollars, one DER
cent. day, saying that it was half what be made
II is no wonder that many failures occur in New
York. Men who borrow at such rates certainly
never intend to pay their debts
49,. conductor on the Little Miami r r got in.
to close quarters last Sunday Shortly after the train
from Columbia had left Jefferson, it was discovered
that the conductor was missing The engineer at
once reversed, aad the train returned TO the sta.
ton, where the conductor was found lying upon the
track, insensibe. Previous to the starting of the
'rain he got out to assist lady into the cara, and,
while so doing, in some way got between the plat
form and the cars on the track, just as the train
commenced moving. Seeing his danger be lay
down on the track, close the earth as he could
coat and pantaloons were torn to pieces, but save
few scratches, he was unnjured but was render
ed nsensible from the fearful situation in which he
was placed. This truly miraculous escape.
80. The rush Of emigrants from Europe to the
United States has again commenced. Statistics Of
emigration for the past year, have recently been
prepared by the New York Herald The general
result displayed by the figures is that the tide of
emigration, which was checked by the Russian war,
Id again setting strongly for our shores, with the
prospect that this year an enormous acquisition
will be made to our population through the medium
OF the emigrant ships. It s thought that the emf.
grafton MAJ this year be as great as in 1854, when
is reached Sle,22S In 1855 it fell off to l36, $50:
and during 1856 run up to l4l ,9l5 two thirds Of
which has come within the past seven mouths.
-. Mechanism is driving ahead It bids
lair to supersede human brains Think of III 1.-THE
attention of the learned world is now engrossed,
Gays the fHdePenaepes Beige, .'by new invention,
which promises TO be of universal usefulness. Mr..
Thomas Of Colmar after thirty years OF hard study
and assiduous labor has at last solved the problem
OF calculation by mechanism. His machine, which
be has baptized 'Ariihometre, is applicable to the
mechanical solution Of all arthmetrical operations.
iron the simplest to the most complicated ones
This instrument solves, with infable correctness,
not only the four rules-addition subtraction null
duplication and division-but also ascertsins the
powers OF quantities, extracts the roots Of numbers
resolves triangles, reduces ordinary aud decimal
fractions, and reduces the rules of proportion etc
It's rapdiy Of execution is such as 10 defy th
ablest calcuators. A multiplication Of eight NUNS
bers with eight numbers is executed iu eighteen
seconds;a division OF sixteen cphers through eight
ciphers in twenty. lour seconds. The machinery il
so simple that after the expiration OF FIVE minutes
OF instruction, the most ignorant head knows
enough at calculation to defy with its help all cal,
cOlators. in Tapidty aud correctness. The 'Arith
mometre' is placed in a small light box, which can
be easily carried in pocket aud is so constructed
that its mechanism can scarcely ever be deranged.
IL is already IN operation in several great CONNER
cial houses, The house Of ROthschild, and in the
Mint Of France, and it soon viii be as common as
letter presses"
The British bdgSt. Mary, arrived at Sa-
vannRh few days ago. This vessel is flftyytbree
years old, aud is as strong as when she was FIRST
launched into her native element Her hull 10
built Of solid oak, end fastened 10 the most subs
stantal manner as may be Inferred, from the num-
Der Of years she has been in service, and the many
tempests sAS has encountered on old ocean during
hat period. She bow looks as bright and new as
IN her youthful days, aud is substantial as any
craft In our waters. Another remarkable fact IN
eOunsesicn with ms vessel may stated thar she
has even belonged to the saline family since she
was frst built.
-. The Le1il ton NO. Express says; " We
were sbOwr spscimes Of camel coal recently dis.
covered in 10 nson 'onnty. The bank from which
the specimen take ., is City acre tract Of
lind, lying about n miles east Of Warrenshure,
belonging 10 Mr. ca. Graham. The bed is three
feet deep, and on the survey Of the Pacific Rail.
road"
-. On the 18Th Of December, the Directors Of
she Chicago and Rock Island railroad company de-
clsred dividend Of ia per esat on the capital
stock of the company. from the surplus earnings Of
the road, payable IL the stock Of the company at
par. The directOss Of the Michigan Central Rail,
road met at Boston fsw days since, and declared
dividend Of per cent, payable 90 the 30 Of jan
nary.
-. The 6se great lakes OF North America, we
see IL stated 10 the papers, have reoea1y been
veyed, and Il is iound that they cover an area Of
90 600 square miles. The tOtal length OF The eve
lakes is $50 miles Lake Superior, at IL greatess
length is ss5 miles its greatest breadth is 100
uiles. mean depth e6s feet elevation above the