Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-11
News BrevItles.

Florence 10 manner that 90 sfrighted the police,
though nothing Of the kind could have been more
prettiIy done, that they waited upon him With pro-
bibtion limit bmsefo the future to four horses
as royalty Itself never asprsd to more than six
with the aid Of positions
-. The Sandman Government offers prize of
10000 francs (s2 ooO) for the best rife which shall
carry exactly, great distance. with a small charge
Of powder, and be easy construct repair and load
II must also be solid and suitable for bsyonei SIGHT
ing. Smaller rewards will also be given TO remark
able weapons other than that which takes the prize.
The opportunity Is open to inventors of all nations
-. At the dead letter branch of the Genera
Post Office, Washington, during the quarter Of the
year which expired on the lst Of April about two
thousand dead letters have been opened, which con-
tanned money amounting in the aggregate to little
over $1,000, and already seven-sghths Of this
amount has been restored to its owners. The num-
Der Of letters as well as the amount Of money shows
considerable falling OF over the returns Of pre-
vious years.
49,. We have some camels 10 Texas to whom
the naturalization laws would spply--three hsv-
ing been born under stars aud stripes The Wash
ington Star says they are thriving, and Eve six
more births expected. From the reports Of the
condition Of the animals at present. and through the
eleven months that the first impor tstion have been
on the continent, we may regard all doubts as to
their acclimation dissipsted, and that so much of
the experiment is Fixed fact. The only remaining
indstermiDsts point is the character of the stock
that may be produced. For this time viii be re-
qured.
-. Miss Matilda Heron realized $500 by the
engagement sh has just closed In New York. She
goes to Boston to play.
statement Of the imports Of foreign dry
goods at New York, for the month of March, shows
that the total value Of the entries So lis 975
against SIC, 6e4. asa 10 the corresponding month
las. years falling off of $685. ls; while COM
pared with March, 1855, gain of over four millions
is apparent. The influence of the new tariff law is
shown iu the fact that during last month the total
amount Of goods entered for warehousng, to await
of course the application OF the reduced tariff, was
81 477,oO5, against only s4sl, 100 in March, 1856
The aggregate importation of dry goods for the FIRST
quarter of the year foos up S32 OLE O52 an increase
Of over rec millions upon the same period in 1885,
and OF nearly one hundred per cent. upon the ig-
ures of 1855.
-. TIE ~ T. Times makes queer develop
ment, which may be recommended to losers of reg
isered letters and those who pay their clerks poor
wages Some time ago that paper published list
of registered letters mailed to their Office but new
er received. But Mr. Holbrook, post Office agent,
Published statement that the pest Office had re-
eeipts for all the letters which it was said never
were received The Times says that the statement
is correct-that the tbefs were committed by their
own clerks and adds: merchants and business
men generally far careless in regard TO the
class OF persons who sent TO the post Office for
their ltters 1t is very common to intrust this i'm
portant and responsible duty those employees who
in the most inferior positions, and who the
most inadequat,ly paid for their services. A direct
temptation to dishonesty is thus thrown in their
way"
80. The Ontorsgon Mner ofthe 18th inst, says:
There is an immense mass Of pure copper exposed
in the Minnesota mine which is some forty-dVe feet
in Length and, in the thickest part much eight
or nine feet in thickness II il is as pure as it APP
pears to be- it contains probably than 800 tons
of metal-and it is certainly WORTH il lies more
than $3.50 900.
-. monument Is to be erected in 81. Paus,
London, over the remains Of the Dukeof yelling
ton aud all the artists in the world have been invit
ed to compete for the premiums offered for the best
model designs. These premiums are ten in number,
the highest 81, 500 and the lowest $500. The mo-
dels are not TO be over four feet bigh-The artist
who takes the highest prize will be employed to
= nanr
or course the artists of Italy, Germany, France,
England and America will compete for the pre-
miums, which are 10 determine the artischieftain-
ship Of the world
-. The Louisville Journal Of Wednesday says:
=" A very distinguished Democrat, just from
Washington, expresses to US the opinion that Mr..
Buchanan viii not live much longer. He says that
the lsbors OF Office and the tremendous pressure Of
Office seekers arc bearing very heavily upon Mr..
BIS health, and that the disease contracted by him
at the National hotel appears to be fastening bis
Inevitable fate"
....A scientific gentleman 10 New York furnish
es the following simple method of detecting coun-
tereit bills made by the photograph system Pro-
ure half ounce of Haid Of the solution ofcyaniie
of potassium. witch miy be procured at any res
pectabls drug store. With drop or two Of this
liquid moisten any part of the suspected BILL and II
be photograph BILL the color will be changedor
removed 10 two. or three minutes. II the bill be
genuiut-ihst is, no Photographs viii produce
no change upon its color or face.
80. The Russian ambassador, N de Kourak;n,
visiting the prison of Saint LsEare, bad his snuff
box 10 his baud at the that he entered that
portion Of the prison IN which women eon6n-
ed for theft One Of the women seeing il, fell into
6ts. After she had been brought rouud, she was
Questioned as to VIVA. had had such an effect upon
her. at il so frghtfal," she said, "to see = snuff
box Of gold and not to be athletic take" The prince
said smiling. an is impossible to alter the vocation
Of some people, this one has the fartber4ault OF
exceeding siacerily."
-. Among the items Of Intelligence received
last from Europe, Is tia. Of the fna adjustment Of
the Danish din sulty, and of debate aHangcmeet
by which that anomalous Inheritance from The Vi
King Periad-the levy Of tax 90 sl vessels srier-
ing The Bslde--has disappeared from among the
number Of international abuses. The entire credit
Of having procured the abrogstion OF this unjust
custom, relic IS il has been Of midde-age piracy,
Is due 10 the perseverance, aud energy with which
the United States government has continued for
twrLt, ave years, 70 protest agAinstit The Goal
result Is the 10 our national honor, lnasEnuch
az we have aocoapishep what Frederick the Great,
With all Of his pr.atigs Of success, failed 20 bring
about, add what Sir r bert Pei totally frs.
tr4tsdIa. In 1871, alshOagh bscksd By The vsols