Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-17
The News.

STARTLING INTELLIGENCE The news from hicH-
ragus, that an American steamer has been fired into
by British mansof- war, will starte the Whols ma
ton, like thunder-pea says the Philadelphia
argus. The Leopdrd-an OminOus name, one assO-
Ciated with former British aggressiOns upon our fsg
lis the vessel which has committed the outrage.
We shall see if there is American pluck enough in
either house of Congress to resent preneditated
insult to our national flag. If rOt, We had better
haul it down, roll it up, and stow it away among
the relics Of our former glory, and allow ourselves
to be troddeu under foot with accomplishing sub
serviency. If we are going back to Colonial boRds
age, the sooner the fact is acknowledged the better
TIE SEVENTEENTH OvERIABD MAr.-The St.
Louis papers contain the details Of California news
received by the seventeenth overland mail The
mail was twenty-sevsn days out, having left San
Francisco on the 18th ult. Among the paragraphs
of news we observe the following of interest:
Considerable emigration is setting in for the Ari-
IONA gold diggiDgs. a large portion Of the emf
grants are from Texss and Arkansas. Many OF The
enployees of the overland mail company are reported
as having deserted their posts for the diggings
One t6ousandtroops had left Fort Belknsp, Fort
Chadbourn, Fort Smith, &C., under command OF Lieut..
Van Horn for the CsmanGhe Mountain District,
one hundred and fifty miles, to meet in battle 300
CamRnehe warriors, under Buffalo Hump.
It is said 100 600 grape vines Will be set out this
year at San Bernardo and vicinity.
In California the Supreme Court has decided that
the Governor alter death sentences to any term
Of Imprisonment.
REPoRT OF TIE COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL
LAND OFFIcE.-This report covers a period Of five
quarters ending Sept 3d. 1850. During that period,
there we're surveyed of the public lands 15,2O9,S16
acres, which, with former surveys, makes quantity
81 95l, O46 acres of the public lands surveyed and
ready for market on the Both Sept, 1858, which had
never been offered at public SALE During the same
period there we're sold for cash, 4,S0S,9l9 acres.
from which S2534. 1872 was realized. Located with
the military land warrants, $685. ITO, and reported
under swamp land grants, 40l, $50, making an ag-
gregate of cash sales land warrants, locations, and
swamp selections Of 13, 1873, 594 The cash realized
seems disproportionate to the quantity of lands
sold. but this is accounted for by the very large
sales at reduced prices under the graduation law of
August 4th, 1854-Under the act of 1919 and 1850,
granting the swamp and overfOWed lands to the
States in which they are situated, there have been
selected and reported to the General Land Office
55 1919 492 acres, upon which warrants, having the
effect Of PATENTS have issued for $4,000 828 acres
The Commissioner recommends amendments to
the pre-emption laws, with view to uniformity in
the system, and to settle disputed rights, and to
terminate controversy in Irrigated cases.
The subscription in behalf of the pOet-beggar,
Lamartine, amounts to seven hundred thousand
francs but because it has not reached two Millions
the spoilt child of fortune threatens to quit France
forever! Suppose the above sum is devoted to the
liquidation Of his debts, Lamartine will have the
yearly pension of $4,000 francs from the sultan,
and an income of $4,000 francs from his wife's for
tuue-in all, 60, 900 francs, or about $4,000.
Paris correspondent of the Philadelphia Bulletin
says the poets intellectual faculties have become
impaired
IowA-OFF1o1AL.-Th following is the official
vote of Iowa on Congressman: