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B we condense F.:
Location.

The inquiry is naturally suggested, what
motive can the Federal government have for
paying out for collection, at these points
more than the revenue amounts to? At Wis
casset Maine, the amount of revenue col
lected during the year was one hundred and
thirty dollars, while the pay of officers and
other expenses attending the collection, was
seuea thousand three hundred and ffty-nine dollars!
The government actually paid fifty-six dol
lars and sixty cents for each one it received
at Wiscasset. What other possible motive is
there for this species of economy, than the
extension of Executive patronage and the
support of idle office-holders? Is it matter
of any establishment that under such circum-
stances, the Treasury should be drained. and
compulsory resort had to loans to supply
the Unsuitable demand? And il is not alone
in these localities. The expense of collecting
S64, III ,034, the revenue from customs, was
1882 359-about five and half per cent
Oh the total amount-an income to the EN-
ployees nearly equal to what it would be if
they owned the Federal treasury and were
loaning the public funds for their private
benefit. Shall we call the serious attention
of the public to this extraordinary state of
afiairsf VIII not the honest masses of the
country-those who pay these enormous sums
for the support of this host of politicians and
intriguers, take this matter for once in their
own hands. and administer such a remedy as
will eflectually rectify these corrupting abuses
of power.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03

RATHER FRENcHY.-The Vienna correspon-
dent of the Brussels Independence writes:
The duelling fever here appears to have
become epidemic. Some cavalry officers
have met in this way during the last few days;
but what do you think of the following: Two
young men of Lemberg wished to fight, but
in order to escape the disagreeable conse-
quences which the death of one entails upon
the other, they resolved to draw lots as TO
which of the two should kill himself. He
whom fate favored was to quit the city, re-
calling, in letter to his adversary, the terms
Of their agreement; and actually the unhappy
young man, obedient to the exigencies of
mistaken honor, did not fail to blow out his
brains on the day and the hour fixed.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
The Public Expenditures-AF Few Facts
on Democratic Authority.

From the little world of a chaotic rubbish
which adorns the spacious cellars of the Capt.
tol at Washington, and which passes under the
general appeIlation of Public Documents"
a struggling sheet occasionally turns up that
is worthy of examination. Such an one is a
Report on the reduction of the public expen-
ditures. free trade &c, made at the last session
of Congress, by Mr.. BOYCE, of South Carolina,
as Chairman of special Committee appoint
ed for that purpose. Mr.. BoYCE is demo-
crat of irreproachable orthodoxy. This re-
port embodes the following facts:
The nominal expenditure of the govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June 3d. 1857,
were s65. O32 $50. But during that year g.
10000 acres of the public lands were grant
cd for railroad purposes, which may be valued
at SI5.49O, 900, being at the rate of So so per
acre. The definciencies of the previous year
amounting to about $4,000, 000-is also to
be added, making an aggregate actual expen-
diture of S9O.OOO,OO0. This is one startling
fact in this democratic confession.
Is this excessive? and if SO, by how much?
Taking the expenditures of the year 1923,
liarly economical, but was pronounced by
some as extravagant, we find the expenses "a
cents per head of the population. In 1857
the expenses were 81 % per head, taking the
SOS. O32, $50 as the basis of calculation; and
So Is per head, if we take the $90.000,O0O.
The report argues that the expenditures
should not increase in proportion to the in
crease of population; but conceding that
they should, and estimating on the basis of
the expenses of 1923, the total expenses in
1857 should not have exceeded S2S.00000
1t is insisted that this sum would be amply
sufficient TO pay all necessary expenses of
government, if properly and economically adj
ministered. The excess of expenditures for
1857, over the necessities Of the government,
was S37 1892 ,559-or, taking the S90000,000
again, 10000, 000,-over the ratio of exp en-
ditures in 1923. This is another startling fact
in the exposure of Of profgacy and plumb
er, which should overwhelm the administra-
ton with shame, and its organs and apologists
with confusion.
To show with what extraordinary rapidity
the expenditures have increased within the
last few years we have made the following
table of the principal items, contrasting those
of the year 1856, with those of 1857, condens-
ell from the table accompanying Mr.. BoYCE'S
Report:
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
The Age and Percentage of the EN-
press of France.

DR.. Shelton Mckenzie, of Forney's Press,
says in one of his recent lively personal arti-
Giles:
Just now. in Paris, matter is under dr.
cussion which has probably caused some all
noyance to the Empress Eugenie. 1t is an
aspersion upon her yOuth-an insinuatiOn
that she is several years older than she has
represented herself to be.
Curious inquirers. who have to consult
Burke's sPe rage" in which are given volu-
minous details respecting the British aristOcra-
cy, must have noticed how, without single
exception, while the day and year of ca h
male child is given with minute accuracy. not
one female member-child, maiden, wife,
mother, or widow-of any noble family is
credited with her exact birth date. The sys-
TEN is literally to Burke almost every means
and manner of fixing the exact age of any
one female member of the aristocracy. 1t is
just the same in France-only that the Peer
age in that country being very undetermined
between new and old mobiles, no fac smile of
Burke" has yet appeared there. But. as re-
CARDS royalty, the Moniteur takes official no
tice of age, and duly announced, few weeks
ago, that the Empress Eugene was born on
June the 4th. 1926, which would put her now
at the still youthful age of thirty two.
But there are fact-seekers abroad every
WHERE, ana one Oh IUeSc HIS up Il hiC
of Spanish newspapers, of the year 1927,
containing details of curious divorce suit.
1t seems that, in 1870 Don joaquin de Mon
tito married Danna Maria de Penansando-
that in 1913, while the parties were in France
this marriage was annulled by decree of di-
vorce, passed by the French law courts-that
subsequent to 1920, Don Joaquin fell in love
with his ex-wife, and prevailed upon her to
live with him again, which was the easier
done, as the divorce was only known to her
family and his brothers-and that they did so
live, as man and wife, to the eye of the world
until October. 1928, when the cavalier was
killed by fall from his horse. Now, this
Don Joaquin de Montijo was the father of the
Empress Eugene. The gallant Moniteur puts
her birth in 1926 but that is impossible. as
her father died 1928 The great probability
is that she was born in 1921, which would
make her thirty-seven years old. What curious
ly and even suspiciously complexities the mat
ter is that the French Gazette de Tribunaux.
of September 81, 1881, which contains ver-
batm report Of the divorce case, and subse-
quent proceedings on it, has been removed
from the files of that journal kept in the read
ing rooms for reference. This was done, it
was said, by the Imperial ukase.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
Gbaaferp Sales
Store House ON Union street.

Vim. II. Evans, Admir- OF Charles NJ. Eston decd =
Margaret Eliis,on and others.
DY virtue Of decree Of the Chancery Court at
I'D Nashville in the above canse, will offer for sale
at the Courthouse in this city. on SATURDAY. THE
4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER NEXr, an undivided fourth
interest IN the Store house the north side Of Union
street. In this city and at present occupied by iston
Matthews, but in case satisfactory bid be made
for said fourth interest / will proceed the same
time and place TO sell the whole Of said
and lot The lot fronts about 10 feet Union street
and runs back about 81 feet 10 an alley six feet wide
TERMs-6 and II months credit with interest from
date: notes with approved security, payable In Bank
required and lien retained. Sale free from equity or
redemption. j. F. GLEAYES,
lY29-th Clerk and Masfar
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
September Elections.

The next State election will take place in
Vermont on Tuesday, the 7th of September,
when Governor, Lieutenant Governor, n
State Legislature, and three Representatives
in Congress will be chosen. We append u
list of the candidates of both parties:
Republicans. Demncrats.
For Governor. .HLand Hall, Henry Keys.
For Lieut. Gov. Burnham Martin, WHY'S Lyman.
Treasurer. Henry NJ. Bates, Jas T. Thurston.
For Congress .Ezekiel p. Watson, C. G. Eastman.
Justin ;. Morrill,, +. h. Chase.
Homer L. Royce, With. Bingham.
The Republican nominations for Congress
are the present incumbents, whose reelection
10 deemed certain.
The regular election In the State Of Maine
will take place in the ensuing week-on
Monday, the 18th of September. There also
Governor and State Legislature are to be
chosen, and six Representatives in Congress.
The canvass has been quite animated. MANAs-
Sch II. SMITH is the Democratic and LOT NJ.
MORRILL, the Republican candidate for Coy
ernor. The nominations for Congress are as
follows:
Democratic. Rer,sbiican.
Ira I. Drew, ID r.. sones
David X. Hastings, John ]. Perry,
Alfred w. johnson, Ezra b. French,
Asa Gle, Freeman II. Morse,
Bion Bradbury, Israel wsshburn, jr,
stephen G. Foster.
The election in California, we believe, Is
ntlso to take place on the 7th Of September;
= Il the nominations for Congress had not
made at the latest dates from thence.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03

This is the logic of arithmetic, and no
amount of evasion, sophistry and special
pleading will answer it. We have seen the
principal items of necessary expense doubled,
and in some cases threbled in 1857, of what
they were in 1850. We had precisely the
same extent of country, both years; but ace
had different administrations.
The Report also gives some curious facts
in relation to the cost of collecting this i'm
mense fund which is annually heaped to-
gether, to be distributed among the parasites
of the Executive. To collect the revenues
there is an army Of upwards of 5000 officers
employed, and at many points the actual cost
of collecting, is greatly in excess of the
amount collected. As an evidence of the
fact, the Report contains table exhibiting
the amount collected, and the cost at several
ponts-which we condense:
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03

THE ZouAvE FRArERNIzrNG WITH LOLA
MoNTEz.-It is stated that Mons. Riviere is
making arrangements with Lola Montez to
ions early in the ensuing fall. The Captain
is said to be staying temporarily with Lola
at her cottage out at Yorkville, n. Y. 1t is
also stated that day or two ago he received
letters from Mrs. Blount and Emily, post
says she is a sharply watched by her father,
and that it was only by bribing one of his
watchmen that she could get a letter in. the
postoffice at all
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
Railroads.

which has fixed Kentucky City as the center of net
work of railroads stretching out and anording
nectons in all directions with the interior and with
the cities and lakes of the North and East and ram-
flying throughout the whole South and West.
That the public may not be led off by suspicious
that this Is mere city on paper, we request you To
enqure-to come and for yourselves.
See the map-Kentucky City is the northern term-
nus of the Great Mobile and Ohio Railroads.&c. miles
loug See also railroad connection by Union City
and along the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad
via. Paris and GAINESVILLE Nashville 40 miles. Al
so, by kenton and along the Memphis and Ohio Rail
road to Memphis, about loo miles Also, via Jack
son, Tenn, Holly Springs, Canton and Jackson, Miss
to New Orleans 500 miles Also, via. Corinth, thence
along the Memphis and Charleston Railroad to Tus-
cumba, Huntsville Chattanooga, Knoxville, and the
East and with Atlanta, and Savannah, Georgia Al
So by the Fulton and Texas Railroad Little Rock
through tn Arkansas and Texas to the Pacific Ocean
Also-by the Iron Mountain railroad to St. Louis
$50 miles. Also, by the
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03

The difference of time between the extreme
East and West points of the United States is
3 hours. so minutes. When il is Monday
noon at New York. il is 6.5s A. NJ. Tuesday at
Tahiti, and between IL and A. NJ. of Tues
day at China. In the China Sea, between
Singapore and China, IL is midnight when 1t
II noon at New York.
The time at st. Johns newfoundland, is
l.26.0s T. NJ. aud the difference in time be-
tween Trinity Bay and Valentia Bay is about
2 hours and As minutes
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
Bugg Lot on Cherry street, next
to Commercial HofeI

samuel H. Rugg and wife rs Ro. c. Smiley and others
by virtue of decree Of the Chanrcry Court "a
I'D Nashville, in above cause | will offer Tor sale No
the Court house in this citv on SATURDAY THE 4TTJ
DAY ~ SEPTEMBER NEXT, the Bugg House and Lot
on Cherry street north of near Cedar street and
adjoining the Commercial Hotel. The Lot fronts 81
feet on Cherry 81. and is 90 feet deep.
TERMs-Sl50 TO be paid in cash and the remainisr~
TO be due and payable In equal instaIments duc Isl
Of Noy. 1883, SO and co, for which approved noes
payable IN bank and bearing interest from dav OF
sale will be required. j. r GIFAVFS "
jy29-td Cyerk ana w,s,or
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
The difference of Time.

The success of the Atlantic cable has call
ed attention to the difference of time in var
ious cities in different parts of the world. A
table prepared some time since by Mr.. John
r. Burnet, of Livingston, n. Y, gives the
following interesting information =
When it is IL O'Clock high noon at New
York, the time is as follows at the stated
nlacps
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
Valuable Building Lot on Mar
ket street, near the Square.

Rachel d. Smiley and others .I-hn o. Ewing
p1 virtue Of a decree Of the Ciancery Court az
ID Nashville, ! will sell AT the Court house in this
city, on SATURDAY, TIE 4TII DAY OF SEPTEMBER
NtAi, that valuable vacant Lot the east side OF
MARKET street the Public Square, fronting - TO
- feet and running back 10 feet and adjoining the
block OF buildings now being erected by Messrs Nor
day of sale. = cIFAUES w
jy29-td Ciort - 49,.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
DEATH FROM MoRPHTNE-Prof. John VIII

DEATH FROM MoRPHINE.-Prof. John Will
son, of South Wood School," Talladega, Ala,
died on Monday. August 22d, from taking
dose of Morphine instead of quinine:
A valua BILE servant had slight chill and
the Physician directed the family to procure
from the Drug Store a small supply of Gallo
mel and Quinine. The ordinary dose of Qui-
nine was given to the servant and in a few
hours she was dead. Mr.. Wilson having had
a slight chill, the DR.. weighed out for him ten
grains of quinine,-as was supposed from
she same bottle. As soon as it was taken be
began to sink and in 20 minutes was uncOn-
scous. 1t was now discovered that through
the mistake of the Druggist, Morphine had
been sent instead of Quinine! In s hours the
patient was gone,-cut off in the midst of his
days and plans and usefulness without one
conscious recognition OF wife and children
without one word of counsel, or prayer or
kind farewell to those he loved so dearly.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
Dunavant Tract of Land on ,
North side of the River

Ed. Vaughn, Admir-, &c, NJ. Everett Adm &c
and others.
R1 virtue of decree Of the Chancery Court at
ID Nashville in above cause I will proceed 10 sell
10 the highest bidders at the Court house in this city
on sATU RDAY THE 4TH OF SEPTEMBER NEXT Lots
NOS /, and T. in the division Of the Dmavant Tract
OF Land and being all OF said Tract Of Land remain
ing unsod No. contains So acres; No . contains -
acres ana 10 poles and No. contains IS and
90 poles. Terms and all other particulars made
known on day OF sale. j. +. GLEANES
yzS-h Clerk and Master
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
Broad Street House and Lot.

ID. r. WIkin, Admir-, &c, rs. Sarah Cameron and
others.
R1 virtue OF n decree OF the Chancery Court NJ
~ Nashville, in absve cause will sell M the Court
house IN this city, on SATURDAY, THE 4TH OF
SEPTEMBER NEXT, the House and Lot on north side
oi Broad street, and west of and from Sunmer
street said Lot fronts 10 feet Broad street ana
runs back 10 feet 10 10 feet alley
TERAs-Credit OF one year with interest note we'll
secured, payable in bank, and lien retained
J. +. GIEAVES
H-s-eu Clerk and Master
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03

THE PARAGUAY ExrEsrrIos.--We learn that
the able and gallant officer, Commodore
SHUBRIcK has been selected by the Navy De-
partmeni to command the expedition 10 Par
aguay, and will proceed TO his station in the
Sabine frigate, now ready for sea at New
York Com. s. will have q squadron Of
twelve or fourteen vessels under his CON-
mand. with considerable force VI Marines
Nj I'M
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
SHERJFF,S SALE.

DY virtue of execution to directed, and de-
ID lvered from the honorable Circuit Court of David
county Tennessee, at its May term, 1858, will
expose to public sale to the highest bidder for cash
the courthouse yard gate in the city of Nashville
on SATURDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1855,
all the right, title, claim, interest and estate which
William Mccoy and W. Z Paul then had, may
have since acquired in and TO the following described
town lot, in Maury and Claborne's addition Nash
vile, to-wt: Lots No SO and 40, fronting IS feet on
the Lebanon Pike, and running back los feet 20 a 20
feet alley, opposite nearly opposite Sades Store;
being levied on the property Of William Mccoy to
satisfy judgment rendered in favor of Mr.. G. l.
Claiborne against said Mccoy and Paul.
j. NJ. HINTON, Sheriff.
jy27-td. By j. B. MAURY, ID. S
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
Steam Ferry Packets,

plying to and fro with Cairo and the Illinois Central
Railroad To Chicago, and the whole northwest.
Intelligent, enterprisng and practical men who will
come and see and investigate in person, will be
WINGED that the extraordinary commercial advantages
and facilities of railroad and steamboat transportation
possessed by Kentucky City secures 10 this point re
quisites for manufacturing and commercial purposes
which must, Of n cessity, it speedily 10 be-
come the great intermediate city between the North
aud the South at which the productions manufac-
lures of each section will be concentrated for sale or
to be exchanged for those OF the other.
The Hon. Post Master General in a recent report
says: "No man can look at the map of this country
without his finally resting the mouth of the Ohio
as the center of population and commerce of the
United States"
The sale is TO be made without reserve and in good
faith, aud there will always be reliable gentleman
on the ground, whose pleasure and duty will be to
give all needlul information, and answer all written
or oral nterrogatories. Then let no one permit him
self To be led on by rumor, when the facts
cessible TO all.
Sale 60 commence Monday, SEPTEMBER 9th, 1855
and continue until ali the Lots, numbering upwards
of four hundred are sold.
Terms of Sale.
Ten TO twenty five per cent cash in hand, for the
residue credit of one and two years with interest
BEN EDWARDS GREY, \
f.. l. BULLOCK, Trustees.
W. II. II. TAYLOR,
Address, for fun information
FRANK JAY MCLEAN,
Ahorney in fact,
septd-dAwtd Kentucky City, KY.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
SHERIFF,S SALE.

I'D hvered from tie Honorable Circuit Court Of
Davidson county, Tennessee, at its May Term, 1855
will expose 10 sale TO the highest bidder, for cash
at the Courthouse yard gate in the city of Nashville
on SATURDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER
1858, all the right, ttle claim and interest and es
tate which Edward Smith then had or may have since
acquired in and to the following described tract or
piece of land in Davidson county State of Tennessee
bounded as follows: beginning at the of Bell
willie and Hamilton Streets running thence with said
Bellve street 400 feet to 20 feet alley thence with
said alley 29O feet TO Holt street, thence with Holt
street 400 feet 10 Hamilton street. thence with Ham
ilton street TO the beginning 2SS feet being levied
the property of Edward Smith TO satisfy two
judgments rendered in favor of Clement NJ Holt
against said Edward Smith.
JAMES NJ HINTON,
aug 2-td Sheriff of Davidson county
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
PIccoLoMrI COMING TO AHERIcA.-The
London Evening Herald saws

The direction Of the Academy Of Music at
Mt New York. bent upon affording their
countrymen an opportunity Of seeing and
hearing the marvellous rendering Of the story
OF the "Dame aux CaIneliias." have offered
to Mdlle Piecolomini most brilliant engage
ment. The Offer has been, we understand,
accepted, aud the middle of next month will
witness the departure of this charming
dramatic eantatriee for the United States.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
MRS. =. G.. WRITER'S.

(Late Of tie Nashville Female Aeddemy)
WILL give instruction in MUSIC, commencing
w September LIST. Piano, Guitar and Singing
(Bassims SYSTEM will be taught at the usual terms
Orders 10 be left at Mr.. McClnre's Music Store I'm
ion street, and Mr. Charles Smiths Book Store College
street. augl7-lm
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
SHERIFF'S SALE.

tlH virtue CT a vendtioni eNpOnas TO me directed,
ID and delivered from the Honorable Circuit Court
of Davidson county Tenn, at its May Term, 1858,
will expose To public sale to the highest bidder for
cash at the Court house yard gate the city of Nash
vile, on SATURDAY, THE nth DAY OF SEPTEM-
Der, 1855, all the right title claim, interest and
tate which James Perry and Vim. Ticker then had
may have since acquired in and TO the following de
scribed Tract Of Land lying in the county of David
SON District No. 3, containing 10 or II acres bound
ed as follows: the South by r. Savage, on the
Northwest by A. r. RoZell, on the East by VIM. f
Huggins; levied on as the property Of James Perry
and VIM Tucker, 10 satisfy judgment rendered in
favor of MaXey, Mcclure X Co.
J. NJ HINTON, Sheriff Of Davidson CO.
jy29-td BY n. BRANCH, Deputy sheriff.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-03
Healthy and Fertile Country.

rapidly growing in wealth and population, with
luxurious climate, and generous, LIBERAL enlightened
and refined society. There is wanted but further
feature to make this the most commanding point on
the great ''Father of Waters'' This was uninterupt
ed communication with the interior of the adjacent
States to accommodate internal commerce and facili-
tate the interchange of commodities That want is
now fully met by the established system of