Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-18


FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IS, 1858
The News.
A collision occurred in the Senate Of Indiana OF
the 18th, between Senator Gooding Of Hancock, and
Senator Heifren, Of Washington, in consequence o
some personal remarks made in the Senate some
days ago After some lighting between the two Sen
stors, third PARTY, brother OF Senator Goodng, in
terferred and struck Hearen on the head with a
cane. wOundng him severely. Otherwise but little
Injury was done 10 either party. GOoding was arm.
ed with revolver, but had opportunity to use e.
Hefrren also drew knife after he was struck with
the cane but Senators iuterfsred ana prevented lis
usiug it. The greatest excitement prevailed in the
Senate chamber during the difficulty.
Forged bills Of exchange we're in circulation in
London to a large amount. They purport to be
drawn by the Barbados Branch Colonial Bank on
the parent establishment, and it is supposed they
were manufactured at New York.
The President has sigDed the bill to admit Oregon
and Joseph Lane and DelazOn Smith the Senators
from the new State, have taken their seats in the
United States Senate.
Ion. of the Baltimore San, says, on the l4th:
The long delayed Cass Irsarr treaty has been rats
fed by the Government CT Nicaragua, and it viii,
no doubt be soon submitted to the United States
Senate for ratification. The Treaty secures impor-
taut facilities for the United States Government in
the transportation Of arms and munitions of war,
and the conveyance of the mails across the Nieara-
qua transit aud ii gives the United States the right
to inte-poss by force for the protection and seeuri-
~ of the same.
The special correspondent of the New York Her
aid says the State department has just received two
important treaties from China, on adjusting all
claims upon that country, and the other regulating
the commercial relations and scale Of duties between
the two countries. These treaties are regarded as
Of the highest Importance, and are entirely saiis
factory 10 the administration.
BsEvIEo OF THE srEAMsn opAKER CIrYl-AbOut
O. clcck yesterday morning the alarm of fire was
given which proved to be 200 well founded On be-
ing aroused from our slumbers we discovered at
once the whole city was as it were OVermantled
with brilliant light, which attracted our attention
as being something out of the line of the iumina-
ion Of ordinary fires, and il proved upon nvestiga
ton, to be the Gamer Quaker City, laying at our
wharf wrapped in blaze of fire, in the midst OF
quite a number of other steamers.
The scene vas not only calculated to excite our
sympaiies for our boating friends, but to impress
upon our mind the terror that such a catastrophe
must excite III passengers on vessels when unmoor.
ed from the Shore and beyond help or aid, save Of
those aboard.
The crews of the sjoiRing boats laying immedi-
ately above and below the steamer fire. were ac-
lively engaged in attempting subdue the fire, aad
providing against general conf sgraion Of the
tire feet Of steamers then occupying the landi' g,
and by their ezertions kept at bay the flames until
the arrival of prompt and efficient fremen, who
with unsurpassed energy, succeeded in putting in
check the IRE that was spreading with fearful ra-
pidity over the cabin CT the Quaker City, threaten
ing destruction to all within its reach. Thus
continual our gallant fremen until, strange to say,
they singled the i'll fated Quaker City from the en-
tire feet, and finally subdued the flames on the
bsat where the fire originated, the other boats es,
csping uninjured.
As yet nothing definite is known in regard 10 the |
origin of the FIRE. When first discovered it was in
the after end Of the cabin, near the stern, and it
is thought may have originated from the deck stove
The hull is about all that remains of the boat, the
having been very much damaged
There was but little freight on the boat, some
sixteen or eighteen bales of cotton, which were
considerably burned. The Quaker City had arrived
the evening previous, discharged her freight, and
had commenced taking on freight for the return
rip, intending to leave yesterday afternoon. We
understand the Quaker City was valued at $1,000, |
one third of which was owned by her Captain (Nr.
and the remainder in Cincinnati. She |
was insured in The Citizens Insurance Office at
Pittsburg, Pa for $4,000, the loss does not fall
80 heavily upon her owners was at first feared.
Yesterday while the operatives we're at work e1ca
yating the foundation fer the Masonic Temple,
blast was set of which threw piece ofrock weigh
ing ten OF twelve pounds, into the store of Messrs.
R. Snowden & Co., in the UNIOE AND AMERICAN
Block. 1t passed through one of the windows,
breaking the heavy plate glass aud mutilating
sugar cured ham with which it came in contact A
number Of gentlemen were standing on the pave
nent in front Of the store but fortunately no one
was hurt. Another piece of rcck, nearly as large,
ell few feet distant in the direction Of the post
,fice The gentleman having charge of the work
lhOuld not permit such careless blasting as this
Il is altogether too dangerous for public thorough.
fare.
To night Miss SllHe St. Clair takes benefit at
he Varieties and we bespeak for her such benefit
as her histriOnic merits entie her to. Daring her
engagement at the Varieties, which closes with her
appearance tomorrow evening, she has appeared in
series Of characters which have afforded the vis-
Ors to the Varieties ample opportunity to judge Of
ler hisroniO talents Good judges have pronounce
Il her engsgementa brilliant success, far more
worthy the patronage of our theatre-goers than
many of those who come among US hearted as stars