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A Sad PIcture of venice.

have been here a fortnight (says letter-writer
| in Rence under date of October H. and shall never
forget that time long as live, dull and monot-
OnOUs has it been. Have you ever taken walk to
Vinceunes on a week day? If you have. of course
you but soldiers. Its just the same here;
as. with the exception Of few petty tradespeople
and artisans nothing but uniforms can be seen in
the streets of Venice. Where are the mobiles and
wealthy EcitzenS: They ali keep within doors,
| and Austria would very much like to know what
they say and de- am as ignorant as she is on that
point as all houses of any Importance have become
many citadels, into which there is admittance
without good letters of introduction, and brought
none with me. All have learned is therefore linn
tied to what have seen with my own eyes, or pick
ed up in conversation with ciceron and gondoliers.
As soon as these people are certain that they
speaking TO foreigner, especially to q Frenchman,
they throw off all restraint assure you, and make
no secret of their feelings and hopes.
They think liberty so near as to be already in
their possession, and convinced that the hour
Of deliyerance has struck. | have several times
given mortal offense by yenturing to insin-
urte that there would not perhaps be any
great change in Eenetia before next spring.
At Venice the state of is not posted on the
walls: it is in the very air you breathe No
imperial receipts has forbidden the inhabitants to
frequent the theatre of La Venice, but for two
years past nobody goes 10 IT. There has been no
curfew proclaimed and yet after nighttall there is
not a living thing in the streets but patrols. The
Ausrians do not like this state of things any more
than the Venetians do; they no longer arrogant
even they uneasy, gloomy, silent, and even at
tempt to appear polite AL the coffee houses IN the
city have been tactly abandoned to them, with the
single exception of the Florian, where foreigners
and NenctaDs meet under preteXt Of business
They appear to have accepted this arrangement for
though went to the FlOrirn every night, never
saw uniform or heard a word of German there.
One remarkable fact is, that, with the exception
OF a few nvahds, not a single young man, from
eighteen 10 twenty-five. Is TO be seen in Venice.
They have all fec to avoid the CONSUMPTION have
been told that there 900 of them with Carl
oadi' and at least as many in Victor Emanucl's
army Austria at first imposed on families then on
the comInunes, fiue of 2.400f to 48OOf for each
absent conscrlpt This measure caused many bitter
Tears 10 low at first; but it has become illuso-
rY since, neither families nor cormnnes NOSES.
any thing, they cannot pay The very excess of the
evil has put end to it. The same NAV be sai5 of
taxes There was great suffering when the govern
ment demanded one-half or one-fourtb of ovorr- |
bedy's income; but there is less now-the demand |
is equal to the whole, or even double and triple the
amount People have simply ceased to pay. that /
is all
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Ten Years.

The changes which have taken place between
1850 and 1910 in the economic condition of our conn
try. are very great In that period the gold mines
have been discovered in California and Australia
In 1870 we had four dollars paper circulation to
one dollar of specie IN 1850 only three dollars TO
one; in 1860 less than two dollars to one In 1919
the product of precious metals was ninety-five mil
lions of dollars; in 1859 it was two hundred and
sixty-four millions of dollars The whole amount
now in the world is estimated at ten billions of dol
lars, of which six-tenths is silver. 1t was always
supposed that sudden increase in the quantity of
money increased prices This has not proved true,
for in spite Of the influx Of gold and in spite of the
repeal of the English laws, which has enabled
US to export immense quantities of -four and grain
prices in general are lower and wages higher than
they ever were before. Tables show that prices
generally, during forty years, were highest in 1887
and lowest about 1913 Flour was so scarce in lS47
that we imported five millions of dollars its aver
age price for forty years has been six dollars and
ffty-four cents per barrel.
The sale of tea has increased in twenty-five years
from thirteen millions to thirty-six million pounds /;
the average prices for that period has been forty
eight cents The cotton crop has increased in forty
years from one hundred and eighty million to one
billion eight hundred thousand pounds. A great
demand for breadstufs from 1850 to 1851 OCCASION
ed by railway labor and the repeal of the British
corn laws. kept prices generally on the advance !;
but in 1857, on recount of the abundant crops the
slackenlng of the shipping and railway interest, and
glutted corn market, a downward tendency pre-
vailed. Our exports of breadstufs from 1850 to
1860 were four hundred and eighty million dollars
Prices do dot seem generally to be affected by the
fluctuations of paper currency. In 1919 the bank
note circulation was one hundred and nineteen mil
lion dollars; in 1852 one hundred and seventy three
million dollars; in March, 1853 it was Que hundred
and twenty million dollars, shortly after which it
rose TO one hundred and ffty-six million dollars
NetoGra Daily Advertiser.
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3 TPnn Sketch

The Hon. 7. II. Benton, (says an exchange) with
all his faults of self-will, man Of splendid
talents high personal character and most excellent
judge of human nature. Like Macauley, he studied
books and men, and boldly expressed his opinions
on all subjects. Whilst busy in political life, he
formed his opinion of Douglas, and in a speech to
the people of Missouri, when a candidate for Gov
ernor, he thus describes Douglas q shallow dema-
gogue.
Read the following extract:
"Fellow-citizens," he said, you have all heard of
the COLOSSUS ut Rhodes. If you have not will tell
gigantic proportions, 1t was so large that it stood
Island of Rhodes, andlarge vessels passed with sails
full spread between its legs without touching.
Felow-citizens, Stephen Arnold Douglas, in the
excess of his vanity, imagines himself some huge
colossus and would fain stretch his little short legs
the Mississippi, and with one fOOthold at
and the same time upon free and slave territory.
Yea so great is his vanity that he verify believes
that while in this position of our huge Western
steamers could pass without touching side or bot
tom, between his feet. But fellow-ctzens, he will
find himself mistaken. The people of these United
States have too much sagacity ever to permit them
selves to be imposed upon far as to elect this
little double dealing demagogue to the Chief Magis-
tracy of the nation. When he comes to make the
actual experiment of putting himself in the position
of the huge COLOSSUS, he will find to his chagrin that
his little legs are too Short-he can't reach And, IL
he persists in his mad endeavOrs he will find him
SELF he is awake, cast headlong like that huge
statue was, and stuck SO deep in the mud that he
will never be able to extricate himself again"
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BARBARIAN PLoT TO MASSACRE CHRISTIANS
A letter from Tunis. (Barbary) dated September
Goth, contains the following item of news There
was deep Land plot extending over the whole he
gency, 10 massacre the Christians and Jews, Ia
Damascus, Hasbega, etc. 1t was set on foot by a
Che1eg, descendant Of the Prophet) who landed
somewhere on the coast with party Of followers. He
was one Of the ringleaders at Damascus. and when
that place became too hot FOR him. transferred his
attentions TO Tuns. Tie Bey gave orders that
dead or alive ne must have that Gereef He was
taken, conveyed to Bardo lthe Beys palace) and
like the banners, hung on the outer walls. Yari-
Gus interesting episodes occurred-among Others
chat of Dervishe parading about town in a cool
,psre.s with marks on his knees, and crying thai
no intended to wade in Christian blood up to those
marks. He was put in Jail The Bey went to Al
Ciers to meet the Emperor, and Monsieur ROBBIE,
the French Consul General, went with him. lie
was conveyed in French steam frigate. The Eng
Esh sent lineofbattle ships to take care of Tunis
during his absence"
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WELLINGTON NEVER LOST A GUN.-In a recently
published life of the Iron Duke" it is related that
it fact in his history that he never lost gun to
tile enemy. Returning with him one day from the
hunting field" says Lord Ellesmere. Il asked him
if he could form any calculation of the guns he had
taken in the course of his career" NO" he re-
piled, Z. not with any accuracy; somewhere about
three thousand, should guess. At Oporto, after
the passage of the DOuro, l took the entire siege
train of the enemy; at Vittoria and Waterloo took
every gun the enemy had in the fed and what
however, is more extraordinary, don't think
ever lost gun in the field After the battle of Saa-
manea,n he went on to explain, "three of my guns,
attached to some Portuguese cavalry, were eaptur-
ed in triHng affair near Madrid but they were re-
covered the next day. In the Pyrenees Lord Hill
found himself obliged to throw eight or nine guns
over precpice, but these were all recovered, and
none fell into the enemy's hands at all.
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Kitiz solomon. Temple.

The following are the fest and last verses of DO
EN- by Mr.. A. J. II. DueISNE, read by its author be
fore the Metropolitan Lodge No. 273, on the oeca
sion Of its eighth anniversary celebration, at the
Cooper Institute
1t is told, ia quaint old nursery tale,
That pereance you bare often read.
Hoga castle lies hid in some charmed vale
Denote from ali usual tread,
And within, an enchanted Princess
Asleep, in her siiken bed
Hhistarcuui abeut, under slunberous charms,
Lie the forms Of her lofdy train
Ard heiy tquires and archers, snd yeomsn. at arns
As valiant IS ever drew rein
But with helmets, and bucklars, and Iances,
All elouded with mdeE stain
Theresa mountain Of Col in each human heart,
For that glorious Temples basel
And tie lines of each loyal Mason's art
Nay itsg grand foundation trace:
And within It tbs wings Of cherubs
May the Holy Of Holiness embrace
Through the beautiful alsles of the charmed past,
How its wonderful harmsnes swell
When their meanings arise, at ths Templar5 blast,
FROM the mould ofeach darksome cell
And the soul Of the true no longer
With the dust OF the false shall dwell
When the thought OF our morning shall royalty plan,
And the deeds Of our days shall build
Ar yT .1e Arch Of Perfection eternal span;
And me depths Of our holy Of HOLES
~, with ineense OF prayer he fIledl
Hhen The Pillars Strength rorch shall ABIDE
WIN the Lilies Of beauty above
and the Vail Of The Presence. sncompassing wide,
eYersnadoT the Ark Of our Love:
Ard me peace ofthe blessed sHEKmAH
knold, like the wings Of dove
Oh ! the eeders Of Lebanon grow at door
And the quarry is sunk At our gate
And the ships out Of ophir, with golden
foro our suHmonng mandate wait
And the word Of a Master Mason
May the House Of our Soul createl
| while the Day hath light, lie. the light be used
| For no man shall the Night control
: Or even thssiFsr cord b loosed,
/ EOr broken the golden bowl
/ Nay We build King solom's Temple
In the true Masonic Soul
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TIE GLOBE-
rhe Official Papec of Congress.


PUBLISH my Prospectus Of Tie Daily Globe
IL and Tie Congressional Globe and APpsndts to remind
Congress viii the Monday December when
shall resume publishing the papers, They have
ter and therefore deem needless to give minute q,
the kind Of N after Trey viii contain.
Fhe DGAy Gtote viii contain report Of the Debates II
branches OF Congress taken down BY reporters equal
to corps OF short hand writer's in this any other coun.
thousand while average number Of words
spoken By fluent speakers rarely exceeds thousand ave
coed ortyve columns. they wl Rppear in the Daily Globe
the next morning. which will contain Also the the day
ing events.
ze Congressional GlO5s and Appsade will coatain re.
Messages Of the President the United states the Annual Re
ports Of the House Of the Executive Departments
and passed during the session. and opou Indexes all They
will beprned adoHbe royal sheet in book fOm quar-
to sire each number tanning sixteen pages The whole will
the cheapest work sold any country,
print printed from manuscript copy taxing for data
craze number OF words Il contaios.
The coming will without doubt. unusually
estiDg because the debates will in great measure upon
policy OF the President elect and The Globe win be- ssthas been
FOR past the only from which full debates Of
Congress he obtained
the mails Of the United States viii reading the fol
lowing Joint Resolution passed BY Congress the 9th Of August
1852
Joint Resolution passed providing distribution OF the
Laws Of Congress and the Dsbstss thereon
Wh view to the cheap circulation Of the laws Of Congress
debates contributing the true Interpretation thereof
maize free the Communication between the representative
Be resOE1ed By tbs Senate and HoYss Of Representatives.
Of United states o. America In Congress Gsss1n5ls That
rom and after the present session Of Congress- the Congregation
az Glabo and APPENDIX which laws and
thereon shall pass free through tie mails long
shall published by order Of Congress- PFO1ded That
nothing herein shall authorize circulation
the Daily Globe free OF postage.
Approved, August g. 1852.
TERMS
For copy OF the Daily Globe. for four IS 90
For copy Of the Congressional Globe and Appendix during
For COPIES ditto when ordered At he same 90
No attention will be paid any order unless the
company it.
Bank notes current the section Of the country where sub
resides will be received at par The whole part
Of bscpsn may be RENTED IN postage stamps, which is
preferable to any currency, except gold silver.
af-s II ~ JOHN G. RIVES, a.
nOvs-H Washington, Oct Is, 1860.
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ACToEs.-Of the well-toGo actors who have nto
yet retired. we have Mr. Forrest, who is now play-
ing a splendid engagement and adding materially 70
been very great public favorite. Mr.. Forrest, we
presume viii retire from the stage in two or three
years more. He has splendid residence in the
centre of Philadelphia. Mr. Hackett avowed his
intention. some time since 10 retire from the stage
and purchased principally in the West, but after
wards relaquished his intention of turning farmer
on a large scale. and made trip to California from
whence he has atelS returned. Mr.. Hackett has
built for himself beautiful villa on the heights Of
Yonkers. He is a philosopher. who takes life easy,
and looks younger than his SON His idea is shat
each generation should take care Of itself
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STOP THE THIEF !
HoHN R. KIRpY1eft nav hnu.e on fhs m

Holm R. KIRBY left my on the morning of the 4h Of
November taking with him horse saddle brdle Said
Kirby raised Rock Island about years
DID, five feet nine ten inches in height compexsat
least not dark-he had blue blanket light
Casnet pants and most Wooen
his neck striped engthws with white think proa
bly, he is lurking in the vicinity Of McMinnvs Sparta
The horse light sOrre, his right hip little shoen
star in his face, small snip his white little the
rise OF Eve feet high and will be ave years old SPRING
will S25 for the horse $50 for the delivery
and thief Men OF honor lookout bring to Justice
hpossble he had married left her support
B. FURGASON.
My.ddress-snyrna Depot, Rutherford County Tenn
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Superior Envelopes at WholasaIe.

YHNHE subscriber begs leave call the attention booksellers
d Staoners Dealers in Fancy Goods all others the
extensive assortment and superior quality Envelopes
featured BY him The kinds embrace style OF Letter. Note
Oheia Wedding Port Folio. Drug and other Also,
Parchment and Lined, all made and gummed perfect
manner on the best folding machines yet invented.
Aso Writing Papers Of all kinds wholesale prices Sam.
pies with trade list OF prices NAIL when requested
Dealers Pyited to call examine his stock Qualities
prices, sty4es, &C, &C. SAMUEL RAYNOR,
noV9-d2H IIS William Street. Neu Yort
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A DnBoLIcAL OUTAGE NEAR MEMPHIs.-The Mem
shis Argus of the 9Th inst. gives the following par
ticulars of dabolical outrage committed near that
city.
A negro man belonging to Mr.. Test had, during a
portion OF last week been running little express
wagon between the city and the race track. We'd
nesday evening just after dark and during the rain
Storm he started from opposite the track having in
his wogon as passenger a negro woman who had
been keeping a fruit and pie stand in the vicinity
The woman had about thirty dollars in her possess
SION which was kept in little tin box and placed IN
the corner of the wagon. They had proceeded
probably a mile when they were overtaken by three
white men who requested permission to ride to the
city, which was granted. They proceeded in silence
for some time, when one of the white men arose
and Selling the driver and threw him out of the
wagon and commenced pummeling him with Il stick
while the others busted themselves in beating the
woman and appropriating the contents of the tin
box.
The negro man had about seven dollars and fifty
cents in his pocket to which they also helped them
selves. after which they left taking with them the
horse and wagon and leaving the driver the ground
covered with blood and unable to move hand foot
The woman, surprising the driver was dead, started
alone for the city, which she managed to reach
during the night The next morning she returned
with several persons to search for him. The driver
had not been able TO move from the scene of the
counter and was discovered lying on the ground IN
an extremely critical condition. The ruthans after
driving the horse some distance, had abandoned him,
but not until they had managed, by means OF CLUBS
to break one of his legs. Who the authors of this
diabolical outrage are is not known, nor perhaps
ever viii be. They had evidently learned IN some
manner that the woman was infposSesslon OF con-
siderable sum of money, and followed the wagon
from the race course.
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Dividend NO1Ice

IhtHe BoaTd OF ecoTs OF the Nashville Commercial In
suraEce Company have this day declared a semi annual
dividend OF three dollars share payable aad after the 2Oh
| ins.- JAMES WALKER,
| Mostly
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SOUTHERN SAWs.-We invite the attention of hard
ware dealers and the public, to the following notice
from the Richmond lva.) Dispatch:
At the late exhibition of the Virginia Mechanics
Institute, held in this city, we were particularly
struck with the beautiful display of large and small
Circular, Rip, Cross Cat, Hand, lemon, and other
saws, manufactured at the establishment OF MessEs
Boyle Gamble of this city, and pronounced BY
Judges to be superior IN temper to those of all other
factories on exhibition. Messrs B. g. G. are com
paratIvely new beginners, though the senior has
Deen connected with another factory for several
years, and is complete master of the business
we are quite sure that they will meet with liberal
trade from all sections of the country. and that
these manufactures will speedily supercede the
chants,
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InsOIvent Notice.

pURsUANf to an order made by the clerf OF the
County Court Of Weakley county, Tenn hereby notify
all persons having claims against the OF Perneta Thom
SON. deceased to file them with said Clerk
day OF January next for adjudication pro rata
Clerk to adudicate the claims the October 3l 1860
: - ". R. ROSS kdminsrat7r
". IL
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Notice.

EENHE public hereby notified trade notes
cuted by A. Phelps and Rainey to John A Petty, Nov.
9th, 1860 both due dag after date
other for S47 and icnts the latter be paid in painting
Also, two notes for the dates and payments
Petya the consideration failed, pay
A. O. PHELPS 4 RAINEY.
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BAR"ER's NEW WONTBLY mAGAzTNH
FOR NOVEMBER.
HARPER's NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE
ROR NOFBH8gR
GODET'Si LADF'S 'BOG6 rO- NOsep ser.
LIE BON Ton JOURNAL Of Fash .OSS
FOE EOVEMBER.
RE 1CS WOO B's r Oh SEUHGH BsGAZsSR
SOP OC-OBEe.
JUST RFgzIKED BT JGBN TOSK & GO
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A young lady in Providence r. l., lately became
Disguised with life and determined to commit sui
eide. She went to druggist to purchase strych
nine, but he suspectIDg her intention, gave her a
powerful emetic instead. She took it and was
effectually cured of her rash purposes.
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AuhIHastEtItOIN SsLIts
IN THURSDAY, the l5thdsy o. November, 1850 viii Of
fer FOR sale the highest bidder at Patisou Iron
lNaroEs Of Hapeth and late residence Of Maj James
N Cheatian county, Tennessee
From sixty % seventy head n Mules;
seventy 70 seventy-hye head Of Cattle;
seventy 70 s,7snty-hT head Of Sheep
Seven Yoke Of Oxen
Carts, wagons, PloEs, &C., &C;
Two Sets Blacksmith Tools, Carr enter Tools, &C.
1000 Barrels Corn. 10 The Field;
% Stacks q Milet uay.
Ana various other articles, too tedious 70 mention.
Ter'stS OF Saie..-For al sums Of SO under,
n haoai over that sum credit Of months will gVs-
Sonds Win approved security in ali viii b required blI
removal u ne property. "A. Q. BT0lKARD, Adm'r
Patterson Iron Rorks, Oct. 10, 60-itd
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500 ReMnrd.

ID UNAWAY rom The EabSc-iheF, Benton, Lowade
= county, Ala the 2d OF May ts60 copper complies
Toned negro boz named CORNELIUS or NAL AGED about
years. ave fes nine 1ches weighs aoat 80 pounds,
heavy and buahy bar, quick s5oksn on secon
joint Of the second hnger Of the right hand rend.rs
st1 He Is blacksmith. End away sell dressed. Il
supposed that he away Nh Hh5 we're nshnr
the neighborho0d at The time.
will give S4e0 Ter The apprshsuoa Of ne white man
men With proof sufficient convict and 500 for delivery
said negro 20 ne At Benton, eght outside Of Dallas
LoEndes counties, 9S0 caught Withia ess csu7ties
Any Information Of the by will shsnkfay received an
suitably revaed. Address Benon oEades county. Ala
nOFt-lu JOHN a.. MINTER.
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Tuesday night last, buBch Of Keys, numbering
" in all Also, one large Brass Key, suitable for safe.
AEo Pocket Book containing papers and receipts and $40
LaSrenceburg Bank. will handsome reward for the
return Of the GEO. B. BROWN,
nOv9dSt At Mizel Hooper Co. s, No. 4 Market st.
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WILL leate for term Of yssrs o. longer rent o- a.
ensuing upon favorable terms, that large
eomodiOus dEeinzat the Of Rroad ana VauT la
streets, occupied By II. NJ. Hsys, $50.
ALSOg will 1el, upon very favorable .srnr, the
der OF my interest in the property orsrlg oc a. nv r.
denee, nos rented 70 h. p BoScf, and ha mis
West OF the Court House. contaninE. with an excellent
OF eht rooms, and other Improvements twelve acres
superior gard Soil pOrol q which s hauuy ss. 10 Bin
grass and shads trees delightful home the immeit
vicinity o. Nashville, cannot be and sale II not ,5
sos it will be for rent for the cumin year Apu Al No A
Cherry street. lOeti5l EUGENE UNDERWOOD