The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-12


fully recovered from the first alarm
another terrible shock shook the whole
boat, and the forward cabin was Instant
| IN filled with scalding steam. Numbers
ibhsled il and fell dying upon the floor,
while the passengers, among whom were
several ladies, rushed ia panic 70 The
stern. Other horrors were added 20 the
calamity by fire breaking out in the state
rooms and through the floor above the
boilers, communicated from the furnaces.
After long and earnest exertions the lire
was conquered, and all are loud In their
praise of Capt. Musselman for his bravery
and judgment.
The cause Of the explosion Is not
known, the engineer stating it 10 be
from the shock, disarranging the boiler,
while others maintain that the boiler
was old and defective. The pilot says
the cause Of the vessels going ashore was
from signal TO back water being mis-
understood for one to 60 ahead. Among
the killed is Lieut.. b. Dodge, 9th u. S.
Cavalry of Philadelphia. Henry Eaton,
clerk, was dangerously scalded. Sew
eral persons are known to have been
blown overheard, and others, panic-
stricken, jumped into the river and were
drowned AT eight o'clock the next
morning the steamer Warner came along
and brought the Dickey's passengers and
crew to this city.
Blair's majority in the First Congress-
ional District leaving out the soldiers
vote, IS 457. The returns from the army
will probably increase il to 1000.
Gen. Loan, Uniou Emancipationist,
is undoubtedly elected in the Seventh
District.
VIM. Hall 10 elected in the Fourth
District by some 400. AtER 81
u j. s. Rollins is elected in the Ninth
District by small majority. ....
The returns from the State is vet mea-
ger but it 10 safe 10 assume the majority
Of the members elected to the Legisla-
ture are for emancipation.
Governor Gamble has appointed Thurs
day, the 9th inst, as day of thanks-
giving. sae ~
WASHINGTON, Nov. THE postage
stamped envelopes were first introduced
into this country in the year 1853, and
although offered at prices far below that
of the ordinary envelopes of the trade,
they do not as yet seem justly apprecia-
ted by the public. There has been but
slight variation in the number of stamp
ed envelopes issued annually. In 1864
it amounted to 26,013,960; ia 1855. TO
28,757, $50; in 1858, to 30773,275 in
1861, 10 26 027,300; this latter being
less than 10 i3 cent of the issue of separ-
ate postage stamps, which increased from
25,OO0,00O in 1852, to 21l000,00O in
1861. The greater cheapness of the Gov |
eminent envelopes as compared with |
those Of the trade is generally overlooked,
because the purchaser Of the former ia |
not required to pay the additional charge
OF postage. One hundred stamped en-
velopes are sold for SO 18, while the
same number of plain envelopes ola sim
liar quality may be procured for about
forty cents but to this sum must be added
the sum Of SO, the value OF the postage
stamps which must be affixed TO such
envelopes before they can be used in the
mails-thus making one hundred letters
cost SO 40 or 20 cents more than when
covered by Government envelopes. Hence
it appears that persons who make use of
unstamped envelopes pay for them 100
~ cent more than ii they employed
stamped envelopes The number Of post
age-stamps issaed during the year end
ing June 30th 1861, was as above stated,
upwards Of two hundred millions. AS
suming that a like number Of unstamped
envelopes were used for suffers at thirty
six cents per one hundred, which is a very
low estimate, the cost of them would
have been $4,000, whereas the Govern
ment envelopes would have cost the con-
sumner only $4,000; hence a sum equal
to the difference in these amounts. name
ly $4,000, may be considered as the
actual cost to'the public, which is owing
in great degree 70 the want of proper
appreciation of the advantage of the
stamped envelopes
objection is not unfrequently made to
the Government envelopes, either on ac-
count OF the size or quality, or because Of
the danger Of losing both the envelope
and the postage stamp thereon should il
be misdirected or otherwise accidentally /,
defaced. Such objections the Postmaster
General has determined, If possible, to
remove, and 10 this end proposes TO ar
range for enclosing under proper restric-
ton the POSTAGE stamp on every envelope
that may be offered for that purpose by
'taponers, bankers, merchants, and other
business men, Such parties will thus be
enabled 70 procure stamped envelopes Of
orm and quality adapted to their own
aste.
II is also believed that staiioners will 4
pc Induced to provide themselves with
varieties OF stamped envelopes suited to
he wants Of their customers, making such
Envelopes, equally with their ordinary
iupplies, portion Of their regular stock /
q trade. II is deemed expedient, how ,
yer as a precaution against fraud, that ,
zone should be permitted to enter into
uch trade without having nrst obtained {
rom the Poslmaster-G General regular q
license for that purpose, aud that all pri,