Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-02-05
THE NEWS OF THE DAY IN BRIEF.

The commissioners of the town of Wilmington,
n c. have prohibited any visits from any persons
who have been in any neighborhood or family in
the adjoining county of Dauphn, in which the small
pox prevails, under penalty of one hundred dol
lars. If the person be negro visiting without
the consent of his master, heis toreceve thrtynne
lashes.
A well known lawyer, named Thompson, was
burnt to death at Center Harbor, N. H., on Friday
last His house caught fire, and while endeavoring
to save valuable library, the building fell burying
him in its ruins. He was forty five years old.
The New York SIN states that agents of the
British and French Governments are actively enga-
ged in principal cities in ensting recruits for
the naves of those countries to be engaged in the
approaching contest The operations are confined
chiefly among the foreign population.
The U. S. Senate on Thursday. it is reported,
confirmed the international copyright treaty, re-
ported from committee on foreign relations without
any recommendations, but with an amendment
providing that the protection offered to foreign
thors shall apply only to their books reprinted in
this country.
Der of hogs packed at Cincinnati this season to date
as we learn by the papers of yesterday, is 397022
head This is an excess over last season.
sR- On the 25th ult, at night some daring bur-
glars entered the office of the Treasurer of Hardin
county, Ohio in Kenton and succeeded in opening
the safe and escaping with near So 900 of the coun-
ty funds leaving some 81 600 more that they per-
49, IN A
ward of $500 offered is for the arrest of the rob-
bers
The ERIE DIFFICULTY.-The Washington cores
pondent of the Tribune says:
/ am crediblv informed that Gov. Bigler has
sured the President that the Z. 5. Marshal shall be
protected by the authorities Of Pennsy in the
discharge of his duties at Erie. On this assurance
the Executive has decided not to order troops to
that place which otherwise he would have done.
e9y- The Houston (Texas) .Sphitof the Age gives
the following account of what it terms singular
financial speculation
There is a rumor ahoat in our city Of rather sin
euar transaction in which the parties are gentle
man who has been doing business IN the city Tor
some time and respectable lady, formerly OF Nash
Vile Tenn 1t appears that the gentleman wooed
and won the ladys affections, and had the day ap-
pointed for the consummation of their vows. Mean
while the lady succeeded in getting her future lord
to make over to her large portion OF his tdTgent,
&c and when the happy day arrived, she refused
to see her intended lord and has actually discarded
him. The speculation is certainly novel one.
NJ The trial of the FiIbusters was still in pro-
ress in the United States District Court at Calves
ton, on the 18th nit So far as it has proceeded,
Carvaal Mason and Mclean have been discharged.
Wheat's case was continued upon his own recog-
nizance, which left few others yet upon the
docket
OrT The Cleveland Herald warns cergymen and
others, against being imposed upon by man who
calls himself JOSEPH DAVID HATS. He processes
to be Bohemian Clergyman flying from Austrian
oppression. He has received good deal OF money
at different places He speaks English fuent!y anC
has talent for telling well devised tale to excite
sympathy.
Boy MURDERED BY A BoY.-At Franklin, Penn.
on Thursday evening last, a boy named HOPE, age'
seventeen years went 10 the Methodist church
where there was revival meeting, and sent mes
sage in to ask boy named JAMES HILL, who wa
about the same age as himself and with whom HI
had had some boyish difficulty, to come out an
fight him. HILL, Immediately upon receiving tn
message, went out of the church. They passe
into an alley near by, when HOPE drew knife
and stabbed HILL four times. HILL started and ra
about twenty rods and dropped dead.
sSy- There are now confined in the three Stat
prisons of New York, Auburn, Sing Sing and Cir
ton, no less than 1851 prisoners-not including tn
whole population Of Erie, who are kept out only b
State hnel
BURNED TO DRArH-An old lady, wife OF CHRI
TIAS Drum, near Rethe, Clermont county, OH
who was afflicted with the rheumatism, was burnt
TO death on the 18TH by her clothes taking fire.
COLONIZATION Arrangements have been ma
md vessels chartered for carrying no less than q
emigrants to Liberia from different points OF IL
country during the current year.
.57" The Cincinnati Enquirer tells an anecdo
of a pious old gentleman, who told his waywa
sons not to 90, under any circumstances, fish
on the Sabbath; but ifthey did by all means TO b'1
home tie FISH.
DANGERS or BACHELoRIsM-The Milwaukee "
consjn furnishes the following
Daniel McLoud, who kept saloon on Wake
Point was found in bed this morning, frozen ST
He was bachelor, and lived alone.