Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-02-07
NEWS OF THE DAY IN BRIEF.

CoLD WEATHER.-0ur exchange papers from all
quarters complain of cold weather about the close
of January.
The Chicago Tribune of the 23d states that last
Friday night the coolest of the present season
in that city. The weather commenced growing
cold at noon, and during the night the thermome-
ter ranged as low as 10 degrees below zero. At
sunrise, on Sunday morning it stood at from to
l3 below, according to its exposed position. The
trains about all the railroads running into Chica-
go were detained by freezing up"
MONTPELIER, W., JAM 3O-The thermometer
yesterday remained permanent at 80 degrees below
zero. This morning it is stationary at % degrees
below zero.
CoEooRD, N. H., Jan. 3O.-The thermometer at
sunrise yesterday morning was % degrees below
zero. This morning it is at 10.
BosToS Jan. 30-The weather here is remarka
bly, cold, the thermometer below zero 1t is how
ever, at noon, beginning to moderate, and is cloudy
and showing.
New York, Jan. 30-The weather in this vicini-
ty since Saturday has been colder than any expert
enced since S39. This morning it has moderated
somewhat, the thermometer standing at degrees
above zero; at Dover, n. H, this morning the
thermometer stood at ~ degrees below zero: at
at 10 below.
A resolution has passed the New York House
OF Representatives, recommending the purchase by
Congress Of Mount Vernon. An amendment was
offered to the resolution prohibiting slave cultiva-
ton within the limits of the estate, which led to a
debate Abolition impertinence can scarcely
receive greater point Of exataton than in this at
tempt to introduce sort of Wilnot Proviso in the
heart of slave State and the home and birthplace
of Washington who slave owner until the
day of his deash
- The Eastern sections Of the Union have been
very seriously affected by the Erie riots, particular
ly Massachusetts. The Boston Traveller says
Our locomotive builders had on hand several large
orders for locomotives for Western Railroads.
Some Of these locomotives lave been completed
for some weeks, but owing to the troubles at Erie
cannot be taken to their places of destination We
learn OF some twenty locomotives already stopped
on the road, and others would have been sent long
ago but for the Erie break
The President has parloned LEWIS BARRY.
convicted in New-York for passing counterfeit
money, and sentenced to the Penitentary for two
years.
= More than sixty criminals have been executed
in the United States during the year 1853. and
quite number are now in prison under sentence
of death
- 1t is said DR.. DEWEY received $1,000 for his
course of lectures at St Louis, on the Problem of
Human Destiny"
"A general effort is making to raise an endow-
ment of $4,000 for the general purpose of edu-
cation in Yale College
- There are two hundred and sixty applications
for church living now vacant in England, valued
at five hundred pounds year.
FINANCES OF LIBERIA--It appears from the late
message Of President ROBERTS, that for the fiscal
Year ending Both of September the receipts of the
hepnohc Of Liberia were S35O93; expenditures
s1-o'2. Besides sundry merchandise, the entire
,roui'' shows balance of Sc, O62 against the Gov
Dh''H OF A NErERAv.-At Snencer Mass late |
~, JohL HOVE % Years or o. IL. a.
revolution, died from iniprio, y =.
lie leaves widow and ten cl,;Il....
first death IN his family durin ~ anu 'Il's IS the
63 years. N' long period OF
Hon JOHN T. HArE-This gentleman is ,o,,,
i"S III inherent par's Oh the State of New VI.
upon the Senate, Its members and incidc,,,. N
ted with them, $50 writer in the Ontario J,,''l
itOry, who scores him thoroughly, says) for $40
night
- The statement that the New York Democrat
remembers Of Congress have held a meeting and
agreed to oppose the Nebraska Bill, is erroneous.
1t is reported, however, that the delegation will be
against it. Senators IioUsTON and RrSz Of To,,o,
and Senator Bell Of Tennessee viii also oppose it.
The advocates Of the bill are somewhat startled by
the opposition from New York, Rhode Island and
other Northern States but il is said that DoUGLAs
and his friends will fight to the death.
- 1t isheld, sys the Washington !Sqr, in Gov |