Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-14
The News.

The city of Frankfort, the capital of Ken.
tucky, is on the point of reputation. We
understand fr'm the Louisville Courier that
the authorities have made an assignment of
their property.
The Imperial Court of Paris has decided
theTsuit in relation 20 the estate of tie late
Duchess de Plaisance in favor of Mrs Ridge.
way, an American lady. The estate IS valued
at 500, 900, and under the decision, Mrs.
Ridgeway is entitled to nearly $40, 900. The
Dachess de Plaisance was, it appears. the
daughter of the late NJ. and Nine Maribois.
and the latter, whose name was Elizabeth.
was the daughter of William Moore and Sarah
Lloyd, of Pennsylvania; aud Mrs Ridgeway is
the grand daughter of Thomas Moore, son Of
the said William Moore and Sarah Llovd.
J. G. Perclval, by many regarded as the first
OF American poets, Is now STATE Geologist in
Wisconsin, where the settlers call him odd
rock sInasher"
The depuation to India made their repor;
to the American Board of Foreign Missions.
in session at Albany, n. Y last week in which
tits stated that the pupils in Mahratta mission
numbered 1000, in the Madura 4, 900. and in
Ceylon 5000; but ihe number is now declin
ing. The teachers We're all formerly heather,
aud il j. questionable whether they are the
mOst desirable agents. At Mahratta not a sin
gle conversion could be pointed TO in 10000
pupils, and at CeylOn not 80 in 10000.
Ex-GOv. Reeder, says the Washington Star,
is understood TO be the author of the majority
report in the case of his contested election.
"Old Ben DIXIE" a colored man, aged one
hundred aud ten years, eight months aud three
DAYS, died 10 Louisville on Sunday.
IL seems that the great swindler Schuyler,
is not dead, as has oeen reported. Mr.. II. L.
Schriener of Wilmington, n c., writes to the
Commercial, of that city, under dade of the
4th inst, as follows: "By this moroyngs pack.
age of German newspapers, published in my
birth place, find positive statement that the
notorious Robert Schuyler lives 10 the little
town of Brugge, in the principllity of Rudol-
stsdt, Germany. There has been, some two
months ago, a report in this country of his
death, at his villa near Florence which seems
now 70 be real hoax"
A bill giving to the Judges Of Superior
Courts the power TO commute the punishment
Tor capital offences from death to imprison-
nent for life ia the penitentiary, should the
Jury recommend the prisoner 10 the mercy Of
the Court, has passed the House of Represen
tatives of Georgia by majority of y to p.
BY the last treaty between the Government
and the Seminole Indians, as we learn from the
Ftoridjan and Journal, the latter were conf
ned ~ that portion of the country lying South
OF the Caloosatachee That vast region is to-
dsv a. much a terra iHcOgHita even to Fioridi
ans. as il was when the Europeans first landed
on its sandy shores. Tradition, however, rep
resents it as perfect FL Dorado, containing
large bodies of land capable of the highest cul-
tivation, and Astounding in natural orange
groves, lemons bananas, and other tropical
fruits Near the Southern extremity of the
State, and bordering on the everglades, is the
Big Cypress Swamp, which Is SAID To the pres
ent home of the Indians. Their number Is said
10 be about 400.
The sugar planters in different portions of
Louisiana report that the growing crop of
cane in thet State has suffered material injury
from the unusual severity of the winter and
that there is every reason t. apprehend anoth-
er short crop of sugar. This is likely TO cause
the article to maintain its present advanced
rates. if not TO reach higher figures.
The Baltic brings intelligence OF the dea
of Braham, the great English vocalist, at the
advanced age of 70.
The Virginia House of Delegates, in a Sc
ries Of resolutions recently adopted, denounce
the action of the late Naval Board, and recon-
mend that Congress "apply a full aud efficient
remedy"
Gov. Minor Of Connecticut, has issued his
proclamation, appointing Friday, the Dist of
March, to be observed throughout the State
as a day of fasting, humiliation aud prayer.
The st. Paul (Minnesota) papers are engaged
in discussing the subject of dividing that terri
tory the Pioneer favors the project, while the
Tines opposes il. Minnesota at present con
taius territory eqnal TO Jour States the szo of
Iowa, and that some day 1t will be divided in
10 that number of States, is probable. he
Il. 81 ~.
nO,o divided, IN such a manner that eventually
two States may be formed from Minnesota,
and two States from the Territory north of it
and il should be divided by an cas-: and west
line. The Times SAYS the project of dividing
the Territory, is a scheme of land Spectators,
and politicians LISTING lor the offices OF II new
Territorial government, aud Is not desired by
the people OF Minnesota. IL thinks, ii the
Territory is to be divided now, it should be 10y
a north aud south line, 80 as Jo give the Ter
ritery Of which ST. Paul Is the centre, the
benefit Of a harbOr on Lake Superior.
The first sheep brought To America were
imported into Jamestown, Va, ia 1909. The.
were imported Toy the Dutch into New Meth
erlands ia 1925 They were introduced into
the island Ut Nantucket in 1860, aud owing 10
Freedom from dogs and wolves, there has al
WAYS been prosperous business done IA wool
Ruowing on that island. Merno sheep were
introduced IN 1898 from Caudlz by William
Foster, NJ "a time when their export rom
Spain was strictly prohibited. ihe sheep
thus exported were presented to u stupid New
Highlander who killed aud ate them. The first
rfTretual introduction of this valuable breed
of sheen Is due To the Hon. David Humphreys.
The number of steep in the UnIed States "a
1850. over one year old was 2l,723 300 The
pr.seut numbers estimated al % QUO, 900, val.
uei at sac, 100000.
The owners ct the steamship Pacific wrote
10 q firm in Boston the other day enqplring at
what time they expected vessel from the
Azores-the enquiry being prompted by All
.Yvectatiun that the rews OF the missing
steamer NAV come from Fayal. The firm re-
pl.d that they did not expect any vessel from
Fayl until the end of March. The barque
Azor would sal on the 29th February, and
might DO looked for about the 1t oil April.
On the lst day ot January, 1893, Great Brit
ainshad Ia commission l23 ships of war, Of
which % were on the west India Stations,
and 100 were at home unaPpropriuied but
r.ady for action. The number Of guns noun
ted 6y tie whole is 6,23l.
-aFIro Pm the Lower Cotton Press.
AT about7 o'clock this morning, n fire broke
ont In Yard No. 3 of the Lower Cotton Press,
wker.in was stored about $500 bales Of cot
ton. from |. 200 10 800 OF which, valued al
from S5O. 600 10 100000, were destroyed.
The alarm, winch was not, however, very
general or complete, was promptly responded
to. by the Fire Department. aud, fortunately
the members thereof were enabled 10 conine
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