Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-18
The News.


Charleston on the evening of the 18th upon
the "Ripening revolution in Ireland"
Gen. Cass has recovered from the effects of
his fall from the steps of the Patent Office
building.
Some Of lie most successful writers in the
English language met with severe trials In
early life When Mr. Dickens laid down he
The reporter psrcil he was not entirely fsre-
served from failure. lie wrote an opera
(thong few know thi') which Hullsh set to
music and it failed. A farce for a theatre
shared the same fste. Mr.. Thackeray's early
productions are very poor. Douglas J-rrold, IN
escaping from his sea life. and suhsequsn' so
jpnru Ia printing office, endured trials which
left an impression "n his sharp features, and
from which, perhaps. he draws the quilts oi
caustic touch upon his bitter irony. Mr. Fnn
. blauque. before throwing himself from Mr..
Chitty's dusky office into the brightest current
Of the periodical press. must have had severe
schooling to pass through
The Memphis Appeal Of the 9th inst, says ::
We learn from gentleman from Holly Springs
yesterday, OF one of tie most heart rending
tragedies which it has ever been our duty 10
record Mr.. r. r. OK, living near Chulaho-
ma, Marshall county, Miss, on Wednesday
morning last, killed himself and his wife
About O'Clock in the morning four or FIVE
pistol shots were heard by the servants. The
servant who came in the morning TO make ny
the fire, could not get in. He became alSrm
ed, and on looking 10 at tho viii dew, saw that
both Mr.. and Mrs. Cox were dead. The over
seer WAS called, and the door broken open,
when Mr.. Cox was found on the floor with his
head towards the fireplace, and his brains
scattered on the floor. His wife was lying IN
bed, with two shots through the heart. He
still grasped in his hand revolver, having shot
himself once or twice iD the head. The awful
deed was committed in fit of insanity, as Mr..
q. had been laboring under fits of arrangement
for some time past He has been married but
about three months. His wife was Miss Salle
Wilson, of Holly Springs This is rrnly one Of
the most awful tragedies we have ever known,
and will carry the deepest sorrow to the hearts
Of many friends ard relations.
Mr. Cox, when in his right mind, was re-
markable for his peaceful and urbane di-pos-
ton. He was man of wealth, Georgian by
birth, but had resided for several years in Mar
shall county, Miss, where he was much be
loved by all his scquaintances.
A correspondence of the New York Courier
doubtless merchant, wishes 70 see petition
prepared in the various maritime cities. asking
aid from the Government for vessels ia distress.
Some have been fallen in with in a disabled
want of provisions, or nearly helpless from
being frost bitten. Some of the Government
steamers sow lying idle, and the vessels Of til
Coast Survey, it is said, could easily be supplied
with seamen and provisions, aud be sent on this
errsnd of relief cruising between 80 and 40 de.
grees Of latitude
The Alterations Of Coast Lights, on which
our national government seems strangely bent,
at times occasions very serious trouble among
the coast pilots and navigaiors generally. We
learn from the Boston Journal that within a
few weeks past two vessels have been lost on
the coast of Massachusetts, in consequence
Of the alteration of lights; chane ng steady
to a revolving light, or disseminating lights
that have been long established aud have be
come familiar to mariners. Mr. Owen Pres
colt, one Of the pilots OF that region. has ad-
dressed a remonstrancs TO the Lighthouse
Board against such an alteration of The ligh'
At Watch Hill as has been announced, and
says that all his experience prove changes Of
that kind liable to cause great damage To navi
gators.
A nswsPoce System, for New Orleans, has
just teen proposed by the late head of thu
department in that city 1t embraces force
Of one chief, ten detectives one captain for
each division, q recorder, twenty-eighl
sergeants, twenty. eight jailurs ut clerks, and
three hundred and forty one day and night
policemen, making n total Of four hundred and
ten men. The plan proposes that the men
shall lie appointed by the Mayor, aud hold
office during good behavior and faithful
service. They must be sound and able budied
men, as proved by the certificate of the cir,
physician, be between the ages Of 81 and 45
years, and they are TO receive increased com
pensation for each succeeding year until IL
shall reach an adequate amount. According
10 the plan, the city is to be divided into dis
tricts and precincts for the lucatinn of police
stations. II is slso proposed that the men
shall all wear q uniform. except the detectives,
and be concerned in no political affairs. The
best of these ideas are evidently derived from
the police systems of Philadelphia and New
York.
In December last, the legislature of Mis-
scuri passed al act appropriatina$3, 900, year
for cen years, 10 aid in the removal OF free col
Ored people from that State, with their own
consent, 10 Liberia Mr.. Shumate, Agent OF
the Missouri Colonization Society, has issued
. circular, stating that be is ready TO take
charge of 80 or 20 free colored persons, and to
pay their expenses from ST. Louis 10 Liberia.
where they will be furnis" ed by the Ameri-
can Colonization Society with provisions and
houses 10 live in, for six months after their
arrival. He also publishes q letter from Ste
phen Mitchell, a (colored) citizen Of Liberia,
20 Mr.. Shumate, IN which he Says;-"I do not
regret coming 10 Liberia, and do not cOnsId.
er America any place or home for free col
ored people, and IL rs the strGngesI thing n me
in the world o. see them in America III down
contented without one ray Of hope this side ui
the grave. | can tell that | would not ex
change Liberia, and al my privileges, fer all
America
DIR. Wilbur. principal of the New York in
stitution for the education Of idio,ic lmbecie
children, at Syracuse. New York, is at Frank
fort with two of his pupils. lie gave an exhi-
bition on Tuesday evening to the members ct
the Legislature. The Common wealth says OF
H: We can scarcely find words 10 express the
surprise aud delight with which we witnessed
the exercises cf the two lads-one 10 snd the
other IL years of age-who had been under in
siruction about four years. We have seen,
with the highest pleasure, the exhibition of
Deaf Autes with their bright eyes, intelligent
countenances, and ready pens-we have heard
the sweet voices OF the Blind almost with
ecstacy-but surprise and pleasure combined
have never beenexcited within US Ia 80 high
degree as in the present instance. We wit
messed exercises 10 reading, writing, geogrs-
ply, and arithmetic, which would have been
highly creditablo 10 children with the best
minds We doubt whether among the numer-
Gus boys and girls In the hall, witnessing the
exhibition, two cold have been found who
could perform the exercises with so much
Readiness, especially those In geography and
arithmetic.
Nr. Simmons the well kn wn Ergi'h
sfAisiical writer, 10 reoent lee IRE hel,re the
London Society Of Arts, states the following
fact: 10 view OF the great value OF leeches 10
the materia medica, some enierprsing + ench
men have recently zen leechns MARSHES m
Ireland aud sowing them broadcast With
leeches, 10 the hopes OF deriving large profits
tberefr,'m, Seven ar eight mllliuns uf leechs-
are impaired annually by three az four hrns