Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-13
The News.


ni.ude in this. The provisions of the act are
it is understood, to be very stringent, and we
are pleased 10 know the fact. Ofall gambling
iris dealing in lottery polcies was of the most
oe We and dempfaliZiDg character. With
the Patriot, we cannot bat return our thanks
to cur Lottery Commissioner elect Major
Daniel McPhai, for his uniring exertions 10
collecting al the details of this nefarious sys-
TEN, together with reliable dates, from which
the Delegates might f1rln an estimate of the
evils for which they were requested to provide
q remedy.
The Presbyterian,t an Influential religious
paper, pointedly observes: Recent newspa.
per developments have made the public ac-
Quainted with the fact that new and some
what lucrative occupation has been Inaugural
ted. Men who have failed in one of the
learned professions, who have gained notoriely
in pulpit extravsganzies, who have written
books for which they seek TO gain a larger
market, or must by some means make their
bread, have assumed the office oflectur .rs gen.
eral to any such portions of the great public
rs may stand ready to give them their ears and
their dollars.
The Empress of France sets the ladies of
fashion all in fever when she appears with
any new article of dress or ornament. The
Commerce gives the following as a specimen:
The EMPRESS .tournisseu of lace has lately
manufactured, expressly for her, "a small black
and white lace veil, which consequently be.
come all the vogue. The veil is very small
and with white rounded corners; the center ia
covered with small dots or sprgs; che border
is q wreath or a Vandyked pattern, two or
three inches deep; these wills are prettier an
more becoming than the heavily worked chan
lilly falls which overload the bOnnets when
raised, and quite conceals the face when drop
ped. Necklaces are again worn, and are end
less in variety and beauty, strands of diamonds
aud pearls, or fine gold chains forming festoons
by clasps Of precious stones.
The Augsburg Alegemeine ZeituRg asserts
that the Duke de Bordeaux, the CHEF OF the
Bourbon family, and claimant of the French
throne as Henry v, las issued and caused to
be circulated amongst his friends aud partsans
letter Informing them of fusion having Ia.
ken place between his family and that at the
younger branchs(the House of Orleans) and
that in consequence of this, the LegitimisIs are
to look upon The young Count of Paris, as the
rightfnl heir TO the throne Of France, at his
(the Dake de Bordeaux, > decease.
A letter to the Newark Advertiser, ds.ed
Rome January "a, SAYS: The pious King Of Ma
OF deoenoy, having recently ordered the nude
statues of ProserPine, Europa and the Sabines
to be removed from the Royal Gardens where
they have stood upwards of a century. The
reserved POmpeii room in the Museum has
also been Theoretically closed, aud the We.
nus of Nereid removed f., IN all o6se walton
TIE police has also required the ddaseuseS of the
theatres 10 substitute green tights for the flesh
colored ones heretofore worn.
Mr.. Longfellow's much talked about poem
has been presented 10 Philapepha, by Miss
Clara Darling, a young lady, described as
possessing high degree of vocal and dramatic
talent, ia the full costume OF an Indian girl,
with appropriate forest scenery, Indian wig
wams, and other illustrative decorations. The
recitation is described as having "come off,
before damned house Hundreds we're turn
ed away from the door, and the neighborhOod
of Concert Hall was 80 completely blocked up
with people that carriages, &c, could not
pass. Miss Darling divided her performance
into three parts, as follows: Part l-lntrO-
duction; Tie Four Winds; Hiawatha'S Birth
and Childhood; Hiawaihas Fight with Mud
iekeewis Part 2-lliawatha's Sailing; lila
watha's Fight with Pearl Feather; Hiswatha's
Wooing. Part 3--The Ghosts; The Famine,
The White Mans Foot; lliawatna'S Departure.
Mr.. Longiellow, with such evidences of the
popularity of the poem before him, can we'll
afford TO laugh at the attempts making 10 carl
cature his beautiful creation.
Mrs. Charles Howarl, the Acres is playing
an engagement at Burton's Theatre New
York
IL was stated some time since by the on
stantnope correspondent of the London Times,
that Com. Breese, upon the occasion of his
arrival at Constanlinopie in the United States
steam frigate SaraDac, had been guilty of a
breach of naval etiquttte in failing to salute
the flag of the English Admiral at port, and
that a misunderstanding had consequently
arisen between the two officers. letter from
an American, who WAS in Constantinople at
the time, after showing that the Saranac be-
longs to a elsss of vessls not expected To salute,
says that the affair was perfectly understood
by the English Admiral, between whom aud
Com. Breese no difficulty or misapprehension
otany sort had occurred but, on the contrary,
they had exchanged courteses, usual, on
shore.
IL isstated that box has lately been found
in Corsica, con aiming great number of letters
ofNapoleon l., all vi them autographs, of the
date of 1885, when Napoleon left Brieune and
entered the military school. These lie ters
were addressed TO his grand uncle, the arch
deacon Louis, and 70 his mother. They were
all signed Napoleon di BzORapoarte. The
proprietor is going to Paris 10 offer 10 sell them
10 the French Government
The following paragraph might be read with
profit by certain phIanthrupists north OF
Mason q Dixon's line. IL is from the COlum.
bia, South Carolina, Times, of Monday last
'On Saturday last We recorded the death IT
Jessee, slase, who was accidentally Killed on
the day previous On Sunday his remains
were carried to their last resting place, accom-
psuied BY one of the largest PROFESSIONS We
have seen ia Columbia tur some time. The
uall bearers were all neatly dressed IN mourn.
ing attire with scart sand black bands,
aud in fact there was scarcely one slave among
tile thousand who attended but was well aud
comfortably dressed. IL was sight well
worth seeing, MS it afforded another proof OF
the benign aud elevatlrg Influences OF slavery
upon the African race
An act has passed the Rhode Island Legs
Isture repeating that portion OF the marriage
act so long existing 10 that State, which re-
oufres the publication of notice Of intended
marriage 10 religious meetings. 80 the Halter
inc hearts of the umid aud bashfnl will here
after be free from & serious annoyance.
DIR. Couturier, medical man, residing IN
Alsiers, has left that city Tor The interior OF
Africa, accompanying the lauricks on Their
return to their own county. European,
vino was formerly spahi, who Is well IN
structed in the Arab tongue, goes With hiiiii
the ohivct of tue doctor being 10 explore the
tart OF Africa beyond the desert.
The following appeared IN ate number Of
the MaAsyllle (Ky.) Eagle: in Brnckvu conn-
az. XIV, Enquire sSchoOlheld, recently united
in marriage boy AGED fifteen year,, weight
aereaty pounds, to a lady aged tsoeaty-ons years,
and weighing one hundred and MY pounds.