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NEARRIEH:

Extraordinary Elopement and Stupendous
SWiHdLe IN Madison county, alabama.
The community of Madison county was sudden.
ly startled by the elopement of John E Townsend
with the step.iaughter Of his overseer, on Friday
eight, the 25th of july and the discovery of the
extensive frauds he has committed-takIng with
him. it is supposed, cash funds to the amount of
over one hundred thousand dollars belonging to the
assets of the estate of his uncle Edmund Townsend
of which he the co-administrator; as also funds
obtained from two commission houses in Huntsville
in drafts to the amount of $50 900 or $40 OO0-be.
sides contracting sundry debts about Huntsville,
leaving his wife ana children, and all bis property,
growing crop, &c, except two negroes Attach
ments up to Monday 2Sth, TO the amount of Sl20.-
600, had been placed in the hands of the Sheriff,
and had been levied on his property.
II has been matter Of much speculation, to
the motive which Influenced Townsend to thus alb
scOnd He was not in debt-his property that he
has left is worth, it is said, very near the amount
for which it has been attached and he was the heir
in prospects, Of all of SAINT Townsend's property
ESTIMATED at 5000 OOO) - besides other legaces in
prospect. So that the only advantage he has ap.
parenty gained in his situation by the operation is
the "gal"-a boon rather costly to him anyhow, as
it is said he bought 800 worth of ewelry to deck
her off with, in huntsville, day or two before be
started. Apparently to the public there is no mo-
tive for his elopemeut, nor is it known which way
he has gone. Ii he had intended to pursue plant
ing, the only business he knows any thing about he
would have taken his negroes and gone Southwest.
But incline think his object ia some secluded
spot where the chances for discovery will be very
few, and where he can live on his money in seclu-
sion.-Athens Herald, dug 8.
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Hatton and keebie az Lawrence's,
Wilson County.

/ beard part OF this debate. fhe result was
very different from what eKpessed IL was a
siEnAl victory 70 Hatlon. ! eoantsd On draun
6shu none OF that sOrtthis ums. The eFOwd saw
AID ielt L..
is effect goes abroad, and Il these frequent
meetings are Of this kind, Il w be fsis At the bal.
lOl boa. Mr. Hatton improves rapidly; Nc. Kssble
did fully sustain himself; oppose The cause 70
be the bright prospect OF Fillmore, glazing IA con-
,Fast Nth Ii dark one Of Buchanan,
Up here ID sm0crsey Il shop iallsn--ulors 80 than
IN the Harrisln hehL We have all "andeF-h0lE"
90 them--theT know Il they show IL, add they'll
De trtp.ed up l have not been cat 10 any ether
political meet q 70 compare this with; bus taking
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10 Mr.. Buchsnsn's letter responsive to the
uniCn of the Syracuse Democratic Convention
the Abolition papers, says the Ner HaUen Reg
lister, have interpolSted the word southern
where he says 'the ohoIe country will hail this
reunion as q rainbow in the clond." Between
the words "whole" and country" they insert
the word southern, to give the letter section
al Interpolation.
In the Patriot of the 18th inst. VIC re-
published the letter referred to with the
Interpolation, which we did not observe uR-
til our attention was called to it by the
Chattanooga Advertiser.
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Nashville Custom House.

We are gratifed to announce that the
appropriation for the purchase of site,
and building upon it Custom House in
this city, has passed both branches of Con-
gress. We received yesterday the follow
ing despatch from Gen. ZOLucoFFER, giving
us this information:
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS, 1856.
EDIToRs PATRIoT;-The appropriation for
the Nashville Custom House has passed both
Houses-tbe amount is $4,000, besides the
amount to purchase the site.
K. ZOLLICOFFER,
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1853.

To CORRESPONDENTS. -We have on hand
a number of communications which will be
attended TO in due season.
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HUI. D 0 u Gil A S ,
WHOLESALE DEAI4ER,
NORTH MARKET STREET,
Nashville, Tenn.

AM arranging for sale perfectly stock Of Goods in
the large Ware Rooms Of ". B. Douglas situated few
steps below the Nashville Inn Lot.
This stock embraces American and imported DRY GOODS
in large assortments SM Ill WARES in great variety and
A. No. l assortment Of
Hats, Boots, hOcs, BrOganS, &c.
All Of which will sell less than Market value with the
view Of closing the entire stick before removing to the
former Stand.
Retail Dealers resp ctfuly requested 10 examine
this ock and assured that they make money by
doing Sugl9
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Ii it il, nothing can be more satisfactory to the
/ American party.
! One old Democrat just now started of near me,
mourning 81 don't care; III try and stay where I
am, anyhow" OLD LINER.
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TIT ToR TARA yeOrnanry regiment in the north,
recently on permanent duty, were going Through
their movements, whsa private MOI sslutiag bic
sergeant, Who vas also hs tenant the latter bssl-
I'D out. ..Prisate jackson II you don't pay more al
tentIon shall report you The private u joined,
AAy, du it Il thea dor, an awl EAise The ihy Fsdh'
The effect may be Unsigned.
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Nashville Academy of Music.

No, "a South Vine Street, Nashville, tennessee.
INCORPORATED 1850
THIS Institution viii open the Second Monday in Sep
TENDER The system OF instructions adopted for
this Academy comprises five departments, via: Primary
Freshman, Sophomore Junior and Senior which added
Normal Department, designed for those who intend
adopt Music profession. Pupils received any time
and charged from the time they enter to the close Of the se
sion.
The Academic year divided into two Sessions The
commencing the second Monday September and closing
the last Friday 10 January the other commencing the
FIRST Monday February and closing the third Friday in
June
TERMS PER SIS ION.
Primary Department, s20 Junior department., eS5
Freshman 20 Senior %
Sophomore 80 Normal 50
BXTRAs.
Private instructions the Piano Guitar, 1.-TWO lessons
week, per on ESQ
Do. do. do. the Harp, do. do. Is
Do. do. do. In Vocalisat0n Italian style, do. 40
Instructions to Gentlemen the Violin Fiute, two
nings In the week, Is
91- For further particulars apply to the Principal,
augI-2m CHARLES HESS.
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ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY.

TNHE Public hereby notified that change has taken
place in the Scheme OF the Royal Lottery Of Havana
In consequence Of the demand for Tickets having exceeded
the quantity issued To remedy this the price Of tickets
and the amounts OF Prizes have been increased.
In future 10 the Ordinary Drswng the Capital Prize viii
re 100000 and the price Of Tickets So The number Of
tickets will be from No. l TO u 500 only.
There will he 229 full prizs, aad ~ representations max.
ing IN all 249 przes amounting to S2S 900 will be
BY re erring TO advertisement ia anOther column.
The subscriber takes this opportunity thank his friends
for their liberal patronage and hopes By prompt attention
10 bushes % merit a continuance Of the same
aug2 DON RODRIGUEZ.
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IXTANTED RARE CHANGER GREAT INDUCE
w MENTSl!l

WAErEDMen in every Town and Country IN the Union to
engage hon rabe business which s. and $40
day. No Humbug Books Patent Medicine Business.
Full particulars sent free aspiration, post paid to
d. WARNER a CO.,
augl9-v1m Is South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa
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LExINGrnN Ky Inne04

LEXINGTON, KY, June24, 1855.
MY DEAR SPECTAToR:-You would have enjoyed
being here last night to have witnessed the jubi-
LIANT proceedings when the telegraph announced
Mr.. Flllmore's arrival in New York yesterday.
Really it made some unterrfed begin to think that
Sam is not dead after all. Alter bonfres and mu-
sic, tn booming of cannon and ringing Of bells
kept me awake till late at night Tonight Geo. d.
Prentice and others are to be here, when there will
be speaking and other demonstrations. So the ball
is fairly opened here.
You have heard something Of the action OF old
line Wings and their manifesto issued here some
months since. Well they held meeting or rath-
er called one just after the Cincinnati nomination,
which is said TO have been attended by Mr.. James
B. Clay, who assumed pIeDipotentiary authority,
aud gave in the adhenson of the party to Buchan,
an and Breckinridge and dismissed the meeting
The political influence of all the Clays is small as
the old Sage could have wished of his worst oppos
nent: and the esteem in which they are held in this
community. l cannot find to be amazingly great.
The outer gate at Ashland is barrier beyond
which few, who have any feelings TO be wounded
pass to view the place. have never been any far.
Their on the grounds of Ashland though pass by
it once or twice every week There will no doubt
be great disappointment among the members of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, to
convene here next May, when they fnd themselves
next to excluded from spot in which every
American feels deep interest. 1t is said that q
stranger lately sent request to Mr. Clay TO be all
lowed to view the place, and was denied. Go ask
Mr.. Clay said he, if he knew that paid thousand
dollars to keep this place from his fathers credi
tors:' Mr.. C.'s answer was, that he did not know
nor csre-he considered his presence there an in
trusion none the less.
The weather has become hot at last and that
with will. 1t is also very dry, and the hemp crop
it is suid will be a failure. Corn looks well yet.
Harvest has begun, and both wheat aud rye are
very good. So much of rambling for this time.
Yours truly, w.B.B
The place for such a man is in the ranks of the
enemies of HENRY CLAY.
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NEW B OK S.
BAYARD TAYLoR'S WORKS.
PrescOtt's Historical w orks.
Washington Irvings' Works.

TO0H, NELSON q co. - Union Street. Present the fol-
lowing list Of Books WORTHY Of place in every library:
THE WRITINGS or BAYARD TAYLOR ;"views A
Foot" Eldorado," Tourney to Central Afriea,p ~The
Lands Of the sarSeen," "A Visit to India China, and
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W. H. PREsCoTTs HISTORIES; History ofthe Reign
Of Philip the Second, King spain vols. svo Con
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THE sTATEsMAES MANUAL; The Addresses and
Messages Of the Presidents Of the United States Inaug
ura Annual, and Special from 1Iss to 1854 Qneusive
4 vols svo. tss
WASHINGTON IRvING's WRITINGS; u5 vols)
sHistOry Of New YORK, :" The Sketch Book 'The Life
and Voyages OF Colubns and his Companots vols)
&C., &c.
THE WAVERLY NOVELS; Embracing the authors
la clrreeuons, &C. compete IN II voiumes- One OF
best edition.:
DR. SPRINGS CONTRAST; The Contrast between Coed
and Men. Illustrated BY the Biograp by and truths
ofthe Bible. All who love good books win love this.
DAVID A. WELLS ANIMALS; The Annual Of scien-
c Discovery, II vOis-) IRON 1850 1856, (ncusive)
complete set making valuable volum-s
THE MODERN BUILDERS GUIDE; By MInard La
Fever, Architect.
designs Of cheap country and village residences, &C. By
John W. Ritch. Architect.
THE HEAVENLY HOME.
THE FAMILY; It's Constitution and Probation.
MACAULAY's HISTORY OF ENGLAND. 4vOls.
THE C0MMUNI0N SABBATH.
SALAD FOR THE SOLITARY.
SALAD FOR THE SOCIAL, by the anthOr of salad for
the Solitary"
Ewith many others equally interesting which or
hand and viii be furnished at low figures aug1
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40 NEGROES FOR SALE

HAVE hand about forty Negroes for Sale, consisting
l. OF Men, Women and House Girls Cooks, SC, amongst
whom al that "Well recommended and pro-
perry vouched for" Call soon.
sugl9 SO. REFS w. PORTER.
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MEMPHIS. Ane. ID. 1856.

Politics HdskeiI- Senator Psarcss Letter
Fatnore's chances in West Tennessee and
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Carnet HaIITTn Stairs
Dir. B. III. COOKE

HAVING taken Interest In business. vii mol
hereafter hold any regular ARcscn Sales. The styls
OF our fro remains ths sane.
NASHVILLE, Aug. ], 1885. iRBH MORGAN 90.
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j. Il. Clay.

This gentleman resides at Ashland, and is now
out for Buchanan. He is said to be the son of the
Sage of Ashland, who had portion OF the timbers
in the old family dwelling made up into walking
canes and sold them for ten cents each. 1t is pro-
per that be should now support the man who insist
ed on ten cents being enough to remunerate poor
man for days labor
The Rev. w. B. Brown. Presbyterian Minister,
formerly Of Staunton, Va, but now teaching and
preaching near Lexington, Kentucky, writes the fol
lowing letter, which appears in the Spectator:
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MI T. WI OR s
HON. HU. L. WHITE.

TOON, NELSON q CO.. hare jW receired and
prepared to furnish subscribers and all Others
with the above valuable work
~ Subscribers for he work win please call and supply
themselves.
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p. S.-We have removed 70 cur store. No. Public
Square, where opening new and handsome stpck
Of Pail and Winter Goods TO which invite the auentisn
Of Merchants generally. lAag 70.
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AMERICAN ELECTORAL TICKET.

AMERICAN ELECTORAL TICKET.
FOR THE STATE,
NELL s. BROWN, Of Davidson.
HORACE MAYNARD, of Knox.
FOR THE DISTRICTS.
LIST. Dist-G. G. TAYLOR, of Carter.
cd. MOSES WHITE Of Knox.
Sd. REESE B BRABS0N, of Hamilton
4th. w. P. HICKERS0N, of Coffee
9th. ROBERT HATT0N. of Wilson.
9th. u w. II. WtSENER, of Bedford.
Tth. c. @. GROVE. of Giles.
Sth. J. NJ. QUARLES, OF Montgomery.
9th. ISAAC r. HAWKINS, Of Carroll.
10th. {" JOSEPH R. MOSBY, of Fayette.
The Trinity journal., 1856-02-23

CALIFoRNM.--The following is an extract
from speech of Hon. w j. Shaw, on the
necessity of immediate constitutional reform
in California:
with resources more extensive and ex-
haustleSS than great nations and kingdoms
possess; with u sea coast standing for Il
thousand miles upon the very ocean, whose
commerce has excited the cupdity of all
Europe for ages past, and is the coveted
boon that has at length embroilcd its great
est nations in destructive war; and with Il
soil and climate more blessed than italy.
what single State in all the limits of our
country is 50 happily prepared by nature,
to sustain great and happy nation. And
what State among all our Republics, is more
worthy to excite our pride, our patriotism,
aud our entire and absolute love and deyo-
ton
No State ever before has been, or proba-
bly, ever again can become, part of the
American Union, which is so rich SO vast,
so magnificent, so lovely.
Indeed California to America, is truly
mare than Italy to Europe.
~ 10 VI HO nhib nv hltuib''thi'j Nv
sculpture, no paintings, no ancient monu-
ments, no noble records Of heroic race ;
still, Italy was without them once; and we
have, in very truth, all the beauties of her
sky, all the deliciousness Of her climate, all
the pleasure Of her lasting summers, and
none of her feyers none of her malaria, none
of her siroccOs, nor her Pontine Marshes
Neither have we an Etna nor Vesuyius;
but of what use arc they, unless to destroy
still more Catanias, or to prolong the hours
Of new Pompei She cannot approach
the yield of our orchards, nor our grain
fields; neither can her olive trees, her or
anges, or her grapes, yield more abundantly
than our own, although she be blessed in
song as the dear land of the olive and the
vine Nor, indeed, have we ROME! But
Italy had no Rome once. And now we
are young, we are new, we have but just
found the She-wolfs breast. And behold
now, the universal diffusion of knowledge,
the wonderful achievements of art, and the
amazing discoveries Of science in this the
period of our commencement-the remem-
The Trinity journal., 1856-02-23

nip plasterd on the side of a goard, and he
suckseeded in gittin up temporary lock-
jaugh, and rain his hare at the proper time,
maxim his he'd look lik ded manzanta
bush and in shoin fife to the famtum, he
did whot was never befoar accomplished in
that part-drove tire wimmin in disma from
one of the prosceenium boxes, and fritend
two Of the smaulest fddlers out of the or
kestra.
Aekt Foarth-Konsernin this ackt, Mrs.
X. rephused to xpress an opinyun but its
terrible effeckt was planely vizible in her
gothic fetures
Aca Phiffh.-The last sene is the most
strikin, and the only one will menshun now
In thinkin of it | git as worlike and blud-
thursty as a Kongo hieny. In my opinyun,
Bukannun is the only livin ackter that kar-
ries out the zackt idee of Shakespicr The
orther inphers that evry intch of ground is
kontested, and to sustane the illushun this
ackter inlarges the staig, and in the fte roles
all over it, and phinally die in the middle.
So energeticaly duz he go into battle, and
so mutch duz he identif himselph with the
karrickter, that he frekweRtly laze in state
of unkonshusneSS until revived the next morn
in by the breckphast bell
AS tn the uther perphormerS in the pcese,
tha are smaul fri, and don't kun within the
rauge of legittimit phoar bit krittiSism
Z. X. V. KoRN KoB
Golden Era.
The Trinity journal., 1856-02-23

her hersl And then wait in fancy, yet six
hundred years, until our history be writtent
&or we shall have history, even more than
Roman. And, what is more glorious for
those who now live, our deeds have not al
ready been achieved, and grown dim with
age; our monuments have not already been
erected, and fallen to decay; but all, with
us, is still in the future; our history is to be
written; our monuments are to be erected
Sir, of all who compose her citizenship,
to-day, of all who boast of the name OF
Americans, let none of us imagine, that we
are either fit to enjoy, or worthy even to in
habit country so lovely in itself, and SO
glorious in its destiny, if we remain any
longer Indifferent to the wicked deeds which
have defed her Courts; and the wretched
laws and government, which are but Strang-
ling and corrupting her body, in the very in-
fancy of its being
The Trinity journal., 1856-02-23

MISTAKES or NIGHr-The following lu-
dicrouS incident occurred recently on board
the night train from New York. Two mar
red couple took their seat i'll the ears at
New York, bound for Boston, in close prox-
unity, and about s o'clock they both indulged
in balmy Slumbers, the heads of their wives
resting upon their husbands shoulders
When the ears reached Worcester the gen
tlemen stepped out, and the ladies' apparent
ly exhausted slept on. The delay was brief,
and on entering the cars the husbands,
whose eyes were scarcely opened, exchanged
seats, and in few moments resumed their
natural positions, and were in the land of
dreams AT Framingham the cars stopped
again, when one of the ladies asked
viii You have time to get me drink
of water hcreY
The allrighted gentleman not recognising
the music of his wile's voice eXclaimed
by heavens, have made mStake?-
This isn't Tllyr
no. exclaimed the lady, and you amt
my husband
Perhaps we had better change seats, ex-
claimed the husband in the seat immediate
" in the rear who had awokc, for there's II
SLIGHT mistake here
The second lady, too much iatigucd, did
not awake, aud as the temporary husband
endeayored to shift his burden so as to move,
she merely calculated impatiently DO keep
still
The Trinity journal., 1856-02-23
Woman.

No star in yonder sky that shines
Can light like woman's eye impart;
The earth holds not in all its mines
A gem so rich as woman's heart;
Her voice is like the music sweet
Poured out from airy harp alone
Like that when storms more loudly beat,
1t yields "a clearer, richer tone.
And woman's love holy light
That brighter, brighter burns, for aye
Years cannot dim its radiance bright,
Nor even falsehood quench its ray;
But like the star of Bethlehem
OF old to lsrael's shepherds given,
1t marshals with its steady fame
The erring soul of man to heaven.
The Trinity journal., 1856-02-23
Asy-..A% ,-t.s-

SAM SLICK on HAPPINEss.-I ask aagin
what is happiness? 1t amt being idle, that's
a fact-no idle man or woman was ever hap
py since the world began Eve was idle
and that's the way she got tempted, poor
crtter; employment gives both appetite and
digestion. Duty makes pleasure doubly
sweet by contrast When the harness il
off, if the work amt too hard, critter likes
to kick up his heels When pleasure is the
business of life it ceases to be pleasure; and
when it's all labor and no play, work, like
an unstuned saddle, cuts into the very bones
Neither labor nor idIeness has road that
leads to happiness has no room for the
heart, the other corruptS it. Hard work is
the best of the two, for that has, at all
events, sound sleep; the other restless pill
lows, and unrefreshing sleep; one is mis-
fortune, the other curse: and money amt
happiness, that's clear as mud
The Trinity journal., 1856-02-23

PERILS OF TEACHING GRANMAR-lHr. Ldt-
tori have been sendln' my dater Nancy
to school to a schoolmaSter in this nabor-
hood. Last Friday | went over to the
school just to see how Nancy was gttin'
along, and | sees things | didn't like 10y no
means. The school master was larnin' her
things entirely out of the line of eddycation
and, as | think, improper. | set awhile, in
the school-house and heered one class say
there lesson. She said it very spry. was
shockt! and determined she should leave
that school. have heercd that gramer was
an uncommon fine study, but | don't want
any more gramcr about my house. The les
son that Nancy said, was nothn' but the
fooliShest kind NV talk, the ridicules luv talk
you ever seed. She got up and the fust
word she sed was, Il lovep looked right
at her hard for doing so improper but she
went rite on and sed: Thou lowest, he loves,
and reckon you never heerd such a rgger-
myrole in your life--love, love, love, and
nothing but love She said one time, 4 did
love-
Sez l, who did you loveP Then the
scholars LATED, but wasn't to be put off,
and | sed, who did you love, Nancy |
want to know, who did you loveY The
schoolmaster, Mr.. McQuillister, put in and
he said he would explain when Nancy fin
ished the lesson This sorter pacy6ed me-
and Nancy went on with awful love talk.
1t got wus and wus, every word, She sed
Il might, could or would love-
stopped her agn, and sed, | reckon
would see about that, and told her to walk
out of the house. The schoolmaSter tried
to interfere, but l would not let him say a
word. He said was fool, and I nockt
him down and made him holler in short or
der. | taukt the strate thing to him. |
told him Ide show him how hede larn my
darter gramer.
l got the nabors together, and we sent
Mr.. McQuillester off in hurry, and rcck.
on tharl be no more gramer teechn in these
parts soon. If you know of any rather old
ish man in your region that doant teecf
gramer, we wood be glad if you wood send
him up. But in the footure we will be keer
full how we employ men. Yung schoolmas
ters won't do, especially if they teeches gram
er. 1t is bad thing for morris.
You're till deth,
THoMAss JEFFERSON SOLE.
Missouri Democrat.