Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-09
Riycr and NtenmboutT,emS.

The river was at a stand last evening, with
good stage of water in the channel. The
weather was intensely cold
Business Oh the wharf was very dull, the
only boats there being the Monticello which
had come down the river, and The Nettje Nil
Ter.
The Monticello is advertised to leave to-day
for Rowena
The j. q. cline departs at u N. for Mem
phis to-day.
The Charleston Courier of the 4th says
The rains throughout the south, for some
weeks, have been Unprecedented. In Colum-
bis on Wednesday, the river was rising rapid
", and the Wateree, at Camden, had risen
yesterday to the top of the banks, and was in
creasing so fast that great fears were enterta n
ed of d freshet.
The RIVER at Augusta, Ga, has not been
higher than 81 feet above the usual water
mark, having attained that height Thursday
night at u o'clock, when it was still gradually
rising This is some six or eight feet below
the high freshet mark.
In Charleston the weather has been dread.
ful and considerably retarded business, which,
at this season of the year, provided it is fair
over head, j. generally very brisk. Yesterday
it rained heavily until tie Afternoon, when it
cleared up.
The Memphis Wing of the 4'h says
At this point the river is It'll tending down,
down quite fast, and should the present cold
weather continue it will probably be rs low as
at any previous time this season.
The Little Book Gazette of the 28th ult.,
says
Tie river is five feet in the channel and fall
ing slowly. The steamboats, Fox, Exchange
and Gip>ey arrived 'duripg the week, aud, we
believe, all returned to Napoleon.
FLAX SEED-CnURou ANDERSON, on Broad
Street will pay the highest market price in
cash for all the fax seed brought to this mar
ket. lie also Keeps on hand white lead Of
superior quality.
Decisions of the Supreme Court.
SrH CIRCUIT.
r. z. Thompson vs. Jesse Brown. Opinion by
Judge Curuthers, affirming Judgment below.
H. c. Angel, clerk VS. j. W. Acford, Trustee.
Opinion by Judge Caruthers affirming judgment
below
Same VS. Same. Opinion by same, affirming
Judgment below.
Richar4-P Polk ct ais VS. r. H Rose, Executor &c.
Opinion by Judge Caruthers, affirming judgment
below
John Coe Brown & Hodge. Opinion by Judge
Harris, affirming judgment.
j. NJ Friersou VS. Alierd p Buckner, admins
traitor Opinion by Judge Harris, affirming judg-
ment.
Jesse II. Fitzgerald ct ais vs. n johnson. 0pins
ion by Judge Harris, affirming Judgment.
J.R Baker & F. Z. shannon vs. T. A. Patton ct
ais. Opinion by Judge Harris, affirming decree Of
Chancellor.
p. c. Smtbson VS. John Trotter. Opinion by
Judge Harris, affirming judgment below
p c. Smith.on VS. john Trotter ct. sls opiaiOn
by same. affirming Judgment below.
18TH CIRCUIT.
John W. Darnell VS. State Opinion BY Judge
Harris revising Judgment aud arresting same.
n. II. May ct ais vs. S. L. Burns. Opinion by
Judge Mckinney, revising Judgment below and re-
mending cause.
Thos. }. Kelley VS. D. Folsom. Opinion by
Judge Mckinney, affirming Judgment.
~ The friends and acquantanse Of RoBENT crB-oS
Invited 70 attend Inc funeral q MS z from his residence,
So 81 Spruce street. this Wednesday ming a, II ooe
Divine service BY Rev. DR.. EoaAE.
son candidate fur sheriff IT Davidson county . NE
ensuing March election. dreh-ad