Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-19
The Ncws.


It's stated in recent letter from MadriJ
that on Monday, the III day of January. Sen
esal Dodge, minister plenipoteniary Of the
Cmied State, gave dinner 10 tie various
t'reIen representatives at that court. Some
Distinguished Spsniards were present at the
dinner, and among hem Senior de Cueto. late
iniuiser Of Spain at Washington. and Senior
Don Jose de Olezasa. In the evening Mrs
dodge gave reception To the enfire diplomat
10 body, ard TO 3 number OF eminent ladies of
Madrid, and tie dancing lasted until quite an
advanced hour. II WAS Understood bat Mrs
Dodge would give bali on The 22d Of the
month.
a citizen Of New York, 10 order to protect
lis premises from thieves las attached spring
board TO his fence. Ia the end of this board.
(nearly twenty feet in length.) was firmly at
iacleda sharp aud immense tobacco cutter.
weighing sixteen pounds, and so prepared
with springs that when any one getting from
the outside and stepping upon small platform
90 bis way over the fence. the trap would
spring and propel with great force the end of
the flank containing the cntter against tie
one treading upon the dangerous aud forbid
den ground. The Tribune SAYS:
This fearful man-trap was bsited. and set
several nights in succession. but without catch
that he had all this trouble and expense for
nothing About 2 O'Clock, however, a few
morning since, this rogue catcher was heard TO
spring against the fence withso much force that
several inmates of the house were awakened
by 1t. As soon as possible the owner OF
the premises and a man in his employ hurried
To the garden expecting 10 capture a crippled
thief but they were disappointed, the work of
efectually manning had been accomplished.
but the victim had jumped into Il e street and
hOi bled of. He was traced some distance by
the copious flowing of blood, but the fugitive
couidlaot be discovered he probably having been
taken up and conveyed away by some accom-
plices. On entering ii was discovered that the
power of the spring board had forced the iron
cutter through two inch plank ofthe fence by
the side of which was found part Of brogan
shoe or boot containing three toes and other
parts of mans foot, which had been severed
10y the victim springing the trap. The blood al
the time was flowing from the los, limb. Had
lie been struck in the abdomen, he would have
been cut entirely in two"
The ST. Louis steamboatmen and underwri-
tiers held meeting on Monday and agreed to
the following plan for the protection Of the
boats from the ice when the river breaks mp.
narrow uench be cut near the stern of all
the boats IN the har6Or running parallel with
with the shore, and in a straight line from the
foot of Washington avenue to the lower boat,
to Use guupOwder to break up the ice; masters
Of all boats in port To cause the sides of their
boats TO he strongly showed out from the in
side, their pumps should be in good order. and
they should have sufficient crews on board.
night day, rs soon as there is probability oI
the ice breaking 1p, to get up steam, and render
snch assistance as circumstances may require;
all expense of cutting and keeping open the
channel and blowing up Of the ice in the har-
Dor should be borne by the Underwriters OF
Huls in such proportion rs they NAV deem
just, and at such time and in such manner a.
they may direct; that the ice be broken up
from opposite or below the gas works to the
head OF Bloody island or 10 Bisse's ferry.
The trial of Edward O. CcJuru and Frank
d llton, at Boston, for killing young Sumner.
was brought to a close on the night Of the ID
inst, aud resulted in a verdict of not guilty of
mansaughter, but guilty of assautand battery.
The Boston Courier says: The jury has been
Together eleven hours, and at one lime, as we
understand, stood nine for manslaughter TO
three for assault. There Were not many per
sons IN court when the verdict was rendered:
but 50 far as opinion was expressed at all, il
was in approval of the result. A good deal
of sympathy has been excited in favor OF the
defendants during the trial, and the public IN
consequence, was hardly prepared 20 see the
prisoners convicted of manslanghter upon the
medical testimony alone; although few, if any,
doubted that Summers death was caused o.
fastened by his treatn, nj at Shawnut ayeu-
ne.
Gov. Mason, of Washington Territory, in
his message TO the Legislature, thus speaks OF
gold discoveries in the Territory Daring The
past summer, rumors of discoveries of gold
fields near Fort Colville, induced many enter
prisingmen TO go to tia tregion. Many have re
tnrued on account of the war, aud the mpuSs-
bility OF obtaining provisions there during The
winter. Although the extent of the gold
bearing district is not known, yet the fact is
certain that those who worked the bars and
prospected the country near Fort Colville
found gold in sufficient quantities 10 pay well
for working. Wherever the more experienced
miners, dug, either upon the bars or upon the
bill sides, gold was found, and even with the
rude mode of working with pans, an ayerag,
of ten dollars per day has been made aud those
who are It'll at the mines report profitable
employment. have 10 doubt that with i'm
proved machines and better preparations tor
working 10 advantage, these gold mines will
prove amply remuneratiSe TO many citizens
who may go there, whenever the state of the
country will permit communication between
the Columbia river and Puget Sound settle.
ments and the gold bearing region.
Fears are entertained for the safety of the
Pacific. The Artic, one of the principal YES
se!s in DIR. Kanes, expedition has been dis
patched IN search Of her.