Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-19

Pitoe "i Ne LeSlsiatare last Monday, l4th inst
The Boone county Qa) Ledger states that
three interesting YONG ladies, on going to bed
at a Mr. Hunts, near North Salem, Hendricks
county, few evenings since, took vessel of
live charcoal into their bed room. aud on the
nextlnorEing were all found dead.
Mile Parodi was giving concerts in New
Orleans at the latest dates.
Miss Josephine NJ Bunkley, the authoresso of
Disclosures ola Nun, was lately married in
Weldon, n. c., to DR.. S. Andrews, of Perth
Amboy, n.
Hon. David r. Atchison has declined
further canvass lor the senatorship from Mis-
souri,, and retired to private life.
Mr. Schleiden, the Minister resident of Bre-
men, waited upon Lieut.. Msury, a few days
ego. with highly wrought and beautiful gold
medal, which was presented with a very CON-
plimentary letter The medal bears the in
scription: 40 the promoter of science, 10 the
guide eff uaviga lors-Lieut. NJ +. MAURY.-an
honorary acknowledgment of the Senate of the
Republic of Bremen"
a singular fact has just been brought TO light
in London, in regard TO gas meters. A careful
examination of the gas works in London has
established this fact, that "the lower the ouali-
ty Of gas, the greater the velocity with which
1t flows through the meter; that is, the guam
tlty registered is increased in proportion as the
quality is deteriorated"
John Minor Bolts has been nominated for
the Presidency by the Know Nothing State
Convention of Virginia.
In late case which came up in the New
York Courts, Judge Capron decided that the
liquor law of that State is constitutional.
An argument for a new trial in the Forrest
divorce case, was TO have been delivered in the
New York Superior Court on Thursday last
The New Orleans Delta of the 18th inst.
states on tie authority of letter from Mr.. Fe-
lix, published in the D'ario de la Marina, that
owing to the continued illness of Mile Rachel
she will abandon her Havana and New Or
leans engagements, and forthwith return to
Europe.
The most important event in the latest Mexi-
can news is the PRONUNCIATION of decree to
regulate the press. 1t abolishes the special
tribunal, or jury appointed by the Govern
ment to overlook the press, and prohibits
anonymous writing, renuiring that the name of
the writer shall accompany all editorials or
communications.
The latest advces from the Mississippi Legis-
lature look favorable to the election of Hon.
Jefferson Davis to the . S. Senate.
The Cincinnatians are in a dilemma about
water. The pipes through which the city is
supplied with water from the water works are
frozen up. They are from three to four feet
under ground, and it is feared that excavations
will have to be made all over the city to thaw
the pipes before supplies of water can be got.
The Republican informal convention has
been called at Pittsburg on the 22d Of Febru-
airy, for the purpose of perfecting the national
organization and providing for a nation dele
gate convention on a subsequent day to NOM
nate candidates for President aud Vice Presi.
dent.
An interesting forgery case, that had occu-
pied the Court for eleven days, " as decided at
cused is Leverton Thomas. He is seventy-fye
years Of age, is wealthy and possessed much
influence in Washington county where he re-
sided. His avaricious propensi les led him to
misrepresent and forge, and swept away the
property Of one McCorkle, through misrepre-
sensations and forgery, The latter was one
of the principle witnesses in the case. The
jury, after an absence of two hours, returned
verdict of guilty
a late number of the " Y Tribune con-
tains violent assault on the venerable Alex
ander Campbell, on account of the recent
slavery disturbance among the students at
Bethany College, Va.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican speaks of
huge loaf of bread baked by steam at the
State Farm School in Monson. Messrs Blan-
chard & KimJal, of that city, have, after
course Of experiments made an oven which is
successfully heated by steam, and which now
does all the baking for the Monson institution.
1t is said to bake meats very finely, and the
bread is certainly baked excellently well. The
steam surrounds the oven, aud can be main
tanned at a given temperature with great even
ness. The success of this experiment would
seem to show that large hotels and all public
institutions can do nearly every variety Of
cooking by steam. Steak cannot be broiled
over live Goals, nor chestnuts roasted in the
ashes by steam, but all the rest, we believe, is
provided for.
Senator Weller, of California, is confined to
his room, in Washington, by severe attack Of
pneumonia.
The annual renting of pews in Plymouth
Church, Grew. Henry Ward Beecher, pastorJ
took place, recently. One hundred and seventy
three pews were rented for ten thousand seven
hundred and eighty-fve dollars. The pre-
mums on the above amouated TO one thous
and seven hundred and sixty-five doars-being
about five hundred dollars more than on any
former occasion. The time occupied in the
sale was about one hour and twenty minutes.
About one hundred and forty pews remain un-
rented, which will swell the amount for rent
10 about thirteen thousand dollars.
Several cargoes Of Chinese slaves have recent
" arrived at Callao, and other ships are ex-
peoted A vessel short time since landed
five hundred and twelve persons, and had Lost
one hundred and twenty-five on the passage
from Canton. The cargo was sold IN few
DAYS to good advantage. The owners Of farms
find the Chinese slaves better worknen than