Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-19
Co,r..nondence of the Patriot.

EudorG Mystery. CoA.-Labor-Na OigGtiOn.-
Italian Opera-Lectures.
New YORK, March II, '56.
Some weeks ago there was q good deal OF
excitement relative to the scuttling Of YES
sel-the Eudora Imogene-in Long Island
Sound, and the supposed murder of her Cap
tain aud Mate by the negro cook, whose name
was Wilson. The negro was incarcerated IN
the White Plains jail, where he exhibited him
self for while to the curious at twenty-five
cents admission. Although the bodies of the
missing men could not be found, and, there
fore, W ilson could not be tried for murder,
people took consolation from the fact that be
might yet be executed, as it could be proven
clearly he scuttled the vessel, and scuttng on
the high seas is an offence punishable by
death. The case was duly considered by the
judges, and decided that Long Island Sound
is not on the high seas, within the meaning of
the law, as it is in the jurisdiction of York
State; hence the scuttling was not capital
crime, but misdemeanor, coming under the
coguizance of the local authorities. The peO-
pie exhibited great disappointment at this de-
cision, as there had not been an execution in
their neghborhood for years; but at the very
moment they were about to give up in despair,
straw came floating past at which they grasp
cOnvulsively. The body of a man was found
floating in a sack at a distance of nearly three
miles from where the vessel was sunk, and,
Il, 4 - . nd
even burned, aud, if the Captain of the Eudo-
ra, must have lain in the water for months, it
is pronounced at once, the remains of Wilson's
victim. Unfortunately for this opinion, the
body found is that of a very small man; the
Captain AMI Mate of the Eudora were both
very large. A post norton examination takes
place to-day; an inquest will be held to-mor-
row. Until then, at least, nothing certain will
be known.
We were in hopes, a week ago, that after
all the cold we had endured, we must have
had spring before this time; but nstead of
that, it has absolutely grown colder. Yester-
day was the coolest day of the season, if the
testimony of everybody who went out doors,
be taken in the matter. Die you ever observe
the effect of cold in getting up expressiorl
How it draws down the corners of the mouths
of the merriest, and brings the pucker of fas-
tdousness into the lips of the most slovenly.
How it extracts the pink from the cheeks of
the lovelest, and deepening it into crimson,
spreads it upon the top of her nose. How it
puts tear of compassion into the eye of the
miser, whose heart had long before been solid
bullion, and, although the pity may be for him
self only, the expression is there. If you did
not, come and take a walk up Broadway, be-
fore the "cold snap" is over; if you are obser
want, it will do you good.
The sutferngs of the past TWO winters have
had the effect of bringing ont from the work
ing men of this city petitions that Congress
may be memorazed to set apart portion of
the public lands for the especial benefit of
working men, who choose to emigrate thither,
free of charge, and that measures be adopted
to prevent the prices of lands from being en-
HANGED by scheming spectators.
Merchants from the South are arriving daily
to purchase spring goods. They express con-
siderable establishment at the wintery appear
ance of things here; but find consolation in
the assurance that it wont last long. The
Hudson river is still frozen down to Yonkers;
navigation may not be open on it until the end
of this month. The Sound is almost free of
ice, and boats are coming out from their win
ter quarters to ply thereon.
After an absence of more than two months,
the Italian Opera troupe has again visited us.
In the fall we had the pleasure of their socie-
ty, during a season of forty nights; but then
we did not seem to appreciate them. Rachel
was the reignng goddess, and New Workers
can only worship one god at a time. The
troupe went to Boston aud Philadelphia, where
their success shamed Us into a resolve to sup
port them better on their return. We cannot
bear to have it supposed that there is higher
appreciation of music in any city in the Union
than there is here. Madam La Grange is still
tue prima donna. Nile Didce has returned 10
Europe, but in her stead we are to have Miss
Philips, of Boston. 1t is said that this lady
has remarkable musical abilities; if so, her
country men and women WILL undoubtedly,
show their appreciation of them.
The lecture season which was so ably car
ried through by Thackeray, Bayard Taylor,
Curtis, aud others, was closed by a no less
illustrious individual than Stephen A.
Branch, Esq, the light of whose lamp led us
through the dark, mysterious and awful birth,
parentage and breeding of George Washington
Matsell, our present Chief of Police. Branch
delivered himself of Lis pow-wow in the Tab.
ernacle, and filed that spacious editice to re-
petion. The audience, although not very dis
eliminating, were kept in a continual roar Of
laughter at his absurdities. II is doubtful
whether they had got as much fun before for
quarter"
The ominous I" To Let" is beginning to sp-
pear with alarming frequency upon houses in
every street in the city. From this until the
first of May domestic felicity may be said to
have fed the household.
AUGUSTUS.