Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-25
News BreVities.


-. The Vermont Supreme Court have sustsn>
ed the decision Of the Franklin County Court Civ
ing JUDGMENT in favor of stiphen against she YER
mont and Canada Railroad, the conductor Of which
put Stilphen out OF the cars at place not usual
stopping place, because be did not pay bis fare.
-. The Louisville Democrat of the 2?d, has
the following On Tuesday morning last man,
whose name afterwards ascertsined to be Mr..
Joshua Holding, of Paris, H., was cody shot down
in the road, Jonesborough, Green county, In-
diana, by brute in human shape, whose name we
. have not learned, who was accompanying him to-
wards Bloomfield, in that county. The ball entered
she back of the head and penetrated clear through
the brain, coming out at the forehead. The object
of the murderer was to rob the deceased, which
design was accomplished. We learn from the In
diana papers that the murderer has been arrested
-. The Vincennes (Ga.) Sun of the 2lst inst,
mentions the melancholy death of a young lady
who fell upon the blade CT an axe, which she had
in her hand, cutting horrible cash in her sbdo-
men, letting out portion ef her entrsiIs. AL.
though in this frightful condition she managed to
bandage up thelWound with her apron, and endeav-
Ored TO reach her home, but, in climbing over the
fence, she became exhausted tainted and fell, and
was found two or three hours afterwards by her
parents in almost leless condition. She was
conveyed to the house, but died 10 a few hours sf-
forwards
....A man named Cyrus +. True, well known
hnancier of Rochester, N. T., was arrested at Des
troit on Saturday last. a charge of fradulently
p obtaining $4,000 Of the Michigan Southern Rail-
zsroad COmpanys cashier at Adrian, and of Williams
4 Co., and Wood Co., of Toledo. But, after
some explanation and disgorgng, True releas-
ed, and the whole party adjourned to the Bidde
House, and bad jolly time Of il.
QuArrels in "high life" are the order Of the
day Oh the other side Of the Atlantic. Sir H. Bul.
Wer, whom the British government sent as the Eng.
hsh representative to the commission Of European
powers which recently convened 10 Paris and Her
Msjesty's Ambassador at Paris, Baron de Radcliffe,
had highWords, recently, while the commission was
in session, which led to dsgraceful SqusbbIe. The
Interference of the Turkish representative put
stop to the difficulty for the time. 1t also appears
BY the last news from Europe, that the free-and-
easy manner in which Sir Robert Peel described
some of the elite whom be saw at Russia may lead
90 serious difficulties. The Prince de Lgne, who
represented the King of Belgium at Moscow, had
already called the dashing baronet "a sot and
BLACKBOARD, and the French press particular
ly severe upon him. The Count de Morny was ex.
pscted to call him to account, and he had pretty
fair prospect of dozen duels il he should have
the good fortune to eight his way through so many.
The Lexington Statesman of the 2lst men,
tons sale of young mules at high prices 1t
learns that Mr.. John H. Cooper, Of Fayette county,
sstd, few days since, to Mr.. John McAeekin, Of
Scott county, eighty -four head ofyearlng mules for
one hundred and twenty-five dollars head. Com
sidering the high price of grain, this is the highest
price that has yet been obtained for go large lot
of stock. The purchaser, Mr.. McMeekin, has now
one hundred and seven head that viii average over
fifteen hands high.
-. The New York Herald stated few days
ago, that the United States in the worlds debt
eighteen millions OF dollars. The Journal of Com
nleree exposes and refutes the statement and says
she error in the Herald was Sin attempting to bal
lance imports at NsV York against the exports,
when it is well known that while nearly two-thirds
of the foreign imports of the country are entered
at New York, less than third of the exports to
foreign ports shipped hence. The simple to
sails for the last fiscal year will set this question at
res, and We therefore annex them 10 a tabular
form