Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-27
News Brevities.

.... The Albany Statesman says:-"As spec
men of the way 10 which Laws have been passed by
this Republican Legislature, we will state single
instance: The name Of a member appears recorded
in favor of some half dozen enactments, when the
fact is be was absent on leave at the time hundreds
of miles away. How many Laws have been count
ed through after like fasnion will probably
be known. When results cannot be obtained in
way. the virtuous Republicans know how to
cure another"
-. The National Hotel 10 Washington has been
leased tor ten years BY the keeper Of the Tontine
in New Hav-n and it is to he renovated and newly
furnished from top to bottom.
Il i. stated that number Of gentlmen of
New York l,rg -ly interested 10 the Geographic
business, have a project on foot to connect New
York ami San Francisco direct by a line of TeIe-
graph.
go. The Grand Duchess Of Baden is expected in
Paris, and apartments prep rred for her at the
Tui~ries. Her arrival had beneficial influence on
the moral. of the Emperor, which at the present
moment ar" said TO he IN imminent danger from the
crest attraction Of the Spanish beauty, Madame h
Comtesse de Csstgione. Even the has It's spots,
and the blemish on the Emperor's purity is said to
be is utter incapabilty Of resisting the Influence
OF beauty. Those who are well acquainted with the
Emperors passages to and fro, do assert that the
state of this fair ms dark eye is like the smile of
Cleopatra Mark Antony-sImost magical in its
influence. ''0h that my mother had brought me
here three years agol" she has been heard to say,
''snd l. too should have bad a chance Of the high
est place in France" To on-'s own dull mind it is
difficult to believe that man whose mind must be
so reoccupied-who sits so hi h 10 atmosphere
of unseen dsggers-wbO has gone through so many
and such great things to attain his present dizzy
eminepce-can have space in his heart for such fol
ies but the fac, is roundy asserted and moreover,
that the beautiful Eugene is mostun mistakenly
Jealous.
-. The Philadelphia Bulletin of Monday says:
ION y, sterday week disturbance was caused in
the Spruce Street Church, by the interference Of
some young men with the baptism of young female
named Alice Weldon who had left the Catholic
Church. When the ceremony of baptism was g.
bout being performed, the brothers of the girl inter-
fered and serious difficulty was the result. Miss
Weldon lives at service with the family of Mr.
Webb. Mr.. Webk's family are members Of the
Spruce Street Baptist Church. Ye terday after
noon a niece of Miss Wedon's called at the house
Of Mr.. Webb, and asked the new convert to Prote
estRptsm to take walk. Miss Weldon consented,
and when she had reached the corner of Second
and Washington streets, she was seized by her
three brothers, who we're assisted by three other
men, who attempted to force her away. Miss We'll
don fill a
siVe crowd soon gathered. Lieut.. Gilbert
came upon the ground and crested the putty
gagged In the abduction. They afterwards had a
hearing before Alderman Carter, who held them to
bail to keep the peace and be of good behavior.
Miss Weldon lie sixteen years Of age the brothers,
who do not seem TO conside. her competent to
judge for herself in matters Of RELIGION, appear to
have left her to take Of herself so far as earn
ing her own living was concerned"
80. A judgment has been rendered against Drs.
Courtney and W'yburn, OF lafayette, Ind, for
5000 for m practice They set the arm OF a boy
90 badly to render him lame for life.
80. ploughing M Itch was advertised to come
of near Utica, N. Y, on Tuesday I4th. There
was no snnounc ement as to "weather permitting"
aud the man with the snow plough claimed the prize
as his was the only plough on the ground. The
judges decided that his plough was not on the
ground, by at least foot, end so the match was
postponed.
60. The Nebraska papers caution the public
against the deceptious sch- mes of various persons
in the East who are advertising the sale of lots in
hat Territory which have existence, and are
never likely to have.
80. Bv the adoption of the north and south line
Of Minnesota, as proposed by Congress, tue new
State will measure follows: Length of state, sac
mills; width of State, 2sO miles; area Of the State
$4,000 square miles.
The coinsg" of the new cent at the mint
ia Philadelphia, is progressing rapidly but the
pieces will not De paid out until at least three mil
lions of them are completed. This will probably
be in three weeks time.
-. Paris letter to the Boston 7rausller, SAYS:
Nine Emile de Girardin has given two parties re-
Gently lthe hrst she has given,) which promise well
Tor the hriianey of her dra~ing-room At the
first Mr.. Alex. Dumas cooked the supper (he brides
- husell good deal on his cookiug,) and read a
.... Let an Englishman aud Frenchmau enter
. coffee-hOuse at the same time the former will
will walk up 20 the Fireplace, aud the latter will
stop at the first mirror. The Englishman lifts up
his coat-tal'. aud warns his huge body. whilst the
FreDchman, With equal warmth, sans himself 10 the
lOoking-glsss
-. Gen Charles F. Henuiagseu, the Nicaragua
d,ibaper, and wife, have been sud BY Theo lore
s. Diaper, for the New Ylrk Hotel, in the Superior
Court OF New York, for bill for board aud money
loaned Mrs Henningsen, amounting TO about $500
and Tor which that lady gave a note OF her own.
The piauuf Obtained an order at special term d.
recling Mrs, u. to give al explanation Of her dis
tinrt personal property. That order was granted
at sp e'a term, from which an appeal was taken.
The Court now reverses that decision. on the
groan tlht the debt Is the debt of the husband.
TAFT, even FOR the wiis ro,e, he alone /. respopsi
biz; and that ia the prosecution Of the sal, ,h,.
vile could not be made witness against the hus.
band
-. correspondent Of the Austin (reras) IN.
teRigsaosr, writing from Williamson county. saws
there ace a number OF families that have not had
morsel Of bread for weeks, aud don't know when
they will get Suy, shey have 'p'nt the last red
cent months ago. To use a common phras OF the
country, they have stayed until they are TOO poor
- 60 leave.
-. Toe London correspondent Of New York
Journal says; Secret societies. appear once more
in France, the logical result of the sop,res.
sion Of al public hfe They are pripeit,,lIv m lila.