Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-09
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-. letter from New York says: "The bill
Hard players of this city we're tide sstonished
By three match games played Yesterday at the r.
wing Rooms, in which Mr.. Price, sn amateur from
Boston, made the following very handsome runs
while plying canon game against New York
amateur's fun games: The first game he closed by
run OF 76, the second ST. an the third 81. he
Then played with the owner OF the rooms, Mr. Big
nam, the well-knoWn Albany player, aud though
Mr. b. discount him, he Was beaten. This is
shat is termed among the fancy tall play"
Last week samples of sugar from the Chi
nese cane, and alcohol distl d from the juice, were
shown at abe agricultural depot Of the patent Office
which places the question of it's capsbity of crys-
taiEation beyond all doubt. Chinese yam. IS
inches In length-of single season, from e bulo
not exactly the size Of pea-was also shown, and
attracted considerable att shtion.
.. The new game law of Ohio is now IN force.
q took effect on the first day of May. 1t is unlaw-
al to kill any deer rabbit or kill or de-troy the
eggs OF any quail, partridge Pheasant wild goose,
duck, turkey, sniPe. etc. The killing of robbins,
larks, thrush cat birds is prohibited at all lines
OF the year. Birds Of prev, crows, crow-blck-
birds, and red-headed wood-peckera, etc. are not
protected. The intention Of the law ia to protect
the various kinds of game during the season of
their increase, and other birds at all times -
.... The L4nchastar (Ps.) Express, gives an &C.
count OF terrible scence ofe1citement ia the Eps-
eopal Church in that town, the day previous
The house was crowded TO excess, TO see a couple
married, and benchin the gallery gave wsy under
the weight Of the crowd standing upon il, when
some one cried out that the gallery rns falling and
an awful scene ensued The Express says: zone
young gentleman was so terribly frightened that he
quite forgot the lady he had escorted to the church.
and made break through the nearest window,
carrying with him the entire lower section of SASH
He was quickly followed by a couple Of ladies, and
others were prevented from eaping out by those on
the inside who had presence Of mind sufficient to
see that there was no real danger, except that
which arose from the panic Several ladi. S got out
Of one Of the gallery windows, descending on the
vestry roof, and from thence into the church yard
Dumber OF ladies' tainted which, with the scream
ing md praying, the rattiag of blinds, and broken
gsss, presented frigh'fdl spectacle. Those under
the gallery supposed to be filling made a rush in
the direction of the pulpit oVerturning and slightly
damaging the baptismal font and carrying away the
bauister in front of the chancsl"
.... letter from Cleves, Ohio says: Wat. Eek.
man, wealty citizen of this place was taken vio-
lently III on the morning OF the 18th, and by having
the promptand kind services of two erudite Escul.
spsuses, hi' ''quetus" about o'clock same day
Next morning the defunct Eckm n was kindly
slowed away in his coffin, and jolted in a market
wagon to the Berea Church, distance of two miles,
where funeral sermon was preached by the Rev.
Vim. Lee. The sol mn thing was about concluded,
She last hymn was read, and the choir was about
TO strike up" when they were suddenly annoyed
by discOrdant and very unmusicsl sounds and kicks.
which Il seemed obvious were going on inside the
coffin. You may possibly imagine there was some
CONSERVATION 10 that meeting house about that time
well there was nothing else for few minutes
At least half OF the congregation broke for the door,
and the Balance we're about TO "fOllow suitp when
the Rev. Mr.. Lee descended from the pulpit and 10
loud voice ordered the coffin 10 be speedily OPEN
ed, which was done. when il WAS found that Wat
was DOT only alive and kicking, but was struggling
msnfully 10 free himself from his-to him-mSste-s =
rious confinement. The blood was flowing freely
from bis mouth and nose, but in a very few minutes
be was able to speak He was carried to the house
of Abrsm Patterson, E-q., about two hundred yards
from the church, aud physician sent for, who re-
nained with him until the next morning, when be
was able to walk about the room. He has been
brought home, and is ut this lime, eight days after
dying about as asual only being quite weak from
Al.
his coffin.
&C.. Letters recently received from Europe ad
wise the trustees Of tue New York State Library
that the Great Seal p tent Office Of Great Britain
has granted the application, behalf of the State
Of New York, for copy OF the great work on
patents now Icing publshed by the British govern
ent, and of which but ESQ copies are printed The
whole work will be compl ted in about TAO folio
q nd quartO volumes the cost Of which "a single
set)s not less than s25, 900. About $4,000 win be
required to bind il. ISL
49,. A Washington writer reports Il as one Of
the sayings Of Rufus Choate, the eminent Masss-
chusetts lawyer and politician, aud made to the sd
ninistrsnon-"Make a railroad TO the Pacific; ac-
quire Cuba; these will be your crown jewels"
made blonde women as fashionable as hoop petit
coats. While the latter "freak of fashion" is de-
cidedly repusive, the rage for blondes lie in har.
mony with our higher instincts. The farer wo.
man is, the nearer is her proximity to the angels
Who ever saw bruuetts 81. CeciliaY In Paris,
are told, they have iOrmrd society Tor the wor-
ship and cultisstiOn Of blondes; and lgh,-haired
SaxOns sre a. premium. Since the famous .,tnlip
mania" there las been nothing like this rage for the
''White skins"
-. We learn from the New Orleans Times Of
the lst inst, that yjung man of twenty-three
years OF age few evenings previou. loss 10 bet
ding Oh roul-tte forfy-sepea nonsB,d dollars which
be promptly paid up.
80. The Dahviur Penn A'aericgR says that a
post mOrteu eIaminatlon Of NJ Montgomery. Who
died from the National Hetl mAlady, exhibited e1
tensve abrasion Of the mucous or lining coat Of the
stomach, aud the ent re destruction OF the mem
brane, both at the oarii.e and pylOre orice, with
a general loss Of tone, or disorgADizaIion Of the
sborAcie and aid nninai viscera The Aberieaa
has not earesd thsir opinion IN regard TO che par.
teuar agent Of this wreck, bGIthe physicians agree
that il IL tie result Of poison.
80. The ohica 80 Press, 10 noticing the Grafton
Of Mr.. Evereit. delivered for he seoOOd tlme 10
that city 90 Tbursdry evening, saye-"The ora
ton is probably one Of the mos, flushed prOdue-
lions Of the kiud we'hsve ever listened q. SON
Of the passages suly brilliant, and yet there i
ittls display. Il may be ssii 10 be pure Intellect
tha, c,rres away the masses who hang on bis lips.
BE is eloquent 10 the very highest sense Of th.
word. His oraiOry 4 of che Old school Jet q ihe