Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-03
BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE NATIONAL LINE.
Reports Furnished by the Associated Press-l
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 2.-River unchanged. Their
at % degrees above zero.

mometer at 20 degrees above zero.
New YoRK, Feb 2. -Yesterday morning DR..
Harvey Burdel, dentist, was found dead ia bis
room by the errsnd boy who went to make bis FIRE,
With Is siabs and marks Of stranguIaton. dirk
was found, said to belong TO Rekel, one of Mrs.
Cunningham's bOsrders. Snodgrass, another board
er, Rekel, and Mrs. Cunningham, are in custody,
awaiting the result.
It is rumorsd a steamer boarded the Tennessee
outside OF Sandy Hook and transferred 800 men,
cannon and large quantity OF small arms and mu-
nitions Of war to her.
Gov. King has sent message to the Legislature
respecting two colored citizens of New York, who
are held in slavery at the South, one named Henry
Dixon, sold to named Dean, at Macon, Ga;
another named Charles CRANKY, Whereabouts un :
known.
Flour firm and advancing, SOa6 As, Wheat
firm, 75al 80. Mess Pork 81 50a2l 20. Beef
and Lard are firm. Whisky steady at 2Sa.
FLoRIDA-Gen. Harvey has made requisition
for three companies Of troops within thirty days
Theindians supposed to have concentrated near
New Smyrna. The plan laid by the troops is to
surround and intercept them.
CmcSSArr. Feb. WHISKY 22l-rest UNI
changed.
Augusta, Feb 1.-The up train on the Georgia
.
miles from here-forty passengers were Injured
Gov. johnson, of Tennessee had ann broken.
Two ladies' were seriously injured. No further
particulars.
New YoRK, Feb 2-The steamer City of Man
chester, from Liverpool for Philadelphia, is below,
having put in here in consequence OF the ice in the
Delaware. Here dates are already anticipated.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sl-The bill providing for
q survey OF the Ohio river and its tributaries,
made tn special order for Monday. The consid.
GRAFTON of the Indian appropriation bill was res
sumed, and amendments agreed to appropriatiDg
$1,000 for the maintenance and restoration OF
peace in Oregon and Washington Territories. The
bill not concluded. Houston'ss was adopted,
calling on the President to furnish the number and
causes Of desertion from tn Navy, since the pas
sage of the act providing for efficiency of the Ma
w. Adjourned
HoUsE-Grow, from Committee on Territories,
reported bill fixing the boundaries of Minnesota,
and authorizing the people there to form Con-
stitution and State Government II is proposed
that the State embrace 10000 square miles, eav-
ing west Of the boundaries about 5000 to be
hereafter made the State of Dacotah. In answer
to Boyce, Grow said that Minnesota wonld be
about the size of Missouri and her population is
between l75 and 10000 The bill passed. SO
against IA. Grow reported bill for the relief of
the people of Kansas, declaring the laws of that
Territory null and void, providing for new cleo
ton, &c. CliDgman moved to lay the bill on the
table, which was refused, 81 against 80. After
some discussion, Grow moved the recommtment
of the BILL pending which, the House took up the
bill authorizing the inhabitants of Oregon to form
a Constitution and State Government, preliminary
to admission into the Union with provisions,
with the exception of boundaries similar to the
Minnesota bill. Grow said the bill gives Oregon
$4,000 square miles, with population now of
about 80, 600 After discussion between Whit
ney aud Lane, Humphrey Marshall offered an
amendment which was agreed 10 by Il against 40;
confirming suffrage at the election for delegates to
frame Constitution, to citizens OF the United
States. The bill was then passed. Adjourned.
The President elect dned with the President
to-day, also company of ladies and gentlemen.
Among the latter were Crittenden, Douglass and
the Postmaster.
SENATE On motion of Mr.. Weller resolu-
ton adopted, calling on the Secretary of War
for the remainder of the correspondence relative
TO the San Francisco Vigilance Committee Of 1855.
motion by Mr.. Pearce on the same was adopted,
for information showing the results Of the trials OF
Camels for military service.
On motion Of Mr. Adams, the Senate proceeded
70 the consideration Of the bill establishing Dee
partment of Law, and prescribing the duties Of
Auditors and Comptrollers of the Treasury.
House took up and passed the bill regulating en-
tries under the graduation of 1854, made prior
10 its passage, where settlements were made in
good faith.
Kelsey reported resolution requesting the Ser.
seant>at-Arms to bring Jas. w. Simontou before the
committee, to answer such questions as may be
proposed to him, the resolution passed under the
previous question.