Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-17
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into kingston givesthe following picture Of negro
freedom:-"Kingston is but little better than mass
of ruins. Walls crumbling away, roofess dwell
lings, gardens 6led with vestiges of former beau
ties broken pavements and quilted streets, silence
Incidence and poverty--aye, retri5sltion sitting
gloomily upon her ancient seats Of opulence, and
pointing her despairing finger at the wreck of ms
terial power Now, as ever the history here taught
is that man cannot build upon false foundation
there cannot be safe disregard Of the eternal pur
poses Of justice. Yet, it cannot be doubted, that
once more, and upon e better regard TO the laws
Of morality Gnd right, prosperous people shall
here arise. Already, as is said, are the germina-
ting seeds Of improyement-;he long delayed turn
has come and better hopes enliven the bour."
Hsytian experience teaches thot his speculatons
about the improvements of the ''benighted race"
are visionary dream. He proceeds to ssy:--"we
are taking 10 here some or 500 tons of coal
Some so women and halfas many men are employed.
The women, forming in line, singing as they 90,
carry upon their hesds from 80 to 90 pounds of
coal each. What says feeble women to that"
That is one Of the evidences of the evidences OF the
arrival of that ''long delayed term"
The High Court Of Errors and Appeals of
Mississippi has recently made very important de-
eision to the owners of Steamboats,, common car
riers, and to the travelling community. 1t appears
that in the month Of December, 1853, Mr.. Nc
Caughsu, resident Of Mississippi City, with his
family, DESTROYS of visiting Mobile, and acting
on public notice given by the agents Of the mail
a.. 4
gouA, en- route hence for Mobile, he, DESTROYS to
avail himself of the proposal chartered vessel and
proceeded to PascagouA arriving the wharf there
In due season, Say 10 o'clock at night, and waited
Gil daylight the following morning for the boat (the
Florids). But the Florida nor no other boat made
its appearance. In the mean time Mr.. McCsughan
had discharged the schooner which conveyed him
60 the point and had to seek another mode to reach
Mobile, causing great delay, loss, injury, and in
convenience. Suit for damages was brought 10 the
Circuit Court Of Harrison county, and the jury gave
verdict 10 his favor for two thousand and fifty dol
lars. The case went up on appeal to the High
Court, where it appears the decision of the jury
was affirmed.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 18th says
The remains Of Miss W<liams, the young girl
whom some Of our contemporaries reported to be
In a trance, will be inferred to-day. The friends
did not doubt that death had taken place. but they
desyedinterment until signs of decomposition were
apparent.
80. The Eutaw, Ala, Whig of the 9th inst, an
nounces, on definite authority, ''thst Mr.. SMEDEs,
President of the Southern Railroad Company, has
been to Tuscaloosa on an official visit TO President
GARLAND and Engineer SANFORD, and that they
have entered into an agreement, connecting the n
E. S. w. Ala Railroad, and the Southern railroad
at the point Of intersection Of the former with the
Mobile & Ohio Railroad"
:. The Savannah NelOs learns that few days
since serious riot took place on the Fernandno
Railroad, in Florida The particulars of the affair,
as far as we could learn from gentleman who ar
rived in this city, yesterday, as follows: Some
slight Misunderstanding took place between a coun-
tryman and laborer on the road, in relation to a
horse race. The affair ended in fight and the par
ties were separated. Some hours afterwards the
friends Of both parties made arrangements for con-
fict on a more extended scale The countrymen,
railroad men, when severe battle ensued, during
which one man was killed and number wounded
on both sides. The railroad men were defeated,
and driven from their ground, some of whom made
their escape by secreting themselves in the neigh
borhood and others arrived in this city BY yester-
days steamer. The parties engaged in the riot, we
are informed, numbered from forty to City on each
side. In consequence of this unfortunate affair." our
informant learned that the work on the road had
been temporarily suspended.
-. In the n. Y. Mirror Of the 9th, we End the
f1llOwing-"The Tribune makes itself disgustiugly
merry to-day over q marriage alleged 10 have taken
place between the daughter aud the coaehman OF J.
@. Boxer, ESQ.,, one of our well-kDowu aud wealthy
citizens. The eoachman ia an Irishman, named John
Dean, who claims to have been married to Miss Boz
ker, on Wednesday last, by the Rev Mr. Hatfield,
of Thirty fourth street. John made an application
70 Tombs lawyer on Saturday evening for a writ
of habeas corpus to give him possession of his wife.
How the proprieiies will blush |" The father final
y agreed to take Dean into the family, educate him,
and let him have bis wife.
49,. The last act of Secretary Dobbiu, before re-
firing from Office, was to transmit orders to the
Navy Yard at Brooklyn to ct out at once she United
States steamers Niagara and Mississippi to England
20 assist in laying down the Submarine Telegraph
cable between Newfoundland and ireland. These
are two finest ships in our Navy for the purpose
The Niagara is the largest steam vessel Of war in
world. She is q screw propeller, and her manner
OF construction well adspts her TO the peculiar
vice for which she is designated, having q large
''aEsh" deck with high ceiling, upon which the
cable may be slowed through the entire length Of
the ship, and from whenceit can berun of through
che ha.chwsy, by the aid OF suitable steam appara-
tus. The Mississippi lie the most powerful paddle
wheel steamer in our Navy. The English Govern.
ment viii furnish also two ships Of the same char
scter-,he two propellers being designed 10 receive
the cable, and the paddle-shps attend them, aud
in case OF accident TO take them in tow and continue
the voyage. As soon as the cable is received on
bOArd. the four ships will proceed together to she
middle Of the Atlantic, when the two English ships
viii start for ireland, and the Americas for New
foundland. There viii doubtless be a generous ri.
valry between tbe officers Of the two navies to see
which portion OF the cable shall be laid In the most
perfect manner II is very much to the honor of
the two Governments that they are ready TO join so
cordially in the attempt to connect the two hemis.
phsres Its a national courtesy worthy 10 follow
the return Of the RssOlute. The two factories AZ
which the cable is being manufactured are located
a. Liverpool aud London. The Niagara viii sail for
one Of these ports as soon she can Be made ready
say by the end Of The present mouth, -sn ERglsh
steamer loading simultaneously a, the other factory.
Mean while, the Niagara win be fitted Up with APP