Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-05
News Brevities.

cupied by Ddbosq and Carrow. jewellers; John \.
Harper, importer Of watches, and z. Gaskell, book
binder. The stores were occupied by T. B. Peter
son and Goodyear's india rubber establishment
both we're damaged by water DubOsq's stock was
valued at 500 900. mostly in safes; Harpers stock
was valued at $S5, 600, insured for 900.
-. Great excitement has prevailed in the staid
city ef Boston for the past week on account Of the
detection Of Rev. l. S. Ksocb, in Jaar pas with
lady acquaintance. After the discovery Of bis err.
ror by the public, Mr. Kalloch went South, but in
few days returned, and preached q sermon to his
congregation upon "Punder."
-. A paper published near Lake Superior says:
''our fourteen days snow storm appears settled to
q calm, and for few days we have had delightful
clear weather" Note few days Of delightful weath-
er ought to be the compensation for suffering
snow storm Of fourteen days.
1.-The Mississippi Advocate, printed at Le1ing.
ton, on the 22d ult, said-"Msj Jason D. Gibson
was killed 10 this place, on Friday evening last by
Mr.. John d. Fowkes. The opinion seems gener-
ally to prevail that the killing was in self.defence.
Mr. Fowkes. however, was held to bail in the sum
OF $4,000, which be readily gave"
-. The Vicksburg Wing has the following
item" new city by the name Of DeSoto is ex.
pected to its walls and turrets in short time
on the Louisiana shore of the Mississippi river, i'm
mediately opposite to this city. The property en-
braces the lands lying around the Vicksburg,
Shreveport, and Texas railroad, and viii open
field Of labor, activity, and commercial enterprise,
which WILL in short time, make it the second city
of Louisiana. The scheme is in the hands Of en-.
ergetic, thorough-going, and able men, and cannot
fail to result hvorably. Il is BETTING that the
discOverer of the Father of Waters should have
some monument on its waves to perpetuate his
fame, and the prospect bids fair to rear up city
worthy Of the great and heroic Desoto."
Paris at present possesses So large libraries
Some are public; others only partly so; and the
greater number are exclusively devoted to certain
establishments. The public libraries are: The Bib
liotheque Imperisle, with l,4Oo,o 900 printed vol.
umes, about SOO,O 600 pamphlets, and &c, 900 man.
uscripts; the Arsenal, 100000 volumes and 5000
manuscripts; Saint Geneveve, $50, 0Os volumes
1000 manuscripts; Mazarin about 100, 600 vol
umes, and 5000 manuscripts; the Sorbonne, so,-
600 volumes; the City of Paris, 81, 900 volumes,
500 manuscripts; the Ecoe de Medicine, 40, 900
volumes; the Museum of Natural history at the
Jardn des PIantes, IS, 900 Volumes the Invaldes,
$4,000 volumes; the Couservatoire des Arts-et-
Meters, 90 600 Volumes and the Conservatoire de
Musique, 5000.
-. The Paris correspondent Of the London
Times Gays IAN immense quantity of new wine
has arrived at Bercy within the present month,
particularly from the Loire and the Cher. These
wines of good quality, and have met ready
sale at high prices New wine from Lower Bur.
gundy is not saleabe, in consequence of its inferi-
quality. Itappears that there is no great stock
hand in the vine growing districts, and that no
decrease in price is expected"
-. David Strawn, Esq, 'the largest cattle
feeder in Illinois, has furnished statement show
ing the amount of corn raised by the several tens
ants during the last season on bis farm four miles
from 0ttowa. According to this statement, q, $50
bushels Of corn have been raised on $50 acres ma
king an average of COZ bushels to the acre. When
Il is considered that the last season was Unusually
dry aud unfavorable the Free Trader believes such
yield per acre, on so large a body of land, is un-
paraleled in Northern Illinois.
-. Gov. Clark, Of New York, was being shaved
the other day, when the barber accidentally rweSk-
ed his nose little too hard. "Pardon me-" said
he, very naturally. "Put your hand in my coat
pocket and pull one out" said the kind.hearted
Governor. "I'll ill it up for you when you're
DONE"
-. The Washington correspondent OF the New
York Herald gives the lesding features of the
treaty between the United States and the Sandwich
Islands, which is before the Senate 1t is under.
stood that by its provisions, lumber, coal fish, and
-four, and other articles Of minor importance the
same being the growth or produce Of the United
States, are to be admitted into all ports Of the
Sandwich Islands free of duty. The important
articles to be received into ports free of duty
are the growth or produce Of the Islands, sugar,
molasses, and wool, but at present the importation
is very small it is said that some portion of the
sugar produced there is Of very superior quality,
and 50 is their coffee. The wool being mach coar-
ser, as ID in all tropical climates, cannot compete
with our hne qualities in the least but viii rather
promote their consumption.
-. The Free State ex Governor Robinson, OF
Kansas, has presented to Senator Sumner a cane
manufactured by Major BickertOn, one of the Free
State prisoners during his Incarceration in Leconp.
ton. Upon this cane are thirty~one official knots,
fifteen Of which are within the coils Of serpent,
representing the thirty.One States.
-. On Tuesday morning, Dec. Soth, a most
melancholy occurrence took place at the prison
for dsba in the Rue de Cliehy, in Paris, and the
first of i.s kind that has happened. Me-. ohas.
Morey, Of Boston, who was confined therein, while
standing at window overlooking court yard was
deliberately shot dead by sentinel The sentinel
states that having ordered Mr.. MOrey to leave the
window, and not being obeyed, be cred and killed
him. There had been orders upon other eonsignes,
and he supposed, most wrongfuly, that the inmates
of olichy were to be treated with the severity OF
criminals Mr. Morey was possessor Of the Good
year patents for England and France, and was uni.
vsrsally esteemed. lie leaves yOuag wife and
family, being himself only thiriyIwO years Of sge.
-. Tbs Louisville .loarnal Of Monday says;
Last night, man who had just arrived from
Nashville, having walked the entire distance, APP
Piled FOR lodging at the jail, being unable TO pro.
cure sleepiag place elsewhere He was kindly /
taken in and cared for" Who was he
The New York papers are very enthusiasts
tic In their notices Of Madame de Wlhorst's FIRE,
IN opera. She is Fifth Avenue debu.
tsnte, and appeared at the Academy Of Music.
The receipts upon the occasion amounted to three
thousand dollars.
-. We have already noticed the fac. that a
young lady Of New York city, who, in dissppoins.
e love &c, turned nun, but getting tred Of con-