Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-28
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door oil grocery store kept ny an Italian named
Maroni, were cred upon by one of the inmates from
tine second story, and both wounded-Baxter slight
IL, and Martin severely, though not dangerously
Afterwards, the students took the Italian out and
having stripped him, were about to ipaict summary
punishment. when the Chairman of the Faculty in
terfered.
80. The favorite theory Of some philosophers
that the original man ''couId a tail unfold" and
nothing shorter" unless he cut it off, derives
drmasion in a letter from T. j. Bowen, a missiona-
Ty to Africa. He mentions a tribe having a small
goat-like horn in the middle of the forehead "Be-
yond theee are tribe called Alabiru, who have
short iHAexible tails As the stiffness of their tail
Preve=ts the Al4bru from sitting fat on the ground,
every man carries sharp stick with which he drills
bols Ia the earth to receive his tail while sitting
49, The Msysvile (Ky.,) Exprsss of the 22nd
inst, says ;-"Wm. S Rogers, Eco, of Bourbon
county, has dispatched an agent to Mexico for the
purpose OF buying Mexican Mules which will be
grszed and fatfened in that county, and thus pre-
pared Tor market. We learn his agent is now on
his return, having been highly successful 10 ac-
comprising the object Of his mission. He crossed
the Rio Grsnde, at Brownsville into the United
States, few days since, with three hundred mules
and thrty-iour ponies, and will, in short time,
reach home with them. This is an entirely new
trade, and we hope the enterprise of Nr. Rogers
will be successful. beyond his most sangune expec
tstions"
zee. The ~ o. Picayune slys 1--WE under.
stand that institution, TO be called the Cres-
cent City Bank, is to be established in this city,
der the free banking law, the capital of which is to
be $2,0Oo,000, with the privilege of extending it
20 s., 900 900. The arrangements are we learn, in
he hands Of soma Of our most prominent merchants
and subscriptions now being taken up in fur
thersnce Of the o. ject.''
1.-THE n. Y. Sun OF the % inst says 1.-THE
box b,queathed by Gen. j., to the Common Coun-
Gil OF this city, TO be awarded by it to the bravest
officer or soldier from New York engaged in the late
war, caused another meeting yesterday, OF the Com
mittee Of the Boari Of Aldermen, to ascertain who
is entitled to il under the terms of the will. G,n.
Scott appeared, by invitation, before the Commit
tee. Ii" was urpreplred to give any opinion as to
the individual bravery of the actors in the war He
spoke of grandson Of ALEX HAMILTON, who wss
lieutenant ia the service and present a: several bat
tIes-also Of Col. BURNETT but could not say from
actual knowledge. He advised that the Committee
open a correspondence with Generals WooL, OUR
MAN, and other officers be named, who bad an OPP
Po'tunity of Witnessing the personal Performance
Of those under their command, and offered himself
to direct the letters aud mark them lree The Com
mirtee accepted the offer, and communications are
TO be pr pared"
."Pictor," the well known Boston correspon-
dent of the n Y. Evening Post, says in his last
letter: "Mr Kaloch has received a thousand dol
lars 10 money from a humber of piOus people. /
think there are people here who would do all that
be dd-'whisky skins, and all-for half the mon
ey; but then, as the Holy Clerk OF Copmanhurst
would say, they act after the manner of the igno-
rant laty. There is gusto about a parsons sins
that, It should seem, renders them peculiarly ac-
ceptabe, and worthy of being paid for at the rate
of two hundred cents Of the dollar"
-. The Boston tax book for the year 1857, has
been made up. 1t shows that there are thirteen
individuals and firms in the city OF Boston who
are assessed for half million of dollars and up
wards. Eighty-four individuals, firms aud corp1r-
atoms pay taxes on the sums varying from $780,
900 to 100000. The largest individual assess
ment is to DAVID STARS. Real estate S6Ss, 600
Personal estate sG5O,OOO.
e.. The Cincinnati Gazette in a summary Of ad-
vantag's Incident to the important railroad con-
nections lately completed, states the fact that the
completion ofthe Rreatlne from Baltimore, through
Marietta, Cincinnati and 81. Louis makes a direct
through line from Bangor, in Maine, to Kansas,
which has no crooked turn outs The whole dis
tlnce from Bangor TO jefferson city is now by this
arteria line, !. 7O2 miles. Montreal added gives
over 200 miles over which passenger can move
continuously East or West From Cincinnati to
Prairie du Chen by the railroad il is now 522 miles,
whilst by water it is |, $50 miles.
80. The Personal Liberty bill, or in other words
the Notification bill. which passed the New York
House of RePr seLtatves, was lost in the Senate.
So New York will not attempt to nulify. All the
better for New York
-. The Cumberland Nd Telegraph states tina.
Mrs. Barbara Ellen Kiuk, an inmate Of the aims
house of Allegheny county, has reached the age Of
one hundred and Six years, and she is srill active
Several years since she went blind, but has recov-
cred her sight, aud is now able 90 thread needle
without the aidof specttcles. She has also been
blessed sith the renewal OF her teeth.
80. A young lady In Brooklyn. New York. has
recently had her leg amputated mid way bet ween
the hip and knee, 10 Consequence OF wound caused
by broken hoop. The hoop was Of steel and In
some unAccountable manaer broken point pene
srsted to the bone. The wound became inflamed,
and amputasiou was thus made necessary.
80. The Wythevlla (vA.) Tines says on Satur-
day, the 4th inst Drs. Robert and Crockett Of that
place, AID Dr.. HincAnnon, of smytb we're perfor-
ming sur sical operation upon an interesting litte
boy about five years Of age, son of Mr.. Bonham.
OF Smylh county, whea In order 10 render him some
what insensible TO his suffering, they deemed IL
advisable 10 administer mi Eture Of ehlorosorm and
ether, which caused his death almost instantly. The
operation to he performed was to remove fungus
tumor from his back, which Was accomplished just
as be died.
80. The ninth anniversary Of the American Ora.
matte Association held in New city on the 2lst
inst Among the guests vas Rev. Dr.. Bellows, pas
tor Of the Unitarian church in Fourth Avenue. A
sumptuous dinner was served, followed by tOasls,
speeches, &c. TIE feature Of the evening was a
response f'om Rev DR.. Bellows, who spoke 10 favor
OF thsarie performances, and alluded 10 the pleas
IRE be cap riencee when boy. Ia witnessing rep
res ntstons at the Boston Federal Street Theatre.
lie b MT attended the IhOa,r cal performances
STAGE beins settled 10 Ne~ York, as IL is not cue.
tOmsy for ministers to do 60 but be has visited the