Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-26
News Rrevities.


ming in Albany, for some days past On Tuesday
evening 18th inst he was complime ntei by grand
serenade gotten up by the citizens without respect
TO party. The ex-Prisident i ii to be in the en-
jOyment of excellent health and usual fine spirits.
-. The recent deci ion of the Supreme Court
of the United States, by which it is settled that
sire" is not one Of the "perils Of navigation,
unless expressly stated in the bills of lading OF
steam and other vessels, has induced an important
movement on the part of masters and owners OF
freightng vesstls. At recent meeting bel at the
Exchange Rooms in St. Louis it was resolved to
add "6re" to the exceptions usually contained in
bills of l,dng, and that bills of lading be signed
by officers of boats not continuing the ciuse, dan
gers of navigation and Ere only excepted"
-. project Of great Importance is now before
the Legislstlre of New York. bill is under dis
cussion for the incorporation Of a company to build
ship canal, uniting Lake Erie with Lake Michigan,
which will reduce the distance between Buffalo and
Chicago nearly thousand mill s-a reduction that
will double the commerce of these cities the very
first year the canal is completed. The shorter the
distance the less will be the charge for freight and
with smaller charge for freight, thousand arti-
Giles will be shipped to the seaboard which now
kept at home bee the cost of transportation eats
up all the profits.
go. On Sunday night last man named Lam.
bert, went to the house Of man known j. Dam
ish, at Barnwell, C. d., on some mischievous En-
rand, when Thomas seized him, and ia endeavor-
ing to throw him from toe second story window,
fell out himself, aud severely injured that be
died almost Immediately.
-. The St. Louis Democrat says:-"Troops are
20 cross the Western Plains this spring for the pro-
lection of the overland emigrants bound for CAlfor
MA and Oregon. Orders have been issued for the
4th Infantry, now stationed in Oregon, to move
across the country constructing the road for which
appropriations have been made The companies Of
the 9th Infantry, now at Forts Kearny and Leaven-
worth, TO follow up the Platte Valley in the old
Oregon trail, and 60 through the mountains at South
Pass. The companies stationed in Kansas are to
embark at Fort Leavenworth and ascend the Mis-
soar in boats to Fort Benton, there to remain unit
relieved by the 4th Infantry some time in the sum
mer, when they, too, will move across over the
route passed over by them on their march from Or
egon. These movements Of troops on the West
ern Plains will keep the way open this spring and
summer for emigrat:ng parties destined for the
shores Of the Pacific"
80. case Of great magnitude and much inter
est is before the Court of claims at Washington, be-
ing the claim of the heirs of the late Richard Meade
Of Philadelphia, amounting to SI,2OO,o 600. Mr.
Meade was, many years ago, merchant 10 Cadz.
He furnished merchandise TO the Spanish Govern
ment the bills for which waere never paid. When
Florida purchased by us, our Government as
sumed the responsibility of the amount due; but
since, as in many other instances, appropriation
has been made to redeem its plighted faith At va
rious sessions OF Congress each branch has admit
ted the claim, and occasion the bill was pass
ed by both houses at the same term, but was We
toed by President Polk There are now but eight
direct surviving heirs, among whom are K. W.
Meade, (now before the Naval Court of Inquiry)
the ladies of Col Graham, Of the Typographical u
reau, and a son Of the late Com. Dallas. II the
claim be supported, these will each be entitled to
the nice little sum of $4,000
80. The st. Louis Republican says;-"A gen.
tlemsn OF Mclean county, H., informs us that be
sOwed 500 acres with wheat last fall, the whole of
which be viii pillow up this spring. the severe win
ter having destroyed the entire fall sowing He
saws the 600 acres viii not yield 100 bushels. The
prospect for wheat in that county is altogether dis
couraging. farmer Of Sangamon county tells US,
that from 200 acres sowed in wheat last fall he will
reap nothing The dry fall and severe winter killed
the wheat"
-. Samuel Crawford, President of the Terre
Haute and Richmond Railroad, fell lrfeless Thurs
day morning while walking across the room at his
own house in Terre Haute. He was supposed to
have been in perfect health up 10 the time of the
sad event he died without an instanL'A warning.
His eldest daughter had just been happily married,
and absent on Der wedding tour.
-. A correspondent of the St. Louis Rebubli-
can writes from St. Joseph under date Of the 18th:
1.-THE emigration to Kansas reminds me of thst
to California In the days Of It's greatest alurements
Trains upon trains pouring 10 from every quar-
ter, but particularly from the free States. had
once thought, as used to write you, that Kansas
woull be slave State, but now forced to alter
nv opinion from the overwhelming evidences to
she eontrlry that force themselves upon me every
day. Our ierrybOa,s are busiIy engaged from day
light until dark 10 carrying trains, and the pro-
portion Of feesoil 10 the prosavery emigants is
fifteen to one. This is not confined alone to our
point Of crossing but il so at every other that
can bear iron, and itsliisfes me that the political
destiny OF Kansas is fixed beyond all question, and
bat another year viii fll all of prolific plains
With ,hr;fy no,rl.,ior W., arA .,r,,rs Of -.
she will know no more, bus peace will brood over
her beautiful prairies, and prosperity will reign
throughout her borders. l am pro-sayery man,
and would prefer 10 see my favOrte Institution e.
tablished there; but am, nevertheless convinced,
that the energetic, enterprising Yankee will develop
the resources al build up the country sooner than
we could do, and that by living 10 harmony With
them as aeighbOrs, they will do Us 10 iaj ury in
oafp seuliar properly.
80. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COMPANY
have got into difficulty about declaring an extra
dividend and proposition 90 increase the capita,
stock OF the company. There are conflicting inter
ests, il appears among the stockholders, Of which
there are tbree kinds, viz: The State Of Maryland,
the city OF Baltimore aud private udividuas Shoul
she difficulties remain nadjusted or be unsStisiacso-
Tily settled, it viii damage the reputation OF the
road, destroy the saicinoey OF the directory and
cypress toe value Of the stock. ~
-. The Virginia and Tennessee RtilrOad Con-
pany propose 60 all internal improvement compA-
nies forming Partof and connected With the great
central railroad ne between the seabOard aud Ma
ssslppi valley. as also other improvements ia VIZ.
ginis, Tennessee add Kentnsky, 70 auIts d con