Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-01
SMITH, CAMP & CO., PrOprietors.


which took eff, ct on the lst of January last.
-. At YorkvilIe, S. c., last week the case of
Lee vs. Moss-involving right to one acre of land,
worth about four dollars and half, was decided for
the plaintiff, a'tsr having been three terms on the
dockt The costs amounted to about $780, That
is dear Satisfaction
Experiments WITH solar telegraph (says an
eKchsnge) have been made with complete success
In Paris, in the presence of lie Yerrer Strive, and
Others. The rays of the are projected from and
upon mirrors the duration ofthe ray makes the alpha
bet, after tue system Of Morse. 1t is proposed to
app'y it ID The of the French army in Algeria,
where the ordinary telegraph cannot be worked.
The posts can be established at 90 leagues frou
each other.
The Huntsville (Te1ss) Recorder states that
near WaVerly a few days ago panther attacked a
widow LADY in her own house. She succeeded in
'nro~ing him out and barring the door. Her
screams finally brought assistance. The blood
THIRSTY monster was at last dispatched but not till
ne had seriously wounded five persons in his insane
attempt to satisfy the cravings of hunger
tion to Kansas at the present season. so far exceeds
anything of the kind evea before witnessed in our
country. We doubt whether the emigration to
California was greater than that now going forward
to the territories ST. Louis is filed ith stran-
gers, and the steamers crowded with the sturdy
yeomaury of the older States, all destined for the
fruitful plain of Kansas.
crazy man entered passenger car at
Rochester, the other day, with not rag of clothing
on him save cloak, hat, and pair Of boots.
Here be calmly proceeded to hang his cloak up on
aPeg. The ladies screamed timidly; some Of them
tainted; the windows few up all sides; the train
was stopped; and the lunatic speedily returned to
the asylum where he belonged.
An affair of honor lately come off at Troy
N. Y. The circumstances are that some weeks
since paper entitled the Commentator was issued
under the auspices Of the students of the Rensselaer,
Institute of that city An article appeared in that
paper severely rejecting upon Mr.. F. q. Greene, a
student, who, after due investigation, brcame sat
isfed that il was written by a fellow student, Mr.
Chss. A. Stetson-a son Of the proprietor of the
famed Astor House. A challenge was sent and &C.
cepted, and the affair came off early 10 the morn
ing, short time since, both parties acting bravey
and exhibiting vast deal of courage Neither of
them, however, was hurt, and the matter was
"amicaby adjusted" after the first round. They
fought somewhere in Canada. The precise locality
has not however, transpred. Wounded honor
was once more outraged and once more bloodlsssly
satisfied.
While Mr.. Everett was dining at the resi-
dence of Mr. Barnard, in Albany n. Y, messen-
ger desired to see Governor King, who was also
guest, and when the Governor met him, the pleas
ant duty devolved upon him was the presentation
of a superb massive silver pitcher to Mr.. Everett,
from the lady in that city whose munihence has
rendered certain the enduring establishment Of the
-vatory, which is such noble monument to the
a.-s harles E. Dudley.
An eloquent Irish priest in attempting to
ie his hock to avoid the ball room on Saint
ks day in the evening, closed his appeal with
81. perfectly conclusive, and to an Irishman, knock
down and drag out argument. "The Irishman that
goes to the ball is no better than Dutchman!"
No anathema could add to the force of that.
Mrs. Martha f. Brown, young lady of II
years, from Orange, Mass, has been edfyng the
good people Of Northampton, by Sunday lectures
or sermons, under the influence of spirits The
Courier there says" when the singing was about
half concluded the ladys ewes closed and remained
SO until the exercises were ended The singing
over, Miss Brown arose slowly, about as we ina
n M a.Y
address a whg convention. oscilliating moment
or two on her feet, she commenced in a clear,
sh.ill voice, and continued for half an hour in a
style Of ,locution similar to that which Demosthe
mes would have employed had he been woman
and lectured with bis eyes shut. The lecture
was grandly feminiue-airy, Eighty, aowery, and
fast. Miss Brown is a good-looking girl fair, Of
medium height, and conveniently plump She APP
pears designed for usefulness in the legitimate
sphere of woman, and Il seems pity that she should
be spoiled in this unfeminine and naturally uncon-
genial manner.
80. The Legislature Of Maine havesps gen.
eral banking law, providing for the reincorporltion
of siKty-ive Of the banks now ia operation. The
new law does away With the special charter feature
Of the banking system, reducing the whole to one
code; whereby banks must make monthly state
ments for publication instead of semi-anuualy.
Their circulation is limited to fifty per cent beyond
their capital; they are required to keep on hand
only Eve per cent Of their capital in specie.
-. The street cleaning contracts in New York
city have. half of them, been awarded to an indi-
ois to use the patent sweeping machines,
entirely with hand labor. The space
require thirty-four men, with one In
ID two superintendent, and costing $500
:, il is claimed, can be cleaned, and kept
clean, with one machine, aided BY six carts, for less
than $3.50.
.... DR.. |. B. Hank. of Baltimore, |. A. Lehman,
of Philadelphia, and Hyam Joseph, of California,
left Jerusalem the 96th Of January last for Cal
70, and on the I'd of February encamped in the vi
entity Of large number OF Bedouins Of Wada Mu-
So, who frightened the dragOman by their e1orbi-
tant demands. The Americans fnaliy commenced
negotiations sith the principal Sheik, who demand
ed eight hundred pilsters. This was not Paid, and
the Arabs became so violent that the Americans
drew their pistols and thus held them at bay Fl
nally the Americans retired to their tents and the
Arabs withdrew, bat Unexpectedly returned and
commenc ID firing upon the tent. DR.. Hank was
slightly wounded on the knee and breast and
George, the cook, 10 the hip severely. 10 the end,
the Americans. 70 save themselves, were compelled
to hand oVerto the robbers nearly two thousand pi
asserS They then set out on their journey and
reaehsd Hebron on the 9th Of February.
80. The residence Of Mrs. Mcintyre, near Lanes
vile, Harus0a county, Illinois, was entr,ly destroy
by 6re on the 18th inst, add Mrs. N q, vas seri-
usly burned in attempting to save her property.