Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-02
News Brevities.


-. The number Of unemployed laborers and
mechanics IN London, whose business is connected
with building said to have increased from IS 900
50 10000 within week, and they have continued
their public demonstrations, but in an orderly and
quiet manner.
-. The St. Louis Republican of the pod says:
onssurday, two runaway negroes belonging to
Mr.. Watkins, of Alabama, were committed to ST.
Louis county jail to be reclaimed by their master.
They we're arrested under very singular circum-
stances, ss follows: They had been working on
farm near New Madrid, and stole skiff in which
they attempted to cross the river, but not knowing
how 10 manage il, il upset with them, bat they
oontrived to cling to the bottom, and bed floated
some distance in that manner, when the steamer
Falls City hove in sight and sent boat out to
their relief. The Clerk Of the boat, Mr.. VIM. a.
Scudder, learned from them they we're runaway
slaves, and had them committed TO jail"
80. A Mr.. Kellogg, Of Delaware county, lows,
was most brutaly murdered by bis wife, on she
night of January Q. It seems they had lived very
unhsppily together for some time and Atthe time
Of the murder occupied different beds The heads
Of the beds were at some distance from the wall,
and she, during bis Sleep deliberately chopped his
head with an axe in most fightfu manner. One
blow inflicted deep wound directly into the brain
the left eye, extending to the top of the head
Two others were on the right of the skull causing
immediate nsensibility, though he retained life for
about eighteeR hours. The circumstances are rem.
dered more painful by the fact that the woman eI.
pected hourly to assume the new relation of mother
which has since TRANSFERRED
d a.. From the Alton Courier We learn that the
store Of o. s. Murphy in Middle Alton, was struck
by the lightning on yesterday morning. about eight
O'Clock. The huid descended by the Hue and stove
pipes, killing cat under the stove and passing out
the front door. Two little boys, brothers, named
Chrissy, were standing on each aide Of the front
door; one escaped unhurt; the other was prostra-
ted, and was picked up insensble. he was carried
20 an adjacent house, where he restored 10 con.
seriousness in few minutes by the use of ordinary
restorstiyes. Mr.. Murphy, who was standing in
back door, stunned so that he unconscious
for short time. The damage to the building was
uncomfortable. We have hsd frequent thunder
storms oflAte, and that on yesterday was attended
BY hail.
Gee. CHARLEs w, WHIPPo a medical student
10 years of age, the son Of Dr. T. G. WHIPPo, Of
Newcastle, Pa, committed suicide in Philadelphia,
on Wednesday night, at the house Of Mr.. r. sNoD.
GRASS, s55 Arch street The deceased was VIC
tim Of 'spiritualism."
THE Boston Journal says that Marcus Cane,
of the city of New York. Of the firm Of VIM. Cane
d Crother, was arrested by Sheriff /. @. Brown, O.
Waterbury, Vermont, on the Soth Of January last
at Windsor, Vermont, after pursuit Of more than
eighteen hundred miles, and in FIVE different States
for selling and having in bis possession dress silks
alleged 10 have been stolen from the store Of Stacy
Courts, Of Boston, on the Esd day of September,
1855. Cane was travelling under the assumed name
of Bloomngdsle, and when arrested was reading
Geographic despatch from his brother partner in
New York, whose house had been searched the day
before by Sheriff Brown, telling him to 90 to New
Hampshire Immediately and get q letter from him,
(Wm, Camel which letter told Marcus to 60 to New
York State or Maine, as be thought the officer had
reQuisition for him. Marcus Cane was held in the
sum Of $1,000 for bis appearance at the county
court Of Washington county, Vermont in Septem>
tember next. From Waterbury, Cane was taken
60 Vsrgenss, Vermont, on q similar charge and on
the 9th instant theie also held to bail for his
Appearance before the Addison county court He
gave bonds in both cases, and is now a, large. The
lost silks mostly striped chenA-plAid, and check
striped, forty mine pieces in all including two pie~
ess Of black satin. The entire value Of the stolen
property was estimated at about $4,000. 81.
p rr,... The oOunty commissioners of Linsstons
county, Alabama, have Issued the Bonds for the
county subscription Of 5000 900 to the Tennessee
and Alabama Central Railroad. These bends are
in sums of $500 and g, 900 each. running through
period Of sen years. one tenth Of $50 900 payable
By county taxation annually. M o.
-. The Huntsville Advocate Of the 2sth inst,
ssyE-At the sale OF IS negroes BY COL John T.
Townsend surviving partner in this place on the
isth inst, they brought in the aggregate s54, 800
an average Of $s0s Sc sAch-cash Thenegroes
were field hands, Of all sizes and ages. We saw
one man sell for Sl595-G man and his vile for
Ss,OoO-girIs for $3.50, &c. The prices brought
we're the highest We have ever knswn.- Judge
/ Hammond bought fifteen for which be paid slo,-
46e, over one thousand piece. Many persons
were here from distance, with money 70 buy; and
the sale was without reserve, which contributed 20
enhance she price, r. e-s vTE9H 49,
go. A yOungsser, seventeen years old, recently
eloped with two sisters. both claiming bin, SsOm
Putnam county, New York. They stopped At
hotel where he claimed one bis wife, but after
wards obtained work for her 10 the country, and
took the other in the abandoned ones place. The
erring girls finally found BY their parents and
taken home, and the yOung sedacer arrested and
held 70 answer for his folly.
80. The new coinage bin only requires the
Presidents signature TO become Law. /, pros
vides that Spanish and Mexican silver coins be re-
csivsd at the United States Mint for the space Of
two years at their full nominal valas, IN exchange
for The new cents, the coinage Ofwhieh Is AatAOr-
i.edby the Act. .n4rrff
-. The books Of she New York cOmmisslOu-
ers Of Emigration, show that 1909 emigrants have
landed at that port since the Is. Of January up 70
the 4th insi. being an increase Of s,5io as com
pared with the same period last year. F
80. An Irishmsa by the name Of M'CArroll was
drowned in the HOlston river, near Knoxville, on
Tuesday last The Rockville RegiS.sr says that be
and another man were crossing chs river ia ca
noe, and in attempting 20 pass under the ek.is o,
Che buoys be was caught BY i and thrown ous.
when he sank immediatsly. bis body was reeov-
Osrsd soon afterssrds, betan attempts % ssstOrs
life we're unayAiling.
-. The Chattanooga Gazette states that chs
people Of seQusichie Valley are agitAtihg abe qses
siou otbuidine railroad from Fikssiie 20 saiia-
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