Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-07
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or1ered all the trains to come 10 dead stand before
crossing any bridge. The Law requires stop be.
Tore crossing swing bridges, but the Company have
extended the order to oil other structures.
80 In mining for lead, few days ago, in the
vicinity OF Blue Mounds. Wisconsin, Mr.. Carpenter
opened somewhat remarkable cavern at the depth
OF 90 feet in solid rock. The cave was 6lled with
bones Of kind rec oguized by the uaturaliss Of
tnat vicinity among which we're a number of teeth
70 y inches square, with prOngs more than M
Inch long.
'''.The French legislative body was occupied in
tne beginning of last month with the important topic
u ~ adequate supply of guano for France. An
experienced agricuturst, Of the speakers, men
uoned sixty thousand tons as the least amount re-
CURED annually. The government has appointed
commission to investigate the means Of obtaining
ell that should be needed.
-. The Cologne Gaastt. states tina, Bsv.rd
Taylor returned TO Stockholm from his v;pte, ,onr
Ia LaplAnd about the middle of February. The
most northern point reached by him and bis CON-
pnions was Kautokrine, in Finland, SO deg. north
it'ituoe They travelled in Laplsnd costume, OIL
Ices drawn by reindeer, and we're objects of great
interest With the natives, as Taylor wss the fret
American seen in those parts
-. The Louisville Journal of Saturday SAYS
On Thursday evening about five o'clock Mr. Julius
u Bulky, OF Bulltcounty, living four or Eve miles
ron MT Washington, went into the room where
ms wife aud daughter, very beautiful young lady
sixteen or seventeen years old we're quilting. The
Daughter remarked that she wished to visit neigh
Dor. The father obi cted. Words passed, and the
daughter retortei somewhat unbecominely. There
upon he struck her with a cane, and, drawing his
revolver, shot her through the bead, and, while she
was falling shot her again through the back. She
died instantly. At the sound of the report his son
rushed to the room and met his father upon the
threshold retreating to the yard with bis pistol in
his hand. IL being evident that the father was
about 10 kid himself the son struggled for the pis
to but the father chung to it desperately, and az
ter getting short distance from the door, succeed
ed IN blowing his own brains out aud fell dead Mr..
Bulky was between fifty and sixty years old, and he
is represented to US having been esteemed per-
feet gentleman, unusually kind to his family, Of
very respectable connections. He is said to have
been eKssperated against his unfortunate daughter
because she persisted against bis commands and en-.
treaties II receiving the attentions of a lover that
was obnoxious to him."
go. The New York Tribune learns that a wealthy
gentleman Of that vicinity has just given to four Of
the prominent painters Of that city commissions Of
an unusual magnitude. The artists in question are
Messrs Huntington, Hicks Rossiter and Baker.
Each is paint picture fifteen feet by nine group
Ing from twenty to thirty distinguished living per-
sauages Of this country. Thus, Mr.. Huntington is
to paint the eminent merchants; the picture Of Mr.
Hicks will represent men and women who have be.
come famous in American literature, that of Mr.
Rosster will give the portraits Of scientific men, and
that of Mr. Baker of artists. These interesting
works are TO be commenced Immediately.
-. A writer in the New York Times gives the
terrible intelligence that Mr. Henry Stevens; of Yer
mont, agent Of the Smithsonian Institution in Paris
has discovered collection of four thousand letters
wholly in the handwriting Of DR.. Franklin. The
writers says. great many of them were written
from Passy, near Paris. 1t is not generally known
that FrankiniOventedt the manifold copying ink and
press now in such general mercantile use, whereby
facsimile Of each letter is Immediately transferred
into book Of tissue paper. Franklin kept dupli.
Gates taken 10 this manner, Of ali his letters public
and private. The prime cost of the collection was
$1,000, but Mr. Stevens went to the further heavy
cost Of having the whole Of them sorted, repaired,
mounted aud handsomely boundin Russian Gather.
They are indexed Also Many of the letters had
become ilegiole from age and damp, but, such,
carefully laid out on highly-glaEed Bristol board,
-;sk
great pressure, which has quite restored the writ
ing.
-. The Louisville Journal of Saturday says
''Doubtless readers remember the circumstances
attending the death Of Mr.. Frazer, farmer residing
Lexington and the subsequent trial Of his wife
and oVerseer, namsd Gregg, on the charge Of hav-
Jog murdered him. They we're acquitted, and have
since married and settled near MaysVie. A few
days ago Gregg was taken out of his house and
thoroughly castrated, by party of men supposed
10 be from Lexington"
-. A letter from Winston, Nd, to the Balti.
more Republican, ssys:-I hasten to give you an
account of quite tragical affair, that happened on
the night Of the 9Th Of this month. 1t that
the son of Philip Pendleton, of this county, and
young man, by the name of Drain, from Chicago,
had some misunderstanding. which resulted in
Drains challenging young Pendllton. he accept.
ed the challenge, and chose for weapons bowie
knives They nailed themselves down to a two
inch oak plank by the pants, and fought until Drain
~ss mOrtaly wouoded. Young PendetOn was Gu
neRryia pieces, and nov lies Ia a critical condition.
Part of PendletOus knife is still In Drains head.
There is no hope Of his recovery The Dr. thinks
they viii both die. Il is sad lesson for young
men of their ages to meet with so untimely an end
have not been able to aud out the cause Of the
quarrel
-. During one night last week. while 6ns
steamer was on h'r way up to this port from Gin.
cinnat a crash heard in ooe of the state rooms
Of The ladies' cabin. followed by the screams of Ia
d. Who with her husband, occupied the state roor,
Such a hubbub at sach an hour was alarming The
laoi :, Of course thought the boat might be blowr
up, snagged, or otherwise injured iesriuiy-snd I
was snsly necessary for the husband Of the lady
whose screams had been heard, to appear at th'
door. not exactly in proper costume for receiving
the calls Of ladies, 10 explain that he, being port
" and wsighty gentleman, had taken the uPPe
berth In the state room, and during the night, th
supports Of the berth giving way, he had fallen
berth and all, upon his unfortunate wife, scundll
sleeping below. She was rot seriously injured
however, and the eOmmOtion at once subsided; Ih
affair sffOrdng hearty laugh to al parties neI