Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-16
News Brevities.

-. The Grand Rapids Eagle mentions an unu-
sual case Of marrying which took place las. week
in Caledonia, Kent county, Michigan. The par
ties were on their return from meeting or neigh
boris, when it was proposed that the knot should
be tied iDstRnter. Wbereupon the sleigh drawn by
oIen) was stopped, the parties stood up therein,
and minister promptly did the job. The driver
said, "hsw, buck, /" and the couple were soon land
ed at home man and wife.
-. The Peoples Bank, Carmi, H., has been
closed by the sheriff, under process, for $4,000
taxes.
-. The Sons Of Malta, in St. Louis, have made
another contribution of $50 for the poor Of that
city.
-. Rev. Geo. C. Whitmash, Of the vicinity OF
Philadelphia, has recently perverted from the E.
piscopal to the Catholic Church
80. A private letter, received from New York
dated Rome, January 18th. represents the health
of Mr.. Crawford the sculptor, as worse, rather
than improved he had left Rome for Paris, but at
medical consultation prior to his departure fears
were entertained of bis reaching Paris alive.
-. Lieut.. Charles z. Fleming, U. S. N, late
the first lieutenant Of the brig -ofw war Banbridge
ION the Brazil station has been dismissed from ihs
service in pursuance Of the sentence In his case Of
the naval court martial recently in session at Phil
adelphia.
The old gentleman who thought he could
stop rat hole with toasted cheese has just been
overtaken by another haueination, viz: That young
women can be kept from knowing "wbats what"
by sending them to boarding school,
-. The Chattanooga AdUertissr says 1--WE
learn from the President and the Contractors that
this road is going forward as fast as circumstances
will allow, and that il will be in operation in the
course Of twelve months. The invoices of the iron
are looked for daily" The road alluded to is the
Chattanooga and Cleveland Railroad.
-. The Troy Wing says:-we are in receipt
OF private letter from Washington (Feb. % in
which our informant gives the names of FIVE Con-
grsssmen who have been implicated by the inves-
legations Of the corruption committee. -Four OF
these are members from New York representing
constituencies west Of Albany, the remaining one
from Illinois, and all Republicans.
-. The Boston Journal learns that all Mr.. Nc
Ksy's creditors, except three or four, anxious to
see him once more actively employed, have agreed
to take 10 per cent Of their claims against him,
that he may commence business without embarass.
menL They are well aware that his property
would pay much more than this; but 10 considera-
tiol of the amount of business he has brought
TO that city, they are willing to give him every
enlargement to 60 on gain, satisfied that if sue
cessful, he will pay them dollar for dollar.
A project has been started in Roman Catholic
Churches Of Montreal for the erection OF splens
die Cathedral which in size and magnifcence lie
TO surpass any edice of the kind on the continent
1t is to be built after the model Of St. Peters at
Rome. The length lie to be three hundred and fifty
feet BREADTH one hundred and seventy feet; and
height of dome, three hundred feet 1t will contain
ten or twelve separate chapes, and two organs,
and the time calculated for its completion is not
less than twelve years.
The Lawrence Herald Of Freedom published at
Lawrence, X. T., says that one hundred and fifty
masons can find continual employ meni 10 Lawrence
from the Let day Of April till the close of the
son, and they will be continually drove at that.
Wages from g. to Sc per day.
....Miss Jane Sharp, daughter of the late Rev.
DR. Sharp, who was a distinguished Baptist clergy
man in Boston, has entered convent near Bsti.
more, and assumed the habit of Sister Of Mercy.
IAN Artesian well in Augusta, has now reach.
cd depth Of ninety-four feet, and for the last
forty five the boring has been effected through
gold bearing quartz.
-. In a toll case tried at Bedford, England.
Mr.. Devon, who was brought from the Record Of
hcs to produce some TRANSACTIONS from "Doomsday
Book stated in his evidence the singular fact that
in many old manuscripts, when particular emphasis
was given TO words, it was customary, instead Of
undermining them, at the present day, to run the
en- completely across the words, in the same man.
ner as we now erase them.
80. The Alexandria Gazette says that sixty
years ago, in that city, the house at the northwest
corner Of King and Royal streets, which was burn.
ed on Tuesday morning last, caught FIRE, at the
northwest end, on RoyAly street. Gen. Washing
ton was just riding into town at the time-he dis
mounted, gave bis horse to his servant, and got
upon an engine, near the ere on Royal street, and
worked Ike a working mau, as he was, when be
had work 20 do. The engine is said to be the
.'old Friendship" which was then kept in small
:. house at the mouth Of SbSrpshin Alley-sud the
nearest one to the FIRE. The Friendship Company,
were at the Ere Of the sd inst when the old house
was estroyed-but their old engine, the one on
which Washington worked was not there-it was
Sold it is said, into the country, some years ago.
80. A young man named VIM. Tanner was
brutally murdered 10 Memphi on the eth inst, by
some unknown person, and placed on the railroad
track. A man named Philips has been arrested on
suspicion of being the murderer.
-. An engine on the Pittsburs, Fort Wayne,
and Chicago Railroad, broke down last week at
nine O'Clock at night, nine miles distant from the
station. The conductor instantly started on foot
through the snow to get another machine. A tels-
graph operator in one of the cars, named Stager,
(oi course YaRkee) hearing the cause OF the dc.
tentiOn, got outand taking down the main wire from
the pole along side the track, cut it--Altachsd
small brass wires 10 the two ends-'do,tedn the
distress Of bis trainlto the Pittsburg and Brighton
stations; and putting Of the brass points 10 bis
tongue, read the answer that An engine should
be Immediately sent, and tailed Of this pleasant
lightning to bis anxious and impatient fellow pas.
SeDgers.
-. The Hon. Thomas Rivers has been called
home from Washington by sickness in his family.
-. The census Of Missouri has recently been
{ ken. A correspondence Of the ST Louis RspEb-
Iiean, writing from Jefferson City, 10 regard 70 H.
ssys;-"The returns are all 10 With the exception
Of the counties of Clay, DeKsb and Barton, aRd
foot up s9S,oSs II We take the population Of
Clay and DeKAlb as il stood in lsss and allow 900