Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-18
News Brevities.

ing to the best estimates tibet could be made, her
commerce did not exceed $40, 600, 900, and that
was then considered very liberal estimate. Now
It will undoubtedly reach $500, oOO, 900. The i'm
pOrtance ofthe great thoroughsres across the State
can hardly be over-estimated. From the extreme
northern to the extreme southern sections they are
stretched out like great arms to embrace the pro-
ducts Of the West and conduct them in safety to
their more eastern destination"
-. Every thing in the Burde case seems to be
enveloped in mystery and difficulty The public
Administrator, says the n. Y. Mirror, who he's
charge of 81 Bond street, has applied for an order
so sell the furniture collect rents pay necessary e1-
pensss, &c and thus far the case is put off from
day to day. This morning, Miss Augusta Cunning
ham appeared before the Surrogate, praying to re-
main in the house until the st of MAY, claiming
that her mother holds lease of the house and fur
niture until that time. But in the lease found among
DR.. Burdeps papers, the lines including the letting
Of the furniture are erased and Mrs. Cunningham
cannot produce her corresponding or duplicate
copy, so the matter stands over until Tomorrow,
when the question Of the marriage comes up again.
In the meantime, the Miss Cunninghsms, and their
little brothers, occupy the third story of the Bond
street house, while the lower part is kept locked
up, with the exception of room used by the depu-
~ placed there by the Public Administrator. Few
crimes have involved more suffering than this; and
as some innocent parties must be greatly wronged,
the sooner the is finally disposed Of the better
The younger Of the Cunningham boys is said to be
one Of the brightest and handsomest little fellows
10 the city, and bis sisters intelligent and accom-
plished young ladies' If innocent of all completely
10 this terrible murder, they are entitled to our
wsrmest sympathy in their affections.
.... The entire American ticket was elected at
Niagara Falls on Tuesday, by average majority
of thirty over the combined opposition.
-. Private letters from Monrovia, dated the
l2th of January state that a serious difficulty had
occurred at Cape Palmas between the colonists and
the natives. Two large native villages, situated on
the verge of the Cape, and several dwelling houses
belonging to the colonsts, had been destroyed. OF
the colOnists, only one death is mentioned. The
natives lost several 1t is also stated that Mount
Vaughn mission station, with its schoo-houses, was
destroyed. These belonged to the Protestant Epis-
copa mission, under Bishop Payne.
Another horrible murder took place in New
York, on the morning Of the 18th. A white wo-
man by the name of Ann Hopkins was found with
her throat cut and quite dead in the alley way of
Worth street. After strict search, and upon in-
formation which received, blood was traced
from the locality of the dead body through the al.
ley to the rear building up to the 4th story OF same
and into the room of John Dorsey There were
spots Of blood upon the floor and on the basin
where Dorsey washed bis hands The murdered
woman a miserable creature of dissolute habits,
and a prostitute whose home for some time, had
been among the negroes of this locality. Dorsey
was arrested as the perpetrator of this murder he
Isl St Domingo negro. The Coroner's Jury have
disposed Of the case and committed the negro Dor
sey to the toombs for trial. - --
80. Dates have been received from Rio Janeiro
TO the 2lst of January. The United States frigate
st. Lawrence sailed Tor the river Platte on the I4tb
Commodore Forrest, Captain Hui, with eight 9th
officers, not having been formally presented to
she Emperor, called to see bis Majesty in a free
and easy way, and we're well received. Many Bra
lillian naval officers visited the St. Lawrence in re-
our countrymen. The new steamer Teutonia, the
first Of the Hamburg line; had arrived from South
ampton. 1t was thought that government would
encourage the proposed line Of steamers from Rio
TO the United States. The state Of the coffee mar
ket is not reported
-. The brig Edward, of Saint George, and
bound from Cardenss for Baltimore, was lately
ck.di in n IL If n. IT.
Edward, together with her cargo, consisting Of mo-
lssses and coffee, will prove total loss Her car
60 was valued at $50 900. Insurance not known.
-. Washington letter says.-"The rule an
nouuced by beads of departments to subor dinates
lie, that removal will not be made without cause
Heads of bureaus we're notified to communicate this
determination, to relieve clerks from anxiety. Mr..
Cobb has added to the present causes Of dismissal
that Of dealing In lottery tickets and frequenting
gaming houses BE has also required the Board Of
Examiners sitting on applications for clerkships to
make their investigations rigid and not nominal
-Four years service in important places is regarded
by the President as furnishing reason for change,
whether the commissions be expired or not.
= 80. Something new was lear led by the eagi-
neers who bad charge of the 6rst locomotive run
upon the railroad In Chill, South America. This
WAS that there is water whose boiling is quite as
much process Of making stone as one of genera
sting steam. They were astonished to observe the
difficulty Of getting up steam, within week after
the engine was put on the road. The machine soon
became nearly useless Ga examining, a deep de.
posite Of stone, hard eoough on its lower side to
scratch glass, was discovered upon the side and
bottom Of the boiler and around lis place Tests,
chemically asplied, showed that il was composed
of magnesis, carbonate Of lime, and earthly matter;
and subsequent observation proved shat the water
OF she country deposited this substance in steam
boilers at the rate Of quarter OF an inch week.
Distilled sea water had TO De substituted
-. Il is said that Comm odore Vanderbilt IN
tends TO establish line between New York and
Liverpool on his own hook, even without any aid
from government In carrying the mails. The IN
fortunate lOss Of she Collins steamers Arctic and
Pacific, and the delay attending the preparation OF
the Adriatic, by which The fame Of New York has
been thrown somewhat 10 the back ground, s said
10 have induced the enterprise.
aehiheeOo fhFe"ch @~HfoSr' W NiS VNo
hsndrghting has not been stolen from the gov
vsrumsnt IS stated. The governmsnt never own
cd il, and Is in the possession Of Jas. Lsnno1, Of
New York who paid $4,000 for ID 8. the auction Of
she effects Of ClAyPOOls, who was gOVsrnnsn.
printer at the time It vas printed.
80. A new political party has been started in
Canada, proposing to make broad sweep Of old
abuses The leaders propose 70 do away with 60
much executive patronage to begin WITH Every
partyl has done this 10 CsnadA for ths last thirty