Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-14

Counts from al sections OF the county, the pros
pect is aattering for large yield to the coming
harvest"
-. letter from Washington Gays that Lee,
the Clerk in the Pension Office, who murdered hr.
Hume, some days ago, was for some years assist
ant manager Of the Alexandra race course, ARD
most noted in that neigbborhood as eoek5fghter
-. Asa company of teamsters we're going IN
to Wenona, N. T., on the 9th ult, man named
Cook started of to a little distance from his CON-
napious near the base of one Of those lofty bluffs
which wall 10 the romantic Roingstone, and had
not been there five minutes when a tremendous
avalanche of snow c,me laundering down from the
summit Of the bluff above him, and in it's rapidly
descending course swept him away 10 an instant,
and buried him under the mass to the depth OF
or 10 feet He was exhuued as quickly as posi-
bic, but was life extinct.
LASS contrast to the fuss, pomp and parade
of the recent Inauguration, the Albany Journsl
says:-"one morning in April, 1889, two gray
haired men appeared in the open gallery of the old
City Hall, in Wall street, New York The one
held in bis band qusrto bible, and was recogniz-
ed BY the crowd in the street below, Chancellor
Livingston. The other, dressed 10 plain dark
suit Of homemade cloth-the product of an Ameri-
can loom, end stitched by American fugers-snd
wearing common steel-hilted sword, was known
BY all to be George Washington. There were no
guns or drums, no dgnitaries Of church and state,
no foreign ENJOYS surrounding There was no in
augural address, no procession-no "banners, mu
sicaDd sdornments" The Chancellor repeated the
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the book, and the ceremony was over"
go. Mr. Thomas Rse, Of Toronto, G. W., broth
er Of Dr. Rae the Arctic traveller contradicts the
report that bis brother Is about TO resume the search
for further traces OF Sir John Frsnklins party. He
says the Doctors intended voyage to the Arctic re
gons, is for the purpose of completing the survey
of that part of the coast Of America yet unexplor
ed he also states that no further expedition will
be sent out by the Government, to prosecute fur
ther search.
....A charge of corruption ADD bribery" some
what like that which lately interrupted business at
Washington, has been made in the Pennsylvania
Legislature, 81 Harrisburg. On Thursday the
Speaker, Mr.. GeriE charged that person holding
seat upon the foor Of the House as reporter,
had attempted improperly TO procure the passage
of three bills, asking $500 to withdraw objections
10 their passage. A committee of investigation
Was Immediately ordered.
.a. -. The Milwaukee add Mississippi Railroad lie
completed to within few miles of Prairie du Chen,
on the banks of the Mississippi river, and will open
through for business on the 18th of April The 10
cation Of this line ia through fine portion Of the
State Of Wisconsin aud Is the index finger to north
ern Iowa and Minnesota. Two first class boats will
leave Prairie du Chen daily, ia connection with
shis line, for ST. Paul. Ft &4EeTt
-. The Western fever says the NeUburyport
Herald has seized great number Of persons this
spring, and is raging in ell the free States east Of
che Mississippi river. All New England, New York
Ohio &C., are suffering from the disease. The en-
graliOn Kansas viii be large this year as LAST
and Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, aud Minnesota are
filing up with rush. Very many of the emigrants
will better their condition in their homes; and
many, comparatively happy nov, will render them
selves wretched aud miserable. srs
80. soiled wall paper may be made to look as
well as new, ia most cases, by the following expe-
dent fake about two quarts of bran, tie it up in
bundle Of coarse flannel, and rub il over the pa
per. 1t win cleanse the whole paper Of all descrp-
tons OF spotf, better than any means that eau be
used. Some use bread, but dry brAn,is best.
-. The louisville. Democrat Of Wednesday
ssys:-"The estimsbls lady Of our German friend
Henry, who lives 10 Madison street. between Shell
BY and Campbell, gave birth to a female infant on
Monday evening, which weighed twenty three and
half pounds The mother and child are both
''dOing" as well as could be expected. We cbsl.
lenge competition"
80. DR.. VIM symmes, of Andover, who di ed in
1907, wrote over 4, 800 sermons. lie burned the
whole pile near the close OF bis life, remarking that
''d he had not been obliged to write two sermons
week he mighs hsve produced some worth saving"
-. A horse dealer, describing used up horse,
said be looked ''as If he had been editing daily
newspaper"
go. The Constitutional says that the celebrated
plsuist Lst1 has entered the religious order Of
franciscan monks Al Pesth. The same journal adds
that NJ. Hermann, another pianist Of note, has en-
tered niO religious house in the south OF France.
So. The static Of che Virgin which Is 70 be
erecsed az Rome in commemoration 9th pronul'
z alton Of The dogma OF the Immscalate Conception
is finished. While the statue was being cast the
priests ehsnsed the Litany 70 she holy Virgin and
the wOrkmen gave the responses.
80. The heavy snow which has ALLEN on the
mountains 10 the Var, France, has driven numbers
OF wolves down 20 the plains, where they have COM
mitted great destruction among the aocks Of sheep
The shepherds adopted stra.agsm 10 accomplish
their destruction. They injected the dead carcass
Of an ass With poison. which che wolves devoured,
and six of them were found dead the following
day. ssaa
-. Among the items Of she bin Of fare provided
for toe crowd who took part in the serpsichorean
fnale Of abe Inauguration ceremonies were she FOL-
Io~Ise. IS ooe worth Of wius, 900 gallons Of oys.
ters. 500 quarts Of chicken salad 500 qasrls Of
ice cream, 500 quarts Ofjeiles, 60 saddles Of mat,
con. 4 Of senison. srounds Of beo[. rs hams. les
tongues, besides psles Of various kinds At she
head Of the table was pyFsmia Of cake fOSr feet
high, With Gag Of each State snd Territory, with
: sAe Goa, Of arms Of each printed % IL. l'.sasss
-. John wentworsh, llalaly elected Mayer Of
Chicago. hes donated oae-thir Of ne yearly salary
Of the oGice 10 the Firemeh's Bsussolent AssOea-
ton. Tue a@oantis g, 1856 90. he sl.O paid
$500 TO the wits Of ssibsrt Who vas killed In shs
riot slscsien dsy. fEEmfzWR
-. A valuable discovery Of beautiful granite,
supposed TO be ineEhaustios 20 usanliiy, has been
made on the banks Of tie Potomac river. ne.,
occoosar Va Rhog gsag color. eoat.lnin,