Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-30
News BreVities.

De hopeo, now SEAt thls qlaTfei u selIen thhb Ootu
parties will shske hands and forgive, like good
Chi .tians and 60 to work, helping Us of the secular
press to f ght the devil and III bis works Church.
mel have been so busy Citing one another of late
that we fear Satan is getting rather the best Of
u.s.
- A writer in the Raleigh Register says the
bar Of Beaufort. n. c., has been permanent one
for one hundred AMI eighteen years, affOrding
depth of nineteen or twenty feet of water.
-. Professor Clark. Of uherst College, while
p rfOrming the eTperiment Of mixing electrical
light, one day last week, was very nearly blinded
nv the inteuseness OF the ght. since which he has
been obliged 20 conSDe himself to a dark room. So
painfully Intense is the impression left upon the
retna Of his eyes, that though the room is 40 dark
that bis friends and attendants cannot see each
other 10 Il, to him it seems to be 61ed with the
most dazzling light Permanent and serious results
are feared from the affection, but hopes are enter
tanned from his present secuson from daylight that
his excited and inf ,med organs will lortly recover
from the shock and be restored to taeir normal
condition.
The Cincinnati Telegraph, (Catholic) of
Saturday says: The consecrstion OF Right Rev.
james Frederick Wood, d. d as Coadiutor Bishop
Of philadelphia, and Right Rev. Henry Daman
Juncker, D. d., Bishop of Alton. will take place
q. v, to-moTcw Sunday 10 the Cathedral The
Telegraph gives the following programme of the
ceremonies Mass will commence at ten o'clock
The Most Rev. Archbishop will be consecrator
Right Rev. Bishops Neumann, OF Philadelphia, and
Spsldiug of Louisville will be the assistant conse-
crAtorsoi DR.. Wood, and Right Rev. Bishop Henni,
OF Milwaukee, end Young, OF Erie, of Dr.. Juncker
The Right Rev. Bishops Miles, of Nashville Wheel
an, OF Wheeling, Lefever, of Detroit, De St. Paais
Of Vincennes, Carrell, Of Covington, are also ex-
pected to honor the soemnity by their presence.
In the afternoon, Right r ". DR.. Wood will pre-
side at solemn Vespers and give benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament; and Right Rev. DR.. SpaIdiug
will deliver DISCOURSE"
The Holly Springs Democrat contains the
proceedings of public meeting hell at Byhalia,
Miss, for the purpose of resisting the enforcement
of certain acts passed at the last legislature, pro-
hbiting the circulation of bank bills under the de-
nomination Of IS, and the puDi-hment of slaves
with more than thrty-nine lashes for any one Of
fence. They denounced the fret as announcement
Unnecessary, and intolerable," and the second as
'abusive Of power, insulting and Injurious to the
South. They also determined to disregard both
the laws, and to resist by force any attemptto pun
isb their violation; Throwing the responsibility of
what may follow resistance upon the legislature
who are the aggressors."
When the steamer Falls City left the New
Orleans levee on the evening Of the 4th inst, she
fired salute, the waddingo Of which struck and Sc
verely wounded two gentlemen who were standing
with other spectators on board the steamer John
Simonds; one Of them. Mr.. James G. Wilkins, OF
the house Of Leverich Co, had his wrist shatter-
ed, and the other Mr.. Edward Montgomery, OF
Natchez, hal bis cheek split open and his eyesight
endangered. The gentleman one Of whom is Grip
pied and the other dis6gured for ife have brought
suit for damages against the owners Of the Falls
City. Mr.. wilkins sues for sos, 900. and Mr. Mont
gOmery for $4,000.
80. The London Court Journal says:-"We
are now fully able TO authenticate the rumor which
We alluded to last week Of the probable postpone
ment Of the marriage of the Princess Royal till jan
uary next Several reasons have conduced TO the
pc tponement, aud one is, that the residence pre-
pairing for the Prince and Princess in Berlin will
not be completed snd &c for occupation until the
close Of the year. This palace wac the residence OF
the father Of the present King Of Prussia, but has
been for many years much neglected. Its furni-
ture as well as is decorations qurcd complete
renewal, and the building itself great extent Of
ornamental repair, with the additions necessary to
modern notions Of luIury and comfort. Prince Fred
erick William It's expected will arrive in this SCUM.
try about the latter end of May or the beginning o
June-the precise time may, perhaps, be nhuenc
ed By the Queens recovery. Had the marriage ia.
ken place 10 autumn, as originally proposed, the
royal bride end bridegroom were to have remained
some time in England; but, as the nupdaIs have
been pc tpOned some months the Prince and Prin-
ess will il is expected, proceed at once to Berlin
80. An English gentleman whose personal char
acter and relations with the Government entitle hi-
opinions TO the highest authority writes to friend
In New York city:-'I have no doubt that the
amended version of the Treaty will pass smoothly
enough. His subject vol one soul ia England
cares a tOopsRRy-pteee about"
80. A correspondent Of the ST. Louis Democrat
writing from Kansas the 18th inst, s,ys:-
''Landng at Leavenworth from the steamer Tropic
whose gcndsmanlV clerk may the fates long pre-.
fha n "a.
giants, was introduced to Dr.. stringfellow, the
notorious leader Of the pro-slavery party in the
troubles. He informed me that the troubles were
all setted that the leaders on both sides had been
making fools Of themselves long enough, and in
proof OF harmony Lane had just been At Atchison,
TO purchase property, dned with him, and was re-
oeivet by the citizens With the utmo-t cordially;
thence Lane proceeded e. DOnipban on a similar
errtnd-the purchase of property and he said
that he has purchased in Doaiphan The Consti.
nationalist quote Gen Jm's lsudation Of the town.
ana pipes as meekly as sucking dove. Verify,
extremes meet"
I'VE fnd the fOllo~ing paragraph Ia the n.
Y. Mirror, black republican jcuruSl. 81, !. nos
believed that not less than seven hundred persoo,
have been seriously and dangerously affected by IN,
National Hotel pol.oA. at Washington; aud som,
twenty or thirty deaths have oe urrsd In oonss
aaenc', There ars still seversl persons very sc
rloasly N IN mi. ey. ~h0.s recOvery "a doubtful
Among Others the Hon Ribsrt j Walker il cot ye
entirsly recovered from hls severe attack. senu
tor Hale Of Ne~ Hampshire hes become thin
Team man, under Is ravssss II Is nov ths Oplr
Ion Of mary pirsOas shs, there was dslIecrat
parpo-e to poison Ar, Buehsusn; and thst the al,
bOlical scoupdFsl bas.risd TIE lives Of hsudred, &
the stsenpL"
80. The Meuphis Ners savs Hrnsy T. Ha
bert O.. has been appointed CollscioF 81 "a