Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-13


County. was murdered a few days since. Be was
found dead upon the highway, from pistol wounds,
where he had fallen from his horse. The act was
(. committed in the open 5ay,a-as the deceased was
returning from Columbia to bis home. The mar
derer has 80 far escaped detection.
-. A Louisville exchange SAYS that ia young
d. lady who placed by her brother, some years
ago. in the Catholic School at Nszsreth. in Nelson
County, near Bardstown, KY for some reason be-
dissatisfied with the school, and eloped one
day last week. She made her way 10 Mt Wash
ington, ia Bultt County, distance of 20 miles,
on foot, where she was overtaken by one of the
faculty of the schoo who esssyed TO take her back
&c Nazareth, but the citizens of NJ Washington in
terposed and retained her at hotel in that place.
Another attache Of the school subsequently visited
Mt. Washington, and demanded the custody Of the
young lady, but did not succeed in bis attempt to
retake her, the keeper Of the 5oteI avowing that
she should have his protection If she desired it.
The young Iadys brother resides some place in vir-
GINA She still remains at the hotel in Mt Wash
ington." -ss1s Fsa aH
-. Accidents in coal-pts have been unusually
frequent recently. The latest is recorded by the
Petersburg, Va, Express: "on Thursday night,
about 10 o'clock. we understand, Mr. Henry Greg
DRY, while engaged 10 blasting at the Clover Hill
Coal Pits, 10 Chesterfield, was killed by prems-
ture explosion; and his assistant, Mr.. Peter B.
COgbiIl, MORALLY wounded. This sad casualty falls
heavily upon devoted relatives. Mr.. Gregory was
but recently married, and his assistant is man Of
family, having several children"
-. We record, with deep regret. the sudden
decesse Of Captain Petigrs, late q Commander in
the o S. Navy BE was at Washington City, when
attacked, on Monday last, with severe quinsey,
affection, similar, it is said, to that which bereft
our State of the lameDted Brooks. Although he
rallied and strong hopes we're entertained of bis re
covery, he died, about 5 o'clock, on Friday morn
ing last. He entered the Navy as midshipman
10 1912, and about so years Of age, at the time
ofhis death. Capt. Petigru was one of those, who
suffered most unjustly, under the star-chsmber ac-
ton of the late Navy Bosrd--and has gone to the
grave, the tardy justice Of bis country had re-
-versed the unmerited edct Of q tribunal, at war,
both in its organization and mode Of proceeding,
With the spirit of our institutions Mis- presence in
the national capital was doubtless connected with
his appeal for restoration to his countrys service
Oh. Cow. rra
80. Mrs Byra Clark Gaines, as ber Of the late
Daniel Clark, has filed in court at New Orleans, a
bill in equity against the cities of New Orleans and
Baltimore, as heirs Of the late John McDonough,
and against fifteen c. twenty persons besides, for
the recovery of valuable tract of land, known as
she "Bayou st. John property" which belonged to
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held in ownership by the different defendants. The
property comprises the best part Of twenty-si1
squares of ground, mostly unimprovod, but very
valuable from its locality. a
"a New York letter 10 the Washington I'm
son says:--"A most uudigni6ed and uuprofession-
al quarrel, before United States commissioner
has taken place between the Hon. John ncKeon,
add Richard Busted, ESQ.,, corporation counsel, in
ths French extradilion case Mr.. Busted took
letter that Mr.. McKeon put into the case and re-
fused to return it. The commissioner ordered Mr.
Busted to do SO and he refused; the word thief,
and other opprobrious epithets, were banded back
and forth, and Mr.. McKeon refused TO GO on with
the case before the commissioner, till judge came
on the bench and settled the authority of the
commissioner Mr. Budsteed has commenced
libel sui. against the Tribune for its alusion to this
matter"
.... The Ne,Sark Daily Advertiser Of March Sd,
says:-"The Arctic dog brought home by DR.. Kane
has strsyed away off in Allegheny. He has be-
come the property of James McArthur timber
dealer in oramel The recently intense cold wealth
or has kept this large black, shaggy animal in high
spirits. When they take him into the forest among
the timber-hewers where he can do no harm, and
remove his muEEe, he c=ts al sorts of prank,
seeking the deepest drifts, and actually burying
himself for delight; you see the dry
move, but no sem6lsnee of dog, till on q sudden
oct he pops, giving bis hairy fleece tremendous
shake, and away he runs for another dive Me-
Macarthur calls him Eskimo, (Esqumaux, not
very smooth name, but characteristic. To look
'Esk" fair 10 the face, you see almost likeness Of
the black bear. though his eyes rather langud.
His long, soft, shaggy covering is nearly equal in
bulk 70 bis body. When lefstO run atlarge in The
village, be wears a muzze 70 prevent bic destroy
Ing the pigs and chickens F, ...,s.s..s - a--s.
1.-The Memphis Eagle d Enquirer Of the 10th
says-"0ur citizens were startled yesterday morn
ing by the report of another deed Of blood in
city. Scarcely have we resumed our usual compo-
sure, from the effects of the horror oceasiOned by
the late murder Of young Tanner, and even before
the perpetrators OF that horrible crime have been
certainly discovered, we are again called upon TO
record another murder, In broad day-ight:--the
murderer 10 this latter while apparently in
friendly conversation, shooting bis uncle (by mar
riage through the bead and not content with that,
stabbed him twice to the heart The victim Of
yesterdays murder is Mr.. r. NJ. HorseIy, proprie-
tor Of the mills on Poplar street, and the murderer
isa young named CHARLES Wells, son Of Mr..
WIN. S. Wells, who resides near Raleigh, In this
county. The murder was committed in The yard
of the mills, and Wells started down the street,
pursued by son of Horsely, and ran to the calls
bose and gave hipselfinto the custody Of the OIL
csrs. We hear number of reports IS TO the
cause Of the murder, one Of which has lady in il,
aud another lbat bis life had been threatened by
Horsely. We presume that az exAmaAtioa will
soon beshad wheu ~ the facts vii be developed,
and We IOrbear publishing any Of tae rumors nov
a6oat" ..t..-..t
eels' Mr. wyndham Robertson, Ex-Amerioan
Consul at Trieste, who arrived at New York 10 tae
RIiuOurg, has brought amaguihcent and beautiful
ly enamelied gold chronometer watch, which has
been made TO he order Of some Italian republicans,
for a present 10 james Buchanan. The ehronome-
tsF is enclosed in gold hunting case both faces Of
which are deliberately and eIquisitely enamelled.
On the front face ofthe case there il anished like
ness Of the Emperor and Empress Of Austria,