Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-08

The Sparta Tunes. Of Saturday last, says:-Our
community vas thrown into gloom on Tuesday
morning last, 10 consequences Of most horrd MUIR
der committed late on Monday night about four
miles from this place, upon the person of much
esteemed telow-citizeu, Vance c. Lowrey. He was
murdered on bis place by ruians by the name
Of John aud Jackson Baker. Gate from the Grab
Orchard settlemeutl-they both fed, were pursued
by some Of our worthy citizsns, and are now lOdg-
ed safe 10 the Jail of White county, to await their
trial in May next, at which time we have 10 doubt
but justice will be melted out 10 them" Nj, Low.
rey was one of the most respectable citizens Of
White.
-. The Pittsburg Commercial .JOUrRal Of the
zth has the following. Girls should not be guilty
of such masculine tricks; six buzOm county
iasses, became very angry at an old Pedagogus 10
East Deer township, recently, for refusing 70 aow
the young folks 70 have singing school twice week
in the school house, aud punishment go1
three cornsred fence rail- went 10 the buidiag seiI
cd hold Of the ancient gentleman while in the midst
Of bis duties, and in spite Of impEecAtiOaS aud
treaties pat him astride Of il, carried him about
thirty or forty yards and then scsmPeFed OF, laugh
ing and shouting 10 great gIee. weuudersts0dh be
has Instituted suit for damages, bat what anoaDs
We could not lesrp.
-. On theSlst March, an old man from HerSi
mer county, New York, took look al she Falls,
and the Buffalo Rspasbiic sage, concluded 70 walk
from the Falls TO the bridge a. the bottom Of The
precipiee, aud picked bis way over the rocks add
ledges nearly the whole distance when his foot slip
ped aud he fell into the water and was swept away
by twenty mile current, bat managed 20 land On
q rock inaccessible except by ropes-the pseelPiee
being 100 feet perpendicular. A rope ladder was
CONSTRUCTED correspondent Of the RP~a!se
writes :-0o this ladder two men descended, one
after another. They were evidently sailors and
used to climbing. To encourage the old man, one
of the men went up the ladder ahead and the other
remained below The old man now began bis as
cent-l6O feet above. The interest OF the spacta-
tors was wound up to the highest PITCH Slowly
che old man began the ascent; but would he ever
reach the top chilled and exhausted ne must be.
The ladder swsyed backward and forwards. He
rises higher and cher. He stops. His head is
dizzy. He is surely falling but no he is going
forward again. The eyes ofevery one are intense
~ fixed upon him, and each heart beats quicker
and quicker as the crisis approaches. He is now
close to the edge of the clf-EVery breath is sus-
pended, and a cold SILVER over the back Of
every beholder. "Thsnk God, be is SAFE" bursts
forth from hundred lips, as the old man reaches
che footing at the top.
-. The Chicago Democratic Press, of the I'd,
gives spirited account of wild gale the day pre-
Al ~ Ii a.
like feathers. Several vessels made nsrr oW es-
capes, and the brig David Smart, Capt Phelps, was
driven ashore in the evening. The Captain got
ashore but his crew, eight in number, persisted Sin
sight of land and under the eyes of thousands Of
spectators" The Press says: "Tbe wreck of
the Inflated vessel drifted into the lake and was
held by her anchors off the mouth of the river, and
several Of her seen clinging to one of
the mAsts, with the waves breaking over them,
threatening each instant to swallow them up. Such
sight never appeals in vain to sailor hearts, and
there were hundreds Of gallant tArs burning to 60
10 the relief of their suffering fellows the number
Of whom was growing less and less after an
other, chilled and exhausted, disappeared in she
waters"
S~So
with capital Of IS, 900 0OO reconstruct railroad
between the Mediterranean and the river Euphrates.
concession has been granted by the Porte,
and the company already taking measures to
commence vigorous operations. So We sbsll soon
have railroad down the Euphrates. Only think
Of a railroad conductor crying out, "NineVsh, a
quarter of an hour for nneri-Babyon, twenty
minutes for supper"
80. On Monday week last, 1857 emigrants ar
rived at New York, aud not more than 100 remain.
ed there on Tuesday morning, the others having
departed for the West.
-. The N. Y Tunes Of the LIST Of April SAYS:
"The steam frigate Niagara Is to-day delivered by
the commsndAnt of the Navy Yard to the custody
sfCapt. Hudson and bis officers, who have been d.
rected TO report for service. Her coal is all on
board, the painting aud carpenters work are about
done, Der sails are being bent. and everything viii
be In readiness for her trial trip on Tuesday next
She viii be gone in q week, when IL everything
proves satisfactory, she viii Immediately depart for
England Der guns will be left behind to enable
her she better to perform the service of laying the
telegraphic cable"
80. The English papers received by the Europa
have beautiful tributes to the memory of DR.. Kane.
The one IN the London Atteaeur closes with the
the following words: "His death will be severely
feIs by his cOuntrymen, by whom be was greatly
loved. England, too, viii mourn the loss of so
alant and enterprising man, who, Atbou gb young
years, had gained high reputation"
-. Rents are very high IN Davenport Iowa.
The Gazette Of that place says: "The very small
Test Of houses in Davenport. command from tlS 10
$40, while s26 per month will not obtain house
OF good dimensions. The owner OF little brick
hoase Of four or FIVE rooms, on Brandy, near the
corner OF Fourth street, we understand, asks $500
per anaun for i'll The original cost of the house
could not possibly have exceeded $780,"
49,. Aessrs. Harmoa and Brodhead, late collec
tor and postmaster at Detroit, Michigan. had some
fun over their dseapitation. They went to an am
brotypst and got several toll length portraits tlken
then they cut of their heads aud pasted the pic
lures upon another piece Of paper, so that their
heads appeared severed from their bodies; and IT.
Gle claret trckling over their lisen told at once
tbe object Of the artist. Having had several cop
les Of the picture Fixed ia this way, and enclosed in
large envelope, they took them 10 Gen. Cass, who
stshsir request franked them to prominent Demo
Gratis ia Michigan. The venerable Secretary vas
not apprized Of the contents Of she envelope. Aud
as they eOatAaei explanation other than Is con-
veyei By the picture itsssf those Who receive it
might infer tia. The joke had been PerpetrAtsd by
Gen. cass, himself
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