Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-27
News Brevities.

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So News BreVities.
The Legislature of the State Of Maryland
having appropriated sum Of money for the pur-
pose Of securing an historical painting connected
with the Revolution, the order has been given TO
Edwin White, Esq, Of New York. The subject Of
the picture will be washington resgniDg bis Com
g mission at annapolis"
-. The Washington Star is satisfied that the
wheat crop for 70 miles around Washington at least
10 all directions has been much less injured by the
81 late severe weather than thought week or so
ago. The entire disappearance Oft snow has de-
- monstrsted this fact to the great JOY OF the agri-
cultural community. Throughout the entire Ped
= mont region of Virginia particularly. the impress
sion prevails that the winter has not damaged the
- crop anywhere, materially.
- -. The Petersburg (Va.) Express, contains the
following account of a melancholy and fatal acct.
-as dept:-"We regret to record most distressing
accident which befel an interesting little daughter
OF Mr.. John p Thompson of this city Oh Friday
last. Il seems, that the child, who only seven
teen months Of age, was playing about the floor
and while the nurses attention diverted, fell
back into large pan Of boiling water, which had
been heated for the purpose Of cleansing some
ia dishes, and placed the floor but for a moment
"A physician instantly sent for, and everything
that human skill could devise, done to relieve the
Ii tile sufferer. Z 1t all to purpose, however
n the child breathing its last yesterday, after the
most intense suffering, which continued from the
time of the unfortunate occurrence to the hour OF
. It's death. zoo rEaa8r reEEasH
-. John Bull, subservient to Queen Victoria, is
compelled 10 raise annually some three hundred
millions Of dollars to grease the old wheels Of the
90 governmental chariot This immense sum puzzles
! the wisest heads n England, because it is insuh-
cient, and it is now suggested that new taxes be
II imposed such asa tax on the beautiful King Charles
spanels, English terriers and Italian grsyhounds
--on guns fshing-rods, and gentlemen's canes-on
crinoline and eau de cologne-on bouquets, per"
umes, and pianot The old bachelors Of England
who are numerous think that the luxury called
= Sd abes ought be taxed the same as turtle soup!
80 -. Two loafers in North Adams Mass, seated
6 themselves upon keg Of powder, which they rolls
e from the cellar way OF store, last Sunday, 70
- gaze at the ladies passing to church. They were
- smoking cigars and by some means spark Of fire
gnited the powder, blowing them both to consi-
derabIe distance, and dangerously injuring one.
60. A late New York Evening Post says For
the past two days dense fog has settled over that
cit. and its vicinity, extending along the Hudson
river nearly to Albany. Yesterday, about IL
o'clock gang Of the prisoners at ng-Sing who
80 working and in sight of the river in the
?, prison yard took it into their heads that the fog
bs was sent by Providence for the triple purpose Of
- concsaling them from observation, and OF furnish
sia ing them with bridge to run away upon and of
weakening the ice TO prevent any person not will"
ing to risk his life from following in pursuit Act
ing upon this IMPRESSION about twelve O'Clock, and
when the ice was known to be quite insecure,
party ran out on the ice as fast they could go,
{ and soon disappeared in the fog. The guard soon
started in pursuit. but, instead of finding the pris-
oners, two Of them found holes in the ice into
which they went, and with difficulty taken
out alive. They could not zee two rods from them
% In any direction, and Of course were unable to
know in what direction the prisoners had gone, nor
a indeed in what direction they we're going them
Beves after they lost sight of the prison buildings
Four of the cOnvicts got of and perhaps more
q Whether they got across the river or got into it
whether they escaped were drOWned-is not
yeti tat 4
o. the week ending February 49, is little over g.
~ Oo0, 000-the largest ever before during one week
a. Elder Stephen Drown, Baptist clergyman OF
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, recently terminated his
existence by cutting bis throat with a razor BE
had Just returned home from a visit to his Eastern
friends, and IL is thought that the excitement and
fatigue of the journey had unsettled bis intellect.
hrs 80. Delaware seems to be just Avaking to the
importance Of railroads. The present Legislature
passed an act allowing the Maryland and Delaware
railroad to terminate at Smyrna, instead of Dover,
as originally proposed. The Senate has passed
=, bill to incorporate the Frederick Railroad Company
'a' and bill to incorporate :he MsplliOu and Chop
tank Railroad Company, and both Houses bill to
T.. incorporate the Milford function and Breakwater
Railroad Company There are also pending in the
House bills to incorporate the MfsbOro aud Lewes
and the Dover and Mahon's River Railroad Com
panies.
&C.,. It is stated in the San Francisco Sun that
the late Vigilance Committee of California will APP
ply 10 the Legislature of that State, in session
at Sacramento, for an act OF amnesty in regard to
- their proceedings in San Francisco. The Demo-
cratic members, who compose large majority, are
said to be bitterly opposed to the committee, and
- wil refuse 20 pass any such act
80. The United States Naval Lyceum, Brook
Ign, will dispatch mail for the squadron on the
coast Of Brazil closing at about the LIST Of March.
Letters aud papers left at the rooms in the navy
yard viii be promptly forwarded. The ships on
the Brazil station aud the frigute Sc. Lawrence and
. the sloOp Falmouth. On or about the lst Of March
-@ mail will also close at their rooms for the United
States ships San JsciutO, LevAnt and Portsmouth,
on the East India station. ..-r-.-t
-. The remains OF the lameuted DR. Kane the
81 immortal Artie explorer received at New Or
leans the 2Sj inst They we're laid in
there for one day, and then forwarded by steam
boa, to Louisville, aud thence to bis parents In
philadelphia. Steps being taken 10 Louisville
20 receive the funesAl eortege in becoming mas
ner. Few men have fallen in any age or country
more worthy OF the honor Of their cOmPeers and
the grsselsl remembrAaee Of pOsterity than the
.lamented Dr. Kane.
"A singular case has been decided IN the
court of session in Scotland similar to that nov be-
3 tore New York court, in which The result depends
upon priority In she time OF death OF two persons