Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-01-20
News Brevities.

the heart For some time past be had been in the
habit Of having loaded revolver in his room, an
attempt having been made lately to break into bis
museum. 1t l. believed that the circumstance of
his death was accidental bis general character and
position precluded the idea Of suicide.
-. The London Times in late article on
Spain, gives the following sketch of Spanish high
life: +" Furthermore, the scandals Of the palace
are said to be graver than at any former period
The Queen il is reported has thrown aside the last
remnant of decency, aud relapsed, after short
restraint, into excuses of which even southern
capital is ashamed. The King, on the other hand,
is divided from his wife by an intense mutual
dislike, and s reported to be actually plotting
against her throne. His narrow intellect is en-
tirely ruled by the priests who surround him,
and these men are all on the side of Montemolin
and Legitimacy. His present scheme seems to be
20 force the Queen to resign, to place Count Mon
temolin in Der room, and to marry the infant Prn-
cess to Montemolin's nephew. Such is the royal
couple to which the destinies Of Spain consti-
tutionally confded."
-. A Rev. Mr.. Dodge, who pretended TO be
clergyman, was lately taken by the citizens Of
Grant County, Wisconsin, plunged naked into
snowsbauk, and afterwards taken out Of town on
rail- he was otherwise matreated, though not in
jured bodily. The cause of this wss an arrange
nent having been made by the aforesaid hr. Dodge
to eIope with another mans wife, respectable
woman Of the county, Whereat the indignant people
took the law into their own hands. So says the
Lancaster Herald.
80. The United States Charge d'Affalrs in
Switzerland is reported, on good authority, to be
actively engaged in urging the Swiss to submit to
the odious, utterly tyraunous demands OF Prussia.
If ths be true, we second the motion of the gen.
tlemsn who writes to the n. Y. Post IN favor Of
ecalping him with rusty knife. And we will add,
that we hope Mr.. Buchanan will lose no time latter
March 4th) in using his official axe to decapitate
the offensive diplomat"
80. The accounts from Texas relative to the
experiment of concentrating the camel for use in
the Army of the United States, on the Southwest.
ern plains, continue 10 be most encouraging. The
animals are in the care of company Of the Secs
ond Regiment Of Cavalry, stationed at CampVerde,
erected by the troops for their accommodation. 1t
has already been ascertained by repeated expert
ments that more can be done in the way of trans.
portaten by six csmels in Eve DAYS than by two
mule teams in ten days.
-. Protests have been presented ia both Hous-
es of the Pennsylvania Legislature against the cleo
tion Of Mr.. Cameron. In the Senate, the protest
was signed by fourteen members setting forth that
Mr. Cameron did not receive concurrent majority
IN each House, and that the Senate failed to COM
ply with the law requiring the appointment of tel
Ter and the nomination of candidates on the day
before the meeting of the convention. The pros
test presented in the House TO the same effect,
and was warmly debated. A protest against placing
this protest on the Journal of the House was lost
no quorum voting, and pending cali of the House,
an adjournment was effected. In recent speech
in the House of Representatives, Keitt, of South
Carolina, referred to the election of Cameron as a
signal of distress, showing the trbulations of the
President elect.
-. The funeral OF the Rev. Father Mathew,
4 the apostle Of temperance took place in Cork
on the l2th ult., and perhaps the most re
markable one ever Witnessed in that city. The
cortege was more that three miles long, aud took
an hour and half to pass any particular point. It
was attended by the corporation aud city officers,
in mourning, by several dgnitaries and clergymen
of the Established Church, well by vast
number Of the Catholic clergy, with their bishop
ct their head, and all the Roman Catholic and
great many Of the Protestant gentry OF the sur
rounding country. 1t was estimated that not fewer
shan 90, 900 people were assembled in and around
the cemetery on the occasion, and the deepest
sympathy was expressed by the greatest number
of those present, many OF them shedding tears
The Roman Catholic bishop and seventy priests
oGiciated at the obsequies in the Catholic Church
OF the Goly Trinity.
-. The Russians once famous for making
presents of great mAgn6cence-but this is all over
--or so they say. Paris is laughing, just now, at
the story of certain young actress, famous for
showing very little Of her talent but great deal
q Of her 6gure,) who went to ST. Petersburgh with
high expectations, last autumn. She had immedi-
stely three Russian Princes In love with her, and
ventured 70 make suggestion by complaining to
them all Of the scsnty furniture OF her apartment
The next day, they all three presented her with
, SECONDLY set ofivory chess-meal
80. The great refractory or equstoral telescope
of the National Observatory il an instrument of the
most perfect workmanship The telescope is over
fourteen feet in length, and It's obect-glass has
diameter of nine inches and hall. The tube is Of
light pine, covered with mahogany From the brass
bed or socket In which the tube rests aud alright
angles with the latter proceeds strong steel axis,
passing through large brass socket, to which in
It's turn another steel axis is similarly attached.
The bearings for this latter axis secured to the
top Of The stone pier which is cut away go as to be
inclined to the horizon at angle Of thirty-nine
degrees The pier is go placed that this inclined
surface points towards the north.pole of the hesv-
ems, and the last mentioned axis (the polar axis
has consequently the same direction.
-. The people Of Delaware have adopted an
amendment 10 the constitution Of the State, pro-
hibising lotteries after January LIST, 1899 The
Governor has signed the amendment, and he asks
the Legislature 60 make the necessary legislation
to carry the amendment into effect In Maryland,
lotteries win cease 10 exist on the lst Of April,
1859, in virtue Of provision Of the State eOOsti'a
lion.r .trsl
-. Lewis ]. Laird. formerly Of EuiaulA, was
Killed e. Geneva, Ala, on the Sd instant, By
Messrs. Elisha W. Galloway and A. II. Baiy.
reward OF $1,000 Is offered for the apprehension Of
she murderers, BY Henry w. Laird, Of Geneva,
Ala fEa
.... The Vermont Ph1nix ssys-'ceFsain inha-
bItAnls of MoretOvns 10 lbis State, In order 70 rid
the town Of the support Of paepeF cripple, feeble
in body and mind, indeed man to marry her BY