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

os'a"u nss eleven Roman Catholic colleges. The
incomc-fsx had been cacullted to WELD in Ireland,
four hundred and sixty thousand pounds sterling;
the Irish orstor, Mr.. whitepide, complained in the
house OF Commons that sit had drained from the
county more than million three hundred thous-
and"
-. The steamers OF the Vanderbilt European
Steamship Line, between New York, Southampton,
Havre, and Bremen, will commence their regular
trips next month. The Ariel already well and ia
vorably known to those who have sailed in her, as
stsunch and comfortable steamer, will sail OIL the
18th Of April, and the Vanderbilt will make her
hrst trip on Nay 9th. This ship was specially built
to compete for ocean mastery, and is held to be 10
point of size accommodation, power, and speed
equal 20 anything afoat.
49,. VIM. Kelly, of suwanee Furnace, In Ky,
has recently made new article Of iron. Il is co.,
verted by the boiling procsss in about twenty min
u'es' iro" the raw material, and is pronounced by
scientific men to be far superior to run outrou made
oy the old process, and is saving Of at least SIC
per ton.
.''' The following appointments have been made
IN Harvard University: Rev f. H. Hodge, Profess
sor OF Ecclesiastical History; Rev. George E. Ellis,
Professor ofsystematic Theology; and John Bacon,
N. D., Professor Of Chimistry. committee has
been appointed to consider the expediucy of petit
tionng the Legislature for separation of the Theo-
logical school from the University.
-. tits now believed BY those who have taken
pains to be wellinformed, that the disputed titles
TO the Indian lands in Kansas, which the govern
ment officials dabbled in so freely, and which pro-
fessedly excited the virtuous indignation of the
Pierce dynasty, all be recognized at the Depart
MEET and the ownership confirmed in the present
hands. The enhancement of these lands above the
nominal rates at which they were purchased will
insure fortunes to the holders, and the ofioe-hod.
ers can we'll afford to retire upon the profits Of their
temporary tenure.
-. Singular Demonstration was made in New
York city last week by Archbishop Hughes A
meeting was held In the Tabernacle to promote
Irish Catholic emigration to the West, in pursuance
of the plan adopted by the Buffalo Convention. An
address was delivered by q Catholic priest named
Tracy from St. Pstrick's settlement Nebraska terri
tory in which he advocated the policy Of the move
mentsud gave glowing account ofthe advantages Of
the location referred to. At the conclusion of his
remarks Archbishop Aughes rose in the gallery and
severely repdmanded the priest for being engaged
10 an improper occupation, acting as the agent of
mere land spectators to the neglect and disgrace
of his holy Office. He denounced the whole move
ment as wrong in principle, said that be did not
believe there any necessity for building up eK.
elusive Catholic settlements 10 the West, and that
he regarded such efforts contrary TO the spirit of
republican Institutions not calculated to benefit
the Catholic church, and solely got up to promote
speculation in lands.
80. The great trotting match Of thirty miles,
between the celebrated stallion General TAYLOR and
the Gelding Rather off on the 2lst ult, over
the Union Course in San Francisco, CAL for purse
OF 81, 900, aud was won by Taylor in one hour for
tysseveu minutes and ffiy-pight seconds beating
Rather four minutes and twenty seconds The 6rst
mile was made by the stallion In three minutes, and
the thrtieth mile in four minutes and twenty-seven
seconds. This s one OF the best trotting races on
record; both horses are doing we'll
49,. late number of the TsrTs Hattts
Express says:- Yesterday afternoon, as the train
on the Evansville and Charlottesville Railroad,
was starting and had got under considerable head
way child was discovered on the track, only
short distance ahead of the locomotive The en-
gineer Immediately gave be signal and reverted his
engine. The fireman. Mr.. Charles Miller, seeing
that the train could not be stopped In time sprang
through the lookout window of the engine, ran
along, until he to the forward end jumped of,
and snatcbed the child from the track, jus. in time
90 save il from being crushed, ss the locomotive
was within Eve feet Of him VIXEN be saved the child
80. The Pittsburg Gazette says that in the pro-
cession which escorted Mr. Buchanan 10 the Capitol
on the day Of his Inauguration, Mr. Bernhisel, Of
Utah, was one of the Marshals It is supposed that
this choice intended to be sort of counter
poise in the social scale, Mr.. Buchanan having no
wife, and Mr. BernhiseI having nine.
-. The Hon. Buckskin williams, long men,
Der of the Texas Legislature, sends sample of Tex
as tobacco to the Northern STANDARD, and adds L
have no hestancy in believing that our hickory bar
rens will produce as ane tobacco as any country
whatever, and fOrQuautity per acre will surpAss that
fany where it Is now rEised ss a staple commodity
this year have raised two crops from the same
stock-the last II anything, heavier than the cut
ting The weight 10 the leaf, think, would sp-
proach 100 pounds per acre. Our thicket lands, on
the Sulphur will produce tobacco equal 10 quanttyto
he best river lands in Virginia, If the same care be
AIKEN in It's curing.
-. The WycOt gold mines 10 Fauquier county,
Va. have been sold Cor $4,000, to satisfy an exc.
cutiou. The whole amount says the Warrenton
Wig spent upon these works could not have been
less than $50, OOO
-. The Henderson and Nashville Railroad viii
not sacrifice more than &, 900 or $4,000 10 re-
covering their bonds which they supposed, at one
time, had been misaPPropriated by their agent in
London.
In EnglaDd, the Lords of the Admiralty
have ordered John Luck, who has been formerly
employed 10 the dock, and had both his arms torn
OF by machinery, to be supplied with new pair
of patent artificial arms With these Mr.. Luck can
not only dress himself and cut and eat bic food.
but even write letters. and by new appliance Of
the most ingenious description, be viii be able IN
the course Of g week or two to shave himself
without danger.
-. The Eve California steamships, during 1857,
have brought nearly o., O0o, 900 less mO0ey than
vas brought in the same number Of arrivals last
year.
-. The DAnVills (va-.l Rspu5liean says that
most Of the tobacco planlsln that section have been
killed BY the recent severe weather. The farmers
are relying on the second sowing for plants.
-. Tie New York Times states that Of Sis 10
coming 70 that Office, but lost during the month o.
February, through the insecurity Of the mAla, Sss
ie, or two-shlrds. sere IN registered letters. Il