Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-11
News Brevities.

rise. A similar occurrence, we learn, took place
on the San Antonio, which was witnessed at Crom-
wells Ferry by Mr.. Cromwell and several others.
The Lizzie Lake left here on the l4th inst. Query
may not this have some connection with the re-
cent phenomena in Mexico, or perhaps some sub
sequent earthquake in another quarters
-. The Franklin Parish Of ST. Mary, La
Journal, of Thursday last, says: "The recent Sc,
we're freeze has not done the cane crop any mate
rial injury. Should the weather henceforth con-
tinue mild, our planters will make fine crops the
coming season, as the prospect now is good"
-. The Savannah Georgia. Republican says:
"There is an establishment in New York city called
"The Mercantile Agency" In large room on
the third floor are great many desks andan equal
number Of clerks writing away on them. Around
the room win be seen cards with the names Of
cities and States printed cOnspicuously. Nothing
is bought or sold there; ell that appears like BUSH
ness is man coming in With slip of paper, who
looks around the room until some card strikes bis
eye, when he walks to it aud gives the clerk at
tending at that place the slip. The clerk turns to
bis ledger and makes copy OF the entries and
hands it to the person waiting and away be goes.
There are many OF our readers who will know that
this is the place where the name of every house
doing anything like fair business is entered to-
gether with the private character Of the parties,
their morals, business capacity, capital, and, in
fact, everything that can be found out about them
Some one must give this information from Ssvan-
nah. Her name was on a card, which was con.
suited while we were iC the ROOM"
The Washington Star of the 9th, says
Mr.. Buchanan left Washington yesterday morning
on bis return TO bis residence at Wheatland. We
feel at liberty to State fact in which the pub
lie may place entire confidence, that be took bis
departure from hence without having finally deter.
mined upon any one member of bis Cabinet.
The attempt to resuscitate the Lancaster
Bank has failed The Board Of Directors held
meeting on Monday and made assignment, pre-
paratOry to going into liquidation. Horace Rath-
Won, Esq, the present Cashier, was appointed as
sgnee.
80. The citizens of the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan last week petitioned the Michigan Legis.
lstnre for the erection of separate State, to be
called ontonagon. .......
have taken the contract for the manufacture OF the
great cable chosen to connect the two continents.
The cable is to be completed by the 90th of May
next.
80. The Passaic Falls, we learn from the Pat
terson N. j. Guardian, are entirely frozen over,
and the view is very fine. The spray having set
tied upon the sides of the gorge, and frozen stead-
ly has at last entirely closed the orifce, and the
waters disappear without the least noise, above
the ice-nOr can any of its usual leaps be discov-
cred.
go. genuine Arab, named Mohammed Habat,
Is now in Washington, D. c., seeking redress and
compensation for services rendered this country by
his father, Hamet CAramAlli, during the be-
tween the United States and Tripoi in 1904. Cara
MALI was the basbaw OF Tripoli, but his brother
had usurped the throne. In this crisis Caramalli
Joined bis forces with the Americans, and aided
them with large supplies, both Of camels and
money.
80. The DanviIe (Va) Register states that
family consisting of an old man, his wife aud daugh-
ter, dug out ola snow drift around their cab
in, the opposite side OF the river from that place,
on Monday morning last week. When the snow
was removed, and an entrance to the cabin effect
ed, the Did man found sitting on a stool, vent
ing his excavations on snow-stOrms and landlords.
When Intercepted TO the creature comiorts
within his immediate reach, he SAID be had DO fire
nor wood and no provisions, but that was a small
matter when compared with his total dOsttution Of
'spirits."
80. Mrs. Ross, at Niagara, n. Y, died very
suddenly in the night, nobody being in the house
at the time bat little grand daughter, aged three
years The child was unable to open the door,
and remained until the next afternoon 10 solitary
compsnonship with the corpse. which lay stretch.
ed upon the floor. She was then discovered by
the neighbors, who were attracted to the house by
her cries.
go. A German blacksmith 10 Cincinnati, named
Auguste Henseimer, for a bet of one dollar and
two gallons Of beer, undertook last week at a beer
house on Vine street, over the canal, to swallow
abe latter portion of the stakes. He accomplished
the feat but shortly Afterwards taken with VIC
lent spasms, when doctor being called in, stom-
ach pump was introduced into the human beer bar.
rel, and he was speedily relieved of the cause and
It's effects.
The Rome tGa.) Courier says" Two men by
the name of Martin, from Chattanooga, Tennessee,
were arrested ia this town on Sunday, the lst in.
slant, for passing, soSnterfeit money. There we're
found In their possession a counterfeit Fifty Dollar
Bill on the Bank Of the State of Georgia, and one
Ten on the Bank OF Georgetown, s. q. They we're
lodged in jail TO await their trial which will proba-
bly, take place during the present session Of the
Court. They both young men and assert that
they can neither read nor write, aud that they did
not know the money was counterfeit"
go. Il is stated in the Centreville (Md) Times,
that three lads of Kent Island-TAaddeus N.
White, Charles Tolson and Samuel Thorn son-on
the 2sth ult, walk ed across the bay on the ice 70
Annapolis and back the came day, They left the
island at half-past twelve O'Clock at noon and got
back about night in the evening. The distance
from shore 10 shore is IL miles.
go. There were 10 divorce suits instituted in
San Francisco during the year 1856. 10 80 Of these
cases DEGREES Of divorce have already been grant,
ed In 1855 there were 70 divorce suits oommenc
ed in San Francisco, and il is presumed that de-
cress dissOlving marriage have been rendered 10
all OF them. , 4s-
-. CAFAWRA brandy, made at Cincinnati Ohio,
has recently been purchased il is said, at Is per
gallon, for expectation 10 France, for the purpose
o. arvOring fcreign liquors.
-. There is great excitement in New York,
r.lltve to the disappearance Of Mr. Erastus l..
D.Forest wealthy young man. who has been