Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-03

sci IN which the patriot Lafayette came to Ameri-
ca ON his famous visit Another. the Plover was
familiar to the world as the ship which entered the
Northern seas through Behring's straits in the great
search after Sir John Franklin, and remained among
those icy regions for four or Eve years
-. The Oldest man in America, it is said, is
John Hames, who was born in Meeklenberg county,
Virginia. and was lad ten years old when Wash
ington was ia his cradle. he was trirty-two when
Braddock met his disastrous defeat on the Monon-
gahela. He, with several OF bis neighbors, sent
firth TO join the hesd-srong and Inflated command
er, but after several day. march, we're turned back
by the news of bis overthrow He now lives in
Murray county, Ga, and is one hundred and thirty
four years old.
49,. Mary Nngent hired girl, Of Pitt.burg, was
horribly burned BY the explosion of camphene
lamp, on Monday night last She first attempted
70 e1iinguish the flames by throwing hers,If intoa
tub OF water, but falling IN this started to reach
the stree-She fell exhausted, and when the neigh.
oors, attracted by the light, reached her, she had
only strength to say, save the children for Gods
sake-don't let the children burn.p Such disinter.
ested taonghtfuness 10 the midst of death agonies,
more merits a monument than all the deeds of CG.
sAR.
'''' Northern exchange sensbly alive to the
danger OF future inadequate supply of cotton with
outsomething more than a natural increase of slave
(negro) laborers in the South suggests to the CIT
ton growing States the propriety of going into the
Cooley trade. 1t is shown that contracts NAV be
made binding these creatures to labor for the term
oil eight years at the rate OF 81 per month. If by
the the end Of that time, they shall be worn out
and worthless, the planter has only to turn them
adrft to SHIFT for privilege uot eniov1
ed by him with reference to his negro slaves. Du-
ring their term Of service, work is exacted from
them by the lash. 1t is thought, that it would be
easy by importing large number greatly to in
crease the annual cotton crop.
-. On Tuesday, a son of Nichols Seaman,
about seven years old, fell into some of the Stop
tubs of Strader Keits distilery, in Milton, Ky,
and was scaled to DEATH The little fellow was
missed from four o'clock in the afternoon tin late in
the evening, when his body was found floating in
the slop, his flesh completely cookedl
.... IL is said that the Delaware Indians are by
lar the richest community 10 the world They mum.
Der IN all some nine hundred souls men, women
and children; and, supposing family consist of
i've persons, the average wealth of the families is
s2S,22o. We presume there IS due proportion of
nice young squsws among them, and We mention
she subject that our iortuue-bunters may know
where to direct their interesting attentions.
-. The people of Barren county, KY, have
subscribed one hundred thousand dollars to con-
struct railroad from Glasgow to the Louisville and
Nashville road.
-. An ARRAY occurred near Edmunton, in Bar
rem county, KY, on Thursday last, which resulted
in one Jack Brown being killed by blow from
stick 10 the hands of Bushforl Ritter
... IL Is supposed that the Tehulntepec route,
through Mexico will be able to command nearly
the whole California travel next season. New Or
leans will command the route According to in
formation from Washington, there is no doubt that
the Postmaster General will contract With the com
pany for the transportation of the United Stated
mails
The Anderson, Is g. True Caro- iaian an
nounces that the first iron has been laid ND 1n the
road, and that the contractors are progressing with
their work as well could be expected. The tun-
MI through the Stump House Mountain has pro-
gressed three hundred and forty feet One shaft
has been sunk to the grade, and the hands at work
therein have reached the depth of ten or twelve
feet on each side Another shafs has been carried
70 the depth Of eighty feet, and but short time
will elapse before it will reach the grade and work
commence at that point.
....The Evansville Journal contains an account
Of the destruction OF the house of Rev Mr. Martin.
at Petersburg, Ind. The family had scare .ly time
to escape from the building 10 their night clothes.
Everything the house contained was consumed by
the ravaging element liGtIe daughter, only six
years Of age, was taken from her bed in the Devil
dsrment Of half awakened siumber4, aud CARR ID
from che house. and left Tor moment in the scene
of confusion herself and by som strange infatu.
alton or distraction Of her infantile facaties she
rushed back into the flames, aad persisted amid the
falling timbers Of the building
Memphis is decidedly great place in its
way. few days since a case was pending in the
Commoa Law Court Of tia. city ia which Me- aud
Mrs Heloing had sued Philip r. Bohlen, for breach
of marriage contract ia fliliag 50 marry Mrs Hell
bing when she vas Miss Agnes Handwerker, and
the jury has given the Injured parties 81 $50 dam
agesl The idea of Helbiag suiog Bohlsn because
be did not marry bis wife, is certainly the richest
thing of this fast age
go. petition to the Pennsylvania Legislature,
prAys that the following rates OF premiums be paid
for the destruction of game destroying animals
"Three dollars for the fox fifty cents for the mink,
two dollars for the wildcat fifty cents for the hawk,
three quarters for the poecat fly ceuts for the
owl One species Of birds ia the bill before the
House Tor protection was woodcock. oae of the
members, Mr. Boown, ofCrawford, moved TO strike |
out this bird, aud gave his reasons as follows: The
wSOicoek is seathsrn bird, ani comes here TO |
lay It's eggs aud hatch is yOuag during the season
that this bill prohibits its iestruction About the
time ths restriction is removed the woodcock leaves
for the South, aud the northern sportsman could
not, ID srefore, hant them at all For this reason
he wanted this bird stricken out Of the biil. as he
was opposed to raising birds Cor the SOUTH
-. Il is stated that Mrs. Jalis Dean Hayne, up
on the completion Of tour in Europe. on which she
proposes enter early IN the spring. will return to
San Francisco where she desgus locating herself
permanently
-. Capt. Rynders says that Mr. Buchanan's adj
Manifestation viii certainly be popular. he is no
prophet though his name IS Isaiah
-. praseworthy attempt is being made In
Boston TO erect mOpumens 70 the memory Of
JoHS HowARD PAIES. she author Of that touching
song, Home. Sweet aOme. " Il is said that be-
fore leaving for Tunis, (Shers he eied he vas one
evening wslking with friend IN New YORK, when
they heard voices in house staging bis sweet song.
They stopped beneath the window, snd at the COO