Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-25

- drawn by his friends, who were appreheDsive that
he would die on she Geld he YES terribly " pun
isbe6" bic features being scarcely disceruible after
the blood had been washed of The winner did
not come off much better, having biz jaw broken
and bis eyes nearly destroyed.
-. Lieut.. Wood, of Fort Mason. Texas, had an
engagement with the Camsnche Indians, near that
post on the 18th nit. he and his men killed three
of the savages and made prisoners of the rest, TAX
ing all their ammusiton, animals and property;
Lieut. Woods party escaped uniDjured, he only
receiving scratch in the hand from arrow.
go. In the California papers we fud some inter.
esting items Of Australian news At Sydney there
was gesersl complaint Of the dullness Of trade,
and movement wss in progress 70 have adopted the
eight hours system Of labor and the early clos
ing of places of business 10 the settlements about
horeton Bay the wages of labor 90 high thas
memorials were in circulation asking that convict
laboress be sent thither. A Mr.. Babbage, who had
made extended exploration Of South Australia,
reports no indications Of good there law bss
been passed by the Provincial Legislature Of New
South Wales, imposing duty Of two shiniugs and
&C. sixpence on every ounce Of gold dust exported
from the colony, aud of shilings and fOurpence
such uncoiDed gold as has been assayed at the
mint. FIRE at the town Of Adelaide, on the 10th
of November caused loss Of property amounting
TO $500 900. Five men lost their lives at Rocky
River from the falling 10 of the roof of tunnel in
which they were working.
80. correspondent of the New York Herald
says that at St. Domingo city recently, thousand
armed men, instigated by President Baez and the
Spanish charge Segoya attacked the house of Mr..
Elliott, an American citizen, nsulted his wife, tore
an American flag to pieces fired into several houses
of other Americans, and tried to tear down the
cost of arms and flagstaff of the American consul
ate. This latter defeated by the interference
of the English war steamer Tartar. The same au-
thority says that treaty has been concluded be
tween the governments of Hsyti and Saint Domin-
20, one of the conditions of which stipulates that
all Americans shall be driven off the island, and
p none allowed to settle there. w1WsTE
-. The bark Adriatic, Captain Sherman, which
was in collision with the steamer Lyounsise, we see
has been seized by the French. She loaded with
cotton at Savannah and sailed for La Cotat France,
and Immediately upon her arrival Captain Sherman
was imprisoned. He has thrown himself upon the
protection of the American Consul at Marseies. 1t
is impossible to tell where this will end.
-. The number Of Methodist ministers in the
regular work in Caforuis, is said to be sixty-one
The average salary promised them was ST. 3OO aud
the average received by them about s., 900.
Some of the ministers of the Methodist Church, es-
pecaIly those in Sacramento, get over $4,000 as
their annual allowance. This of course, the read
er will readily understand to be effect Of the
enormous cost of living the Pacific coast The
average salaries of ministers in the Atlantic States
tits said, does not exceed $3.50 per snnum.
-. Dread Sco.t-who is remanded to Slavery
by the recent Supreme Court decision the slave
of one ofthe Massachusetts, Fremont loving NJ. Cs,
DIR Chaffee, through bis wife. Dr. Chafee re-
presents the Springfield district, the argus of
which place. states these The facts in the singular
case.
-. We learn from the San francisco papers
that Gen. Wool has been relieved at bis re-
quest, from the command of the Pacific Division,
and is succeeded, temporarily. in the command by
Col. Fauntleroy. Gen Wool arrived at Panama in
the steamship John L. Stephens, from San Francis
co, and, we learn passenger ia the steamship
George Law, which has arrived al New York from
kspinwall. H&
-. YANKEE CLIPPER, called the Bouquet,
has been seEd by the U. S. authorities at Calves
ton Texas. She belonged to Dartmouth, Mass,
whence she sailed on a trading trip TO the West In
dies From the latter she arrived at Galveston,
with cargo Of cigars, &C, and was suspected Of
being SLAYER. She was seized and Der cargo sold
on the ground that false invoice had been rem
dered. rtt
-. oLg Bull, the distinguished vionist, has
RECOMMENDED his truly delightful performances in
public upon his favorite instrument, and accompa-
MED by troupe Of talented vocal and instrument
alartisses, Is now upon concert tour. In a few
weeks he will begin series of concerts 10 Philadel-
phia, which his skill as a musician caunot make
otherwise than attractive.
-. The young man, Edward LAOghorne, indct-
ed for killing fellow student Of Hampden Sydney
College, Virginia, has been acquitted. The result
Of this forcibly illustrates the improperly of
hAsty conclusions, based upon partial testimony.
From the facts srst published though very guard
edly given, the offence was looked upon as az afro
cious and cowardedly murder. and yea whea all the
circumstances have come TO light IL has the appear
snce Of an almost unavoidable aud partly accident
al homicide.
-. A few days sincs, two little schoO-boys
were missing from winsteAd, cOan., aud fears we're
entertained that they had been drowned.-They
were found, however, the same evening. seven
miles from home having started TO go 10 California,
because they bad "soeh hard lessons TO get, and
were afraid Of being logged II they did not ges
them.
-. jose Y. Lemantour. who Is charged 10 the
z. s. Circuit Court at San Francisco With forgery.
and various high crimes has been held 10 bail there
10 SIS, 900 for bis appearance 70 the indet-
ments. He wlL il Is said, so 70 Mexico to procure
witnesses Cor bis defence.
.h -. Our late New York papers contain another
chapter 10 the elandestins marriage sfar. II APP
pears that the parents Of the young lady who be-
came ensmorsd with, and married Dean, her fathers
eOschman, attempted recently 70 remove Der 10 The
steamer Perss, against her will for the purpose Of
sending Der TO Europe. Dean heard Of their iasen-
tions, probably through the servants aud woke %
his LAWYER az two o'clock 10 the morning, 70 take &C
zion "a The matter. The services Of csptsin MCGEE
and o.heis Of the police we're procured, sud ths
project thus Knocked IN the head There L said
20 have been an exeinngsceae on TIA occasion, NJ.
Boxer threstening 20 shoOs Spencer tke attorney
fOs Dean 10 the affair.
-. Advices by he Eaglish mali, stating that